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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Vegetables Take Center Stage in Cancer Study
Vegetables Take Center Stage in Cancer Study
Being told to eat our vegetables is anything but newsworthy advice, but learning which vegetables give us the most protection from which diseases-and understanding why they give us protection-is news that most of us would welcome.
Researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York have completed some pioneering work in this regard in their study of 1,082 women, averaging 63 years in age and being treated as patients at their Institute.
Half of the women were diagnosed with endometrial cancer-the seventh most common cancer among women worldwide-and the other half were determined to be free of this cancer. When the diets of these women were analyzed, only the intake of one type of food was consistently associated with significantly lowered risk of endometrial cancer, and that food type was vegetables. Total fruit intake did not show this protective effect.
Starting at 43 servings per month, and moving up to 94 servings per month or greater, total vegetable intake showed a consistent and increasingly protective effect against the occurrence of endometrial cancer. In comparison to 43 servings per month (a little more than one serving per day), 94 or more servings per month (at least 3 servings per day) was about 25% more protective against the risk of endometrial cancer. The researchers also looked specifically at cruciferous vegetables, which did show a protective effect when the intake level was 25 servings per month or more.
An interesting part of this study was the close connection between cancer-protective vegetables and cancer-protective nutrients provided by those vegetables. Even though cruciferous vegetables like broccoli were found to decrease risk of endometrial cancer under some circumstances, only total vegetable intake-including not only cruciferous vegetables but all types of vegetables-was consistently linked to lower risk.
The researchers determined that specific nutrients, including vitamin E and beta-carotene, were consistently associated with the lowest risk of endometrial cancer, and that vegetable intake beyond cruciferous vegetables was required to produce the greatest risk-lowering effect.
This study finding makes sense to us. Even though cruciferous vegetables like broccoli can be important sources of vitamin E and beta-carotene, green leafy vegetables like chard and spinach can often provide 2-3 times as much beta-carotene as cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and 3-4 times as much vitamin E. Vegetables like olives can provide even greater concentrations of vitamin E.
The greater prevention observed in this study from vegetable variety versus a single category of vegetables (cruciferous vegetables), together with the significantly greater prevention associated with 1 serving versus 3 servings of vegetables per day, give us a take-away message that might end up applying not only to prevention of endometrial cancer, but to prevention of other chronic disease problems as well.
While any fresh vegetable intake is better than no fresh vegetable whatsoever, building vegetable intake up into a range of multiple servings per day appears important in reducing disease risk. So does expanding your vegetable intake beyond a single type of vegetable, no matter how many nutritional benefits are provided by that single type of vegetable.
References
· Yeh M, Moysich KB, Jayaprakash V et al. Higher Intakes of Vegetables and Vegetable-Related Nutrients Are Associated with Lower Endometrial Cancer Risks1. The Journal of Nutrition 2009, 139(2), 317-22. 2009.
When it comes to prevention of a disease like endometrial cancer, there's a real different between 1 versus 3 vegetable servings per day. Therefore, a good strategy is to enjoy vegetables throughout the day, not just a dinnertime! And no matter how many health claims you hear for a single type of vegetable (like broccoli), stay focused on vegetable variety. When it comes to disease prevention, no single type of vegetable can do it all, even though many vegetables are nutritionally outstanding in their own right.
http://www.sherryfritz.com an easy way to get your fruits and veggies every day.
Being told to eat our vegetables is anything but newsworthy advice, but learning which vegetables give us the most protection from which diseases-and understanding why they give us protection-is news that most of us would welcome.
Researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York have completed some pioneering work in this regard in their study of 1,082 women, averaging 63 years in age and being treated as patients at their Institute.
Half of the women were diagnosed with endometrial cancer-the seventh most common cancer among women worldwide-and the other half were determined to be free of this cancer. When the diets of these women were analyzed, only the intake of one type of food was consistently associated with significantly lowered risk of endometrial cancer, and that food type was vegetables. Total fruit intake did not show this protective effect.
Starting at 43 servings per month, and moving up to 94 servings per month or greater, total vegetable intake showed a consistent and increasingly protective effect against the occurrence of endometrial cancer. In comparison to 43 servings per month (a little more than one serving per day), 94 or more servings per month (at least 3 servings per day) was about 25% more protective against the risk of endometrial cancer. The researchers also looked specifically at cruciferous vegetables, which did show a protective effect when the intake level was 25 servings per month or more.
An interesting part of this study was the close connection between cancer-protective vegetables and cancer-protective nutrients provided by those vegetables. Even though cruciferous vegetables like broccoli were found to decrease risk of endometrial cancer under some circumstances, only total vegetable intake-including not only cruciferous vegetables but all types of vegetables-was consistently linked to lower risk.
The researchers determined that specific nutrients, including vitamin E and beta-carotene, were consistently associated with the lowest risk of endometrial cancer, and that vegetable intake beyond cruciferous vegetables was required to produce the greatest risk-lowering effect.
This study finding makes sense to us. Even though cruciferous vegetables like broccoli can be important sources of vitamin E and beta-carotene, green leafy vegetables like chard and spinach can often provide 2-3 times as much beta-carotene as cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and 3-4 times as much vitamin E. Vegetables like olives can provide even greater concentrations of vitamin E.
The greater prevention observed in this study from vegetable variety versus a single category of vegetables (cruciferous vegetables), together with the significantly greater prevention associated with 1 serving versus 3 servings of vegetables per day, give us a take-away message that might end up applying not only to prevention of endometrial cancer, but to prevention of other chronic disease problems as well.
While any fresh vegetable intake is better than no fresh vegetable whatsoever, building vegetable intake up into a range of multiple servings per day appears important in reducing disease risk. So does expanding your vegetable intake beyond a single type of vegetable, no matter how many nutritional benefits are provided by that single type of vegetable.
References
· Yeh M, Moysich KB, Jayaprakash V et al. Higher Intakes of Vegetables and Vegetable-Related Nutrients Are Associated with Lower Endometrial Cancer Risks1. The Journal of Nutrition 2009, 139(2), 317-22. 2009.
When it comes to prevention of a disease like endometrial cancer, there's a real different between 1 versus 3 vegetable servings per day. Therefore, a good strategy is to enjoy vegetables throughout the day, not just a dinnertime! And no matter how many health claims you hear for a single type of vegetable (like broccoli), stay focused on vegetable variety. When it comes to disease prevention, no single type of vegetable can do it all, even though many vegetables are nutritionally outstanding in their own right.
http://www.sherryfritz.com an easy way to get your fruits and veggies every day.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Myths
When and how to take Juice Plus?
by Dr. Mitra Ray
www.FromHeretoLongevity.com
When Juice Plus+® first came out, there was a ton of “urban myths”
generated about when and how to take Juice Plus+®. Here are some
examples that I am finding still exist today.
