The November 25 edition of the Wall Street Journal has a great article titled, 'Flu Fighters in your Food'! It says that new research points to ways to boost immunity by making sure your diet has the right nutrients! How many times have you heard me say that! Email me for the complete article and if you are not getting 17 servings of fresh, raw, vine ripened fruits and vegetables in your body every day ask me how to get started for $1.50 a day!
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
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Live like a champion
Eureka Times-Standard Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:49 AM PST
Students at several local elementary schools recently took a pledge to �Live Like a Champion� by eating more fruits and vegetables and getting regular exercise.
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Eureka Times-Standard Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:49 AM PST
Students at several local elementary schools recently took a pledge to �Live Like a Champion� by eating more fruits and vegetables and getting regular exercise.
Sherry Fritz
866-508-2910
www.sherrytakesjuiceplus.com
www.getfitandfab.com
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
What Soft Drinks are Doing to Your Body
By Dr. Maoshing
Ni - Posted on Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 12:29 pm PDT
Soda, pop, cola, soft drink —
whatever you call it, it is one of the worst beverages that you could be
drinking for your health. As the debate for whether to put a tax on the sale of
soft drinks continues, you should know how they affect your body so that you can
make an informed choice on your own.
Soft drinks are hard on your
health
Soft drinks contain little to no vitamins or other essential
nutrients. However, it is what they do contain that is the problem:
caffeine, carbonation, simple sugars — or worse, sugar substitutes — and often
food additives such as artificial coloring, flavoring, and
preservatives.
A lot of research has found that consumption of soft
drinks in high quantity, especially by children, is responsible for many health
problems that include tooth
decay, nutritional depletion, obesity,
type-2
diabetes, and heart
disease.
Why the sugar in soft drinks isn’t so
sweet
Most soft drinks contain a high amount of simple sugars. The
USDA recommendation of sugar consumption for a 2,000-calorie diet is a daily
allotment of 10 teaspoons of added sugars. Many soft drinks contain
more than this amount!
Just why is too much sugar so unhealthy?
Well, to start, let's talk about what happens to you as sugar enters your body.
When you drink sodas that are packed with simple sugars, the pancreas is called
upon to produce and release insulin, a hormone that empties the sugar in your
blood stream into all the tissues and cells for usage. The result of
overindulging in simple sugar is raised insulin levels. Raised blood insulin
levels beyond the norm can lead to depression of the immune system, which in
turn weakens your ability to fight disease.
Something else to consider
is that most of the excess sugar ends up being stored as fat in your body, which
results in weight gain and elevates risk for heart disease and cancer. One study found that when
subjects were given refined sugar, their white blood cell count decreased
significantly for several hours afterwards. Another study discovered that rats
fed a high-sugar diet had a substantially elevated rate of breast cancer when compared to
rats on a regular diet.
The health effects of diet
soda
You may come to the conclusion that diet or sugar-free soda is
a better choice. However, one study discovered that drinking one or more soft
drinks a day — and it didn’t matter whether it was diet or regular — led to a
30% greater chance of weight gain around the belly.
Diet soda is filled
with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, or saccharin. These
artificial sweeteners pose a threat to your health. Saccharin, for instance, has
been found to be carcinogenic, and studies have found that it produced bladder
cancer in rats.
Aspartame, commonly known as nutrasweet, is a chemical
that stimulates the brain to think the food is sweet. It breaks down into
acpartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol at a temperature of 86 degrees.
(Remember, your stomach is somewhere around 98 degrees.) An article put out by
the University of Texas found that aspartame has been linked to obesity. The
process of stimulating the brain causes more cravings for sweets and leads to
carbohydrate loading.
Carbonation depletes
calcium
Beverages with bubbles contain phosphoric acid, which can
severely deplete the blood calcium levels; calcium is a key component of the
bone matrix. With less concentration of calcium over a long time, it can lower
deposition rates so that bone mass and density suffer. This means that drinking
sodas and carbonated water increases your risk of osteoporosis.
Add in the caffeine usually present in soft drinks, and you are in for
even more trouble. Caffeine can deplete the body’s calcium, in addition to
stimulating your central nervous system and contributing to stress, a racing mind, and insomnia.
Skip
the soda and go for:
• Fresh water
Water is
a vital beverage for good health. Each and every cell needs water to perform its
essential functions. Since studies show that tap water is filled with
contaminants, antibiotics, and a number of other unhealthy substances, consider
investing in a quality carbon-based filter for your tap water. To find out more
about a high-performance filtration system, click here.
On the
go? Try using a stainless steel thermos or glass bottle, filled with filtered
water. Enhance the flavor of your water with a refreshing infusion of basil,
mint leaves, and a drop of honey.
• Fruit Juice
If
you are a juice drinker, try watering down your juice to cut back on the sugar
content. Buy a jar of organic 100% juice, especially cranberry, acai,
pomegranate, and then dilute three parts filtered water to one part juice. You
will get a subtle sweet taste and the benefit of antioxidants. After a couple of
weeks, you will no longer miss the sweetness of sugary concentrated
juices.
• Tea
Tea gently lifts your energy and has
numerous health benefits. Black, green, white, and oolong teas all contain
antioxidant polyphenols. In fact, tea ranks as high or higher than many fruits
and vegetables on the ORAC scale, the score that measures antioxidant potential
of plant-based foods.
