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Get Outside!!

Reed Hanson — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:03:28 +0000

“Feeling down? Go outside. Researchers analyzed 10 studies involving 1,252 people and learned that five minutes of light exercise outdoors can boost self-esteem and brighten mood. The effects were even greater if the time was spent over water. All participants–but especially kids and the mentally ill–benefited from walking, gardening, biking, or other outdoor activities.” Source, Environmental Science & Technology, published online March 25, 2010

Micromanaging Your Eating

Reed Hanson — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:24:57 +0000

“Being too focused on carb counting can, ironically, lead people to lose sight of eating well. A group of 8 to 21 year-olds with type 1 diabetes and their parents reported preferring packaged to whole foods – like bulk grains or beans – because the number of carbs is clearly labeled on the packaging. Some parents limited or even excluded fruit from their child’s diet over concerns about glucose spikes. Researchers say a healthy diet shouldn’t be just a numbers game; food quality counts too.” -Source: Diabetes Care, December 2009-

Harried With Children?

Reed Hanson — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:18:46 +0000

“They may drive you nuts at times, but a study says kids may drive down your blood pressure, too. Researchers asked 198 married men and women to wear a blood pressure monitor for 24 hours. They found that parents’ systolic blood pressure (top number0 was 6 points lower than that of non-parents, while their diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) was 3 points lower. The link was strongest in women: Mothers scored nearly 12 and 7 points lower in systolic and diastolic pressure, respectively, compared with women without children. The researchers hypothesize that parent derive meaning and purpose from life’s little stressors.” Source: Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Jan. 14, 2020

Eat Breakfast

Reed Hanson — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:16:24 +0000

Researchers say Mom was right: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A study of 93 overweight Latino-kids with a family history of type 2 diabetes found that those who skipped breakfast had more abdominal fat than the kids who are breakfast regularly–regardless of total body fat and total daily calorie intake. The finding is particularly important because deep abdominal fat is a rish facto for insulin resistance and diabetes.” -Diabetes Forcast, Nov. 2009-

Eat more fish

Reed Hanson — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:07:43 +0000

“Dining more often on fish may keep your mind fresh. When researchers interviewed nearly 15,000 adults age 65 and over in seven low and middle-income families, they discovered that those who ate fish almost every day were 19% less likely to have dementia than those who are it less frequently. Plus, the amount of fish the seniors are was directly linked to disease risk. So, upping fish intake even a little can lower the chance of developing dementia.” – Diabetes Forcast, Nov. 2009

Morning Matters

Reed Hanson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:46:45 +0000

Researchers say Mom was right, according to a recent tidbit published in the Nov Diabetes e. “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A study of 93 overweight Latino kids with a family history of type 2 diabetes fount that those who skipped breakfast had more abdominal fat than kids who are breakfast regularly–regardless of total body fat and total daily calorie intake.”

What is a Supplement?

Todd Hanson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:54:07 +0000

A supplement will often have vitamins in it, but will also likely contain a variety of minerals, enzymes, amino acids or even herbs. Supplements tend to be more complex formulations which are designed to meet the needs of particular ailments or nutritional deficiencies.

We can supplement our diets with vitamins alone, or, as most of us do, we can supplement our diet with vitamins and the other biological needs our body has.

Whole food supplements are exactly as the name describes them. Derived from whole foods, which research has proven to be beneficial to the human body, whole food supplements deliver high does of vitamins and minerals.

It’s all food for thought!

What is a Vitamin?

Todd Hanson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:04:59 +0000

A vitamin is an organic substance, a molecule that helps you and your body respond well to life. The only way you can absorb vitamins is as energy from the sun, from natural and organic foods, and from nutritional sources – i.e. natural and organic vitamins.

A compound is called a vitamin when an organism cannot produce or store sufficient amounts of the required compound and therefore must ingest it through diet in order to stay healthy. Vitamins are required for the normal growth and cellular development of any living organism. Deficiencies in certain vitamins may be the result of either poor diet and lifestyle or, on a more concerning note, the result of some disease in the body which prevents the absorption of particular nutritional bodily requirements. For any of these, supplementation with nutritional vitamins and supplements has been proven effective over time.

The erosion of organic soil and the highly processed food diets of modern North American have resulted in epidemic levels of vitamin deficiencies for many people. Even once we are fully grown, vitality and good health are maintained by proper diet, exercise and getting all the vitamins our bodies require to live well.

Other modern factors which support the daily use of vitamin supplementation include stress, pollution and environmental factors. These days a good, natural-sourced multi-vitamin is considered the bare minimum recommended daily vitamin intake for all children and adults.

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Reed Hanson — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:02:44 +0000

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DHA for Smarter Kids

Reed Hanson — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:43:59 +0000

“Every mom wants the best for their kids. Every mom would like to be able to give their kids an edge in life if they could. According to a recent study there is one very simple thing that every mom can do. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that when expectant moms supplemented their diet with DHA during pregnancy their infants had better problem solving skills at 9 months.” -Dr. Stephen Chaney- click here