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PRESCRIPTION FOR LOSING BELLY FAT

2011-12-14T22:06:00.002-06:00

PRESCRIPTION FOR LOSING BELLY FAT

Be Aware Of The Dangers Of Too Much Belly Fat

Belly fat promotes insulin storage, which increases hunger and cravings for sugar and carbohydrates, further boosts fat storage around the belly area.

The fatter a person gets, the more insulin-resistant they become, which

creates a vicious cycle of craving carbs and sugar, unwanted weight gain, yo-yo dieting, becoming hungry and gaining more weight again and again.

There are two types of belly fat to be aware of...

Subcutaneous Fat - Is the visible kind of fat just above your hips that jiggles and looks unattractive;

Visceral Fat - Not visable, but hides out deep in the abs and wraps itself around vital organs.

While subcutaneous fat can make you look and feel unattractively fat, it is the invisable visceral fat that is the real problem. Visceral fat functions like an endocrine system because it is metabolically active itself. It releases enzymes and hormones into the bloodstream that raise blood pressure, increase bad cholesterol (LDL) and lower good (HDL) cholesterol.

Visceral fat also interferes with the body's ability to use insulin and increases estrogen levels. Too much visceral fat can increase the risk
of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes and other unhealthy conditions.

A Successful Battle Against Belly Fat
Is Easier Than You May Think

Use These Proven Ways To Lose Belly Fat:

1. Cut Back On Carbs and Sugar...

It is important to immediately reduce sugars, simple carbohydrates, processed foods and any products made with high fructose corn syrup aspartame, splenda .
It absorbs quickly, boosts inflammation, blood glucose and insulin levels. Drink plenty of water.

2. Don't Use Artificial Sweeteners As A Substitute...

Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame increase inflammation and insulin resistance, ultimately triggering increased storage of belly fat.

Try to keep your appetite satisfied (comfortably full) with a diet stimulating the body's metabolic function for efficient fat-burning. Your diet should consist of:
30% - 40% Protein,

30% - 40% Carbohydrates
No More Than 30% Total Fat

3. The Mediterranean Diet Is Ideal...

Traditionally, the Mediterranean diet includes high consumption of olive oil, legumes, beans, nuts,unrefined cereals, fruits, vegetables, fish, moderate servings of dairy, red wine, and keeping the consumption of red meat low.

It's deliciously-satisfying, simple and proven to be healthy... People following the Mediterranean diet lose more weight, maintain key improvements in cholesterol and reduced blood pressure. Subsequently, their risk of heart disease is lower more than people on a low-fat diet.

4. Specific Food-Source Nutrients Are Beneficial Against Belly Fat...

Omega-3 Fatty Acids from fish oil also help reduce damaging inflammation which promotes unhealthy insulin resistance and subsequent accumulation of belly fat.

Cinnamon Extract and Chromium have both been shown to lower insulin resistance, consider including supplements in your daily regimen

Green Tea contains catechins,the powerful antioxidants that have been proven in several studies to release fat cells and allow more efficient weight reduction.

5. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Are Nutrient Rich and They're
Full of Water and Fiber..

Fruits and veggies have the unique ability to expand in your stomach and fill you up with fewer calories and nearly no fat! That's why it's crucial to eat at least five servings daily...

6. Be Sure To Get At Least
2-3 Servings of Whole
Grains Daily...

Eating a diet high in whole grains and low in refined carbohydrates makes it
easier to minimize storage
of fat throughout the body.
Nutrition specialists and food scientists believe the dietary fiber and magnesium in whole grains may help maintain insulin sensitivity.

One of the most important areas currently being studied is the crucial role
of whole grains on measures of insulin sensitivity.

7. Physical Activity and Regular Exercise...

Never underestimate the importance of exercising for at least 30 minutes

a day, at least five days a week. A good combination of cardio, resistance (strength) training and interval training is best, depending on your age and general physical condition.

People who don't exercise are more likely to regain weight than those
who combined a healthy Mediteranean style diet with regular aerobic exercise five days a week. People who exercise regularly also improve their cholesterol levels, aerobic capacity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.

Reduce Belly Fat Quicker With "Interval" Training...

Interval training means alternating periods of intense exercise with low-intensity exercise or rest, and can be used successfully with any type

of aerobic sport, such as walking, biking or jogging. Alternate slow and

fast cycling or fast walking and running, recommends the Mayo Clinic.

For example... A 20-minute cycling regimen that includes sprinting on a stationary bike for 8 -10 seconds followed by 12 seconds of light cycling.
A person can lose more belly fat than those doing only cardio, even though the cardio workouts are almost twice as long!

It's also important to note that proper interval training suppresses the appetite hormone known as Ghrelin. Thus, a person naturally want to
eat less.

Weight Lifting (also known as resistance training and strength training) Is A Very Powerful Weapon Against Belly Fat...

In resistance training, a person increases their muscle strength and

endurance by doing repetitive exercises with weights or weight machines. Building lean muscle speeds up metabolism and fat burning efficiency.

Start to reap the rewards of resistance training with least 30 minutes two or three times a week.People can lift weights and do circuit-training at the gym, and do resistance crunches and push-ups at home or office.

Experts recommend performing the resistance training workout before your aerobic workout to get best overall results and to burn maximum fat.

When a person sucessfully decreases their belly fat, they will firm muscles in their central core: abs, back and chest, so they look fitter and slimmer.

8. Reduce Levels Of Stress, A Major Contributor To Gaining Fat...

With stress, the body increases its production of Cortisol, a dangerous hormone that increases the appetite and makes people crave high-fat, high-sugar comfort foods such as cookies, cake and ice cream which

all pack on unwanted, unhealthy pounds.

Research at Georgetown University Medical Center demonstrated that chronic long-term stress resulted in metabolic syndrome, a series of unhealthy symptoms including inflammation, weight gain, insulin resistance and increased belly fat.

To effectively reduce stress, try gentle stretching, deep breathing, yoga or meditation, or take a long nature walk.

9. Adequate Sleep Is Also An Important Factor In Long-Term
Reduction Of Belly Fat...

Studies show that inadequate sleep affects levels of two key appetite hormones, Leptin (which decreases hunger) and Ghrelin (which increases hunger).

Several studies have proven that people who sleep only 5 hours compared to those who sleep at least 8 hours experience a dramatic decrease in Leptin and increase in Ghrelin, resulting in additional weight gain.

The increase in appetite and craving of high-carb foods like cookies, candy and cakes, rise significantly when a person skimps on sleep!.

Be sure to get at least 7 - 8 hours of quality, restful sleep each night.

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Milk Thistle Extract Stops Lung Cancer In Laboratory Mice, New Study Shows

2011-12-11T11:31:00.002-06:00

Tissue with wound-like conditions allows tumors to grow and spread. In mouse lung cancer cells, treatment with silibinin, a major component of milk thistle, removed the molecular billboards that signal these wound-like

conditions and so stopped the spread of these lung cancers, according to a recent study published in the journal Molecular Carcinogenesis.

Though the natural extract has been used for more than 2,000 years,
mostly to treat disorders of the liver and gallbladder, this is one of the first carefully controlled and reported studies to find benefit.

How it works...

Basically, in a cell there can be a chain of signals, one leading to the next, to the next, and eventually to an end product. And so if you would like to eliminate an end product, you may look to break a link in the signaling
chain that leads to it. The end products COX2 and iNOS are enzymes involved with the inflammatory response to perceived wounds -- both can aid tumor growth. Far upstream in the signaling chain that leads to these

unwanted enzymes are STAT1 and STAT3.

These transcription factors allow the blueprint of DNA to bind with

proteins that continue the signal cascade, eventually leading to the production of harmful COX2 and iNOS.

Stop STAT1 and STAT3 and you break the chain that leads to COX2 and iNOS -- and the growth of lung tumors along with them.

"This relatively nontoxic substance, a derivative of milk thistle silibinin was able to inhibit the upstream signals that lead to the expression of COX2 and iNOS," say research scientists from the University of Colorado - Skaggs School of Pharmacy and the laboratory of University of Colorado Cancer Center.

In addition, the researchers compared the effects of silibinin to drugs currently in clinical trials for lung cancer. Would drugs that target other signaling pathways, other linked chains, similarly cut into the production

of COX2 and iNOS?

It turned out that inhibiting the chains of JAK1/2 and MEK in combination and also inhibiting the signaling pathways of EGFR and NF-kB in combination blocked the ability of STAT1 and STAT3 to trap the energy
they needed to eventually signal COX2 and iNOS production.

Compared to these multi-million dollar drugs, naturally-occurring silibinin blocked not only the expression of COX2 and iNOS, but also the migration of existing lung cancer cells.

"What we showed is that STAT1 and STAT3 may be promising therapeutic targets in the treatment of lung cancer, no matter how you target them," the researchers reported. "And also that naturally-derived products like silibinin may be as effective as today's best treatments."

This work was supported by NCI RO1 grant CA113876.

Story Source: University of Colorado Denver.

Journal Reference: Silibinin modulates TNF-α and IFN-γ mediated signaling to regulate COX2 and iNOS expression in tumorigenic

mouse lung epithelial LM2 cells. Molecular Carcinogenesis, 2011;

University of Colorado Denver (2011, November 15). Milk thistle extract stops lung cancer in laboratory mice, study shows.

This article is for informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Contact your doctor or healthcare professional for medical and nutritional consultation.

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How Cell Death Occurs From Fat And Sugar Overload

2011-11-20T14:34:00.001-06:00

How Cell Death Occurs From Fat
And Sugar Overload

Excess fat and sugar don't just pack on the pounds but also cause
severe metabolic stress and can push some cells in the body to commit suicide. These cells don't have the ability to tolerate the toxic environment excess fat and sugar cause, and ultimately initiate their own death.

Research scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in
St. Louis have recently discovered three unexpected culprits that help
a cell overloaded with fat commit suicide. They've demonstrated that
these molecules leading a cell to self-destruct are small strands of RNA,
not proteins. Since these small nuclear RNAs play well-known roles
in building proteins, the researchers were surprised to discover them
killing cells.

The research has been published in Cell Metabolism. It is the first study
to link these small RNA molecules to the cellular damage characteristic
of common metabolic diseases like diabetes.

"When these three RNAs are present, the cells die in response to
metabolic stress, such as exposure to large amounts of fats," says cardiologist Jean E. Schaffer, MD, the Virginia Minnich Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Washington University. "But if these three
RNAs are missing, the cells don't die."

It's important to recognize that cell suicide is a natural process that protects healthy tissues from damaged cells, but the process can sometimes fall out of balance. For example, if the cell death pathway
gets shut down, damaged cells may
divide and lead to cancer.

Conversely, too much cell death due to abnormal metabolites, such as high levels of fats and sugar, can impair the function of tissues in the body. This type of excess cell death is involved with
diabetes complications such as heart failure. It is important to
understand how abnormal metabolites cause cells to die, it will be
helpful in the search for effective new therapies.

According to Dr.Schaffer, who is also the director of the Diabetic Cardiovascular Disease Center and Diabetes Research Training
Center at the School of Medicine, the fact that small RNA molecules
are involved in this cell death pathway is totally unexpected.

"When we set out to find genes causing cellular damage due to excess
fat, we were expecting to find genes that code for proteins," she explains. "Instead, we identified an entirely new function for three small nuclear RNAs. Unrelated to their well-defined role in the cell's protein-making machinery, we discovered they participate in how cells go on to die
from overload of nutrients."

In a classic genetics experiment, the researchers initially identified a genetic region that, when disabled, allows cells to continue living in high
fat and high sugar conditions. While the region codes for a protein, they demonstrated that the protein itself is not involved in initiating cell death.

"At first this result really puzzled us," Dr. Schaffer continued. "The
mutation occurs in a region that encodes a protein, as we might expect.
But returning the protein to the mutated cells did not return the cell death response."

The three small nuclear RNAs function together not only to promote
cell death from nutrient excess, but also to promote more general mechanisms of cell death in diseased tissues.

As a cardiologist who treats patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Dr. Schaffer explains how a multifaceted approach is necessary to manage
the complexities of metabolic diseases like diabetes and obesity. Encouraging patients to reduce the amount of fat and sugar in the diet
is a key strategy for treatment.

When dieatry modification becomes ineffective, it would be helpful to
have other ways to reduce cellular damage from excess fats in the
muscles, heart, pancreas, liver and other organs and the team continues
to pursue the search for possible treatments. "That's where our future
work is headed."

This research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation, the Washington University Diabetes Research Training Center and the Washington University Metabolomics facility.

Story Source: Washington University School of Medicine.

Journal Reference: Small nuclear RNAs U32a, U33 and U35a
are critical mediators of metabolic stress. Cell Metabolism, July 2011

This article is for informational and educational purposes only, and is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Contact your doctor or healthcare professional for medical and nutritional consultation.

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Using Canned Oxygen for Weight Loss

2011-11-02T11:07:00.001-05:00

When it comes to weight loss, there are 2 main factors to consider: diet and exercise. Losing weight typically boils down to one simple rule: burn more calories than you eat, and you will lose weight - eat more calories than you burn, and you will gain weight.

Obviously, oxygen will not be able to help you in the diet department. However, it can definitely help you be able to exercise harder and for longer periods of time, which should result in more calories burned.

One of the main reasons people fail to reach their weight loss goals is that they are too out of shape to be able to work out long enough or hard enough to burn the calories needed to lose weight. Most overweight people are out of shape, so when they start on an exercise program, their heart and lungs are not able to keep up with the oxygen demands of their bodies while exercising. Thus, they get winded very quickly, get dizzy, get headaches, or even get nauseated in a very short period of time. And once these negative physiological reactions to exercise kick in, it is very easy for a person to simply QUIT.

Herein lies the value of recreational canned oxygen in your weight loss program. By supplying your body with shots of oxygen before or during exercise, your body will be able to exercise longer and harder without these negative reactions. The reason your heart beats faster and you breath harder during exercise is because your body is trying to get more oxygen to its tissues. And the reason you get dizzy, get headaches, or get nauseated is because your body is reacting to the fact that it is oxygen deprived. It's all about oxygen.

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How Many People Go to Work with a Hangover Each Day?

2011-10-26T10:59:00.004-05:00

500,000

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IS LACTIC ACID LIMITING YOUR TRAINING CAPACITY?

2011-10-20T19:00:00.007-05:00

If it is, you need to try OXYGEN-LOADING before your workouts!

When you exert yourself, your body starts using up all of its oxygen supply. When your body doesn't have enough oxygen to support your exertion, your body goes into oxygen debt and begins to product lactic acid which leads to muscle fatigue and failure.

If you're the type of athlete that produces a lot of lactic acid and it is really limiting your training, you need to try flooding your body with oxygen BEFORE your workouts.

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Natural Ingredient From Coffee Boosts Protection Against Alzheimer's

2011-07-31T08:16:00.002-05:00

New research suggests four to five cups of caffeinated coffee a day could help fight off Alzheimer's disease, due to a naturally-occurring coffee ingredient that interacts with its caffeine content.

The controlled laboratory study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease provides the first evidence that caffeinated coffee offers the protective benefits, say the University of South Florida (USF) researchers.

According to the USF research team, the ingredient can boost blood levels of a "critical growth factor" GCSF (granulocyte colony stimulating factor), a substance greatly decreased in patients with
Alzheimer's disease and demonstrated to improve memory in Alzheimer's laboratory subjects.

Other drinks containing caffeine or decaffeinated coffee do not offer this protection, according to the researchers. They will conduct further extensive research to pinpoint the unidentified component so that other beverages can be enriched with the ingredient.

The researchers said "Hopefully, the coffee industry will soon become an active partner with Alzheimer's researchers to find
the protective ingredient in coffee and concentrate it in dietary sources,"

Methodology, Results and Analysis

In the study, the effects of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee were compared to those of caffeine alone on both Alzheimer's and normal subjects.

For both groups, treatment with caffeinated coffee greatly increased blood levels of GCSF; neither caffeine alone or decaffeinated coffee provided this effect, reported the researchers.The researchers used only "drip" coffee in their studies and do not know whether "instant" caffeinated coffee would provide the same GCSF response.

The researchers said they have also now collected clinical evidence of caffeine/coffee's ability to protect humans against Alzheimer's and will soon publish those findings.

GCSF can improve memory performance in the Alzheimer's mice in a various ways, say the scientists. First, GCSF recruits stem cells from bone marrow to enter the brain and remove the harmful beta-amyloid protein that initiates the disease.The substance also creates new connections between brain cells and increases the birth of new neurons in the brain.

"Caffeinated coffee provides a natural increase in blood GCSF levels," said the USF neuroscience researchers.

"The exact way that this occurs is not understood. There is a synergistic interaction between caffeine and some unique component of coffee that provides this beneficial increase in blood GCSF levels."

The USF researchers said they previously reported that four to five cups per day of coffee/caffeine is required to counteract the brain pathology and memory impairment in Alzheimer's subjects.

No Other Therapy Is Known

According to the researchers, no other Alzheimer's therapy being developed comes close to meeting all the criteria that coffee offers.

"No synthetic drugs have yet been developed to treat the underlying Alzheimer's disease process" they said.

"We see no reason why an inherently natural product such as coffee cannot be more beneficial and safer than medications, especially to protect against a disease that takes decades to become apparent after it starts in the brain."

Source: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Caffeine Synergizes with Another Coffee Component to Increase Plasma GCSF: Linkage to Cognitive Benefits in Alzheimer's
(Published online)
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Healthy Fat-Burning Chocolate Pudding Recipe

2011-07-09T18:25:00.005-05:00

Try This Absolutely Delicious (and Healthy) Fat-Burning Chocolate Pudding Recipe

...A pudding recipe that's high fiber, high protein, full of healthy fats, and low in sugar!!

by Mike Geary, Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Specialist
Author of best-seller: The Truth About Six Pack Abs

healthy chocolate pudding recipeWell, I've totally outdone myself with today's healthy chocolate pudding recipe... this is damn good!!

As you know, I always look for ways to make seemingly unhealthy foods into healthy fat-burning versions. Some popular recipes of mine in the past were when I made a truly healthy chocolate fudge (super popular), as well as my recipe for the worlds healthiest cheese steak.

But today, I want to show you my recipe for an amazingly healthy fat-burning chocolate pudding that's high in fiber, healthy fats, protein, and low in sugar, with ZERO artificial sweeteners and NO added sugars!

I know... I'm a freakin mad scientist with this stuff. But I actually got the idea for this recipe from Mens Fitness magazine... however, I changed it all around because I didn't like some of their ingredients, plus their recipe was too high in sugar in my opinion...and I added more protein.

Some of the ingredients may sound weird for a "pudding", but trust me, everybody I know that's tried this has loved it!

Here's the Geary version of Healthy Fat-Burning Chocolate Pudding:

(This recipe will make about 2-4 servings and is a great healthy dessert or late night snack)

1/2 of a ripe avocado (soft to touch)
approx 3 tablespoons of almond butter (preferably raw if possible)
approx 1/4 cup of unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk (preferably organic)
2 heaping tablespoons of organic cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
1 packet of stevia (or enough to your desired sweetness level)
1/2 to 3/4 of a scoop of chocolate protein powder (my new favorite is an awesome GRASS-FED raw whey protein Or Our Chocolate Protein shake from drinkact)
just a small pinch of sea salt

Put the avocado and almond butter into a bowl and mash together with a fork until smooth. Then add all of the other ingredients into the bowl and mix together vigorously until all is mixed and smooth. If you're good with a food processor, you can use that too, but I just mash everything together by hand.

If everything went right, the consistency will be similar to pudding... except normal pudding makes you FAT with loads of sugar! My healthy pudding recipe will actually HELP you to burn fat, control cravings, and satisfy your body's need for micro-nutrients, protein, healthy fats, and fiber.

If the pudding ends up too thick, simply add a bit more almond milk or coconut milk for more moisture until the consistency seems right.

If you want to get a little wild and add some more nutrient-rich additions, feel free to add some chopped pecans, chia seeds, rice bran, or walnuts at the end. And it tastes great to top this dish with some sliced strawberries!

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Coffee May Reduce Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer in Men

2011-07-04T09:27:00.006-05:00

Coffee May Reduce Risk of
Lethal Prostate Cancer in Men

Men who regularly drink coffee appear to have a lower risk
of developing a lethal form of prostate cancer, according to
a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers.

The study was published May 17, 2011, in an online edition
of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

"Few studies have specifically studied the association of coffee intake and the risk of lethal prostate cancer, the form of the disease that is the most critical to prevent. Our study is the
largest to date to examine whether coffee could lower the risk
of lethal prostate cancer," said the researchers.

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed form of
cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among U.S. men, affecting one in six men during their lifetime. More
than 2 million men in the U.S. and 16 million men worldwide
are prostate cancer survivors. Lethal prostate cancer causes death or spreads to the bones.

"At present we lack an understanding of risk factors that can be changed or controlled to lower the risk of lethal prostate cancer.
If our findings are validated, coffee could represent one modifiable factor that may lower the risk of developing the
most harmful form of prostate cancer," they also explained.

The researchers chose to study coffee because it contains many beneficial compounds that act as antioxidants, reduce inflammation, and regulate insulin, all of which may influence prostate cancer. Coffee has been associated in prior studies with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, gallstone
disease, and liver cancer or cirrhosis.

The study examined the association between coffee consumption and the risk of prostate cancer, particularly the risk for aggressive prostate cancer among 47,911 U.S. men in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study who reported their coffee consumption every four years from 1986 to 2008. During the study period, 5,035 cases of prostate cancer were reported, including 642 fatal or metastatic cases.

These Are The Major Findings:

Men who consumed the most coffee (six or more cups daily)
had nearly a 20% lower risk of developing any form of prostate cancer.

The inverse association with coffee was even stronger for aggressive prostate cancer. Men who drank the most coffee
had a 60% lower risk of developing lethal prostate cancer.

The reduction in risk was seen whether the men drank decaffeinated or regular coffee, and does not appear to be
due to caffeine.

Even drinking one to three cups of coffee per day was associated with a 30% lower risk of lethal prostate cancer.

