Archive for July, 2009
CardioTabs’ Lemon Flavored Omega-3 featured in Twirlit by Kelly Turner
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Nutrition and Diet Key to Negating Chronic Inflammation & Preventing Strokes, Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Heart Attacks & Diabetes
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Chronic inflammation is the common denominator behind about 80 percent of the diseases that sap our vitality, ravage our health, and eventually kill us. Inflammation will seek out and attack you at your most vulnerable spots. If you pay close attention to how you feel after eating a high-calorie junk food meal, like a large cheeseburger with fries and a Coke, especially if you also happen to be stressed or sleep deprived, you can pick up clues about some of your weak spots.
The amount that your blood glucose rises after eating is one of the most important predictors of how healthy and vigorous you will be in the long run. Ironically, because your doctor will probably only measure a sugar and cholesterol profile after you have been fasting, you may never know about this problem. Multiple times each day you may be spiking your blood sugar into ranges that cause inflammation, and disease and you are probably completely oblivious to this major determinant of your health, appearance, brain function and longevity. Junk food and most of the other popular, processed food and beverage choices in modern America cause sudden post-meal surges in the blood sugar and fats that stimulate free-radicals and inflammation—basically rusting you from the inside out, and predisposing you to premature aging, and diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer, stroke, heart attacks and diabetes.
Ideally, your blood sugar shouldn’t rise above 100 to 110 after a meal. To do this, you will need to eat a healthy, balanced diet, keep your serving sizes reasonable and stay very physically active. The more excess belly fat you carry, the bigger the spikes in your blood glucose and fat levels after eating a meal; so make it a priority to keep your waist size to less than half your height in inches.
How Do You Want to Spend Your Minutes?
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
I have a philosophy I like to share with my clients. I believe this body we’ve been given is a gift. We only get this one body and only one chance at this life. Who knows when it will be cut short? That means we only get so many minutes to live. I want to spend my minutes feeling happy, energetic, giving to others and loving life. I want quality minutes. If your diet and lifestyle make you unhealthy, you’ll be unhappy and have chronic inflammation. When you spend your days from the couch to the car and back again and make unhealthy choices, at some point, your minutes become a burden and not a blessing.
You can choose to spend your minutes miserable and unhealthy or you can spend your minutes making a difference in this world. I believe we are all here for a reason, a mission. If you take care of your body with diet and lifestyle, you can spend your time here in a quality way. When you don’t, you get sick and then you have no choice how to spend your minutes. You will end up spending all your minutes in the doctor’s office. It’s easy to get fooled into believing we have endless time, but we don’t.
It’s never too late. You can do something TODAY that will change your minutes tomorrow – maybe even add some extra minutes to your life. When faced with a choice, remember that nothing will ever taste good enough to be worth feeling that bad.
I have a client who first came to me at 226 pounds. She is down to 214 now and though she still has a way to go, she is amazed by how much better she feels already. She had tears in her eyes when she told me today “I’m enjoying my minutes. I am really happy. I know I can do this now because I am enjoying my time feeling good.” When you make small changes to your lifestyle like even a small weight loss, changing your eating habits, incorporating exercise, getting more sleep and enough water, you can improve your quality of life – quickly.
Remember, no one else is going to take responsibility for your body. Treat it right today and you can change your minutes tomorrow.
The Omega Effect
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
The direct effect trans fats and saturated fats can have on the body is illustrated in salmon. In it Joan O’Keefe, registered dietitian, explains, salmon swimming in the frigid Arctic waters remain perfectly soft and supple – even though their body temperatures are only a few degrees above freezing. The lipids in their cell membranes are mostly omega-3 fats, which remain liquid even in temperatures below the freezing point of water (32 degrees Fahrenheit).
Now, imagine these fish grew up in a warm environment eating nothing but French fries, stick margarine, doughnuts and other foods rich in trans fats. Once moved to the Arctic, their bodies would transform to the rigid consistency of a stick of butter floating in ice water. That is because the melting point of trans fats and saturated fats are much higher, to the point where they become solid even at room temperature.
That is exactly what happens to your cell membranes when you eat a diet high in these lipids – they become stiff and dysfunctional. Your warm bloodedness prevents you from noticing the hardening as dramatically as the salmon, but that fat significantly impacts your tissue, particularly the electrically sensitive ones, such as your brain, eyes and heart.
Rigid trans fats and saturated fats predispose those organs to inflammation, dementia, heart attack, diabetes and cancer. Consuming omega-3 fats, such as those in the salmon, provides these organs with preferred fats that keep them soft, supple, responsive and youthful. Fish oil supplements have this exact effect on the organs throughout your body.
