-Watermelon: One of Lydia’s personal top picks. Watermelon will flush and hydrate you and is packed full of vitamins, enzymes and minerals. It is also the world’s greatest source of lycopene – a powerful antioxidant. Watermelon is considered a nutrient dense food. Ask for pure, organic, freshly-squeezed, seasonal watermelon juice at Lydia’s Market. -From Lydia's
- Hydration: Studies show that most people are dehydrated. Most elders end up in the emergency room suffering from dehydration. Our bodies are a system of rivers. Our hearts dwell in cavernous lakes. The heart beating at its best performance must be free of obstruction. A sludge-filled river is harder to pump. Be wary of
-Dairy is made from the milk that is chemically and hormonally matched to that species’ baby. Not to us. A bovine calf grows extremely fast and is a very large animal in comparison to us. Cows are kept constantly pregnant via artificial insemination (for lifelong milk production) and their calves are instantly taken from their mothers
The Standard Western Diet mostly includes acid-forming foods. Acid-forming foods are usually packaged, pasteurized, boiled, chemically preserved, and altered in some form from its natural state. This includes fried foods and oil which has been heated (including roasted nuts). Acid-forming foods are known for their cell-destructive nature and difficulty in digestion. The standard high-fat, high-sodium
-GMO: GM plants produce toxic pesticides that permeates the plant’s tissues. This toxic “bug killer” has been found surging in the blood of pregnant women and their unborn fetuses. Animal studies (which we don’t condone) have shown organ damage, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders, accelerated aging, and infertility. Inter-specie genes in GM plants can transfer
Do you salivate and think, "delicious" when you see a cow? -Meat studies have shown that it can putrefy in the bowels before it exits, lacks in fiber, is high in fat, is too high in protein to process effectively, and has a huge environmental impact. It is a well-known statistic that it takes a staggering
Check out vegan bodybuilder Jim Morris—Elton John’s ex-bodyguard—in PETA’s newest ad urging people to go vegan to improve their health and increase their life expectancy: Pretty buff for a septuagenarian, huh? He broke the color barrier in bodybuilding, and now he’s breaking the age barrier as PETA’s most senior pin-up to promote
