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12/24/2007
Energy Drinks|Crave This Energy
There are so many energy drinks on the market now today. Everyone, everywhere wants energy. I have talked with folks who drink 6-8 energy drinks a day plus 6 cups of coffee and still feel tired. How can this be?
Caffeine overload is quite common. Pretty soon their body becomes satuated with caffeine preventing them from that familiar buzz. Our bodies can only handle so much caffeine at a time. And over time, the caffeine lift that once made us feel energic doesn't work.
Are you interested weaning yourself off of energy drinks? Crave may be a healthier way. It has Vitamins such as vitamin C, B6, B12, Niacin, Panthothemic acid. Crave is a better choice for diabetes: 9 calories, 0 fat and 1.5 carbs per serving.
Monique
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12/21/2007
How to Fire Up Your Health Defense
With the flu season now in full swing, one of the most commonly-heard phrase in the health arena is 'build up your defense.' Your own body requires a strong defense system.
Antioxidants can help. Antioxidants play the serious role of "janitor" in your body. They go around mopping up excess free radicals before these pesky little scavenger molecules get the chance to damage or destroy your body's cells. In a perfect world, you'd be able to get all the antioxidants you need from a healthy diet alone. Unfortunately, there are just too many free radicals invading your body from:
stress
a poor-quality diet and food additives
environmental pollutants
environmental toxins
Your body's supply of in-house antioxidant "janitors" can't keep up with all their chores. Cleaning up the cell-damaging messes made by the free radicals is a full time job. Without a plentiful supply of crucial antioxidants:
Your body becomes vulnerable to free radical damage.
You lack energy and stamina.
Your immune system operates at less than peak efficiency.
Some well-known antioxidants are Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and maybe even beta-carotene, the precursor to vitamin A. Antioxidants are found natural in vegetables and fruits.
The bad news is this: eating your fruits and veggies may not be enough these days, especially with the nutrient-depleted soil most vegetables come from. You may need to bring in some "outside help." More antioxidant janitors can help to mop up messes the free radicals make, like ...
Injuries to your cell membranes and mitochondria
Damage to your DNA
Make this the Healthiest Season Ever!
I finally know for sure my vitamins are working for me. Health Defense Antioxidant
Cold and Flu formula
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12/17/2007
MSG- Good or Bad
Could there be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic? John Erb, a research assistant at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada spent years working for the government. He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called “The Slow Poisoning of America.”
In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies. No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so the scientists have to create them. They make these morbidly obese creatures by injecting them with MSG when they are first born.
The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates: causing rats (and humans?) to become obese. They even have a title for the fat rodents they create: “MSG-Treated Rats.”
Is MSG in your kitchen? Check the cupboards and refrigerator. Is MSG in everything? How many foods are filled with MSG that we are feeding our children everyday? Campbell’s soups, Hostess Doritos, Lays flavored potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, Kraft salad dressings, especially the ‘healthy low fat’ ones.
The items that didn’t have MSG marked on the product label had something called “Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein”, which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate. MSG can be hidden under many different names in order to fool those who carefully read the ingredient list, so they don’t catch on. Other names for MSG: Accent, Aginomoto, Natural Meat Tenderizer but it doesn’t stop there.
Restaurants and MSG: Many employees, even managers swore they don’t use MSG. But when you ask for the ingredient list, don’t be surprised to find MSG and Hydrolyzed Protein everywhere: Burger King, McDonalds, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, TGIF, Chilis’, Applebees and Denny’s use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in EVERY chicken dish, salad dressing and grabby. No wonder people love to eat that coating on the skin, their secret spice was MSG.
So, why is MSG in so many of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative or a vitamin??? Not according to John Erb. In the book he wrote, “The Slow Poisoning of America” he said the MSG is added to food for the addictive effect in has on the human body. To learn more about his book visit John Erb site
Food manufactures lobby group support MSG explains that the reason they add MSG to food is to make people EAT MORE . Visit MSG facts. The Glutamate Association lobby group says eating more benefits the elderly….but what does it do to the rest of us? ‘Betcha can’t eat just one!’ Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance!
Since its introduction in to the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the pre-packages meals, soups, snacks and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday. The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They claim it is safe to eat in any amount. How can they claim it is safe when there a re hundreds of scientific studies? If you are one who still believes that MSG is good for you and you don’t believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself. Go to the National Library of Medicine at http://pubmed.com Type in the words : “MSG Obese” and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.
MSG -Free seasoning
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