Download the rest of this article to learn about Omega-3’s effect on the brain, reducing inflammation, weight reduction and the recommended amounts you should have each day.
Chronic inflammation is the common denominator behind about 80 percent of the diseases that sap our vitality, ravage our health, and eventually kill us. Inflammation will seek out and attack you at your most vulnerable spots. If you pay close attention to how you feel after eating a high-calorie junk food meal, like a large cheeseburger with fries and a Coke, especially if you also happen to be stressed or sleep deprived, you can pick up clues about some of your weak spots.
The amount that your blood glucose rises after eating is one of the most important predictors of how healthy and vigorous you will be in the long run. Ironically, because your doctor will probably only measure a sugar and cholesterol profile after you have been fasting, you may never know about this problem. Multiple times each day you may be spiking your blood sugar into ranges that cause inflammation, and disease and you are probably completely oblivious to this major determinant of your health, appearance, brain function and longevity. Junk food and most of the other popular, processed food and beverage choices in modern America cause sudden post-meal surges in the blood sugar and fats that stimulate free-radicals and inflammation—basically rusting you from the inside out, and predisposing you to premature aging, and diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer, stroke, heart attacks and diabetes.
Ideally, your blood sugar shouldn’t rise above 100 to 110 after a meal. To do this, you will need to eat a healthy, balanced diet, keep your serving sizes reasonable and stay very physically active. The more excess belly fat you carry, the bigger the spikes in your blood glucose and fat levels after eating a meal; so make it a priority to keep your waist size to less than half your height in inches.
I have a philosophy I like to share with my clients. I believe this body we’ve been given is a gift. We only get this one body and only one chance at this life. Who knows when it will be cut short? That means we only get so many minutes to live. I want to spend my minutes feeling happy, energetic, giving to others and loving life. I want quality minutes. If your diet and lifestyle make you unhealthy, you’ll be unhappy and have chronic inflammation. When you spend your days from the couch to the car and back again and make unhealthy choices, at some point, your minutes become a burden and not a blessing.
You can choose to spend your minutes miserable and unhealthy or you can spend your minutes making a difference in this world. I believe we are all here for a reason, a mission. If you take care of your body with diet and lifestyle, you can spend your time here in a quality way. When you don’t, you get sick and then you have no choice how to spend your minutes. You will end up spending all your minutes in the doctor’s office. It’s easy to get fooled into believing we have endless time, but we don’t.
It’s never too late. You can do something TODAY that will change your minutes tomorrow – maybe even add some extra minutes to your life. When faced with a choice, remember that nothing will ever taste good enough to be worth feeling that bad.
I have a client who first came to me at 226 pounds. She is down to 214 now and though she still has a way to go, she is amazed by how much better she feels already. She had tears in her eyes when she told me today “I’m enjoying my minutes. I am really happy. I know I can do this now because I am enjoying my time feeling good.” When you make small changes to your lifestyle like even a small weight loss, changing your eating habits, incorporating exercise, getting more sleep and enough water, you can improve your quality of life – quickly.
Remember, no one else is going to take responsibility for your body. Treat it right today and you can change your minutes tomorrow.
The direct effect trans fats and saturated fats can have on the body is illustrated in salmon. In it Joan O’Keefe, registered dietitian, explains, salmon swimming in the frigid Arctic waters remain perfectly soft and supple – even though their body temperatures are only a few degrees above freezing. The lipids in their cell membranes are mostly omega-3 fats, which remain liquid even in temperatures below the freezing point of water (32 degrees Fahrenheit).
Now, imagine these fish grew up in a warm environment eating nothing but French fries, stick margarine, doughnuts and other foods rich in trans fats. Once moved to the Arctic, their bodies would transform to the rigid consistency of a stick of butter floating in ice water. That is because the melting point of trans fats and saturated fats are much higher, to the point where they become solid even at room temperature.
That is exactly what happens to your cell membranes when you eat a diet high in these lipids – they become stiff and dysfunctional. Your warm bloodedness prevents you from noticing the hardening as dramatically as the salmon, but that fat significantly impacts your tissue, particularly the electrically sensitive ones, such as your brain, eyes and heart.
Rigid trans fats and saturated fats predispose those organs to inflammation, dementia, heart attack, diabetes and cancer. Consuming omega-3 fats, such as those in the salmon, provides these organs with preferred fats that keep them soft, supple, responsive and youthful. Fish oil supplements have this exact effect on the organs throughout your body.
Download the rest of this article to learn about Omega-3’s effect on the brain, reducing inflammation, weight reduction and the recommended amounts you should have each day.