Myth 1. Taking Juice Plus+® with hot liquids will destroy the enzymes in
the blend.
Myth 2. You have to take fruits and vegetables separately as the
body digests them differently.
Myth 3. You have to take fruits in the morning and the veggies in the
evening.
Myth 4. You shouldn’t take all your Juice Plus+® blends at once in the
morning, as they will not protect you later in the day.
Now, it is understandable how these myths came about since Juice
Plus® was a novel whole food supplement and people were
applying some of the rules that applied to food.
But let me dismiss each with some reasoning and some findings from
the research itself.
First of all, you couldn’t drink a liquid hot enough to destroy the
enzymes in the product.
Secondly, because the fruits and veggies have all been juiced and
turned into a powder, there is no digestion required for the body, so
you don’t have to worry about combining the Orchard, Garden and
Vineyard blends.
Also, the research bears out the effectiveness of
combining all the blends because – now this is quite interesting –
when they started doing double-blinded, placebo-controlled
research, they realized that some people had already been
exposed to Juice Plus+®.
And double- blind means that neither the
subjects nor the investigators should know who is taking Juice Plus+®
and who is taking placebo. So to make the product look different
from what is marketed and the same as the placebo – they
combined all the 3 blends into one large, horse pill! And so, the
research proved that combining the blends still works!
Furthermore, the research shows a carryover effect with Juice Plus+®.
What is carryover? Well unlike traditional isolated vitamin and
antioxidant supplements, the nutrients in Juice Plus+® are recognized
the same as whole food and certain nutrients are sequestered into
certain tissues of the body and stored there. This provides at least 24
hours of additional protection, which is unlike isolated supplements,
where only a small percentage of the nutrients get absorbed in the
blood and is only effective for a few hours at best.
Now if you are
into reading clinical papers and want to know more of the details,
you might want to pick up the study published in the Journal of the
American College of Cardiology, volume 41, May 21, 2003 issue
done by Drs Plotnick and Vogel and their team at the University of
Maryland.
Before studying Juice Plus+®, Drs. Plotnick and Vogel –
who are leaders in the field of cardiology - had never seen a
carryover effect when using traditional supplements to curtail the
spasm of arteries post a high-fat meal.
Now to get back to when and how to take Juice Plus+®, you can
take your Juice Plus+®, however it works for you. Sure it is best to take
it with a large glass of pure, clean water. But if you find yourself in a
restaurant and the waiter just isn’t bringing you your water and
you’ve got a glass of wine there, and just remembered that you
have to take your Juice Plus+®, then just take it!!
Of course water is
ideal and studies have shown that the tannic acid in coffee or wine
does slightly diminish the absorption of nutrients and I certainly don’t
wish to advise people to take their Juice Plus+® daily with coffee or
alcohol. Yet, neither do I want people to think that taking it with a
drink will be equivalent to flushing it down the toilet.
Now some people can only remember to take their JP in the
morning. Great, take all six capsules, 2 Orchard, 2 Garden and 2
Vineyard all at once in the morning.
Some people need to put it
near their toothbrush and take 3 in the am and 3 in the pm when the
brush their teeth. Great!
Some people who are quite sensitive, and can only take the Garden
blend in the morning. Otherwise it gives them too much energy and
they can’t sleep well.
For those, definitely get your veggies in earlier
in the day. If you ever go to a juice bar and notice an energy drinks
they have will have lots of veggies in the juice. Veggies are energygiving
naturally. That is why the Japanese traditionally have veggies
in the morning.
Some people want to take more because they are pregnant or
have a health challenge. That is fine as well because you really
cannot overdose on Juice Plus+®.
And folks, Juice Plus+® is cleansing and detoxifying your body 24/7,
no matter when you take it, as long as you take it. So the bottom line
is Just Take It – at least the recommended dosage - however it works!
Copyright ©2008 by Mitra Ray, Ph.D.
www.fromheretolongevity.com
by Dr. Mitra Ray
www.FromHeretoLongevity.com
When Juice Plus+® first came out, there was a ton of “urban myths”
generated about when and how to take Juice Plus+®. Here are some
examples that I am finding still exist today.
Myth 1. Taking Juice Plus+® with hot liquids will destroy the enzymes in
the blend.
Myth 2. You have to take fruits and vegetables separately as the
body digests them differently.
Myth 3. You have to take fruits in the morning and the veggies in the
evening.
Myth 4. You shouldn’t take all your Juice Plus+® blends at once in the
morning, as they will not protect you later in the day.
Now, it is understandable how these myths came about since Juice
Plus® was a novel whole food supplement and people were
applying some of the rules that applied to food.
But let me dismiss each with some reasoning and some findings from
the research itself.
First of all, you couldn’t drink a liquid hot enough to destroy the
enzymes in the product.
Secondly, because the fruits and veggies have all been juiced and
turned into a powder, there is no digestion required for the body, so
you don’t have to worry about combining the Orchard, Garden and
Vineyard blends.
Also, the research bears out the effectiveness of
combining all the blends because – now this is quite interesting –
when they started doing double-blinded, placebo-controlled
research, they realized that some people had already been
exposed to Juice Plus+®.
And double- blind means that neither the
subjects nor the investigators should know who is taking Juice Plus+®
and who is taking placebo. So to make the product look different
from what is marketed and the same as the placebo – they
combined all the 3 blends into one large, horse pill! And so, the
research proved that combining the blends still works!
Furthermore, the research shows a carryover effect with Juice Plus+®.
What is carryover? Well unlike traditional isolated vitamin and
antioxidant supplements, the nutrients in Juice Plus+® are recognized
the same as whole food and certain nutrients are sequestered into
certain tissues of the body and stored there. This provides at least 24
hours of additional protection, which is unlike isolated supplements,
where only a small percentage of the nutrients get absorbed in the
blood and is only effective for a few hours at best.
Now if you are
into reading clinical papers and want to know more of the details,
you might want to pick up the study published in the Journal of the
American College of Cardiology, volume 41, May 21, 2003 issue
done by Drs Plotnick and Vogel and their team at the University of
Maryland.
Before studying Juice Plus+®, Drs. Plotnick and Vogel –
who are leaders in the field of cardiology - had never seen a
carryover effect when using traditional supplements to curtail the
spasm of arteries post a high-fat meal.
Now to get back to when and how to take Juice Plus+®, you can
take your Juice Plus+®, however it works for you. Sure it is best to take
it with a large glass of pure, clean water. But if you find yourself in a
restaurant and the waiter just isn’t bringing you your water and
you’ve got a glass of wine there, and just remembered that you
have to take your Juice Plus+®, then just take it!!
Of course water is
ideal and studies have shown that the tannic acid in coffee or wine
does slightly diminish the absorption of nutrients and I certainly don’t
wish to advise people to take their Juice Plus+® daily with coffee or
alcohol. Yet, neither do I want people to think that taking it with a
drink will be equivalent to flushing it down the toilet.
