Artificial Sweeteners & Weight Gain - Keys To Good Nutrition & To Eating Healthy Feast On Organic Whole Food. . . .

Dear health conscious friends,

I’m on vacation right now, so I don’t have a lot of time to write my typical lengthy blog posting.
However, I did find this very interesting article on Dr. Mercola’s website all about the toxic dangers and other side effects of artificial sweeteners. Please be sure to read Dr. Mercola’s comments at the end of the article.

This article comes from: http://www.mercola.com

Article Title: Artificial Sweeteners Once Again Linked to Weight Gain,

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/2/26/artificial-sweeteners-once-again-linked-to-weight-gain.aspx

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Mindful Eating/Intuitive Eating Case Studies. . . .

I just have to share this post and comments about mindful eating or intuitive eating from the blog Shapely Prose, which I recently learned about. It’s one of the best real-life discussions of mindful eating or intuitive eating that I’ve seen. I don’t want to take away from its thunder by excerpting it because it’s really valuable to spend the time reading the whole thing, including all the comments. One note: The person who let me know about it felt compelled to say that it does contain some !@# language, so I guess I should also notify you about it.

Becoming a mindful eater/intuitive eater is a major step in eating well to be healthy. For some of us, it paves the way to healthy weight loss — that is weight loss that occurs because we’ve gotten our bodies to higher than healthy weights because of all the unmindful/non-intuitive eating that we’ve done, largely the result of dieting or the diet mentality. At the very least, mindful eating can lead the way to peaceful eating, which is a huge step forward in achieving the goal of health and happiness.

After you’ve read the post on mindful eating/intuitive eating, bookmark the blog so you can read other entries, too. It’s a great place to spend some time!

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Get The Most Out Of Green Tea. . . .

Self Magazine wrote a great tip for how to get the best benefit from drinking green tea. A study from Purdue University in Indiana found that lemon juice can protect the cancer-fighting antioxidants in green tea (catechins). Lemon protects the chemicals so there are more of them for your body to absorb. Next time you make a fresh cup of tea, squeeze a little lemon in there to reap the anticancer benefits. (Ref: Self Magazine, March 2008, p.112)

Green tea is magical:
Green Tea Could Help Fight HIV

Green Tea Found to Improve Memory

Green Tea Improves Complexion and Reduces Alzheimer’s Risk

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In Defense Of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. . . .

I haven’t read Michael Pollan’s new book, In Defense of Food, but after reading the interview with Pollan on Alternet (Michael Pollan Debunks Food Myths) I’m definitely adding it to my reading list.

Pollan argues that we as a society have gotten too far away from “real food” and, thanks to food industry marketing, have become dependent on processed, fake foods that have little resemblance to the food our grandparents ate.

He says we need to get back to cooking from scratch and that it’s the food industry that has convinced us we’re too busy to cook. With all the time we spend surfing the Internet, watching tv, and talking on the cell phone, surely we can find the time to make a decent meal, one that doesn’t come out of a box, have 50 preservatives and artificial colorings, and have the life zapped out of it in the microwave.

He also says we need to get away from the guilt we feel around food and learn to celebrate what we eat rather than fear it. We shouldn’t be afraid of fat or cholesterol, especially since science is finding them to be less harmful than previously thought. It’s the fake foods we should fear, the ones that come in shiny packages with words like “low fat” and “low carb” on them. Low fat, low carb, fat free - these are all marketing gimmicks that don’t really have anything to do with how healthy a food may be.

The book also touches on topics like the safety of soy, the benefits of eating grass-fed meat and eggs, and the scientific focus on single nutrients rather than the whole food.

It sounds like something we should all read in order to get a reality check and snap ourselves out of the collective food coma we’ve been living in for decades.

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Weight Loss: Eating Out Options Where You Live Can Negatively Impact Your Weight And Weight Loss Efforts. . . .

As restaurant chains expand, so do some of the waistlines of Americans. Eating out can have negatively impact obesity and the ability to lose weight, but is there a difference between types of dining options?

Fast Food vs. Full Service Restaurants

In a new study published in the February issue of in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers found that the availability of more "fast food" restaurants compared to "full service" restaurants can contribute to higher levels of obesity.

Drawing on data from 5 years of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), an annual telephone health survey of the adult population of the US and the 2002 U.S. Economic Census, the researchers examined the relationship between restaurant availability and weight status in 544 US counties. This resulted in over 700,000 BRFSS respondents, representative of approximately 75% of the 2002 US population.

The researchers found that a higher total restaurant density is significantly associated with lower weight status. However, once the restaurants are split into components: fast food and full service, a higher full-service restaurant density is significantly associated with lower weight status while, in contrast, a higher fast-food density is associated with higher weights.

Where You Live Can Impact Your Weight

"Individuals residing in areas with a high density of total and full-service restaurants exhibit lower weight status, possibly indicating that these areas possess a more advantageous, [relatively healthy eating] environment…Those who reside in areas possessing a higher relative number of fast-food to full-service restaurants have a higher weight status," states Neil Mehta, MSc, Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania and Virginia W. Chang, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Personally, living in a town where I can give directions based on donut shops and fast food joints, I can understand the problem.  Yeah, there are healthy eating choices at some of fast food restaurants, but sometimes I just want a burger and fries (and there’s nothing wrong with that!) Moderation, as this study demonstrates, is the key.  If you have a lot of quick temptations around you, it may take a little more conscious effort to strike a balance.  The important thing is to not to tell yourself to steer clear fast food, but just make sure you’re also taking advantage of other healthy eating options when you dine out.

(Read full article at ScienceDaily.com)

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Yogurt And Lactic Acid Good For Oral Health. . . .

Japanese research published in the Journal of Periodontology found that consuming yogurt and lactic acid drinks has a significant effect on periodontal (mouth and teeth) health. However, milk and cheese were NOT found to have this benefit. Individuals who eat 55g or more of yogurt or lactic acid drinks every day showed significantly less signs of periodontal disease than those who reported no intake.

Study author Dr. Yoshihiro Shimazaki said, “The beneficial effect on periodontal disease might be based on the probiotic effect of lactobacilli found in lactic acid foods.”

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Shocking Beef Recall - Keys To Good Nutrition & Tips To Eating Healthy Feast On Organic Whole Food. . . .

Click on the link below and
read what’s happening with
our school children, beef products, and the USDA.

It is truly shocking what has happened…

This link will connect you to an article
at the website for Natural News by Mike Adams.

USDA Recalls 143 Million Pounds of Beef Products Already Consumed by Schoolchildren; Slaughterhouse Atrocities Shock World

My commentary:

With all that’s going on in the beef industry, poultry industry, and with other meat products, consumers must be on their guard, get educated about what’s really happening to our meat and food supply, and start making better choices.

I personally recommend that you buy only organic grass-fed free-range beef that comes from animals that have NOT been fed GMO grain, have NOT been fed or injected with hormones, have NOT been given antibiotics, and that have been treated humanely.

How do you find this kind of meat? You have to take responsibility for your own health and your family’s health, and you have to go out and do some research wherever you live until you find meat products that are actually safe and good for your health. Stop buying your meats at the grocery store. Stop buying the cheapest meats that you can find. Be willing to spend more money on meat that is safe and good for you, and stop wasting your money on processed beef that is unsafe, unhealthy, and actually dangerous to your health. Go to your local health food store and start asking questions about where you can find