Month: January 2010

Are Liquid Supplements Right For Your Healthy Diet?

Liquid nutrition products like Ensure (tm) and Boost (tm) have been used almost exclusively in nursing homes and hoispitals, until recently. Lately we have seen nutritional companies marketing these drinks to people of all ages and all stages of health.

Liquid supplements are supposed to be the answer for busy moms running around with the kids, business people running out the door out without time for a sit-down breakfast, and older adults wanting to insure that they will be able to enjoy their grandchildren. But what do these liquid nutrion product really offer?

In general, these supplements are composed of water, sugar, milk and soy proteins, oils, vitamins, and minerals. An 8-ounce can generally has 250 calories, and the deluxe version may have as many as 355 calories. Most are lactose free, some have added fiber, and some are specifically designed for children or adults with certain health problems.

These companies ad campaigns are using fear tactics to make you worry that you are not getting proper nutrition from your ordinary meals. True, some people are consuming less than the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for some nutrients, this doesn't mean they will develop a deficiency disease. If you truly feel you are not getting enough nutrients from your food, you should contact a registered dietitian or a KSU Extension Specialist in nutrition. They can help you determine your needs for additional supplements.

Liquid supplements may be a quick way to get vitamins, minerals and protein, but there is more needed for good health! Scientists continue to discover new ingredienets in foods that provide health benefits. Consider this; the canned supplements have a severe lack of fiber and other healthy components but are really high in sugars and calories. Although this was ideal for the original intent of the products, most healthy consumers don’t want or need all the extra calories that the supplement provides.

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Helping You to Juice Your Way to Health

If you happen to be shopping for the top quality juice you are able to prepare in your kitchen and drink with your family, you need to identify and use the highest quality juice machines first.

The possibilities you can enjoy when shopping for a good juice extractor are virtually limitless. Several appliance makers have supplied the department stores with so large an amount of different models that it is just about certain that you are going to discover the style that suits your needs. For those in the market for a large, sturdy juicer, you ought to consider a Waring JEX328 400 Watts Juicer.

The Waring Pro is powered by a mean 850-watt motor that works out to twice the power of the majority of the juicers being sold. Thanks to this capacity, you are sure to get the most from your fresh produce, minus the excessive trashing of valuable pulp that still has much of the juice in it. The Waring Pro Juice Extractor employs a centrifugal force mechanism that can be employed not simply for fruits and vegetables, but even for wheat grass too. For customers whose family has unique flavor choices in juices, this appliance is definitely a must.

In terms of first impressions, this juice extractor really seems that it is a heavy weight. The outside is created out of brushed stainless steel and trimmed with black plastic. You will discover simply one switch on the panel even though the motor of the Waring Pro Juice Extractor can operate in a couple of speeds. If your storage space is slightly smaller in size, this appliance could not be the best. The Waring JEX328 400 Watts Juicer is huge – standing at 13 inches upright, and 10 inches in width– so you must have plenty of space on your kitchen counter.

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Cellular Nutrition, Back to the Basics!

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Cellular Nutrition is the Best Basic Nutrition

Quite evidently, the very best basic nutrition is absorbed through cellular nutrition. What a joy to hear the enthusiasm in the voice and see the astonishment in the eyes of a person who has started a cell activated nutrition program! The reaction is typical enough that it’s no wonder certain specific programs like these are among the world’s most popular. Yet the happiness and exuberance expressed, about the newly discovered energy level and overall sense of well being that comes with them, is always unique and gratifying.

What is Cellular Nutrition?

Cellular Nutrition is the principle that would be adhered to by a person seeking the very best solid basic nutrition program. It’s been found that in order to be genuinely effective, nutrition must start and stay at the cellular level. The logic here is obvious since the trillions of cells forming our bodies each have specific functions and require specific nutrients to perform that function. So, it becomes of prime importance not only to find out what each of these specialized cells nutritional requirements are, but then to make sure the correct and accurate nutrient is delivered to each cell and be properly assimilated by each cell. The Medical Advisory Board researches for the exact best ingredients and calculates the nutrient ratios in the very best supplement nutrition programs available. These programs produce a kind of nutritional efficiency that is optimal nutrition for each and every cell in the body!

Why Should One Use A Cellular Nutrition Program?

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Do You Supplement With Fish Oil? Kids Also Should Have Fish Oil In Their Diet.

Science has understood the benefits of omega 3 essential fatty acids for some time and these benefits extend to the health of our children. Omega 3 fatty acids are as important in the diet of our children as it is in the diet of adults, and right from conception.

Omega 3 essential fatty acids are found in fish oil. Kids, like adults, should have a minimum intake of Omega3 fats for healthy development and this is now being highlighted by a new study by Associate Professor Barbara Meyer from the University of Wollongong’s School of Health Sciences in Australia. This study has found that children in Australia are highly deficient in omega 3. Children in America will be exactly the same.

In this study it was found that 3 year old children had an average intake of omega 3 essential fats of 47 milligrams and the professor who undertook the study described this intake as “desperately low”.

DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) are the 2 most important essential fatty acids found in fish oil known as Omega 3. Kids in the US, as well as Australia, have levels of these essential fatty acids that are way too low. The deficiency of omega 3 in children has a range of health implications for our kids.

A child’s requirement for omega 3 fats starts right at conception. The study noted that brain development was extremely fast during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy and that for adequate brain development an adequate level of DHA was essential. And it also noted that the first 2 years of infancy was equally important for brain development and placed an equal demand on DHA levels.

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Foods That Kill

Eating healthy, organic, whole foods is the key to good health and weight loss.

Dr. Klaper explains, in very simple terms, how we’re killing ourselves one bite at a time with a meat based diet. No gruesome animal cruelty videos here, just the truth about how meat affects our own health and why a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle is best.

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What are the B Complex Vitamins?

There is much discussion about the B complex vitamin and how it is essential for the body to perform a multitude of functions. However, the B complex vitamin is not just one big complicated vitamin, as the name may imply.

There are actually eight B vitamins in the B complex vitamin as well as a few other related substances. The eight vitamins that make up the B complex vitamin are: thiamine or vitamin B1, riboflavin or vitamin B2, niacin or vitamin B3, pyridoxine or vitamin B6, cobalamine or vitamin B12, folic acid, pantothenic acid and biotin.  Related substances also in the B complex vitamin include choline, inositol and para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA).

Each component of the B complex vitamin has its own individual role within the body, yet it is when they work jointly as the B complex vitamin that they provide fundamental maintenance for the body to stay healthy. As B vitamins are water soluble, it is essential that an adequate amount of these vitamins are consumed on a daily basis. The body cannot store water soluble vitamins; this leads to a regular intake being required.

The B complex is of assistance for a number of health conditions and additional quantities may be needed at certain times in a person's life. Of course, there is a recommended daily allowance for the B complex vitamins that varies according to the sex and age of a person. Still, doctors and other health professionals have found benefits to increasing the intake of the B complex vitamin to help overcome certain illnesses.

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