Now some people can only remember to take their JP in the
morning. Great, take all six capsules, 2 Orchard, 2 Garden and 2
Vineyard all at once in the morning.
Some people need to put it
near their toothbrush and take 3 in the am and 3 in the pm when the
brush their teeth. Great!
Some people who are quite sensitive, and can only take the Garden
blend in the morning. Otherwise it gives them too much energy and
they can’t sleep well.
For those, definitely get your veggies in earlier
in the day. If you ever go to a juice bar and notice an energy drinks
they have will have lots of veggies in the juice. Veggies are energygiving
naturally. That is why the Japanese traditionally have veggies
in the morning.
Some people want to take more because they are pregnant or
have a health challenge. That is fine as well because you really
cannot overdose on Juice Plus+®.
And folks, Juice Plus+® is cleansing and detoxifying your body 24/7,
no matter when you take it, as long as you take it. So the bottom line
is Just Take It – at least the recommended dosage - however it works!
Copyright ©2008 by Mitra Ray, Ph.D.
www.fromheretolongevity.com
Diabetics' heart attack risk can be reduced, research finds
EurekAlert! Thu, 21 May 2009 16:18 PM PDT
( University of Cambridge ) People with diabetes who maintain intensive, low blood sugar levels are significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks and coronary heart disease, new research published today in the Lancet has shown.
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Sherry Fritz
866-508-2910
www.scienceandhealthnews.com
www.sherrytakesjuiceplus.com
EurekAlert! Thu, 21 May 2009 16:18 PM PDT
( University of Cambridge ) People with diabetes who maintain intensive, low blood sugar levels are significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks and coronary heart disease, new research published today in the Lancet has shown.
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Ask me for DVD, "The Heart of the Matter"
Sherry Fritz
866-508-2910
www.scienceandhealthnews.com
www.sherrytakesjuiceplus.com
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Environmental Exposures May Damage DNA in as Few as Three Days
Newswise Sun, 17 May 2009 09:37 AM PDT
Exposure to particulate matter has been recognized as a contributing factor to lung cancer development for some time, but a new study indicates inhalation of certain particulates can actually cause some genes to become reprogrammed, affecting both the development and the outcome of cancers and other diseases.
This is why it is so important to protect your DNA! Please see the research on Juice Plus and repair to your DNA!
www.sherryfritz.com
Sherry Fritz
866-508-2910
www.scienceandhealthnews.com
www.sherrytakesjuiceplus.com
Newswise Sun, 17 May 2009 09:37 AM PDT
Exposure to particulate matter has been recognized as a contributing factor to lung cancer development for some time, but a new study indicates inhalation of certain particulates can actually cause some genes to become reprogrammed, affecting both the development and the outcome of cancers and other diseases.
This is why it is so important to protect your DNA! Please see the research on Juice Plus and repair to your DNA!
www.sherryfritz.com
Sherry Fritz
866-508-2910
www.scienceandhealthnews.com
www.sherrytakesjuiceplus.com
Wash and store fruits and veggies correctly
Poughkeepsie Journal Sun, 17 May 2009 00:06 AM PDT
Besides being grilling season, it's farmers market time. Spring fruits and vegetables are abundant, but for all the sweet and crunchy goodness, it's important to keep this bounty clean.
Sherry Fritz
866-508-2910
www.scienceandhealthnews.com
www.sherrytakesjuiceplus.com
Poughkeepsie Journal Sun, 17 May 2009 00:06 AM PDT
Besides being grilling season, it's farmers market time. Spring fruits and vegetables are abundant, but for all the sweet and crunchy goodness, it's important to keep this bounty clean.
Sherry Fritz
866-508-2910
www.scienceandhealthnews.com
www.sherrytakesjuiceplus.com
Friday, May 15, 2009
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FDA argues health claims made on cereal box FDA takes issue with Cheerios health claims
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Federal regulators have scolded the maker of Cheerios, saying the company made inappropriate claims about the popular cereal's ability to lower cholesterol and treat heart disease.
The Food and Drug Administration said in a warning letter to General Mills that language on the Cheerios box suggests the cereal is designed to prevent or treat heart disease by lowering cholesterol. Regulators say that only FDA-approved drugs are allowed to make such claims.
Among other claims, the labeling states: “You can lower your cholesterol 4 percent in six weeks.”
The FDA allows companies that market whole grain foods like Cheerios to highlight their ability to reduce the risk of heart disease. While the box carries that claim in the lower left hand corner, the language about cholesterol is much larger and appears separately – something the FDA does not allow.
Regulators also object to the company's claim that Cheerios can lower cholesterol by 4 percent, since companies are not allowed to quantify the benefit of their foods.
Additionally, companies that make claims about their whole grain foods are supposed to mention that fruits and vegetables are also part of a fiber-rich diet. General Mills' labeling does not include that information.
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FDA argues health claims made on cereal box FDA takes issue with Cheerios health claims
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Federal regulators have scolded the maker of Cheerios, saying the company made inappropriate claims about the popular cereal's ability to lower cholesterol and treat heart disease.
The Food and Drug Administration said in a warning letter to General Mills that language on the Cheerios box suggests the cereal is designed to prevent or treat heart disease by lowering cholesterol. Regulators say that only FDA-approved drugs are allowed to make such claims.
Among other claims, the labeling states: “You can lower your cholesterol 4 percent in six weeks.”
The FDA allows companies that market whole grain foods like Cheerios to highlight their ability to reduce the risk of heart disease. While the box carries that claim in the lower left hand corner, the language about cholesterol is much larger and appears separately – something the FDA does not allow.
Regulators also object to the company's claim that Cheerios can lower cholesterol by 4 percent, since companies are not allowed to quantify the benefit of their foods.
Additionally, companies that make claims about their whole grain foods are supposed to mention that fruits and vegetables are also part of a fiber-rich diet. General Mills' labeling does not include that information.
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Reduce Your Risk of Vision Loss From Macular Degeneration
Find Out Which Foods and Supplements Will Help
Chris A. Knobbe, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
What Supplements Should One Take to Prevent AMD Progression?
Given the findings of these studies, most ophthalmologists have begun to recommend that patients with AMD include an abundance of leafy green vegetables in their diet. However, many people are unable to include the dark, leafy green vegetables in their diet on a daily or regular basis. In this case, could a whole-food based supplement help? The answer is likely, “yes”.
One supplement that appears particularly well suited for the AMD patient is Juice Plus+®.
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Find Out Which Foods and Supplements Will Help
Chris A. Knobbe, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
What Supplements Should One Take to Prevent AMD Progression?
