Whole Foods Vs. Isolated Nutrient Supplements (Audio)
URL: http://www.wellnessforum.com/feed/podcast?channel=1189285909171
Dr. Popper discusses how the body processes nutrients from whole foods vs. from isolated nutrient supplements. Myths surrounding the benefits of supplements, as well as appropriate uses for them are also discussed.
See Dr. Pam Popper of the Wellness Forum at
www.wellnessforum.com
Monday, October 13, 2008
Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
Tweak of the Week: Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 0 Comments
By Shawn McKee
Staff Writer
Exercise can substantially reduce the risk of premenopausal breast cancer in women, according to the largest and most detailed analysis to date on the subject.
The study, conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University in Boston, examined exercise habits of nearly 65,000 women aged 24-42, who filled out annual questionnaires for their activity levels dating back to age 12.
Over the six year period, the researchers found that the women who were physically active lowered their risk for breast cancer before menopause by 23 percent.
While numerous studies show that physical activity lowers the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, this is one of the first studies with promising findings for decreasing the risk of premenopausal breast cancer -- which accounts for roughly one-quarter of breast cancer cases.
Participants who exercised regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 saw the greatest reduction in breast cancer. This gives parents more motivation to get their daughters, as well as themselves, off the couch.
"This is just one more reason to encourage young girls and women to exercise regularly," says lead investigator Graham Colditz, M.D., Dr.P.H., associate director of Prevention and Control at the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine.
No particular sport or intensity was linked to the health benefits of exercise; total activity seemed to be the deciding factor, so just get moving! Finding something active to participate in regularly is the key.
"You don’t have to be a marathon runner to get the risk-reducing benefits of exercise," explains Dr. Colditz.
The leading theory for why early exercise is so effective for lowering breast cancer risk is that it reduces a young woman's exposure to estrogen. Several studies link high levels of estrogen to a greater risk of breast cancer.
It's never too late to reduce your risk for breast cancer or too early to start safeguarding your sisters, daughters and granddaughters. Start protecting your body early and reap the benefits later in life. With a little foresight, we can reduce the rates of breast cancer.
Need a good workout?
go to www.getfitandfab.com and win $300 just for working out! We make in fun and easy to change your body and change your life!
Sherry Fritz
866-508-2910
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 0 Comments
By Shawn McKee
Staff Writer
Exercise can substantially reduce the risk of premenopausal breast cancer in women, according to the largest and most detailed analysis to date on the subject.
The study, conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University in Boston, examined exercise habits of nearly 65,000 women aged 24-42, who filled out annual questionnaires for their activity levels dating back to age 12.
Over the six year period, the researchers found that the women who were physically active lowered their risk for breast cancer before menopause by 23 percent.
While numerous studies show that physical activity lowers the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, this is one of the first studies with promising findings for decreasing the risk of premenopausal breast cancer -- which accounts for roughly one-quarter of breast cancer cases.
Participants who exercised regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 saw the greatest reduction in breast cancer. This gives parents more motivation to get their daughters, as well as themselves, off the couch.
"This is just one more reason to encourage young girls and women to exercise regularly," says lead investigator Graham Colditz, M.D., Dr.P.H., associate director of Prevention and Control at the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine.
No particular sport or intensity was linked to the health benefits of exercise; total activity seemed to be the deciding factor, so just get moving! Finding something active to participate in regularly is the key.
"You don’t have to be a marathon runner to get the risk-reducing benefits of exercise," explains Dr. Colditz.
The leading theory for why early exercise is so effective for lowering breast cancer risk is that it reduces a young woman's exposure to estrogen. Several studies link high levels of estrogen to a greater risk of breast cancer.
It's never too late to reduce your risk for breast cancer or too early to start safeguarding your sisters, daughters and granddaughters. Start protecting your body early and reap the benefits later in life. With a little foresight, we can reduce the rates of breast cancer.
