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In early Christian times, many people feared being consumed by the Seven Deadly Sins: wrath, greed, lust, sloth, envy, gluttony, and pride. These instinctual emotions were recognized as being so powerful that Peter Binsfeld, a 16th-century German theologian and bishop, attributed each one of these sins to a particular demon: Satan (wrath), Mammon
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the past decade has produced an extensive body of research that connects inflammation with a variety of neurodegenerative conditions. Indeed, research clearly demonstrates a remarkable reduction in incidence of both Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s in individuals who have taken NSAIDs for a number of years.5
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Instinctual emotions are toxic. When you become upset during an argument and remain so long after the exchange is over, it’s a sure sign that you’re experiencing an instinctual emotion. When overcome with this kind of emotion, you walk around angry without knowing why; your spouse asks you why you were rude to the waiter, and you do not recall
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heroic traveler and explorer.
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The other new aspect of her program was a day-long fast once every three weeks.
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Chronic stress can lead to a rut in which the wiring of our neural networks keeps us repeating the same dysfunctional behavior and hoping for a different outcome.
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When food is unavailable, after about three days the liver begins to use body fat to create chemicals called ketones.
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natural compounds activates and amplifies the genes responsible for the production of a vast complex of protective and life-sustaining detoxification enzymes and antioxidants. Among these are curcumin, which comes from turmeric; green tea extract; resveratrol; sulphoraphane, derived from broccoli; and the omega-3 fat, DHA.
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MCT oil is derived from coconut oil, which is nature’s richest source of this important precursor to beta-HBA. Coconut oil contains about 66 percent MCTs.