The Importance of Choosing Organic and Natural Clothes

In recent decades the mass-produced clothes has controlled clothing industry providing cheaper and cheaper clothes from high-end designer branded items to non-brand bargains. But if we stop to think – are we really making a saving or are we paying an even greater cost when we look at the larger picture? At Hippocrates Health Institute we consider all aspects from environmental impact, to the health implications when it comes to what we recommend to our guests.

Author Brian Clement of Hippocrates Health Institute

In the recently published book Killer Clothes written by Brian and Anna Maria Clement, directors of the Hippocrates Health Institute, the effects on our health from the clothes we put on our bodies is examined in great detail.  The largest organ in our bodies is our skin and it absorbs to some degree everything that touches it. This includes the toxins found in the vast majority of mass-produced clothes: toxins within the fabric, the dyes, the finishes and even the smell. We are absorbing these toxins every day and even washing our clothes still leaves massive quantities of toxins retained.

Brian Clement’s research at Hippocrates Health Institute can on the effects of toxins found in clothing be found in his latest book Killer Clothes, revealing that toxic dyes have been linked to a number of serious medical conditions such as chronic skin rashes, respiratory disease, neurological disorder and cancer. Many countries regulate the use of formaldehyde, as it’s a dangerous toxin that attacks the throats, lungs and respiratory tract, but the United States is not one of these regulatory countries. The most common materials used in clothing manufacture are polyester, acrylic and nylon, which are created using hundreds of chemicals.

The plant-based diet advocated by Hippocrates Health Institute is one of the leading ways to help the environment, but did you know that even the clothes we wear could be detrimental to our planet’s delicate ecosystem? The manufacture of clothes emits thousands of toxins into the air and water supply, and subsequently as we wash our clothes more toxins are released as the non-binding chemicals from the finishes are washed away.

Natural Organic Fibers

Hippocrates Health Institute strongly promotes switching to Organic and natural fibers such as organic cotton, organic hemp, organic wool and blends as a healthier alternative. Not only are these fibers more breathable, resist bacteria, offer better UV protection, but they are also biodegradable and harmlessly returns to Mother Earth.

By choosing pure, clean natural and healthy clothing you will protect your health, and the environment, and increase the demand for quality goods. Ideally choose organic, but also check the labels to see if the fibers are natural (created from plants), and wash everything before wearing. At Hippocrates Health Institute we go the extra length to ensure even all the towels and bed sheets we use for our guests are made from organic cotton and are chemical free. We urge you to take the time when you are shopping and make wise informed choices when it comes to the fabrics will be in contact with your skin.

In Food We Trust

Healthy Eating at Hippocrates Health Institute

Over the last 60 years people from all over the world and from all walks of life have come to Hippocrates Health Institute seeking wellness and optimum nutrition, arriving with all sorts of food and eating related issues. It has become increasingly apparent to us people are not just looking to change what they eat, but also their relationship with food.

While this is a noble pursuit, to change ones relationship with food is quite a fundamental lifestyle undertaking and involves a great deal of soul searching and dedicated effort. This is why Hippocrates Health Institute places at the core of its program, both psychological and emotional support. We understand that eating is a highly charged emotional activity and nobody consumes food in a robotic manner without any feelings. Food also tends to be deeply linked with our past, be it family life, holidays, or good - bad memories. ‘In food we trust’, that comforting, soothing and securing best friend.

Our earliest experience with food was before birth in the womb. Our nutrition came from the mother, and from this sprung our deepest sense of well-being. Once we are born food is consumed orally and is more sensual and associated with closeness to our parents. If we feel hungry we don’t like it and cry, and our parents know to feed us, and so begins the pattern of ‘food-as-comfort’ and the associations of food as nurturing, food is love, food makes us feel better.

As we grow up our environment and family situation begin to bear upon us. If for example we suffered from severe food shortages as a child, this might influence our relationship with food as an adult whereby we over stock the cupboards or cook extra large meals for our own family. The act of cooking a dinner could become a powerful act of ensuring survival, equating eating with security driven by memories of fear and shortages.

We are constantly meeting guests at Hippocrates Health Institute who share with us their personal relationship with food, and very often it’s associated with love and fulfillment, comforting and suppressing negativity. The strong urge to eat in order to live elevates food to an almost religious status in our lives. For many people culture dictates food choices giving us a feeling of oneness with other people as well as our heritage.

Our approach at Hippocrates Health Institute is to encourage people to have self-control and not be dictated by habits, especially if those habits contribute to deterioration of health, and making choices that are centered on what’s best for wellness. During this process people often encounter insecurities or feelings of un-fulfillment emotionally or spiritually that they cover up with food. The journey to a healthy relationship with food involves us to re-center ourselves psychologically and emotionally, and to have a more authentic and healthful relationship with what we eat.