Coffee drinkers were more likely to smoke and less likely to exercise, behaviors that may increase advanced prostate cancer risk. The other lifestyle factors were controlled for in the study and coffee still was associated with a lower risk.

The study was supported by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, the American Institute for Cancer Research, and the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Story Source: Harvard School of Public Health

Journal Reference:http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
Coffee Consumption and Prostate Cancer Risk and Progression in the Health http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifProfessionals Follow-up Study.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute May 17, 2011

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New Study Proves Cutting Down On Carbs Reduces Body Fat!

2011-07-03T18:02:00.002-05:00

New Study Proves
Cutting Down On Carbs
Reduces Body Fat!

A modest reduction in consumption of carbohydrate foods
may promote loss of deep belly fat, even with little or no
change in weight, an important new study reports.

Results of the study are being presented at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

When paired with weight loss, consumption of a moderately reduced carbohydrate diet can help achieve a reduction of
total body fat, according to researchers from the department
of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham.

"These changes could help reduce the risk of developing
Type 2 diabetes, stroke and coronary artery disease,"
they said, noting that excess visceral, or intra-abdominal,
fat raises the risk of these diseases.

The researchers conducted the study, with funding from the National Institutes of Health, in 69 overweight but healthy men and women. Subjects received food for two consecutive eight-week periods: first a weight maintenance intervention,
and then a weight loss intervention, which cut the number of calories that each person ate by 1,000 each day.

Subjects received either a standard lower-fat diet or a diet
with a modest reduction in carbohydrates, or "carbs," but slightly higher in fat than the standard diet. The moderately carb-restricted diet contained foods that had a relatively low glycemic index, a measure of the extent to which the food
raises blood glucose levels. This diet consisted of 43 percent calories from carbohydrates and 39 percent calories from fat, whereas the standard diet contained 55 percent of calories from carbohydrates and 27 percent from fat. Protein made
up the other 18 percent of each diet.

At the beginning and end of each study phase, the researchers measured the subjects' fat deep inside the abdomen and their total body fat using computed tomography (CT) and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans.

After the weight maintenance phase, subjects who consumed the moderately carb-restricted diet had 11 percent less deep abdominal fat than those who ate the standard diet.

During the weight loss phase, subjects on both diets lost
weight. However, the moderately carb-restricted diet promoted a 4 percent greater loss of total body fat, the researchers said. "For individuals willing to go on a http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifweight-loss diet, a modest reduction in carbohydrate-containing foods may help them preferentially lose fat, rather than lean tissue; The moderately reduced carbohydrate diet allows a variety of foods to meet personal preferences."

Story Source:

The Endocrine Society (2011, June 24) "Cut down on 'carbs' to reduce body fat"

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Protein Sources Measure Up For Weight Control

2011-06-26T09:40:00.002-05:00

How Various Protein Sources

Measure Up For Weight Control

Important New Research Focuses On Protein and Amino Acids For Weight Management

Scientific literature supports an important role for high protein dietary intake to boost a feeling of fullness and enhance weight loss. Interestingly, the source of protein, whether it be animal or plant, does not seem to affect the potential benefits, says a new study review.

A review of the literature confirms that, while there is evidence to support a role for high protein diets for enhancing satiety, energy burning, and fat loss, there is no clear evidence to indicate that there is a difference between plant and animal sources of protein.

Scientists from Laval University in Canada and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark present their findings in the journal "Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases"

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"Multiple dietary strategies aiming at reducing body weight and preventing weight gain have been proposed and, in recent years, high-protein diets have attracted considerable attention as possible weight management aids. Intake of protein has been shown to favorably influence satiety, thermogenesis, energy efficiency and body composition, particularly during weight- reducing programs," explained the scientists.

"Furthermore, a modest increase in dietary protein content has proven effective in preventing weight regain after a major weight loss in obese subjects, as demonstrated in the recent European multicenter trial known as "Diogenes."

"However, little is known about the effect of protein quality on the regulation of energy balance," they said.

In addressing this question, scientists from Copenhagen set out to test their hypothesis that plant and animal proteins provide similar effect on body weight regulation.

Reviewing the literature they found that animal proteins, and in particular dairy proteins, are superior to plant proteins for building muscle, but there was " no clear evidence to indicate whether there is a difference in the effect dependent on the source of the protein", they said.

The scientists do note, however, that the evidence to date from intervention studies is "inconclusive and the literature is still incomplete".

Daily Dietary Recommendations...

According to the American Food and Nutrition Board, the recommended dietary allowances (RDA) for protein and AA for adults are 0.8 g of protein per kg (2.2 lbs) of body weight. This is equivalent to about 56 grams for a 70 kg (154 lb.) person.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

There is no established upper limit.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
(Published online)
"Effect of proteins from different sources on body composition"

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Herbal Remedies Strongly Considered By Healthcare Experts As the New Antibiotics

2011-06-21T21:15:00.002-05:00

Herbal Remedies Strongly Considered By Healthcare Experts As the New Antibiotics

Cancer treatments often have the side effect of negatively impacting patients' immune system. This can result in life-threatening secondary infections from bacteria and fungi.

It is a major concern because certain bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, are becoming multi-drug resistant (MRSA). New research published by BioMed Central's open access journal Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials investigates the potency of Indian wild plants against bacterial and fungal infections in the mouths of oral
cancer patients.

Researchers from Rohtak, India, tested extracts from several plants used in traditional or folk medicine against microbials found in the mouths of oral cancer patients. Of the 40 patients involved in the study, 35 had compromised immune systems with severely reduced neutrophil counts. Several of the plants tested were able to significantly affect the growth of organisms collected by oral swab, and pure cultures of bacteria and fungi grown in the lab. This included Wild Asparagus, Desert Date, False Daisy, Curry Tree, Caster Oil Plant and Fenugreek.

Researchers reported, "Natural medicines are increasingly important in treating disease. Traditional knowledge provides a starting point in the search for plant-based medicines. We found that the extraction process had a huge effect on both the specificity and efficacy of the plant extracts against microbes.

Nevertheless several of the plants tested were broad spectrum antibiotics able to combat bacteria including E. coli, S. aureus and the fungi Candida and Aspergillus. Both Desert Date and Caster Oil Plant were especially able to target bacteria, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which are known to be difficult to treat with conventional antibiotics."

They explained, "Although the plants tested had a lower potency than conventional antibiotics they offer hope against resistant species. These results are a starting point for further testing in the lab and clinic."

Journal Reference:
Manju Panghal, Vivek Kaushal and Jaya Parkash Yadav. In vitro antimicrobial activity of ten medicinal plants against clinical isolates of oral cancer cases. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2011

Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice,
diagnosis or treatment.
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Anxiety and Depression.

2011-06-18T08:21:00.003-05:00

Anxiety and Depression Linked

To Dangerous Risk-Taking In

Young Drivers...

Young drivers who experience anxiety and depression are more likely to take risks on the road, according to a new study by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Australia.

The results of the study from QUT's Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland (CARRS-Q), have been published in the international journal "Injury Prevention."

The study of more than 760 young drivers determined anxiety and depression accounted for 8.5 per cent of the risky driving behavior reported by these young adults.

"The association was greater in women than in men, with 9.5 per cent being explained by psychological distress in women compared with 6.7 per cent in men," the researchers noted.

"We already know that psychological distress, such as
anxiety and depression, has been linked to risky behavior
in adolescents including unprotected sex, smoking and higher consumption of alcohol.

The objective of the study was look at whether or not psychological distress could also be linked to risky driving behaviors in young people, such as speeding, not wearing
a seat belt and using a mobile phone while at the wheel.The research could be used to identify young drivers most at risk
of psychological distress and therefore a greater crash risk
on the road through risky driving.

"Young people presenting to medical and mental health professionals could be screened for current psychological distress particularly if they have incurred injury through risky behavior," they said.

"These drivers could be targeted with specific road safety counter-measures and efforts made to improve their mental well-being by monitoring them for signs of depression and anxiety."

Previously, the relationship between novice risky driving behavior and psychological distress had not been clearly identified or quantified."Identifying at risk individuals is vital," they said."Once identified, interventions could be tailored to target particular groups of at-risk drivers and also from a mental health perspective this may result in improved well-being for the adolescent young driver."

Story Source:
Queensland University of Technology.
Journal Reference:
"The psychological distress of the young driver: a brief report" Injury Prevention
2011

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Aspirin Reduces the Risk of Recurrence in Prostate Cancer Patients

2011-06-14T15:39:00.001-05:00

Aspirin Reduces the Risk of Recurrence in Prostate Cancer Patients

Some studies have shown that blood-thinning medications, such as aspirin, can reduce biochemical failure, cancer recurrence that is detected by a rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, the risk of metastasis and even death in localized prostate cancer. Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have concluded the largest study, offering substantial data suggesting that aspirin improves outcomes in prostate cancer patients who have received radiotherapy.

A research team of radiation oncologists at Fox Chase, examined a database of over 2000 prostate cancer patients who underwent radiotherapy at Fox Chase between 1989 and 2006 and found that aspirin use lowers the risk of cancer recurrence. The scientists presented their findings on May 1 at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the American Radium Society.

The team found that the 761 men who took aspirin at or after the time of radiotherapy were less likely to experience biochemical failure (as indicated by the levels of PSA) than were the 1380 men who didn't take the drug.

After 10-years from completion of treatment, 31% of the men who took aspirin developed recurrence compared with 39% of non-aspirin users (p=0.0005). There was also a 2% improvement in 10-year prostate cancer related survival associated with aspirin use with a trend toward statistical significance (p=0.07). "We know that prostate cancer has a long natural history and 15 years or more may be necessary to detect significant difference in survival," the researchers explained. "Longer follow-up is needed, but these results
warrant further study."

Thus, aspirin could be a promising supplement to radiotherapy in prostate cancer patients, and its beneficial effects may generalize to other types of cancer. Still, they caution that "it's a little premature to say that men need to start taking aspirin if they have a history of prostate cancer."

The optimal dose, timing, and duration of aspirin therapy, as well as potential side effects are not well understood. It's not clear how exactly the aspirin is helping and more research is needed to investigate this.

"Its possible aspirin therapy is making the radiation more effective or preventing the cancer from spreading."

Story Source:
Fox Chase Cancer Center (2011, May 2). "Aspirin reduces the risk of cancer recurrence in prostate cancer patients, study suggests."

Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice,

diagnosis or treatment.

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2011-06-13T09:43:00.002-05:00

Are grains really healthy?

Are you like me and have a hard time with eating
beans and grains, despite the fact they're supposed
to be 'healthy'?

Do you gain fat when you eat even "non-refined"
healthy carbs like brown rice?

I did -- until recently.

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prior to cooking them.

Don't worry -- they taste the same. They're even
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What are lectins?

Lectins are protein and protein-family substances
that love to bind to stuff and mess with your body's
cellular structure.

The have a nasty habit of rendering even the most
healthy of foods (almost always plant-based) very
unhealthy for you to consume.

This does not have to be.

Simply soaking brown rice and legumes (beans)
in water for 24 hours, according to food allergy
researcher Dr. David Freed, causes the lectins in
both foods to be destroyed 10 minutes into cooking.

This will not happen if you cook grains normally.

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2011-06-10T16:44:00.004-05:00

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Fewer Ingredients Means Less Bodyfat

2011-06-09T17:06:00.005-05:00

Thursday 09th of June 2011

If you're looking for a way to jack your fat-
burning sky-high, here's a great tip for you:
focus on single ingredient meals, especially
after 6:00pm.

Note: this is not a long-term strategy,nor is it
something you should do every day. Aim for
consuming 3-4 meals per week at first that
contain only one ingredient.

Guess what ingredient that is?

--Protein.--

Eating hard proteins foods as I describe in "Simply
Eat!" is a great way to get lean. You can do this
using animal or vegetarian based protein foods.

The key is one ingredient. Consume your normal
meal's calories all in protein. This will help
elevate your thermogenic rate and keep that fat
burning.

If you select a second ingredient, select celery --
and lots of it. Celery will fill you up and help
expend even more calories in the fat-burning
process.

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are the key to long-term fat-burning and success,

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2011-06-07T16:02:00.000-05:00

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Why It's More Difficult To Remember New Information, Especially As We Get Older...

2011-06-06T22:59:00.000-05:00

Information Overload...
The older we get, the more difficulty we seem to have remembering things. We can leave our cars in the same parking lot each morning, but unless we park in the same space each and every day, it's a challenge eight hours later to recall where we left the vehicle.

Another common example... We can be introduced to new people at a meeting and will have forgotten their names before the initial handshake. Typically, we reassure ourselves that our brains are just too full to handle the overload of new information that comes in daily.

According to a team of Johns Hopkins neuro-scientists, the real difficulty is that our aging brains are unable to process this information as "new" because the brain pathways leading to the specific area of the brain that stores memories called the hippocampus become degraded over time. As a result of hippocampus degradation, our brains cannot accurately "file" new information (like the names of new people we meet and where we left the car in the parking garage), and we experience confusion.

"Our research uses brain imaging techniques that investigate both the brain's functional and structural integrity to demonstrate that age is associated with a reduction in the hippocampus's ability to do its job, and this is related to the reduced input it is getting from the rest of the brain," said researchers of psychological and brain sciences in Johns Hopkins' Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. "As we get older, we are much more susceptible to "interference" from older memories than we are when we are younger."

When faced with an experience similar to what it has encountered before, such as parking the car, our brain tends to recall old information it already has stored instead of filing new information and being able to retrieve that. Thus, you can't find your car immediately and find yourself wandering the parking lot."Maybe this is also why we tend to reminisce so much more as we get older: because it is easier to recall old memories than make new ones," the researchers explained.

The study appears in the May 9 online edition of the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences"
The Johns Hopkins team used MRI scans to observe the brains of 40 healthy young college students and older adults, ages 60 to 80, while these participants viewed pictures of common, everyday objects and classified each (by pressing a button) as either "indoor" or "outdoor." (The team used three kinds of MRI scans in the study: structural MRI scans, which detect structural abnormalities; functional MRI scans, which
document how hard various regions of the brain work during tasks; and diffusion MRIs, which monitor how well different regions of the brain communicate by tracking the movement of water molecules along pathways.)

Some of the pictures were similar but not identical, and others were markedly different. The team used functional MRI to watch the hippocampus when participants saw items that were exactly the same or slightly different to ascertain how this region of the brain classified that item: as familiar or not.

"Pictures had to be very distinct from each other for an older person's hippocampus to correctly classify them as new. The more similar the pictures were, the more the older person's hippocampus struggled to do this. A young person's hippocampus, on the other hand, treated all of these similar pictures as new," they explained.

Later, the participants viewed a series of completely new pictures and again were asked to classify them as
either "indoor" or "outdoor." A few minutes later, the researchers presented the participants with the new set
of pictures and asked whether each item was "old," "new" or "similar.""The 'similar' response was the critical response for us, because it let us know that participants could distinguish between similar items and knew that they're not identical to the ones they had seen before," they said. "We found that older adults tended to have fewer 'similar' responses and more 'old' responses instead, indicating that they could not distinguish between similar items."

The inability among older adults to recognize information as "similar" to something they had seen recently is linked to what is known as the "perforant pathway," which directs input from the rest of the brain into the hippocampus. The more degraded the pathway, the less likely the hippocampus is to store similar memories as distinct from old memories.

"We are now closer to understanding some of the mechanisms that underlie memory loss with increasing age," according to the researchers. "These results have possible practical ramifications in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, because the hippocampus is one of the places that deteriorate very early in the course of that disease."

The team's next step would be to conduct clinical trials in early Alzheimer's disease patients using the mechanisms that they have isolated as a way to measure the efficacy of therapeutic medications.

"Basically, we will now be able to investigate the effect of a drug on hippocampal function and pathway integrity," they noted. "If the drug slows down pathway degradation and hippocampal dysfunction, it's possible that it could delay the onset of Alzheimer's by five to 10 years, which may be enough for a large proportion of older adults to not get the disease at all. This would be a huge breakthrough in the field."

The study was funded by the National Institute on Aging.

Story Source: Johns Hopkins University (2011, May 13).

Journal Reference:
Age-related memory deficits linked to circuit-specific disruptions in the hippocampus. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences, 2011;
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2011-06-01T19:17:00.000-05:00

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2011-05-31T16:37:00.000-05:00

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2011-05-29T18:14:00.000-05:00

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Nothing more frustrating then to realize our inactivity and comfortable relaxation was easier not to notice when we had all those baggy clothes on - but now it's time to get the summer wardrobe out and to our dismay - it doesn't fit as well as it use too. Like the freshman '40', we let our inactivity get the best of us. What's worse, summer is just around the corner!

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2011-05-25T17:35:00.000-05:00

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Green Tea Demonstrates Benefits

2011-05-25T07:49:00.000-05:00

Green Tea Demonstrates Benefits

For Managing Body Weight and
Fat, According To A New
Laboratory-Controlled Study

Green Tea is a Naturally-
Potent Source of
Antioxidants, Carotenoids,
Phytochemicals Known
To be Valuable For
Supporting Cardiovascular
Health, Immune Function
and Weight Management...

Consistently Supported by
Scientific Research

Laboratory subjects consuming green tea along with
a high fat diet gained less body weight and accumulated
less fat than animals not supplemented with tea, says a
new study.

Consuming the equivalent of five to eight cups of green
tea a day was associated with a 5.6 percent decrease
in body weight gain, and a 17.8 percent decrease in fat

accumulation over eight weeks, according to findings
published in Nutrition Research.

The researchers also noted a decrease in protein
digestion following green tea consumption, report researchers from Poznan University in Poland.
"Although both 1.1 and 2.0 percent green tea

aqueous extract doses improved cardiovascular risk
indicators, they, in addition, inhibited protein digestion,"

report the researchers.

"For that reason, results obtained in our study indicate
some difficulties in reconciling the high effectiveness

in prevention of cardiovascular risk factors with low
influence on dietary protein digestion," they added.

Tea Facts

The majority of science on tea has looked at green
tea, with benefits reported for reducing the risk of
Alzheimer's and certain cancers, improving
cardiovascular and oral health, as well as aiding
in weight management.

Green tea contains between 30 and 40 per cent of
water-extractable polyphenols, while black tea (green
tea that has been oxidized by fermentation) contains
between 3 and 10 per cent. Oolong tea is semi-
fermented tea and is somewhere between green and
black tea. The four primary polyphenols found in fresh tealeaves are epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG),
epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate, and epicatechin.

The new study adds to the potential weight management
effects of green tea.

Study Details

Researchers fed laboratory-controlled animals a high-fat
diet, supplemented with 1.1 and 2.0 percent green tea
extract for eight weeks. Results showed that the subjects

had significantly lower measures of atherogenesis of
about 14.3 percent, compared to non-supplemented
animals.

In additions to the improvements in body weight and
decreased fat accumulation for the 2 percent green tea

group, the researchers noted that both green tea groups
displayed a reduction in digestion of protein of about 17
percent, compared with about 7 percent in the high fat
fed animals only.

"It was concluded that green tea extract may have
preventive effects on the accumulation of visceral fat but

only in higher doses," wrote the researchers. "Although
both doses improved cardiovascular risk indicators, they,
in addition, significantly inhibited protein digestion."

Source: Nutrition Research

Volume 31, Issue 2, Pages 157-164

"Green tea aqueous extract reduces visceral fat
and decreases protein availability in rats fed with
ACT ENERGY DRINK
a high-fat diet"

Fruit Sugar vs Refined Sugar

2011-05-18T18:55:00.001-05:00

Fruit Sugar vs Refined Sugar

fructose vs sucrose 150x150 Fruit Sugar vs Refined SugarWhat’s the difference between fruit sugar (or fructose) and refined sugars (or sucrose)?

Is there even a difference at all? After all they are both sugar, doesn’t that mean your body doesn’t care or notice the difference? Well there are some differences you should know about it. All sugars (and sugar substitutes) are not the same.

There are a bunch of scientific terms and explanations, but it basically comes down to glycemic index and nutrients. Plain refined sugar has been stripped of the nutrients and fruit sugar hasn’t. Glycemic index in it’s most simple explanation is how fast it gets absorbed by your body. (That’s not quite correct, but it will give you the idea behind it.) Your body works harder and slows down the absorption of the sugar when it is fructose (or natural sugar). That means it has a lower glycemic index (the lower it is the less negative impact it has on your body) It’s why diabetics are told to have low glycemic foods.

This is important, because sugar spikes are what happen if you get too much sugar in your body at once. Your body doesn’t know what to with it all. You get a short rush and then crash, because you can’t keep up with it. Your body is not meant to get it like that.

Sugar is an important part of energy drinks because sugar is what our bodies need to keep going. But our bodies use glycogen and glucose, not sucrose or even fructose. Glycogen comes from from glucose. Glucose is what your body uses right now. Glycogen is short term storage of glucose. It turns into that with the help of insulin (which your body makes properly unless you are diabetic or hypoglycemic. Too much insulin and you are hypoglycemic, too little you are diabetic). There is a limit to the amount of storage we have for both glycogen and glucose. If there isn’t enough space, it turns into long term energy storage (which is fat).

Fruit sugars break down into sucrose and glucogen, slowing the process. It spreads it out. Your body doesn’t even use the fructose unless there is an immediate need for energy and then it has to be processed by the liver. The rest is stored as glycogen in the muscles and liver. Sucrose (or refined sugars) break down into glucose which spikes because it starts immediate insulin production. Basically fructose takes a longer route and keeps your body in balance and refined sugar (or sucrose) knocks it out of balance.

Fructose gives the same energy/calories, but keeps your body in sync, puts less stress on it and is healthier for you.

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Top 5 Reasons for Cold Therapy

2011-05-04T16:08:00.000-05:00

How do you know if you should be using cold therapy?

For the purpose of this article, I will be focusing on Cold Therapy…we’ll get to hot therapy in a future article.
The first thing I would always recommend is that you check with your physician to be sure you’re using the proper therapy for your condition. Using the inappropriate hot versus cold therapy can actually cause even further tissue damage.

Let me start with some basic reasons why you may want to use cold therapy and then I’ll briefly go into some of the reasons why ice therapy can be helpful.

