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Revealed: The best new raw food bars Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It's not just your health that matters when purchasing food bars. It's also the fact that you vote with your dollars. When you buy refined, sugar-laden candy bars (also called "energy bars"), you're actually supporting the continued production of those products. Food companies will produce whatever consumers buy, so when consumer demand shifts to healthier, raw food bars, that's what companies will gravitate towards! (Even the big food companies, too.) By buying these raw food bars, you are supporting small, passionate companies that are offering genuine food.

Sweet deals: Agave nectar, Raw Revolution food bars are a steal at Amazon.com Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

When it comes to food bars, size does matter. Click here to view the Cashew bar. The customer comments on Amazon.com are not kind to the Raw Revolution bars, but that's because too many people are expecting these bars to taste like candy bars. They're not candy bars, they're real food bars. And they taste like real food, without all the artificial flavors, chemical taste enhancers and factory processing. To me, that's an exciting taste, but to the average American, it's just too boring. Hence the low rating on Amazon.com. But don't fall for it.

Revealed: The best new raw food bars Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Today, you can find food bars made with absolutely none of the "bad" stuff (refined sugars, etc.), but loaded with all the "good" stuff (raw nuts, agave nectar, berries, raw cacao, sesame, ginger, and so on). They're truly healthy food bars, and not just gimmicky "energy" bars loaded with high-fructose corn syrup or low-grade soy protein, for example. When it comes to real food, these bars are the real McCoy. They're so good that I'm buying them by the box from Amazon.com and other online retailers.

Sweet deals: Agave nectar, Raw Revolution food bars are a steal at Amazon.com Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

They're not candy bars, they're real food bars. And they taste like real food, without all the artificial flavors, chemical taste enhancers and factory processing. To me, that's an exciting taste, but to the average American, it's just too boring. Hence the low rating on Amazon.com. But don't fall for it. If you're into health foods, I think you'll find these bars quite likable. However, if you're expecting these to taste like Snickers bars, forget it. These aren't candy, they're real nutrition. They don't taste like sugar. Other interesting items...

Revealed: The best new raw food bars Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

And in my opinion, they make most of the food bars found at retail (even at most health food stores) look like candy bars. Of course, it won't be long before these bars also appear in retail, so watch for them there! None of these bars have any of the following unhealthful ingredients: Refined sugars Trans fats / hydrogenated oils Artificial additives, colors or preservatives Dairy or soy products Here's the list: (Oh, by the way, in case you didn't already know, none of these companies paid me to be listed here. These are all independent, unsolicited reviews.

Agave nectar Flavors: Chocolate, coconut, cashew, raisin, hazelnut, raspberry and various combinations Highlights: Great choice of sweetener, premium ingredients, rich taste, generous bar size and fair price This is among my top recommendations for new food bars on the market. This bar really gets it right with organic ingredients, raw food goodness and the perfect choice for sweeteners: Agave nectar.

I sure love these food bars. The brain-enhancing oils found in the raw nuts are good for everyone, but especially children who almost never get enough healthy oils. I'm ordering several boxes of these bars in various flavors so I can hand 'em out to friends. Five stars. Learn more at: RawIndulgence.com Buy at: www.Amazon.com or other health food retailers. Pure Bar Organic? Yes Raw? Yes Sweeteners? Dates, agave nectar Flavors: Chocolate brownie (Yum!), apple cinnamon (Oooh!), cherry cashew (Wow!) Highlights: Simply pure, healthful ingredients. Tastes sinfully good.

Larabars are unique food bars with no preservatives, no refined sugars: exclusive interview with Lara Merriken Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

REPPED: The following is part two of an exclusive interview with Lara Merriken, CEO of Larabar, makers of natural food bars. Mike: How do you make your Larabar products with a decent shelf life without using preservatives like most of the other food bar products do? Lara: Well, I did a lot of shelf studies before I brought Larabar on the market and I have a great packaging company that worked with me on really good packaging. And that was a very essential ingredient as to how we have a shelf life. Mike: So... and this is explained on your site, and for those reading, that's www.larabar.

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Do not eat "food bars." Food bars are man-made products filled with chemicals to provide, first and foremost, good taste. They are highly processed and should be avoided. There are a few all-raw organic food bars. Check at your local health food store and read the ingredient list. 34. Do not eat diet or protein shakes. Like food bars, these are produced by companies whose goal is to make them taste great using the cheapest ingredients possible. With rare exception they should be avoided at all costs. 35. Stay away from hot tubs, steam rooms and swimming pools.