Herbal tea does not have the same antioxidant
properties, though it is still a great beverage choice with other health
benefits, such as inducing calming and relaxing effects.
If tea doesn’t
satisfy your sweet tooth, try adding cinnamon or a little honey, which has
important health benefits that refined sugar lacks. For a selection of healthy
teas that promote total body wellness, click
here. Drink up!
I hope you find the ways and means to avoid soft
drinks. I invite you to visit often and share your own personal health and
longevity tips with me.
May you live long, live strong, and live
happy!
By Dr. Maoshing
Ni - Posted on Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 12:29 pm PDT
Soda, pop, cola, soft drink —
whatever you call it, it is one of the worst beverages that you could be
drinking for your health. As the debate for whether to put a tax on the sale of
soft drinks continues, you should know how they affect your body so that you can
make an informed choice on your own.
Soft drinks are hard on your
health
Soft drinks contain little to no vitamins or other essential
nutrients. However, it is what they do contain that is the problem:
caffeine, carbonation, simple sugars — or worse, sugar substitutes — and often
food additives such as artificial coloring, flavoring, and
preservatives.
A lot of research has found that consumption of soft
drinks in high quantity, especially by children, is responsible for many health
problems that include tooth
decay, nutritional depletion, obesity,
type-2
diabetes, and heart
disease.
Why the sugar in soft drinks isn’t so
sweet
Most soft drinks contain a high amount of simple sugars. The
USDA recommendation of sugar consumption for a 2,000-calorie diet is a daily
allotment of 10 teaspoons of added sugars. Many soft drinks contain
more than this amount!
Just why is too much sugar so unhealthy?
Well, to start, let's talk about what happens to you as sugar enters your body.
When you drink sodas that are packed with simple sugars, the pancreas is called
upon to produce and release insulin, a hormone that empties the sugar in your
blood stream into all the tissues and cells for usage. The result of
overindulging in simple sugar is raised insulin levels. Raised blood insulin
levels beyond the norm can lead to depression of the immune system, which in
turn weakens your ability to fight disease.
Something else to consider
is that most of the excess sugar ends up being stored as fat in your body, which
results in weight gain and elevates risk for heart disease and cancer. One study found that when
subjects were given refined sugar, their white blood cell count decreased
significantly for several hours afterwards. Another study discovered that rats
fed a high-sugar diet had a substantially elevated rate of breast cancer when compared to
rats on a regular diet.
The health effects of diet
soda
You may come to the conclusion that diet or sugar-free soda is
a better choice. However, one study discovered that drinking one or more soft
drinks a day — and it didn’t matter whether it was diet or regular — led to a
30% greater chance of weight gain around the belly.
Diet soda is filled
with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, or saccharin. These
artificial sweeteners pose a threat to your health. Saccharin, for instance, has
been found to be carcinogenic, and studies have found that it produced bladder
cancer in rats.
Aspartame, commonly known as nutrasweet, is a chemical
that stimulates the brain to think the food is sweet. It breaks down into
acpartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol at a temperature of 86 degrees.
(Remember, your stomach is somewhere around 98 degrees.) An article put out by
the University of Texas found that aspartame has been linked to obesity. The
process of stimulating the brain causes more cravings for sweets and leads to
carbohydrate loading.
Carbonation depletes
calcium
Beverages with bubbles contain phosphoric acid, which can
severely deplete the blood calcium levels; calcium is a key component of the
bone matrix. With less concentration of calcium over a long time, it can lower
deposition rates so that bone mass and density suffer. This means that drinking
sodas and carbonated water increases your risk of osteoporosis.
Add in the caffeine usually present in soft drinks, and you are in for
even more trouble. Caffeine can deplete the body’s calcium, in addition to
stimulating your central nervous system and contributing to stress, a racing mind, and insomnia.
Skip
the soda and go for:
• Fresh water
Water is
a vital beverage for good health. Each and every cell needs water to perform its
essential functions. Since studies show that tap water is filled with
contaminants, antibiotics, and a number of other unhealthy substances, consider
investing in a quality carbon-based filter for your tap water. To find out more
about a high-performance filtration system, click here.
On the
go? Try using a stainless steel thermos or glass bottle, filled with filtered
water. Enhance the flavor of your water with a refreshing infusion of basil,
mint leaves, and a drop of honey.
• Fruit Juice
If
you are a juice drinker, try watering down your juice to cut back on the sugar
content. Buy a jar of organic 100% juice, especially cranberry, acai,
pomegranate, and then dilute three parts filtered water to one part juice. You
will get a subtle sweet taste and the benefit of antioxidants. After a couple of
weeks, you will no longer miss the sweetness of sugary concentrated
juices.
• Tea
Tea gently lifts your energy and has
numerous health benefits. Black, green, white, and oolong teas all contain
antioxidant polyphenols. In fact, tea ranks as high or higher than many fruits
and vegetables on the ORAC scale, the score that measures antioxidant potential
of plant-based foods.
Herbal tea does not have the same antioxidant
properties, though it is still a great beverage choice with other health
benefits, such as inducing calming and relaxing effects.
If tea doesn’t
satisfy your sweet tooth, try adding cinnamon or a little honey, which has
important health benefits that refined sugar lacks. For a selection of healthy
teas that promote total body wellness, click
here. Drink up!
I hope you find the ways and means to avoid soft
drinks. I invite you to visit often and share your own personal health and
longevity tips with me.
May you live long, live strong, and live
happy!
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