Top 5 Reasons for Cold Therapy

1. Pain Relief
2. Reduction of Swelling
3. Reduction of Blood Loss
4. Reduction of Muscle Spasms
5. Reduction of Cell Death

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Pain relief is probably the most common use of Ice Therapy. There are several different theories as to why cold therapy is so effective for relieving pain. Like blood flow, cold seems to also slow down the electrical impulses going to your brain telling you you’re in pain. It also seems to raise the body’s threshold to tolerate pain possibly by the release of extra endorphins (the body’s natural pain reliever).

The reduction in swelling and blood loss is pretty much controlled by the same process. Cold causes the blood vessels to contract (narrow). Since excessive blood flow to the injured area causes swelling, just like a cut or a bloody nose, narrowing of the blood vessels themselves will reduce the amount of blood getting to the area of concern, thus a reduction in swelling and or bleeding.

When talking about muscle spasms, generally you think of heat, however cold can also be very effective in reducing spasms! In a number of cases, pain is actually the cause of a muscle spasm so by reducing the pain, you also reduce the muscle spasm.

As for the cell death, when you have an acute injury, cold therapy can reduce the rate of cell death by reducing the need for oxygen to the affected area by slowing down the metabolic rate.

Obviously, this is a very brief explanation and does not encompass all of the factors involved, hopefully it’s given you a little better understanding of what cold therapy can be used for and why it can be helpful.

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Network Marketing Weight Loss Legends Reunite ! weight loss, weight loss systems

2011-04-26T17:51:00.000-05:00

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Chromium Picolinate May Reduce Inflammation In Diabetic Kidney Disease (Nephropathy)

2010-10-24T19:27:00.000-05:00

Chromium Supplement Linked to Decreased
Protein in the Urine

Taking chromium picolinate may help lessen inflammation
associated with diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease),
say researchers at the Medical College of Georgia in
Augusta. In a study comparing diabetic laboratory subjects
treated with chromium picolinate with those that received
placebo, the researchers found that those who received
the supplement had lower levels of albuminuria (protein
in the urine), an indication of kidney disease.

The researchers compared three groups of laboratory
subjects, one lean, healthy group and two groups genetically
engineered to be obese and have diabetes. When the
subjects were 6 weeks old, the researchers separated them
according to treatment plan. The healthy subjects and one
group of diabetic subjects, the untreated diabetic group, were
fed a regular diet. The remaining group, the treated diabetic
group, were fed a diet enriched with chromium picolinate.

Over the course of 6 months, the researchers measured
glycemic control and albuminuria in all three groups. The
untreated diabetic subjects excreted nearly 10 times more
albumin than the db/m subjects, which was to be expected.
However, the treated diabetic subjects, who were fed the
diet with chromium picolinate, excreted about half as much
albumin compared to their untreated diabetic counterparts.

At the end of 6 months, the researchers studied tissue
samples from the subjects' kidneys. They found that the
untreated diabetic subjects had marked immunostaining for
interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 17 (IL-17), two cytokines
associated with inflammation. These subjects also had
moderate immuno-staining for indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase
(IDO), an immunoregulatory enzyme that modulates the
production of IL-6 and IL-17. However, the treated diabetic
subjects had intense immunostaining for IDO but reduced
IL-6 and IL-17 compared to the untreated diabetic group.
The implication is that the chromium picolinate may have
reduced inflammation in the treated diabetic group by
affecting IDO, IL-6, and IL-7.

The researche team from the Medical College of Georgia
Department of Oral Biology carefully noted that the results
are preliminary and that further studies are necessary to
tease out the effects of chromium picolinate. He is
particularly interested in the relationship between IDO
and chromium picolinate because IDO is involved in the
metabolism of tryptophan, an amino acid, and one of the
by-products of that metabolism is picolinic acid.

"This clearly raises an important question for us as to
whether our observations are related to the provision of
picolinic acid from the chromium picolinate or whether the
formulation [chromium picolinate], in and of itself, is
mediating the effects." the researchers concluded.

The study was discussed at the 2010 American
Physiological Society conference, Inflammation, Immunity,
and Cardiovascular Disease, in Westminster Colorado.

Story Source:
American Physiological Society (2010, September 22).
Chromium picolinate may lessen inflammation in
diabetic nephropathy;

New Study Shows Building Muscle Doesn’t Require Lifting Heavy Weights

2010-08-25T14:37:00.000-05:00

Current gym beliefs holds that to build muscle size
you need to lift heavy weights, however an important
new study demonstrates that effective, long-term muscle
building can also be achieved by using lighter weights,
more repetitions.

However, a new study conducted at McMaster University
has shown that a similar degree of muscle building can be
achieved by using lighter weights. The key factor to achieving
excellent results is to pump iron until you reach muscle fatigue.

The findings are published in PLoS ONE.

“Rather than grunting and straining to lift heavy weights, you
can grab something much lighter but you have to lift it until you
can’t lift it anymore,” says Stuart Phillips, associate professor of
kinesiology at McMaster University. “We’re convinced that
growing muscle means stimulating your muscle to make new
muscle proteins, a process in the body that over time accumulates
into bigger muscles.”

Phillips praised lead author and senior Ph.D. student Nicholas
Burd for masterminding the project that showed it’s really not the
weight that you lift but the fact that you get muscular fatigue that’s
the critical point in building muscle. The study used light weights
that represented a percentage of what the subjects could lift. The heavier weights were set to 90% of a person’s best lift and the light
weights at a mere 30% of what people could lift. “It’s a very light
weight,” says Phillips noting that the 90-80% range is usually
something people can lift from 5-10 times before fatigue sets in.
At 30%, Burd reported that subjects could lift that weight at least
24 times before they felt fatigue.

“We’re excited to see where this new paradigm will lead,” says
Phillips, adding that these new data have practical significance
for gym enthusiasts but more importantly for people with
compromised skeletal muscle mass, such as the elderly, patients
with cancer, or those who are recovering from trauma, surgery or
even stroke.
The lighter weight exercises can be achieved utilizing:
· Weight Machines
· Weight Training with Free Weights
· General Fitness Training

Journal Reference:
Low-Load High Volume Resistance Exercise Stimulates Muscle
Protein Synthesis More Than High-Load Low Volume Resistance
Exercise in Young Men. PLoS ONE, 2010;

What Is Ganoderma?

2010-08-04T14:43:00.000-05:00

Ganoderma The Wonder Mushroom (Herb) that Withstood the Test of Time in China for 4000 years. Now re-discovered by the Western World.

For over 4000 years Ganoderma Lucidum has been recognized by Chinese medical professionals as the highest ranked of all herbs found in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. The Chinese name for Ganoderma is Lingzhi, means “spiritual potency”. The Japanese name for Ganoderma is Reishi and is regarded as the King of Herbs. Dr. Shi-Jean Lee,the most famous Chinese medical doctor of the Ming Dynasty, strongly endorsed the effectiveness of Ganoderma in his famous book, Ban Chao Gang Moo (“Great Pharmacopoeia”). He stated that the “long-term taking of Ganoderma (Reishi) (Lingzhi) will build a strong, healthy body and assure a long life.”
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Fat Cells Play Key Role in Development of Type 2 Diabetes

2010-07-30T15:07:00.000-05:00

Cellular changes in fat tissue, not the immune system, lead to the "hyper-inflammation" characteristic of obesity-related glucose
intolerance and type 2 diabetes, according to new research from
the University of Cincinnati (UC).

Cancer and cell biology experts say this new discovery about the cellular mechanisms behind glucose intolerance may provide a
different target for drugs to treat type 2 diabetes as well as insights
into how aggressive cancers form.

The study is reported in the July 7, 2010, issue of the scientific
journal Cell Metabolism.

For this study, the research team looked at the role of a specific
gene known as protein kinase C (PKC)-zeta, which has been
implicated as a key cellular contributor to malignant tumor growth.
Using a preclinical animal model, they found that PKC-zeta had
a dual role in the molecular signaling that leads to inflammation,
switching from acting as a regulator of inflammation to a proinflammation agent in different circumstances.

"This finding is quite novel because current drug development
efforts target immune cells (macrophages, T-cells) to eliminate this hyperinflammation. Our research suggests obesity-related glucose intolerance has nothing to do with the immune system. It may be
more effective to target adipocytes (fat cells)," explained the investigators from the University of Cincinnati's cancer and cell
biology department.

In normal cells, they explain, PKC-zeta regulates the balance
between cellular inflammatory responses to maintain glucose
control. During obesity-induced inflammation, however, the function
of PKC-zeta changes and the molecule begins to promote
inflammation by causing adipocytes to secrete a substance (IL-6)
that travels in large quantities to the liver to cause insulin resistance."We believe a similar mechanism of action is at play
in malignant tumor development.

Now we are trying to understand how PKC-zeta regulates IL6 to
better determine how we can manipulate the protein to help prevent diabetes and cancer," they add.

This University of Cincinnati team is working with investigators at
UC's Drug Discovery Center to screen compounds that will inhibit PKC-zeta to be used in further research.

Funding for this research was provided by grants from the National Institutes of Health, American Diabetes Association, UMass Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center and Marie Curie Foundation.
Scientists from the University of Massachussetts also participated
in the study.

Story Source:

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center (2010, July 12).
Fat cells play key role in development of type 2 diabetes.

Polyphenols in Red Wine And Green Tea Halt Prostate Cancer Growth

2010-07-19T19:33:00.000-05:00

In what could lead to a major advance in the
treatment of prostate cancer, scientists now
know exactly why polyphenols in red wine
and green tea inhibit cancer growth.
This new discovery, published online in The

FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - Stanford University Libraries), explains how antioxidants in red wine and
green tea produce a combined effect to disrupt an important cell signaling pathway necessary for prostate cancer growth.

This finding is important because it may lead to the development of drugs that
could stop or slow cancer progression, or improve current treatments.

"Not only does SphK1/S1P signaling pathway play a role in prostate

cancer, but it also plays a role in other cancers, such as colon cancer,

breast cancer, and gastric cancers," reported The FASEB Journal.
"Even if future studies show that drinking red wine and green tea isn't

as effective in humans as we hope, knowing that the compounds in

those drinks disrupts this pathway is an important step toward

developing drugs that hit the same target."

Scientists conducted in vitro experiments which showed that the

inhibition of the sphingosine kinase- 1/sphingosine 1-phosphate

(SphK1/S1P) pathway was essential for green tea and wine

polyphenols to kill prostate cancer cells. Next, laboratory subjects genetically altered to develop a human prostate cancer tumor were either treated or not treated with green tea and wine polyphenols.

The treated laboratory subjects showed reduced tumor growth as a result of the inhibited SphK1/S1P pathway. To mimic the preventive effects of polyphenols, another experiment used three groups of laboratory subjects given drinking water, drinking water with a green
tea compound known as EGCg, or drinking water with a different
green tea compound, polyphenon E. Human prostate cancer cells
were implanted in the laboratory subjects and results showed a

dramatic decrease in tumor size in the mice drinking the EGCg

or polyphenon E mixtures.

"The profound impact that the antioxidants in red wine and green tea

have on our bodies is more than anyone would have considered just
25 years ago," the researchers added. "As long as they are taken in

moderation, all signs show that red wine and green tea may be

ranked among the most potent 'health foods' we know.

Source: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology publishes The FASEB Journal. Stanford University Libraries

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2010-02-28T07:31:00.000-06:00

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You Can Feel Great and Loose Weight with Healthy Carbohydrates (Part 1)

2010-01-10T16:31:00.000-06:00

I have to ask a question. What can I do to bring value to you and yours over this New Yearand Holiday Season? Yearsofpractice have taught me that many people make NewYear's resolutions with the mindset that with a new year, they should set start new goals for things they didn’t accomplish the previous year. Much of the time, these “resolutions” are around weight loss, dieting, or just simply resolving to eat healthier. But then, what is “healthier?”

Generally, eating “healthier” is about making “better choices” and I’ve learned that one of the best ways that I can help patients or audiences to make better choices is to describe and define how to select a healthy carbohydrate. You’ll find that knowing what makes a carbohydrate choice “good” or “bad” will go a long way to provide boundless energy throughout your day – as well as help you to rapidly loose inches from your stomach, waist and thighs.

Here’s the key: All carbohydrates are NOT created equal. Some are far better at fueling the brain and body than others. Said another way – some will make you fat and slow – some will make you smart and fast. Most people want to know which is which.

The problem is nutritional information made available to consumers doesn’t make a distinction between the carbohydrates found in plant foods like apples, spinach, or berries and those found in sodas, candy, or refined sugar. “Nutrition Facts” panels on food labels handle these carbohydrates as if they’re the same. They aren’t. Plant foods are made up primarily of carbohydrates, but they are slow-releasing carbohydrates, also known as complex carbohydrates. And your brain and body much prefer the steady source of fuel that these complex carbohydrates provide – although your taste buds may seem to yearn for the ones found in candy and sodas.
Slow-Releasing vs. Fast-Releasing Carbohydrates
Slow-releasing carbohydrates are also called complex carbohydrates, because their structure is bound to other complexes: other carbohydrates, nutrients, minerals, and fibers. Your digestive system has to dismantle these complex molecules to access the energy they contain, which is quite a bit of work. The end result is that complex carbohydrates are broken down into simple sugars (like glucose) by enzymes and acids and released into the bloodstream steadily and very gradually. Unprocessed plant foods like berries, most fruits, nuts, vegetables, seeds and whole grains are all sources of slow-releasing complex carbohydrates.

Fast-releasing carbohydrates are also called simple carbohydrates. Their structure is simple because they are mechanically and/or chemically broken down into a concentrated, simple state by food processing – a sort of industrial pre-digestion. These processed or simple carbohydrates cheat nature by extracting the sweetness while discarding the rest. You can’t cheat “mother nature” without consequences – and the super-sweet – super-harmful effects of refined sugar and refined flour are no exception to this rule. When we concentrate sugars and discard naturally occurring fiber and nutrients that would slow their digestion; we end up with white sugar and flour, white bread, and other foods made with white flour like cereals. All of these are fast-releasing, simple carbohydrates – man-made foods that are quite unlike “complex” carbohydrates.

Because of the refining and milling processes, little work is required for these pre-digested carbohydrates to be broken down by the digestive system. This causes them to be released very quickly into the bloodstream. The key concept here is this: consuming fast-releasing simple-carbohydrates causes a rapid increase in blood sugar levels that wreaks havoc throughout the brain, body and packs on the pounds.

Let’s take a look at a real-world example to see how and why this happens.

Sweet – But Not So Innocent
Let’s say you decide to indulge in a little refined-carbohydrate treat: an innocent-looking sugar doughnut. This sounds relatively harmless – certainly, it’s something many people do every day. However: as your taste buds are dancing in sheer ecstasy, your body jumps into a silent state of alarm. How does this come about?

Pure sugar and refined flower dissolve fast and complete in the stomach. In your digestive system, that doughnut is an influx of super-concentrated, fast-releasing simple carbohydrates that dissolve and absorb into the bloodstream at an alarmingly quick – and completely unnatural rate.

Within minutes of your last powdery bite, an influx of sugar spills into the blood and is carried to the brain – and excess sugar coming in all at once is extremely dangerous to the brain. These elevated levels of sugar in the blood and brain signal the pancreas to produce a surge of insulin – a hormone that brings blood sugars down by pushing them into cells to be converted and stored as either fat or glycogen. As insulin rises, your blood level of a hormone called glucagon then falls – and if your goal was weight loss then glucagon was quite a friend. Glucagon has an opposing or opposite effect to insulin – it promotes the breakdown of stored fat and carbohydrate for energy. Something you want to do to loose weight.

These chemical changes then cause a cascade of events that further stresses your metabolism. For example, the surge of insulin pulls the sugars out of the bloodstream so abruptly that blood sugar drops. You then have hypoglycemia – low blood sugar. Low blood sugar then re-stimulates your appetite. “But I just ate!” you think to yourself as your body starts to call for more food. In the end, refined-carbohydrates perpetuate a vicious cycle of being hungry, eating, and shortly thereafter being hungry again.

This roller coaster of too much glucose followed by reactive hypoglycemia is characterized by all-too-common symptoms: fatigue, mental confusion, mood swings, irritability, depression, headaches, and even aggressive behavior.

“All this just from a little refined sugar?” you ask. Absolutely…and insulin and glucagon are just the beginning of the story.

The Battle Rages On: Sugar and Stress
Let’s add one more element to your understanding of the perils of that sugar doughnut. It turns out that your body responds internally to the glucose/insulin surge in a way that can be described as aggressive. The shock of excess sugar hitting the bloodstream all at once causes another systemic and powerful reaction that you need to know about – because it can pack on the pounds!

The body is built to see extreme fluctuations in blood sugar as dangerous. When you send blood sugar soaring and then crashing with simple-carbohydrates, a message that something is amiss with blood sugar reaches the adrenal glands. The adrenals perceive blood sugar highs and lows as a threat or an alarm signaling something is wrong. In an effort to protect the brain from the red-alert situation, the adrenals release stress hormones like: adrenaline, epinephrine, and cortisol.

Now here’s where this saga is going – chronic and excessive amounts of the hormone cortisol in turn triggers cravings for both high-fat and sugary foods. What’s most troubling, though, is this negative feedback loop doesn’t just pack on pounds – it packs on pounds in the worst of places – primarily your belly, but also your hips and thighs.

Is your Coffee Making you Sick?

2010-01-02T14:07:00.000-06:00

Coffee is so popular you’d think it must be the right thing to drink. But there are many health drawbacks to the normal coffee. It may be your morning pick-me-up and your midday pick-me-up, but normal coffee can be a real put-down for your health.

Obviously not everyone feels that way. After all, coffee is the most popular drink worldwide with 1.4 billion cups consumed every day. Four out of five Americans drink it, consuming more than 400 million cups a day. In Canada it is the most popular hot beverage.

But the list of health problems associated with coffee is a real wake-up call itself.

Some of the problems that the caffeine in coffee causes are preventable and in fact urgent to prevent. For example, caffeine increases your heart rate, elevates your blood pressure, and can contribute to the development of heart disease.

Anxiety and irritability are also associated with too much caffeine intake.

The high acid content of most coffees can lead to gastrointestinal problems because coffee increases the secretion of hydrochloric acid leading to an increased risk for ulcers. Coffee, including decaf, reduces the pressure on the valve between the oesophagus and the stomach so that the highly acidic contents of the stomach pass up to the esophagus leading to heartburn and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. With America ’s high consumption of coffee, its no wonder the best selling over-the-counter drugs are the so-called antacids.

Besides its direct effect on the human body, there is also the issue of the use of chemicals and pesticides on the coffee beans (as well as on other food crops). Pesticides and chemicals used in agriculture contain a myriad of chemicals – most of which are have not been studied thoroughly enough to understand or contemplate their long-term effects on the human body.

So, am I telling you to give up coffee? NOT exactly. Rather, I want you to know that there is an alternative to the normal coffee, the normal coffee that plays such a part in your decreasing health, even as it purports to elevate your mood and energy.

The alternative I’m talking about is a real coffee (not a coffee substitute) It’s a coffee that actually helps to remove toxins from your body, and with every cup you drink, you can feel better and realize increasing health benefits.

And, in fact, this particular coffee tastes good.

This new healthy coffee has been known to increase oxygen to your brain, help balance your weight, and boost your overall health. The secret ingredient is an extract from the Reishi mushroom known as Ganoderma Lucidum. Its literal root is the term Reishie Senshi, of ancient Asian origin, meaning, “goodness of health, life and eternal youth.”

This healthy coffee will help remove toxins from your body and boost your immune system. With every cup that you drink you can feel revived, rejuvenated and experience increased health benefits.

As for taste, this coffee is delicious. In fact, not only health reasons, but pure and simple taste is one reason that many people are switching to Ganoderma Coffee.

Health issues, however, are a very important reason that more and more people are switching to Ganoderma. Its essential ingredient, Reishi mushrooms, has been used as an immune stimulant for both HIV or cancer patients and has even been found to improve immune response in advance-stage cancer victims. These mushrooms have also been used to help the healing of lungs for people with asthma and lung disorders. The ancient Asian civilizations began using Reishi mushrooms centuries ago and still used today for hypertension, liver disorders and arthritis.

As it’s low in caffeine, it won’t have negative affect on sleep patterns either.

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Ok Just What is Ganoderma Lucidum, or Lingshi, Reishi mushroom?

2009-11-29T12:33:00.000-06:00

What is Ganoderma Lucidum, also known as Lingshi or Reishi is a type of mushroom that has been used for thousands of years throughout Asia, for its beneficial effects on our ability to maintain and or improve your health. The Ganoderma Mushroom is well known for its ability to aid the body to detoxify and rid itself potential disease. Consequently ganoderma Lucidum is commonly referred to as the "The King of Herbs" Other Common Names: Ling chih, Ling zhi, Mannentake, Ganoderma Lucidum

Ganoderma can assist the body to maintain or improve overall wellbeing. Ganoderma Lucidum, also known as Lingshi or Reishi is a type of mushroom that has been used for thousands of years throughout Asia, and well known for its ability to maintain and or "Improve your Health" The Ganoderma Mushroom is well known for its ability to aid the body to detoxify and potentially rid itself of disease. Consequently ganoderma Lucidum is commonly referred to as the "The King of Herbs".
What Does Ganoderma look like?
Ganoderma Lucidum in its various incarnations belongs to a large group of fungi called polypores. Distinguishing this group are the tubes on the underside of the fruiting body, in which spores are produced. Each tube ends in a tiny "mouth" called
a pore, and a fruiting body includes many hundreds or thousands of pores that discharge countless brown spores. Polypores are a diverse group and are also known by several common names such as shelf fungi, bracket fungi and conks.

Where can it be found and can you grow it?
Ganoderma Lucidum can grow in several surroundings but, in the wild, seems to prefer hardwood deciduous trees such as maple and oak. This can be a problem for foresters, as these fungi will rot valuable trees. Fortunately for those who seek to gather large quantities of these fungi for medicinal purposes, Ganoderma Lucidum can be cultivated and is now being grown commercially with great success on plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia. In fact, an entire field of study called mycology is devoted almost exclusively to the research, development, farming and harvesting of mushrooms - with the Ganoderma Lucidum, leading the way in terms of both commercial variety and therapeutic potential.

