I am very excited! Finally there is a 100% natural plant based product that has FDA approved claims and clinical studies that will lower cholesterol! That is a very big deal! Plan sterols and stanols have been clinically proven by more than 80 studies to lower LDL cholesterol. To learn more click here.
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Celiac disease is on the rise! Celiac disease is an auto-immune condition. The culprit is gluten that is found in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is what give baked goods that wonderful texture and keeps them from crumbling apart. Celiac is a multi-system disorder, with the small intestine as the main target of injury. Celiac disease is not the same as gluten allergy or wheat allergy. Celiac disease (gluten sensitivity) is a genetically determined autoimmune condition that damages the lining of the small intestine. Because celiac disease disrupts the digestive process, delayed diagnosis increases the risk of developing neurological problems, osteoporosis, infertility, autoimmune disorders, including Type 1 diabetes, thyroid disease and even cancer, according to Peter H.R. Green, M.D., professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University. Celiac disease is highly treatable by following a gluten-free diet.
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“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-
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According to the May 2010 Diabetes Forecast, there are food we should be eating but are probably not. Here is the list: beets, sardines, brussels sprouts, pumpkin seeds, and kale. For more information on these super foods and recipes read the article.
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“Omega-3 fatty acids from fish may help keep cells young. Scientists measured the blood levels of these healthy fats in study participants, all of whom had heart disease, as well the length of telomeres in their white blood cells. Telomeres are pieces of DNA that protect the ends of chromosomes and tend to shorten with age; recent findings suggest that longer telemeres mean healthier people. Over five years, people who started out with the most omega-3s had the slowest rate of chromosome shrinkage. More research is needed to confirm the link and explain how the fish fat can protect cells.” Source: Journal of the American Medical Association, Jan. 20, 2010 – click here for more information about omega-3 fatty acids.
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“Men who skimp on sleep may be sabotaging their fitness goals. Researchers who studies the eating and sleeping habits of 15 men learned that after a couple of nights getting only four hours of sleep, the men were less physically active–and worked out at a lower intensity–than when they logged eight hours. But contrary to the researchers’ hypothesis, the sleep deprived men didn’t eat more.” Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Dec. 1009
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“Getting active may be good for your brain. In a study of over 1,300 adults, researchers learned that those who exercised moderately in midlife were 39 percent less likely than others to have mild impairment, a state between dementia and the normal mental decline that happens with age. And participants who did moderate exercise later in life, the odds of having the condition dropped by 32 percent. Another study found that high-intensity exercise helped adults with mild cognitive impairment improve their condition more than a stretching program did.” (Archives of Neurology, January 2010
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“People on a low-calorie, low fat diet reported being in better spirits after a year than those who tried a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories. The overweight and obese people in both groups lost about 30 lbs. on average; no difference was observed in their memory or mental acuity. Researchers suspect that the glum dieters were bummed by trying to stick to a low-carb diet in a society laden with bread and pasta. Another possibility is that carb intake may affect the release of mood-altering serotonin in the brain.” Source:Archives of Internal Medicine, Nov. 2009. For more information on clinically proven supplemented diet plans click here.
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