Given the findings of these studies, most ophthalmologists have begun to recommend that patients with AMD include an abundance of leafy green vegetables in their diet. However, many people are unable to include the dark, leafy green vegetables in their diet on a daily or regular basis. In this case, could a whole-food based supplement help? The answer is likely, “yes”.
One supplement that appears particularly well suited for the AMD patient is Juice Plus+®.
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Last Updated: 2/17/2006
Reduce Your Risk of Vision Loss From Macular Degeneration
Find Out Which Foods and Supplements Will Help
Chris A. Knobbe, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is associated with a slowly progressive deterioration of central vision for which there is no cure. It is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss among the elderly. The condition may lead to severe loss of central acuity, such that the affected may lose ability read, drive a vehicle, or recognize familiar faces. However, as in many disease states, prevention may be possible and every person with AMD or at risk for AMD should understand the basic principles.
There are a number of risk factors for AMD, including genetic inheritance, advancing age, smoking, and high blood pressure. Unfortunately, many people that get AMD or are at risk for the disease don’t have any risk factors that are under their control, except possibly one: nutrition. In this article, we’ll review two landmark studies linking nutrition to AMD and we’ll provide specific nutritional advice to those with AMD as well as those at risk for the disease.
Ophthalmologists and vision scientists at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary published the results of a study investigating the relationship between dietary factors and AMD in the Journal of the American Medical Association in November, 1994. This study found that individuals who had the highest consumption of vegetables rich in carotenoids (lutein and zeaxanthin) had a 43% lower risk of developing AMD than those who ate these foods the least. Vegetables rich in carotenoids include dark, leafy green vegetables, especially raw spinach, kale, and collard greens. As stated by the investigators in this study, “in particular, a higher frequency of intake of spinach or collard greens was associated with a substantially lower risk for AMD”. The authors stated, at the conclusion of the study, that “consumption of foods rich in certain carotenoids, in particular dark green, leafy vegetables, may decrease the risk of developing advanced or exudative (“wet”) AMD, the most visually disabling form of macular degeneration among older people”.
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A second study investigating nutritional factors and AMD, supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute, showed that high levels of antioxidant vitamins and zinc significantly reduced the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration and its associated vision loss. This study, known as the Age Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS), was truly another landmark study for patients with AMD. The investigators state, “people at high risk of developing advanced stages of AMD, a leading cause of vision loss, lowered their risk by about 25 percent when treated with a high-dose combination of vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, and zinc”. Interestingly, the participants in the study who had either early AMD or no AMD did not appear to benefit from this antioxidant and zinc regimen.
“This is an exciting discovery because, for people at high risk for developing advanced AMD, these nutrients are the first effective treatment to slow the progression of the disease,” said Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Eye Institute. “AMD is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in American 65 years of age and older. Currently, treatment for advanced AMD is quite limited. These nutrients will delay the progression to advanced AMD in people who are at high risk – those with intermediate AMD in one or both eyes, or those with advanced AMD in one eye already”. Dr. Sieving further states that patients with AMD should understand that there isn’t a cure for AMD and that proper nutrition will not restore vision that is already lost. However, the study results also clearly demonstrate that nutrients play a key role in helping to maintain vision in people at high risk for developing advanced AMD.
The nutrients evaluated in the AREDS study contained 500 milligrams of vitamin C, 400 international units of vitamin E, 15 milligrams of beta-carotene, 80 milligrams of zinc as zinc oxide, and two milligrams of copper as cupric oxide. In this study, the NEI was supported by and collaborated with Bausch and Lomb, an ophthalmic products and pharmaceuticals company that provided the nutritional supplements, financial support for laboratory testing, and distribution of the supplements themselves. Today, these supplements can be found in a formulation called Ocuvite® Preservision™.
What Supplements Should One Take to Prevent AMD Progression?
Given the findings of these studies, most ophthalmologists have begun to recommend that patients with AMD include an abundance of leafy green vegetables in their diet. However, many people are unable to include the dark, leafy green vegetables in their diet on a daily or regular basis. In this case, could a whole-food based supplement help? The answer is likely, “yes”.
One supplement that appears particularly well suited for the AMD patient is Juice Plus+®. This whole-food based supplement combines the nutritional essence of seventeen different fruits, vegetables, and grains and provides the supplement in easy to take capsules or gummies. Juice Plus+® not only contains concentrated extracts from spinach and kale, but also includes key nutritional ingredients from carrots, parsley, beets, broccoli, cabbage, tomato, barley, and oats (in the Garden Blend), as well as apples, oranges, pineapple, cranberries, peaches, acerola cherries, and papaya (in the Orchard Blend).
It is backed by an abundance of independent and ongoing clinical and scientific research. Juice Plus+® raises the levels of lutein and zeaxanthin significantly in the blood and, interestingly, may do this better than whole foods themselves! Furthermore, Juice Plus+® raises the levels of multiple antioxidants in the blood, demonstrates reduced levels of lipid peroxides (a measure of oxidative stress) and homocysteine (an indicator of heart disease risk) in the blood, reliably enhances immune function, and reduces DNA (our unique genetic code) damage.
Bausch and Lomb, the maker of Ocuvite®, produces other supplements specific for patients with macular degeneration, including Ocuvite Extra®, and Ocuvite® Lutein. These products are found in retail stores and pharmacies everywhere. Macular Protect Complete® from Science Based Health, Alcon laboratories ICaps™, and other supplements also contain antioxidant vitamins and zinc in dosages supported by the AREDS study group, along with various doses of other vitamins and minerals, which are beyond the scope of this article.
It should be pointed out that supplementation with beta-carotene, a vitamin A precursor, has been shown to increase the risk of lung cancer among smokers. However, whole food based supplementation has not been shown to increase the risk of lung cancer among smokers and, in fact, there is some evidence that whole food based nutrition may decrease the risk of lung cancer in smokers. One study showed that a higher intake of green and yellow vegetables or other food sources of beta-carotene decreased the risk of lung cancer. As such, smokers should exercise caution in consuming any non whole-food based supplement that contains beta-carotene or Vitamin A.
Conclusions
It is clear from the studies to date that a diet rich in dark, leafy green vegetables will help to decrease an individual’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It would be wise to include a serving or two of raw spinach, kale, or collard greens in your diet every day to help prevent macular degeneration and/or to help delay progression of the disease once it has begun. But how many people will be able to follow these dietary recommendations? As such, it appears wise to supplement the diet with a whole-food based product such as Juice Plus+®. This product may not only decrease an individual’s risk of developing AMD, but it may also delay its progression once it has begun. Juice Plus+® may also decrease risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer as well as enhance immune function.
If an intermediate degree of AMD has already developed, or an advanced degree of AMD has developed in one eye, studies clearly indicate that dietary supplementation with vitamins E and C, beta-carotene, zinc and copper, in the doses previously mentioned, will help to delay progression of the disease. These antioxidant vitamins are readily available in a number of over-the-counter products including Ocuvite®, ICaps™, and many others.
