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June 30, 2009

If everyone in the United States became Vegetarian for one day…

Filed under: healthy food,natural food,natural foods,Uncategorized,united states,vegan,vegetables,vegetarian — Amanda @ 1:42 pm

Have you ever wondered what would happen if everyone in North America stopped eating meat for a whole day? The idea is mind-blowing!! Here is a list of compiled facts that show the effects of nationwide vegetarianism.

Think of the resources that we could save!

The US would save enough water to supply 6 states- Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine – with enough water to last 4 months!!

Not only would we save water, but 1.5 BILLION pounds of crops, 70 million gallons of gas (which by the way would fuel all the cars in both Canada and Mexico), 3 million acres of land, 33 tonnes of antibiotics, and $70 million in economic damages.

225 million tonnes of soy is produced every year to feed the animals that we breed, so if we stopped eating meat, there would be enough food & grain saved to feed 1.5 billion starving people with 3 pounds of food a day.

Think of what we could stop!

All of the trucks, cars, SUV’s, ships, and planes in the world do not make as much greenhouse gas emission as the meat industry, which makes 40% more greenhouse gas than any other pollutant.

By going vegetarian for a day, we would prevent 1.2 million tons of CO2 greenhouse gas emissions from polluting the air – That’s as much as the Greenhouse gas emissions from all of France!

The University of Chicago concluded that going Vegetarian for a day would be the equivalent to the environment as if everyone in the states switching their cars to hybrid cars.
If every American family skipped a meat-meal one day a week and had a vegetarian meal instead, the carbon dioxide prevention would be the same as if half a million cars were taken off American roads.

If we all went vegetarian for a day…

The solution would be right in front of us. We would have the ultimate weapon against the effects of pollution and global warming!

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June 29, 2009

6 Ways to Lose Weight Naturally

Filed under: metabolism,natural medicine,natural weight loss,Uncategorized,vitamins,weight loss — Amanda @ 11:41 am

Despite what the countless infomercials and magazine ads say, you do not need hundreds of dollars worth of bizarre work out equipment or a cupboard full of worthless weight loss medicine to lose weight effectively. There are many natural medicines that will assist you in weight loss that will not harm your body with toxins and chemicals and make you feel healthy!

1. Drink more water

Water is the most important and effective weight loss remedy. By increasing your intake of water to a minimum of 8 glasses a day, your body will become more efficient in absorbing the nutrients and vitamins it needs. Drink a glass of water before you start to snack or have a meal. It may stop you from overindulging by giving you a feeling of fullness. Drinking warm water will aid in digestion.

2. Put your body to work

The number one weight loss remedy proven to be the most effective for hundreds of years is the most simple; get some exercise! There is nothing out there that will allow you to get in shape and lose weight faster than a jog on the beach or a visit to the gym. Not to mention it does wonders to the mind and will leave you feeling energized and happier. (Remember to drink loads of water when working out!!)

3. Try green tea products

Green tea is an ancient remedy in China believed to be effective for many things including weight loss. A cup of green tea has the ability to increase your metabolism and fat and calorie burning abilities. Although in ancient times green tea was consumed only as tea, today green tea comes in different forms including capsules and extracts.

4. Almonds, peanuts and walnuts!

Eating a handful of nuts a day will provide you with protein and satisfy your appetite. According to the International Journal of Obesity, a recent study showed that eating a serving of almonds daily for 6 months can help decrease your body fat by 18%. Be careful not to eat too many, because nuts also contain healthy fat, ideal in small amounts but may cause weight gain in large amounts.

5. Eat more Raw food

Raw food is a great health option because it does not contain fatty oils like cooked food, or chemicals used in processing. Try to increase your raw food intake by eating raw vegetables, fruit, nuts and especially salads!

6. Eat Pears

Pears are said to be the best fruit to aid in weight loss because they are full of fibre which improves your digestive tract and fills you up quickly to prevent further food consumption. Besides, they’re sweet and juicy!