During the Life Transformation Program guests at Hippocrates Health Institute often go through a period of deprivation - staring at the raw food salad spread before them - like an addict going through withdrawal symptoms their bodies are detoxing as they struggle with uncomfortable emotions, yearning for the good-old-days of carefree, unconscious eating. At Hippocrates we have powerful tools to help them move forward, such as group support, individual counseling, and classes on how to live and eat healthily, instilling a new psychological approach firmly based on nutrition. By the end of the 3-week program at Hippocrates Health Institute the fog does finally lift (often by the end of the first week) and the light from ‘happy living-foods’ shines through, and feelings begin to soar. The burden of years of unhealthy eating and built-up toxins are removed and a new person is revealed - one that will be self-caring, self-nurturing and self-loving.

Believe in yourself and in the process and you will see what we experience all the time here at Hippocrates Health Institute. In living-foods we trust!

Brain / Body Nutrition

Over the years at Hippocrates Health Institute we have witnesses more and more people using

harmful levels of indigestible protein supplements. Usually body builders and athletes are notorious for consuming these toxic products, but now with the popularity of high-protein, fad diets we see this overuse extending to the general public.  Every day at Hippocrates we test people to access their state of health and can see the effects of excess protein on the organs and immune system. Most certainly

this toxic debris contributes, among other things, to hardening of the arteries, immune cell weakness, cancers, emotional disorders, and kidney and bladder impairments and failure.

At Hippocrates Health Institute we are also seeing increased levels of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children, which later can lead to memory loss, depression Alzheimer’s and dementia. Many are then given chemical prescriptions that suppress the symptoms of the illness and at the same time create an on-going unhealthy need for psychiatric medicine.

For a number of years at Hippocrates Health Institute we could at best offer partial answers for replacing harmful substances such as indigestible protein with healthy food-based supplements. That was until research revealed the positive effects of fatty acids and specific berries on brain function. This posed as a problem for us since at Hippocrates Health Institute berries have high sugar content and are excluded from the Hippocrates optimum health living food program, since all forms of sugar feed every type of disease.

The findings also showed that the wrong kind of fats and oils reduced oxygen levels in the blood stream leading to disease. So if only we could have the benefits of the good oils in the berries without the disease promoting sugars, we would have an ideal supplement. The answer came when companies began to extract the seeds from berries and Hemp. The seeds are naturally high in Phytochemicals (even more so than the berry itself), but without the sugar, providing an ideal supplement for improving brain function. Extracting hemp seeds are that are naturally high in complete plant-based protein provides an alternative healthy protein supplement source.  Combining Hemp and berry seeds and we get the highest amount of brain and body building protein available. Such products are now commercially available and should be sought after in preference to protein from animal sources including whey protein.

Oils from Hemp also contain Hemp – All essential amino acids and the best form of Omega Oils (3, 6, 9). For optimum health Hippocrates Health Institute recommend consuming minimal quantities of oils using a manual pressurized sprayer which is commonly available from kitchen shops globally.

The Essenes of Health

At Hippocrates Health Institute we are often confronted with the question, why are so many people ill and lost? You might also want to ask, where are most people going wrong when they create priorities that are neither personally rewarding nor universally beneficially?

Why are we unwilling to live a life of virtue and integrity? It is easy to follow the masses and pursue creature comforts that are nothing more than facades for a true and significant future.

Day-by-day at Hippocrates Health Institute as we work with people who have attended our Life Transformation Program, we observe the surprising ease with which people can develop and maintain consistent health. Each of us has our own personal ways in which we achieve health and happiness and the path you proceed on is your choice.  One aspect of human nature is the ability to supersede abnormality. We come to this world with endless potential, but we are often socialized into believing that we are less than whole. At Hippocrates Health Institute we strive to help people recapture that limitless potential in order to help people fulfill themselves and flourish.  We have been privileged at Hippocrates to witness thousands of people each year recapture their natural birthright of health. These fortunate and special people represent human potential in action, and we are honored to stand with them on the threshold of greatness.

Through interacting and getting to know thousands of guests at Hippocrates Health Institute over the years, we have realized that there are very few divergent steps between a life gone wrong and a fulfilling life; these steps can be seen as treacherous or tempting, depending upon you perception of your own competence. If your perception is limited and you anticipate a struggle, difficulties will besiege you and impede your progress. However when you step forward with confidence, acknowledge your own limitless capabilities, and embody greater comprehension and awareness, you become liberated.

At Hippocrates Health Institute we believe in developing in developing lives by building positive change that will leave a beneficial legacy for the next generation. It is our utmost responsibility to structure a world that is better than the one we inherited, and as difficult as this challenge may appear, it is much easier than most believe. When people simply learn to release and accept, this is where we find the healing process occurring. And then by refocusing our eyes on the magnificence of nature, allow her to guide us into the rhythm that governs this earth. We will then become part of the already-perfect essence of who we really are. Achieve your true potential of wellbeing and help others to follow in your example and you like nature will be living your essence.

Maintaining The Hippocrates Lifestyle

Many of the guests who attend the programs at Hippocrates Health Institute feel amazing throughout the program with increased energy levels and mental clarity, but are often concerned with how they are going to continue eating a raw, living food diet when they go home. Fear not! Here are some practical tips that will help you on your way and put your mind at ease.

