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• Healthy Hint - Get rid of Wrin

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    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!

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• Healthy Hint - Got the blues?

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    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!

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• Healthy Hint - Diabetes

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    Want to prevent your chances of getting diabetes or eat foods that may help you feel better if you already have diabetes? Try these natural foods and vitamins: aloe vera (it may take up to 9 months of drinking aloe vera to see a difference in glucose levels), beans (green beans are particularly noted as beneficial), dandelion root, garlic, olive oil, omega three oils, parsley, watercress, vitamins A, C and E, magnesium, manganese, Co Q10, calcium and cinnamon. As you have probably noticed, many of these are the same foods that help prevent high blood pressure and high cholesterol!
    
    I must emphasize that although most of these are foods or vitamins that many Americans eat already, if you have diabetes or other medical conditions, you should check with your doctor before making changes to your medical plan or prescribed diet.
    
    The list of foods to avoid in order to prevent or help diabetes are, as you have probably guessed, much like the lists to help prevent high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Foods to avoid are: sugar, refined and processed foods (particularly refined carbohydrates), sugar, trans fats, sugar, tobacco, sodas, and sugar. Natural health experts do not recommend switching from sugar to sugar substitutes, as these may be very detrimental to your health. Experts recommend eating whole grains and complex carbohydrates instead of sugar.
    
    As you check the ingredients list on your foods for sugar, keep in mind that sugar can also be called: fructose, glucose, sucrose - basically anything that rhymes with "gross"!

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• Healthy Hint - Soy

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    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.
    

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• Healthy Hint - xenoestrogens

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    Xenoestrogens are a modern phenomenon from the plastics we use so often. Useful products like plastic containers (yes, even polystyrene has recently been discovered to be a problem), zip lock bags and many other petroleum based products outgas a bit of the petroleum they are made from. The fumes and airborne particles get in to our bodies and cause us to sort of produce more estrogen, thus increasing our chances of breast cancer and other estrogen related problems. Other reports indicate that the increase in estrogen may decrease the male sex drive by throwing off the testosterone/estrogen balance.
    
    A few things you can avoid to reduce your exposure to these xenoestrogens are: household candles, plastic bags and containers, new carpet and upholstery, pesticides, perfumes, air fresheners, soaps and lotions with fragrances, that new car smell, etc. Do you see the pattern? It's basically anything that makes you breathe in deep and say, "ooh! that smells so good!" Products that are applied directly to your skin cause more bodily damage than those ingested, as the skin absorbes directly to your blood stream without being washed through your liver.
    
    We don't need to get worried about everything in our environment, we just need to be aware so we can keep our exposure to the xenoestrogens to a minimum. I try to reuse glass containers like spaghetti and peanut butter jars rather than plastic cups or containers. I have been washing and saving the glass jars other people use from SoBe and ice tea drinks and using those for water bottles. The glass is thick and doesn't break as easily as I thought it would. We use glass and ceramic bowls and put stainless lids over them for food storage in the fridge. We try not to use skin products with fragrances or parabens. I don't burn my pretty candles, just the ones from the health stores. We open the doors and windows to keep the house smelling fresh rather than use plug-ins and don't use scented cleaners. I also try to avoid fleece clothing and blankets. However, I have yet to find a good substitute for zip lock baggies for my kids lunches.
    
    Using fewer petroleum products will help help our health, be better for the earth and may make a tiny dent in our oil consumption (at least it won't hurt!). If you have any clever ideas for using fewer plastic products, I'd love to hear them!

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• Healthy Hint - Sunscreen

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    Now that the weather is warming up and we will be spending more time in the sun, we will need a good sun screen. Think about using an organic sunscreen this year. Remember that your skin absorbs whatever you put on it. The products in the sunscreens and skin products are absorbed into your blood stream. Look for sunscreens that do not contain: parabens, EDTA or color dyes all of which can create problems in our bodies.
    
    Organic sunscreens have their pluses and minuses. Tthey are not as waterproof as their national brand counter parts, so we apply ours twenty minutes before going into the water, which seems to help the sunscreen stay on better. We reapply it as soon as we get out of the water. We also apply the organic sunscreen at least every two hours, but I count it a small price to pay to keep a few more toxins off our bodies. Some of my favorites are: Alba Botanica Organic, Earth's Best, Kiss My Face and Avalon Organics Natural Mineral Sunscreen.
    