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On the new company front, there's also Lydia's Organics which makes some outstanding dehydrated food bars that are simply the best I've ever found. I recently purchased around $60 worth of her food bars for some travel I had to do, and I couldn't have been happier. While everybody else on the airplane was suffering through foods loaded with sodium and additives, I was crunching away on Lydia's Organics food bars. The healing power of natural sunlight I'm also excited about sunshine, and the increasing realization of just how important natural sunlight is to your health.

I recommend you take a look at these bars, because so many of the other food bars out there are really just candy bars. But not LaraBars -- these are the real deal. I'm also excited about the Organic Food Bar, which is increasingly available everywhere. On the new company front, there's also Lydia's Organics which makes some outstanding dehydrated food bars that are simply the best I've ever found. I recently purchased around $60 worth of her food bars for some travel I had to do, and I couldn't have been happier.

Larabars expand in distribution, bringing real food bars to health-conscious consumers: exclusive interview with Lara Merriken Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

REPPED: The following is part three of an exclusive interview with Lara Merriken, CEO of Larabar, makers of natural food bars. Mike: Where can people find Larabars now? What retail establishments carry them? Lara: Well, generally, we're most distributed in natural food stores, so Whole Foods Market, Wild Oats Market, any of your local natural foods type of stores. If you’re in Colorado, we're in King Soopers, which is a Kroger store. We're getting ready to go into Ralphs in California.

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I recently purchased around $60 worth of her food bars for some travel I had to do, and I couldn't have been happier. While everybody else on the airplane was suffering through foods loaded with sodium and additives, I was crunching away on Lydia's Organics food bars. The healing power of natural sunlight I'm also excited about sunshine, and the increasing realization of just how important natural sunlight is to your health. The more I learn about sunshine, the more fascinating it becomes. Sunlight is an essential nutrient for optimal human health.

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Also, this spring look for more certified organic foods from Garden of Life, including certified organic honey, food bars, tea concentrates, and rain forest cacao. Already a significant purchaser of certified organic wheat, rye, and other grasses grown in Utah and other states and countries, Garden of Life's rain forest cacao will be certified by the Fair Trade Federation (www.fairtradefederation.

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Do not eat "food bars." Eat organic live food bars. Crystal Manna Bars www.lydiasorganics.com (415) 258-9678 Gopal's Raw Bars www.naturalzing.com (888) 729-9464 CocoChia bars www.livingnutritionals.com (800) 642-4113 Nature's First Law www.rawfood.com (800) 205-2350 Blessing's Alive and Radiant Foods www.deliciousorganics.com (305) 655-3344 Raw Energy Food Bar www.oraganic.com (866) 672-6204 25. Do not eat diet or protein shakes. Raw organic, non pre-digested Whey Protein www.livingnutritionals.com (800) 642-4113 Prosera™ Whey Protein Whey Healthier www.mercola.com Thunder www.

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There are a few all-raw organic food bars. Check at your local health food store and read the ingredient list. 34. Do not eat diet or protein shakes. Like food bars, these are produced by companies whose goal is to make them taste great using the cheapest ingredients possible. With rare exception they should be avoided at all costs. 35. Stay away from hot tubs, steam rooms and swimming pools. Swimming pools and hot tubs are filled with water that is loaded to excess with chlorine. Chlorine is a deadly poisonous chemical. People think swimming in a pool or relaxing in a hot tub is healthy.

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Eat organic live food bars. Crystal Manna Bars www.lydiasorganics.com (415) 258-9678 Gopal's Raw Bars www.naturalzing.com (888) 729-9464 CocoChia bars www.livingnutritionals.com (800) 642-4113 Nature's First Law www.rawfood.com (800) 205-2350 Blessing's Alive and Radiant Foods www.deliciousorganics.com (305) 655-3344 Raw Energy Food Bar www.oraganic.com (866) 672-6204 25. Do not eat diet or protein shakes. Raw organic, non pre-digested Whey Protein www.livingnutritionals.com (800) 642-4113 Prosera™ Whey Protein Whey Healthier www.mercola.com Thunder www.forevergreen.