How does it really work?
According to virtually hundreds of scientific studies and laboratory reports, Ganoderma Lucidum can be used in virtually hundreds of ways. And according to a number of studies, it has become noted for its antibacterial, antiseptic, antiviral and antipruritic qualities. It apparently also helps balance blood sugar, regulate blood pressure, enhance the human immune system, balance kidneys and help detoxify the liver. In fact, its antioxidant qualities are (it has more than 150) are the very things that seem to set it apart from any other mushroom, herb, or food.

Looking forward...
Research continues, but many Chinese and scientists in the Pacific Rim already use preparations of Ganoderma Lucidum on a daily basis to promote good health. Ganoderma Lucidum has been officially listed as a treatment for cancer in Japan. The medicinal properties of Ganoderma Lucidum are gaining popularity in the United States.
The Benefits And Why Should You be Interested In It?

The Benefits of Ganoderma Lucidum: The main effect of Ganoderma is on promoting general good health and vitality. It also has a harmonising effect on the body and helps maintain body balance. Concord Sunchih is aimed to work on body but not on the disease. By promoting your natural immune system which helps in balancing the body and in turn treats itself for a wide range of health problems.

* Enhances the Immune System

* Promote stamina and endurance.

* Stops hearburn and acid reflux

* Relieve the symptoms of Allergy and Hay Fever.

* Temporary relief of the pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

* Relief the symptoms of Influenza/Flu.

* Help relieve Nervous Tension-Stress and mild Anxiety.

* Temporary relief of Migraine Headaches.

* Relief of symptoms of PMS and of Menstrual Symptoms.

* Relief of Pre-menstrual Symptoms/Syndrome.

* Relief Sleeplessness.

* Temporary relief of Coughs.

* Formula to support Liver.

* Antioxidant -neutralize the oxidant effect of free radicals of normal cellular respiration and metabolism.

In healthy individuals helps support and maintain healthy heart, healthy blood pressure, healthy cholesterol levels, normal blood sugar
levels, and a healthy respiratory system.
Maintains and improves general Well-being.

Ganoderma lucidum is the scientific name for a species of red mushroom that has been cultivated on plantations and grown wild in Asia for thousands of years. Ganoderma contains more than 200 active elements that are known to improve health. Here are a few that modern science is currently focusing on:

Polysaccharides
• Strengthen the body’s immune system
• Balance blood sugar level and improves pancreatic functions
• Protect against degeneration of skin cells and eliminates dead surface cells which improves skin texture and reduces the appearance of
aging
• Controls destruction of healthy cells throughout the body
• Eliminates accumulated toxins

Organic Germanium
• Increases oxygen in the blood system
• Reduces fatigue and increases vitality
• Strengthens the immune system
• Increases the metabolism
• Contains an abundance of anti-oxidants that control or inhibit damaging free radicals. Free radicals are a major cause of cell degeneration,
cancer and aging.
• Assists our body’s natural ability to fight cancer cells

Adenosine
• Reduces cholesterol and body fat
• Helps to unclog arteries plugged with fatty deposits, and supports liver function
• Balances the metabolic rate and boosts energy
• Prevents fragmentation of platelets which can cause blockages in the circulatory system

Triterpenoid
• Fortifies and improves the digestive system
• Inhibits allergies, relieves sinus congestion, and helps with respiratory problems
• Reduces cholesterol and fat

Ganoderic Essence
• Rejuvenates the body’s tissues and cells
• Boosts all the body’s functions
• Helps to maintain youthfulness and contributes to improved vitality
• Overcomes skin disorders and beautifies the skin
• Is effective for relieving external problems such as scrapes, skin wounds, psoriasis, bug bites, stings, sunburn, mouth ulcers, and external
bleeding.

Research has demonstrated that Ganoderma Lucidum has several different active constituents. One group of active constituents is the polysaccharides. The various types of polysaccharides found in Ganoderma Lucidum have demonstrated immune-enhancing properties. This includes enhancement of several important interleukins. Another major class of compounds is the triterpenes. These compounds have been reported to have adaptogenic, anti-hypertensive, and anti-allergy effects.

Cardiovascular Benefits
Ganoderma Lucidum has been shown in some studies to inhibit platelet aggregation and reduce blood pressure. In studies of people with hypertension, researchers found blood pressure was significantly reduced over two-weeks' time with reishi supplementation.

Immune Benefits
Ganoderma Lucidum is commonly prescribed by practitioners for long-term immune system support. In studies involving patients with advanced tumors, the patients were given Ganoderma Lucidum for thirty days. Researchers found a marked immune-modulating effect as demonstrated by an increase in T lymphocytes and decreased CD8 counts. Patients also reported reduced side effects due to chemotherapy or radiation as well as postoperation recovery.

Blood Sugar Balance
Studies have shown Ganoderma Lucidum to have a blood sugar lowering effect. Much of this activity appears to be due to polysaccharides known as Ganoderans A, B, and C.

It appears there are three main mechanisms behind this hypoglycemic effect. This includes Ganoderma Lucidum's ability to elevate plasma insulin levels, to enhance peripheral tissue utilization of glucose, and to enhance liver metabolism of glucose.

Anti-inflammatory Effects
Studies have shown that hot-water extracts of Ganoderma Lucidum have anti-inflammatory effects. One study found that 50 milligrams of reishi powder had comparable effects to 5 milligrams of hydrocortisone.

Liver Protector
Ganoderma Lucidum is commonly used for its hepatoprotective (liver protective) action. One study of patients with hepatitis B and elevated liver enzymes (SGOT/SGPT) and bilirubin were given reishi for three months. Significant reduction in SGOT and SGPT were noticed within one month. After three months all values were within normal range.

Oxygenation
One of the unique uses of Ganoderma Lucidum is for altitude sickness. Reishi appears to reduce altitude sickness by oxygenating the blood. This benefit was studied in Asian mountain climbers that ascended mountains as high as 17,000 feet with minimal reaction.

Now you can enjoy the benefits of healthy coffee and other healthy beverages that has been enriched with ganoderma lucidum. For thousands of years, Ganoderma Lucidum has been highly regarded by the Chinese as the "Miraculous King of Herbs." Finally you, too, can benefit from the miracle of ganoderma. You do not have to take pills, supplements, or potions every day to receive important nutrients. You don’t have to make extreme lifestyle changes to improve your health.

Enjoy Ganoderma

The Facts: Why Switching To Ganoderma Coffee Makes Sense

2009-11-01T17:30:00.000-06:00

Ganoderma, or Red Reishi, Coffee might help to improve your health. Its biggest medical benefit is the way it strengthens your immune system. It can be considered a preventative medicine instead of a treatment for a certain disease.

Switching from your regular caffeinated coffee to Ganoderma makes sense due to its ability to improve the function of the immune system. It is said to help the body adapt to many types of body stresses such as trauma, sleep deprivation, temperature, exposure to toxins, psychological stress, infection, or radiation. It helps the organisms in the body return to a normal, balanced state after illness.

Red Reishi or Ganoderma coffee, acts as regulator that fine-tunes our immune systems. Its main purpose is to detect pathogens such as bacteria and other viruses that attack the body.

A compromised immune system can develop viruses, parasites, bacteria and fungi that cause disease. Repeated use of common antibiotics, anti-viral agents, and anti-fungal medications can cause microbes to develop a resistance to the medications. Consuming red Reishi can eliminate these problems and is gaining popularity among many as an adjunct to combating the disagreeable side effects of radiation and chemotherapy associated with cancer treatment.

Red Reishi has exceptional anti-stress qualities that can help improve memory, reduce tension and sharpen your concentration. It is particularly helpful in the treatment of degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimers and dementia that affects the elderly.

Ganoderma or Reishi has been around for many centuries. Originally consumed by emperors and royalty as the a miracle herb, many westerners have overlooked it until recently.

Some of the many health benefits of Ganoderma are its antioxidant effects on the body, the positive effects on circulatory system and respiratory tract. It has been shown to lower high blood pressure, balance cholesterol levels and reduce the symptoms of bronchitis, asthma and other lung problems.

Scientist have studied Ganoderma use as a treatment for cancer, insomnia, arthritis, and many other diseases.

Used for years in Japan and China as a licensed medical treatment, Reishi is often used for its calming and sedative effects. Research among United States, UK, China and Japan prove the unparalleled benefits of this miracle mushroom when used in healing and holist health.

So what exactly is Ganoderma? Ganoderma Lucidum is the scientific name for a species of red mushroom cultivated and grown wild in Asia for thousands of years. The reishi mushroom has been expensive and hard to find in large quantities until recently. The Reishi mushroom only grows on one specific tree in Asia. Scientist are now cultivating the mushroom indoors. This mushroom has more than 200 active elements known to improve health.

Some other benefits of using or drinking Ganoderma coffee are:

1. Balances blood sugar levels and pancreatic functions.
2. Protects against skin cell degeneration, improving skins texture and reducing appearance of aging
3. Eliminates toxins accumulated in the body
4. Increases metabolism
5. Reduces fatigue
6. Contains anti-oxidants that inhibit damaging free radicals
7. Helps unclog arteries and supports liver function
8. Boosts energy
9. Improves the digestive system
10. Relieves sinus congestion and other respiratory problems
11. Rejuvenates body tissues and cells
12. Boost all body functions
13. Beautifies the skin by improving vitality
14. Effectively aids in the healing of skin wounds, scrapes, psoriasis, mouth ulcers, external bleeding, bug bits and stings.

Consuming Ganoderma coffee can help your body heal back to a balanced state while rejuvenating your skins youthful appearance. And there are no known side effects! No wonder the Chinese have regarded it for hundreds of years as the miracle herb!

Start Consuming Today!

Fructose again linked to fat build-up: study

2009-10-30T14:42:00.000-05:00

Fructose again linked to fat build-up: study

By Stephen Daniells
7/25/2008- Fat build-up from fructose consumption may be greater than what occurs when we eat other types of sugars, such as glucose and sucrose, according to a new study.

Researchers from the University of Texas recruited six young, healthy, lean people to take part in their study, which compared the formation of fat (lipogenesis) following consumption of pure glucose, or combinations of glucose and fructose.

The results are published in the Journal of Nutrition.

"Our study shows for the first time the surprising speed with which humans make body fat from fructose," said Elizabeth Parks from the UT's Southwestern Medical Center.

"[Fructose, glucose and sucrose] can be made into triglycerides, a form of body fat; however, once you start the process of fat synthesis from fructose, it's hard to slow it down," she added.

However, Dr Parks was quick to point out that it is misleading to suggest the consumption of a specific food or food ingredient was the cause of obesity and the rise of type-2 diabetes.

"There are lots of people out there who want to demonize fructose as the cause of the obesity epidemic," she said. "I think it may be a contributor, but it's not the only problem. Americans are eating too many calories for their activity level. We're overeating fat, we're overeating protein; and we're over-eating all sugars," she said.

Study details

Parks and co-workers recruited four men and two women with an average age of 28, and an average BMI of 24.3 kg per sq. m. The volunteers consumed three soft drinks on three separate occasions; one was sweetened with 100 per cent glucose, the second with 50 per cent glucose and 50 per cent fructose, and the third with 25 per cent glucose and 75 per cent fructose. The tests were random and blinded.

The UT researchers report that lipogenesis increased from 7.8 per cent for the glucose beverage, to 15.9 per cent after the 50:50 beverage and 16.9 per cent after the 25:75 beverage.

Moreover, blood triglyceride levels were between 11 and 29 per cent higher after consumption of the 50:50 and 25:75 beverage, compared to the 100 per cent glucose drink.

"The message from this study is powerful because body fat synthesis was measured immediately after the sweet drinks were consumed," said Dr. Parks said. "The carbohydrates came into the body as sugars, the liver took the molecules apart like tinker toys, and put them back together to build fats. All this happened within four hours after the fructose drink. As a result, when the next meal was eaten, the lunch fat was more likely to be stored than burned.

"This is an underestimate of the effect of fructose because these individuals consumed the drinks while fasting and because the subjects were healthy, lean and could presumably process the fructose pretty quickly. Fat synthesis from sugars may be worse in people who are overweight or obese because this process may be already revved up," she added.

Metabolism of fructose

The metabolism of glucose and fructose is different, said the researchers. In humans, triglycerides are predominantly formed in the liver. This organ decides what to do when it encounters glucose. The sugar is either stored as glycogen, burnt for energy or turn the glucose into triglycerides.

On the other hand, fructose bypassing the liver and floods the metabolic pathway, said the researchers.

"It's a less-controlled movement of fructose through these pathways that causes it to contribute to greater triglyceride synthesis," said Parks. "The bottom line of this study is that fructose very quickly gets made into fat in the body."

The work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Cargill Higher Education Fund and the Sugar Association.

Well studied

Research from the University of Florida in 2005 reported similar results. In that instance the research implicated a rise in uric acid in the bloodstream that occurs after fructose is consumed. That temporary spike blocks the action of insulin, which typically regulates how body cells use and store sugar and other food nutrients for energy.

If uric acid levels are frequently elevated, over time features of metabolic syndrome may develop, including high blood pressure, obesity and elevated blood cholesterol levels.

"We cannot definitively state that fructose is driving the obesity epidemic," said researcher Richard Johnson, from UF's College of Medicine Johnson, in 2005. "But we can say that there is evidence supporting the possibility that it could have a contributory role - if not a major role."

Source: Journal of Nutrition
June 2008, Volume 138, Pages 1039-1046
"Dietary Sugars Stimulate Fatty Acid Synthesis in Adults"
Authors: E.J. Parks, L.E. Skokan, M.T. Timlin, C.S. Dingfelder

Jeremy Hawkins

Another great reason to drink Focus Up Energy Think Drink / ACT Energy!

2009-10-21T19:07:00.000-05:00

Energy drinks are a large emerging trend in our society today with global sales of $5 billion dollars in the last year. With our fast paced lifestyles, people are looking for that “something” that will give them that all-important "get up and go" mentality. Sadly, the majority of today’s energy drinks are packed full of sugar, artificial colors and flavors and unhealthy stimulants.

As you will see in the article below, a study now shows that consumers have another worry when drinking beverages such as soda and energy drinks - tooth erosion. The breakdown of tooth enamel is caused by the effect of sugar and acid on the teeth that leads to decay.

With the increased awareness of the need for “better nutrition” in today’s world, more and more people are turning away from sodas and looking for healthier alternatives. The fact is, those people are looking for a product like Focus Up.

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Popular Energy Drinks Cause Tooth Erosion, Study Shows

ScienceDaily (Mar. 16, 2008) — For more than 10 years, energy drinks in the United States have been on the rise, promising consumers more "oomph" in their day. In fact, it is estimated that the energy drink market will hit $10 billion by 2010. While that may be great news for energy drink companies, it could mean a different story for the oral health of consumers who sometimes daily rely on these drinks for that extra boost.

Previous scientific research findings have helped to warn consumers that the pH (potential of hydrogen) levels in beverages such as soda could lead to tooth erosion, the breakdown of tooth structure caused by the effect of acid on the teeth that leads to decay. The studies revealed that, whether diet or regular, ice tea or root beer, the acidity level in popular beverages that consumers drink every day contributes to the erosion of enamel.

However, in a recent study that appears in the November/December 2007 issue of General Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry's (AGD) clinical, peer reviewed journal, the pH level of soft drinks isn't the only factor that causes dental erosion. A beverage's "buffering capacity," or the ability to neutralize acid, plays a significant role in the cause of dental erosion.

The study examined the acidity levels of five popular beverages on the market. The results proved that popular "high energy" and sports drinks had the highest mean buffering capacity, resulting in the strongest potential for erosion of enamel.

According to the study, the popularity of energy drinks is on the rise, especially among adolescents and young adults. Their permanent teeth are more susceptible to attack from the acids found in soft drinks, due to the porous quality of their immature tooth enamel. As a result, there is high potential for erosion among this age demographic to increase.

In fact, Raymond Martin, DDS, MAGD, AGD spokesperson, says he treats more patients in their teens to 20s for tooth erosion. "They drink a great deal more sodas, sports drinks, and energy drinks," he says. "The results, if not treated early and if extensive, can lead to very severe dental issues that would require full mouth rehabilitation to correct," says Dr. Martin.

Why Every one Should Be Drinking Alkaline Water (X2O)? What is so Special about it?

2009-10-16T14:39:00.000-05:00

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What is the difference between A.C.T.™ and the other energy drinks on the market?

2009-10-14T14:01:00.000-05:00

First of all, philosophy. Most energy drinks on the market today create a response by mega-dosing the system with high levels of unhealthy ingredients such as sugar and caffeine anhydrous. By attacking the central nervous system in such a manner, you will get a superficial, temporary surge of energy. The problem is, it only lasts for a little while, and the unhealthy jolt-and-crash cycle is hard on the body.

A.C.T.™ works on a completely different level as it has been designed to target metabolic pathways to create optimal balance and performance at the cellular level. As a result, the effect of the product can be felt for hours at a time. The goal with A.C.T.™ was to create the "World's First Healthy Energy Drink" that works "with" the body and not "against" it to get a superior result. We have accomplished that.

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Stress, Aging and Your Metabolism Is your coffee habit making you old before your time?

2009-10-12T10:28:00.000-05:00

Stress is a normal part of life—especially in this day and age. It’s as if there is no shut off switch for incoming demands on your precious time. Seriously, how many of you find yourself checking e-mails at ungodly hours? Even our precious “so-called” down time is consumed by our constant availability by electronic means.

Everyone deals with stress in a slightly different manner. At the end of the day, all that matters is how you perceive the things around you, as perception always equals reality in the face of stress. In other words, when we go, go, go without enough downtime, or we constantly worry about things—most of which (thankfully) will never materialize—we create an unfavorable stress response that can actually rob us of our youth.

When your body perceives stress it releases specialized hormones (adrenaline and cortisol) as well as neurotransmitters (norepinephrine and dopamine) that help you deal with the stress until it subsides. This served your ancestors well going back thousands of years ago when they actually needed to fight or flee for their lives. Even though stress is a necessary part of your body’s defense system, the chemicals it produces can easily ware your body down if used continuously.

Almost anyone would agree that chronic stress ages people. The fact remains that until recently longevity scientists could only theorize as to why. The majority of our cells have a finite number of times they are able to divide. Every time these cells divide, they lose a small piece of DNA called a telomere. It is believed that the shortening of these telomeres is largely responsible for the aging process. In 2004, University of California researchers discovered that women who experienced the highest levels of perceived stress have telomeres that are much shorter than women who experience low stress. The researches concluded that these shortened telomeres were equivalent to at least one decade of additional aging.

Our hectic lifestyles and constant worrying are far from the only culprits when it comes to stress. The majority of people today unwittingly aggravate their stress response by consuming too many caffeinated beverages—especially coffee.

The type of caffeine found in coffee has been shown to elevate stress hormones —over and above the body’s natural response—for many hours after consumption. Researchers from Duke University published a study in 2002, showing that the stress hormones elevated by daily (moderate) caffeine consumption caused blood pressure elevations and increases in stress reactivity that could contribute to an increased risk of coronary heart disease in the adult population.

One of the biggest culprits in premature aging can be witnessed in the constant rise of the powerful stress hormone cortisol. Elevated cortisol can impede a healthy metabolism by degrading muscle tissue (the metabolic engine of the body) and according to research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, loss of lean body mass (i.e. muscle) is the number one reason we prematurely age. As indicated, too much caffeine can over stimulate cortisol, possibly contributing to muscle wasting.

As you are now aware, excess stress can easily speed the aging process and in turn make you fat. Since most individuals these days are susceptible to high levels of stress, it would be wise to at least lower your consumption of unhealthy caffeine containing beverages.

Aside from drinking less coffee, nature has also provided us with supplemental options (referred to as recuperatives and adaptogens) that can significantly help strengthen our bodies against the negative affects of stress. The MetaboWize PM formula contains a powerful combination of these nutrients also ACT Energy Drink.

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8 Foods That Fight Fat By Lucy Danziger, SELF Editor-in-Chief - Posted on Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 3:32 pm PDT

2009-10-09T15:40:00.000-05:00

Want to lose weight as you chow down? Your wish is granted! (I promise, this is no fairy tale.) Your supermarket is filled with foods that studies show have lipid-melting powers to help melt fat and keep you slim. Stock up on these fat-fighting super bites, and you'll be trimmer even as you indulge. Read on to discover the eight foods that deserve a permanent spot in your fridge—and in your diet!

Almonds These yummy nuts are high in alpha-linolenic acid, which can accelerate your metabolism of fats. In fact, dieters who ate 3 ounces of almonds daily slashed their weight and body-mass index by 18 percent, while those who skipped the nuts reduced both numbers less— just 11 percent—a study in the International Journal of Obesity revealed. Chomp almonds à la carte (limit yourself to 12 per serving to keep calories in check). I get a pack at Starbucks and nibble throughout my day. Or sprinkle them into a recipe such as Black Bean–Almond Pesto Chicken. Go nuts!

Berries I tell my daughter, "These are nature's candy!" Turns out they're also your body's best friends. Strawberries, raspberries and other vitamin C–spiked fruit can supercharge your workout, helping you burn up to 30 percent more fat, research from Arizona State University at Mesa has found. If they're not in season, buy the little gems frozen in a bulk-sized bag so you'll always have them on hand to whip up a Berry Bliss Smoothie or Strawberry-Sunflower Pops, regardless of whether berries are in season.

Cinnamon Adding 1/4 teaspoon to your plate may prevent an insulin spike—an uptick that tells your body to store fat. Sprinkle it on your morning cereal or coffee or on your yogurt in the A.M., or savor it in Apple-Cinnamon-Raisin Oatmeal.

Mustard It's heaven on a soft pretzel, but mustard may also be a weight loss wonder. Turmeric, the spice that gives mustard its color, may slow the growth of fat tissues, a study in the journal Endocrinology finds. Use it on sandwiches instead of mayo, or sprinkle turmeric on cauliflower pre-roasting to give it a kick. Try it on tuna salad—I promise it adds zest.

