Antioxidants are those nutrients in whole foods that keep
diseases like heart disease, diabetes and cancer away. When you
think about antioxidants, fruits and vegetables usually come to
mind. But those aren't the only foods where these health boosting
nutrients are hiding.
New research shows that herbs and spices also pack a powerful
punch when it comes to antioxidants. A USDA study looked at
nearly 40 common herbs and spices to test their antioxidant
activity. Oregano emerged as the leader of the pack.
Researchers found that oregano has 3 to 20 times more antioxidant
activity than the other herbs studied. In fact, it has more than
many fruits and vegetables. Oregano has 42 times more antioxidant
activity than apples, 30 times more than potatoes, 12 times more
than oranges and 4 times more than blueberries. But that's not
the only herb or spice that can improve your health. Dill, thyme,
sage, rosemary, ginger and even peppermint have high antioxidant
levels too.
The main ingredient in curry is Turmeric, from which a spice
called Curcumin is derived. Sally Frautschy, Ph.D., is a
researcher from UCLA who has done extensive testing on Curcumin.
She says that “we accidentally found out that it blocks every
single step in Alzheimer's pathogenesis and it kills nearly every
cancer cell in the lab.” In India, curry is part of the staple
diet; they also have the lowest rates of Alzheimer's disease in
the world.
Marcia Herrin, R.D., a nutritionist at the Dartmouth Medical
School says "practically every herb and spice that's been studied
has some health benefit," herbs and spices are loaded with
antioxidants, but we may not be getting those benefits as much as
we could. Herrin says Americans don't use many herbs and spices
compared to the rest of the world.
Researchers also say that many of these herbs are only absorbed
by the body when they're eaten with fat, so recipes that include
healthy fats, like those found in Heart of Gold, a delicious
plant oil blend available only from Hook Up With Health, Wholefood Farmacy.
Hook up with Health by SPICING up your life today!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Salmonella Outbreak - Malt-O-Meal Recall
In case you haven't heard the news, here is something you need to know...
On April 5, Malt-O-Meal announced that it was voluntarily recalling its unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals produced with “Best If Used By” codes between April 8, 2008 (coded as “APR0808”) and March 18, 2009 (coded as “MAR1809”) because they may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled product was distributed nationally, marketed under the Malt-O-Meal brand and as some private label brands including Acme, America’s Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaw’s, ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality. A comprehensive listing of impacted products can be found at www.malt-o-meal.com/recallinfo.
If you have this product in your house, with the dates mentioned, throw it out - immediately!!!
Speaking from first hand experience, salmonella is very serious. When my youngest was 2 1/2 there was an outbreak of salmonella at her daycare center. She caught it too and then proceeded to have the runs for 5 weeks straight. It was a very alarming and difficult situation. Keeping my daughter propertly hydrated was a big concern throughout.
The CDC was also in contact with us over this outbreak and indicated that my daughter would need two sequential tests free from salmonella before being allowed back in the daycare. We were constantly at the doctor's office getting her tested.
The source of my daughter's samonella was not fully identified though it was rumored that this case was not food based. Instead it was linked to what apparently is a common incident at daycares around the world - the innocent spread of fecal matter by a very young child.
Be aware - Salmonella can come back. Whether you've had salmonella or not take extra precautions with the food you eat and prepare. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after handling eggs or egg products. Avoid eating any thing with raw eggs in it - including raw batter (a typical source of interest for children).
Hook Up With "Health" Today!
On April 5, Malt-O-Meal announced that it was voluntarily recalling its unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals produced with “Best If Used By” codes between April 8, 2008 (coded as “APR0808”) and March 18, 2009 (coded as “MAR1809”) because they may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled product was distributed nationally, marketed under the Malt-O-Meal brand and as some private label brands including Acme, America’s Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaw’s, ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality. A comprehensive listing of impacted products can be found at www.malt-o-meal.com/recallinfo.
If you have this product in your house, with the dates mentioned, throw it out - immediately!!!
Speaking from first hand experience, salmonella is very serious. When my youngest was 2 1/2 there was an outbreak of salmonella at her daycare center. She caught it too and then proceeded to have the runs for 5 weeks straight. It was a very alarming and difficult situation. Keeping my daughter propertly hydrated was a big concern throughout.
The CDC was also in contact with us over this outbreak and indicated that my daughter would need two sequential tests free from salmonella before being allowed back in the daycare. We were constantly at the doctor's office getting her tested.
The source of my daughter's samonella was not fully identified though it was rumored that this case was not food based. Instead it was linked to what apparently is a common incident at daycares around the world - the innocent spread of fecal matter by a very young child.
Be aware - Salmonella can come back. Whether you've had salmonella or not take extra precautions with the food you eat and prepare. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after handling eggs or egg products. Avoid eating any thing with raw eggs in it - including raw batter (a typical source of interest for children).
Hook Up With "Health" Today!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
The Many Health Benefits of Brown Rice!
Milling is the process that turns brown rice into white rice by removing the outer layer known as the bran layer - this alters the nutritional value of the rice.
The complete milling process that creates white rice from brown rice destroys 67% of the vitamin B3, 80% of the vitamin B1, 90% of the vitamin B6, half of the manganese, half of the phosphorus, 60% of the iron, and all of the dietary fiber and essential fatty acids. In short, brown rice is a fiber-rich whole grain whereas white rice is simply a refined and nutritionally depleted processed food.
In March of 2006, research reported in the journal Agricultural Research, Nancy Keim and a team at the USDA ARS Western Human Nutrition Center studied 10 women age 20-45 who ate a whole grain diet for three days, then ate the same foods but with refined grains in place of whole grains. Blood samples at the end of each 3-day period showed that the refined grains diet caused a significant increase in triglycerides and a worrisome protein called "apolipoprotein CIII" (apoCIII), both of which have been associated with increased risk of heart disease.
At the University of Utah, in a study of over 2000 people, a team led by Dr. Martha Slattery found that high intakes of whole grains, such as brown rice, reduced the risk of rectal cancer 31%. They also found that a high-fiber diet, 34 grams or more of fiber per day, reduced rectal cancer by an impressive 66%. The findings were published in the February 2004 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
In a Study presented at American Heart Association Conference, March 2006, overweight children, age 9-15, spent two weeks on an all-you-can-eat diet of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and lean protein, while exercising 2.5 hours each day. University of California researchers led by Dr. James Barnard reported that in just two weeks the children's cholesterol levels dropped an average of 21%, while insulin levels fell 30%.Hook Up with healthier eating by replacing processed and refined grains with healthy, natural whole grains such as brown rice.
For additional healthy food choices visit www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
The complete milling process that creates white rice from brown rice destroys 67% of the vitamin B3, 80% of the vitamin B1, 90% of the vitamin B6, half of the manganese, half of the phosphorus, 60% of the iron, and all of the dietary fiber and essential fatty acids. In short, brown rice is a fiber-rich whole grain whereas white rice is simply a refined and nutritionally depleted processed food.
In March of 2006, research reported in the journal Agricultural Research, Nancy Keim and a team at the USDA ARS Western Human Nutrition Center studied 10 women age 20-45 who ate a whole grain diet for three days, then ate the same foods but with refined grains in place of whole grains. Blood samples at the end of each 3-day period showed that the refined grains diet caused a significant increase in triglycerides and a worrisome protein called "apolipoprotein CIII" (apoCIII), both of which have been associated with increased risk of heart disease.
At the University of Utah, in a study of over 2000 people, a team led by Dr. Martha Slattery found that high intakes of whole grains, such as brown rice, reduced the risk of rectal cancer 31%. They also found that a high-fiber diet, 34 grams or more of fiber per day, reduced rectal cancer by an impressive 66%. The findings were published in the February 2004 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
In a Study presented at American Heart Association Conference, March 2006, overweight children, age 9-15, spent two weeks on an all-you-can-eat diet of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and lean protein, while exercising 2.5 hours each day. University of California researchers led by Dr. James Barnard reported that in just two weeks the children's cholesterol levels dropped an average of 21%, while insulin levels fell 30%.Hook Up with healthier eating by replacing processed and refined grains with healthy, natural whole grains such as brown rice.
For additional healthy food choices visit www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Easy Weight Loss for the Whole Family that helps your Digestive System too!
Many people are reporting wonderful weight loss results by simply enjoying 3 servings of Hook Up With Health's, DextoxiPhi, each day. Just one serving in the morning, in the afternoon and before bed aides weight loss.
This delicious apple cinnamon flavored combination of whole foods can cleanse your body. The ingredients act as natural carb and fat blockers while offering potent nutrition and colon cleansing as well. It's fast, it’s easy and it works!
If you're looking for another healthy step in the right direction - treat yourself and your family to three servings of DetoxiPhi a day - the results will amaze you!
Handcrafted from Psyllium Seed Husk, Oats, Almonds, Cashews, Pumpkin Seeds, Prunes, Apples, Flax Seeds, Phi Plus, Cinnamon, Stevia, Evaporated cane Juice, Senna Leaf, Cascara Sagrata, & our own custom Rice & Grain Blend, DetoxiPhi is designed to support your digestive system and eliminatory system. Many have also reported that DetoxiPhi helps to keep blood sugar levels within the healthy range!
DetoxiPhi, with its gentle whole food cleansing action, clears the way through your bodies system of different size and length tubes. These tubes are designed to move gases, liquids, and solids. What goes in a tube is meant to flow out of a tube. A major reason to DetoxiPhi is that it is now estimated that many diseases are caused by slow moving clogged tubes struggling with toxic waste.
