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Healthy Hint - Osteoporosis in
We Americans love a soda! And no wonder! It tastes great, gives us a boost and feels like a celebration drink. I don't want to rain on your parade, but do we know what we are drinking? Most of us are aware that there is a lot of sugar in soda (High Fructose Corn Syrup is a concentrated sugar) that's why it tastes so good, right? Sugar, among other things, lowers our immune system, making us susceptible to illnesses.
The bad news is, sugar is the least of our concerns when we drink soda. Many sodas contain color dyes, which have been known to cause ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and impotence. Another common soda pop ingredient, sodium benzoate, is a chemical compound that has it's own MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) filed with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Organization). The MSDS for sodium benzoate states "Caution! Harmful if swallowed or inhaled!" The manufacturers are instructed to wear protective goggles, lab coats, gloves and use a vented hood. Now, I know we all drink sodas and feel fine right after, but what is this chemical doing to our bodies, soda after soda, year after year?
The "natural and artificial flavorings" is ingredients code for MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) which has been linked to migraines, MS, IBS, fibromyalgia, anxiety, seizures and depression. If you are drinking diet soda, you are getting lots of MSG, as it is a flavor enhancer used to make foods and drinks without sugar still taste good.
Of course, we all know that soda also contains carbonated water. Soda pop has been nicknamed "osteoporosis in a can" because the carbonation in the soda takes calcium out of our bones through a three stage process:
1. The carbonation irritates the stomach.
2. The stomach tries to cure the irritation by secreting the only antacid at its disposal, calcium. It gets this calcium from the blood.
3. The blood, now low on calcium, replenishes its supply from the bones. If it did not do this, muscular and brain function would be severely impaired.
Osteoporosis has been shown to be five times worse in kids and women who drink dark cola than in those who drink other types of soda.
So next time you have the kids at a restaurant and they ask if they can order a pop, pull this article out and read it to them! Maybe they'll choose water.
Recipe ideas?
Healthy Hint - Got the blues?
Many Americans deal with depression today. Could it be because we do not get our daily dose of omega three oils and that the foods we eat may actually contribute to depression rather than help prevent it? It is estimated that we need 1 tablespoon of flax oil or other omega three oil each day. Do you get yours? If not, how many years behind are you? Making up for lost time by being diligent about getting your daily dose of omega three oils may help prevent depression and the need for drugs later.
There are many other things you can do to help prevent depression. You can make sure you eat fiber rich foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains (however wheat gluten may add to depression, so for whole grains try spelt breads and brown rice, etc). Take a good multivitamin - nutrient deficiencies may cause depression. Make sure your daily vitamins contain: folic acid, zinc, B6 and B12, calcium, magnesium, vitamins C and E. Many multivitamins do not contain some of these extras, so you may want to purchase those separately. Reduce your sugar intake, your alcohol intake and don't smoke. I know - taking all that away seems like it might make you depressed in itself! Give it time, it will work.
Some experts recommend St. John's Wort, 5-hydroxytroptophan (5-HTP) and if you are over fifty - Ginkgo Balboa. All health experts recommend reducing your stress (easier said than done), thinking positively and getting 30 minutes of exercise three times a week.
Remember that you should see your doctor before making any changes to your current prescription drug intake.
Think how good we can feel if we take care of ourselves!
"Guess What We Got Today!"
Every day I look forward to hearing about what my children did while they were at school. But instead of, "Guess what I did today!" I kept hearing, "Guess what we got today!" My oldest daughter could not wait to share with me what she had eaten at school that day. I patiently watched throughout her 3rd grade year often frustrated, often mad.
When 4th grade started out similarly, I felt it was time to take action. The 2nd week of school I sent an e-mail to the principal explaining my concerns. I talked about some of the many "treats" they had received the previous year and listed all of the items they had already received this year.
That night, my daughter's teacher called me to talk about the issue. Basically she told me she heard my concerns and was happy to skip my daughter when it came to handing out treats but she would not be changing how she did things. I said that my daughter would NOT be treated differently and explained that I wanted to make a change for all the kids. We discussed providing a good example for healthy eating and moderation. We discussed the problems with using food as reinforcement.
Basically, nothing changed. My frustration increased as did my concern. My conversations with other parents had a mixed response. I sent a second e-mail to the principal which was followed up again by a conversation with my daughter's teacher but no changes were occurring that I could see.
The last day before spring break, I reached the end of my rope. My daughter came home with news that some parents felt the kids"deserved a treat because they had worked so hard" on their state assessments. That afternoon my daughter had eaten a large ice cream sundae with about 6 toppings. I decided something else had to be done.