Oranges This citrus fruit, which contains fat-blasting compounds known as flavones, deserves to be your main squeeze. Women who ate the most flavones had a much lower increase in body fat over a 14-year period, a study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition notes. Eat oranges sliced or swig fresh OJ (including pulp!) to get the best benefit from the fruit.

Soybeans Reason to toss a half cup on your salad? Soybeans are rich in choline, a compound that blocks the absorption of fat and breaks down fatty deposits. Oh, and they're addictively delish! But if breast cancer runs in your family, experts suggest you should talk to your doc before adding soy to your diet.

Sweet potatoes The colorful spuds' high-fiber content means they keep your insulin steadier than their white sisters, which means less fat packed on your hips, research finds. Top a small baked tater with lowfat cottage cheese for a tempting side dish, or whip up Miso Soup With Sweet Potato Dumplings.

Swiss cheese Calcium-rich foods reduce fat-producing enzymes and increase fat breakdown, and Swiss has more calcium than many of its cheesy peers. Choose the reduced-fat variety, such as Sargento. Slip it into your sandwich, put it on top of high-fiber crackers or use it for a healthier grilled cheese. Yum!

Enjoy
Jeremy Hawkins

Need a little Flavor to your water?ADD X2O Blast

2009-10-05T11:05:00.000-05:00

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Specialty Proteins - the Secret to a Healthy Metabolism

2009-10-04T08:11:00.000-05:00

What if I told you there was a quick and easy way to turbo charge your metabolism?

By the way, for those of you who let your membership to the health club expire, this particular method does not involve exercise! Although after you learn and use this secret you may be breaking down the door to your nearest health club.

With the ever-growing trend in obesity, nearly two-thirds of our adult population will try to lose weight by attempting a fad diet. The problem is that for every pound of body fat (the only weight worth losing) lost on unbalanced fad diets there is also a loss of nearly one pound of muscle tissue. At the completion of the diet, most people experience what I call, “The Smaller Fat Person Syndrome,” a condition that refers to a person of lesser weight with a high body fat percentage.

Any way you look at it, muscle cells dictate how many calories you burn over a 24-hour period (referred to as your resting metabolic rate or RMR). If you do not maintain muscle cell activity while losing weight, you will end up degrading your metabolic engines and fat loss will come to a screeching halt—period!

Research presented in the prestigious Journal of Nutrition showed that by adding high quality proteins to the diet, people can maintain muscle mass while reducing body fat during weight loss. The study looked at protein foods that provided optimal levels of an essential amino acid called leucine. Leucine is one of a group of three amino acids called the branched chain amino acids or BCAAs that help regulate muscle growth and activity — essential to maintaining an effective metabolic rate. BCAAs are so important to muscularity and metabolism that one-third of our skeletal muscle is comprised of them.

Since our bodies do not produce essential amino acids such as BCAAs, we rely on a constant supply from outside sources such as beef, dairy products (especially whey), poultry, fish and eggs. Dr. Donald Layman, professor of nutrition at the University of Illinois where the above study was conducted said, “Traditionally, people have built a diet around low-fat foods, instead of high quality protein foods. Study participants following the moderately high protein plan, were twice as effective in maintaining lean muscle mass.”

References:

Layman DK. The role of leucine in weight loss diets and glucose homeostasis. J Nutr. 2003 Jan;133(1):261S-267S.

Shimomura Y., et al. Exercise promotes BCAA catabolism: effects of BCAA supplementation on skeletal muscle during exercise. J Nutr. 2004 Jun;134(6 Suppl):1583S-1587S.

King, B., The Science of Feeling Great, alive magazine, issue #295, May 2007

Markus CR, et al. Evening intake of alpha-lactalbumin increases plasma tryptophan availability and improves morning alertness and brain measures of attention. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 May;81(5):1026-33.

Markus CR, Olivier B, de Haan EH. Whey protein rich in alpha-lactalbumin increases the ratio of plasma tryptophan to the sum of the other large neutral amino acids and improves cognitive performance in stress-vulnerable subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;75:1051–6.

Bouthegourd JC, et al. A preexercise alpha-lactalbumin-enriched whey protein meal preserves lipid oxidation and decreases adiposity in rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Sep;283(3):E565-72.

Jeremy Hawkins

WOW I Just Got Off The Phone With Tommy Web

2009-09-29T17:12:00.000-05:00

It never fails Tommy always blows my mind about health: Today he shared with me how important Siver is, and why we need to be adding it everyday to our diet.

He shared with me that when we were born doctors used to put siver sitrate in our eys, and farmers used to put Silver in there milk to keep it from spoiling, and that all of our spoons, forks, knifes use to all be silver and know they have went to nickel, metal, copper, aluminum etc... But know with the Flu going around that this silver will help in all kind of ways.

That you can spay silver up your nose, that you can drop silver in your eyes like eye drops to help with infection or just to cleanse them out, I learned that a certain nasal spray collapse your airways. "WOW" And people are really addicted to this stuff, There is so much I learn every time I talk to Tommy Thanks Tommy

So I ordered my Silver-Max Today!

Recognized as an all Natural Mineral Supplement. Silver has been known for centuries as a natural product, effective against viral, bacterial, and fungal problems. Silver-Max is a micronutrient suspension of Silver in deionized water with no additives or coloring. This product is guaranteed to be of the highest quality and one of the most effective silver micronutrient products available. Great health benefits when used internally and externally.

If You Know Anyone Who Has Diabetes They HAVE TO See This Video

2009-09-28T15:23:00.000-05:00

Echinacea

2009-09-28T13:28:00.000-05:00

Common Name Purple Coneflower
Parts Used A juice is made from the above ground part of the plant. The root is commonly dried and available in capsule form.

Common Uses
Prevention and treatment of colds and flu.
Helps boost sluggish immune system.
Aids treatments of recurrent infections of the ears, respiratory tract and urinary tract.
Reduces recurrence of vaginal yeast infections

How Echinacea works

In a nutshell, Echinacea helps stimulate the immune system into action.
To do this it helps activate white blood cells and supports the production of interferon, an important part of our defense against viral infections which cause colds and flu.
As a result our immune system is stronger and we have a better defense against infections.

Suggested Use
Short term - As soon as you notice symptoms take 40 drops of juice or 2 capsules. Then 40 drops of juice or 1 capsule every 2 hours until you feel symptoms are lessening.

Long term (perhaps to boost immune system before the flu season begins)– Take 40 drops of juice or one capsule 3 or 4 times each day.

Echinacea should not be taken continuously for more than 8 weeks, as after this time it’s immune boosting powers may lessen. A two week break is recommended before you start taking the herb again.

Side Effects There are no known side effects.
Safety Concerns
Echinacea should not be used by people with auto-immune illnesses, or systemic diseases such as tuberculosis and multiple sclerosis.

The current European monograph on herbs lists no contraindications for taking the expressed juice of Echinacea purpurea during pregnancy or lactation.
If you are allergic to flowers in the daisy family you should not take Echinacea.
The History of Echinacea

Natives Americans used Echinacea to treat snake bites, fevers and hard to heal wounds. .

It was first used by a U.S. medical practice in 1887 and quickly became very popular among the medical professionals. However, in the early part of this century it lost popularity and virtually disappeared from the U.S. medical scene

Echinacea was rediscovered in the 1930’s by Gerhard Madaus, a German doctor, and since then more than 200 journal articles have been written about this amazing purple wildflower.
It is now among the most popular herbal preparation in the United States and Europe.

Disclaimer: The information presented is for information purposes only. It is based on scientific studies or traditional usage. Consult a health care professional before using supplements or making any changes in prescribed medications. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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Jeremy Hawkins

GAME ON Weight Manament System.

2009-09-26T12:53:00.000-05:00

The Problem:

With obesity increasing at an alarming rate worldwide, weight management is at the forefront of the current health care crisis. Excess weight affects people of all ages. 120 Million Americans over the age of 20 are overweight and a staggering 59 Million Americans over the age of 20 are obese! One in five children between the ages of 6 and 11 is overweight.

The medical community reports that excess weight directly affects the health and well-being of millions of Americans. Increased risk factors for conditions such as Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Disease, Liver Disease, Diabetes and Arthritis are directly related to excess weight. Yet, the problem just gets bigger and bigger!

According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), “American society has become “obesogenic,” characterized by environments that promote increased food intake, non-healthful foods, and physical activity. Policy and environmental change initiatives that make healthy choices in nutrition and physical activity available, affordable, and easy will likely prove most effective in combating obesity.”

The Solution:

Let’s face it, your weight is not going to change unless you do something different. The solution starts with a solid commitment to losing weight with the goal to maintain a healthy weight. This commitment is often the hardest part but once you’ve made this important decision to take charge of your life and your health, you are well on your way to improved health and a better quality of life.

We suggest to keep a food diary to help make you aware of what you are eating. Being informed empowers you to make intelligent choices. You don’t have to give up great food to achieve your weight loss and health goals - many great foods are good for you! Avoid heavily processed foods such as potato chips, sugary snacks, fried foods, and soft drinks. Many energy drinks or soft drinks are loaded with refined sugar and caffeine, these simple carbohydrates are terrible for you. Make the decision to eliminate these types of foods from your daily life. Make each food choice a healthy one! Eat fresh, non-processed foods and , replace those daily burger meals and fries with a terrific chicken or Caesar salad. Replace sugar and calorie-laden drinks with healthy drinks. You’ll feel better and you won’t suffer from the dreaded “sugar crash”, which only perpetuates the downward spiral of your health.

Now put one foot in front of the other and get moving, moderate exercise is invigorating and healthful too! 10 to 15 minutes of moderate exercise each day is a great start. Take a walk, ride a bike, make time for yourself and take a pilates or yoga class it’s good for YOU! Moderate exercise is good for your body and your mind!

Maintaining your healthy weight is like balancing your check book or bank account. You can eat a specific number of calories per day to maintain your weight, exceed this number of calories and you could see your weight increase. To lose weight, consume less calories than this base line number or increase your activity level. Making better food choices and increasing your activity levels are great additions to your new healthy lifestyle.

The System:

Whether you are looking to lose those pesky 10 to 15 pounds that seemed to have been hanging around or more to get your old self back and on the road to optimal health, the Game On Weight Management System may be for you.

The Game On Weight Management System was developed by A.C.T. to help you achieve optimal health while boosting your energy, stamina, and vitality. This system is comprehensive and is designed to be used throughout your day and to help you achieve that healthy lifestyle and meet your healthy weight goals!

We want YOU to be the Biggest WINNER!

This Revolutionary System includes:

1. AM Power Up™: This is a "Thermogenic" formula exclusive to A.C.T. This proprietary formula was specifically developed to boost energy and metabolism. Simply take two capsules in the morning and mid-morning with at least 8 ounces of purified water to get your morning started and to Power Up your energy and thermogenesis to promote optimal metabolism.

2. Body Trim Drinks™: This great-tasting natural pink lemonade drink supports and promotes healthy weight and blood sugar levels with only 20 calories per drink. Body Trim™ comes in convenient "On The Go" Slim Packs that you can take with you easily. Simply add this amazing drink in place of a mid-morning snack. Great to drink during your workouts too! Body Trim™ is a terrific source of natural soluble fiber as well, helping to satisfy your appetite without adding a lot of calories.

3. FormuLeen™: A very unique and proprietary formula developed exclusively for A.C.T. Studies show that most adults are not getting enough soluble fiber in their daily diets. Soluble fiber helps maintain healthy weight, balanced blood sugar levels and healthy digestion. This exciting product has been deemed a "Stealth Food Fiber™" because when added to most foods, FormuLeen™ takes on the taste and texture of those foods. This amazing product has virtually no taste, but an actually accentuate the flavor of your favorite foods. Add FormuLeen™ to hot cereals, soups, salads, meat or pasta dishes, throughout your day. Taken as directed, FormuLeen™ adds an additional 7 grams of high tech Stealth Food Fiber™ to your daily diet.

4. ShakeDown™: A meal replacement protein shake that tastes great! Offered in Chocolate or Vanilla, ShakeDown™ was developed to shake down the weight, but reducing the amount of calories you consume. Simply replace one meal, such as lunch or dinner, with a delicious ShakeDown™ Meal Replacement Shake and a low calorie drink such as Body Trim™. It is a simple way to assist in portion control. ShakeDown™ contains 35% of the RDI of most essential vitamins and major minerals, while also providing 15 grams of the healthy protein your body needs.

5. PM Power Down™: A proprietary blend of gentle cleansing herbs that is an integral part of the Game On Weight Management System™. Many health professional believe optimal health begins with the digestive system. Power Down™ helps cleanse and purify the body by supporting detoxification of the digestive system. Simply take 1 to 2 capsules before bed with at least 8 ounces of purified cool water. Power Down™ helps your body cleanse and renew itself as you wind down from your busy day.

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Energy Drinks | Are they a fad ?

2009-09-24T16:03:00.000-05:00

Exhaustion in American's ...Angela Brooks is finding out why Americans are tired and what they can do to increase their energy; Though adults are affected far more than children are, it seems that even our kids are exhausted lately. It is important for adults to be aware of how fatigue can affect a child and what real exhaustion is.

Angela stated, "As a mother of 2 busy children whom are very active in sports and on the go, my husband and I were looking for something to help keep up with their busy schedules and our hectic work schedules. The ACT Energy Drink works very well for us and comes in ready to go pouches that I can add to water, juice or any drink I have with me for a lift in my mood and energy level." Angela also says, "My oldest child who plays in baseball and soccer can also drink the ACT for a boost and not worry about the sugar content (4 grams per 12 oz can) and only 26 calories."

Though adults are affected far more than children are, it seems that even our kids are exhausted lately. It is important for adults to be aware of how fatigue can affect a child and what real exhaustion is.

The word fatigue is used in everyday living to describe a range of afflictions, varying from a general state of lethargy to a specific work-induced burning sensation within one's muscles. It can be both physical and mental.

Physical fatigue or muscle weakness (or "lack of strength") is a direct term for the inability to exert force with ones muscles - literally being unable to function normally on a physical level.

Emotional exhaustion can come thru many avenues, such as stress, poor diet, unforgiveness, anger, hormones and other varying issues. Many times emotional exhaustion will tie into physical exhaustion and literally create a condition that looks like a serious medical complication.

Why are our kids exhausted and what is wrong with our nation with so many tired people? Could it be that after the rainbow has gone down and we've put so many tasks into our hours - we are now all struggling to keep up? Or is it a lack of fresh air, healthy diet and the reality of inactivity that makes matters worse?

The average adult acquires in one day 50% less activity than a generation just 40 years ago. With the invention of the computer, the car, motorized bikes, you name it - people just don't move around as much as they used to.

With an increase in heart disease, diabetes and even real medically documented fatigue we can see that there is a national epidemic of exhaustion that has occurred.

So many things call for our time and our attention on a daily basis this author often wonders if the barrage of over-stimulus and information is exhausting us all.

Prevention of such a health epidemic and crisis is in order. Maintenance of our bodies is as important as the maintenance of our automobiles. Our bodies allow us to work, to think, to have relationships - if we continue to strive through everyday, packing in more and more, eventually we all might crash.

There's an old saying that every American needs to learn and that is, "Take good care of yourself and you can then in turn care for someone else."

JeremyHawkins.net

Omega 3 deficient, Essentials Fatty Acids

2009-09-22T09:35:00.000-05:00

The typical North American diet consisting of large amounts of meat and little fish is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids, posing possible risks to infant neurological development, says new research.

This study, published this month in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows the potential of omega-3 supplementation and fortified foods aimed at pregnant and breastfeeding women.

It is just the latest of many studies showing the health benefits arising from the omega-3, a predominantly marine-sourced unsaturated fatty acid.

"Omega 3 fatty acids are important for the baby's developing eyes and brain," said Sheila Innis, head of the nutrition and metabolism program at the Child & Family Research Institute at BC Children's Hospital, and professor at the University of British Columbia.

"During pregnancy and breastfeeding, fat consumed by the mum is transferred to the developing baby and breastfed infant, and this fat is important for the baby's developing organs."

Study

Women who ate lots of meat and little fish were found to be deficient in omega-3 fatty acids, and their babies did not perform as well on eye tests, reflecting a difference in brain development.

The researchers recruited 135 pregnant women and randomly assigned them to two groups. The first group was given an omega-3 fatty acid supplement, while the second took a placebo. All the women continued to ear their regular diets.

The supplement added the equivalent of two fatty fish meals per week, an amount the researchers estimated would prevent deficiency.

The women's blood samples were taken at 16 and 36 weeks of pregnancy and measured for the amount of docasohexaenoic acid (DHA), a type of omega-3 fatty acids known to be important for brain and eye function.

After the babies were born, the researchers did vision tests to evaluate the infants' ability to distinguish lines of different widths - a method of evaluating neurological maturity in babies who are unable to talk.

According to the researchers, more girls had below average eyesight (visual acuity) in the placebo than in the DHA intervention group. Moreover, increased levels of omega-6 fatty acid status in the mother's red blood cell, using ethanolamine phosphoglyceride docosatetraenoic acid as a measure, were related to reduced visual acuity in both boys and girls.

This appears to be in line with a growing body of evidence linking an increased omega-3 to omega-6 intake ratio to improved health.

The report said that while this contributes to a growing body of knowledge on the dietary needs of pregnant and breastfeeding women, more research is needed to identify recommended daily amounts of omega-3 fatty acids.

Innis added: "For better health, it's important for pregnant and nursing mums - and all of us - to eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, eggs, and fish while minimizing consumption of processed and prepared foods."

Popularity of omega-3

Omega-3 has been increasingly linked to a wide range of health benefits, including reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and certain cancers, joint health, and improved behavior and moods.

According to market researcher Packaged Facts omega-3 enriched foods make up the strongest sector of the functional foods market in the US - and there is still room there for significant growth.

The market for these goods has grown from approximately $100m to more than $2bn in four years. The firm predicts this category will reach $7bn in sales by 2011.

Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 87, Number 3, Pages 548-557
"Essential n-3 fatty acids in pregnant women and early visual acuity maturation in term infants"
Authors: Sheila M Innis and Russel W Friesen

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I take Omega 3000

Proprietary Omega-3 fatty acid fish oil formula containing wild (Sockeye) salmon oil. Consuming 1-3 capsules of Omega: 3000 daily—with meals, will give your body the extra assistance it needs to help maintain a healthy central nervous system (heart and brain), optimal cellular communication (i.e. healthy hormone control) and a reduction in inflammation (i.e. osteoarthritis). But don’t take my word for it, try Omega 3000 for yourself and experience why it is NOT just another fatty acid product.

Weight Loss Water

2009-09-20T12:31:00.000-05:00

If you’re like most people, you would love to lose some weight or excess body fat, but for whatever reason it hasn’t been that easy. Most people have tried one fad diet after another only to find that even if they lose some weight, their results don’t last very long. The fact is that obesity is becoming a worldwide epidemic.

What if there really was a solution? A simple place to start that would work for just about anyone. A solution that has been on our planet since the beginning of time.

X2O helped Robin lose over 100 pounds

So, what’s the solution? WATER. But not just any water. We’re talking about mineral rich, alkaline water that effectively hydrates your body.

Water, as it was originally found on earth was different. It was fresh and pure. It came from natural springs, fresh mountain streams and was loaded with important trace minerals that are essential to our health. Unfortunately, the water coming out of our faucets today is no longer that way. And while more and more people are reaching for bottled water these days, the problem is that in most cases, bottled water is simply recycled and filtered municipal tap water.

Thanks to a breakthrough discovery in natural science, Xooma Worldwide gives you a way to transform ordinary water into a powerful beverage that can help you lose weight and shed excess body fat. We call this revolutionary product “X2O.”

X2O supports your weight loss efforts in 3 ways…

1. X2O helps to hydrate your body at the cellular level. Think about it. You’ve probably never seen a weight loss system or diet program that didn’t recommend that you drink more water. Why? Because your body needs to be properly hydrated in order for you to be successful in your weight loss goals.

The problem is that most tap water and bottled water is not effective for optimal hydration. But, when you add just one sachet of X2O to that water, it provides improved hydration by allowing the water to be more easily absorbed by your body. In addition, X2O delivers vital electrolytes into your water that improve your overall hydration at the cellular level.

X2O helped Mitch lose over 50 pounds

2. X2O provides ionic trace minerals which support healthy weight management. Ensuring that your body gets the optimal level of minerals it needs is a vital component to not only being healthy but also to optimize your weight loss goals. This is because minerals play a key role in important bodily functions that relate to your metabolism.

Minerals have a direct effect on appetite control, blood sugar balance, food cravings, adrenal and thyroid hormone functions, and the use of fat for energy in your body. X2O sachets contain an all-natural mineral complex that releases beneficial trace minerals into the water which can be easily absorbed and used to support your body’s metabolic functions.

3. X2O gives your water a healthy alkaline boost which helps burn fat. If you want to shed excess body fat with less effort it is important to maintain a healthy pH balance in the body. This is the “hidden secret” to continual fat loss that keeps most people from getting the results they desire.

Unfortunately, most of the foods and beverages we consume on a daily basis cause our bodies to become acidic. And the more acidic we are, the more likely we are to store fat. But, with just one sachet of X2O, you can transform your water into a highly alkaline beverage that helps to neutralize acid in your body and trigger the release of excess fat.

In addition to promoting healthy weight loss, X2O also provides you body with a host of other incredible health benefits.

Why We Crave Sweets?

2009-09-19T10:20:00.000-05:00

At times our cravings for things like carbohydrates and sugar can be so intense, that we feel as if we may have a melt down if we don’t satisfy those needs. Sweet and starchy foods are like drugs to our brain.

Nutrient-sparse white flour and cornmeal containing commercial foods, as well as sugar-laden soft drinks, can actually stimulate the release of addictive morphine-like chemicals in our brain called beta-endorphins. Much like morphine, beta-endorphins produce a sense of well being, improve emotions and create feelings of euphoria, until you come crashing down from your high and require more of the same foods to make you feel good again.

From that first time grandma put you on her knee, and fed you her homemade fudge brownies, the pleasure center in your brain lit up and made you feel great. You knew a good thing when you tasted it. Well, so did the chemicals in your brain. You see, that feeling of satisfaction you got from sweet, sugary foods began to form into an addiction. For the majority, today’s children are addicts; in fact the greater part of society is.