    Many experts recommend getting 15 minutes of sun a day, before 10:00am or after 2:00pm. Any longer exposure may be reason to use sunscreen. The sun helps your body make vitamin D, a key ingredient in the absorption of calcium. So, enjoy the warm weather and keep your skin healthy at the same time!
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    This Healthy Hint is brought to you by Kathy Loidolt, author, Shopper's Guide to Healthy Living, available at www.amazon.com and some local book stores

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• Healthy Hint - Osteoporosis in

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    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.

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• Healthy Hint- Soda pop

  • From: kloidolt
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    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.

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• ADHD and color dyes

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    Color dyes such as: Yellow Lake 6, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 and many others are in most foods and personal products. Check the ingredients on your favorite cereal, candy, juice, chewable vitamin, soda, toothpaste and shampoo. You will find color dyes listed on most of these labels. If we could read the small-print ingredients on make up and lipstick, we would find color dyes among many other hazardous ingredients.
    
    Color dyes have been implicated in the rise of ADD/ADHD cases. Dr. Benjamin Feingold, author of the "Feingold Hypothesis", did research on over 1200 children with ADHD and found half of them had allergic reactions to color dyes that aggravated ADHD symptoms. We took our four kids off color dyes and found that it improved mood and behavior in everyone, particularly in our more sensitive child. Watch yourself and your kids: after eating foods with color dyes are you/they less focused and more irritable? Remember that color dyes can be absorbed through your gums and skin, so read all labels.
    
    It is tough to get kids off the candies and processed foods that have so many color dyes. To help, try this idea from a friend of mine: for small children, tell them if they choose not to eat a candy or treat given to them at school or after sports, they can put it in a jar at home. When the jar is full, they can be paid $5 or taken for a non-candy treat. It helped motivate my young kids! (We adults and grown kids will have to rely on self control and the desire to feel focused and calm!)
    
    After you get the kids off color dyes, add fish oil and excercise to their daily regime. We take our lemon-flavored fish oil with a bit of lemonade and chug it down. Fish oil provides omega 3 oils, which help calm and improve brain function, many times improving ADHD symptoms. Excercise releases endorphines, which also calms the brian.
    
    by Kathy Loidolt, Author of Shopper's Guide to Healthy Living

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• ADHD and color dyes

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    Color dyes such as: Yellow Lake 6, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 and many others are in most foods and personal products. Check the ingredients on your favorite cereal, candy, juice, chewable vitamin, soda, toothpaste and shampoo. You will find color dyes listed on most of these labels. If we could read the small-print ingredients on make up and lipstick, we would find color dyes among many other hazardous ingredients.
    
    Color dyes have been implicated in the rise of ADD/ADHD cases. Dr. Feingold did research on over 1200 children with ADHD and found half of them had allergic reactions to color dyes that aggravated ADHD symptoms. We took our four kids off color dyes and found that it improved mood and behavior in everyone, particularly in our more sensitive child. Watch yourself and your kids: after eating foods with color dyes are you/they less focused and more irritable? Remember that color dyes can be absorbed through your gums and skin, so read all labels.
    
    It is tough to get kids off the candies and processed foods that have so many color dyes. To help, try this idea from a friend of mine: for small children, tell them if they choose not to eat a candy or treat given to them at school or after sports, they can put it in a jar at home. When the jar is full, they can be paid $5 or taken for a non-candy treat. It helped motivate my young kids! (We adults and grown kids will have to rely on self control and the desire to feel focused and calm!)
    
    After you take your ADHD prone children off color dyes, add fish and flax oil to their diet and watch things really improve!
    by Kathy Loidolt, Author, Shopper's Guide to Healthy Living

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• Healthy Hint - Lymph System

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    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!

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• Healthy Hint -Peppermint Oil

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    One of my favorite essential oils is peppermint oil. It has so many uses! We use it to get rid of the occasional headache by rubbing it on each temple, being careful not to get it too close to the eyes. We wait ten minutes, rub it on the temples again and the headache often goes away. It the headache starts in the back of your head, you can rub the peppermint oil on the back of the neck.
    
    We also use it when someone gets a stuffy nose or head cold. For this, we put a few drops of peppermint oil in a bowl of very hot water and have the sick individual breathe the vapors. It clears the sinuses, kills germs and helps open the airway. We then rub olive oil on the person's chest and put peppermint oil on top, it provides a natural form of the menthol our mother's used and helps the congested person breath easier. I have not tried peppermint oil for asthma, but have heard it helps in a similar way.
    