As soon as spring break was over, I met with the principal. He assured me that he was listening and had been surprised to learn how much junk was in his school. He also let me know what he had been doing to try and create some change. I let him know that I would be patient until the end of the year and gave fair warning that next year I would be taking the next step, whatever that might be, to create some change if nothing had improved.
I love my children's school. It is a wonderful, positive place for learning. I'm energized and excited when I work with the teachers and staff in the school. I know that when the teacher, staff and parents bring in food, they are doing it with good intentions. I want to create a change while respecting all the wonderful things that are already in place.
Teens, television and eating
I have three girls, two are in their teens and one in her twenties. They are always in a hurry and want junk food instead of what they should eat. This will come back to haunt them later in life and has already for my older daughter. To start somewhere with stopping the late night eating, why cannot we get the commercial industry to not advertise food products by law after 8 pm at night. Every single commercial is about food. Any wonder why so many Canadians and Americans are overweight or obese? Some one has to start some where.
celiac disease
Rachael receipe's are great,i've been cooking old fashion ways for years and learning newways, but now i'm told my daughter has this celiac disease(no gluten), now i need to learn to cook for her, and i think we all need to adjust to help her, so if there are any good receipes, i would love them.
Acai Antioxident
The antioxidants found in acai berries are very effective in helping eliminate harmful free radicals from the body which can cause many health problems and have even been studied for use in fighting certain cancers. There are many health benefits from acai berries and luckily it is easy to get these benefits from the many acai products on the market today. There are many companies that sell acai juice, extract, and supplements which contain acai's powerful health benefits. Be careful, however, that the acai products you purchase are pure and only contain genuine acai for the best health results.
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how to lose weight fast and ea
Guess this is as good a place as any to talk about how to lose weight fast and easy.
Rachel Ray is an advocate for good eating and weight management, and I learnt about the Acai berry extract off her show a couple of years back, and the weightloss industry has never been the same since...
Will be updating this blog with useful information on how to lose weight fast and easy.
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Music - Medicine For The Heart
The power of music to integrate and cure. . . is quite fundamental. It is the profoundest nonchemical medication. - Oliver Sacks "Awakenings"
Music as a healing force goes back several centuries. Apollo was worshipped by the Greeks as the god of both music and medicine. Healing and sound were considered a highly developed sacred science in the Egyptian and Greek education systems. Soon after World War I and World War II, community musicians of all types, both amateur and professional, serenaded veterans, suffering both physical and emotional trauma from the wars. The medical profession is now embracing the value of music in the healing or palliative care of a wide variety of patients: the chronically or terminally ill, the disabled, the neurologically impaired, and the mentally challenged. Music therapy programs are popping up in hospitals and treatment centers around the country.
Heart disease is the primary cause of death in the United States. Those who suffer from heart disease either die prematurely or suffer a marked decrease in quality of life. Increasing evidence is proving that music is soothing for the heart. Marconato and collegues reported in the Arq Bras Cardiol. in 2001, decreased stress levels and increased personal satisfaction, higher consumption of fiber-rich food, lower cholesterol intake, and a better perspective on life in people on receptive music therapy . White in the American Journal of Critical Care in 1999 showed that in patients with an acute heart attack, music therapy was associated with reductions in heart rate, respiratory rate, and myocardial oxygen demand. Guzzetta went further and reported in Heart Lung in 1989, that the incidence of cardiac complications was found to be lower in patients admitted to the coronary care unit with a presumptive diagnosis of heart attack, if they were subjected to music and relaxation therapy. Thorgaard and associates reported in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing in 2004 that specially selected music had a positive effect on the well being of patients and their opinion on the sound environment during invasive cardiac procedures. Other studies have demonstrated health benefits of music during and after cardiac surgery.
Music has other benefits too. "Simply put, music can heal people." -- Senator Harry Reid, Nevada. As a therapeutic modality, music interventions are able to promote wellness, manage stress, combat depression, alleviate pain, relax or sedate, express feelings, enhance memory, improve communication, and promote physical rehabilitation. Therapeutic music enhances an individual's self-awareness and spiritual growth, brightens their perspective on life and this results in increasing his or her quality of life
German author, Johann G. Seume expressed, “Music is the key to the female heart.” Love is intimately connected to music. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-87), American clergyman sang, “Of all the music that reaches farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.” Music helps conquer loneliness. Lawrence Pat Conroy, said,” Without music, life is a journey through a desert.” Music can help combat depression and anxiety. George Eliot (1819-80), British writer announced, “There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.” Music has its spiritual benefits too. Every religion has incorporated music in its fabric. Basketball coach, Red Auerbach, who was elected to the basketball hall of fame in 1969, preached, “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Music helps laborers lessen their burden and helps their time pass faster. It also acts as an uniting force in all aspects of life.
