Monthly Archive for April, 2007

FIFTY50 wafers–Target market–DIABETICS

The first ingredient listed is partially hydrogenated soybean oil. A trans-fat that increases your risk for heart disease.

I have noticed lately that there are certain days when I feel like I have taken a sleeping pill so I kept a food diary to see if there is a certain food that I always consume on those days. Much to my surprise there is, Bananas. To quote www.realage.com ”they’re practically a pill in a peel”. Every tasty bite contains melatonin and serotonin as well as the muscle relaxant magnesium.

The next time you have trouble sleeping peel and eat a banana rather than reaching for a sleeping pill.

For those of you who suffer from hay fever Dr. Andrew Weil recommends:

“Starting six weeks before allergy season, take 500mg. quercetin twice a day between meals to quiet your inflammatory reponse to pollen. If symptoms act up, use freeze-dried stinging nettle every four hours instead of antihistamines.”

Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil is oil extracted from the seed of the palm fruit through a chemical process using a Kerosene like substance.

From www.womens-health-advisor.com

“Some vitamin supplements containing high doses of zinc as well as remedies aimed at reducing cold symptoms could lead to excess zinc levels and cause urinary problems for older adults, according to a study in the February 2007 Journal of Urology. The study analyzed data from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS), in which 3,640 people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) were randomly assigned to various formulations of daily antioxidant vitamins with high doses vitamins C, E, beta carotene, and copper, with and without 80mg of zinc, or a placebo.

The six-year AREDS study found the supplements with zinc slowed the progression of AMD. However, there were almost twice as many hospital admissions for genitourinary problems among patients assigned to supplements with zinc than those taking formulas without zinc (11.1 percent vs. 7.6 percent). The most common problem was a urinary tract infection. Zinc had no effect on the risk of bladder or urinary system cancer.”