The NFL May Be Changing The Way We Look At Food

Over the past several years there have been a lot of news stories about athletes using steroids. There are now natural alternatives to using illegal steroids that these athletes can use to bulk up to get bigger, stronger and faster? Surprisingly, it turns out that the simple solution is to change the players eating habits and their nutrition.

The concept has become so refined that depending on the position they play, their diet may vary dramatically. For example, linemen might be placed be on diet of no carbs and only greens for three weeks. The result for them would be an increase in muscle and a loss of body fat. One football team, the Philadelphia Eagles, as one part of the approach have implemented a healthy diets regime by banning pizza, burgers, fried chicken and unhealthy treats. While this is not an easy approach, the benefits are proving very powerful.

Just think, if this nutrition concept spreads to college and high school teams and then to other sports, there will be a tremendous amount of validation for children, teens and young adults, even those not involved in to sports to eat healthier.
(Reported Rob Maaddi, The Associated Press, 8/26/15)

GMO Crops Are More Dangerous Than You Might Have Thought

Monsanto, DuPont and the other producers of GMO crops have spent millions of dollars in an attempt to prove that GMO crops have no negative impacts and to keep states from labeling foods. Well, an article just published in the most prestigious medical journal in America, the New England Journal of Medicine, called on lawmakers to label genetically modified foods.

The authors pointed out that GMO crops make plants resistant to herbicides and pesticides which have tremendously increased the amount of toxic chemicals dumped on crops since 1974 by a factor of more than 250. Plus these chemicals wind up in the environment.

They also pointed out that these are very nasty chemicals. One of the chemicals used to be called Agent Orange and was used during the Vietnam War to destroy all trees and bushes in the jungle to make it harder for the enemy to hide. The World Health Organization has labeled this chemical as a possible human carcinogen. They labeled another chemical as a probable human carcinogen. These chemicals have been linked to both malignant tumors at multiple sites on animals and with an increase of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in humans.

The authors concluded that “The time has therefore come to thoroughly reconsider all aspects of the safety of plant biotechnology…We believe the time has come to revisit the United States’ reluctance to label GM foods.” So…having the Journal say it’s time for labeling hopefully eliminates the arguments against labeling GMO foods.

Eating Nonfat Dairy May Be A Mistake For Losing Weight

We’ve been trained to eat nonfat yogurt and fat-free milk in order to lose weight. It turns out that this may be the exact wrong advice. Two recent studies showed that whole-fat dairy might be more helpful for weight reduction. In one study, people who regularly ate whole-fat foods ate fewer carbs than those who ate low and non-fat dairy. In the second study, the researchers found that those who ate a full-fat diet reduced their risk for type 2 diabetes by 23%. The low and nonfat people had no reduction in their risk for diabetes. So…start picking whole fat products and enjoying their yummy tastes.
(Reported American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)

 
Probiotics: Another Way to Lose Weight

Researchers recently reported in the British Journal of Nutrition that overweight women who took a probiotic supplement containing lactobacillus rhamnosus lost twice as much weight and had an easier time of keeping it off compared to women who took a placebo.

Another study involving twins found that those who were lean had a much greater diversity of gut bacteria than their overweight siblings. A third study found that when bacteria from overweight humans were introduced into the intestines of normal weight mice, the mice became fat. When bacteria from lean humans were introduced into mice, the mice stayed lean.

So…eating yogurt with live bacteria, while making sure it is low in sugar, eating fermented foods or taking a probiotic supplement may really help you keep that weight off.

Which Is Better - Typing On A Computer Or Writing In A Notebook

   
Today, more and more students are using a computer to take notes. Is this the best strategy for learning or should students be writing their notes by hand? A number of studies are helping to sort this out. According to a study at Indiana University, the researchers found that while typing had the advantage of speed, handwriting activated more brain areas, which included thinking, language and working memory in children who learned new letters and numbers.

A study at the University of Washington, with grade school children, showed that those who wrote essays longhand used more words and expressed more ideas compared to those using a keyboard.

The third study analyzed note taking among college students at Princeton and UCLA. The study compared students who took handwritten notes in class verse those who typed. While the typist took more notes they seemed to record the lecture verbatim instead of paraphrasing and summarizing which is what the writers had to do. On tests of retention of facts, as well as, understanding the ideas of the lecture those who wrote their notes did significantly better. So…keep those pens full of ink and write away.
(Reported integratedlistening.com)

Options For Treating and Healing Congestive Heart Failure

While the medical profession views Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) as an incurable condition, recently there were two studies published on treatments for CHF. One was looking at the drug Entresto and its impact on CHF. The researchers found a 20% improvement in patient’s outcomes with the drug.

The second study looked at clinical trials using the supplement CoQ10 which is necessary for mitochondria to produce energy for the heart and for overall body functioning. The patients in this study had moderate to severe CHF and they took 100 mg of CoQ10 or a placebo three times a day in addition to standard medications. After two years, the CoQ10 group had an amazing 44% improvement in patient outcomes. 

Dr. Julian Whitaker is able to produce powerful results for people with CHF. Besides C0Q10, he uses a number of other nutrients to aid in improving and in some cases eliminating CHF in his patients. Besides his using CoQ10 in the form of ubiquinol, his recommendations for supplements include: magnesium – 1000mg, D-ribose – 10 g, L-carnitine – 2000 to 4000 mg, taurine – 2000 mg and Vitamin D3 – 5000 IU.

Whitaker also uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) and enhanced external counter pulsation (EECP). What HBOT does is flood the cells with oxygen and EECP squeezes blood up from the extremities and boosts nitric oxide levels which enhance arterial health.

So…if you want to prevent CHF start taking 100 mg of CoQ10 per day and if you are diagnosed with CHF there are now many options to keep you healthier.
(Reported Dr. Julian Whitaker, Health & Healing, September 2015)

 Using Your Diet To Cut Your Alzheimer’s Risk In Half

There’s a new diet plan that combines the best aspects of two different diets that are good for cardiovascular health.  The diet is called MIND and combines the DASH diet, and the Mediterranean diet, both of which affect cardiovascular health. The MIND diet goes further than these diets by reducing the likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease by 53%.

A study reported in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia found that the MIND diet, which was developed by researchers at Rush University, even worked for people who only followed the diet moderately well had a 35% reduction in the risk of Alzheimer’s.

So what are some of the things you eat on the MIND diet?

1. One serving a day of leafy greens
2. Eating nuts 5 times a week
3. Eating berries – particularly blueberries
4. Eating fish and poultry one time a week
5. One glass of wine a day

 What do you need to reduce in your diet?

1. Red meat – you can have up to 3 servings a week
2. Cheese – have less than one serving a week
3. Butter and margarine – less than one tablespoon daily
4. Pastries and sweets – five servings or less per week
5. Fast foods and fried foods – less than one serving a week

 So…mind your mind with The MIND diet.

The Mind Blowing Power Of The Switched-On Selling Seminar  

If you’ve been to one of my programs where I talked about the power of the Switched-On Selling Seminar, I’ve highlighted the impact of the seminar on Kevin Kordek’s company, A-Active Termite and Pest Control, in Virginia Beach, VA. Well, there’s an update to the story on how last year Kevin sold his company and go many multiples of its value because of one thing the Switched-On Selling Seminar. Rather than me give you the details, Kevin recently recorded this video of the long term impact of the seminar and the amazing outcomes he experienced, so why don’t you listen to this short video by Kevin -  https://youtu.be/JT75Cr_i-3c.

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