Musical therapist and teacher , Pastor Hal A. Lingerman, said, “Just as certain selections of music will nourish your physical body and your emotional layer, so other musical works will bring greater health to your mind.” And as he correctly remarked, not all music is created equal. Several studies have shown that relaxing music (Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart) results in a significant reduction of heart rate and also a significant reduction of heart rate variability, both benefitting the heart. The human heart rate tends to synchronize with the tempo of the music. Fast tempos drive up heartbeats, breathing and blood pressure, and may be detrimental to the cardiovascular system. Enjoy slower tempo music and relax - and as the American writer, Henry Miller penned, “Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously.”
Guitarist Frank Zappa, winner of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 said, “Remember, information is not knowledge; knowledge is not wisdom; wisdom is not truth; truth is not beauty; beauty is not love; love is not music; music is the best.“ Integrate music into your daily life regimen. It will enhance your life. And more importantly, it may help soothe and even heal your heart. So do not be surprised if your doctor says, ”Listen to two slow classical tunes and call me in the morning.”
Dr. Shashi K. Agarwal is a Board Certified Internist and Cardiologist with a private practice in New York City and New Jersey. He is also a diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine and the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
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Healthy Hint - Get rid of Wrin
Want to look younger and reduce wrinkles? Here are a few ideas on how to help your skin look better naturally: first, drink lots and lots of filtered water. Next, (you guessed it) eat lots of raw fruits, nuts and vegetables and reduce your intake of processed, packaged foods. You can also stop smoking and reduce your in take of alcohol and caffeine. As always, maintain a good exercise program and reduce your stress (or your facial reaction to stress!).
A few foods to look for that help your skin are: any organic berries, almonds, olive oil, sardines, omega three oils like fish and flax, alfalfa, kelp, avocados and cucumber. When I eat these foods, especially avocados or the omega three oils from fish, I notice a visible reduction in wrinkles and eye puffiness the following day. Try it, it's a great experiment. Then take note when you eat processed snack foods before you go to bed (although we all don't do that, do we?!?). You will notice puffy eyes and a "hmm I don't look very good today" morning.
Nutrients and supplements to make sure you are getting enough of are: vitamins A/B/B12/C/D3/E, selenium, zinc, calcium, magnesium, grape seed extract, MSM (methylsufonyl methane), primrose oil and aloe vera. These are all great for your skin.
Your skin is a reflection of what is going on inside your body. Eat the foods the way God made them and your body will reward you with beautiful, young looking skin - now that's a motivator!
Healthy Hint - Soy
Soy is one product we Americans do not need to seek out. We are getting soy just about everytime we reach for packaged food. Soy is in many breads, crackers, power bars, pancake and stuffing mixes, cereals, gravy mixes, cookies, salad dressings, soups, protein shake mixes, baby formula and more. Do you see what I mean? We are getting soy without trying.
Although it is difficult to avoid, there are many reasons to try to stay away from soy, especially if it is not fermented. Ninety percent of the soy we eat has been genetically modified. It also has one of the highest pesticide contamination levels of any food. Soy is a phytoestrogen, which means, like the plastics we talked about last week, it too is causing our bodies to produce estrogen. An experiment at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania noted that rats on a soy diet had early onset of puberty and many new studies raise the question of a relationship between soy and breast cancer in some women. Soy contains digestive inhibitors and has been linked to thyroid problems, especially in babies (like one of mine) who received soy infant formula. It also may block the absorbtion of certain minerals like: magnesium, calcium, iron and zinc. People who live in countries where soy intake is high tend to have lower levels of these minerals.
Soy has been advertised by its manufacturers as a healthy food. Some even call it a super food. At the least, we are getting plenty of it in the American diet and do not need to seek out more in the forms of soy milk and tofu. At best, we may want to start reading labels and avoiding foods with high levels of soy.
kids n canines program
please tell me where i can get this program. i want to start one in san diego.
Those Center Isles
It's Friday morning - and time to catch up with the laundry. Which brings me to the real point of my post... the laudry soap isle in the grocery store!
I normally walk around the perimiter of the store where I can pick up fresh fruits and veggies, bakery, meats, and dairy items. But once in a while I have to venture down those center isles.
When I get to the laundry isle, there are thousands of variations on detergents. I know it's all about shelf space for the manufacturers and if they only had one soap then they'd only get 3 feet of space on one shelf. So by having 10 products, they get 30 feet of shelf space and more chances to get thier brand chosen. From a marketing standpoint, it makes sense.