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June 25, 2009

Heliocare, the Future in Sun Protection

Filed under: antioxidants,chuck norris,Heliocare,natural medicine,Skin cancer,skin care,sun,sun damage,Uncategorized,UV rays — John @ 12:20 pm

If you’ve ever been into any kind of sci-fi movies or television shows you’ve almost definitely seen the characters on the show popping pills for everything, from food pills, to pills that somehow instantly cure wounds that no man, Chuck Norris included, could survive. I’m sure you’ve wondered, “When are we going to get those?” Well, maybe we’ve already got them.

Heliocare, an oral dietary supplement is loaded with antioxidants which help protect the skin against sun damage. The almost too-good-to-be-true pill is very real, and in fact is the first oral sun protectant to be clinically proven to prevent free radicals, premature aging, and hyperpigmentation.

For those that are into the natural medicines, here is some good news, the main ingredient, Polypodium leucotomos extract, is 100% natural. Two other key ingredients found in Heliocare are beta-carotene, an efficient anti-free-radical agent, and green tea extract, which has potent antioxidant activity, protects DNA, and can regenerate oxidized Vitamin E.

However, for those that are wondering, Heliocare is not a replacement for sunscreen and protective clothing. Even the Heliocare website states this, and even suggests that Heliocare should be taken with sunscreen and protective clothing to provide the best protection for the consumer.

Furthermore, Heliocare does not carry any known side effects. In fact, Polypodium leucotomos extract has been safely used for over 20 years! Heliocare has been published in many top medical journals, including The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Additionally, Heliocare has been widely recommended by doctors all over the world.

Here is what the Heliocare website says their product does.

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- Increased tolerance to the sun
- Reduced skin changes after chronic exposure to the sun
- Helps maintain your skin’s elasticity
- Provides cell protection in the epidermis
- Protects skin cell DNA”

However, the Heliocare website also says, “Do not use Polypodium leucotomos extracts during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Heliocare supplements should not be taken if you are on Digoxin or any other medicines used to treat heart failure. Also note that there have been no specific studies in patients under the age of 18. Consult with your doctor first before allowing your children to use Heliocare pills.”

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June 23, 2009

Why Breakfast is The Most Important Meal of The Day

Filed under: breakfast,energy,glucose,Uncategorized,weight loss,whole grains — John @ 11:24 am

Many people, including me, have heard their mother tell them that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” However, many of us have never actually gone out of their way to discover why this is true. Well, the saying itself is true, but for many reasons that even your mom probably didn’t know.

When you go to sleep your body goes about 6-10 hours without food or drinks, basically your body is running on empty when you wake up. Therefore, it is extremely important to refuel with a big, but healthy breakfast.

Try eating foods with glucose in them to supply enough energy for the day. Why? Because glucose is the body’s source of energy, much like fuel for your car. Your brain feeds on glucose, so by eating a big meal consisting of foods that contain glucose your mind will be sharper and you’ll be able to concentrate better. Furthermore, glucose powers your muscles. With a good breakfast your body will have more energy and you will feel less tired. However, the crucial part about breakfast is to avoid the bad items of food like donuts. Donuts will give you a spike in glucose and energy however; it will be short lived and will be followed by a huge sugar crash. Instead try looking for some foods with 100% whole grains because the digest evenly and give you energy throughout the day.

Additionally, if you are trying to lose weight, but think skipping breakfast is one way to do it, you are sadly mistaken. Many studies show that adults and children who skip breakfast are more likely to be heavier than those that have breakfast every day. Furthermore, studies have shown that children who eat breakfast do better in school because they are more focused and are able to concentrate at a higher level.

Next time you hear someone tell you that breakfast the most important meal of the day, or if you are telling someone else, also tell them why. Makes you think, what else was mom right about when you were younger?

