We have often heard all the answers to our most important questions are inside us. We are told by all of the world’s
spiritual traditions that by following our truth, inner voice, or
intuitive knowing, we can find within ourselves the answers
to life’s problems. And we know even when we seek advice
from others, acceptance of their counsel must first be congruent
with our own inner sense. Nevertheless, connecting to our
innate knowing is difficult to attain at times, especially when
we find ourselves in situations where we feel blocked, hopeless
or trapped.
Let’s get real. Some foods make it really difficult to lose weight.
They create their own self-sustaining cravings (“Betcha can’t eat just one!”) and play havoc
with your blood sugar and, ultimately, your waistline.
But some foods do just the opposite.
By now almost everyone knows how great foods like broccoli and blueberries are and how they can help you lose weight, but here are some foods you may not have thought of when you first saw the title of this article. Yet every one of these foods (and one beverage) meets at least one major criteria of being a superfood for weight loss. Make these foods part of your daily diet and watch the pounds come off!
DHA stands for DocosaHexaenoic Acid, the most important
omega-3 nutrient. DHA is a fatty acid that is naturally built
into our biochemistry. Two-time Nobel prizewinner Linus Pauling
dubbed these “ortho” molecules, “right” nutrients for the
body. Ortho nutrients typically are extremely effective and extremely
safe, and DHA fits this pattern.
A study published in Panminerva
Medica reveals that a Pycnogenol and Coenzyme
Q10 (CoQ10) combination (PycnoQ10
®) taken by stable heart failure patients
as an adjunct to medical treatment
naturally strengthens the heart, increasing
the blood volume ejected with each
beat. As a consequence, the oxygen-rich
blood supply to the organs improves, and
patients become more physically energetic.
Furthermore, blood pressure, heart
rate and respiratory rates were improved
among patients. Pycnogenol (pic-noj-enall)
is an antioxidant plant extract from
the bark of the French maritime pine tree
and has been clinically proven to improve
endothelial function and blood flow. As
evidenced by this study, Pycnogenol, in
combination with CoQ10, offers a potent
contribution to heart health management.
Today many health conscious adults attempt to maintain a youthful appearance by exercising, taking growth
hormone enhancers and using expensive cosmetics.
Researchers agree the major visible signs of aging in the skin,
joints and eyes are a result of progressive collagen and hyaluronic
acid (HA) degradation in our tissues. They propose that
supplementation may actually reverse signs of aging.
Normal Skin Structure and Function
Normal skin function requires the presence of normal physiological
substances in and around the skin cells. Of the many
substances required for the normal functioning of the skin, collagen
is one of the most important. It provides structural support
to skin, thereby maintaining the skin tone, suppleness and
elasticity, giving the skin its amazing beauty. Without sufficient
collagen, our body would literally unravel itself from the seams,
losing its connective properties and its ability to hold together,
causing sagging and wrinkles associated with old age.
What is MSM?
Written by Ronald M. Lawrence, MD, PhDMSM is a naturally-occurring nutrient, a sulfur compound, found in normal human diets and the diets of all other vertebrates. Sulfur is an element present in all living organisms. It belongs in the same chemical family which includes oxygen. For organisms living in environments where there is no oxygen, sulfur often replaces oxygen as the source of chemical energy that drives life. It is not a pharmaceutical drug but a dietary supplement.
Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) has long been
cherished for its nutritional and medicinal properties.
The fruit is juicy and tart and contains a range of
valuable nutrients including vitamin C, flavonoids, flavonols and
phenolic compounds. The primary flavonoids in cranberry are
proanthocyanidins (also referred to as condensed tannins). Benzoic
acid is the major phenolic compound while the major flavonols are
quercetin and myricetin.
Life’s journey brings stress out of nowhere, and it is
our ability to cope with it that determines our success
in defeating depression and anxiety in order to bring
joy. The stresses of life are normal: relationships,
work, environmental factors,
illness, and other factors all frequently affect
our health; but the key for the healthy
person is to become educated in the ways
to manage it. Diet, exercise, a spiritual
component, and learning about dietary
supplements such as Suntheanine can help
manage the stresses of life.
Living a very long life with youthful
vitality is a universal human longing.
Now a nutrient is available with real
promise to deliver this reality. The
nutrient is resveratrol (res-ver-a-trol).
After almost two decades of intensive study, resveratrol has an exciting spectrum of benefits:
Taking Supplementation Seriously Part V
Choosing a quality dietary supplement can be an exercise
in abstraction. As a class of product nestled somewhere in
between food and drug, they lack many of the obvious quality
measurements inherent to these two other categories (such as
the sensory properties one uses to select quality produce, or
the strict quality control procedures inherent to the manufacture
of a government-regulated pharmaceutical). Until recently,
the only way to assess the quality of a supplement (short of
spending a personal fortune on lab testing), was from the synthesis
of subjective data (brand reputation, marketing claims,
and personal experience).