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This delicious apple cinnamon flavored combination of whole foods can cleanse your body. The ingredients act as natural carb and fat blockers while offering potent nutrition and colon cleansing as well. It's fast, it’s easy and it works!
If you're looking for another healthy step in the right direction - treat yourself and your family to three servings of DetoxiPhi a day - the results will amaze you!
Handcrafted from Psyllium Seed Husk, Oats, Almonds, Cashews, Pumpkin Seeds, Prunes, Apples, Flax Seeds, Phi Plus, Cinnamon, Stevia, Evaporated cane Juice, Senna Leaf, Cascara Sagrata, & our own custom Rice & Grain Blend, DetoxiPhi is designed to support your digestive system and eliminatory system. Many have also reported that DetoxiPhi helps to keep blood sugar levels within the healthy range!
DetoxiPhi, with its gentle whole food cleansing action, clears the way through your bodies system of different size and length tubes. These tubes are designed to move gases, liquids, and solids. What goes in a tube is meant to flow out of a tube. A major reason to DetoxiPhi is that it is now estimated that many diseases are caused by slow moving clogged tubes struggling with toxic waste.
Click Here To Order DetoxiPhi Now:
http://www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com/2005/cat_all.asp#2
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Add Antioxidants to Your Diet with Great Tasting Cranberry Crunch
For this entry I'd like to introduce you to new permanent additions to the Hook Up With Health Whole Food Farmacy line.
Cranberry Crunch is our first introduction. Actually Cranberry Crunch is not a new product at all... it was previously available as a holiday special and formally known as Christmas Corn. With the popularity of this yummy treat we decided to add Cranberry Crunch as a permanent addition to our whole food product line.
Cranberry Crunch is a delicious combination of whole grain roasted corn and cranberries. The whole grain nutrition of roasted corn, along with the incredible antioxidant powers of cranberries, offers an amazing taste sensation. Cranberry Crunch is also a great alternative to unhealthy proceses snack foods and it packs a potent nutritional punch. This delicious and health treat is sure to be a favorite of kids of all ages!
Another popular holiday treat to become a permanent offering in the Hook Up With Health product line is Apple Cinnamon Phi (formally known as The Holiday Feast).
Apple Cinnamon Phi is a version of our most popular product, Phi Plus, with a generous addition of apples and cinnamon. Apples add fiber and the benefits of cinnamon are highlighted in an earlier blog entry entitled "The SPICE of Life". This sweet and chewy treat will please your taste buds, warm your spirit, and nourish your body and mind.
Hook Up with great tasting Cranberry Crunch and Apple Cinnamon Phi at www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com today!
Cranberry Crunch is our first introduction. Actually Cranberry Crunch is not a new product at all... it was previously available as a holiday special and formally known as Christmas Corn. With the popularity of this yummy treat we decided to add Cranberry Crunch as a permanent addition to our whole food product line.
Cranberry Crunch is a delicious combination of whole grain roasted corn and cranberries. The whole grain nutrition of roasted corn, along with the incredible antioxidant powers of cranberries, offers an amazing taste sensation. Cranberry Crunch is also a great alternative to unhealthy proceses snack foods and it packs a potent nutritional punch. This delicious and health treat is sure to be a favorite of kids of all ages!
Another popular holiday treat to become a permanent offering in the Hook Up With Health product line is Apple Cinnamon Phi (formally known as The Holiday Feast).
Apple Cinnamon Phi is a version of our most popular product, Phi Plus, with a generous addition of apples and cinnamon. Apples add fiber and the benefits of cinnamon are highlighted in an earlier blog entry entitled "The SPICE of Life". This sweet and chewy treat will please your taste buds, warm your spirit, and nourish your body and mind.
Hook Up with great tasting Cranberry Crunch and Apple Cinnamon Phi at www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com today!
Thursday, February 07, 2008
18 Million Americans Need to Know... How to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
18 Million Americans have it...
20% of Seniors age 65 and older have it...
1 in 3 doesn't even know they have it... but they do!!!
What is it?
Type 2 (Adult Onset) Diabetes.
Yes, the number of Type 2 Diabetes cases in our society is skyrocketing. A great deal of it has to do with our food choices. In addition, this difficult chronic disease is now showing up in young adults and even in school age children.
Ready for some good news? 90% of Type 2 Diabetes cases are PREVENTABLE!
This post discusses several ways for you to prevent Type 2 Diabetes.
First, prevent starts with understanding how your body, particularly your pancreas, reacts to the food you eat.
When a healthy person eats a meal the body converts carbohydrates into blood sugar. The brain recognizes the rise in blood sugar levels and signals the pancreas to produce insulin. Insulin is a chemical messenger that rings the "dinner bell" telling all 10 trillion cells in the body to come and feed on the available blood sugar. As the cells feed on the blood sugar, the blood sugar levels lowers to normal levels, reducing the amount of insulin produced.
The second level of understanding needed to prevent Type 2 Diabetes involves an overview of carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates (carbs) come in two forms: Man-made (simple) and Natural (complex).
Man-made carbs are found in processed foods such as white table sugar, candy, sodas, high fructose corn syrup, and white bread. Eating man-made cards causes sudden, unusually high and sustained spikes in your blood sugar levels and stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin.
A constant over-stimulation of your pancreas, year after year after year, causes your "internal machinery" to wear out prematurely. In some cases, your pancreas gets tired and can't produce enough insulin. IN other cases, the "dinner bell" rings so often that the cells get tired of hearing it and stop running to get their blood sugar. Either way, when this happens, the health care industry declares that you have Type 2 Diabetes. And yes, for only a few hundred bucks a month for testing supplies and medication, they can keep you alive. Luckily there are alternatives with Natural sugars.
Natural sugars, like the sugars found in whole foods, are known as complex carbohydrates. They do not cause sudden and sustained spikes in your blood sugar levels. They allow your "internal machinery" to last a lifetime.
The next step in preventing Type 2 Diabetes is to access your risk.
The Washington University School of Medicine offers a comprehensive risk assessment tool on their website. We encourage you to click the link below and take the test - it only takes a few minutes.
http://www.yourdiseaserisk.siteman.wustl.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=start&quiz=diabetes
Finally, to prevent Type 2 Diabetes follow the advice of the Harvard School of Public Health.
Their findings show a few life-style changes can dramatically lower your chances of developing Type 2 Diabetes and also lower the changes of developing heart disease and some cancers.
Here are their top five Type 2 Diabetes prevention tips.
1. Control your weight. Excess weight is the single most important cause of Type 2 Diabetes. Being overweight increase the chances of developing Type 2 Diabetes seven-fold. Losing 7 - 10% of your current weight can cut your changes in half of developing Type 2 Diabetes.
2. Get moving. Inactivity promotes Type 2 Diabetes. Set limits on TV and Computer tip so you can work your muscles. Making your muscles work harder improves their ability to use insulin and absorb glucose, which puts less stress on your pancreas.
3. Tune up Your Diet. Two dietary changes can help prevent Type 2 Diabetes.
1. Choose whole grains and whole-grain products over highly processed carbohydrates. In other words, choose whole foods instead of processed foods. (Hook Up With Health can help in this arena).
2. Choose good fats, such as polyunsaturated fats found in tuna, salmon, liquid vegetable oils, and many nuts These foods have been found to help prevent the risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Trans fats do the opposite. These bad fats, found in many margarines, packaged baked goods, fried foods in most fast food restaurants, and any products that include the phrase "partially hydrogenated" in the label should be kept to a definite minimum.
4. Quit Smoking. Non-smokers - skip to #5. Smokers take note, you are 50% to 90% more likely to develop diabetes than non-smokers. Take positive steps to become a non-smoker. There are many professional organizations to help you, as needed.
5. Moderate your Alcohol Intake. Moderate amounts of alcohol (1 drink / day for men and 1 drink every other day for women) increases the efficiency of insulin at getting glucose inside the cells. As a result, moderate alcohol may actually help in the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes. NOTE: If you don't drink alcohol or are under age, there is no reason to start. You can get the same health benefits by controlling your weight, exercising, and eating healthy foods.
Hook Up With Health is ready to provide you and your family with pure, great tasting, nutrient dense whole foods as snacks or meal replacements that your body needs to help prevent Type 2 Diabetes. We also have two wonderful 13-day programs to help you get on track with weight loss and a healthy new beginning. And, we offer a sampler pack for you to try out many of our favored products. Give us a try today.
Remember, today is the day to put your health in the forefront of your mind. You only have one life to live - make it a healthy one. And be sure to help your children lead a life of healthy choices, self-care and prevention as well.
Hook Up With Healthy Food Choices to prevent Type 2 Diabetes today.
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
20% of Seniors age 65 and older have it...
1 in 3 doesn't even know they have it... but they do!!!
What is it?
Type 2 (Adult Onset) Diabetes.
Yes, the number of Type 2 Diabetes cases in our society is skyrocketing. A great deal of it has to do with our food choices. In addition, this difficult chronic disease is now showing up in young adults and even in school age children.
Ready for some good news? 90% of Type 2 Diabetes cases are PREVENTABLE!
This post discusses several ways for you to prevent Type 2 Diabetes.
First, prevent starts with understanding how your body, particularly your pancreas, reacts to the food you eat.
