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What are you lacking? Probably Vitamin D

Vitamin D promises to be the most talked-about and written-about supplement of the decade. While studies continue to refine optimal blood levels and recommended dietary amounts, the fact remains that a huge part of the population — from robust newborns to the frail elderly, and many others in between — are deficient in this essential nutrient.

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If the findings of existing clinical trials hold up in future research, the potential consequences of this deficiency are likely to go far beyond inadequate bone development and excessive bone loss that can result in falls and fractures. Every tissue in the body, including the brain, heart, muscles and immune system, has receptors for vitamin D, meaning that this nutrient is needed at proper levels for these tissues to function well.

Studies indicate that the effects of a vitamin D deficiency include an elevated risk of developing (and dying from) cancers of the colon, breast and prostate; high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease; osteoarthritis; and immune-system abnormalities that can result in infections and autoimmune disorders like multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

Most people in the modern world have lifestyles that prevent them from acquiring the levels of vitamin D that evolution intended us to have. The sun’s ultraviolet-B rays absorbed through the skin are the body’s main source of this nutrient. Early humans evolved near the equator, where sun exposure is intense year round, and minimally clothed people spent most of the day outdoors.

“As a species, we do not get as much sun exposure as we used to, and dietary sources of vitamin D are minimal,” Dr. Edward Giovannucci, nutrition researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health, wrote in The Archives of Internal Medicine. Previtamin D forms in sun-exposed skin, and 10 to 15 percent of the previtamin is immediately converted to vitamin D, the form found in supplements. Vitamin D, in turn, is changed in the liver to 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the main circulating form. Finally, the kidneys convert 25-hydroxyvitamin D into the nutrient’s biologically active form, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, also known as vitamin D hormone.

A person’s vitamin D level is measured in the blood as 25-hydroxyvitamin D, considered the best indicator of sufficiency. A recent study showed that maximum bone density is achieved when the blood serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D reaches 40 nanograms per milliliter or more.

“Throughout most of human evolution,” Dr. Giovannucci wrote, “when the vitamin D system was developing, the ‘natural’ level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D was probably around 50 nanograms per milliliter or higher. In modern societies, few people attain such high levels.”

A Common Deficiency

Although more foods today are supplemented with vitamin D, experts say it is rarely possible to consume adequate amounts through foods. The main dietary sources are wild-caught oily fish (salmon, mackerel, bluefish, and canned tuna) and fortified milk and baby formula, cereal and orange juice.

People in colder regions form their year’s supply of natural vitamin D in summer, when ultraviolet-B rays are most direct. But the less sun exposure, the darker a person’s skin and the more sunscreen used, the less previtamin D is formed and the lower the serum levels of the vitamin. People who are sun-phobic, babies who are exclusively breast-fed, the elderly and those living in nursing homes are particularly at risk of a serious vitamin D deficiency.

Dr. Michael Holick of Boston University, a leading expert on vitamin D and author of “The Vitamin D Solution” (Penguin Press, 2010), said in an interview, “We want everyone to be above 30 nanograms per milliliter, but currently in the United States, Caucasians average 18 to 22 nanograms and African-Americans average 13 to 15 nanograms.” African-American women are 10 times as likely to have levels at or below 15 nanograms as white women, the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found.

Such low levels could account for the high incidence of several chronic diseases in this country, Dr. Holick maintains. For example, he said, in the Northeast, where sun exposure is reduced and vitamin D levels consequently are lower, cancer rates are higher than in the South. Likewise, rates of high blood pressure, heart disease, and prostate cancer are higher among dark-skinned Americans than among whites.

The rising incidence of Type 1 diabetes may be due, in part, to the current practice of protecting the young from sun exposure. When newborn infants in Finland were given 2,000 international units a day, Type 1 diabetes fell by 88 percent, Dr. Holick said.

The current recommended intake of vitamin D, established by the Institute of Medicine, is 200 I.U. a day from birth to age 50 (including pregnant women); 400 for adults aged 50 to 70; and 600 for those older than 70. While a revision upward of these amounts is in the works, most experts expect it will err on the low side. Dr. Holick, among others, recommends a daily supplement of 1,000 to 2,000 units for all sun-deprived individuals, pregnant and lactating women, and adults older than 50. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that breast-fed infants receive a daily supplement of 400 units until they are weaned and consuming a quart or more each day of fortified milk or formula.

Given appropriate sun exposure in summer, it is possible to meet the body’s yearlong need for vitamin D. But so many factors influence the rate of vitamin D formation in skin that it is difficult to establish a universal public health recommendation. Asked for a general recommendation, Dr. Holick suggests going outside in summer unprotected by sunscreen (except for the face, which should always be protected) wearing minimal clothing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. two or three times a week for 5 to 10 minutes.

Slathering skin with sunscreen with an SPF of 30 will reduce exposure to ultraviolet-B rays by 95 to 98 percent. But if you make enough vitamin D in your skin in summer, it can meet the body’s needs for the rest of the year, Dr. Holick said.