AMD may not be an entirely preventable disease, however, it is certainly prudent for all of us to minimize our risk. How do we do this? Don’t smoke. Be sure your blood pressure is controlled. Consume plenty of dark, leafy green vegetables and/or consider the whole-food based supplement Juice Plus+® along with antioxidant vitamins and zinc.
References
Dietary carotenoids, vitamins A, C, and E, and advanced age-related macular degeneration. Eye Disease Case-Control Study Group. JAMA 1994 Nov 9: 272 (18): 1413-20
Age-Related Eye Disease Study Group. A randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of high-dose supplementation with vitamins C and E, beta-carotene and zinc for age-related macular degeneration and vision loss. AREDS Report No. 8. Arch Ophthalm. 2001; 119: 1417-1436.
Current Therapeutic Research. Volume 57, Number 6, June 1996. Changes In Plasma Carotenoid, Alpha-Tocopherol, And Lipid Peroxide Levels In Response To Supplementation With Concentrated Fruit and Vegetable Extracts: A Pilot Study
ÃMeasuring Component/Nutritive Values Contained in NSA’s Juice Plus+â Products “Orchard Blend” and “Garden Blend” Relative to Component/Nutritive Values Contained in Commercial and Fresh-Squeezed Fruit and Vegetable Juices, Feb 24, 1999.
Immune Function Improves During Fruit and Vegetable Extract Supplementation. 1, P Inserra, S Jiang D Solkoff, J Lee, Z Zhen, M Xu, JA Wise, R Hesslink, and RR Watson. Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and 3, Natural Alternatives International, San Marcos, CA.
Supplementation with Fruit and Vegetable Extracts reduces DNA damage in the Peripheral Lymphocytes of an Elderly Population. MJ Smith, 1 PF Inserra, 2 RD Bowden, 1 JA Wise, 3 R Hesslink Jr, 3 RR Watson, 2 and KL O’Neill. 1 Department of Microbiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 2Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, and 3Natural Alternatives International, San Marcos, CA.
Omenn ˝S, Goodman GE, et al. Effects of a combination of beta carotene and vitamin A on lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. N Engl J Med. 1996; 334: 1150-1155.
Koo LC. Diet and lung cancer 20+ years later: More questions than answers? Int J Cancer 1997; Suppl 10:22-9.
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Reduce Your Risk of Vision Loss From Macular Degeneration
Find Out Which Foods and Supplements Will Help
Chris A. Knobbe, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is associated with a slowly progressive deterioration of central vision for which there is no cure. It is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss among the elderly. The condition may lead to severe loss of central acuity, such that the affected may lose ability read, drive a vehicle, or recognize familiar faces. However, as in many disease states, prevention may be possible and every person with AMD or at risk for AMD should understand the basic principles.
There are a number of risk factors for AMD, including genetic inheritance, advancing age, smoking, and high blood pressure. Unfortunately, many people that get AMD or are at risk for the disease don’t have any risk factors that are under their control, except possibly one: nutrition. In this article, we’ll review two landmark studies linking nutrition to AMD and we’ll provide specific nutritional advice to those with AMD as well as those at risk for the disease.
Ophthalmologists and vision scientists at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary published the results of a study investigating the relationship between dietary factors and AMD in the Journal of the American Medical Association in November, 1994. This study found that individuals who had the highest consumption of vegetables rich in carotenoids (lutein and zeaxanthin) had a 43% lower risk of developing AMD than those who ate these foods the least. Vegetables rich in carotenoids include dark, leafy green vegetables, especially raw spinach, kale, and collard greens. As stated by the investigators in this study, “in particular, a higher frequency of intake of spinach or collard greens was associated with a substantially lower risk for AMD”. The authors stated, at the conclusion of the study, that “consumption of foods rich in certain carotenoids, in particular dark green, leafy vegetables, may decrease the risk of developing advanced or exudative (“wet”) AMD, the most visually disabling form of macular degeneration among older people”.
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A second study investigating nutritional factors and AMD, supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute, showed that high levels of antioxidant vitamins and zinc significantly reduced the risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration and its associated vision loss. This study, known as the Age Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS), was truly another landmark study for patients with AMD. The investigators state, “people at high risk of developing advanced stages of AMD, a leading cause of vision loss, lowered their risk by about 25 percent when treated with a high-dose combination of vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, and zinc”. Interestingly, the participants in the study who had either early AMD or no AMD did not appear to benefit from this antioxidant and zinc regimen.
“This is an exciting discovery because, for people at high risk for developing advanced AMD, these nutrients are the first effective treatment to slow the progression of the disease,” said Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Eye Institute. “AMD is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in American 65 years of age and older. Currently, treatment for advanced AMD is quite limited. These nutrients will delay the progression to advanced AMD in people who are at high risk – those with intermediate AMD in one or both eyes, or those with advanced AMD in one eye already”. Dr. Sieving further states that patients with AMD should understand that there isn’t a cure for AMD and that proper nutrition will not restore vision that is already lost. However, the study results also clearly demonstrate that nutrients play a key role in helping to maintain vision in people at high risk for developing advanced AMD.
The nutrients evaluated in the AREDS study contained 500 milligrams of vitamin C, 400 international units of vitamin E, 15 milligrams of beta-carotene, 80 milligrams of zinc as zinc oxide, and two milligrams of copper as cupric oxide. In this study, the NEI was supported by and collaborated with Bausch and Lomb, an ophthalmic products and pharmaceuticals company that provided the nutritional supplements, financial support for laboratory testing, and distribution of the supplements themselves. Today, these supplements can be found in a formulation called Ocuvite® Preservision™.
What Supplements Should One Take to Prevent AMD Progression?
Given the findings of these studies, most ophthalmologists have begun to recommend that patients with AMD include an abundance of leafy green vegetables in their diet. However, many people are unable to include the dark, leafy green vegetables in their diet on a daily or regular basis. In this case, could a whole-food based supplement help? The answer is likely, “yes”.
One supplement that appears particularly well suited for the AMD patient is Juice Plus+®. This whole-food based supplement combines the nutritional essence of seventeen different fruits, vegetables, and grains and provides the supplement in easy to take capsules or gummies. Juice Plus+® not only contains concentrated extracts from spinach and kale, but also includes key nutritional ingredients from carrots, parsley, beets, broccoli, cabbage, tomato, barley, and oats (in the Garden Blend), as well as apples, oranges, pineapple, cranberries, peaches, acerola cherries, and papaya (in the Orchard Blend).
It is backed by an abundance of independent and ongoing clinical and scientific research. Juice Plus+® raises the levels of lutein and zeaxanthin significantly in the blood and, interestingly, may do this better than whole foods themselves! Furthermore, Juice Plus+® raises the levels of multiple antioxidants in the blood, demonstrates reduced levels of lipid peroxides (a measure of oxidative stress) and homocysteine (an indicator of heart disease risk) in the blood, reliably enhances immune function, and reduces DNA (our unique genetic code) damage.
