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Showing posts with label Organic Foods. Show all posts
Fighting Coronary Artery Disease With Cocoa
A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that cocoa flavonols could improve poor blood vessel function in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Poor blood vessel function is recognized as an early stage in the development of CAD.
The researchers found that daily cocoa flavonal consumption more than doubled the number of specialized cells that repair blood vessels and maintain the vessels, which keeps the vessels healthy.
Increasing these cells decreases the risk of death from CAD with no side effects! So… dark chocolate cocoa, anyone?
Drinking Tea Can Improve Mental Focus
The tea drinkers scored significantly better than the controls. The two compounds that had this impact were caffeine and L-theanine.
While caffeine can make some people jumpy, L-theanine doesn’t have that effect. L-theanine improved concentration by rapidly increasing the activity of alpha waves in the brain while boosting the levels of GABA, a neurotransmitter that calms the brain and relieves anxiety. You can get the benefit of L-theanine by drinking tea or taking a supplement with Suntheanine.
So…tea anyone?
(Reported Health & Healing by Dr. Julian Whitaker April 2010)
Staying Focused Is Another Reason To Eat Dark Chocolate – Yummy!
Research presented at the British Psychological Society’s annual conference found that eating dark chocolate containing at least 70% cocoa may keep the brain alert by increasing blood flow.
When adults consumed a drink containing this amount of cocoa, they reported less mental fatigue.
For more Chocolate/Health Info, search my Past Issue Archives and this - Chocolate, Good for You?.
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American Medical Association Backs Organic Foods
The AMA sees locally produced and organic foods as a way to reduce fuel use, decrease packaging and waste disposal while preserving farmland. All this leads to cleaner air and lowers the incidence of asthma attacks and other respiratory problems.
If the AMA agrees that organic is good, it’s got to be good!
A Better Choice Than Statin Drugs – Red Yeast Rice
There is a lot of dispute about taking statin drugs to lower cholesterol due to the numerous side effects that patients experience.
Well, there’s now a natural option that has research behind it. In a study led by Dr. David Becker at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Pennsylvania, patients had extremely high LDL levels. They had all taken statin drugs, but had stopped because of the side effects. Half the group took 1800 mg of red yeast rice twice a day for 24 weeks, while the other half took a placebo.
The average drop in LDL cholesterol was 43 points. The placebo group dropped an average of 11 points. The only side effects were infrequent, mild headaches and abdominal discomfort. If you have liver disease, don’t take red yeast rice.
This is a better track record than statin drugs, at a lower price tag and much lower risk of side effects. So…head to your local health foods store and give Red Yeast Rice a whirl.
(Reported American Association for Health Freedom ezine– 2009)
A New Way To Build Bone And Increase Bone Density
According to Dr. Julian Whitaker there is a new product 
It’s called SoyLife® . The germ contains the highest concentration of isoflavones of all parts of the soy bean. It also has other substances that increase your bones’ health.
A two-year double-blind study of 400 healthy postmenopausal women 40 to 60 years old found after six months that those women taking 180 mg of SoyLife showed a significant reduction in the rate of bone loss.
After one year those women actually increased the entire body’s level of bone density!
Mussel Extract May Cure Arthritis
There is a green-lipped mussel from New Zealand that may help heal both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The extract made from this mussel is called GlycoMarine.
For pet owners there is a product called VetBalance that contains the extract. It seems to help animals with hip dysplasia and other joint diseases.
You can find these products in health foods stores. For the pet version, go to Pet-Arthritis-VetBalance or call 800-810-6655.
(Reported in Health and Wellness newsletter by Dr. Julian Whitaker, January 2009)
The Right Grains Are Good For Your Heart
The Right Grains Are Good For Your Heart
You may have read recent reports stating that staying away from wheat products may be beneficial to your health. The part that’s usually missing in this advice is for you to stay away from enriched wheat products verse whole wheat products.
A study reported in the online journal Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases analyzed seven studies involving more than 285,000 participants. The study found that eating 2 1/2 slices of whole wheat bread each day reduced risk of a heart attack by 20%.
Be careful when reading the labels of products. Manufacturers can be sneaky by putting words like Spring Wheat or Spring Wheat White Bread in the list of ingredients. They will also contain Whole Wheat when they just put some whole wheat flour in the product, while most of the rest is enriched flour. The simple way is to look for 100% Whole Wheat on the label.
Also, don’t forget that when you are eating rice to make sure it is brown rice and not white or enriched white rice. (Reported Prevention October 2007)
Organic Products Are Booming But Government Funding Isn’t
As you may be aware, you are finding more and more products on your grocer’s shelves that are organic. The category is growing so fast that Stonyhill Farms, an organic yogurt manufacturer, is even running out of organic cows to meet the demand.
It seems the only ones unaware of this trend is Congress. They just approved an amendment raising the funding for organic agriculture research from $1.8 million per year to $5 million. While this sounds like a big increase, when you compare it to the Department of Agriculture’s annual $90 billion budget and the $25 billion (not millions) that goes to annual crop subsidies to farms that depend on chemical farming and to research in genetically engineered crops, it turns out to be a paltry amount.
So…in the coming years, if you can’t find organic products when you want them, just remember how Washington sets it priorities. Pop your Congressional and Senatorial representatives an email – www.house.gov and www.senate.gov – if you’d like to make your opinion count.
Genetically Engineered Cows Milk Leads To Twins
A study recently published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine found that a group of women who consumed milk products from cows given genetically engineered hormones had a five times greater chance of giving birth to fraternal twins than a group of vegans who didn’t consume any milk products.
The study found that the growth hormone used in cows increased ovulations in the women and that the hormone persisted in the women’s bodies after it was consumed. Since the FDA does not require that food manufacturers label genetically engineered foods, the only way to avoid the bovine growth hormone is to buy organic milk.
And once again, if you’d like to make your opinion count about the foods you and your loved ones eat, pop an email to you-know-who…
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