Can You Get Too Much?

If acquired naturally through skin, the body’s supply of vitamin D has a built-in cutoff. When enough is made, further exposure to sunlight will destroy any excess. Not so when the source is an ingested supplement, which goes directly to the liver.

Symptoms of vitamin D toxicity include nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, constipation, weakness and weight loss, as well as dangerous amounts of calcium that can result in kidney stones, confusion and abnormal heart rhythms.

But both Dr. Giovannucci and Dr. Holick say it is very hard to reach such toxic levels. Healthy adults have taken 10,000 I.U. a day for six months or longer with no adverse effects. People with a serious vitamin D deficiency are often prescribed weekly doses of 50,000 units until the problem is corrected. To minimize the risk of any long-term toxicity, these experts recommend that adults take a daily supplement of 1,000 to 2,000 units.

Belly fat boosts diabetes risks in seniors

It's a demonstrated fact that belly fat increases type 2 diabetes risk, and a new study confirms that's true for seniors too.

Gaining weight in your 50s and after age 65 can double your risk of diabetes later in life, according to a new University of Washington study. Being obese and having excess body fat around the waist also contributes to the risk of getting diabetes.

More than 80 percent of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight, according to the National Institutes of Health.

The new study confirms the importance of weight control in mid-life, and it suggests that "weight control remains important as we age," says lead study author, Mary Lou Biggs. "Prior to the study it was well established that adiposity [fat] was a strong risk factor in young and middle-age adults, but there was limited information on older adults," says Biggs.

Seniors are the fastest growing segment of our population and in the United States, and 12.2 million people or 23.1 percent of the people age 60 or older have diabetes, according to the National Institutes of Health. As we age we tend to experience loss of muscle mass, height, says Biggs, which is why she wanted to find out whether the risk factors for determining diabetes in older adults would be the same as younger adults.

The study looked at more than 4,000 participants and found 339 new cases of type 2 diabetes over an average of 12 years between 1989 and 2007. Researchers examined height, body weight, waist and hip circumference, body mass index (BMI), and body fat composition.

To have a baseline, participants were asked to self-report their weight at age 50. Researchers used that information to look at how BMI in midlife affects the risk of diabetes in later life, says Biggs.

The study in the current issue of the Journal of American Medical Association found those who were obese in midlife were more likely to develop diabetes later in life. Researchers also found that if people gained a substantial amount of weight between age 50 and older and after 65, they were more likely to develop diabetes. So it's really a combination says Biggs: Higher body fat and gaining weight are pretty strongly related to diabetes in older age.

The study also suggest that losing weight when you're over 65 doesn't reduce the risk of diabetes, as studies in younger people have shown.

However, preventing weight gain as you age may contribute to diabetes prevention. Consistent exercise can help reduce abdominal fat, even when your scale doesn't register a loss. To maintain weight but reduce belly fat, activities such as strength training can help reduce the waistline.

Study – Cayenne Fights Fat with an Extra Kick

June 9, 2010 by Isagenix Nutritional Sciences

Eating red chili peppers helps with weight loss, suggests study.

Scientists have already known for some time that capsaicin found in cayenne pepper (Capsicum anuum), or red chili pepper, is able to increase fat-burning potential by influencing secretion of adrenal gland hormones. A new study now suggests that this spicy compound may also combat weight gain in other ways by changing the make-up of proteins in fat cells.

Jong Won Yun and his colleagues at Daegu University, of South Korea, who published in April’s issue of Journal of Proteome Research, say they discovered that capsaicin alters proteins in fat cells that lead to markedly increased thermogenesis and fat metabolism, which suggests that this spice commonly used for flavoring foods “may be a useful phytochemical” for battling the bulge.

To better understand the chili compound’s mechanisms, the researchers compared its effects versus a saline solution on rats fed high-fat diets. The rats whose diets included 10 milligrams of capsaicin per kilogram per day had altered proteins that led to increased fat oxidation. They also lost an average of 8 percent of body fat during the study.

The study’s findings are red hot as the prevalence of overweight and obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with the World Health Organization reporting more than 1 billion people overweight and at least 300 million of them clinically obese. Consultation with a healthcare professional is always advised when beginning a weight management program and individual weight loss results will depend on level of activity and caloric intake.

Scientists must continue to perform more research to determine if cayenne pepper has similar effects on humans as it has in animals, although this study hints that there may be some benefit to ordering Indian, Thai or Mexican food “extra spicy.”

Previous research has also linked capsaicin with helping to assist in reducing fat levels in blood, reducing growth of fat cells, and inhibiting fat cell maturation. Capsaicin also may influence signaling pathways that lead to increased fat cell self-destruction.

Source: Joo JI, Kim DH, Choi JW, Yun JW. Proteomic Analysis for Antiobesity Potential of Capsaicin on White Adipose Tissue in Rats Fed with a High Fat Diet. J Proteome Res 2010.