When a healthy person eats a meal the body converts carbohydrates into blood sugar. The brain recognizes the rise in blood sugar levels and signals the pancreas to produce insulin. Insulin is a chemical messenger that rings the "dinner bell" telling all 10 trillion cells in the body to come and feed on the available blood sugar. As the cells feed on the blood sugar, the blood sugar levels lowers to normal levels, reducing the amount of insulin produced.
The second level of understanding needed to prevent Type 2 Diabetes involves an overview of carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates (carbs) come in two forms: Man-made (simple) and Natural (complex).
Man-made carbs are found in processed foods such as white table sugar, candy, sodas, high fructose corn syrup, and white bread. Eating man-made cards causes sudden, unusually high and sustained spikes in your blood sugar levels and stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin.
A constant over-stimulation of your pancreas, year after year after year, causes your "internal machinery" to wear out prematurely. In some cases, your pancreas gets tired and can't produce enough insulin. IN other cases, the "dinner bell" rings so often that the cells get tired of hearing it and stop running to get their blood sugar. Either way, when this happens, the health care industry declares that you have Type 2 Diabetes. And yes, for only a few hundred bucks a month for testing supplies and medication, they can keep you alive. Luckily there are alternatives with Natural sugars.
Natural sugars, like the sugars found in whole foods, are known as complex carbohydrates. They do not cause sudden and sustained spikes in your blood sugar levels. They allow your "internal machinery" to last a lifetime.
The next step in preventing Type 2 Diabetes is to access your risk.
The Washington University School of Medicine offers a comprehensive risk assessment tool on their website. We encourage you to click the link below and take the test - it only takes a few minutes.
http://www.yourdiseaserisk.siteman.wustl.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=start&quiz=diabetes
Finally, to prevent Type 2 Diabetes follow the advice of the Harvard School of Public Health.
Their findings show a few life-style changes can dramatically lower your chances of developing Type 2 Diabetes and also lower the changes of developing heart disease and some cancers.
Here are their top five Type 2 Diabetes prevention tips.
1. Control your weight. Excess weight is the single most important cause of Type 2 Diabetes. Being overweight increase the chances of developing Type 2 Diabetes seven-fold. Losing 7 - 10% of your current weight can cut your changes in half of developing Type 2 Diabetes.
2. Get moving. Inactivity promotes Type 2 Diabetes. Set limits on TV and Computer tip so you can work your muscles. Making your muscles work harder improves their ability to use insulin and absorb glucose, which puts less stress on your pancreas.
3. Tune up Your Diet. Two dietary changes can help prevent Type 2 Diabetes.
1. Choose whole grains and whole-grain products over highly processed carbohydrates. In other words, choose whole foods instead of processed foods. (Hook Up With Health can help in this arena).
2. Choose good fats, such as polyunsaturated fats found in tuna, salmon, liquid vegetable oils, and many nuts These foods have been found to help prevent the risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Trans fats do the opposite. These bad fats, found in many margarines, packaged baked goods, fried foods in most fast food restaurants, and any products that include the phrase "partially hydrogenated" in the label should be kept to a definite minimum.
4. Quit Smoking. Non-smokers - skip to #5. Smokers take note, you are 50% to 90% more likely to develop diabetes than non-smokers. Take positive steps to become a non-smoker. There are many professional organizations to help you, as needed.
5. Moderate your Alcohol Intake. Moderate amounts of alcohol (1 drink / day for men and 1 drink every other day for women) increases the efficiency of insulin at getting glucose inside the cells. As a result, moderate alcohol may actually help in the prevention of Type 2 Diabetes. NOTE: If you don't drink alcohol or are under age, there is no reason to start. You can get the same health benefits by controlling your weight, exercising, and eating healthy foods.
Hook Up With Health is ready to provide you and your family with pure, great tasting, nutrient dense whole foods as snacks or meal replacements that your body needs to help prevent Type 2 Diabetes. We also have two wonderful 13-day programs to help you get on track with weight loss and a healthy new beginning. And, we offer a sampler pack for you to try out many of our favored products. Give us a try today.
Remember, today is the day to put your health in the forefront of your mind. You only have one life to live - make it a healthy one. And be sure to help your children lead a life of healthy choices, self-care and prevention as well.
Hook Up With Healthy Food Choices to prevent Type 2 Diabetes today.
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
Monday, January 14, 2008
How Does Childhood Obesity Shorten Your Childs Life-Span
A recent USA TODAY article reported on the many health dangers of childhood obesity. They highlighted several dangers of carrying excess weight around including the very scary reduction of your childs life-span.
Daniel Jones, president of the American Heart Association and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi in Jackson, says: "If something isn't done about the current childhood obesity epidemic, many of these kids will be at a higher risk of dying in middle age of heart disease and stroke."
Numerous other health risks were associated with childhood obesity including the potential for an increased rate of Heart Disease, Liver Malfunction, Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, Fatigue, and more.
Remember, Hook Up With Health can help. We offer great tasting HEALTHY snacks and meal replacements so you and your family can eat right and feel healthy now. We have several different weight loss programs available too. If you or your child has a weight problem now is the time to do something about it. We can help. Click www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com for more details.
To read the full USA TODAY article click the link below.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2008-01-13-childhood-obesity_N.htm
Hook Up With A Healthy Child Today!
PS. "The New You Resolution Pantry"special is running for the next 17 days. As a Special Limited Time Offer – all orders for a New You Resolution Pantry placed through Jan. 31st will include 14 servings of Farmacy Pro Power, an 8 oz. bag of Apple Cinnamon Phi and a Free copy of the eye opening DVD titled, “ How To Get Fat Without Really Trying” (free gifts worth over $30). To get in on this special offer click www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com.
Daniel Jones, president of the American Heart Association and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi in Jackson, says: "If something isn't done about the current childhood obesity epidemic, many of these kids will be at a higher risk of dying in middle age of heart disease and stroke."
Numerous other health risks were associated with childhood obesity including the potential for an increased rate of Heart Disease, Liver Malfunction, Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, Fatigue, and more.
Remember, Hook Up With Health can help. We offer great tasting HEALTHY snacks and meal replacements so you and your family can eat right and feel healthy now. We have several different weight loss programs available too. If you or your child has a weight problem now is the time to do something about it. We can help. Click www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com for more details.
To read the full USA TODAY article click the link below.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2008-01-13-childhood-obesity_N.htm
Hook Up With A Healthy Child Today!
PS. "The New You Resolution Pantry"special is running for the next 17 days. As a Special Limited Time Offer – all orders for a New You Resolution Pantry placed through Jan. 31st will include 14 servings of Farmacy Pro Power, an 8 oz. bag of Apple Cinnamon Phi and a Free copy of the eye opening DVD titled, “ How To Get Fat Without Really Trying” (free gifts worth over $30). To get in on this special offer click www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Ten Great Tips for Staying Healther
A HEALTHY and Happy New Year to all of YOU!
I’ve complied a list of the Top 10 Tips to Stay Healthy this year. If your health is important to you, and it should be, bookmark this page for easy reference throughout the year.
1. Be Personally Responsible For Your Health
If you don’t take good care of your health do you really think other people will treat you any better? Strive to be healthy. Give yourself reasons to stay healthy, whatever they are - such as an upcoming event you’re looking forward to. Take ownership of your health.
2. Think About Your Health Often
Your health is important. If you don’t believe it think back to the last time you had the flu or other illness. How did you feel then? Run down, not at all healthy! This is why you need to put your health in the forefront of your mind. Sometimes it requires a little bit of planning. Will you be staying late at the office? Then pack healthy food and bring it with you instead of eating only snacks from the vending machine. For those with children its equally important to plan for their health too. Are you giving them healthy snacks? Many today are not. As a result we have an obesity issue in our nation’s children and its very unhealthy. This is exactly why teaching your children about making healthy choices is so important.
3. Make Healthy Choices
In this day and age it’s easy to consume excesses without even trying. Decide for yourself if you can live with a half a portion instead of a whole one. Select water over soft drinks MOST of the time. Moderate yourself from excesses. Drink plenty of water. Sleep enough. Exercise your body and your mind. Get outdoors for some fresh air and sunshine. And, enjoy life.
4. Buy Organic as Often as Possible
Hands down, organic foods taste better and are better for you. Plus, you want the least amount of pesticides you can going into your blood stream - which is better for your overall health and for the health of our planet. Look for Certified Organic products and 100% Organic produce, foods, and nuts.
Please note, as of December 2007, Hook Up With Health is now offering organic foods, certified by Oregon Tilth. Three great products were certified organic - Phi Plus, Cranberry Phi Plus, and Coco Cherry Phi. Certification for more of our great-tasting food products will follow, throughout 2008. In the meantime, know that we handcraft our products using all natural, GMO free, whole food ingredients without the use of any artifical flavorings, colorings, or sweetners. And, you won’t find any type of chemical preservatives in our foods either.
5. Eliminate Hydrogenated Foods From Your Diet
Very simply, the Hydrogenation Process masks the fact that your food can be rancid. Do you really want to be eating potentially rancid food? If not, then avoid hydrogenated foods at all costs. This includes crackers, cookies, chips, and many of the quick foods we reach for when we just want a snack. Read the Labels.