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June 22, 2009

7 Ways to Say NO to Junk Food

Filed under: cravings,food groups,healthy,junk food,nutrition,Uncategorized — Amanda @ 12:56 pm

- Eat full and balanced meals

If you eat whole and healthy meals, you will have less of an urge to snack on junk foods. The average meal should contain items from each of the four main food groups – Fruits and Vegetables, Grains, Meats and alternatives, and dairy products. Any meal which satisfies these groups will help you gain the nutrients and vitamins you need to prevent sudden hunger pains.

-Set your limits

It’s no fun cutting junk food out of your diet completely… so set your limits. Try to consume only one or two small junk food items a day.

- Make a stash

Make a stash or a section in your fridge filled with already prepared snacks like carrots and dip, trail mix, fruit salads, yogurt parfaits, or snack wraps. Whenever you have the urge to snack, grab something from your healthy snack stash.

- Record your habits

Writing down any fast foods or junk foods that you eat may help you reduce your intake. Sometimes having your bad habits put right before your eyes can stop them in their tracks. But don’t beat yourself up if you had a junk food day – nobody’s perfect!

- Pop a mint

If you have a strong craving for junk food, grab a mint or brush your teeth. The taste of mint in your mouth will prevent you from wanting to eat.

- Don’t buy junk food in the first place!

Avoid junk food isles at the grocery store by spending the majority of your shopping time in the produce section. Pick up vegetables and fruits that appeal to you instead of chocolate and cookies. Check the label before buying anything that may contain a lot of fat or calories.

- Keep yourself busy

When we are bored, we tend to snack, even if we aren’t hungry. The solution is to make sure that we do not treat eating as a pastime, but as an act of fulfilling our body’s real needs.

- Treat yourself

It’s okay to treat yourself to a sweet snack every now and then, nobody expects you to be 100% junk free!

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June 18, 2009

5 Reasons Why You Should Drink Coffee

Filed under: Alzheimer\'s,benefits of coffee,caffeine,coffee,Diabetes,Parkinson\'s,Uncategorized — John @ 4:32 pm

For those that are much like me and love their cup of coffee whenever they can get it, there are many positive benefits of drinking that cup of what I like to call, pure “awesomeness.”

1. Helps prevent brain illnesses such as, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and dementia. Numerous studies have shown that caffeine helps in the protection from brain diseases. A study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health showed that the moderate consumption of caffeine cut the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease in half!

2. Protects against diabetes. That’s right, drinking coffee helps prevent diabetes type 2, the type of diabetes where the body tissues actually become resistant to insulin. A study from the Archives of Internal Medicine found that women who drank 6 or more cups of coffee a day were 22% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than women who drank no coffee at all.

3. Coffee contains antioxidants. Antioxidants help prevent cell damage, which is related to the process of aging. However, this cell damage is also tied to many forms of cancer. German researchers found a potent antioxidant compound in coffee that appears to boost phase 2 enzymes, which are believed to prevent colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

4. Coffee reduces the risk of eye spasms that lead to blindness. A study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry showed that coffee may reduce the risk of the eye disorder blepharospasm, which can lead to blindness. Current treatments for the disorder are botox injections, or the surgical removal of eyelid nerves. However, the study found that patients who drank two or more cups of coffee a day could prevent the onset of the eye disorder by 1.7 years for every extra cup they drank.

5. Coffee reduces muscle pain. A study published in the Journal of Pain, showed that drinking coffee can reduced muscle pain after a workout quite significantly. In fact, two cups of coffee were found to reduce muscle pain by up to 48%!

