{"id":515,"date":"2012-08-22T20:45:59","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T20:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.innerquests.netstorms.org\/?page_id=515"},"modified":"2012-08-22T20:45:59","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T20:45:59","slug":"health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/index.php\/blog-notes\/health-2\/health\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Foods or Fads?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.innerquests.netstorms.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/walnuts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.innerquests.netstorms.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/walnuts.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"walnuts\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/walnuts.jpg 600w, https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/walnuts-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/walnuts-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that I am running and therefore getting a good amount of regular exercise I need to look seriously at diet. <a href=\"http:\/\/undergroundhealthreporter.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underground Health Reporter<\/a> is one of a number of websites that advocate the benefits of eating naturally and non pharmaceutical remedies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.innerquests.netstorms.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/greentea1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.innerquests.netstorms.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/greentea1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"greentea\" width=\"480\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/greentea1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/greentea1-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The infographs are nice but there is no referencing to the evidence on which these claims are based. Maybe I&#8217;ll have time to substantiate them later but for now this page just features unprocessed claims. Here are some more:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.innerquests.netstorms.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cinnamon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.innerquests.netstorms.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/cinnamon.jpg\" alt=\"cinnamon\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-760\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.innerquests.netstorms.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/rosemary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.innerquests.netstorms.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/rosemary.jpg\" alt=\"rosemary\" width=\"480\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-773\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Should also look at:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rtBs9g09cnk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and the claim that these foods can help reduce blood pressure:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Number 1: Bananas &#8211; People who eat two bananas a day for one whole week can lower their blood pressure levels by 10 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Number 2: Beet &#8211; By simply drinking one 500ml glass of beetroot juice each day you can produce astounding health benefits &#8211; especially for the heart.<\/p>\n<p>Number 3: Garlic &#8211; Consumption of garlic can indeed help lower elevated blood pressure levels.<\/p>\n<p>Number 4: Artichokes &#8211; The use of artichokes has been implicated in the lowering of cholesterol levels in the blood.<\/p>\n<p>Number 5: Cocoa &#8211; A study conducted by researchers from Germany&#8217;s University Hospital of Cologne revealed that cocoa can significantly lower high blood pressure<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that I am running and therefore getting a good amount of regular exercise I need to look seriously at diet. Underground Health Reporter is one of a number of websites that advocate the benefits of eating naturally and non pharmaceutical remedies. The infographs are nice but there is no referencing to the evidence&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/index.php\/blog-notes\/health-2\/health\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":623,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/515"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/515\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innerquests.chidakasha.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}