6. Read the Labels
Labels are not so clear cut. Chemicals and preservatives can be hidden in the guise of “Spices.” Be selective. Reading the labels will help. Remember, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables are part of a healthy diet. Eat lots of food with no labels at all (aka raw fruits and vegetables). Remember to read the labels of your cleaning products too. Many cleaning products have a laundry list of toxins. Buy only environmentally friendly cleaning products for home and office for better health.
7. Work on Ensuring Healthy Relationships
Stress from Relationships (whatever the relationship) is draining and wears you down. Take steps to either heal the relationship or heal yourself of the relationship if the former is not an alternative. This is one of the greatest steps you can take toward positive health.
8. Develop a Positive Attitude
Attitude plays an enormous role in health and healing. A positive attitude is a key trigger for maintaining your overall health. A negative attitude drags you down and, frankly, everyone around you. Yes, it’s not always easy to stay positive, especially when someone cuts your off on the road and you might slip up here and there. It happens. It’s important for your to find ways to stay positive (there are many great authors to learn from in this category), learn from your mistakes instead of wallowing in them or beating yourself up, and wear a smile in your heart for better overall health.
9. Educate Yourself on How to Improve Your Health
Topics included nutrition and physical activity. Health topics include hazards like smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and the shortfalls of the typical American diet. Physical activity themes are to find ways to move more and avoid processed or refined foods.
Note: Hook Up With Health is a fantastic place to educate yourself on Health and Wellness, especially when it comes to fining out more about today’s health issues and for great tasting snacks and meal replacements. Find out more at www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com.
10. Supplement with Vitamins and Minerals
Today’s food is void of many of the vitamins and minerals our bodies need to stay healthy. A good bio-available multi-vitamin will help you stay healthy. To tell the bio-availability of a vitamin drop it in warm water (about 97 degrees - or roughly the same as our normal body temperature) and watch what happens to the vitamin within the first 5 minutes. Does the vitamin still have a hard coating around it or is the vitamin infusing with the water? What happens after 10 minutes. The infused vitamin is the more bio-available and works faster to deliver the nutrients your body needs. .
BONUS TIP - Live In Gratitude
Trying to keep up with the Jones adds stress. For healthy living learn to be thankful for what you have then set definite plans in place to attain what you want. Use a “gratitude rock” or other token as a symbolic reminder to be gratitude every day. Hold the token and tell the world what it is you are grateful for. Remember, if you look around the globe, you are likely more well off than 70% of the population. You have much to be grateful for - especially for your health.
So this is it, The Top Ten Ways for YOU to Stay Healthy this year. Set a goal to re-read this page once per month to help stay focused on your health.
All the best wishes for a HAPPY and HEALTHY 2008!!!
Hook up With Health Today!
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
I’ve complied a list of the Top 10 Tips to Stay Healthy this year. If your health is important to you, and it should be, bookmark this page for easy reference throughout the year.
1. Be Personally Responsible For Your Health
If you don’t take good care of your health do you really think other people will treat you any better? Strive to be healthy. Give yourself reasons to stay healthy, whatever they are - such as an upcoming event you’re looking forward to. Take ownership of your health.
2. Think About Your Health Often
Your health is important. If you don’t believe it think back to the last time you had the flu or other illness. How did you feel then? Run down, not at all healthy! This is why you need to put your health in the forefront of your mind. Sometimes it requires a little bit of planning. Will you be staying late at the office? Then pack healthy food and bring it with you instead of eating only snacks from the vending machine. For those with children its equally important to plan for their health too. Are you giving them healthy snacks? Many today are not. As a result we have an obesity issue in our nation’s children and its very unhealthy. This is exactly why teaching your children about making healthy choices is so important.
3. Make Healthy Choices
In this day and age it’s easy to consume excesses without even trying. Decide for yourself if you can live with a half a portion instead of a whole one. Select water over soft drinks MOST of the time. Moderate yourself from excesses. Drink plenty of water. Sleep enough. Exercise your body and your mind. Get outdoors for some fresh air and sunshine. And, enjoy life.
4. Buy Organic as Often as Possible
Hands down, organic foods taste better and are better for you. Plus, you want the least amount of pesticides you can going into your blood stream - which is better for your overall health and for the health of our planet. Look for Certified Organic products and 100% Organic produce, foods, and nuts.
Please note, as of December 2007, Hook Up With Health is now offering organic foods, certified by Oregon Tilth. Three great products were certified organic - Phi Plus, Cranberry Phi Plus, and Coco Cherry Phi. Certification for more of our great-tasting food products will follow, throughout 2008. In the meantime, know that we handcraft our products using all natural, GMO free, whole food ingredients without the use of any artifical flavorings, colorings, or sweetners. And, you won’t find any type of chemical preservatives in our foods either.
5. Eliminate Hydrogenated Foods From Your Diet
Very simply, the Hydrogenation Process masks the fact that your food can be rancid. Do you really want to be eating potentially rancid food? If not, then avoid hydrogenated foods at all costs. This includes crackers, cookies, chips, and many of the quick foods we reach for when we just want a snack. Read the Labels.
6. Read the Labels
Labels are not so clear cut. Chemicals and preservatives can be hidden in the guise of “Spices.” Be selective. Reading the labels will help. Remember, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables are part of a healthy diet. Eat lots of food with no labels at all (aka raw fruits and vegetables). Remember to read the labels of your cleaning products too. Many cleaning products have a laundry list of toxins. Buy only environmentally friendly cleaning products for home and office for better health.
7. Work on Ensuring Healthy Relationships
Stress from Relationships (whatever the relationship) is draining and wears you down. Take steps to either heal the relationship or heal yourself of the relationship if the former is not an alternative. This is one of the greatest steps you can take toward positive health.
8. Develop a Positive Attitude
Attitude plays an enormous role in health and healing. A positive attitude is a key trigger for maintaining your overall health. A negative attitude drags you down and, frankly, everyone around you. Yes, it’s not always easy to stay positive, especially when someone cuts your off on the road and you might slip up here and there. It happens. It’s important for your to find ways to stay positive (there are many great authors to learn from in this category), learn from your mistakes instead of wallowing in them or beating yourself up, and wear a smile in your heart for better overall health.
9. Educate Yourself on How to Improve Your Health
Topics included nutrition and physical activity. Health topics include hazards like smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and the shortfalls of the typical American diet. Physical activity themes are to find ways to move more and avoid processed or refined foods.
Note: Hook Up With Health is a fantastic place to educate yourself on Health and Wellness, especially when it comes to fining out more about today’s health issues and for great tasting snacks and meal replacements. Find out more at www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com.
10. Supplement with Vitamins and Minerals
Today’s food is void of many of the vitamins and minerals our bodies need to stay healthy. A good bio-available multi-vitamin will help you stay healthy. To tell the bio-availability of a vitamin drop it in warm water (about 97 degrees - or roughly the same as our normal body temperature) and watch what happens to the vitamin within the first 5 minutes. Does the vitamin still have a hard coating around it or is the vitamin infusing with the water? What happens after 10 minutes. The infused vitamin is the more bio-available and works faster to deliver the nutrients your body needs. .
BONUS TIP - Live In Gratitude
Trying to keep up with the Jones adds stress. For healthy living learn to be thankful for what you have then set definite plans in place to attain what you want. Use a “gratitude rock” or other token as a symbolic reminder to be gratitude every day. Hold the token and tell the world what it is you are grateful for. Remember, if you look around the globe, you are likely more well off than 70% of the population. You have much to be grateful for - especially for your health.
So this is it, The Top Ten Ways for YOU to Stay Healthy this year. Set a goal to re-read this page once per month to help stay focused on your health.
All the best wishes for a HAPPY and HEALTHY 2008!!!
Hook up With Health Today!
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Best Way to Reduce a Nighttime Cough
Honey - Nature's Prescription
Many parents are concerned about the recent FDA recommendation that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines not be given to children under 6 years of age because of a lack of effectiveness and potential for side effects.
With this recent news in mind, a team of researchers from the Penn State College of Medicine decided to put nature to the test.
They tested the effectiveness of three different approaches for children who were having trouble sleeping due to a cough. The children in the study were given either no treatment at all, alittle bit of buckwheat honey or dextromethorphan (DM), the chemical cough suppressant found in many over-the-counter cold medicines. The children receiving the honey or DM took it about 30 minutes before bedtime.
The research team found that honey was more effective in reducing the severity and frequency of nighttime cough compared with DM or no treatment at all. Honey also allowed the children to sleep better. The findings are published in the December, 2007, issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
According to the study’s lead researcher, Dr. Ian Paul, Penn State’s director of pediatric clinical research: "Honey provided the greatest relief of symptoms compared with the other treatments. With honey, parents now have a safe and effective alternative to use for children over age 1 that have cough and cold symptoms”. Some of the children were hyperactive for a short time after being given the honey, Dr. Paul said. However, children who received honey slept better and so did their parents, he noted.
Paul cautioned that honey should never be given to children younger than 1, because of the rare risk of infantile botulism. In addition, he noted, cough medicines that mention "honey" on the label actually contain artificial honey flavor not real honey.
Honey has been used for centuries to treat upper respiratory infection symptoms such as cough. In addition, honey has antioxidant and antimicrobial effects, and also soothes the back of the throat.
Once again, science has proven that food really can be your medicine.
Hook Up With Health and Honey Today!
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
Many parents are concerned about the recent FDA recommendation that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines not be given to children under 6 years of age because of a lack of effectiveness and potential for side effects.