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June 15, 2009

5 Reasons Why You Should Include Spinach in Your Diet

Filed under: Arthritis,cancer cells,Cancer prevention,cataracts,Eye disease,heart disease,Macular degeneration,Spinach,stroke,Uncategorized — John @ 6:07 pm

Spinach contains vitamins A, C, E, K, B1, B6, minerals like potassium, calcium, zinc, and so much more

Vitamin A helps with things like vision, gene transcription, immune function, embryonic development and reproduction, bone metabolism, haematopoiesis, skin health, reducing risk of heart disease, antioxidant activity. Vitamin C helps in the development of healthy gums and in protecting against infections. Additionally, it strengthens many parts of your body such as blood vessels and muscles. Vitamin E helps with the formation of muscle tissues and red blood cells. It also helps reduce the stress from exercise and reduces muscle damage. Vitamin K is important for blood clotting. Vitamin B1, or thiamin, helps fuel your body by converting blood sugar into energy. This keeps your mucous membranes healthy and is essential for nervous system, cardiovascular and muscular function. Potassium is a mineral that helps the kidneys function normally. It is also crucial to heart function and plays a key role in skeletal and smooth muscle contraction, making it important for normal digestive and muscular function, too. The body stores more than 99 percent of its calcium in the bones and teeth to help make and keep them strong. Your body needs calcium to help muscles and blood vessels contract and expand, to secrete hormones and enzymes and to send messages through the nervous system.

-Spinach Helps Prevent Cancer

Research shows that spinach contains over a dozen phytonutrients. These phytonutrients have certain properties that can help fight cancer. Some researchers have used spinach extracts to reduce the occurrence of skin cancer in animals, and lessened cell division in stomach cancer cells. The risk of breast cancer and prostate cancer may also be reduced with the consumption of spinach.

-Spinach Promotes Better Cardiovascular Health

A substance called homocysteine is believed to be an important marker of heart disease and high levels are associated with increased risk of stroke. However folate, a component of spinach, helps neutralize the harmful homocysteine.

-Helps with Arthritis

If you suffer from arthritis spinach may be able to help you. Spinach contains anti-inflammatory nutrients to help the pain of arthritis.

-Spinach Helps Prevent Eye Diseases

Spinach may be able to help prevent macular degeneration, and even cataracts. Spinach contains lutein which, in many government studies, is shown to protect against both macular degeneration and cataracts, which cause blurriness and even blindness, mostly in the elderly.

There are too many good things about spinach to not add it to your diet. Go ahead and start eating that green vegetable whenever you can. The rewards will be invaluable.

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June 11, 2009

Swine Flu Now a Pandemic

Filed under: oseltamivir,swine flu,swine flu pandemic,swine influenza,tamiflu,Uncategorized — John @ 6:12 pm

Welcome to the summer of the Swine Flu Pandemic. Just as schools close for the Summer Vacation, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared Swine Influenza as a pandemic, the highest level possible.

When the Swine flu first began to spread in Mexico many were wondering, how long it would take until the swine flu became a pandemic, not if the swine flu would become a pandemic. As the Swine Flu spread globally many people became infected, yet the severity of the flu was very mild. Though the death toll has not been great, the speed at which the virus spread was incredible. This led to much deliberation by the WHO, and the eventual declaration of a pandemic.

Many seem to think this is too drastic of a step, but let us not forget, “better safe than sorry.” Even though the virus is not a relatively deadly threat at the moment, WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan says, “it is prudent to anticipate a bleaker outcome.” Think about it this way, if the virus does mutate, which almost all the major pandemics have done (Spanish Influenza, approximately 50 million dead), then at least we will be better prepared to deal with the illness. Additionally if we begin producing vaccinations we may be able to prevent the virus from infecting millions by the time it does become a significant problem.

While many members of the general public seem to find such a relatively harmless virus reaching pandemic levels, many experts think it has not happened soon enough. Dr. Thomas Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says, “This is not a surprise, for all intents and purposes, the United States government has been in phase 6 of the pandemic for some time now.”

Now I would love to see the Swine Flu pass by so we can later say, “Man remember that Pandemic back in ’09, what a joke,” but only time will reveal the answers to the future of the Swine Influenza Pandemic.