Bausch and Lomb, the maker of Ocuvite®, produces other supplements specific for patients with macular degeneration, including Ocuvite Extra®, and Ocuvite® Lutein. These products are found in retail stores and pharmacies everywhere. Macular Protect Complete® from Science Based Health, Alcon laboratories ICaps™, and other supplements also contain antioxidant vitamins and zinc in dosages supported by the AREDS study group, along with various doses of other vitamins and minerals, which are beyond the scope of this article.
It should be pointed out that supplementation with beta-carotene, a vitamin A precursor, has been shown to increase the risk of lung cancer among smokers. However, whole food based supplementation has not been shown to increase the risk of lung cancer among smokers and, in fact, there is some evidence that whole food based nutrition may decrease the risk of lung cancer in smokers. One study showed that a higher intake of green and yellow vegetables or other food sources of beta-carotene decreased the risk of lung cancer. As such, smokers should exercise caution in consuming any non whole-food based supplement that contains beta-carotene or Vitamin A.
Conclusions
It is clear from the studies to date that a diet rich in dark, leafy green vegetables will help to decrease an individual’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It would be wise to include a serving or two of raw spinach, kale, or collard greens in your diet every day to help prevent macular degeneration and/or to help delay progression of the disease once it has begun. But how many people will be able to follow these dietary recommendations? As such, it appears wise to supplement the diet with a whole-food based product such as Juice Plus+®. This product may not only decrease an individual’s risk of developing AMD, but it may also delay its progression once it has begun. Juice Plus+® may also decrease risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer as well as enhance immune function.
If an intermediate degree of AMD has already developed, or an advanced degree of AMD has developed in one eye, studies clearly indicate that dietary supplementation with vitamins E and C, beta-carotene, zinc and copper, in the doses previously mentioned, will help to delay progression of the disease. These antioxidant vitamins are readily available in a number of over-the-counter products including Ocuvite®, ICaps™, and many others.
AMD may not be an entirely preventable disease, however, it is certainly prudent for all of us to minimize our risk. How do we do this? Don’t smoke. Be sure your blood pressure is controlled. Consume plenty of dark, leafy green vegetables and/or consider the whole-food based supplement Juice Plus+® along with antioxidant vitamins and zinc.
References
Dietary carotenoids, vitamins A, C, and E, and advanced age-related macular degeneration. Eye Disease Case-Control Study Group. JAMA 1994 Nov 9: 272 (18): 1413-20
Age-Related Eye Disease Study Group. A randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of high-dose supplementation with vitamins C and E, beta-carotene and zinc for age-related macular degeneration and vision loss. AREDS Report No. 8. Arch Ophthalm. 2001; 119: 1417-1436.
Current Therapeutic Research. Volume 57, Number 6, June 1996. Changes In Plasma Carotenoid, Alpha-Tocopherol, And Lipid Peroxide Levels In Response To Supplementation With Concentrated Fruit and Vegetable Extracts: A Pilot Study
ÃMeasuring Component/Nutritive Values Contained in NSA’s Juice Plus+â Products “Orchard Blend” and “Garden Blend” Relative to Component/Nutritive Values Contained in Commercial and Fresh-Squeezed Fruit and Vegetable Juices, Feb 24, 1999.
Immune Function Improves During Fruit and Vegetable Extract Supplementation. 1, P Inserra, S Jiang D Solkoff, J Lee, Z Zhen, M Xu, JA Wise, R Hesslink, and RR Watson. Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2, Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and 3, Natural Alternatives International, San Marcos, CA.
Supplementation with Fruit and Vegetable Extracts reduces DNA damage in the Peripheral Lymphocytes of an Elderly Population. MJ Smith, 1 PF Inserra, 2 RD Bowden, 1 JA Wise, 3 R Hesslink Jr, 3 RR Watson, 2 and KL O’Neill. 1 Department of Microbiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 2Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, and 3Natural Alternatives International, San Marcos, CA.
Omenn ˝S, Goodman GE, et al. Effects of a combination of beta carotene and vitamin A on lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. N Engl J Med. 1996; 334: 1150-1155.
Koo LC. Diet and lung cancer 20+ years later: More questions than answers? Int J Cancer 1997; Suppl 10:22-9.
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Cancer prevention through cooking
The Times-News Tue, 12 May 2009 23:25 PM PDT
Certain foods and nutrients have been shown to discourage cancer growth. The benefits of these nutrients are best achieved with diets rich in colorful fruits and vegetables, whole grains and healthy sources of proteins and fats.
Sherry Fritz
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The Times-News Tue, 12 May 2009 23:25 PM PDT
Certain foods and nutrients have been shown to discourage cancer growth. The benefits of these nutrients are best achieved with diets rich in colorful fruits and vegetables, whole grains and healthy sources of proteins and fats.
Sherry Fritz
866-508-2910
www.scienceandhealthnews.com
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“Partnership” exclusive press release from NSA CORP.
New licensed partnership with the German Olympic Team for Nutrition with the product "Juice PLUS"
– until the 2012 Olympics
NSA will appear as the “exclusive partner for Nutrition” with its logo “Juice PLUS”, and will show through the connection, the growing meaning of well-balanced nourishment to top athletes – a concern, that also plays an important role in the DOSB: “fitness and healthy nourishment are central subjects that stand highest on the agenda. NSA will perform a valuable contribution as a partner”, says DOSB general director Michael Vesper. Through the supplying of product, the athletes will benefit directly from the partnership.
"Juice PLUS" consists of concentrated raw vine ripened fruits and vegetables in capsule form, and is available from the NSA partner. Research done by the company since 1995, regularly proved that the naturally active components in “Juice PLUS” speed up the recovery processes and strengthen the immune system among other things.
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New licensed partnership with the German Olympic Team for Nutrition with the product "Juice PLUS"
– until the 2012 Olympics
NSA will appear as the “exclusive partner for Nutrition” with its logo “Juice PLUS”, and will show through the connection, the growing meaning of well-balanced nourishment to top athletes – a concern, that also plays an important role in the DOSB: “fitness and healthy nourishment are central subjects that stand highest on the agenda. NSA will perform a valuable contribution as a partner”, says DOSB general director Michael Vesper. Through the supplying of product, the athletes will benefit directly from the partnership.
"Juice PLUS" consists of concentrated raw vine ripened fruits and vegetables in capsule form, and is available from the NSA partner. Research done by the company since 1995, regularly proved that the naturally active components in “Juice PLUS” speed up the recovery processes and strengthen the immune system among other things.
www.sherryfritz.com
The Recession - Is it bad for Health?
The Recession - Is It Bad For Your Health?