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Pollutants and Pesticides Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

A unique analysis, led by Atul Butte, assistant professor of medical informatics and pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, used a government database to examine 266 potential environmental contributors to type 2 diabetes and confirmed links between several pollutants and the disease that affects about 24 million Americans. The research appears online in the May 20th edition of PLoS One.

Butte and colleagues examined data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The participants in the survey answer questionnaires about their health and submit blood and urine samples every two years. The agency then tests each sample for hundreds of pollutants and nutrients and, if present, measures the concentration.

Read: Study Shows Link Between Bad Air and Diabetes

Using this data, the researchers identified three factors linked to high blood sugar levels, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s), heptachlor epoxide, and a form of vitamin E called gamma-tocopherol. A positive factor affecting blood glucose levels was beta-carotene; those with the highest levels had 40% lower prevalence of diabetes.

PCB’s are a group of man-made organic chemicals that were used in a variety of products such as industrial electrical, heat transfer, and hydraulic equipment. They can also be found in oil-based paint, plastics, and floor finish. They have been banned from use in the United States since 1979 but may still be present in some products and materials made before that time.

Heptachlor, a breakdown product of a previously common pesticide, was banned in 1988 however it persists in water and soil and can accumulate in the tissues of animals. The chemical is known to be able to be passed from mothers to infants through breast milk.

Read: Children Plus Pesticides Don't Mix, Link to ADHD

Vitamin E appears in eight different molecular forms: four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. While alpha-tocopherol is the main vitamin E source in dietary supplement products and preferentially absorbed by the human body, gamma tocopherol is the most common form in the standard American diet.
Beta-carotene is a precursor to vitamin A and found mainly in yellow- and orange-colored foods such as carrots, pumpkins, mangoes, and sweet potatoes. It is also found in dark, leafy greens such as spinach and kale.

The scientists are careful to caution, however, that an association doesn't necessarily mean cause, and that more research is needed to fully understand these complex relationships. Also, Butte considers his study a “first step” toward broader examinations of environmental influences on disease, because the analysis only examines a small number of factors.

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Raising Healthy Children

Adults can act as role models to encourage children to eat right and stay active.

Childhood obesity continues to be a major health problem and is increasing at an alarming rate. A few decades ago it was uncommon to see an overweight or obese child, whereas today, it is much more common and becoming more so every year.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly one out of every seven children, or 15 percent of children in the U.S., are overweight or obese. In fact, over the last three decades, the rate of obesity has more than doubled for preschool children and adolescents, and more than tripled for elementary school-age children.

Tips for Keeping Kids On the Move

Children who are inactive are more likely to become overweight because they are not burning extra calories like children who are physically active. When calories consumed become greater than calories burned, the result is weight gain. Television and video games may also play a large role in kids leading a sedentary lifestyle and becoming overweight. Here are a few ways to help encourage lifestyle habits that keep children active.

• Make physical activity fun! Encourage outdoor activities that kids like such as bicycling, skating, or swimming. Get them involved in sports they enjoy, whether it’s a team sport or individual sport. The important thing is that they enjoy it. If they find it fun, they will be more likely to do it.
• Be sure to get involved with your children, picking activities that the whole family can enjoy together. Plan outings as a family—bike rides, nature walks, scavenger hunts, and play games like Red Rover that encourage fitness. Let them witness you enjoying the activity along with them. Making time for outdoor play is important because often a child’s entire schedule can become dominated with sedentary, indoor activities.
• Have children help with daily chores, whether it’s sweeping, vacuuming, gardening, anything that gets them moving. Not only will they be helping out, but they will also be getting some physical activity at the same time.

Tips to Keep Kids Eating Right

In addition to not expending much energy, kids who participate in sedentary activities often practice unhealthy snacking, which further contributes to weight gain. Other than physical activity, the best method to help control weight is to eat nutritious meals regularly. Here are a few ways to help children healthy by encouraging them to eat right.

• Enjoy family meals prepared at home. Studies show that children who eat meals frequently at home and with their families have better nutritional intake and a reduced risk for obesity. Once again, as adult role models, when we allow children to assist us in preparing meals at home and eating with us, it invites them to learn healthy traditions that can stay with them the rest of their lives.
• When children are on the run, don’t let them head straight for ready-to-eat processed foods that are high in calories, sugar, fat and sodium. Cut out fast food or, if you must, encourage them to choose healthy alternatives—apples over fries, sweet potato fries over regular fries. Encourage whole fruits for snacks instead of chips, milk or water instead of soda.
• Fill in nutritional gaps with Isagenix products. Too many children in the U.S. are overfed, but undernourished. The products can help children to grow and develop strong bones, muscles and minds. Here are products that children are sure to enjoy and can help promote their long-term health.
  • As part of a nutritious breakfast, children can enjoy a quick-and-easy IsaLean® Shake, which is high in protein, contains balanced amounts of carbohydrates and “good” fats, is low in sodium, and contain a broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals. Children also enjoy taking IsaLean Bars to school as afternoon snacks.
  • Replace sugary sodas and drinks with IsaFruits®, a drink powder mix that provides children with the antioxidant equivalent of having consumed more than 30 different fruits without consuming all the sugar.
  • Gain peace of mind with chewable IsaKids® Essentials, which can help cover daily requirements for many vitamins and minerals. For example, the dietary supplement contains vitamins A, C and E, folic acid, iodine and zinc. And, unlike other children’s vitamins, it is sweetened with xylitol to help fight cavities.

