~ LCLT Fast Facts ~

Q1) What Is It? A1)  L-carnitine, L-tartrate is a readily digestible and bio-available form of L-carnitine. Q2) What Does It Do? A2) LCLT has been scientifically shown to decrease purine metabolism, free-radical formation, muscle tissue damage and muscle soreness.  Studies have shown it also increases androgen-receptor density in skeletal muscle, acts as a signal for [...]

#15 Top Food:SOY

~ WHAT YOU’RE EATING ~ The only legume that provides complete protein and is one of the most nutritious plant foods on earth.  All soy foods — from miso to tofu to edamame (green soybeans) — come from soy beans.  Tofu is made from pureed soybeans processed into a “cake”; miso, used in soup broths, [...]

#14 Top Food:SALMON

~ WHAT YOU’RE EATING ~ A healthier alternative to steak and one of the best sources of omega-3 fatty acids, particularly EPA and DHA –nature’s neart medicines.  Most of the salmon you see in supermarkets is farmed; in fact, farmed salmon outnumbers wild 85 to 1.  If you want wild salmon, choose Pacific salmon (more [...]

#13 Top Food:RED WINE & GRAPE JUICE

~ WHAT YOU’RE DRINKING ~ Most wines are made from purple grapes.  In making white wine, the grape skins are removed before they add color.  The skins contain most of the antioxidants that contribute to wine’s health benefits.  Grape juice contains many of the antioxidant compounds found in grape skins.  Alcohol, a byproduct of fermentation, [...]

#12 Top Food:OLIVE OIL

~ WHAT YOU’RE EATING ~ Press an olive, and you get one of the healthiest fats in the world.  Olive oil accounts for jut 3% of world oil consumption and for about 8% in the United States.  Usually about 1/2 quart per person per year.  Compare that to Mediterranean countries like Italy (3.5 gallons per [...]

#11 Top Food:OATS

~ WHAT YOU’RE EATING ~ Oats are the seeds of the plant.  Historically, oats were viewed in some countries as inferior, to be used only as horse feed because they couldn’t be made into bread.  But they’re one of the best sources of plant-based protein.  In 1997, Quaker Foods hit pay dirt when the FDA [...]

#10 Top Food:NUTS

~ WHAT YOU’RE EATING ~ Our top 20 foods, including avocados, beans, and flaxseed, have something in common, and it’s no coincidence: They are the seeds or embryos of plants.  Nuts are the embryos of various trees (peanuts, which don’t grow on trees, aren’t technically nuts but legumes.)  They contain all the nutrients needed to [...]

#9 Top Food:LOW-FAT MILK

~ WHAT YOU’RE DRINKING ~ In the United States, low-fat milk is usually pasteurized and homogenized.  Homogenization breaks up and disperses milk fat globules, making the liquid smoother; otherwise, the fat would rise to the top of the milk like oil lying on top of water.  (Although milk is an excellent source of protein, it [...]

#8 Top Food:GARLIC

~ WHAT YOU’RE EATING ~ Garlic is an edible antibiotic.  The French chemist Louis Pasteur was the first to demonstrate garlic’s antiseptic properties, which were put to a good use in World War 1.  Garlic has been used in folk medicine for everything from constipation to leprosy.  And worried about garlic breath??  You can thank [...]

#7 Top Food:FLAXSEED

~ WHAT YOU’RE EATING ~ These seeds, also known as lineseeds, come from the same plants that provides the fiber for linen.  Flax is one of those plants in which every part is used: After the seeds are pressed to make the oil, the high-protein stuff left over is fed to horses to keep their [...]