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ARE YOU GOING TO BE HEALTHIER, OR
SICKER IN 2001? IT'S UP TO
YOU!
Thought For The Day... Where there is pain, I wish you peace and mercy.
Where there is Self-doubting, I wish you a renewed confidence in your
ability to work through them. Where there is tiredness or exhaustion, I
wish you understanding, patience and renewed strength. Where there is
fear, I wish you love and courage.
Our health is partially genetic. We cannot change our
parents. However, just about everything else... what we think, what we
eat and drink and what we say and do are all conscious or unconscious
choices we make every moment of our lives. We control the "power of
choice" to make changes in our behavior and lifestyle.
Are you worried about your weight and the serious medical problems
linked to obesity, such as Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Heart
Disease? These as well as other diet related health ailments, which
just about cover 90% of doctor visits, costs us billions of dollars
every year and causes as many as 300,000 deaths a year.
It is 2001 and you may be thinking about making the same New Year's
resolution that millions of Americans make each year: "This year the
weight is going to come off!"
Each issue of the drhealth Wellness Newsletter will provide you the
latest Nutrition and supplement news, as well as some helpful hints to
loose those extra pounds, to enable you to make more informative
decisions on improving your health. If readers have any questions or
desire specific information, contact me by e-mail, post or call.
Weight Loss Wonder #1: Imagine millions of little bulldozers scooping
up the fat from your belly, rear and thighs, and then dumping it into a
fat-burning furnace. Nutritionists call it "carnitine"
Carnitine's
job is to do just that. It transports the fat to small "energy
factories" in your cells and INCINERATES it.
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, carnitine is essential
for fatty acid oxidation and energy production. Severe and chronic
carnitine deficiency may be associated with various cardiac problems; cardiomegaly, congestive heart failure and cardiac arrest. According
to the The Life Extension Update newsletter, carnitine lowers
triglyceride levels and elevates HDL cholesterol (the good
cholesterol). Other benefits of using a carnitine supplement are that
it reduces blood fat levels, "improves heart arrhythmias, increases
stress resistance, lessens electrocardiogram abnormalities and improves
exercise tolerance."
Weight Loss Wonder #2: If you're serious about losing weight and
keeping the weight off, you should know about this all-natural
supplement called chromium picolinate. A recent carefully controlled
study by Current Therapeutic Research. They gave their subjects 400 mcg
of chromium picolinate per day. And these people lost twice as much
body fat as the control group without losing one ounce of lean muscle
mass!
This natural vitamin improves your metabolism of sugar, which, in turn,
will increase your uptake of insulin. It enables your body to burn
sugars as fuel... and NOT stored as fat.
Weight Loss Wonder #3: If you don't consume sugar or high carbohydrate
foods, your body is not so apt to store it fat. A food craving for
carbohydrates is your bodyÕs powerful biochemical demand for fuel for
your brain. The brain only uses two fuels... glucose and L-glutamine.
L-glutamine reaches a starving brain in just minutes and can immediately
end the most powerful sweet and starch cravings. It keeps you alert and
calm, as well as stabilizes your brain function and promotes good
digestion.
Diet Pep is a combination of herbs to suppress appetite and provide
energy.
Country Life Diet-Power contains thermogenesis without stimulants. It
contains lipotropics, detoxifiers and metabolic agents. A diet without
calorie obsession. A brisk 30-minute walk is a must each day. There is
also a reduction of excess hunger and food cravings.
Nature's Plus Thermo Tropic is a three phase weight control system
because it reduces fat, boosts metabolism and energizes.
Chitasan is a fat blocker that can be used to retain fat when ever
eating fat foods. Chitasan absorbs the fat, thus preventing the body
from absorbing it.
The Low Carbohydrate Diet may be your answer. Protein and fat is OK.
Restrict carbohydrates to 25 grams per day for three weeks. Drink 8
glasses of water per day. A good multivitamin/mineral and EPA oils are
necessary. Extra fiber is also recommended. A high protein food bar
containing only 2 carbohydrates is available. Protein drinks with low
carbos are also available. Books and carbo counters, as well as
specific details and follow-up for the diet are also available at the
Health Gallery.
ARNICA: a homeopathic remedy for pain relief and to speed healing,
especially from sports injuries, like sprains, strains and bruises. May
be used topically or internally.
CAT'S CLAW: a valuable rain forest botanical with a wide spectrum of
therapeutic applications. It contains an immune stimulating oxindole
alkaloid, that enhances the phagocytre (or eater) ability of white blood
cells and macraphages. Cat's Claw helps cleanse the intestinal tract
and heal numerous intestinal disorders, such as ulcers, Crohn's disease,
diverticulitis, leaky bowel syndrome and colitis. Additional conditions
which benefit from cat's claw include: arthritis, cancer, allergies,
candidiasis, herpes zoster, HIV, bladder infections and environmental
toxin poisoning.
GERMANIUM: a potent adaptogen that detoxifies, blocks free radicals and
increases killer cell production. An interferon stimulus for immune
strength and healing.
OLIVE LEAF EXTRACT: is a potent herbal antibacterial, antiviral,
antifungal, antiparasite and antioxidant. It stimulates the immune
system by phagocyte production, restores energy and boosts stamina.
Clinical research and experience have shown that olive leaf extract has
a wide range of successes against viral, bacterial, fungal, and
protozoan infections, particularly for treatment of herpes I and II,
human herpes virus 6 and 7, HIV-AIDS, flu, the common cold, meningitis,
Epstein-Barr virus, encephalitis, shingles, chronic fatigue, hepatitis
B, pneumonia, gonorrhea, malaria, severe diarrhea, blood poisoning, and
dental, ear, urinary tract and surgical infections.
Sugar Control Nutrients... Research suggests that alpha-lipoic acid
stimulates insulin activity, reduces insulin resistance in diabetics,
and enhances the burning of glucose. German researchers recently
reported that alpha-lipoic acid increased cellular uptake and burning of
glucose by 50 percent. It is also a powerful antioxidant and excellent
nutrient for the liver. Chromium picolinate helps insulin burn sugar.
Research in China with U.S. scientists reported patients taking large
doses of chromium - 1000 mcg daily for four months lowered glucose and
insulin levels to normal.
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