Keeping Kids Motivated

Rewarding healthy behaviors can help keep kids motivated. Don’t focus on the number of pounds they lost, but rather on making healthy changes. Activities they enjoy, such as taking them to the movies or a trip to the park, make fantastic rewards.

As parents and responsible adult role models, it is truly our responsibility to not only set good examples, but also to reinforce positive habits like eating right and staying active. Every child deserves a bright and healthy future. We can each do our part to help combat the childhood obesity epidemic.

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Salmon with spinach and tomatos

I'm not a big fan of any kind of seafood, but I know the health benefits of salmon so I thought I'd share this recipe:

What You Need!

4 salmon fillets (1 lb.)

2 cups chopped fresh spinach leaves

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms

1 tomato, chopped

1/3 cup KRAFT Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing

Make It!

HEAT oven to 375°F.

PLACE fish fillets, skin-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.

COMBINE remaining ingredients; spoon over fish.

BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.

Enjoy!!

How to Lose Weight Safely If At High Risk of Gallstones

Gallstones are estimated to affect 1 in 10 people in North America. Those who are obese have a higher likelihood of developing gallstones. Most at risk of gallstones as a result of obesity are Native Americans, the elderly, and Caucasian women in their forties who haven’t yet reached menopause.

Gallstones are so named because they develop in the gallbladder, a small organ that stores and releases the bile made by the liver. Bile is a dark green fluid containing bile salts and cholesterol. The gallbladder releases bile into the small intestine to assist in digesting fats more efficiently. However, if the bile contains high concentrations of cholesterol, then stones too difficult for the bile salts to dissolve may develop.

Because gallstones usually form without any symptoms, most people don’t know they have them or may feel only minor symptoms such as abdominal pain after eating a fatty meal. However, if a stone becomes lodged in a bile duct causing blockage, it can result in sudden pain in the abdomen, back or right shoulder.

Cholecystitis, or gallbladder disease, which is caused by duct blockage, infection or inflammation, is one of the most common digestive diseases. Pain from duct blockage can become intense and lead to hospitalization and surgery. In the U.S. alone, gallbladder surgeries approach 700,000 annually, costing approximately $6.5 million.

Surgery costs increase if gallstones and duct blockage or infection cause the pancreas to become inflamed. The resulting pancreatitis can lead to severe or life-threatening complications. The major cause of acute pancreatitis in North America is gallstones.

Link to Obesity and Losing Weight Too Quickly

Because of obesity’s major role in the formation of gallstones, weight management is critical for decreasing the likelihood of developing them. Obesity is thought to increase risk of gallstones because of elevated production of cholesterol, which in turn increases the concentration of cholesterol in bile.

Paradoxically, losing weight actually increases risk of developing gallstones among obese people, especially amongst those who lose large amounts of weight rapidly. Although not entirely understood, nutritional and medical scientists think that losing weight too quickly may shift the balance of bile salts and cholesterol, causing increased concentrations of cholesterol. Gallstone risk may also be increased by consuming a diet too low in fat or avoiding fat, which reduces the frequency of gallbladder contractions and results in fewer chances of gallbladder emptying.

As always, individuals with a high risk for gallstones should follow medical advice in treatment. Medical researchers have studied methods that obese people can lose weight while reducing risk of gallstone developments. Statin regimens and bile salt therapies have had mixed results. A drug called ursodiol has shown much promise in helping to dissolve cholesterol in bile and prevent gallstones.

There have also been successes such as employing modifications in diet to help reduce risk of gallstones. Along with following a doctor’s advice, individuals can consider these weight-management strategies, which have shown promise based on epidemiologic studies or in clinical trials for losing weight as naturally and safely as possible.

Three Steps to Help Lower Risk of Gallstones While Losing Weight

Step 1: Avoid very low-calorie dieting, losing no more than 1-2 pounds per week.

Overall, research studies have found that obese people who lost 3 pounds or more weekly had a greater likelihood of developing gallstones. This may be because they are more likely to experience an imbalance between bile salts and cholesterol, as well as irregular gallbladder emptying.

For these reasons, people who are obese or who are at high risk for developing gallstones should also avoid skipping meals or fasting. (Note: Individuals who are at risk for gallstone development or who have gallstones should avoid Cleanse Days).

By eating three steady meals throughout the day and losing weight at a slower rate, obese people can reduce the weight-loss risk factor in gallstone formation. To ensure steady weight loss at 1-2 pounds per week, calorie intake should be reduced by only 500 to 1,000 calories. Weight loss is also influenced by activity, which may require eating more calories to compensate for calories burned.