With this recent news in mind, a team of researchers from the Penn State College of Medicine decided to put nature to the test.
They tested the effectiveness of three different approaches for children who were having trouble sleeping due to a cough. The children in the study were given either no treatment at all, alittle bit of buckwheat honey or dextromethorphan (DM), the chemical cough suppressant found in many over-the-counter cold medicines. The children receiving the honey or DM took it about 30 minutes before bedtime.
The research team found that honey was more effective in reducing the severity and frequency of nighttime cough compared with DM or no treatment at all. Honey also allowed the children to sleep better. The findings are published in the December, 2007, issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
According to the study’s lead researcher, Dr. Ian Paul, Penn State’s director of pediatric clinical research: "Honey provided the greatest relief of symptoms compared with the other treatments. With honey, parents now have a safe and effective alternative to use for children over age 1 that have cough and cold symptoms”. Some of the children were hyperactive for a short time after being given the honey, Dr. Paul said. However, children who received honey slept better and so did their parents, he noted.
Paul cautioned that honey should never be given to children younger than 1, because of the rare risk of infantile botulism. In addition, he noted, cough medicines that mention "honey" on the label actually contain artificial honey flavor not real honey.
Honey has been used for centuries to treat upper respiratory infection symptoms such as cough. In addition, honey has antioxidant and antimicrobial effects, and also soothes the back of the throat.
Once again, science has proven that food really can be your medicine.
Hook Up With Health and Honey Today!
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Are Artifical Food Coloring and Chemical Preservatives a Health Danger?
The possibility that artificial food colorings and chemical
preservatives could affect your or your child’s behavior has been a hotly contested issue for decades.
Now proof is available. The September 2007 issue of the Lancet Medical Journal now provides a clear demonstration that changes in behavior can be detected in three-year-
old and eight-year-old children who ingest these artificial
processed food additives.
Psychology Professor James Stevenson of the University of Southampton and colleagues conducted tests on more than 300 children. They found significant differences in the children’s behavior when they drank fruit drinks with a mixture of common processed food additives including artificial food colorings and chemical preservatives.
“These findings show that adverse effects are not just seen in
children with extreme hyperactivity (such as ADHD) but can also be seen in the general population and across the range of
severities of hyperactivity,” the researchers wrote in their
study. The team of researchers commented that “the implications of these results for the regulation of food additive use could be substantial”.
Many parents today feel pressured by doctors and school
officials into treating their children’s symptoms with
narcotic medications. After witnessing the side effects, many
wish they had not.
On the other hand, wonderful non-profit groups like The Feingold Association (www.feingold.org) have a 30 year track
record and a 90% success rate in alleviating such symptoms by simply changing the child’s diet.
If you are a parent who is concerned about your child’s behavior, please visit The Feingold Association’s website for more information. We also encourage you to offer your children Wholefood Farmacy foods which contain NO artificial colorings, NO artificial flavorings, NO artificial sweeteners and NO chemical preservatives.
Maybe ADD should really stand for Artificial Diet Disorder – we encourage you to give your family and nature a chance by eliminating artifcial sweetners and chemical preservatives from your diet today. Replace ‘junk’ food with great tasting snacks and meal replacement from www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com.
Hook up with an artifical sweetner and chemical preservative free diet today! Do it for your family!
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
preservatives could affect your or your child’s behavior has been a hotly contested issue for decades.
Now proof is available. The September 2007 issue of the Lancet Medical Journal now provides a clear demonstration that changes in behavior can be detected in three-year-
old and eight-year-old children who ingest these artificial
processed food additives.
Psychology Professor James Stevenson of the University of Southampton and colleagues conducted tests on more than 300 children. They found significant differences in the children’s behavior when they drank fruit drinks with a mixture of common processed food additives including artificial food colorings and chemical preservatives.
“These findings show that adverse effects are not just seen in
children with extreme hyperactivity (such as ADHD) but can also be seen in the general population and across the range of
severities of hyperactivity,” the researchers wrote in their
study. The team of researchers commented that “the implications of these results for the regulation of food additive use could be substantial”.
Many parents today feel pressured by doctors and school
officials into treating their children’s symptoms with
narcotic medications. After witnessing the side effects, many
wish they had not.
On the other hand, wonderful non-profit groups like The Feingold Association (www.feingold.org) have a 30 year track
record and a 90% success rate in alleviating such symptoms by simply changing the child’s diet.
If you are a parent who is concerned about your child’s behavior, please visit The Feingold Association’s website for more information. We also encourage you to offer your children Wholefood Farmacy foods which contain NO artificial colorings, NO artificial flavorings, NO artificial sweeteners and NO chemical preservatives.
Maybe ADD should really stand for Artificial Diet Disorder – we encourage you to give your family and nature a chance by eliminating artifcial sweetners and chemical preservatives from your diet today. Replace ‘junk’ food with great tasting snacks and meal replacement from www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com.
Hook up with an artifical sweetner and chemical preservative free diet today! Do it for your family!
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
Thursday, November 15, 2007
How to Reduce LDL (Bad) Cholesterol and the Risk of Heart Disease
Back in 1993, the original Walnut Study from Loma Linda University made headlines around the world and was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Why all the excitement? Because Loma Linda University had broken new ground. They were the first to find that walnuts in a controlled diet reduced LDL (bad) cholesterol and heart disease risk significantly more than the Step 1 diet that was then recommended by the American Heart Association. In other words - they proved, scientifically, that food really can be your medicine.
In April 2000, another landmark walnut study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study, a follow-up to the 1993 Loma Linda study, was conducted at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. Researchers had 49 men and women with high cholesterol incorporate walnuts into a healthy Mediterranean diet, substituting a handful of walnuts a day for some of the monounsaturated fat in the diet. Participants lowered their "bad" LDL cholesterol by almost 6 per cent and heart disease risk by 11 per cent beyond what would be expected from the Mediterranean diet alone.
The Loma Linda study participants substituted walnuts, one of nature's richest sources of polyunsaturated fat, for saturated fat. The Barcelona participants substituted walnuts for another healthy fat. Barcelona scientists also remarked on the ease of incorporating walnuts into the diet. According to researcher Juan Carlos Laguna, Ph.D., "That's the main point of the study. You eat a normal amount, like five or six walnuts a day. That's something you can do every day without any problem."
You can find Walnuts in many of your favorite Wholefood Farmacy foods such as Phi Plus, Cranberry Phi, Coco Cherry Phi and TropiPhi.
Hook Up With Health and Walnuts Today to lower your Bad Cholesterol
With your Health and Wellness Through Food In Mind!
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In April 2000, another landmark walnut study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study, a follow-up to the 1993 Loma Linda study, was conducted at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. Researchers had 49 men and women with high cholesterol incorporate walnuts into a healthy Mediterranean diet, substituting a handful of walnuts a day for some of the monounsaturated fat in the diet. Participants lowered their "bad" LDL cholesterol by almost 6 per cent and heart disease risk by 11 per cent beyond what would be expected from the Mediterranean diet alone.
The Loma Linda study participants substituted walnuts, one of nature's richest sources of polyunsaturated fat, for saturated fat. The Barcelona participants substituted walnuts for another healthy fat. Barcelona scientists also remarked on the ease of incorporating walnuts into the diet. According to researcher Juan Carlos Laguna, Ph.D., "That's the main point of the study. You eat a normal amount, like five or six walnuts a day. That's something you can do every day without any problem."
You can find Walnuts in many of your favorite Wholefood Farmacy foods such as Phi Plus, Cranberry Phi, Coco Cherry Phi and TropiPhi.
Hook Up With Health and Walnuts Today to lower your Bad Cholesterol
With your Health and Wellness Through Food In Mind!
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Sunday, November 04, 2007
The Amazing Health Benefits of Corn
There's a wonderful whole grain food that is a good source of vitamin B1, Vitamin B5, Folate, Fiber, Vitamin C, Phosphorous, Manganese and a nutrient called Beta-Cryptoxanthin. Would you be surprised to hear the food is CORN?
Yes, Corn.
It has been estimated that consumption of 100% of the daily value of Folate would, by itself, reduce the number of heart attacks suffered by Americans each year by 10%. Doesn't eating a food that can help lower your risk of heart attack, stroke and peripheral vascular disease make sense?
In addition Folate helps prevent birth defects and Folate-rich diets are also associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer. Consuming foods rich in beta-cryptoxanthin, an orange-red carotenoid found in high amounts in corn, may also significantly lower one's risk of developing lung cancer.
A study published in the September, 2003 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention reviewed dietary and lifestyle data collected from over 63,000 adults in Shanghai, China, who were followed for 8
years. Those eating the most crytpoxanthin-rich foods showed a 27% reduction in lung cancer risk. When current smokers were evaluated, those who were also in the group consuming the most cryptoxanthin-rich foods were found to have a 37% lower risk of lung cancer compared to smokers who ate the least of these health-
protective foods.
Corn is also a good source of Thiamin which is a nutrient essential to good brain cell health and mental function. The brain uses Thiamin to make a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine which is essential for good memory. In addition, maintaining healthy acetylcholine levels may help to reduce the
risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Research reported at the 2004 American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) International Conference on Food, Nutrition and Cancer, by Rui Hai Liu, M.D., Ph.D., and his colleagues at Cornell University shows that whole grains, such as corn, contain many powerful phytonutrients whose activity has gone unrecognized
because common research methods have overlooked them. Dr. Liu’s team measured the antioxidant activity of various foods, assigning each a rating based on a formula. Broccoli measured 80, Spinach 81, Apples 98, Bananas 65, but Corn topped them all measuring a whopping 181.
