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Diet Soda Makes You Fat?
Avoid sodas… even if they are diet.
Sodas will make you fat. And they lead to other health problems. That “innocent” low-cal diet soda is really danger in a can.
A published study tracked the diets of men and women for nine years. Those who drank just one can of diet soda a day increased their risk of metabolic syndrome by 34%. Metabolic syndrome is a collection of symptoms that lead to diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases like cancer.
Just one can of diet soda a day puts you at almost a 10% higher risk of metabolic syndrome than eating a diet of fried foods! And regular soda isn’t any better. Another study found that it’s also associated metabolic syndrome.
The average American drinks an estimated 56 gallons of soft drinkseach year. No wonder over 50 million Americans have metabolic syndrome!
Instead of soft drinks, drink spring water or purified water. For a little added flavor, add fresh orange or lemon slices… even raspberries. You can even try a splash of natural fruit juice. For a change of pace, try iced tea or lemonade. If you like a little sweetness, add a touch of stevia — a natural calorie-free sweetener that you can find in any health food store.
From Total Health BreakThroughs
The Risks of the Fast-Tracked Flu Vaccine
August 26, 2009
By Melanie Segala
Managing Editor, Total Health Breakthroughs
Most of us in the alternative health field have reservations about the government’s rush to inoculate nearly everyone with the swine flu vaccine this fall and winter. With the possibility of adverse effects from the vaccine itself and the heavy metals that are used as preservatives, we must continue to ask ourselves, “What is the greater risk… the flu or the vaccine?”
Read on to learn more about why these concerns continue to mount…
Last week Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Los Angeles County’s health officer remarked at a news conference that three shots of the vaccine may be needed for adequate protection of the swine (H1H1) flu. He also urged medical personnel to sign up for the vaccine before treating the public.1
Meanwhile, the CDC is recommending that the most at-risk populations receive the vaccine first. These groups include pregnant women, healthcare workers, parents and caregivers for children under 6 months old, people ages 6 months to 24 years, and those ages 25 through 64 with chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems.
It sounds like a well-thought out plan — provide sufficient vaccine to cover all strains of the flu and protect the most vulnerable. That is, until you read an August 15 article from a major British newspaper, with the following headline:
Swine flu jab link to killer nerve disease:
Leaked letter reveals concern of neurologists
over 25 deaths in America
The confidential letter was sent from British government officials to 600 senior neurologists. It was written by the British Health Protection Agency and leaked to The Mail On Sunday.2 The cause of concern is the possibility that the vaccine could trigger a brain disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
GBS attacks the lining of the nerves and causes tingling in the legs followed by temporary paralysis. In many people, the arms and upper body are also affected. Most people recover, but GBS can be fatal if the whole body becomes paralyzed and the affected person cannot breathe.
But that’s not the only worry. According to Dr. Tom Jefferson, one of the additives in the swine flu vaccine is a substance called squalene. It’s a naturally occurring enzyme on which there is no research to support its use as a vaccine filler. That means there could be as-yet unknown side effects.
And the 25 US deaths mentioned in the headline?
That refers to 1976 when the swine flu vaccine killed 25 people —more than the virus itself. It also triggered 500 cases of GBS and increased the risk of contracting the condition eightfold.1 The vaccine was recalled after only 10 weeks and the government paid out millions to people that were affected. In the short time the vaccine was available, 40 million people were vaccinated.
The British government is obviously very worried they may face the same health disaster with the latest swine flu vaccine.
Why?
The most obvious answer is that the H1N1 vaccine has been fast-tracked for testing and approval in both the US and Europe. While this will prove its effectiveness against the flu, it won’t prove its short and long term safety — and many like Dr. Arthur Schafer of Canada are worried.
He is asking publicly if the long term risks of the vaccine in healthy people are justified —especially when the evidence shows the H1N1 flu itself is only a mild strain.3 And he says, many other health professionals are contacting him to voice the same concerns.
Back in May, Dr. Lisa Forgione wrote a great article on protecting yourself from the swine flu —through common sense prevention and boosting your immune system. You can read it again by clicking here. And don’t forget to boost your intake of vitamin D. My July 15 Undercover tells you why.
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Going through the Opening
Contracting before Expanding
Sometimes our lives contract before they expand. We may be working hard on ourselves spiritually, doing good in the world, following our dreams, and wondering why we are still facing constrictions of all kinds?financial, emotional, physical. Perhaps we even feel as if we?ve lost our spirituality and are stuck in a dark room with no windows. We may be confused and discouraged by what appears to be a lack of progress. But sometimes this is the way things work. Like a caterpillar that confines itself to a tiny cocoon before it grows wings and flies, we are experiencing the darkness before the dawn.
When things feel tight, it?s easy to panic or want to act in some way to ease the feeling of constriction. We might also spin our wheels mentally, trying to understand why things are the way they are. However, there is nothing we need to do at this time other than to be patient and persevering. We can cling to the awareness that we are processing the shift from one stage to another, and the more we surrender to the experience, the more quickly we will move through the tightness into the opening on the other side. Just like a baby making its way down the birth canal, we may feel squeezed and pushed and very uncomfortable, but if we remember that we are on our way to being born into a new reality, we will find the strength to carry on. Even as we endure the contractions, we can find peace within ourselves if we remember to trust the universe. We can look to the natural world for inspiration as we see that all beings surrender to the process of being born. In that surrender, and in the center of our own hearts, is a willingness to trust in the unknown as we make our way through the opening.
Tomatoes are a good source of the antioxidants lycopene and beta-carotene. But if you eat a tomato without adding a little fat, your body is unlikely to absorb all these nutrients.
Scientists recruited graduate students to eat bowls of salad greens with tomatoes and various types of salad dressings. The researchers put IV lines into the participants’ veins and drew blood samples before and after they’d eaten the salads in order to get precise measurements of the absorption of nutrients.
When researchers went back and analyzed the blood samples, they realized that people who had eaten fat-free or low-fat dressings didn’t absorb the beneficial carotenoids from the salad. Only when they had eaten the oil-based dressing did they get the nutrients. Extra virgin oil with balsamic vinegar is one of the simplest and delicious dressings.
Read mercola.com for many more great health tips.