When using a nutritious meal replacement such as IsaLean® Shake (240 kcal) for assistance with weight loss, then be sure to add in extra calories as needed from fruit (such as a banana) or other healthy sources such as almond or peanut butter. At-risk individuals should also consult with their doctors before using a meal-replacement to assist with controlling calories.

Step 2: Avoid saturated fats and eat small amounts of monounsaturated or polyunsaturated dietary fat daily.

Foods high in saturated fats, trans fats and cholesterol are all associated with increased risk in gallstone formation. However, foods high in polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats (from olive oil or high-oleic sunflower oil) may help lower cholesterol saturation and reduce risk of gallstone formation.

A randomized clinical trial on obese subjects compared a low-calorie diet (900 kcal/d) with 30 grams of fat per day with a low-calorie diet (520 kcal/d) with less than 2 grams of fat per day. After eight weeks, not one of the subjects on the diet with 30 grams of fat per day had developed gallstones. The researchers were led to conclude that dietary fat ensured regular gallbladder emptying and reduced bile cholesterol saturation.

A 10g threshold of fat per meal is now considered to be most efficient at maximizing gallbladder emptying, which can support healthy weight loss while reducing risk of formation of gallstones.

Furthermore, according to one randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, fish oil in amounts of almost 12 grams per day may work comparatively to ursodiol in reducing risk of gallstone formation in low calorie diets.

Isagenix products such as IsaOmega Supreme™ high-potency fish oil or IsaCrunch™ hemp seed are great ways to help include more healthy, polyunsaturated fats to meals as needed. Individuals should consult with their doctors before adding high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids to their diet.

Step 3: Avoid refined sugar and strive for a diet high in fiber.

In epidemiologic studies, there is a higher association of gallstones in those who ate greater amounts of refined sugars. In contrast, long-term consumption of relatively high amounts of dietary fiber has been correlated with reduced risk of gallstone diseases.

The risk appears to be even lower if the amount of fiber consumed comes from sources rich in insoluble fiber found in whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Soluble dietary fiber such as found in oats and legumes also appears to be protective, showing reduction of gallstone formation in animal studies.

Diets higher in fiber and lower in refined sugars will also assist in weight loss. Refined sugars, found in high amounts in sodas and desserts, contribute to high calorie intake, which contributes to obesity. Dietary fiber is filling, providing a satiety effect, but offers little or no calories that would contribute to weight gain.

To help fill in the fiber gaps, be sure to take advantage of unflavored FiberPro, which can easily dissolve in beverages and provide 5 grams of fiber per scoop. Also, enjoy oatmeal-berry SlimCakes®, which also provide 5 grams of fiber from oat bran, wheat bran and flax seed. Individuals should increase dietary fiber to recommended levels (25 to 30 grams daily) gradually.

Safe Road to Optimal Health

Once again, each of these steps is a natural dietary habit that will help lower the risk of developing gallstones and support losing weight safely. Apart from diet, getting regular exercise daily is also helpful. And, for every pound lost gradually, the ultimate achievement is reduced risk of gallstones in the future.

Beyond reduced risk of gallstones, the end-benefits of healthy weight management are profound including improved activity and mobility, improved health of organs such as the heart and brain, and reduced risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Healthy weight management improves overall health and wellness at every level.

Healthy People Need to Cleanse!

Let's assume that you are the picture of health. You feel awesome and are not challenged with any known health or weight issues. It is still important to understand why full-body, nutritional cleansing should be part of an overall healthy plan to maintain the internal body to achieve optimal health.

The body is a natural detoxifier, but currently our bodies have become dumping grounds for the thousands of toxins and impurities that invade our air, water and food supplies. We have been exposed to these toxins every day since the day we were born and there's no end in sight.

According to the National Geographic and the EPA:

* There are more than 77,000 chemicals in active production in North America.

* There are more than 3,000 chemicals added to our food supply, including pesticides, insecticides, antibiotics, steroids and hormones.

* There are more than 10,000 chemicals in the form of solvents, emulsifiers and preservatives used in food processing and packaging.

* There are more than 20,000 chemicals that our bodies cannot metabolize. These chemicals have the potential to alter our metabolism, cause enzyme dysfunction and create hormonal imbalances.

So what our products do is assist in the removal of these impurities leaving you feeling "cleaner" on the inside and "leaner" on the outside.

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John Hopkins Update

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY
('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS
FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY.

Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins :

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do

not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few
billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more
cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests
are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached
the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's
lifetime. ;

3 When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be
destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple
nutritional deficiencies . These could be due to genetic,
environmental, food and lifestyle factors ..

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet
and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells
and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow,
gastrointestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver,
kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and
damages healthy cells, tissues and organs..

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce
tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not
result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and
radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence
the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and
complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and
become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause
cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by
not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

A. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one
important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like
NutraSweet , Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is
harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses
but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to
make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea
salt.

B. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the
gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk
and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer cells are being
starved.

C. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is
acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than
beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth
hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people
with cancer.

D. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains ,
seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline
environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh
vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and
reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance
growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy
cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including
bean sprouts ) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes
are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degree s F (40 degrees C).

E. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green
tea is a better alternative and has cancer fighting properties.
Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins
and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of
digestive enzymes . Undigested meat remaining in the intestines
becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining
from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein
walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy
the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence,
Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the
bodies own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements
like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death
, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or
unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and
positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger,
un-forgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic
environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to
relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment.
Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to
the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to
destroy cancer cells.

1. No plastic containers in micro.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This
information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer,
especially breast cancer . Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells
of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as
this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto,
Wellness Program Manager at Cast le Hospital, was on a TV program to
explain this health hazard . He talked about dioxins and how bad they
are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the
microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods
that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and
plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells
of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware,
Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food You get the same results,
only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners , instant ramen
and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in
something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the
paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He
reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved
away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of
the reasons.

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as
dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the
food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt
out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a
paper towel instead.

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Let's Detox!!

A detox program is a short-term diet that helps eliminate environmental and dietary toxins from your system. Everybody`s doing it! On both sides of the Atlantic, detoxing is not only in, it is an integral component of maintaining good health.

Give your diet a mini-makeover by following these guidelines during your detox:

Detox Your Skin: The skin is your largest organ and accounts for one quarter of your body`s detoxification process. Everything you put on your body, you put in your body. Give your skin a break by refraining from using those scented lotions and instead treat your skin to some spa-like care at home. Use a dry brush to remove dead skin cells and stimulate your lymphatic system before you shower or bathe. Dry-brushing even removes cellulite and tightens the skin. After you have dry-brushed your skin, take a bath with essential oils such as lavender or tea tree oil to refresh and rejuvenate your skin.

Go Raw Vegan: Embraced as a detox or a new way of eating, raw cuisine can be a palatable delight beyond carrots and celery sticks. This delicious vegan diet includes fresh fruits and vegetables, seeds, sprouts, grains, nuts, beans, and seaweed.

Raw foods and juices deliver live enzymes and pure, powerful nutrients straight to your system. Live enzymes, which are killed when we cook or even steam food, optimize our metabolism, aiding digestion and flushing out toxins. Antioxidant enzymes act as a biodefense, ridding our body of the cellular by-products of free radicals, which can lead to cancer.

Practice Yoga: Yoga puts your body into fat-burning mode by lowering the levels of stress hormones and increasing insulin sensitivity. When you breathe deeply during the various poses, you process oxygen efficiently, burn fat and speed up your metabolism. Yoga aids your body in removing harmful toxins, increasing energy, and losing weight.

Limit Consumption of Caffeine, Sugar, Animal Products and Gluten for 21 days: According to Kathy Freston, author of The Quantum Wellness Cleanse, giving up these things for 21 days will drastically improve your health by curbing cravings, changing your taste buds, and giving you more energy. "It`s about choosing foods that don`t tax the body and make it work so hard; it`s about taking a break but not about starving," says Freston.

By clearing toxins from your body, you will raise your energy levels, clear your complexion, stimulate digestion, and improve your all-around health and well-being.

8 Ways to overcome your weight loss plateau

You’ve been working out, eating right, following your Nutritional Cleansing and Replenishing system and yet the scale hasn’t budged. You’ve encountered the dreaded “plateau.” But don’t worry—it’s normal and Isagenix® has the solution to this frustrating situation!

Here are 8 ways you can overcome your weight-loss plateau with Isagenix:

1. Step Up Your Exercise. Exercise can boost your results ten-fold, especially if it includes weight training. Not only will weight training help you build lean muscle, which helps burn fat, but it can also help strengthen bones. Be sure to consult a health-care professional before starting any exercise program.

2. Boost Your Protein Intake. A scoop of our high-quality IsaPro® whey protein from New Zealand along with 1-1½ scoops of IsaLean® Shake may be sufficient to provide an extra boost for supporting weight loss. Protein also helps to keep you feeling satisfied longer.

3. Snack Smart. We all snack, right? Just remember to avoid snacking on high-calorie, nutrient-deficient foods. In other words, keep the cake, potato chips and ice cream out of the house. Reach for a serving of SlimCakes®, Isagenix Snacks!™, just a few almonds or even half of an IsaLean Bar.

4. Make “Better Bad” Choices. If you’re out at a fast food restaurant and a greasy burger is calling your name, just choose a single-patty with lettuce and tomato and hold the cheese and mayo. Isagenix is all about creating a lifestyle—no one’s perfect. (Just plan your Cleanse Day for the day after your splurge.)