Wholefood Farmacy foods which are made with Corn include Cornucopia, Cornaborealis, Corn of Plenty, V-10 Creamy Yam Soup and V-12 Creamy Vegetable Soup. We encourage you to make Corn and other whole grains a part of your food choices each and every day!
Hook Up With Health and eat delicious Corn today!
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
PS. To maintain the wonderful health benefits of corn remember to go light on the butter!
Yes, Corn.
It has been estimated that consumption of 100% of the daily value of Folate would, by itself, reduce the number of heart attacks suffered by Americans each year by 10%. Doesn't eating a food that can help lower your risk of heart attack, stroke and peripheral vascular disease make sense?
In addition Folate helps prevent birth defects and Folate-rich diets are also associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer. Consuming foods rich in beta-cryptoxanthin, an orange-red carotenoid found in high amounts in corn, may also significantly lower one's risk of developing lung cancer.
A study published in the September, 2003 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention reviewed dietary and lifestyle data collected from over 63,000 adults in Shanghai, China, who were followed for 8
years. Those eating the most crytpoxanthin-rich foods showed a 27% reduction in lung cancer risk. When current smokers were evaluated, those who were also in the group consuming the most cryptoxanthin-rich foods were found to have a 37% lower risk of lung cancer compared to smokers who ate the least of these health-
protective foods.
Corn is also a good source of Thiamin which is a nutrient essential to good brain cell health and mental function. The brain uses Thiamin to make a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine which is essential for good memory. In addition, maintaining healthy acetylcholine levels may help to reduce the
risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Research reported at the 2004 American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) International Conference on Food, Nutrition and Cancer, by Rui Hai Liu, M.D., Ph.D., and his colleagues at Cornell University shows that whole grains, such as corn, contain many powerful phytonutrients whose activity has gone unrecognized
because common research methods have overlooked them. Dr. Liu’s team measured the antioxidant activity of various foods, assigning each a rating based on a formula. Broccoli measured 80, Spinach 81, Apples 98, Bananas 65, but Corn topped them all measuring a whopping 181.
Wholefood Farmacy foods which are made with Corn include Cornucopia, Cornaborealis, Corn of Plenty, V-10 Creamy Yam Soup and V-12 Creamy Vegetable Soup. We encourage you to make Corn and other whole grains a part of your food choices each and every day!
Hook Up With Health and eat delicious Corn today!
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
PS. To maintain the wonderful health benefits of corn remember to go light on the butter!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
The October 22nd New York Times newspaper includes an article entitled “Five Easy Ways to Go Organic”. This article, found below, highlights the main reasons why you should switch to organics for five foods commonly purchased by most households. As you read this article remember www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com uses only organic foods and are actively involved with the USDA Organic Food certification process to gain their seal of approval.
Got organic milk? (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)
Switching to organic is tough for many families who don’t want to pay higher prices or give up their favorite foods. But by choosing organic versions of just a few foods that you eat often, you can increase the percentage of organic food in your diet without big changes to your shopping cart or your spending.
The key is to be strategic in your organic purchases. Opting for organic produce, for instance, doesn’t necessarily have a big impact, depending on what you eat. According to the Environmental Working Group, commercially-farmed fruits and vegetables vary in their levels of pesticide residue. Some vegetables, like broccoli, asparagus and onions, as well as foods with peels, such as avocados, bananas and oranges, have relatively low levels compared to other fruits and vegetables.
So how do you make your organic choices count? Pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, whose new book “Raising Baby Green” explains how to raise a child in an environmentally-friendly way, has identified a few “strategic” organic foods that he says can make the biggest impact on the family diet.
1. Milk: “When you choose a glass of conventional milk, you are buying into a whole chemical system of agriculture,'’ says Dr. Greene. People who switch to organic milk typically do so because they are concerned about the antibiotics, artificial hormones and pesticides used in the commercial dairy industry. One recent United States Department of Agriculture survey found certain pesticides in about 30 percent of conventional milk samples and low levels in only one organic sample. The level is relatively low compared to some other foods, but many kids consume milk in large quantities.
2. Potatoes: Potatoes are a staple of the American diet — one survey found they account for 30 percent of our overall vegetable consumption. A simple switch to organic potatoes has the potential to have a big impact because commercially-farmed potatoes are some of the most pesticide-contaminated vegetables. A 2006 U.S.D.A. test found 81 percent of potatoes tested still contained pesticides after being washed and peeled, and the potato has one of the the highest pesticide contents of 43 fruits and vegetables tested, according to the Environmental Working Group.
Go organic with kid favorites like peanut butter. (Lars Klove/The New York Times)
3. Peanut butter: More acres are devoted to growing peanuts than any other fruits, vegetable or nut, according to the U.S.D.A. More than 99 percent of peanut farms use conventional farming practices, including the use of fungicide to treat mold, a common problem in peanut crops. Given that some kids eat peanut butter almost every day, this seems like a simple and practical switch. Commercial food firms now offer organic brands in the regular grocery store, but my daughter loves to go to the health food store and grind her own peanut butter.
4. Ketchup: For some families, ketchup accounts for a large part of the household vegetable intake. About 75 percent of tomato consumption is in the form of processed tomatoes, including juice, tomato paste and ketchup. Notably, recent research has shown organic ketchup has about double the antioxidants of conventional ketchup.
Organic apples are readily available. (The New York Times)
5. Apples: Apples are the second most commonly eaten fresh fruit, after bananas, and they are also used in the second most popular juice, after oranges, according to Dr. Greene. But apples are also one of the most pesticide-contaminated fruits and vegetables. The good news is that organic apples are easy to find in regular grocery stores.
For a complete list of Dr. Greene’s strategic organic choices, visit Organic Rx on his website.
Hook Up With Health and Organic Food Today!
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
Got organic milk? (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times)
Switching to organic is tough for many families who don’t want to pay higher prices or give up their favorite foods. But by choosing organic versions of just a few foods that you eat often, you can increase the percentage of organic food in your diet without big changes to your shopping cart or your spending.
The key is to be strategic in your organic purchases. Opting for organic produce, for instance, doesn’t necessarily have a big impact, depending on what you eat. According to the Environmental Working Group, commercially-farmed fruits and vegetables vary in their levels of pesticide residue. Some vegetables, like broccoli, asparagus and onions, as well as foods with peels, such as avocados, bananas and oranges, have relatively low levels compared to other fruits and vegetables.
So how do you make your organic choices count? Pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, whose new book “Raising Baby Green” explains how to raise a child in an environmentally-friendly way, has identified a few “strategic” organic foods that he says can make the biggest impact on the family diet.
1. Milk: “When you choose a glass of conventional milk, you are buying into a whole chemical system of agriculture,'’ says Dr. Greene. People who switch to organic milk typically do so because they are concerned about the antibiotics, artificial hormones and pesticides used in the commercial dairy industry. One recent United States Department of Agriculture survey found certain pesticides in about 30 percent of conventional milk samples and low levels in only one organic sample. The level is relatively low compared to some other foods, but many kids consume milk in large quantities.
2. Potatoes: Potatoes are a staple of the American diet — one survey found they account for 30 percent of our overall vegetable consumption. A simple switch to organic potatoes has the potential to have a big impact because commercially-farmed potatoes are some of the most pesticide-contaminated vegetables. A 2006 U.S.D.A. test found 81 percent of potatoes tested still contained pesticides after being washed and peeled, and the potato has one of the the highest pesticide contents of 43 fruits and vegetables tested, according to the Environmental Working Group.
Go organic with kid favorites like peanut butter. (Lars Klove/The New York Times)
3. Peanut butter: More acres are devoted to growing peanuts than any other fruits, vegetable or nut, according to the U.S.D.A. More than 99 percent of peanut farms use conventional farming practices, including the use of fungicide to treat mold, a common problem in peanut crops. Given that some kids eat peanut butter almost every day, this seems like a simple and practical switch. Commercial food firms now offer organic brands in the regular grocery store, but my daughter loves to go to the health food store and grind her own peanut butter.
4. Ketchup: For some families, ketchup accounts for a large part of the household vegetable intake. About 75 percent of tomato consumption is in the form of processed tomatoes, including juice, tomato paste and ketchup. Notably, recent research has shown organic ketchup has about double the antioxidants of conventional ketchup.
Organic apples are readily available. (The New York Times)
5. Apples: Apples are the second most commonly eaten fresh fruit, after bananas, and they are also used in the second most popular juice, after oranges, according to Dr. Greene. But apples are also one of the most pesticide-contaminated fruits and vegetables. The good news is that organic apples are easy to find in regular grocery stores.
For a complete list of Dr. Greene’s strategic organic choices, visit Organic Rx on his website.
Hook Up With Health and Organic Food Today!
www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com
Monday, October 08, 2007
Raw Food vs. The American Diet (aka "The Great American Rat Experiment")
THE GREAT AMERICAN RAT EXPERIMENT
The following is an account of a three-part experiment comparing the effects of raw foods versus cooked foods - as fed to rats . This account is taken from a book titled “Goldot“, by Lewis E. Cook, Jr. and Junko Yasui:
“It has been found that a group of rats were fed diet of raw vegetables, fruits, nuts and whole grains from birth grew into completely healthy specimens and never suffered from any disease. They were never ill. They grew rapidly, but never became fat, mated with enthusiasm and had healthy offspring. They were always gently affectionate and playful and lived in perfect harmony with each other. Upon reach an old age, equivalent to 80 years in humans, these experimental rats were put to death and autopsied. At that advanced age their organs, glands, tissues all body processes appeared to be in perfect condition without any sign of aging or deterioration.