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June 8, 2009

New App for Doctors Released for iPhone

Filed under: App,ECG,EKG,iPhone,iPhone applications,iPhone apps,Uncategorized — John @ 6:48 pm

When they say the iPhone has an application for pretty much everything, they really mean pretty much everything. A new iPhone app was just recently released for doctors. The app allows a doctor to stream a patient’s electrocardiogram readings over 3G. Additionally, the program allows the doctor to zoom in and replay events.

An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is the recording of the electrical activity of the heart over time via skin electrodes. The ECG allows doctors to measure the rate and regularity of heartbeats as well as the size and position of the chambers, the presence of any damage to the heart, and the effects of drugs or devices used to regulate the heart. Additionally, the procedure is noninvasive, and only requires electrodes to be attached to the body. An ECG is painless. When first applied, the disks may be cold and in rare circumstances, you may develop a localized rash or irritation where the patches are placed.

This app could mean huge things for a doctor/patient relationship. It allows the doctor to constantly monitor his or her patient, even from the comfort of home. Furthermore, not only does this add even greater supervision to the patient’s health, but the patient would have that extra piece of mind, knowing their doctor always has an eye on them.

Whether or not this app will be a success or a flop will have to wait. However, the value of this app cannot be overlooked. It is an invaluable tool for doctors and is, yet another advancement in medicine all thanks to technology. However, if this app did not sell, it would be an unfortunate opportunity missed by the world of medicine. I do hope that this product is recognized by the medical world and all the advantages of having such an application can be fully used.

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June 4, 2009

Unfortunately Aging Is Not Always Beautiful

Filed under: Alzheimer\'s,Alzheimer\'s disease,memory loss,Parkinson\'s,Parkinson\'s disease,seniors,Uncategorized — John @ 6:15 pm

Aging isn’t always as beautiful or graceful as many would wish. In fact there are many difficulties seniors have to deal with and many challenges they must face. Many of these difficulties have severe effects on the brain. Unfortunately many of these cannot be “cured” and drastically change the person it appears in and that persons family. Some of these illnesses include Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s.

Alzheimer’s disease affects the way a person thinks, behaves, and even their emotions and physical functions. Alzheimer’s changes a person’s ability to understand, think, remember and communicate will be affected. Simple tasks that have been performed for years will become more difficult or be forgotten. Confusion and memory loss occur, initially for recent events and eventually for long-term events, will occur. The ability to find the right words and follow a conversation will be affected. A person may appear uninterested and apathetic, and may quickly lose interest in the hobbies they previously enjoyed. Repeating the same action or words, hiding possessions, physical outbursts, and restlessness are also caused by Alzheimer’s.

Parkinson’s disease is a disorder caused by the gradual loss of cells in a small part of the brain. The loss of these cells results in a reduction of a vital chemical called “dopamine,” which causes symptoms such as, shaking of the hands, slowing down of movement, stiffness, and loss of balance. Other symptoms are loss of facial expression, reduction in speech volume and clarity, difficulty swallowing, change in size of handwriting, dry skin, constipation, urinary difficulties, and depression. Because Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder, these symptoms worsen with time.

To help prevent fading memory, try these 20 ways to boost memory

“1. Take the stairs 2. Change your wallpaper 3. Steal some zzz’s by daylight 4. Take a mental “photograph” 5. Eat less 6. Try a “brain-training” game — or join a “brain gym” 7. Spend some time online 8. Stop and sip a cuppa 9. See a doctor if you feel depressed 10. Take the “multi” out of your tasking 11. Keep your blood sugar under control 12. Waggle your eyes back and forth 13. Eat your green vegetables 14. Don’t ignore sleep apnea 15. Learn something new that’s a real departure for you 16. Quit smoking 17. Eat some chocolate! 18. Put everything in its place 19. Don’t retire 20. Throw a party”– “20 Easy Ways to Boost Your Memory” from Silverinnings –Blog for Senior Citizens

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