Search your locality for the good health stores and markets that stock a variety of fresh organic vegetables and foods. If your search does not produce favorable results you can always find online stores where you can order fresh organic produce.

The Hippocrates Health Institute also supplies a range of products such as Wheatgrass (ready to juice), a variety of sprouting seeds, and a full range of nutritional supplements that you can order from the website and have delivered to your home. Once you have tasted the delicious and creative raw food salads at the Hippocrates Health Institute you will wish to have them all the time.  Salad bars, delis and restaurants specializing in living foods are on the increase nowadays so check out your local area to see what’s available.

At the Hippocrates Health Institute we will teach you how to prepare amazing living food recipes yourself so that you can share them with your friends back home. As this becomes more of a regular occurrence in your life, your friends will be inspired to follow your example, and soon a local community of like-minded people will be inviting you to living food dinners.

Socializing and eating together is something promoted at the Hippocrates Health Institute and you will be sure to make some new friends during your stay.  At home you can tap into social media channels to see if there are raw food meet-ups close to you. Social media websites designed just for meet-ups of all types are becoming more popular, so get involved and start your own meet-up group. Soon you will have support and encouragement from all around.

Our preferences for entertainment and social activity can often be our own downfall when it comes to sticking with the Hippocrates diet, and if we are not prepared, we may end up eating fast food junk.  Think about hobbies and activities where you can bring your own food like picnics and non-barbecue barbecues, beach outings, hiking meals etc. A little planning and commitment goes a long way to maintaining all the healthful progress you received during your stay at Hippocrates Health Institute.

EMF Protection Device

Travel: Planning ahead is key to healthful travel. Call the airline in advance and request a special meal of raw veggies, which airlines often are happy to provide. Packing your own healthy foods like spelt bread, Sprouts, nuts, seeds Organic fruit and dehydrated snacks will be well worth the effort.
On longer trips take EMF protection magnets to protect you from the magnetic radiation inside the
plane. You can purchase these devices from the Hippocrates Health Institute store during your visit or via the website.  Finally research online where you can buy and eat raw foods at your destination.

When attending business dinners and functions it may not be possible to order raw food or bring your own. In this situation its best to eat what vegetables and salads are available and remember it’s quite acceptable and honorable in these times to say you are a vegetarian. Mostly people will not notice you are not eating. When it comes to family pressures, just be patient and stand by your convictions in the beginning, and as time passes they will see you are maintaining a strong and healthy body, and who knows, maybe you will influence them someday.

There are vast amounts of information and articles on the Hippocrates health institute website, in Hippocrates Magazines, and books about the Hippocrates lifestyle. By educating yourself more about the Hippocrates lifestyle you will become stronger in your conviction to remain at optimum health, and be an inspiration to others.

Chia Sprouts

Chia Sprouts

Here is how to sprout chia:

Chia seeds actually got their name from the Mayan word for “strength.” In ancient athletic competitions, indigenous people in Central America would sustain themselves on 1 to 3 tablespoons of chia seeds and a little water for over 24 hours. The seeds are storehouses of nutrients and contain one of the highest known sources of Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s) higher than flaxseeds and even salmon.

Chia seeds are loaded with antioxidants which have strong immune-boosting properties which may help fight the common cold and flu. According to research from the University of the Valley of Guatemala, chia seeds have a remarkable antioxidant rating of over 1900. This is a higher antioxidant rating than blackberries, mango, noni fruit, grapes, and pineapple without all the fructose.All of the energy stored inside the seeds is ignited by the sprouting process. The vitamin, mineral, enzyme, and phytonutrient content in the seed explodes when sprouted. The baby sprouts have 4 to 6 times the nutrient value of the leaves from the mature plant.*

1.    Soak an 8” unglazed terra cotta saucer in water for 2 hours. Drain.

2.    Lightly sprinkle ½ teaspoon of chia seeds in the saucer. Evenly distribute the seeds leaving some space between each seed.

3.    Mist with water.

4.    Cover with a dinner plate.

5.    Mist twice a day for seven days. The cover plate is not needed after day three.

From The Kitchen - L’asperge Avec Sauce Hollandaise

From Hippocrates Health Institute Kitchen - L’asperge Avec Sauce Hollandaise

Yield: 2 Cups

• ½ Bunch Asparagus, Marinated
• 1 C. Pine Nuts, Soaked & Rinsed
• 1 Fresh Lemon, Juiced
• ¼ Tsp. Ground Turmeric
• Cayenne, To Taste
• ¼ C. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 ½ Tsp. Braggs Aminos

1. In a blender, combine all ingredients except asparagus.
2. Blend until very smooth and season to taste.
3. Add any fresh herbs to make any of the typical Hollandaise based sauces.
4. Serve over marinated asparagus or in any place where traditional Hollandaise may be found.

Note: A good marinade for asparagus consists of extra virgin olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and herbs de province. The asparagus can also be dehydrated for a few hours for a more “cooked” appeal.

This dish is one that you may find traditionally cooked, however we choose to eat it raw to preserve the precious enzymes, and we think it tastes even more delicious!