Unfortunately, like most addictions, a dependency to sugary foods will rob you of your health. Eating high-sugar, processed foods and carbohydrates, will overload your cells with insulin and in turn elevate levels of the fat storage enzyme LPL. You know the drill: you get fat!

Due to a mechanism in your brain’s reward cascade, eating even small amounts of sugar can cause dependency, in other words, you start to crave more and more. Sugar is intense stuff, causing some powerful reactions in the biochemical centers of your brain.

How many times have you found yourself with a completely full stomach after a huge meal? Although you are barely able to move, you make it your mission to find any and every extra space available to fit one or more pieces of delicious dessert down your throat—regardless of how uncomfortable you might feel! Is this not the description of a junkie? Someone who will ingest a substance at any cost, to get the fix their body requires?

Once the initial sugar high (from the beta-endorphin release) has died down, that nice feeling of calmness and well-being comes over you. This happens in part because of the slow-release action of another neurotransmitter in the brain called serotonin.

Unfortunately, this feeling doesn’t last forever— In fact, the temporary “lust for life” you had after ingesting all that sugar caused by elevated beta-endorphins, and the calming effects of the serotonin will eventually come to screeching halt! Yep, you crash. You then need more of what started your “high” in the first place, and the vicious cycle of the sugar and carbohydrate cravings starts all over again.

Be blessed
Jeremyhawkins.net

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ii.King B. Fat Wars Action Planner. Wiley $ Sons. Toronto, Ont. 2003 pg. 21.

Children’s Fitness/ Wellness

2009-09-17T16:21:00.000-05:00

When I was asked to write this introduction to children’s fitness, it was suggested I keep it short and to the point or I would lose everyone’s attention. Say it isn’t so. Please tell me we are interested in our children’s health and well being. What could be more important than the health of future generations?

Anyway, I will make some points in a couple pages and I hope I spark your interest to look further on your own. Part of the problem is, in order to do this subject justice, first we need to face our own mistakes over the last few decades and begin to correct them. You may not agree with some of the points, but if you have children or grand children I hope you will want to check the veracity of what I am about to convey before tuning out.

Children’s health is my passion, and I hope as you read, it will become at least partly your passion, because we need each other to change a system that is designed wrong. Children weren’t designed to be left to their own devices. They don’t pop into the world with a tag reading:

“Pat on behind, make cry, feed when you can, hold if you feel like it, ignore often, then send on way, and hope for the best.” That said, the tag also shouldn’t recommend raising them until they are forty seven years old, by giving them everything and anything they want. There is a balance here somewhere. I think we’ve misplaced it in our hurry-up world.

We need everyone who cares about children, young people and their own health to get on board. Mostly we need you to believe in your heart that there is a problem and we can do better for future generations. If I don’t convey the importance of this issue, then someone else will be re-writing this, because our health and that of our young people is getting worse with each passing year. This message is so much more important than most people realize. Your input and participation are invited and encouraged. I meant it when I said we are in this together and the children of the world are counting on us.

It is outright dangerous to think that politicians, psychologists, and social workers along with drug manufacturers know what is best, or even care what is best for our children. Doctors and nurses are in the business of caring for, enhancing and saving lives. The before mentioned group plus the pharmaceutical companies and their lobbyists are in business, period. Three thousand kids a day start smoking in the U.S. and alcoholism in pre-teens is becoming epidemic. As a society, we consume hundreds of pounds of refined sugar a year. When I was five years old it was only one pound a year. The business world is not designed to fix these problems. Profits often come first no matter how many children become sick or even die in the process.

Our children’s health has suffered long enough. “Health” in our society has become distorted by grants, fund raising, and special interest groups. The focus is on the funding itself - not the solutions to problems these funds are supposed to be used to solve. Fund raisers focus on fund raising. It really is this simple.

Children and young adults worldwide in westernized societies are getting fatter and sicker all the time. Our kids are the target of a media blitz advocating sugar, cake and pizza stuffed with more pizza. Energy drinks, soda and sugar laden teas weren’t developed by God to hydrate the body. Our children should pop out of the womb with a tag stating:

“This child runs best on fresh air, pure water, live fruits, vegetables and grain. Physical, emotional, mental and spiritual stimulation is required. Options include free range meats, poultry and fish. Exercise is not optional nor is play. Both should be included until the child reaches the age of ninety, then work, not play becomes optional. Drug intervention should be used sparingly and only as a last resort. Tylenol, Ibprophen, steroid inhalers, and antibiotics are not ideal for long term use.”

God made water nearly seventy percent of our body’s mass. That wasn’t a mistake to be replaced by soft drinks and coffee. So, pull the soda out of your hand, take it away from your child and start drinking water with X2O. It is the beginning of health. Perhaps the mistake God actually made was He didn’t make ice cream, candy, and cake take the place of vegetables.
Imagine if junk food could replace vegetables. We’d all be the picture of health.

Ease up now, I know God made no mistakes. If you are agreeing here then ask yourself, why are we interfering with His most elaborate and wonderful design? Why are we allowing our children to be over fed and over medicated without questioning the rationale?

We are still smart enough to realize that breathing air in a forest is more beneficial than standing behind a smoking bus, or sucking on a cigarette. Junk food is no different, it just tastes better. Medication is not food. It can be poison. Each and every synthetic medication has a toxicology report attached. The difference between toxic and lethal is based on the amount ingested. The body is designed to be seventy percent water and people, especially children, have been taught to hate it. Maybe God didn’t put enough sugar in it.

Does your car care that the gas you put in it doesn’t taste good? Would adding sugar, dye and chemicals make it run better? We have been brainwashed into believing that all the garbage beverages we consume are as good as or better than pure water. And we feed them to our children, often because it is more effort to explain that water is better for them. The ads for drinks and junk food become more pervasive and invasive everyday.

In my opinion, things don’t go better with Coca Cola, and you cannot address your child’s weight problems by drinking a diet soda with your fast food hamburger and extra large side of fries.

It’s all a lie. Water is the best body fuel for our children’s fitness and longevity. The very quality of their lives depends on getting back to pure air, Pure water, natural food and exercise. We are running out of the one thing we can’t replace in our lives. It is the most expensive item we have. Time. Time is so precious, and is truly of the essence here. The old age diseases in our children didn’t show up by accident or over night. This has taken decades of mis-information and outright fraud. All of these problems are preventable.

Extensive medical research and pharmaceutical data shows that water by itself will help prevent depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue, cancer, diabetes and a whole host of other designer maladies. Add ionic minerals and our ability to ward off any malady increases exponentially. How is soda better than that? Ask yourself this question: Why are Coke and Pepsi stampeding into the bottled water business? Could it have something to do with the obesity epidemic in the world which soft drink companies have helped create? The average can of soda has over ten tea spoons of sugar in it, and most children get sixty percent of their calories today from liquids. Have we lost our self-reliance, our ability to think and care for ourselves and our loved ones without outside intervention? More importantly, do we want the government, psychiatrists, social workers and pharmaceutical companies deciding what is right for us? That doesn’t sound like the way I want to live.

Are You A Toxic Human . ‘Water Filter’? .

2009-09-16T23:14:00.000-05:00

The Ugly Truths about Tap & Bottled Water . . .

We both know that water is essential for life. Although you can live for as long as two months without food, you’ll die after only a few days without water.

Especially since water makes up about 2/3 of your body weight.

You need water:

* To breathe
* To keep your brain working
* To regulate your body temperature
* To lubricate your joints and spinal discs
* To digest your food
* Plus dozens of other important body functions

Pure clean water is life-sustaining . . .
so think before you drink!
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Still . . .

Until I learned some of the same information you’ll read here in the next few minutes, I just hoped I was getting most of my water in other ways — soft drinks, coffee, iced tea . . .

But these drinks aren’t so healthy . . . In fact, many of them even lead to dehydration. And they certainly aren’t an adequate replacement for fresh, pure water.

I know, I know . . . That’s just good common sense . . .

Still . . . I just didn’t particularly like the taste of water, especially from the tap. Probably from the chemicals, like fluoride or chlorine or something . . .

So I tried bottled water — I probably tried a dozen different kinds. They did taste a bit better than tap water, although some had a plastic or chemical taste that sure didn’t seem healthy.

And then I read some of the research about bottled water (you’ll see for yourself in a minute), and suddenly that didn’t seem like such a good solution at all.

But I had a problem . . . I knew I wasn’t getting enough water. You see, in my research I found that . . .

If You Wait Until You’re Thirsty,
Odds Are You’re Already Dehydrated

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How much water should you be drinking?

Well, most doctors say you need at least 8-10 glasses per day. Whatever the amount, it’s probably more than you are likely to be drinking right now — even if you don’t mind the taste of water.

In fact, experts say 3 out of every 4 Americans suffer from chronic dehydration . . . and the odds are that you’re one of them.

And you can’t depend on thirst as a signal to drink. Actually, having a dry mouth is often a later sign of dehydration.

Only as dehydration progresses do you notice that you’re thirsty. In addition, the thirst sensation also diminishes with age.

So how do you know if you’re chronically dehydrated?

Well, in many cases you can’t tell . . . You need to drink water whether you feel thirsty or not.

If you don’t, the effects of chronic dehydration may spread throughout your entire body, and even be misinterpreted as symptoms of illness or stress.

Like fatigue and headaches . . .

The late Dr. F. Batmanghelidj, author of “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water,” researched dehydration for 20 years. He believed that in many cases “you are not sick, you are thirsty!”

His research indicated that many symptoms (and diseases) are the result of longstanding dehydration, including chronic pain, degenerative conditions and many serious illnesses.

His solution was simple . . . drink more water more often.

Newsmax medical expert Dr. Russell Blaylock agrees. He says that allowing yourself to become dehydrated can be serious — perhaps even serious enough to cause a stroke!

As he notes in his book Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life: “Most of us do not drink enough water, and as a result, our blood becomes more viscous, increasing the likelihood that a clot will suddenly form at the site of a plaque formation.”

On the positive side, drinking enough pure uncontaminated water:

* Gives you more energy
* Sharpens your mental and physical performance
* Fosters weight loss
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After doing my homework, I knew I had to drink more water to stay healthy. Not just for myself, but also for the sake of my family. Given the statistics, you probably need more water too.

But drinking the junk that’s probably coming out of your tap water right now could do you more harm than good.

The Quality of Your Water is Just as
Important as the Quantity You Drink

You’d think you could depend on your government to provide you with pure tap water. Sadly, that’s not the case. And really, it’s not the government’s fault . . .

Despite their efforts, today’s aging municipal water systems are just plain overwhelmed by the sheer volume of contaminants.
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According to some studies, an astounding 75,000 chemical compounds have been discovered in our water... yet the EPA has established safety standards for only 87 of them.

Pollutants and contaminants like pesticides, herbicides, toxic wastes from landfills, fertilizers, chemical and oil spills, acid rain and many others find their way into our water supply.

Compounding the problem, our water treatment includes chlorine or chloramines to control the growth of bacteria, despite the fact that these chemicals have themselves been linked to illness.

Even if the water leaving the treatment plants meets the minimal EPA safety standards, the threat to your health doesn’t end.

Water lines (including your own pipes) frequently build up a revolting assortment of mineral, biological and chemical deposits. The pipes themselves may even leach hazardous substances like lead and copper.

As water pipes age, they also begin to grow caked-on layers of bio-film, a sludgy layer that can harbor pathogens such as E. coli, which causes diarrhea and other intestinal problems.

Cryptosporidium and Giardia are two other common water-borne pathogens that cause similar intestinal problems or worse, especially in vulnerable individuals.

Besides all these microscopic bugs, it’s just downright scary knowing that . . .

Your Tap Water is Chock-Full of Chemicals

The government began adding fluoride to drinking water years ago in a well-meaning but misguided attempt to reduce cavities.

Sadly, more and more research now supports links between drinking fluoridated water and degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Other medical problems associated with fluoride include cancer, behavioral problems, thyroid suppression, male infertility, and impotence, just to name a few.

Surprisingly, the fluoride added to our water supplies comes from the smokestack scrubbers of fertilizer and metal factories. This nasty “goo” contains more than just fluoride . . . You’ll also find toxins like arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury, and polonium-210, a radioactive element that decays into lead.

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Your Body . . . a Chemical Cesspool?

Aluminum sulfate is yet another toxic additive used to treat public water supplies. In fact, mounting evidence supports a link between aluminum exposure and diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS.

And then there’s cadmium, also found in drinking water. Plumbing can increase cadmium water levels, since both plastic (PVC) and metal pipes contain the metal.

Dr. Blaylock tells us: “While it is the neonate [newborn] that is most susceptible, even adults will show toxic damage to their brain following chronic exposure to cadmium in drinking water.” Plus, research demonstrates that cadmium increases the risk of prostate cancer, decreases testosterone production, causes high blood pressure, causes loss of calcium from the bones, and increases free radical production.

And what about lead? While most houses today have PVC pipes, even modern faucets have lead-containing joints that can significantly contribute to lead in drinking water.

Even worse, fluoridated water leaches additional lead from pipes and faucets, escalating your risk of toxic lead accumulation. In fact, evidence indicates that water in fluoridated cities may have double the level of lead compared to the water in unfluoridated communities.

You’re probably aware of the dangers of lead toxicity in children: learning disabilities . . . hyper-irritability . . . violent outbursts . . .

However, the dangers from lead don’t stop as you grow older. In fact, your risk actually rises again after middle age, when you become more prone to osteoporosis, limited mobility, or other age-related factors that cause bone to break down.

The reason is that 80% of ingested lead ends up stored permanently in your bones. As bone breaks down with age, it releases the lead — and other stored metals — into your system.

And don’t think you’re safe if you have a well . . .

Well Water Doesn’t Keep You Well

Well water is really no safer than tap water. Ground water pollutants also seep into this water source. And because private wells are often more shallow than water receptacles used for public water supplies, there is even greater potential for contamination.

Fecal coliform bacteria like E. coli are the most common contaminants of well water. Septic fields are typical sources for such contamination by way of animal or human wastes. Nitrates from animal or human wastes or fertilizers are also commonly found, along with lead, radon and other chemical and biological toxins.

So, if tap water and well water aren’t so good, what about that bottled water we’ve been drinking . . .

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The Bottled Water Myth —
Don’t Believe What They Tell You

The ads want you to imagine crystal-clear springs, alpine glaciers and pristine natural sources. The reality, however, is something far different than the marketing hype . . .

A four-year study was conducted by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), who notes that sales of bottled water have tripled in the past 10 years to about $4 billion per year, at least partly because people are learning the truth about the hazards of tap water.

Unfortunately, independent laboratory testing of more than 1,000 bottles of 103 types of bottled water from many parts of the U.S. led to some surprising and even frightening findings:

* One brand of purported “spring water” — with a label picturing a lake and mountains — actually came from a well in the parking lot of an industrial facility, located near a hazardous waste dump.
* According to government and industry estimates, approximately 1/4 of bottled water is actually just bottled tap water.
* About 1/3 of the bottled water tested contained significant chemical or bacterial contamination, exceeding levels allowed under state or industry standards.
* About 1/5 of the water tested contained industrial or manufacturing chemicals such as toluene, xylene, phthalate, adipate or styrene.
* In eight cases, the tested water contained arsenic at “a level of potential health concern”.

Unfortunately, as the NRDC notes, the FDA’s rules exempt 60-70% of bottled water sold in the U.S. from federal bottled water standards. With these huge regulatory gaps, the NRDC’s report concluded that:

“No one should assume that just because he or she purchases water in a bottle that it is necessarily any better regulated, purer, or safer than most tap water.”

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I try my best to be an environmentally friendly person. So it kind of threw me when another study commissioned by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) pointed out the negative environmental impact of the bottled water phenomenon — every year, 1.5 million tons of plastic are used in bottled water manufacturing.

Millions of these bottles end up in our already-crowded landfills . . . and toxic chemicals spew into the environment during the bottle manufacturing and disposal processes.
In addition to the safety issues, the NRDC study also noted that you can spend from 240 to over 10,000 times more per gallon for bottled water than you typically do for tap water.

And it’s not only you and your family that will appreciate the healthy water. Your pets also deserve drinking water that’s not contaminated with toxic substances!

And you can use this purified water in many ways besides drinking water:

* cooking
* ice cubes
* salt-restricted diets . . .
* baby formulas
* cleaning contact lenses
* steam irons
* aquarium water
* complexion care
* houseplants
* humidifiers

As a smart consumer, you should be aware of your various options for water purification:

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* Method 1 — Simple Filtration: With this relatively inexpensive method, tap water passes through a fine strainer and/or activated carbon. While unpleasant odors and tastes diminish, simple filtration doesn’t remove many common contaminants effectively, including bacteria, viruses, parasites, lead, arsenic, copper, nitrates and sodium.

* Method 2 — Reverse Osmosis: With reverse osmosis, high pressure forces water through a synthetic semi-permeable membrane to reduce inorganic minerals. Unfortunately, these systems vary greatly in their ability to rid water of chlorides, nitrates, viruses, bacteria, arsenic and other contaminants. Their performance level depends on numerous factors, including pH, water temperature and pressure, dissolved solids, and the initial water contaminant level.

* Method 3 — Steam Distilled: Based on Mother Nature’s primary method of purification, distillation uses evaporation and condensation to separate pure and fresh water from its contaminants. Distillation, especially when combined with carbon filtration Turning on the tap is not the healthiest investment . . .

So now you know the truth about water — the “elixir of life”. What you probably already knew, that it took me far too long to find out, is that . . .

The Better it Tastes, the More You’ll Drink

You see, I enjoy the taste of water now. Good pure water just tastes better, doesn’t it? The way nature intended it to taste . . .

And because it tastes good, I’m drinking more of it effortlessly . . . and I feel better too.

I used to think that water was water . . .

The truth was — I was literally a toxic human “water filter”. Instead of filtering and distilling out the crud from the water I drank before I drank it . . . I WAS the filter.

So if you think, as I once did, that the water you’ve been drinking up until now is just plain water, it’s time for you to think again . . .

Over the course of your lifetime, you’ll drink an estimated 13,000 gallons of water.

What you can’t even see in each glass of water has a cumulative effect on your health . . . and the health of your family, even your pets.

That’s why it’s so crucial that you make sure the water you drink is pure.

Healthy Water Pays Big Dividends

Of course, tap water is free for the taking . . . But you’ve already seen how incredibly UNHEALTHY it is . . .

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Rhodiola For Increased Mental Energy And Concentration: This Herb Just May Be The Perfect Focus-Factor!

2009-09-11T18:07:00.000-05:00

Rhodiola for whatever ails you? The Book “Rhodiola Revolution” says that this one European herb is scientifically proven to: “maximize energy; fight the effects of stress and aging; sharpen memory and concentration; ease anxiety and depression; and enhance physical performance.” How in the world can one herb do all this you ask? Well, the good news is like many botanical ingredients today, there is a scientific explanation that shed’s a bright light on the benefits of this fascinating herb.

Rhodiola rosea (R. rosea or rhodiola) has been utilized medicinally for centuries in many European and Asian countries, where it grows in the unusually harsh environment of polar, Arctic, and high-altitude alpine regions.1 Between 1725 and 1960, various medicinal applications of rhodiola appeared in the scientific literature of many countries, including Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, the Soviet Union, and Iceland.2 Since 1960, more than 180 modern pharmacological, phytochemical, and clinical studies have been published.2

Although rhodiola has been extensively studied in other countries and shown to exhibit multiple health-promoting effects, its properties are largely unknown in the United States. In part, this is likely due to the fact that the bulk of research has been published in Slavic and Scandinavian languages.2 During the Cold War, a strict wall of separation – in communication, politics, and science – was maintained by the Soviet Union. Research regarding rhodiola was one of the casualties of this information roadblock, as much of the research occurred in Russia and appeared in Russian medical journals. The data from many of these studies have been under wraps until recently, when they began to appear in limited venues.3,4

As you are no-doubt aware, the past 10 to 20 years have witnessed an explosion in the scientific study of herbal and nutritional supplement formulations. You have also probably noticed that until very recently, much of this research took place in western Europe — particularly in Germany, where their unique medical system evaluates the safety and indications of herbs that are prescription items, sold or dispensed in pharmacies.3 Other countries involved in extensive herbal and nutritional research include Sweden, Italy, China, Japan, India, and Russia.3

Early on, Soviet researchers identified rhodiola as an adaptogen1 – an agent that increases one’s resistance to biological, chemical, and physical stressors. Rhodiola was studied extensively to evaluate its potential benefits for military personnel, cosmonauts, and athletes participating in international competition. Today, an impressive body of scientific literature supports the traditional and modern applications of this herb.

Rhodiola has demonstrated a remarkable ability to enhance cellular energy metabolism. The studies published thus far show the herb to be highly beneficial for both physical and mental performance under stress. The herb provides significant enhancement of mental energy and eliminates fatigue. It stimulates norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin, and has cholinergic effects in the central nervous system. Rhodiola also supports and enhances the effects of these neurotransmitters by increasing the delivery of precursors (building blocks) that can be utilized to produce dopamine and serotonin.2,5-9

Much like ginkgo biloba, rhodiola is supported by centuries of documented medicinal uses. Decades of accumulated scientific studies validate rhodiola’s usefulness for improving mental performance, energy, and stamina.

Rhodiola rosea:

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* Protects the nervous system against oxidative damage by free radicals through its antioxidant activity.2,10,11

* Enhances learning and memory in animal models and increases serotonin levels in the frontal cerebral cortex.2,7-9,12

* Promotes release of norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin in ascending pathways that activate the cerebral cortex and the limbic system. Consequently, the cognitive (thinking, analyzing, evaluating, calculating, and planning) functions of the cerebral cortex and the attention, memory, and learning functions of the prefrontal and frontal cortex are enhanced.2

* Optimizes the release of acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter associated with learning, attention and memory.2

* May prevent or ameliorate some age-related dysfunction in neurotransmitter systems that tend to deteriorate with aging.2,13

* Has been found, in animal studies, to improve long-term memory when administered in low doses over a period of 10 days.8

* Has been found to positively influence the central nervous system by increasing ability to concentrate and by improving cellular resistance to outside influences.14

Rhodiola Rosea, Stress, And Mental Performance
Stress interferes with memory functions. Over time, stress causes deterioration in memory systems. Rhodiola rosea (R. rosea or rhodiola) appears to exert positive effects on memory and cognition by improving resistance to physical and emotional stress.

