It is easy to say, "Stop eating sugar." It is another thing to enjoy life without it. Having "broken my sweet tooth" many years ago, I can honestly say that once you get past the withdrawal period, and bring the body into biochemical balance, you will not miss sugar. In fact, you will feel so "out of order" by eating sugar, your body balance becomes self-regulating. You do not indulge in sugary sweets simply because you feel better without them.
STAYING HEALTHY with NUTRITION
Written by Elson M Haas, MDWhen I first began looking at the relationship of Nutrition to Health, I was a new doctor way back in 1975. At that time I could find very few medical doctors who would agree with my ideas and interests. Now, 30 years later, you would have to be in blind denial not to know the importance of this basic relationship. Our body, and how we look and feel, is a result of our lives. And what we feed ourselves is the basic building block. Mind you, it may take 20 to 30 years to see the adverse effects of poor dietary choices.
Carbohydrates are the most abundant biomolecules on our planet and in our food supply. They exhibit some of the largest differences in their metabolism by different members of the animal kingdom. At one extreme, herbivores can almost completely break down dietary plant material with the help of beneficial bacteria that dwell within their gastrointestinal tract; at the other extreme, true carnivores can’t process most dietary carbohydrates. Humans fall somewhere in between; we derive a great deal of nutrition out of some dietary
carbohydrates, but are unable to process others.
They are used to construct the cells and tissues that form our bodies,
provide sources of energy to power metabolism (as well as provide
a mechanism for storing energy between meals), and are used
to form the countless enzymes that drive our metabolism. Unlike
the micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) which are needed in
small amounts and are generally reused, macronutrients undergo
a constant flux in our body, necessitating a consistent intake to
provide enough energy for our survival and enough building blocks
for the growth, maintenance, and repair of our bodies.
Why Choose WILD Salmon?
Written by Cheryll Greenwood Kinsley
Farmed salmon seems less expensive than wild
salmon—until you consider the enormous costs of salmon
farming to our environment and to our health, and the impact
of the aquaculture industry on wild salmon populations—one
of the last natural foods available on our planet.
We’re told regularly by many health authorities that we
need to eat more fish in order to maintain good health. The
American Heart Association, for example, recommends at
least two 3.5 ounce servings of fish—preferably oily fish—per
week as part of a heart-healthy diet. The American Medical Association
suggests that adding just three ounces of salmon a
week to your diet can reduce your risk of cardiac death by more
than 30 percent.
SUPPLEMENTATION versus FOOD FORTIFICATION The Unfounded Disparity in PERCEPTION
Written by Kevin M Connolly, PhD
Many medical organizations advise against
routine supplementation of vitamins and minerals (citing
“safety concerns,” lack of evidence of benefit,” or
that they are simply “unnecessary”) and recommend a
focus on acquiring nutrients from the diet. Which, for
the most part, is a good suggestion: no combination
of supplemental vitamins, minerals, or other nutrients
could possibly emulate the diversity of known (and
unknown) beneficial compounds found in the diet.
However, general dismissals of dietary supplements
often fail to acknowledge the significant portion of
micronutrients in the average diet that may come from
the fortification of foodstuffs. Food fortification (addition
of nutrients to foodstuffs for commercial benefit
or as a part of public health policy) has been credited
for the eradication of several diseases of nutrient deficiency
in the U.S.
Sorry about that but, it is the truth. The research confirms the fact that sugar increases diabetes and inflammatory markers in the blood. Inflammation is a factor in the development of diabetes. In a child study of type I diabetes, researchers found that inflammation is a predictor of juvenile-onset diabetes. (Chase 2004) Inflammation is also linked to Type II diabetes (adult onset). Does sugar intake lead to the development of this deadly disease—or is sugar linked to inflammation, which in turn causes the disease?
Crack for Cows
Written by Gloria Gilbere, NDConsumers are Literally Being MILKED of Their Health with Misinformation
I am fighting mad at the statement made by the FDA regarding
rBGH (Bovine Growth Hormone). Hopefully,
reading their quote below will ignite the same disgust in
you and spur you to only consider dairy products, or bovine
products, from cows that are NOT given any type of
growth hormones or antibiotics.
Over the past quarter of a century, Carol Alt has been scrutinized by the cameras of some of the
world’s greatest photographers and by the public eye. Touted as the model who started the supermodel trend, it is estimated that her face has graced between 600 and 700 magazine covers. Over the past 25 years of her career, she has also become highly visible through numerous advertising campaigns, commercials, endorsement contracts, hosting jobs, talk show interviews, television series, and films. Her work has been recognized by numerous industry groups, including the Monaco Film Festival for her portrayal of the life story of Rosanna Benzi—a woman with genetic
polio living in an iron lung in the film A Vice for Life.