Mar 18, 2009 | By: Christie Wilcox excerpted from www.Nutritionwonderland.com
Recession Woe #1: Stress
The human stress response is designed to be temporary, to give us an extra boost of energy, strength and speed when in immediate danger. When human beings are stressed, we release a barrage of hormones that tinker with our bodies’ nervous systems. But when the ’situation’ doesn’t resolve soon enough, these compounds and their effects can be devastating. Under stress, humans release adrenalin and cortisol, which speed up our heart rates, slow digestion, alter blood flow, and generally manipulate our autonomic nervous system (the one which controls our unconscious bodily actions like digestion).
In times of chronic stress, the constant high levels of these hormones wreaks havoc on our bodies. These hormones deplete our essential vitamins, affect our sleep patterns, immune function, cognitive function and just about everything else in our bodies. Stress can lead to increased susceptibility to or occurrence of infections, muscle pains, low fertility, weight gain, acne, asthma, and even sexual dysfunction. And what begins as headaches and weakened immune systems can lead to a whole host of disorders from depression to diabetes, obesity, and even cancer. It’s been estimated that over 90% of doctor’s visits are actually for stress-related symptoms.
Recession Woe #2: Fitness
As the economy collapses, the dollar just isn’t worth what it used to be, and everyone is essentially making less money, even if you haven’t lost your job. It has been shown time and time again that weight is related to income level. Recent studies have found that for every 10% increase in poverty there will be a 6% increase in obesity.2 For one reason or another, the less money you have, the higher the probability that you’re overweight or obese. While some of the reasons for weight gain with income loss are nutrition related, some is due to lower levels of exercise and activity.
A Gym – find your way there! For starters, go out of your way to beat your excuses. Too little free time? Get up a little earlier. Getting the blood pumping in the AM will wake you up and make you feel more alive and ready for your day. Too tired? That’s because you’re not exercising! Researchers from California State University, Long Beach, found that just 10 minutes of brisk walking can give you up to two hours of increased energy. Get friends and family involved - make excuses to play sports together or go for walks in your neighborhood.
Recession Woe #3: Diet
When Which?, a non-profit consumer watchdog, asked UK residents about their dietary habits, almost 1/4 of them said that the economic crisis had made healthy eating a lower priority.3 Over half said they would eat healthier if they could afford it. So our monetary woes have translated to poor food choices which in turn is having a negative impact on our health. Other studies have shown that lower income level is related to poor nutrition, presumably because the sugary, unhealthy foods are appetizing and cheaper than their healthy alternatives.
A UK cabinet office report estimated the monetary effect of illnesses caused by poor food choices was at least £6 billion every year, which more than twice the amount attributed automobile accidents and three times the amount attributed to smoking, and may be as high as £18 billion.4 So we lose money, which makes us eat poorly, and thus we cost ourselves more money in doctor and hospital bills: its a self-fulfilling cycle. To drive the point home, the report says that simply consuming five portions of fruit and vegetables per day could prevent 42,000 premature deaths a year (reducing salt intake could save another 20,200 lives, and cutting saturated fat, other 3,500). Skimping on nutrition isn’t a great way to cut spending - it’s a great way to cost yourself much more, in quality of life and in healthcare costs.
Key to Keeping Healthy Without Breaking the Bank - Make Good Choices
Overall, the key to staying healthy in a poor economy is to make good choices. After all, you know already you shouldn’t skimp on nutrition and exercise - our kids learn that in grade school. But maybe you’ve let the economic crisis get to you. Or maybe you just needed some ideas of how to beat the blues. Either way, take some time to evaluate your life and see if the economy is affecting your health. Your health doesn’t have to fall just because the stock prices do. Remember, just keep yourself active, eat right, and find ways to have fun. The best thing you can do for yourself in these times is treat your mind and body right.
1. Unemployment and Health. Dorling, D. BMJ 338, b829, 2009.
2. Household instability, area poverty and obesity in urban mothers and their children. Chambers EC, Duarte CS, Yang FM. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 20(1), 2009.
3. Which? Heathy Eating For All Campaign.
4. Food Matters: Towards a Strategy for the 21st Century. A Strategy Unit Report, United Kingdom Cabinet Office, 2008.
Get 17 servings of fresh, raw, vine ripened fruits and veggies in you and your family every day for only 69 cents a day! Sleep well and feel good knowing that your family is getting the nutrition they need! www.sherryfritz.com
Mar 18, 2009 | By: Christie Wilcox excerpted from www.Nutritionwonderland.com
Recession Woe #1: Stress
The human stress response is designed to be temporary, to give us an extra boost of energy, strength and speed when in immediate danger. When human beings are stressed, we release a barrage of hormones that tinker with our bodies’ nervous systems. But when the ’situation’ doesn’t resolve soon enough, these compounds and their effects can be devastating. Under stress, humans release adrenalin and cortisol, which speed up our heart rates, slow digestion, alter blood flow, and generally manipulate our autonomic nervous system (the one which controls our unconscious bodily actions like digestion).
In times of chronic stress, the constant high levels of these hormones wreaks havoc on our bodies. These hormones deplete our essential vitamins, affect our sleep patterns, immune function, cognitive function and just about everything else in our bodies. Stress can lead to increased susceptibility to or occurrence of infections, muscle pains, low fertility, weight gain, acne, asthma, and even sexual dysfunction. And what begins as headaches and weakened immune systems can lead to a whole host of disorders from depression to diabetes, obesity, and even cancer. It’s been estimated that over 90% of doctor’s visits are actually for stress-related symptoms.
Recession Woe #2: Fitness
As the economy collapses, the dollar just isn’t worth what it used to be, and everyone is essentially making less money, even if you haven’t lost your job. It has been shown time and time again that weight is related to income level. Recent studies have found that for every 10% increase in poverty there will be a 6% increase in obesity.2 For one reason or another, the less money you have, the higher the probability that you’re overweight or obese. While some of the reasons for weight gain with income loss are nutrition related, some is due to lower levels of exercise and activity.
A Gym – find your way there! For starters, go out of your way to beat your excuses. Too little free time? Get up a little earlier. Getting the blood pumping in the AM will wake you up and make you feel more alive and ready for your day. Too tired? That’s because you’re not exercising! Researchers from California State University, Long Beach, found that just 10 minutes of brisk walking can give you up to two hours of increased energy. Get friends and family involved - make excuses to play sports together or go for walks in your neighborhood.
Recession Woe #3: Diet
When Which?, a non-profit consumer watchdog, asked UK residents about their dietary habits, almost 1/4 of them said that the economic crisis had made healthy eating a lower priority.3 Over half said they would eat healthier if they could afford it. So our monetary woes have translated to poor food choices which in turn is having a negative impact on our health. Other studies have shown that lower income level is related to poor nutrition, presumably because the sugary, unhealthy foods are appetizing and cheaper than their healthy alternatives.