Need a good workout?
go to www.getfitandfab.com and win $300 just for working out! We make in fun and easy to change your body and change your life!
Sherry Fritz
866-508-2910
Friday, October 3, 2008
Country of Origin Labeling begins this week...
Thursday, Oct. 02, 2008
Country-of-origin labeling begins this week
By JOAN OBRA - The Fresno Bee
The San Luis Obispo Tribune Thu, 02 Oct 2008 9:49 AM PDT
Finally, after six years of waiting, country-of-origin labeling has arrived. Starting this week, retailers are required to tell shoppers if their fresh fruits and vegetables, beef, lamb, pork, chicken, goat, fish, shellfish and certain types of nuts come from a different country. What does this mean for consumers? Look more closely at food packaging for words such as "Product of the USA," "Produce of the USA," "Grown in Mexico," or "China." The words will appear on placards, signs, labels, stickers, twist-ties and other displays, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
http://www.fresnobee.com/
Enforcement of the new rules will begin on April 1, 2009. Violators will be fined $1,000 per violation.
It's not the first time we've seen such labels. U.S. customs rules of origin require packaged and imported foods to indicate the country they come from. And country-of-origin labeling (also known as COOL) for fish and shellfish started earlier.
Full implementation of the legislation, part of the 2002 Farm Bill, was delayed amid food companies' grumbling that compliance would be costly. An example is large meat companies that import cattle. Instead of processing cattle separately according to where they were imported from, the companies have the option of choosing a label that indicates several possible countries of origin.
The American Farm Bureau Federation has protested the loophole, as have 30 U.S. Republican and Democratic senators, including presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.
"It is not the intent of Congress that all U.S. product or such product from large segments of the industry be combined with the multiple countries of origin category nor was it dictated by statute," states a letter from the senators to Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer. "The purpose of COOL is to clearly identify the origin of meat products, providing consumers the most precise information available. This interim final rule, if left without clarification and proper guidance on this issue, has the real possibility of undermining the program...."
So far, the USDA hasn't tightened the rule.
For their part, consumer groups aren't concerned with adjustments companies have to make. Given recent food-safety scares, they welcome the labels.
"If a food safety problem is identified in a particular imported product, as happened with jalapeno and serrano peppers from Mexico earlier this year, then consumers will be able to avoid that product," says Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives for Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports. "On the other hand, some people like to buy certain imported products, like New Zealand lamb or Holland tomatoes. Still others just want to buy local produce. Either way, the new labels will give consumers important new information."
Current country-of-origin regulations only cover fresh foods, however, so concerned shoppers need to study the rules. For example, ham, bacon, peanut butter and roasted nuts are not subject to the new labels because they are processed. Fresh fruit salad, frozen stir-fry vegetables, and mixed salad greens also don't require labels because they are mixtures.
For shoppers' convenience, Consumers Union has created a printable guide to country-of-origin labeling. Download it at consumersunion.org/pdf/CU-Cool-Tool.pdf.
And for the most country-of-origin labels, shop at supermarkets. Only stores defined by the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act - ones that buy more than $230,000 of fresh and frozen produce yearly - must comply with COOL rules.
That means you won't find the labels at seafood markets, meat markets or restaurants.
The columnist can be reached at jobra@fresnobee.com or (559) 441-6365.
Country-of-origin labeling begins this week
By JOAN OBRA - The Fresno Bee
The San Luis Obispo Tribune Thu, 02 Oct 2008 9:49 AM PDT
Finally, after six years of waiting, country-of-origin labeling has arrived. Starting this week, retailers are required to tell shoppers if their fresh fruits and vegetables, beef, lamb, pork, chicken, goat, fish, shellfish and certain types of nuts come from a different country. What does this mean for consumers? Look more closely at food packaging for words such as "Product of the USA," "Produce of the USA," "Grown in Mexico," or "China." The words will appear on placards, signs, labels, stickers, twist-ties and other displays, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
http://www.fresnobee.com/
Enforcement of the new rules will begin on April 1, 2009. Violators will be fined $1,000 per violation.