But from a customers view - it's rediculous. One brand of detergent has 10 variations... "Classic", "New Forumula", "Bluing", "Whitening", "Oxy", Fragrance Free", "Eco-Friendly", "Low Suds Formula", and on and on they go.
Can't they just cut the baloney? If they want additional shelf space, why not make the bottles different colors? How about just one formula and you get a choice of container colors to match your laundry room decor? Blue, yellow, green, red... You get the idea! Saves me from having to read all those labels.
-- Larry
I Was Thinking....
Does anyone know of a common food we eat that DOES NOT contain "High Fructose Corn Syrup" or "Corn yrup"? (Other then fresh fruit & veggies?)
I saw a documentary on PBS (Independent Lens) Thursday night and I can't stop thinking about what those two young men explored in their film. Our country produces an amazing amount of corn, almost more than we can use. But, it's not grown for the backyard picnic. It's grown to feed animals (mostly cattle in feed lots) and to make "High Fructose Corn Syrup"--which is in just about EVERYTHING we eat! HFCS has been linked to the growing epidemic of obesity. I've been going through my cabinets and fridge and guess what? Even my low fat yogurt has that it! It's in EVERYTHING I eat at the fast food drive-thru (including the french fries), in all of my cakes & candy, cough medicine, spaghetti sauce.....the list goes on forever. When a sample of the filmmaker's hair was analyzed, it was discovered that he was mostly "corn". There's much more to the film, all of it interesting. But, the effect of feeding our cattle this fattening, zero nutrient feed (that would kill them within 120 days if they weren't already heading for slaughter) and the realization that I'm eating this "corn" in some form, EVERY DAY--that's what I took away from the movie.
I'm going to explore this further and it may actually change my eating habits--for the better! I always knew it was there, I do read labels and count calories, fat, etc. But, this is horrible and insidious.
I'd like to know if you have any thoughts about this.....!? I'm killing myself with the sodas, the processed foods and even the benign things that I thought were "OK". I don't know how to turn this around but I'm looking for anything WITHOUT "High Fructose Corn Syrup".
Thanks for listening!
Healthy Hint - Lymph System
Your lymph system is amazing! It is a network of very fine vessels connected to the blood and circulatory system that helps clean up poisons, drain excess fluid and defend against viruses, bacteria, etc. You can think of it as your body's trash collector. Your body has many lymph nodes, including ones in your armpits, chest, abdomen, pelvis and groin. If they get full of toxins, your lymph nodes may become tender and swollen, like when you have tender lumps in your neck along with a sore throat.
There are many ways to help your lymph system keep your body clean and most of these actually feel good! You can jump on a rebounder (small trampoline), do handstands, gently press the lymph node, get a massage or dry brush your skin. Dry brushing your skin involves getting a natural bristled brush at your local health food store and gently brushing your dry skin before you get in the shower. Brush your limbs and torso toward your heart, as that is the direction your lymph system moves toxins out of your body.
And you were just starting to think that everything good for you had to taste bad or hurt, weren't you?! Now you can enjoy taking care of your lymph system so it can take good care of you!
Just introducing myself to yo
Hello everyone, I am new to the website and I am hoping I will be able to contribute some information and learn a lot from all of you.
TWO ANGRY MOMS
Posted by Amy Kalafa (www.angrymoms.org)
"GRANOLAHEAD"
Everyone likes to be recognized for his or her accomplishments, so of course I was flattered when asked to appear as a guest on the Rachael Ray Show. The experience was exciting. We were slathered with layers of TV makeup and all that mascara, we met Rachael’s talented and hardworking production team and we finally met RR in person! Yet this event held a special, transformative significance for me beyond the excitement of the moment, something I’ve been visualizing for years.
No, I’m not looking to be the next daytime television diva (your job is safe, Rachael!). Here’s the story:
I grew up eating a typical American diet – some good stuff, some fast food, some junk food. As a kid with allergies and sensitivities, I eventually learned to avoid certain foods, especially ones that are highly processed with lots of ingredients. Lucky me, I married a guy from France who taught me how to cook some of his family favorites. The more I learned about growing, cooking and eating real, whole food, the better I felt. Our kids notice that good food makes them feel good too. Their friends like to try new things when they come to our house – mangoes, celery remoulade, duck confit – I hear from their parents that they ask for these things at home now.