“A companion group of rats we fed a diet comparable to that of the average American and included white bread, cooked foods, meats, milk, salt, soft drinks, candies, cakes, vitamins and other supplements, medicines for their ails, etc. During their lifetime these rats became fat and, from the earliest age, contracted most of the diseases of modern American society including colds, fever, pneumonia, poor vision, cataracts, heart disease, arthritis, cancer and many more ailments.
“Most of this group died prematurely at early ages but during their lifetime most of them were vicious, snarling beasts, fighting with one another stealing one another’s food and attempting to kill each other. They had to be kept apart to prevent total destruction of the entire group. Their offspring were all sick and exhibited the same general characteristics as there parents.
“As this group of rats died one by one or in epidemics of various diseases, autopsies were performed revealing extensive degenerative conditions in every part of their bodies. All organs, glands and tissues were affected, as were the skin, hair, blood and nervous system. They were all truly total physical and nervous wrecks. The same condition existed in the few, which survived full duration of the experiment.
“A third companion group of rats was fed the same diet as the second group to an age equivalent to about 40 years in humans. They displayed the same general symptoms of the second group being sick and vicious so that they had to be separated to prevent them from killing each other and stealing one another food.
“At the end of this initial period all rats in this group were placed on a strict fast, with only water to drink for a period of several days. Then they received the same natural (raw) diet as the first group of rats. This diet was alternated with periods of fast and within one mouth behavioral pattern had changed completely so that the now docile, affectionate, playful creatures were once again able to live together in a harmonious society and from this point on never suffered any illness.
“Several rats put to death and autopsied at the end of the initial period revealing the same general deterioration as that exhibited in the second group of rats. However, the remaining rats lived out the full duration of the experiment, to the equivalent of 80 years in humans, and when they were autopsied there were no signs of aging or deterioration or disease - just as those in the first group. The obvious disease, degeneration and deterioration of body parts evident in their first half of life had been completely reversed and excellent health restored.
“The same principles apply to human life as there is only one truth! YOUR DIET plays a huge role in your health and well being.
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The following is an account of a three-part experiment comparing the effects of raw foods versus cooked foods - as fed to rats . This account is taken from a book titled “Goldot“, by Lewis E. Cook, Jr. and Junko Yasui:
“It has been found that a group of rats were fed diet of raw vegetables, fruits, nuts and whole grains from birth grew into completely healthy specimens and never suffered from any disease. They were never ill. They grew rapidly, but never became fat, mated with enthusiasm and had healthy offspring. They were always gently affectionate and playful and lived in perfect harmony with each other. Upon reach an old age, equivalent to 80 years in humans, these experimental rats were put to death and autopsied. At that advanced age their organs, glands, tissues all body processes appeared to be in perfect condition without any sign of aging or deterioration.
“A companion group of rats we fed a diet comparable to that of the average American and included white bread, cooked foods, meats, milk, salt, soft drinks, candies, cakes, vitamins and other supplements, medicines for their ails, etc. During their lifetime these rats became fat and, from the earliest age, contracted most of the diseases of modern American society including colds, fever, pneumonia, poor vision, cataracts, heart disease, arthritis, cancer and many more ailments.
“Most of this group died prematurely at early ages but during their lifetime most of them were vicious, snarling beasts, fighting with one another stealing one another’s food and attempting to kill each other. They had to be kept apart to prevent total destruction of the entire group. Their offspring were all sick and exhibited the same general characteristics as there parents.
“As this group of rats died one by one or in epidemics of various diseases, autopsies were performed revealing extensive degenerative conditions in every part of their bodies. All organs, glands and tissues were affected, as were the skin, hair, blood and nervous system. They were all truly total physical and nervous wrecks. The same condition existed in the few, which survived full duration of the experiment.
“A third companion group of rats was fed the same diet as the second group to an age equivalent to about 40 years in humans. They displayed the same general symptoms of the second group being sick and vicious so that they had to be separated to prevent them from killing each other and stealing one another food.
“At the end of this initial period all rats in this group were placed on a strict fast, with only water to drink for a period of several days. Then they received the same natural (raw) diet as the first group of rats. This diet was alternated with periods of fast and within one mouth behavioral pattern had changed completely so that the now docile, affectionate, playful creatures were once again able to live together in a harmonious society and from this point on never suffered any illness.
“Several rats put to death and autopsied at the end of the initial period revealing the same general deterioration as that exhibited in the second group of rats. However, the remaining rats lived out the full duration of the experiment, to the equivalent of 80 years in humans, and when they were autopsied there were no signs of aging or deterioration or disease - just as those in the first group. The obvious disease, degeneration and deterioration of body parts evident in their first half of life had been completely reversed and excellent health restored.
“The same principles apply to human life as there is only one truth! YOUR DIET plays a huge role in your health and well being.
Decide right now to live a life of health, wellness, and playfulness by eating right.
Hook Up With Health can help support your goal with the great tasting raw food and snacks you need to support your healthier life-style.
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Friday, September 28, 2007
The Harvard School For Public Health now has a very advanced diabetes risk test on their website.
We, at HOOK UP WITH HEALTH, encourage you to take the test to see if you are at risk for Diabetes.
Click the link below for the Harvard Diabetes Test.
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We, at HOOK UP WITH HEALTH, encourage you to take the test to see if you are at risk for Diabetes.
Click the link below for the Harvard Diabetes Test.
http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=home&quiz=diabetes
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Sunday, September 09, 2007
Can Children Learn to Eat Healthy?
Teaching children from a young age to eat healthy fats can have lifelong health benefits according to
a new study published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation in August, 2007.
The study focused on over one thousand children in Findland who were followed from the age of 7
months through age 14. The researchers found that children who were taught to focus on the
healthy fats found in fish, nuts, seeds, and plant oils had slightly lower cholesterol levels compared
to children who ate an unrestricted diet by the time they reached the age of 14.
Dr. Art Labovitz, cardiology director at Saint Louis University School of Medicine pointed out that even a
small decrease in cholesterol levels can have a big influence over the course of your child’s life.
“If you study large numbers of people, the small increments result in a significant change in heart attacks
and cardiac deaths,” said Dr. Art Labovitz.
Dr. Harri Niinikoski, lead author of the study done at the University of Turku in Finland, said children begin
forming their eating and lifestyle habits in childhood. “We think that this lifestyle change can be started
early,” he said.
Dr. Sarah Blumenschein, a pediatric cardiologist with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center, said the study shows that early intervention is the key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. “The
earlier you intervene, the more likely you are going to be successful,” she said.
The key is to teach your children, starting as young as possilbe, to appreciate the healthy fats found in
fish, nuts, seeds, and plant oils. By avoiding the saturated fas and trans fats which are in most
processed foods, fast foods and junk foods – your children will lower their total fat intake and enjoy more
of the benefits that healthy fats have to offer. As your children grow into their teens and begin eating
more meals away from home, their healthy habits will guide them towards healthier food choices when
unsupervised.
We encourage parents everywhere to read the nutrition information on the foods that their children eat.
The healthy fats are listed as unsaturated fats, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
The unhealthy fats are listed as saturated fats and trans fats.
Wholefood Farmacy foods are rich in heart healthy fats which are found in nuts, seeds, and plant oils –
and these foods offer you a wonderful way to encourage healthy eating habits with your children starting
at a young age. Great tasting Whole Food Farmacy foods, such as Phi Plus, Cornucopia, and Bucky Balls can be easily introduced to your children.
Please note, many of the Whole Food Farmacy products are a combination of wonderfully healthy
ingredients therefore it is advisable to read the nutritional information available on each product ahead
of your purchase to prevent issues children may have with food allergies.
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www.hookupiwthhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.comFriday, August 24, 2007
Antioxidants are 'Berry' Good For You
Antioxidants are natural substances found in plants, which are known to aid in the prevention of heart disease, cancer and stroke.
Berries have an especially high level of antioxidants, according to a recent study published in the journal BioFactors Vol. 23, pages 197-205). The pigments that give berries their rich red to blue, black and purple colors are a type of
phytochemical that has been shown to have significant disease-fighting, cell-protecting antioxidant capacity. In addition to boosting your immune system, these valuable compounds are also known to slow the effects of aging by improving things like memory, balance, coordination and motor skills.
The Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC Value) of foods is a measurement of the Antioxidant levels. The higher the ORAC Value, the more Antioxidants a food has. It's believed that foods high in these powerful nutrients give the body its greatest protection.
Berries are some of the most delicious and powerful disease-fighting foods available. Blueberries are among fruits and vegetables with the highest Antioxidant levels with an ORAC Value of 5486. Right behind blueberries are blackberries with an ORAC
Value of 4654; strawberries at 3520 and raspberries, 2789. Berry ORAC levels top that of many other fruits and vegetables such as oranges, grapefruit, cherries, plums, brussell sprouts, broccoli and spinach.
