From www.wellnessletter.com University of California, Berkeley
Unlike other organic foods the USDA has not set standards with fish.
Setting organic standards for seafood is problematic, because it’s impossible to control the enviroment and feeding of wild fish, and fish farming often contributes to pollution and runs counter to the philosophy of organic production in other ways.
Salt substitutes contain potassium chloride; do not use them without checking with your physician first.
There are a growing number of experts that stress the type of food you eat is more important than the amount and results of studies done at Tuffs University seem to support this. Over a 20 year period data was collected from 82,802 women based on carbohydrates, protein and fat consumption as a percentage of total calories. Low carb diets such as South Beach and Zone did not appear to increase the risk of coronary heart disease. Even more important than the type of diet the study showed the connection between disease and the source of your food.
Women who replaced animal protein and fat with vegetable protein and fat reduced their risk of coronary heart disease by 30%. Another important finding here is the connection between a high glycemic load diet and heart disease; this is a diet high in refined sugars. Diabetics have long known high glycemic foods shoots their blood glucose level up in a hurry and evidence is strong that it may do the same for your risk of heart disease. This makes sense since diabetes increases your risk for heart disease.
Quote from the researchers at Tuffs University:
“The quality of fat and carbohydrates is more important than quantity. We found the direct association between the glycemic load and coronary heart disease was much stronger than the association between carbohydrate and coronary heart disease.”
Quality is so important in everything.
The FDA has now approved the sale of the prescription drug Xenical, for weight loss, over the counter. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare will market the drug as Alli (pronounced Ally) at half the strength of Xenical. Alli will cost $12 to $25 a week with 80% of the market expected to be women.
Alli works by blocking the absorption of about 1/4 the fat you consume and carried out of your body in your stools. By blocking the absorption of fat Alli blocks the absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins A, K, E, and D, for this reason you will be recommended to take a multivitamin at bedtime. Could this be catch 22?; you need to consume some fat to absorb fat-soluble vitamins even when taking a supplement.
Proponents of Alli think this will be a safe weapon in the war against the ever growing obesity epidemic in our country; that remains to be seen. Even those singing the praises of Alli are the first to tell you this is not a magic pill, you will have to eat a low-fat diet and exercise in order for Alli to be effective. Now it seems to me that eating a low-fat diet and following an exercise program results in weight loss without the aide of a pill.
There is concern that some will abuse the diet pill especially among bulimics or binge eaters. Dr. Howard Eisenson, director of Duke and Fitness Center, says that because of the unpleasant side effects he doesn’t think this will be a problem. Too much of Alli leads to diarrhea and “involuntary leakage” of undigested fat. I have to ask if one suffering from bulimia will consider this a problem?
People who are diabetic, using blood thinners and transplant patients need to check with their doctors before taking Alli, there is the possibility of drug interactions. Because of the risk associated with the abuse of this drug sale is not approved for those under 18.
So how much will Alli actually increase your weight loss? According to FDA documents over a six month period you will lose an extra 5.3 to 6.2 pounds for the low cost of $288 to $600, depending on the number of pills taken daily.
That seems like a lot of money for an extra six pounds.
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Bananas have long been recognized for their antacid effects that protect against stomach ulcers and ulcer damage.
“Let food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food.”
Hippocrates
