Detoxifying Foods

Choosing Health Fats with Lucas Rockwood
WHAT IS FAT? Fat is one of many nutrients found in both animal and plant foods. All meat and dairy products contain fats—and often in high quantities. Plants also contain fat, particularly fruits and vegetables like avocados, coconuts, durians, nuts, seeds, and olives. WHY DO WE NEED FATS? Fat is a very rich source of energy for our [...]

Detoxifying Foods: Coconut Oil
Thailand Coconut oil can be found in numerous health and beauty products. It can play a significant role in a well-balanced whole foods diet. If this comes as a surprise, it may be that you once heard Coconut oil was unhealthy because it was high in saturated fat. For the next forty years, people were [...]

Detoxifying Foods: Sesame Seeds & Sesame Seed Oil
The next time you have a taste for a snack, try munching on some Sesame Seeds. Not only do they taste great and satisfy hunger, but they are rich in nutrition, low in sodium and cholesterol free. Because Thailand Sesame Seeds contain sesamin, which is a strong antioxidant, a diet rich in Sesame Seeds can help [...]

Detoxifying Foods: Spirulina
Believe it or not, one of the healthiest whole foods known to man is a simple form of bacteria. Many people don’t realize that there are both good and bad bacteria and that the human body depends on the good bacteria to combat and bring under control, a number of physical conditions. Thailand Spirulina is produced [...]

Detoxifying Foods: Pineapple
Thailand Pineapple is a Superfood that everybody loves. Sweet, juicy with an appealing color, the Thailand Pineapple is chock full of nutrition and can be used for dozens of applications in meal preparation, recipes and adds a beautiful flair of color to any plate. The tricky thing for some people is getting inside the pineapple to [...]

Detoxifying Foods: Durian
Thailand durians are an unusual looking fruit; about the size and shape of a cantaloupe, but covered in a multitude of pointy pyramid shaped spikes, with their points sticking out. You probably won’t find these fruits in very many marketplaces; they grow and are distributed in Southeast Asia. It is often said the best tasting [...]

Detoxifying Foods: Rambutan
There is possibly no fruit more beautiful than the Thailand Rambutan, and though it is relative common to the people of Thailand, and other parts of Southeast Asia, it is a rare, exotic fruit, much sought after by people in other areas of the world. The fruit grows on an evergreen tree; it’s color a [...]

Detoxifying Foods: Young Coconut
One of the most overlooked raw foods is the Thailand Young Coconut. Maybe it’s because when most folks think of the word coconut, they think of the big, brown, coconuts with a tree-bark looking shell, and if that’s what comes to mind for you, then think again. Young Thai Coconuts are not at all like [...]

Detoxifying Foods: Papaya
Delicious, tropical Papaya is one of the best tasting and nutrient packed fruits you will find. It works well with just about any vegetable or fruit salad, and because of its rich, pink color, makes melon is a beautiful addition as a side dish to any meal. The inside of a Papaya is similar to a [...]