This dual action of cognitive stimulation and emotional calming creates benefits for immediate cognitive and memory performance, as well as for the long-term preservation of brain function.2 Calm and alert – you can’t be in a better mental state than that!

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* Several studies have shown that rhodiola (again specifically: R. rosea) can dramatically reduce stress and simultaneously increase mental performance. One study found that a 170 mg/day dose of rhodiola countered the fatigue and stress experienced by young, healthy physicians on night duty.15 In this randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial, researchers measured rhodiola’s effect on five different measures of mental acuity: associative thinking, short-term memory, calculation, concentration, and speed of audiovisual perception. They found statistically significant improvements in all five of these mental performance parameters in the physicians who took rhodiola for two weeks.15

* In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted at a medical academy, young, healthy students were supplemented with either rhodiola (100mg/day) or a placebo for 20 days. The group that consumed the rhodiola extract experienced significant improvements in physical work capacity, coordination, and general well-being, along with decreased mental fatigue and situational anxiety. The supplemented students also scored higher on final exams!16

* A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical study was performed to measure the effect of a single dose of rhodiola extract on capacity for mental work against a background of fatigue and stress. Researchers administered a single dose of rhodiola to healthy young individuals (19 to 21 years of age) and measured the beneficial results using an anti-fatigue index. The study showed a pronounced anti-fatigue effect from that single dose that was statistically highly significant (p < 0.001).17

In summary: based on centuries of use – going back almost 2,000 years to its documented tradition as a remedy in classic Greek medicine, all the way to the many animal and human clinical studies mounted by modern scientists – we know that rhodiola has a wide array of documented health benefits. In fact, rhodiola is likely to become the next herbal superstar.

Rhodiola’s ability to increase mental energy points to tremendous potential for counteracting the mental fatigue so common with the aging process. And studies show that rhodiola can favorably support our minds and bodies as we deal with the stresses that seem omnipresent in our modern lives. Rhodiolais a valuable addition to any supplement program designed to boost mental performance and slow the aging process.

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Richard P. Brown and Patricia L. Gerbarg, astute researchers who have worked tirelessly in bringing the science behind this unique herb to Western medicine, had this to say:

In the course of evolution, R. rosea has adapted to the harsh conditions of high altitude (extreme cold, low oxygen, little rainfall, and intense irradiation from the sun) by producing a group of powerful protective compounds that have diverse beneficial effects in animals and humans. One is struck by the versatility of R. rosea, from its description in Greek medicine, 2000 years ago to its use by 20th century cosmonauts. It is time for modern research, using controlled clinical trials, to develop the potential medical applications of this unique phyto-adaptogen.3,4

In their exhaustive review of the medical and scientific literature exploring the benefits of this wonderful herb, the authors go on to say that

…[m]ore scientific research is needed to confirm the preventive and curative benefits of R. rosea. Controlled studies are warranted to explore its use in antidepressant augmentation, disorders of memory and cognition, attention deficit disorder, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, protection against arrhythmias, sports performance, aviation and space medicine (enhancing physical and mental performance while reducing stress reactions), endocrine disorders (infertility, premenstrual disorder, menopause), sexual dysfunction, disorders of the stress response system (fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and post traumatic stress disorder), and enhancement of chemotherapy/radiation with amelioration of toxicity.2

How To Take Rhodiola

Rhodiola rosea root extract is commonly available as an individual supplement and in combination products. If you choose a combination product, take as directed on the label. For the individual herb, typical doses are 150 to 300 mg/day of extract, taken in two divided doses on an empty stomach. For example: 150 mg before breakfast and 150 mg before lunch, for a total of 300 mg/day.2
It’s most important to look for a Rhodiola rosea root extract standardized to contain a minimum of three percent rosavins and one percent salidroside. This matches the extract concentrations used in clinical trials.

Be sure to specifically look for Rosea. Products called just "Rhodiola,” “Tibetan Rhodiola,” or “Indian Rhodiola” are NOT equivalant to Rhodiola rosea root extract. In fact, because of significant species-dependent variations in phytochemistry, the use of "Rhodiola" alone as a general term may be inaccurate and could be misleading on product packaging. Of all the species tested, Rhodiola rosea has been the predominant subject of phytochemical, animal, and human studies.2

While clinical studies have shown a benefit in taking doses higher than 300 mg/day of Rhodiola rosea root extract, studies frequently demonstrated that lower doses performed better than higher doses.

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Daily Nutritional Support with Rhodiola Rosea

Use/Indication

Age

Daily Dosage

Improve cellular energy and mental performance

18-30

150-300 mg

Improve cellular energy and mental performance

31-40

150-300 mg

Improve cellular energy and mental performance

50+

150-300 mg
Contraindications

First and foremost, Rhodiola rosea is extremely safe, and has very few side effects. Most users find that it improves their mood, energy level, and mental clarity. Some individuals, particularly those who tend to be anxious, may feel overly activated, jittery, or agitated. If this occurs, try a smaller dose with very gradual increases.2
Rhodiola rosea should be taken early in the day. If taken late in the day or evening, it can interfere with sleep or cause vivid dreams (not nightmares) during the first few weeks of use. It is contraindicated in excited states.2
Because Rhodiola rosea has an activating, antidepressant effect, it should not be used in individuals with bipolar disorder who are vulnerable to becoming manic when given antidepressants or stimulants.2

* Oliff H. Optimum Dosage of Rhodiola rosea Extract for Antifatigue Effects and Improved Mental Performance HerbalGram. 2004;63:20-21. American Botanical Council.
* Brown R, Gerbarg P, Ramazanov Z. Rhodiola rosea: A Phytomedicinal Overview View HerbalGram. 2002;56:40-52. American Botanical Council.
* Blumenthal M. The Rhodiola Revolution by Richard P. Brown and Patricia L. Gerbarg with Barbara Graham HerbalGram. 2005;66:70-71. American Botanical Council.
* The Rhodiola Revolution by Richard P. Brown and Patricia L. Gerbarg with Barbara Graham. New York, NY: Rodale; 2004. 260 pp. ISBN# 1-57954-924-1.
* Kurkin V, Zapesochnaya G. Chemical composition and pharmacological properties of Rhodiola rosea. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Journal (Moscow) 1986;20(10):1231-44.
* Petkov V, Stancheva S, et al. Changes in brain biogenic monoamines induced by the nootropic drugs adafenoxate and meclofenoxate and by citicholine (experiments on rats). Gen Pharmacol 1990;21(1):71-5.
* Lazarova M, Petkov V, et al. Effects of meclofenoxate and extr. Rhodiolae rosea L. on electroconvulsive shock-impaired learning and memory in rats. Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol 1986;8(9):547-52.
* Petkov V, Yonkov D, et al. Effects of alcohol aqueous extract from Rhodiola rosea L. roots on learning and memory. Acta Physiol Pharmacol Bulg 1986;12(1):3-16.
* Saratikov A, Marina T, Fisanova L. Effect of golden root extract on processes of serotonin synthesis in CNS. Journal of Biological Sciences 1978;6:142.
* Furmanowa M, Skopinska-Rozewska E, Rogala E, Malgorzata H. Rhodiola rosea in vitro culture: phytochemical analysis and antioxidant action. Acta Societis Botanicorum Poloniae 1998;76(1):69-73.
* Durany N, Munch G, Michel T, Riederer P. Investigations on oxidative stress and therapeutical implications in dementia. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 1999;249 Suppl 3:68-73.
* Marina TF, Alekseeva LP. Effect of Rhodiola rosea extract on electroencephalograms in rabbit. In. Saratikov AS, editor. Stimulants of the Central Nervous System. Tomsk, Russia: Tomsk State University Press; 1968. p. 22-6.
* Lupien S, De Leon M, et al. Cortisol levels during human aging predict hippocampal atrophy and memory deficits. Nat Neurosci 1998;1(1):69-73.
* Kucinskaite A, Briedis V, Savickas A. Experimental analysis of therapeutic properties of Rhodiola rosea L. and its possible application in medicine. Medicina (Kaunas.). 2004;40(7):614-9.
* Darbinyan V, Kteyan A, Panossian A, et al. Rhodiola rosea in stress induced fatigue—a double blind cross-over study of a standardized extract SHR-5 with a repeated low-dose regimen on the mental performance of healthy physicians during night duty. Phytomedicine. 2000 Oct;7(5):365-71.
* Spasov AA, Wikman GK, Mandrikov VB, Mironova IA, Neumoin VV. A double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of the stimulating and adaptogenic effect of Rhodiola rosea SHR-5 extract on the fatigue of students caused by stress during an examination period with a repeated low-dose regimen. Phytomedicine. 2000 Apr;7(2):85-9.
* Shevtsov VA, Zholus BI, Shervarly VI, et al. A randomized trial of two different doses of a SHR-5 Rhodiola rosea extract versus placebo and control of capacity for mental work. Phytomedicine. 2003 Mar;10(2-3):95-105.

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Comparing X2O to Water Treatment Machines.

2009-09-03T11:55:00.000-05:00

Some Xooma Members have recently contacted us with inquiries about water treatment machines and how they compare to X2O.

Here’s some great information you can use when you meet someone who might be involved in a company that sells water alkalizing machines or perhaps they are a consumer considering buying one of those machines.

Here are some advantages I believe Xooma & X2O offer over the water alkalizing machines in the market today…

• 100% natural, God made product. For those who tend to be more “natural health” orientated, I believe they would prefer to get their alkaline water from a God created source rather than a man-made machine. We know that the X2O delivers organic trace minerals into the water from a natural renewable source. I don’t believe those machines add minerals to the water. As I understand it, most of them try to retain the minerals that were present in the tap water (assuming the tap water had quality minerals in it) as they process the water.

• Affordable for almost anyone. Rather than spend thousands of dollars up front to purchase a machine, people can purchase X2O on a monthly basis for the affordable price of just $25 (U.S.). I recently saw a water alkalizing machine from a network marketing company that costs approximately $4,000 and I compared that to the cost for X2O. When I did the math I discovered that someone could use one sachet of X2O per day for 13.1 years for the same price of the machine. They could use 2 sachets per day for 6.5 years before it would equal the cost of the machine. I know that most of those machines need some kind of routine maintenance during their first 6.5 years and they may need to be replaced once they get to be 13 years old.

• Convenient to use and carry. X2O goes with you wherever you go since it fits in your pocket, purse, or brief case. Add it to any source of water you choose whenever you choose. NO need to “make” your water at home and take it with you in bottles wherever you go. Also, no need to transport a machine with you on business trips or vacations.

• Easy to sample and sell. Giving or selling someone a sample pack of X2O is easy and affordable. Most people can easily afford the product and most Members feel very confident and comfortable “selling” something this affordable. But the average distributor in our industry is probably very fearful or lacks the skills required to sell a machine that costs thousands of dollars. Our product affordability for the masses leads to more duplication and more success for everyone.

• Repeat monthly sales. Machines are a one-time purchase but X2O is a monthly purchase. We have a much better chance of establishing a long-term residual income with a product that people need and use every month.

Bottom line: X2O offers BIG benefits in a small and very affordable package. And don't forget...

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More “Food for Thought”…

Just to add a thought (or two) to Ken's comparison to water treatment machines keep this in mind…

“pH” is monitored and achieved in the body in a natural way. It uses buffering minerals. The body doesn't reach homeostasis by ingesting high Ph fluids. It uses nutrients to search for balance. This balance is found at a pH of approximately 7.35.

No one knows exactly how the body creates different combinations of building blocks out of nano-nutrients simply because the human body is still smarter than all of us and we don't have the technology to measure its trans-mutating ability. The body has some distinct “super powers” we don't understand.

For me, “balance” is what we are trying to achieve with X20. Balance is what the entire Universe runs on and to borrow from Ken's thought, God created the machine we walk around in, and God created the universe. We own our vehicle - or lease it as I see it, but we are also an infinitely small part of the universal body. Hence the hypothesis - "We are all connected."

We stumble and bumble around putting together pieces of wisdom and call them “breakthroughs” when it was more of a Creator induced hide and seek game to begin with.

Balancing the pH of the body takes pure water, and an entire spectrum of minerals which the body then directs to targeted areas of need based on autonomic response. An onslaught of high pH fluids with no intelligent direction may have some limited affect, but it is not the long term solution.
Think of it like synthetic insulin used in diabetics. We throw enough in to lower the blood sugar and if it drops too low we add orange juice or a piece of candy to artificially bring it back up. Again, an interim tool - not a permanent solution. Our internal environment at peace and rest in balance leads to an external environment in balance and a peace with everything in it.

Suffice it to say the X20 does everything a water ionizing machine does with some added super powers the body needs to defend itself. The body is its own best pharmacy and fixes 99% of everything that goes wrong with it on a daily basis. I can't state often enough or loud enough:

"The human body is still smarter than we are."

Balance, as Ken so eloquently suggested is better done in harmony with nature than in trying to control, corral or improve nature - which in most cases is a mistake.

As a very wise friend and mentor taught me years ago:
"Nature has its own laws and will not allow violation without a negative response."

This is true because just like nature, our body is in constant search for balance. It is in constant motion and experiences constant change. It cannot be qualified or quantified. It is here for us to enjoy, explore and try to unravel its mysteries.

Searching for balance is a way of life and X20 is a very important part of the puzzle.

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Excessive intake of aspartame may inhibit the ability of enzymes in the brain to function normally.

2009-08-19T11:37:00.000-05:00

The review, by scientists from the University of Pretoria and the University of Limpopo and published recently in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, indicated that high consumption of the sweetener may lead to neurodegeneration.

Aspartame is made up of phenylalanine (50 per cent), aspartic acid (40 per cent) and methanol (10 per cent). It is commonly used in food products for the diet or low calorie market, including soft drinks and chewing gums. It was approved for use in foods in the US and EU member states in the early 1980s.

The sweetener has caused much controversy amid suspicions on whether it is entirely safe, with studies linking the ingredient and cancer in rats.

It has also previously been found that aspartame consumption can cause neurological and behavioural disturbances in sensitive individuals. Symptoms that have been reported include headaches, insomnia and seizures.

Despite strong concerns being raised from some quarters over the sweetener, both the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have not changed their guidelines regarding the safety of the ingredient or intake advice.

The new review also challenges finding published last year in the journal Critical Reviews in Toxicology (Informa Healthcase) that considered over 500 studies, articles and reports conducted over the last 25 years - including work that was not published, but that was submitted to government bodies as part of the regulatory approvals process.

The earlier review concluded: 'The weight of existing evidence s that aspartame is safe at current levels of consumption... No credible evidence was found that aspartame is carcinogenic, neurotoxic, or has any other adverse effect on health when consumed even at quantities many times the established ADI [acceptable daily intake] levels.'

New review

Writing in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a Nature journal, the scientists behind the new review state: 'The aim of this study was to discuss the direct and indirect cellular effects of aspartame on the brain, and we propose that excessive aspartame ingestion might be involved in the pathogenesis of certain mental disorders, and also in compromised learning and emotional functioning.'

The researchers found a number of direct and indirect changes that occur in the brain as a result of high consumption levels of aspartame, leading to neurodegeneration.

They found aspartame can disturb the metabolism of amino acids, protein structure and metabolism, the integrity of nucleic acids, neuronal function and endocrine balances. It also may change the brain concentrations of catecholamines, which include norepinephrine, epinephrine and domapine.

Additionally, they said the breakdown of aspartame causes nerves to fire excessively, which can indirectly lead to a high rate of neuron depolarisation.

The researchers added: 'The energy systems for certain required enzyme reactions become compromised, thus indirectly leading to the inability of enzymes to function optimally.

'The ATP stores [adenosine triphosphate] in the cells are depleted, indicating that low concentrations of glucose are present in the cells, and this in turn will indirectly decrease the synthesis of acetylcholine, glutamate and GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid).'

Furthermore, the functioning of glutamate as an excitatory neurotransmitter is inhibited as a result of the intracellular calcium uptake being altered, and mitochondria are damaged, which the researchers said could lead to apoptosis (cell death) of cells and also a decreased rate of oxidative metabolism.

As a result of their study, the researchers said more testing is required to further determine the health effects on aspartame and bring an end to the controversy.

Source: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2008, doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602866
'Direct and indirect cellular effects of aspartame on the brain'
Authors: P. Humphries, E. Pretorius, H. Naude

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2009-08-18T16:34:00.000-05:00

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Energy drinks are attractive to the younger generation and are certainly gaining in popularity with the older generation. Approximately 65% percent of the consumers are between the ages of 13 and 35 years old, males being in the larger 65% of the market. A 2008 Patient Poll conducted by the Pennsylvania Medical Society's Institute for Good Medicine discovered that: 20 percent of the groups ages 21-30 had used energy drinks in high school or college so they could stay alert longer to study or write a paper and 70 percent of the groups knew people who had used an energy drink to stay alert longer to study and work. Energy drinks are also very popular as mixed drink mixers.

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ADHD teens calmed by omega oils

2009-08-18T12:38:00.000-05:00

Supplements of omega-3 and omega-6 oils could improve the behaviour and the attention span of teens with ADHD, say English researchers.

The new study supplemented 20 teenagers aged between 12 and 15 with omega-3 fish oils. Over 90 per cent of the teenagers, recruited from Greenfield Community Arts College in Newton Aycliffe, were assessed to have moderate to severe Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

ADHD is thought to affect between three to seven per cent of children in the UK, with the problem continuing into adulthood for as many as 60 per cent of sufferers. Boys are reported to be three times more likely than girls to suffer from ADHD, according to the National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service (ADDISS).

The main behavioural traits include impulsiveness, inattentiveness and hyperactivity.

After three months of supplementation the teenagersâ€™ inattentiveness fell from an average of 94 at the start of the trial to a mere 17 per cent at the end. Similar impressive results were observed for impulsivity, with an initial rating of 89 per cent falling to 28 per cent after supplementation with omega 3 fatty acids.

Dr Madeleine Portwood, lead researcher and senior educational psychologist for Durham Council, told NutraIngredients.com that teenagers with persistent difficulties who had clinically diagnosed ADHD had specifically been recruited to participate in the trial.

The trial was open and that the participants were aware that they were taking the fish oils. The results are to be published in the book series Nutrition and Health.

The supplement, provided by Equazen Nutraceuticals, was derived from high-EPA marine fish oil and virgin evening primrose oil (GLA). The eyeq capsules formulation contained Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), Docosahexaenioc acid (DHA), GLA, and vitamin E.

Volunteers took six capsules per day, equal to 500 mg of EPA.
The mechanism behind the supplement's effect seems to be specific to the type of omega oil. (EPA) is proposed to function by increasing blood flow in the body. It is also suggested to affect hormones and the immune system, both of which have a direct effect on brain function.

Docosahexaenioc acid (DHA), on the other hand, is involved in the membrane of ion channels in the brain, making it easier for them to change shape and transit electrical signals.

This is not the first report of improvements in behaviour due to fish oil supplements. The work follows similar improvements due to omega-3 supplements for children aged 18 to 30 months, also reported by Portwood and colleagues.

Dr. Portwood also told NutraIngredients.com that further research using fish oils was due to be published in the future. One study involves the use of the supplements on the food intolerance of 80 autistic children, a group linked to increased incidence of food intolerance, as well as the results of the largest mainstream fish oil supplementation trial of 270 children.

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Kids fruit veg consumption inadequate, new study,

2009-08-17T11:14:00.000-05:00

By Lorraine Heller
1/29/2007- Less than one in ten US children are eating the recommended levels of fruit and vegetables per day, according to a new study.

Published in next month's issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the latest information adds to the growing body of evidence indicating that most adolescents fail to meet the nation's dietary guidelines.

According to the study, which analyzed the behavior of almost 900 children aged 11 to 15, only 12 percent of participants consumed the recommended five or more daily servings of fruit and vegetables. This is 10 percentage points lower than what has been reported nationally, said the researchers.

In addition, only 32 percent of children were found to meet the recommendations for saturated fat intake of less than 10 percent of total energy.

Family dietary practices were found to be associated with adolescents' food choices, with parents' consumption of fat, fruit and vegetables being identified as a predictor of adolescent consumption habits.

The report also looked at children's levels of physical activity, and their television viewing time, both additional factors generally associated with obesity risk. According to the study's findings, nearly 80 percent of participants revealed 'multiple physical activity and dietary risk behaviors'.

The report concluded that further research is needed to investigate the effectiveness of different programs and strategies designed to promote 'multiple behavior change' in adolescence.

According to a report issued in September by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), one third of American children are either obese or at risk for obesity. And the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal that in the past quarter century, the proportion of overweight children aged 6-11 has doubled, while the number of overweight adolescents has tripled.

The dramatic rise in obesity has prompted widespread changes throughout the food industry, schools and communities in an effort to prevent the spreading epidemic.

Indeed, the IOM's report examined the nation's progress in preventing childhood obesity, providing further recommendations for government, industry, media, communities, schools, and families to collectively respond to the growing obesity epidemic in children and youth.

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NBC News Reports “People Turn To Network Marketing in a Declining Economy”

2009-08-16T22:32:00.000-05:00

With the report that 767,000 MORE jobs were lost in the month of March 2009 (that is the most jobs ever lost in 1 month in this country) NBC News made this video below on how people turn turn to Network Marketing in a declining Economy. It is YOUR responsibility to help people find a viable “Plan B” like DrinkACT or Xoomaworldwide!

