Diet/Lifestyle Basics

How the Hands Aid Digestion
One of the first stages in digestion is the role the hands play in bringing the food to your mouth. How was food intended to get to your mouth? Forks and spoons are part of the new civilized world, but how was it created to be in the beginning? Were we not made with hands to bring the food to our mouths? A dipper or bowl of sorts was used to get soup and liquids to the mouth, but fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and even meats had no way of... Read more...
Digestion, Assimilation, and Metabolism
Dr. Dehaan's goal at Get Well Stay Well at Home is to educate our clients, followers, and readers on how to stay well and healthy without the use of drugs and surgeries.  Based on data we are collecting we believe there is a need to educate on an often overlooked topic, Digestion, Assimilation, and Metabolism!We believe that most people don't think about these things.  I'm eating well, taking supplements, eliminating, cleansing and detoxing. I'm good!!  But healthy foods and supplements don’t do the body much good if the body can’t... Read more...
One of the Best Snacks
Call me nuts but I knew I was on the right track! Three Brazil nuts meet the vitamin E and selenium daily need…but I take selenium anyhow…it is so short in our soil and food. I mix a daily afternoon smoothie with three Brazilian nuts, a tablespoon of cashews, and a few walnuts.Slash your risk for premature death with a simple snack switchIf I told you that making one small change to your snacking habits could literally add YEARS to your life, you'd probably call me nuts, right? But if... Read more...
Organic, Is It Worth It?
The organic foods report (prepared by the Soil Association - the UK's counterpart to the USDA) addressed eight key topics of food cultivation, processing and nutritional content, starting with pesticides.This is probably the main element that most people associate with organic foods: that they're pesticide-free. What's not so well known is the connection between pesticide use and the antioxidant content of food.Crops that are stressed by insects produce polyphenolic compounds, which are naturally potent antioxidants. But crops that are treated with pesticides don't need the natural protection of polyphenolics, and... Read more...
Clean vs. Unclean Meats
I would like to explain that the recommendation of eating clean meats and avoiding unclean meats is not about religion. Scientific studies have proven that each of the foods listed as unclean do have very toxic effects on the body (especially in accumulated amounts). Although many religious people do not see any harm in what is eaten believing that the Biblical principles are no longer valid, it seems that Bible and science have come together to show otherwise. Animals found on the unclean meat list either eat garbage, toxins and poisons,... Read more...