When our grandparents were kids, whole food was what most everyone ate. Packaged, processed foods were usually more expensive than home cooked meals. Now that this equation has been turned inside out, people who cook and eat real food are considered gourmets at best, and freaks or extremists at worst. One kid’s dad called me a “granola head” (yeah, I DO like granola), and Susan and I have been referred to as “Food Police” and even “Nutrition Nazis”.
I’ve had to keep my healthy food habits a secret in many quarters. When my oldest daughter (now 21) was born, I imagined that perhaps two decades hence, Americans might notice this strange cultural inversion, and our marginalized lifestyle would begin to enter the mainstream. Wouldn’t it be great if twenty years from now, we looked back at the massive peddling of junk food to our kids in 2008 like we now look back at second hand smoke in public places?
The recent headlines announcing an epidemic of childhood obesity have been a catalyst, if not for change, at least for interest in the subject of children’s health. Americans are beginning to consider that food needs to be more than a quick fix, or weekend entertainment. More people ask me about what they can do to feed their kids better. And the TWO ANGRY MOMS movie and movement are getting LOTS of attention.
So, here’s the transformation I’m excited about: Rachael Ray is really popular and just about EVERYONE watches her show. She's bringing this movement into the mainstream, and that's my goal.With her help, we are getting the word out that parents and schools are part of the solution to America's children's health crisis.Will my “granola head” lifestyle soon become one to which every mom aspires? With stars like Rachael Ray championing our cause, ya never know!
Weekly Healthy Hint - Green D
Green drinks, they don't sound very good, they don't look very good and they don't even taste very good, but oh, they are so good for you! Green drinks are concentrated,powdered vegetables. We all know that leafy green vegetables are important for us to eat, but not many of us actually consume the recommended daily amount: one half of our food, by sight not by weight, should be vegetables. Most green drinks provide 5-10 servings ofvegetables in one serving. So in one drink, you can be assured you are getting your veggies. At our house, we try to take our green drink in the morning, chugging it down with a bit of lemonade.At first it was a little scary, mostly because it seemed unnatural to drink something that color. After a few weeks, they almost taste good. I can't eat a salad for breakfast, but I don't mind drinking one!
My favorite green drinks are: Greens first, NanoGreens, Earth's Promise and Garden of Life. The first two usually need to be purchased from a chiropractoror distributor, the last two can be found at Vitamin Cottage and other local health food stores.They cost less than $10 a month for one person, except for Garden of Life, which costs a bit more.
My youngest wasn't eating green vegetables, was often sick, small, and didn't have much energy. She has been taking green drinks for almost a year. In that time we have noticed that she has grown 4 or 5 inches, her hair has grown faster than ever and has gotten thicker, and her skin color, muscle mass and energy have noticeably improved. Now all my kids are on the drinks and have noticed increased energy and strength. I highly recommend them, green drinks are worth getting used to!
Healthy Hint of the Week - Wat
In the dry months of winter, we all know we need water, but did you know that how much water you drink, when you drink it, what temperature and what kind of wateryou drink may affect your health?
As we have been taught in school, our bodies are made up of 60-70% water. Yet most people are dehydrated, particularly children or adults with ADD or ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). We need water to keep our bodies in top shape. A good rule of thumb for water intake is: divide your weight in half and drink that amount in ounces every day. If you are working out, you need even more. You should be drinkingenough waterthat you "pee pale".
It is best to drink your water 20 minutes before or after a meal. Drinking water during a meal dilutes your digestive enzymes. These enzymes are needed to process your food. I try to drink a glass of wateras soon as I get up in the morning, every time I come into the house and again before I leave.
Room temperature water is easier for your body to process than cold water. Filtered water is best, as city/ tap water contain chlorine, flouride and many other poisons. Many people prefer RO (Reverse Osmosis) water, as it is probablythe purest water you canfind. The filtering is done so well, that some experts are concernedit may be missing minerals that we need.
Grab a water and drink up, we need it! Kathy Loidolt - Author - Shopper's Guide to Healthy Living
Brusile Sprouts
Wow, I had a very sad incounter today. Chocolate Covered Brusile Sprouts... Eww. When I recieved one at my church took a small bite of it (as I do with ALL chocolate) and i was like mhmmm.... then another and there was something Green. I thought it was green chocolate at first so i took another bite. Boy was I wrong! It was a Brusile Sprout. I actually considered it good tasteing untill i knew it was a brusile sprout..Sad, i know. Well, I have another one in my fridge and im going to take it to lunch tomorrow at my school and give it to one of my friends, and hopefully have a little laugh... Note to Strangers: Chocolate covered brusile sprouts could be a way to get your kids loving or hating brusile sprouts?... is it worth the risk