It's not the first time we've seen such labels. U.S. customs rules of origin require packaged and imported foods to indicate the country they come from. And country-of-origin labeling (also known as COOL) for fish and shellfish started earlier.
Full implementation of the legislation, part of the 2002 Farm Bill, was delayed amid food companies' grumbling that compliance would be costly. An example is large meat companies that import cattle. Instead of processing cattle separately according to where they were imported from, the companies have the option of choosing a label that indicates several possible countries of origin.
The American Farm Bureau Federation has protested the loophole, as have 30 U.S. Republican and Democratic senators, including presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama.
"It is not the intent of Congress that all U.S. product or such product from large segments of the industry be combined with the multiple countries of origin category nor was it dictated by statute," states a letter from the senators to Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer. "The purpose of COOL is to clearly identify the origin of meat products, providing consumers the most precise information available. This interim final rule, if left without clarification and proper guidance on this issue, has the real possibility of undermining the program...."
So far, the USDA hasn't tightened the rule.
For their part, consumer groups aren't concerned with adjustments companies have to make. Given recent food-safety scares, they welcome the labels.
"If a food safety problem is identified in a particular imported product, as happened with jalapeno and serrano peppers from Mexico earlier this year, then consumers will be able to avoid that product," says Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives for Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports. "On the other hand, some people like to buy certain imported products, like New Zealand lamb or Holland tomatoes. Still others just want to buy local produce. Either way, the new labels will give consumers important new information."
Current country-of-origin regulations only cover fresh foods, however, so concerned shoppers need to study the rules. For example, ham, bacon, peanut butter and roasted nuts are not subject to the new labels because they are processed. Fresh fruit salad, frozen stir-fry vegetables, and mixed salad greens also don't require labels because they are mixtures.
For shoppers' convenience, Consumers Union has created a printable guide to country-of-origin labeling. Download it at consumersunion.org/pdf/CU-Cool-Tool.pdf.
And for the most country-of-origin labels, shop at supermarkets. Only stores defined by the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act - ones that buy more than $230,000 of fresh and frozen produce yearly - must comply with COOL rules.
That means you won't find the labels at seafood markets, meat markets or restaurants.
The columnist can be reached at jobra@fresnobee.com or (559) 441-6365.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Secrets of Six Figure Women
the book, Secrets of Six Figure Women, by Barbara Stanny, best selling author of Prince Charming Isn't Coming
I am so excited I started reading this book! The first few pages have grabbed me! How to Triumph in Tough Times! She says, "While everybody's been fixated on doors that were closing, feeling cynical and resigned about what struggles might lay ahead, high earners were consistently finding, and opening windows of opportunity. These women demonstrated, once again, how different life can be when you stop thinking, and talking, like everyone else. That's the mind-expanding strategies in this book are designed to do--transform your beliefs and assumptions about what's actually possible, no matter what's happening around you. ...our state of mind, more than anything "out there" determines our level of success."
I am in the right place at the right time and the timing for this book is perfect for me! Training my mind is what I am up against. I can't wait to get into the book!
Sherry Fritz
Health Educator
866-508-2910
I am so excited I started reading this book! The first few pages have grabbed me! How to Triumph in Tough Times! She says, "While everybody's been fixated on doors that were closing, feeling cynical and resigned about what struggles might lay ahead, high earners were consistently finding, and opening windows of opportunity. These women demonstrated, once again, how different life can be when you stop thinking, and talking, like everyone else. That's the mind-expanding strategies in this book are designed to do--transform your beliefs and assumptions about what's actually possible, no matter what's happening around you. ...our state of mind, more than anything "out there" determines our level of success."
I am in the right place at the right time and the timing for this book is perfect for me! Training my mind is what I am up against. I can't wait to get into the book!
Sherry Fritz
Health Educator
866-508-2910
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