Single servings of fresh or freshly cooked fruits and vegetables supply an average of 600-800 ORAC units. Scientists believe that increasing intake of foods that provide 2000-5000 units per day may be needed to increase serum and tissue antioxidant activity
sufficiently to improve health outcomes. This is why it’s important to eat 5 to 9 servings daily of fruits and vegetables.
Hook Up with Health makes it easy and convenient to get your 5 to 9 servings f fruits and vegetables each day. Enjoy the very best that nature has to offer with Phi Plus, Trophi Phi, and many of our other great tasting snack and meal replacements. Check out the nutritional value of each product.
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Saturday, August 11, 2007
Why is Dietary Fiber Important?
Whole foods contain two types of Dietary fiber, or roughage that is very beneficial for your body. The two types are soluble and insoluble and are found only in the cell walls of plant food.
Soluble fiber dissolves in water and is found in a variety of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grains. It cuts cholesterol and adds to your feeling of fullness.
Good sources of Soluble fiber are oats, oat bran, oatmeal, apples, citrus fruits, strawberries, dried beans, barley, rye flour, potatoes, raw cabbage, and pasta.
Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water and is found in whole grain brans, fruit pulp, and vegetable peels and skins.
Good sources of Insoluble fiber are wheat bran, whole wheat products, cereals made from bran or shredded wheat, crunchy vegetables, barley, grains, whole wheat pasta, and rye flour.
Insoluble fiber is strongly linked to cancer protection and improved waste removal. Results have shown that increasing dietary fiber decreases the risk of colorectal cancer.
A New England Journal of Medicine Study (1999), suggests the protective effect on the colon may be due to fiber's tendency to add bulk to your digestive system, shortening the amount of time that wastes travel through the colon. As this waste often contains carcinogens, it is best if it is removed as quickly as possible. Thus, the claim, increasing fiber can decrease chances for your intestinal cells to be affected.
Please note, recent studies suggest that small increases in fiber, such as adding vegetables to a chicken stir-fry or having a hamburger on a whole wheat bun, though helpful, do not offer as much protection for the colon as would replacing high-fat, animal products such as chicken, fish, cheese, and eggs with plant foods. Eating plant foods boosts fiber to levels where real protection is possible.
Keep in mind, when bacteria in the lower intestine break down fiber, a substance called butyrate is produced which may inhibit the growth of tumors of the colon and rectum as reported in the Journal of Oncology Research in 2000.
The Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1999) also reported that Dietary fiber may help protect against breast cancer, an effect noted especially with consumption of whole grains and wheat bran. Additionally, studies suggest that high amounts of fiber may also prevent breast cancer by binding to estrogen.
Dietary fiber may also have a protective effect against mouth, throat, and esophageal cancers according to a study published in the International Journal of Cancer in 2001.
If you're like most North Americans, you take in only 10 to 15 grams of fiber per day. However, most studies have shown that optimal intake for cancer prevention is at least 30 to 35 grams per day.
To get the full range of the cancer-fighting phytochemicals that fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grains contain it's best to choose fiber-rich foods over fiber supplements.
When getting the right percentage of Dietary fiber into your digestive system is challenging www.hookupwithhealth.wholefoodfarmacy.com is here to help. Our DetoxiPhi adds 10 grams of fiber to your daily diet. Just mix it with water or juice and drink your way to better health.
For better health, Hook up with Dietary Fiber and DetoxiPhi today.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
What type of Pepper can get Prostate Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct?
Capsaicin (pronounced: cap-say-a-sin) is the stuff that turns up the heat in jalapeños. Not only does it cause the tongue to burn, it also drives prostate cancer cells to self-destruct, according to studies published in the March 15, 2006, issue of Cancer Research.
According to a team of researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical and their colleagues from UCLA, the capsaicin in hot peppers caused human prostate cancer cells to undergo “programmed cell death”, a process otherwise known as apoptosis (pronounced: ap-op-toe-sys).
Apoptosis is a natural process in many tissues that maintains a healthy balance between newer replacement cells and aged or worn out cells. In other words, the old worn out cells are naturally programmed to self-destruct. Cancer cells, on the other hand, often dodge this process by mutating the genes that participate in the process of apoptosis
This new research showed that capsaicin induced approximately 80 percent of prostate cancer cells growing in mice to follow the molecular pathways leading to apoptosis. Moreover, prostate cancer tumors treated with capsaicin were about one-fifth the size of tumors in non-treated mice.
“Capsaicin had a profound anti-proliferative effect on human prostate cancer cells in culture,” said Sören Lehmann, M.D., Ph.D., visiting scientist at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the UCLA School of Medicine. “It also dramatically slowed the development of prostate tumors formed by those human cell lines grown in mouse models.”
Lehmann estimated that the dose of pepper extract fed orally to the mice was equivalent to giving 400 milligrams of capsaicin three times a week to a 200 pound man, roughly equivalent to between three and eight fresh habañera peppers per week – depending on the pepper’s capsaicin content.
The pepper extract also curbed the growth of prostate cancer cells through regulation of androgen receptors, the steroid activated proteins that control expression of specific growth relating genes. On top of all that, the hot pepper component also reduced cancer cell production of PSA, a protein that often is produced in high quantities by prostate tumors and can signal the presence of prostate cancer in men. PSA is regulated by androgens, and capsaicin limited androgen-induced increases of PSA in the cancer cell lines.
Habañeras are the highest rated pepper for capsaicin content according to the Scoville heat index. Habañera peppers, which are native to the Yucatan, typically contain up to 300,000 Scoville units. The more popular Jalapeño variety from Oaxaca, Mexico, and the southwest United States, contains 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units.
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According to a team of researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical and their colleagues from UCLA, the capsaicin in hot peppers caused human prostate cancer cells to undergo “programmed cell death”, a process otherwise known as apoptosis (pronounced: ap-op-toe-sys).
Apoptosis is a natural process in many tissues that maintains a healthy balance between newer replacement cells and aged or worn out cells. In other words, the old worn out cells are naturally programmed to self-destruct. Cancer cells, on the other hand, often dodge this process by mutating the genes that participate in the process of apoptosis
This new research showed that capsaicin induced approximately 80 percent of prostate cancer cells growing in mice to follow the molecular pathways leading to apoptosis. Moreover, prostate cancer tumors treated with capsaicin were about one-fifth the size of tumors in non-treated mice.
“Capsaicin had a profound anti-proliferative effect on human prostate cancer cells in culture,” said Sören Lehmann, M.D., Ph.D., visiting scientist at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the UCLA School of Medicine. “It also dramatically slowed the development of prostate tumors formed by those human cell lines grown in mouse models.”
Lehmann estimated that the dose of pepper extract fed orally to the mice was equivalent to giving 400 milligrams of capsaicin three times a week to a 200 pound man, roughly equivalent to between three and eight fresh habañera peppers per week – depending on the pepper’s capsaicin content.
The pepper extract also curbed the growth of prostate cancer cells through regulation of androgen receptors, the steroid activated proteins that control expression of specific growth relating genes. On top of all that, the hot pepper component also reduced cancer cell production of PSA, a protein that often is produced in high quantities by prostate tumors and can signal the presence of prostate cancer in men. PSA is regulated by androgens, and capsaicin limited androgen-induced increases of PSA in the cancer cell lines.
Habañeras are the highest rated pepper for capsaicin content according to the Scoville heat index. Habañera peppers, which are native to the Yucatan, typically contain up to 300,000 Scoville units. The more popular Jalapeño variety from Oaxaca, Mexico, and the southwest United States, contains 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units.
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
Can Raw Food Cure Illness?
In March 2005 Dr. James Howenstine, MD. wrote and article for NewsWithViews.com addressing the very question, "Can Raw Food Cure Illness?"
He writes, "How much raw foods can accomplish in treating chronic illnesses is well illustrated by the immigrant Russian, Igor Boutenko’s family. Their son Sergie, age 9, was a heavy consumer of dairy products who had become obese and developed juvenile diabetes with blood sugars ranging from 200 to 400. His mother was encouraged to have him stop the use of dairy products and cooked foods and eat only raw foods. He initially balked but when confronted with the prospect of a life full of insulin injections decided to give the diet a try (high intake of dairy products is known to produce juvenile diabetes). Within two weeks he felt so much better he asked his mother if he could continue the raw food diet. Five months later his blood sugars had returned to normal. He remains in good health at age 20.
Father Igor at age 38 had developed hyperthyroidism with white hair, insomnia, fatigue, heart rate of 150 and a progressing arthritis. He was advised to have radioiodine therapy. Igor began the raw food diet and in a few months all his symptoms were gone.
Daughter Valya had been ill from infancy and developed asthma at age 9 with fatigue. On the raw diet her asthma disappeared as did the fatigue.
Doug Graham DC grew up taking antibiotics. He had nasal tubes to drain his sinuses and was annoyed by severe dandruff and a progressive spinal arthritis. At age 23 he already had severe changes of osteoarthritis in neck x-rays. At age 25 he started a raw food diet. Within 3 years all his symptoms had disappeared and his neck x-rays had returned to normal. The healing of bony abnormalities by simple dietary changes gives strong proof about the importance of what we eat."
These individuals are not alone in moving toward perfect health by changing their diet. Whole Food Farmacy receives numerous testimonials which speak of the amazing health benefits customers receive while on the 13-Day Tri-Decathlon and the 13-Day Liquithon.
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You may be surprised by an additional benefit of moving toward your ideal weight. Now wouldn't that be great!
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