A UK cabinet office report estimated the monetary effect of illnesses caused by poor food choices was at least £6 billion every year, which more than twice the amount attributed automobile accidents and three times the amount attributed to smoking, and may be as high as £18 billion.4 So we lose money, which makes us eat poorly, and thus we cost ourselves more money in doctor and hospital bills: its a self-fulfilling cycle. To drive the point home, the report says that simply consuming five portions of fruit and vegetables per day could prevent 42,000 premature deaths a year (reducing salt intake could save another 20,200 lives, and cutting saturated fat, other 3,500). Skimping on nutrition isn’t a great way to cut spending - it’s a great way to cost yourself much more, in quality of life and in healthcare costs.
Key to Keeping Healthy Without Breaking the Bank - Make Good Choices
Overall, the key to staying healthy in a poor economy is to make good choices. After all, you know already you shouldn’t skimp on nutrition and exercise - our kids learn that in grade school. But maybe you’ve let the economic crisis get to you. Or maybe you just needed some ideas of how to beat the blues. Either way, take some time to evaluate your life and see if the economy is affecting your health. Your health doesn’t have to fall just because the stock prices do. Remember, just keep yourself active, eat right, and find ways to have fun. The best thing you can do for yourself in these times is treat your mind and body right.
1. Unemployment and Health. Dorling, D. BMJ 338, b829, 2009.
2. Household instability, area poverty and obesity in urban mothers and their children. Chambers EC, Duarte CS, Yang FM. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 20(1), 2009.
3. Which? Heathy Eating For All Campaign.
4. Food Matters: Towards a Strategy for the 21st Century. A Strategy Unit Report, United Kingdom Cabinet Office, 2008.
Get 17 servings of fresh, raw, vine ripened fruits and veggies in you and your family every day for only 69 cents a day! Sleep well and feel good knowing that your family is getting the nutrition they need! www.sherryfritz.com
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Swine Flu - What You've Not Been Told!
H1N1 influenza is not a hoax. But the way it's being reported by health authorities and the mainstream media certainly is. Read here to find out why...
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H1N1 influenza is not a hoax. But the way it's being reported by health authorities and the mainstream media certainly is. Read here to find out why...
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Tips For Keeping Your Children Healthy During Flu Season
The best thing you can do to keep you children from getting the flu is to strengthen their immune system and keep little hands clean.
Click here to read Dr. Sears tips on keeping your children healthy through the flu season.
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Tips For Keeping Your Children Healthy During Flu Season
The best thing you can do to keep you children from getting the flu is to strengthen their immune system and keep little hands clean.
Click here to read Dr. Sears tips on keeping your children healthy through the flu season.
http://ping.fm/B9twb
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20 shortcuts to better health
Belleville News-Democrat Tue, 12 May 2009 01:06 AM PDT
Exercise for 30 minutes. Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables. Walk 10,000 steps. A get-healthy to-do list can seem endless and over whelming, but here are a few doctor approved tips that will save you time and money while maintaining good health habits from Woman's Day magazine:
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Keep it simple! small changes can make big differences!
Belleville News-Democrat Tue, 12 May 2009 01:06 AM PDT
Exercise for 30 minutes. Eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables. Walk 10,000 steps. A get-healthy to-do list can seem endless and over whelming, but here are a few doctor approved tips that will save you time and money while maintaining good health habits from Woman's Day magazine:
http://ping.fm/eO4xB
Keep it simple! small changes can make big differences!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Antioxidants Blunt Exercise Benefit, Study Shows!
Every new research is showing that vitamins don't work! Why? email me! sherry@sherryfritz.com
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Every new research is showing that vitamins don't work! Why? email me! sherry@sherryfritz.com
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
The You Docs Tip of the Day: It's easy to give your body what it wants
BY MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D., AND MEHMET OZ, M.D. - KING FEATURES SYNDICATE
Published: 05/08/09
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How many fruits and vegetables did you eat today? Yesterday? Thought so. Most people don't get enough produce, even though getting more is an easy way to make yourself look, feel and be sexier. Not worried about being sexier? Then choose it because it makes your immune system and arteries younger: Produce keeps your blood pressure, your lousy cholesterol and your risk of heart disease and cancer low. Yes, fruits and veggies increase your libido and are just cool for your body!
An easy way to get fruits and veggies in your body every day! http://ping.fm/tZy2f
BY MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D., AND MEHMET OZ, M.D. - KING FEATURES SYNDICATE
Published: 05/08/09
http://ping.fm/Z7wUN
How many fruits and vegetables did you eat today? Yesterday? Thought so. Most people don't get enough produce, even though getting more is an easy way to make yourself look, feel and be sexier. Not worried about being sexier? Then choose it because it makes your immune system and arteries younger: Produce keeps your blood pressure, your lousy cholesterol and your risk of heart disease and cancer low. Yes, fruits and veggies increase your libido and are just cool for your body!
An easy way to get fruits and veggies in your body every day! http://ping.fm/tZy2f
Fruits and veggies:A tough sell to kids
One of the reasons today's children are battling obesity is that they aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables.Detroit News - May 08 10:15 PM
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We are educated kids! Call me for a copy of Dr. David Katz's Nutrition Detectives program for kids!
One of the reasons today's children are battling obesity is that they aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables.Detroit News - May 08 10:15 PM
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We are educated kids! Call me for a copy of Dr. David Katz's Nutrition Detectives program for kids!
Monday, May 4, 2009
The Fitness Effect
A LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES at Voce’ Ristorante
BE HEALTHY- FEEL GOOD- LOOK GOOD
Join us for Lunch and watch a 20 minuite DVD "The Fitness Effect"
Special guest, personal trainer, Russ Warrington of Whole Self Fitness!
Travis Broussard: bodybiullding champion and certified strength and fitness trainer.
Steve Coulter: former professional Surf Ironman and certified fitness trainer.
Tamara Hunter, M.D.: exercise physiologist and OBGYN.
Julie Herbst: former aerobics instructor and certified fitness trainer.
Jeff Olson: three-time national downhill champion and two-time U.S. Olympic Skier.
David Phillips, M.D.: sports medicine specialist and All-American Ironman triathlete.
Paul Stricker, M.D.: sports medicine pediatrician and former U.S. Olympic physician.
TIME: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
PLACE: The Voce’ Ristorante 9719 N Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Enjoy a delicious and healthy lunch AND Listen to the current ideas on Prevention, Raising you energy levels, and Slowing down the aging process! Watch a 20 minute DVD Presentation by four health professionals about new, practical ways to help promote a healthy lifestyle ! Lunch and Lecture is FREE!
RSVP to Sherry Fritz at 480-606-8427
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Next Shred Group is June 4! Whether it's weight loss or jump start your health, you'll love SHRED10 What's SHRED10?