5. Fill Up With Fiber. Be sure you are receiving sufficient amounts of dietary fiber daily. Fiber helps to keep you feeling fuller, longer while also keeping your bowel movements regular. Isagenix recommends gradually increasing fiber to 25-30 grams daily, in line with current National Fiber Council recommendations. Isagenix products such as Isagenix FiberPro™ and SlimCakes can help fill fiber gaps. FiberPro is a flavorless fiber supplement that can be added to shakes or any beverage. SlimCakes are a delicious oatmeal berry-flavored cookie containing 5 grams of fiber each.

6. Avoid Sugary Drinks. These can add empty calories quickly and zero nutrition. It’s best to drink plenty of purified water and/or nutrient-dense sugar drink alternatives such as IsaFruits® or Want More Energy?® (check out our April deal on Want More Energy?). Make sure to add a pump of IsaWATER™ Alkalized Concentrate to every 8 ounces of water to not only neutralize free radicals, but also give your water a fresher taste.

7. Banish Bad Fats. The “bad” includes saturated and trans fats. “Good” fats include olive oil, which is rich in oleic acid, and fish oil, which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. To take full advantage of omega-3 fatty acids, it’s best to take a high-potency, high-quality fish oil supplement daily such as IsaOmega Supreme®. New research also shows that dietary omega-3 fatty acids may be linked to lower body weight.

8. Switch It Up. Sometimes getting into a routine can put your body into neutral. Push it past its boundaries by changing up your routine. Incorporate a 9-Day Cleansing and Fat Burning System every now and then, try new exercises and instead of a slow, steady jog, try a sprint workout instead.

Whatever you do, it’s important that you don’t become discouraged. Forget the number on the scale and pay attention to your body, including the inches you’re shedding, how you feel and the way your clothes are fitting. As you continue to enjoy a reduced-calorie diet, providing your body with quality nutrition, and building muscle through exercise, the weight will come off safely and you’ll be creating a true Nutritional Cleansing and Replenishing way of life.

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US obesity rates, soft drinks and high-fructose corn syrup

This flash US obesity infographic was mentioned to me as part of an ongoing discussion about information graphics. The original source data likely came from the PPT presentation linked on the CDC’s Overweight and Obesity page. The CDC maps present annual data from 1985-2005, CNN only chose to show six incongruous years to remove edge-case fluctuation. I threw together a quick animation showing the complete dataset:

Michelle observed that the bar for information graphics was set “very, very low.” People are accustomed to lousy graphics, default-styled PowerPoint charts, plain Excel tables and raw scatter plots. Even the slightest attention to design becomes automatically exceptional.

I think that map chart would work better as a line plot, but then I’m most curious about whether or not there was a tipping point after which the population started gaining weight. Personally, I believe things turned for the worse between 1985 and 1988.

Mid-80s transition

In 1985, amidst the New Coke fiasco, Coca-Cola and other soft drinks switched from cane and beet sugar to high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Two main factors figured into that decision: Significantly increased potency and effectiveness of HFCS vs conventional sugars, and cost savings due US government corn subsidies and manipulation of domestic sugar prices. Bottom line was that soda got much cheaper to produce, thereby making “free refills” and oversized portions an economically sound loss-leader.

Three years later in 1988, Taco Bell introduced unlimited free drink refills and 7-Eleven started selling the 64-ounce Double Gulp, “biggest soft drink on the market.” I couldn’t find a source, but that was doubtlessly a response to escalating portions and unlimited refills among competitors. This was also about the time the soda manufacturers started experimenting with 16 ounce cans, 20 ounce bottles and other larger portions.

The following chart illustrates domestic per capita consumption of soft drinks from 1970-1995. Note the spike between 1987-1988:

Soda got cheaper, so people drank more soda. Snack foods also got cheaper as they also switched from sugar to HFCS, so people ate more snacks. More soda + more snacks = more obesity. This isn’t rocket science.

Article by:Joe Maller

Water: Your Most Important Nutrient!

No other nutrient makes more of an impact on health than water.

Life as we know it cannot exist without water. Every biochemical reaction in our cells depends on water. Water is needed to maintain cell structures, enable protein production, and enables all our enzymes to function.It facilitates the flow of nutrients into cells and allows waste to flow out. Every available space in and between cells in the body is aqueous.

The human body is made up of about 70 to 75 percent water. It requires water for proper digestion, transport of nutrients, nutrient metabolism, and elimination of toxins.The brain itself is made up of about 85 percent water, which it requires for proper cognitive function and memory. The body also uses water to maintain cardiac output, heart rate and blood pressure.

Most people are aware of the dangers of dehydration produced from diarrhea, vomiting, excessive sweating, diabetes, burns or prolonged lack of fluid intake. Severe dehydration can lead to mental confusion, weakness and possible organ failure. However, many are not aware that they may be suffering from chronic mild dehydration.According to estimates using data from Nationwide Food Consumption Survey, nutritionists determined that chronic mild dehydration affects a significant portion of the U.S. population unknowingly.

As a matter of fact, you may be mildly dehydrated right at this very moment.