The Organic Food Bar packs a nutritional punch in portable form Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

But with the Organic Food Bar, we're talking about a solid, healthy product that doesn't have any of the negative ingredients that are typically in other food bars. It has no refined sugars, no trans-fatty acids and no filler ingredients. In fact, it's filled with so much goodness that I'm surprised it can sell at the competitive price it does. I know what these ingredients cost from being in the industry, and these are not cheap -- for example, they use agave nectar as a sweetener. It's one of the best sweeteners out there; it has an extremely low glycemic index.

I see all sorts of health food bars at the grocery store or health food store." Sure, there are a lot of them, and most of them, frankly, are garbage. Most of them are loaded with refined sugars, artificial ingredients, additives and fillers. A lot of so-called "nutrition bars" used to be good for you in their original formulation, but they've been dumbed down for the sugar-hungry American population, and are now little more than candy bars. An example of this is the Power Bar, which used to be based on highly nutritious ingredients, but now the more recent formulations contain refined sugars.

If you can get one of these food bars into your body every day, you're going to be giving yourself the benefits without having to walk outside and pick fruits off a bush. Now obviously it would be more beneficial if you could get all of these ingredients in their fresh, unprocessed form. It would be better to eat a lot of fresh, whole blueberries or raspberries or wheat grass juice and so on. But that's not practical for most of us.

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It's not something you typically find in food bars. The next two ingredients in the bar are wheat grass juice powder and barley grass juice powder. These are cereal grain juices. They are high in chlorophyll, which is a cleansing phytonutrient that actually purifies the blood, enhances liver function and helps detoxify the body, especially of heavy metals like mercury or arsenic. Chlorophyll is a wonderful nutrient to get into your body, and of course you can only get it from consuming plants.

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Out of these sugar alcohols, xylitol is also the most expensive, which is one reason why you rarely see it used in food products like food bars. Whether these sugar alcohol sweeteners create a flatulence effect in your own body is something that you may wish to experiment with, preferably over a weekend when you're not planning any social engagements. When you eat sugar alcohols, these side effects don't appear until half a day later, and when you stop eating sugar alcohols, you have a one-day lag time before your system returns to normal. So proceed carefully when consuming these ingredients.

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Bovine colostrum is available in capsules, tablets, pow-dered drink mixes, liquid preparations, food bars, and skin care products. Bovine colostrum has been used in connection with the following conditions (refer to the individual health concern for complete information): Rating Health Concerns ickti Certain types of infectious diarrhea (page 163) Who is likely to be deficient? As bovine colostrum is not an essential nutrient, no deficiency state exists. How much is usually taken? Most manufacturers recommend 1,000 to 4,000 mg per day of freeze-dried colostrum.

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Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible By far, the best place to get these phytochemicals is from the foods themselves, not from "enriched" food bars or candy. Besides, the quantity of phytochemicals added to these foods is usually very tiny. It is also based on isolated phytochemicals which offer limited health benefits compared to the whole plant. Certain whole plants, ittumsout, offerextraordinary health benefits attributable to their phytochemical content.

The Organic Food Bar packs a nutritional punch in portable form Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

In fact, if you're fighting any chronic diseases right now and you have trouble taking nutritional supplements, or you're looking for something that tastes delicious, I would recommend eating one of these organic food bars every single day. Just make it part of your lunch. The next two ingredients are organic blueberry powder and organic raspberry powder. And I'm excited to see these ingredients in this food bar, because again it shows the wisdom of the team that formulated this bar in recognizing the nutritional value of wholefood concentrates.

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Living Fuel - Phenomenal superfood formulas and food bars. Full product line, uses quality ingredients and no junk. Lots of chia and quality plant proteins. SGN Nutrition - Makers of Emerald Balance and the delicious XBalance chocolate superfood powder (makes great smoothies). Very tasty, easy to feed to kids. Amazon Herbs - Great ethics, outstanding products, green corporate culture. Headed by Amazon "John" Easterling, a pioneer in Earth-friendly corporate stewardship. Potent rainforest medicinals.

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Some possibilities include small amounts of Earthsong Cranberry-Orange and Apple-Walnut Whole food bars (www.earthsongwholefoods.com), Jennie's Coconut Macaroons (www.redmillfarms.com) bars, Nutiva Flax & Raisin bars (www.nutiva.com), and Hadley date rolls with almonds (www.hadley dates.com). Another possibility is a Van's apple-cinnamon toaster waffle, with almond butter or banana slices and powdered cinnamon. PART III The Anti-Inflammation Syndrome Supplement Plan CHAPTER 8 Good Fats That Rev Up What Nutritional Supplements Do You Take?

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