    When someone at our house has sore muscles, we often rub peppermint oil on the area. It tingles, takes away swelling and it makes you smell pretty good, too! Directions on the bottle say to dilute the oil first.
    
    Do not drink peppermint oil. Peppermint tea is a great drink that eases digestion and may help IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) enteric coated peppermint gels may help gallbladder congestion (and therefore digestion) ask at your local health food store for mixes, brands and amounts. My favorite peppermint oil is the Now brand. It comes is a small brown bottle with a yellow label and can be found at local health food stores in the personal product section. Enjoy!

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• healthy snacks

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    I like to mix up two or three fruits that are in season in a cup with just a hint of low fat whipping cream. (a teaspoon on top) I like to do this at least 2 times a week especially in the summer.

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• Weekly Healthy Hint - Green D

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    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!

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• Healthy Hint - oils

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    Olive oil contains monounsaturated fats and can help prevent colon cancer, heart disease, high cholesterol, ulcers andgastritis. It assists our gallbladder in the secretion of bile needed for digestion and can help the pancreas. It can replace all our vegetable oils for cooking. Vegetable oils are heat processed at the manufacturing plants. Heat processing causes free radicals to be released into the oils and thus into our bodies. If we buy the first cold pressed olive oil, that means the oil has been cold processed and is much healthier for us. It should be stored in a cool dark place in an airtight (preferably dark) glass jar or can. It can be stored in the refrigerator if desired.
    
    Olive oil can be used to remove make up or as a laxative. It can be mixed with lemon juice for an evening liver cleanse and can be used as a lotion. I use olive oil on my face at night (I wouldn't use it during the day, as it may "cook"your skin if you spend time in the sun.) It is amazing how fast it can soak into middle aged skin and what it can do for dry feet!
    
    Olive oil should be used for cooking at medium to low temperatures. If we use it for cooking at higher temperatures, we are creating the same free radical effect that occurs at vegetable oil manufacturing plants. If you need to cook foods at higher temperatures, walnut oil is a good choice. It costs as much or less than olive oil, handles higher temperatures better and contains an abundance of the important omega three oils. If your kids do not like olive oil in their pancakes, waffles, muffins, etc., walnut oil makes a great, mild flavored substitute.
    

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• Healthy Hint of the Week - Wat

  • From: kloidolt
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    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

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• Healthy Hint - Dirty Dozen

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    The Dirty Dozen -it's not just a movie any more!To health experts, it's also a list of twelve fruits and vegetables. These fruits and vegetables have so many pesticides applied to them during the growth and care process, that we are advised not to eat them unless we canpurchase these fruits and veggies in the organic form.

    It is not unusualfor fruits and vegetables tobe sprayed10-15 times between planting and consumption. These pesticideskill bugs. If we eat enough of them everyday, on every fruit and vegetable we eat, could they do the same to us?

    If I overlap the current dirty dozen lists compliedby Consumer Reports and health expert Andrew Weil, we get a list of fifteen fruits and vegetableswhich include: stawberries, bell peppers (both green and red), spinach, cherries, peaches, Mexican cantaloupe, celery, apples, apricots, green beans, Chilean grapes and cucumbers.

    A good rule of thumb is: if I eat the skin and I eat it often,I should buy it organic!

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• Healthy HInt of the Week -Flax

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    Flax seed is amazing! It contains fiber, antioxidants, B vitamins and many micronutrients. It is considered by many to be nature's richest source of omega-3 fatty acids. It has been documented to fight everything from high blood pressure to rheumatoid arthritis, depression and cancer.

    Flax seed should be purchased in the full seed form and ground at home in a coffee grinder. It will stay fresh in the full seed form for up to a year if stored in a cool, dark place. After grinding it can be

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• Healthy Hint of the Week

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    A healthy hint for this week is to use garlic whenever you can. Garlic can boost your immune system, clear your sinuses, lower your cholesterol and much more. It is best for you in its raw form, but can be sauteed, roasted, made into a soup and taken in pill form. The most difficult way (and probably healthiest) to take garlic is to chew a clove raw. Ittastes nasty, but will clear up your sinuses quickly!

    If you are feeling a cold coming on, take a clove of garlic, slice off the ends, put it in the side of your cheek and suck on it. It stings a bit at first, but you'll get used to it and many times the cold never actually takes hold.

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