We lose water regularly as we breathe, when we sweat, and when we urinate or have a bowel movement.When you feel thirsty, you are generally already at 1 or 2 percent mild dehydration. Even 1 or 2 percent loss of water can impair physiology and performance, so it’s important to ensure regular water intake.

Long-term Hazards of Not Drinking Enough Water

Think of the last time you might have had a headache, felt unexplainably tired, or had no appetite for no apparent reason. At the same time, you might have also felt light headed, had flushed skin, or had dry mouth and eyes. Did you notice your urine was a little darker or had a strong odor? All of these are early signs of mild or moderate dehydration.

You may become mildly or moderately dehydrated simply because of you are not drinking enough water, from lack of thirst or not liking the flavor of your water. Mild dehydration can also result from exercise or heat, which produce sweating, or chronic consumption of caffeinated or alcoholic beverages such as tea, coffee, wine or beer, which can act as diuretics and influence hormones that dehydrate body tissues and the brain.

When the signs of mild dehydration occur, many people ignore them. They often overlook the role of water for optimal health. The body may go on suffering—suffering for what can simply be solved by a tall glass of plain water. Chronic mild dehydration can have long-term consequences,many of which are not yet entirely understood. What is known is that because water is vital for all cells and organs to function properly, the lack of water may lead to increased susceptibility to cellular damage that can eventually lead to chronic health problems and organ failure.

How to Hydrate for Health

Without a doubt, one of the most important long-term habits that health-conscious people should adopt is making sure they are drinking sufficient water daily. An increasing number of clinicians and health-conscious people have found that three simple steps can help increase a person’s intake of healthy water to support cellular, digestive, mental, and cardiovascular health.

Step 1: Purify your water

You should only provide your cells with fresh, pure water. Water from the tap of many cities is adequately treated, but may still contain pollutants that are undesirable—not the kind of water you want if you’re interested in long-term health.

There are multiple methods of purification, but the most often used process is reverse osmosis filtration, which can remove up to 99 percent of impurities. Distillation, on the other hand, can remove virtually all impurities. Whichever method of filtration you choose, the result will make profound effects on your health long term.

Step 2: Treat water with IsaWATER™ Alkalized Concentrate

Most of us don’t realize that the water we drink, even bottled or purified, may be acidic and contain impurities that may produce free radicals.The water is usually not appealing to the taste buds and certainly not the best water for your health. Water flavor also influences how much water one drinks daily. If you don’t like the water, you won’t drink it.

With a quality product such as IsaWATER™ Alkalized Concentrate, you can easily turn purified drinking water into one that supports long-term health. The alkaline concentrate contains a stabilized high-negative Oxidation-Reduction Potential (ORP) that refreshes the flavor of your water and energizes it with electrons to neutralize free radicals.

Step 3: Drink a total eight 8 oz. glasses of purified water daily, one first thing in the morning,and seven more throughout the day.

There is possibly no other more important health habit than dutifully drinking eight glasses of purified water daily. By doing so, you are properly hydrating your body so it may function optimally and supporting regular elimination of toxins.

You should drink the first glass first thing in the morning. It has an immediate cleansing effect in cells, improves digestive function (needed for breakfast) and helps you avoid symptoms associated with mild dehydration. While you sleep, your body continues working. Upon first waking, most people are already mildly or moderately dehydrated (recall that even 1 or 2percent loss can lead to impaired physiology).

Then, drinking seven glasses of water throughout the day can help make sure you stay adequately hydrated. However, this is not a “one size fits all” guideline. For a truer approach, consider drinking at least half your body weight in ounces daily. Also, consider that exercise or the heat of summer days can potentially increase your need for water.When playing sports or exercising,be sure to drink water every 20 minutes.

Your Health Can Depend on Your Water Intake

The true health implications of inadequate water intake are not all clear. While this critical nutrient is available free or at low cost to most of the population, it does not have any major sources of research funding. It will likely take years of research before more is known about the total effects of chronic mild dehydration. However, it is clear that drinking the right kind and amount of water is truly one of the keys to good health.

For long-term health, make sure you always have drinkable, purified, alkalized high negative ORP water available. There is little risk from maximizing the benefits of this profoundly important nutrient, as it affects every biochemical function and the body as a whole. Your future health will depend on your water intake today. Make sure it’s the best water and that you’re drinking plenty of it.

Heart Health

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Exercise - it's not a bad word!!

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Here's to YOUR wellness!

Cleanse For Life

Are you ready to get healthier and leaner? Isagenix addresses the biggest wellness challenges facing humankind - toxicity, stress and obesity. These products are dedicated to the principles of cleansing, replenishing with balanced nutrients, and revitalizing health and wellness.

You can get results in as little as nine days with the Isagenix Cleansing and Fat Burning System. This program feeds your body cleansing nutrients such as aloe vera, herbal teas, vitamins and ionic trace minerals. It helps kick-start your metabolism to burn fat naturally without harmful stimulants. You may gain more energy, build muscle, reduce food cravings and improve mental clarity.

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New to the blogging world!!

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