Vitamin Supplements

Tissue salts are inorganic mineral components of your body’s tissues. They are also known as Schuessler biochemical cell salts, after Dr. W.H. Schuessler, who isolated them in the late nineteenth century. Dr. Schuessler found that if the body was deficient in any of these salts, illness occurred, and that if the deficiency was corrected, the body could heal itself. In other words, tissue salts are not a cure, but merely a remedy.

The twelve tissue salts are:

Fluoride of lime [calc. fluor.] — Part of all the connective tissues in your body. An imbalance can be the cause of varicose veins, late dentition, muscle tendon strain, carbuncles, and cracked skin. Read the rest of this entry »

Carbohydrates, the scourge of misinformed dieters, are the main suppliers of our body’s energy. During digestion, starches and sugars, the principal kinds of carbohydrates, are broken down into glucose, better known as blood sugar. This blood sugar provides the essential energy for our brain and central nervous system.

You need carbohydrates in your daily diet so that vital tissue- building protein is not wasted for energy when it might be needed for repair.

They have the same calories as protein. If you eat too many carbohydrates, more than can be converted into glucose or glycogen [which is stored in liver and muscles], the result, as we know all too well, is fat. When the body needs more fuel, the fat is converted back to glucose and you lose weight. Read the rest of this entry »