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2009-08-16T14:38:00.000-05:00

Coke Sued for Fraudulent Claims on Obesity-Promoting "VitaminWater"

"Coke fears, probably correctly, that they'll sell less soda as Americans become increasingly concerned with obesity, diabetes, and other conditions linked to diets too high in sugar," said CSPI litigation director Steve Gardner. "VitaminWater is Coke's attempt to dress up soda in a physician's white coat. Underneath, it's still sugar water, albeit sugar water that costs about ten bucks a gallon." VitaminWater typically retails for about $1.49 for a 20-ounce bottle

WASHINGTON-The Coca-Cola Company has been served notice of a class action lawsuit filed over what the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) says are deceptive and unsubstantiated claims on its VitaminWater line of beverages. Coke markets VitaminWater as a healthful alternative to soda by labeling its several flavors with such health buzz words as "defense," "rescue," "energy," and "endurance." The company makes a wide range of dramatic claims, including that its drinks variously reduce the risk of chronic disease, reduce the risk of eye disease, promote healthy joints, and support optimal immune function.

In fact, according to CSPI nutritionists, the 33 grams of sugar in each bottle of VitaminWater do more to promote obesity, diabetes, and other health problems than the vitamins in the drinks do to perform the advertised benefits listed on the bottles.

CSPI's litigation department is serving as co-counsel in the suit, filed yesterday in United States District Court in the Northern District of California. The other law firms involved in the case are Reese Richman LLP and Whatley Drake & Kallas, LLC.

VitaminWater contains between zero and one percent juice despite product names such as "endurance peach mango" and "focus kiwi strawberry."

"When I bought VitaminWater, frankly I thought I was doing myself a favor health-wise," said the plaintiff, San Francisco, California, resident James Koh, who used to purchase and drink VitaminWater after working out at the gym. "I was attracted by the prospect of getting extra vitamins. But I had no idea that I was actually getting almost a Coke's worth of sugar and calories. There's no way I would have spent money on that, had I known."

VitaminWater's website, marketing copy, and labels claim that VitaminWater is healthy, claiming, for example, that "balance cran-grapefruit" has "bioactive components" that promote "healthy, pain-free functioning of joints, structural integrity of joints and bones" and that the nutrients in "power-c dragonfruit" "enable the body to exert physical power by contributing to the structural integrity of the musculoskeletal system."

While it is true that vitamins do play various roles in the human body, the statements on VitaminWater labels go far beyond even the loose, so-called "structure/function claims" allowed by the Food and Drug Administration and cross the line into outright fraud, according to CSPI.

Moreover, VitaminWater contains between zero and one percent juice, despite the full names of the drinks, which include "endurance peach mango" and "focus kiwi strawberry," and "xxx blueberry pomegranate acai," among others. A press release for the "xxx" drink claims its antioxidants makes the drinker "last longer" in some unspecified way; in any event, it has no blueberry, pomegranate, or acai juice, nor do the others have any cranberry, grapefruit, dragon fruit, peach, mango, kiwi, or strawberry juice.

According to documents filed in 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Coke acknowledged that "obesity and other health concerns may reduce demand for some of [its] products," and that "increasing public awareness" about health experts' concerns over sugar-sweetened beverage could affect the company's profitability. That year, Coke acquired VitaminWater's parent company, Glaceau. Also in 2007, CSPI sued Coke and its partner Nestlé over an artificially sweetened green-tea-based drink called Enviga. The companies claim Enviga burns more calories than it consumes, resulting in weight loss-a claim that CSPI says is not supported by the small number of studies on the drink's ingredients.

"Coke fears, probably correctly, that they'll sell less soda as Americans become increasingly concerned with obesity, diabetes, and other conditions linked to diets too high in sugar," said CSPI litigation director Steve Gardner. "VitaminWater is Coke's attempt to dress up soda in a physician's white coat. Underneath, it's still sugar water, albeit sugar water that costs about ten bucks a gallon." VitaminWater typically retails for about $1.49 for a 20-ounce bottle.

"My advice to consumers is to get your vitamins from real food," said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson. "If you have reason to believe you have a shortcoming of one vitamin or another, perhaps take an inexpensive supplement. But don't seek out your vitamins in sugary soft drinks like Coke's VitaminWater."

Since 2005, CSPI's litigation project has, on its own or in cooperation with private law firms, negotiated settlements or voluntary changes to marketing practices with Anheuser-Busch, Airborne, Kellogg, Frito-Lay, Quaker Oats, Pinnacle Foods and others. Whatley, Drake & Kallas, LLC is a 35-lawyer firm with offices in Birmingham, New York City, and Boston which concentrates on complex class action and derivative litigation, including consumer, healthcare, insurance, employee benefits, antitrust, securities, and mass tort litigation. Reese Richman LLP handles commercial litigation with a focus on consumer, antitrust, and securities class actions.

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Soft drink consumption shown to increase cancer risk!

2009-08-15T12:57:00.000-05:00

According to a recent study conducted by Dr. Susanna C Larsson at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, drinking just two sugary soft drinks every day could almost double the chance of pancreatic cancer. In the follow up studies that were completed, it was shown that even non-carbonated soft drinks could also be a culprit.

The risk of developing pancreatic cancer rises when the pancreas produces higher levels of insulin. According to the study, those who drank soft drinks at least twice a day had a 90 percent higher risk of developing the cancer than those people who avoided soft drinks.

In the November issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition they suggested that the increased risk may be related to sugar's effects on insulin action and glucose metabolism. 'Evidence is mounting that abnormal glucose metabolism and hyperinsulinemia may be involved in the development of pancreatic cancer,' they wrote.

According to the American Cancer Society, the 5-year survival rate for those with pancreatic cancer is only about 5%. It is only now that researchers are finding a link between high levels of sugar intake and pancreatic cancer.

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Why Are Smart People So Ignorant When it Comes to Health, Vaccines and Vitamin D? (Part One) by Mike Adams the Health Ranger

2009-08-14T09:37:00.000-05:00

As an observer of human behavior, one of the most fascinating things I've ever witnessed is really smart people dying of diseases that are easily preventable through basic nutrition (vitamin D, plant juices, targeted supplements, superfoods, etc.). I know doctors dying of cancer who take chemotherapy over vitamin D supplements. I know members of MENSA who are killing themselves with junk foods and diabetes. I know extremely intelligent attorneys and physicists who are among the smartest people in their respective fields; but when it comes to basic health, they're completely ignorant.

In fact, if you look around at all the "smart" people you know, you're likely to find the vast majority of them are incredibly ignorant when it comes to their own health. They know nothing about basic nutrition, the benefits of superfoods or the dangers of pharmaceuticals. They eat processed junk foods, dairy products and food products contaminated with pesticides and toxic chemicals. They may be the smartest people in the world in their labs or offices, but when it comes to their own bodies, they are among the most ignorant people on the planet.

How can this be?

How can such high-IQ people remain so utterly ignorant when it comes to their own health?

There are two reasons, it turns out. And one of them will blow your mind...

How to become an expert in one area while abandoning the basics
To be an expert in astrophysics, you have to spend many years studying astrophysics. To get really good at law, you have to study law. If you want to get good at anything, you have to focus on it, learn about it, and invest some time learning how it works.

That's what I've done with the subject of health and nutrition (and you too, probably). And yet I'm not an expert in astrophysics, nor law, nor brain surgery. Importantly, I don't have to be an expert in those areas because I don't practice in those areas.

And yet -- here's the important part -- all those physicists, attorneys and surgeons do have a physical body they need to take care of. They all need to become proficient in basic human health, regardless of whatever other specialties they might pursue.

In other words, everyone with a body needs to learn the basics of taking care of that body. And yet most of the smartest people in the world today have spent essentially zero time learning about human health. So even with their high IQs, they make childish, ignorant decisions when it comes to their own health. They may be doctorate-level academic thinkers in their own fields, but when it comes to protecting health and preventing disease, these people haven't even graduated from kindergarten yet.

You see this quite frequently in the geek community, by the way. Junk food, pharmaceuticals and caffeinated soda drinks seem to go hand-in-hand with the wired, pale and frenzied computer brainiacs who are, after all, smarter than everybody else. They can write DRM decryption code with one hand while they eat MSG-laden fried snack chips with the other. Like everybody else, they are high-IQ, highly-specialized experts in their fields who remain woefully uneducated when it comes to their own health.

But how can so many smart people be so utterly unaware of the basics of nutrition? That vitamin D prevents cancer and influenza? That aspartame kills your brain cells? That processed meat (beef jerky, bacon, sausage, pepperoni) contains cancer-causing coloring chemicals designed to make the meat look rosy fresh?

The real reason is more insidious than you may have imagined. If you want to learn it, read on...

Good health is bad for business
Here's the real reason why so many smart people remain so uninformed when it comes to their own health:

The institutions of power in our modern world go out of their way to keep people nutritionally ignorant.

By "institutions of power," I mean our governments, our private industries (health care and others) and the corporations that pull all the strings behind the curtains.

What are the most powerful corporations in our world? Aside from the military bombs-and-bullets companies (who have their own scams running), the most powerful corporations are drug companies, media companies, agriculture companies and food & beverage companies.

Now think about this clearly for a minute: What do all these companies have in common? How do all these companies keep their economic machines running?

The answer is: Nutritional ignorance of the masses.

You see, the agriculture companies depend on nutritional ignorance in order to keep selling their processed ingredients to food companies which then turn around and sell those nutritionally-depleted products to consumers. Media companies depend on the advertising revenues from the promotion of junk foods and junk beverages, and drug companies depend on the revenues from all the diseases caused by the widespread consumption of all those products.

These four industries -- Big Pharma, Big Ag, Big Media and Big Food -- have a dark, incestuous relationship that generates huge profits... but only as long as the masses remain nutritionally ignorant.

If people became proficient in nutrition, superfoods, vitamin D and natural foods, all four of these industries would suffer huge financial losses. Their sales and profits would plummet in a world where nutrition is common knowledge. Their continued financial success requires nutritional ignorance among the masses.

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Mineral Water, The Fountain of Youth!

2009-08-13T10:00:00.000-05:00

Why I Believe the Fountain of Youth Exist

How is it that there seems to be segments of the world’s population that live to an old age and die healthy?

In an article on longevity, “Approaching Immortality” by well-known author, Dr. Ronald K
Latz, maintains that there are several cultures in the world with people who enjoy long, productive lives. Those who live the longest and are the most productive drink from natural spring wells rich in minerals; especially calcium and magnesium.

Some of the known disease-free centenarian cultures of the world are the Abkhazians, the Bilcabambas and the Hunzas. They live in the mountains and get their water from melting glaciers. This water, which also feeds their crops, is so white with minerals it is called “the milk of the mountains” or “glacial milk” This means their crop-growing soil is constantly being replenished with nutrients and minerals from the glacial milk.

Dr. Howard Hagglund, M.D., in an article in Health News states, “We no longer get enough nutrients in our food because farmland in this country has been ruined. It takes only ten years of intensive farming to exhaust the minerals in any given tract of land.” He goes on to describe how the depleted land gets re-fertilized every year to produce green crops. But a “green” crop doesn’t necessarily mean a crop with sufficient trace minerals to keep us healthy. Many of these corporate run farms use three minerals to replenish their soil (N-P-K Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium). Plants growing in mineral abundant soil leach more than sixty minerals. Farmers get paid by the yield not by how nutritious and mineral rich their crops are. These farms produce very large fruits and vegetables that have a nice appearance. In most cases they are picked before they are ripe, shipped in cold storage, and then gassed or irradiated to ripen them. This process kills enzymes making them even less beneficial. The majority of the people in the civilized world eating these mineral void crops are not receiving the necessary amount of essential minerals in their diet to sufficiently maintain an optimal level of good health.

People drinking from what I call “The Fountain of Youth” are among the oldest people on earth and live in and around Okinawa, Japan. In Okinawa, the calcium and other minerals come from the coral reefs and are referred to as “the milk of the oceans.” Like the other centenarian cultures, their crops are nourished with this mineral water. However, unlike the others, “the milk of the oceans” contains organic minerals that are algae based. Drinking water in this form has worked for the Okinawans for hundreds of years.

An article in the magazine Shukan Asahi stated: “Japan is number one in longevity in the world. In 1995 the ministry of welfare announced a list of names of people who were over 100 years of age. The number of people in Okinawa was four times higher than the other areas of Japan.”
According to the Japanese, in 1979 a British journalist from the Guinness Book of Records went to the island of Tokunoshima, just north of Okinawa, off the coast of Japan He interviewed the world’s oldest documented living man and found this 115-year old man to be in very good health. Furthermore this centenarian, who finally died at age 122, had worked in the fields every day until he was 105. The journalist also discovered that all the inhabitants of the island who lived to be a very old age, were healthy, and had a low incidence of serious illness and degenerative disease.

There are several common factors other than their water that contribute to the longevity of these cultures. These include low levels of stress, plenty of sleep, hard physical work and faith. They also eat a diet low in calories, fat, and meat, and high in vegetables. Combine these factors with their high intake of mineral water and you have their secret.

Sango Coral (X2O) sachets are the closest to the original form used by the Okinawa centenarians. Sango Coral is the only species of coral whose composition is nearly identical to that of the human skeleton. Because of this, the calcium and other minerals from Sango Coral are now being used for bone grafts by orthopedic surgeons throughout the world. Why is Sango coral (X2O) so beneficial? When X2O is added to pure water it is a great alkalizing agent, and its 70-plus minerals are in an ionic state. These ionic minerals may be much easier for our bodies to absorb. The organic mineral content found in X2O is a great source of natural calcium because of the algae it contains. The type of algae found in the skeletons of the Sango Coral is known as zooxanthellae or endozoic algae. When we get our calcium, magnesium and other minerals in this form, the need for large amounts of minerals in our food source may be greatly reduced.

The Japanese have numerous double- blind placebo studies proving the effectiveness of Sango (X2O)on many different health concerns. However for me, the proof is in how it has affected me and others I have shared it with.

The testimonials below are truly amazing. This is what people have experienced after drinking from what I call, “The Fountain of Youth”, (water treated with X2O).

Tom Brake, RN
Before I found Xooma and Xtreme X2O my diabetes was out of control! I took 60 units of insulin and 3000 mg of Glucophage everyday in an attempt to control my blood sugar. Even on all of the medication my blood sugar was still in the 230 to 280 range on a daily basis.
Since I have been using X2O my blood sugar has come down to a more normal range 115 to 130. But the most amazing part of that is that I have stopped taking any type of medication to control my blood sugar!
When my doctor asked me what I am doing different, I told him that I am using X2O and that I am not taking my medicine. All he could do was shake his head and just kept saying "that can't be the reason." Well I know it is the reason because adding X2O to my diet and eliminating my medications are the only things that I have changed. I can't thank Xooma and X2O enough for what they have done for me. If people will just give it a chance, X2O will change their lives as well...... Every day with X2O is better than the day before!

Peta K.
After an operation to put a plate and bolt into my leg after breaking my hip, my blood pressure dropped to 72 and I could not be hydrated. For 2 days I had a saline drip in each arm and at 9 am on the morning of the second day a super duper drip was put up, which was supposed to do wonders immediately. By 4 pm I was still terribly dehydrated and all the medical staff was getting extremely worried about me. I got my daughter to bring my Xooma bottle and some X2O sachets.
After I had drunk just over half a bottle, my water started flowing like a tap - the nurses couldn't believe it!!! I really believe that the X2O saved my life and want to say a very big “thank you” to Xooma and my sponsor for such a wonderful gift.

Mikhail L.
One of my biggest health challenges has always been my gum disease. I had gingivitis and about fifteen years ago I had surgery on my gums. It was terrible, my teeth would shake and my gums were always bleeding. The doctor told me if I did not have the surgery I might loose my teeth. It was so bad I couldn't even eat an apple. Beginning after the surgery and to this day, I get my teeth cleaned at the dentist’s office every three months. About two years ago my dentist told me I needed another surgery because my gums were getting worse, and I tried anything and everything to help the problem but nothing worked. Even an oral surgeon told me what nutrients to take, and I did, but it still didn't help. About 19 months ago I joined Xooma Worldwide. Three months after I started drinking X20 I went for my routine checkup and cleaning at my dentist’s office, and I was pleasantly surprised. My dentist said to me: “Mikhail I don’t know what you are doing, but you're doing something right because your gums healed around your teeth”. He also told me that I didn't need to have surgery anymore.

Hazel Y.
To date I have had my father on Ellagic Acid, Adult Super Food and Xtreme X20. He had bladder and prostate cancer which we received good news on late last week. After 5 months on the X2O and Ellagic Acid we are told that his bladder cancer is gone and that his prostate cancer is shrinking naturally. The Adult Super Food has really helped him to gain weight. He has put on 4 kilos and weighs in at 79 kg now. His oxygen absorption rate is 96%, which is good for a man with this condition. I attribute that to the Xtreme X20 which is oxygenating his blood and tissues.

Jimmy S
I have had severe high blood pressure for years. Taking medication I was able to get it down to 150/100. I started taking X2O about 3 months ago. After about 1 month I had my wife check my blood pressure, it was 117/65. After 2 months I have totally quit all medication and my blood pressure is still around 124/69.
My wife was so impressed that she wanted to try it. She has type 2 diabetes and they put her on blood pressure medication a few months ago. In about 3 weeks she has dropped her readings by about 15 numbers and she has cut her medications in half. Now we are working on the diabetes. We are happy campers.

Kathi H
I love this product. As a matter of fact my husband is on home life-support as a result of final stage emphysema, COPD, colon cancer and heart problems. He had to go to the hospital 11 days ago for a very bad infection at the base of his cranium. They did several blood and urine tests and his chemical balance for all of his electrolytes, potassium, magnesium, etc were all very bad. So I started him on Xtreme X2O. He had to return to the hospital the day before yesterday and they did the same blood and urine tests on him again and they "ALL CAME OUT PERFECT". Further with his emphysema, he requires oxygen 24 hours a day. He did not take it with him this time to the hospital so they checked his oxygen saturations he was at 94 % on room air (no oxygen on). Prior to X2O he was only 74% on room air. His lung doctor is in a state of total shock as to what happened and is going to try the X2O for himself. He has never seen a patient's lungs heal enough to raise the O2 Sat levels like that, he said, in his 40-year history as a Critical Care Pulmonary doctor. I think this company and product are great!

Martene E
I was diagnosed with Fatty Liver Disease, which doesn't have a known cure. Also due to genetics I am pre-disposed to high cholesterol and triglycerides. My cholesterol level has been over 400 for quite a while. I was also experiencing the aches and pains that come with age.
I went to have my tests run again. The enzyme test was normal and my cholesterol was at 200 and my triglycerides at 66. My bone density was the level for a thirty year old female. Not bad considering I am 33 years beyond that. The doctor was quite surprised in making the comparisons from just six months ago. The only thing different is X2O, which I drink 2-3 times per day.
Thanks Xooma for allowing me to be young and healthy again

Dr Thomas M.
I have been drinking X2O just shy of a month and I have seen an overall benefit both internally and externally. I have had people ask me what I was doing different with my skin and hair because they look revitalized and gave me a glow. I also noticed that drinking X2O helps with proper hydration internally. I take all sorts of vitamins and supplements and they help keep things moving on the inside, but X2O has helped both my wife and me to be more regular. My children love drinking the water. I posted a quote of mine on my website "X2O is water the way God meant it to be." And I believe this with all my heart

Mitch Thornell
As I balanced my pH and body with X2O the fat started melted away. I have lost over 50 lbs and maintained a healthy weight for three years using this amazing product. The other benefits to my health have been miraculous and are too many to list some are: no more acid reflux, joint pain or headaches. My energy level is off the chart since I started drinking from the fountain of youth. Regaining my health naturally and seeing others regain theirs has been a remarkable experience.
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I believe what I experience, and what science and history teaches me. If you want to experience for yourself the effects of drinking from our Fountain of Youth call me, or visit my web site.

Wishing you abundance in all good things.

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10 Reasons why water is critical to good health

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1. Water is the substance of life. Life cannot exist without water. We must constantly be adding fresh water to our body in order to keep it properly hydrated. Water can be a miracle cure for many common ailments such as headaches, fatigue, joint pain, and much more. We can go for weeks without food, but only 3 days without water!

2. The body is comprised of 80% water. Water makes up nearly 85 percent of your brain, about 80 percent of your blood and about 70 percent of your lean muscle. (Because there are a lot of tissues that have less water, the average is about 50 percent.).

3. It is difficult for the body to get water from any other source than water itself. Soft drinks and alcohol steal tremendous amounts of water from the body. Other beverages such as coffee and tea are diuretics therefore stealing precious water from the body.

4. Water plays a vital role in nearly every bodily function. Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

5. Water is essential for proper digestion, nutrient absorption and chemical reactions. The carbohydrates and proteins that our bodies use as food are metabolized and transported by water in the bloodstream. No less important is the ability of water to transport waste material out of our bodies

6. Water is essential for proper circulation in the body. The levels of oxygen in the bloodstream are greater when the body is well hydrated. The more oxygen the body has readily available the more fat it will burn for energy. Without the presence of oxygen the body cannot utilize stored fat for energy efficiently. Not only will the body burn more fat when well hydrated but because there are increased oxygen levels you will also have more energy.

7. Water helps remove toxins from the body, in particular from the digestive tract. Water suppresses the appetite naturally and helps the body metabolize stored fat. Studies have shown that a decrease in water intake will cause fat deposits to increase, while an increase in water intake can actually reduce fat deposits. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

8. Water regulates the body's cooling system. Sports drinks are useful when consumed after or during vigorous and prolonged exercise in high heat, but most experts agree that water works better than carbohydrates or sugared beverages for moderate exercise. For instance, if you drink 12 ounces of plain water, your body will absorb 8 ounces of it within 15 minutes. If you drink 12 ounces of a 10% sugar solution, less than 1 ounce will be absorbed in the same period. The typical soft drink is a 10 to 12% sugar solution. I know that water treated with X2O is better than any sugared 'sports drink' or plain water.

9. Consistent failure to drink enough water can lead to Chronic Cellular Dehydration. This condition is where the body's cell are never quite hydrated enough leave them in a weakened state, vulnerable to attack from disease. It weakens the body's overall immune system and leads to chemical, nutritional and pH imbalances that can cause a host of diseases.

10. Dehydration can occur at any time of the year, not only during the summer months when it is hot. The dryness that occurs during winter can dehydrate the body even quicker than when it is hot. When you are dehydrated you tend to eat more.

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