Health Discussion en http://backend.userland.com/rss /view_topic.php?pid=542#542 542@ Topic: Americans are OVERWEIGHTS Message: Americans are overweight. Is dietary fat the reason? Previous generations often consumed higher percentages of dietary fat than many overweight people do today yet did not suffer from obesity. Despite eating low fat foods, the fat epidemic continues unabated. Why? One reason may be the decrease of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in the diet that is the result of the trend towards “low-fat” and red meat-free diets. Fat that is not used for energy production is converted into new stored fat cells. CLA is essential for the transport of dietary fat into cells where it is used to build muscle and produce energy. The primary dietary sources of CLA are beef and milk. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:46:13 -0400 /view_topic.php?pid=540#540 540@ Topic: ESECIALLY ENHANCED,RELAXING NATURAL DIETER'S TEA Message: Dieting can be difficult. But it can also be satisfying. Especially with the Enhance of my relaxing, flavorful, all natural Super Dieter's Teas. My teas have Enhanced a lot of my friends succeed. They'll Enhance you too. A strong diet and fitness routine can Enhance you take control of your life and change it for the better. Once you do, tell me how my teas have Enhanced you. Share your challenges, and how you overcame them. I'd love to hear from you. My dream is for the ancient wisdom of tea drinking to play an important role in your healthy lifestyle. So you can look your best, feel your best, and be your best.Super Dieter's Tea from Laci Le Beau is the result of Discomfortstaking research and experimentation with hundreds of herbs, leaves, and spices. Our Master Tea Blenders combined ancient Chinese wisdom with American ingenuity to create a refreshing tea of unequaled flavor and aroma. Since everyone is unique, it's recommended that you start with a small amount of Super Dieter's Tea and gradually increase your intake to meet your personal taste requirements. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:41:08 -0400 /view_topic.php?pid=535#535 535@ Topic: HELPFUL MUSHROOM Message: Mushroom Health have been used of both as food and for medicinal purposes. Mushrooms are enhance health food - low in calories, high in vegetable proteins, chitin, iron, zinc, fiber, essential amino acids, vitamins & minerals. Mushroom are probiotic, they enhance our body make stronger itself and fight off illness by maintaining physiological homeostasis, restoring our bodies balance and natural fight to problem. The compounds they enclose have been classified as Host Defense Potentiators (HDP) which can have defense mechanism of body enhancement properties. That is one of the reasons they are currently used as adjuncts to Long standing problems favorable effects. Several different polysaccharides anti tumor agents have been developed from the fruiting body, mycelia, and culture medium of various medicinal mushrooms.[b]Mushroom Qualities[/b]    *      Mushrooms enhance our body strengthen itself and fight off illness by maintaining physiological homeostasis.    *      Mushrooms offer high-quality protein, vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids and fiber, but an accurate carbohydrate breakdown had been indefinable.    *      Mushrooms are a superb resource of potassium, a mineral that enhance lower elevated blood pressure and reduces the danger of stroke.    *      Mushrooms are a rich resource of riboflavin, niacin, and selenium. Selenium is an antioxidant that works with vitamin E to defend cells from the damaging effects of free radicals.    *      Unique chemicals in raw, cooked and dried mushrooms may enhance enhance defense mechanism of body, defend off problem created due to harmful organisms and fight Long standing problems.    *      One enhance of mushrooms also provides about 20 to 40 percent of the daily value of copper, a mineral that has cardio protective properties. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:57:24 -0400 /view_topic.php?pid=532#532 532@ Topic: Pregnenolone or Progesterone? Message: I am a 41 y.o. female.  My saliva test indicate overall low cortisol (adrenal exhaustion), low DHEAS, and low estriadol.  I wonder if the DHEA I am starting tomorrow will correct the low estriadol or do I need to supplement w/Preg or Progesterone?  Research thus far has not been very clear as to which one of these would be best for low Estriadol.Thanks in advance.kdh Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:06:14 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=531#531 531@ Topic: Question about hair loss/thinning Message: Hey, you are not alone. Don’t worry. Here is some useful information about early hair loss. You might get help under the following link:http://www.ndri.com/forum/t95-hair-loss.htmlHope, you could find a way. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:44:18 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=527#527 527@ Topic: Red Yeast Rice Message: Red Yeast Rice is rice that has been fermented by the red yeast, Monascus purpureus. It has been used by the Chinese for many centuries as a food preservative, food colorant (it is responsible for the red color of Peking duck), spice, and ingredient in rice wine. Red yeast rice continues to be a dietary staple in China, Japan, and Asian communities in the United States, with an estimated average consumption of 14 to 55 grams of red yeast rice per day per person.Red yeast rice also has been used in China for over 1,000 years for medicinal purposes. Red yeast rice was described in an ancient Chinese list of drugs as useful for improving blood circulation and for alleviating indigestion and diarrhea.Recently, red yeast rice has been developed by Chinese and American scientists as a product to lower blood lipids, including cholesterol and triglycerides. Since the 1970s, human studies have reported that red yeast lowers blood levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein/LDL ("bad cholesterol"), and triglyceride levels. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:20:39 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=526#526 526@ Topic: Chest Shape Message: i am working out for some auditions and cannot afford a huge chest. i am skinny but somehow the LOWER OUTER edges of my chest (close to wings) are out of shape as if there is some fat. i have tried doing all the lower chest workouts as well as dips for months now. nothings working out. i realy need a tip. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:56:45 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=522#522 522@ Topic: A Recipe for Rye BreadThe more I make bread, the more I am convinced o Message: The more I make bread, the more I am convinced of the importance of the kitchen being in the best position in the house. When we designed and built our house, I was determined that the kitchen should have a view and be on the front of the house. Now that it’s six-fifteen of a summer morning and I’m up early, kneading bread, because we’ve run out again, I’m especially happy to be looking out over a sun-soaked landscape to the distant mountains. Every time you make bread you’re guaranteed a good ten minutes of contemplation as you knead it, the mechanical rhythmic activity frees the mind to wander or switch off…very therapeutic. Having a view thrown in as well is just an added bonus. I haven’t always made bread. It is a comparatively recent development. Making jam was the first breakthrough into self-sufficiency, then came the day when our local supplier of rye bread, who made a loaf that (miracle of miracles), all the children would eat, decided to switch recipes and use caraway in it…instant rejection by the whole family. We’d stopped the wheat bread to try and help my son’s allergies and found it helped most of us, so apart from the occasional indulgence of fluffy white bread, I wanted to stay off it. There was no alternative; I would have to take the leap into bread making. The main reason that I’d resisted was that it seemed to take so long. First the mixing and kneading, then the rising, then knocking down and forming loaves, a second rising and finally the baking. Who could keep track of all that in the chaotic life of a three-child family? So eventually I take the plunge, turn to my friend Nigel (Slater, not namedropping but he and Nigella (Lawson) are ever-present in my kitchen, in book format of course) and find a foolproof recipe for a white loaf, simpler to start off with white I think. Well the first try produced a reasonable, if huge, loaf, and though my son still remembers that it was a bit doughy in the middle. Second try, I got two pretty perfect loaves and I was on a roll. Now to find a recipe for rye bread. It seems that 100% rye is usually made by the sour dough method and I couldn’t see my family going for that, so settle for a half and half rye/whole-wheat recipe… triumph. Ok, my son the food connoisseur complained it was a bit too sweet, so next time round I reduced the amount of honey, but this recipe has been our staple diet ever since, and I am now truly ensconced in my kitchen, looking at the view, every other day, while I endeavor to keep the supply level with the ever increasing demand. Any way, finally to the recipe: 500g rye flour 450g whole-wheat flour plus more for kneading 50g plain flour 1 tablespoon salt 1 10g sachet of instant yeast 1 tablespoon honey 3 tablespoons oil 670 ml milk 125 ml water Warm the milk to lukewarm. Mix the flours and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle and put in the yeast, then honey, then oil, pour on the warmed milk and water and mix. When it gets doughy turn out on to a well floured surface (it will be extremely sticky) and knead for 10 minutes. You will need to keep adding flour as you knead. It is better for it to be too sticky than too dry – you can always add more flour, but too dry will make a dry, hard loaf. After 10 minutes, put it back into the bowl with a plastic bag over it and leave in a warmish place for two hours or so. Then knock down, firmly pressing out the air, but not over kneading, then form into two or three loaves on a baking sheet, cover again and leave to rise for another hour. Then bake for 30 minutes at 190C until they sound hollow when you tap on the bottom of the loaf. Cool on a wire rack So how do I keep track of the bread making, in between school runs, mealtimes and the rest? Well I don’t always. There are times when I optimistically start the bread off, leave it to rise and four hours later remember about it, knock it down, forget to switch on the oven so it has had an extra day or so in rising time by the time it gets cooked. It does seem to be very forgiving though – whatever you do to it, you do generally get bread out at the end, it may not always be the perfect loaf, but then variety is the spice of life after all. There was one time it hadn’t quite finished cooking by the time I had to do the school run, so I asked my husband to take it out in ten minutes….. By the time I got back we had a very useful weapon against intruders. We didn’t eat that one…I think it was rivet for lunch…! Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:04:07 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=516#516 516@ Topic: D-Mannose Message: D-Mannose finds it's way to to your bladder through your urinary tract system.Once in your bladder the D-mannose sticks to your bladder wall like glue in tern the ecoli bug is attracted to the D-mannose and sticks to the D-mannose and not onto your bladder wall.The next time you urinate the D-mannose will simply drop off your bladder wall in urination taking the ecoli bug with it,leaving your bladder free from ecoli and infections.D-Mannose is a natural sugar which is harmless to your body and is safe enough for pregnant women and babies to take. Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:28:17 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=511#511 511@ Topic: Question about hair loss/thinning Message: I think I have solved my problem.  I have been taking Benadryl almost every night for the past several months.  I stopped taking it 4 nights ago, and ever since stopping it, my hair has started to feel so much better!  It's not 100% back to normal yet, but the thickness and fullness are already starting to come back and it is a lot stronger!  I guess I will not be taking Benadryl anymore! :worthy: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:32:53 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=508#508 508@ Topic: Question about hair loss/thinning Message: I am a 26-year-old active female who has always had VERY thick and very full hair my entire life until just a few months ago, when I noticed that my hair was a lot thinner and seemed to be breaking off very easily.  Usually, if I run my hand through my hair, I will pull out one or two strands.  I have no idea what has brought this on.  My hair has always been so thick that it was almost annoying since I always needed to have it thinned by my stylist.  Now, it is the complete opposite.  I do work in health care, so I was thinking of several possibilities, including stress or possibly even hypothyroidism, but I actually feel just fine otherwise and I don't really have any other physical symptoms or complaints at all.  I will admit, though, that around the time that this all started, I started having problems with anxiety, especially since my job can be fairly stressful, which tends to exacerbate it a great deal.  I have always been a somewhat anxious person, but it seems to be much worse lately.  I feel anxious more often than not, and any little thing seems to trigger it.  This all started happening shortly after I turned 26 back in September.  I was fine before then.  Can anxiety problems cause these types of hair problems?  I don't take any medications other than a daily multivitamin and an occasional antihistamine for allergies when they flare up.  I have tried different types of shampoos, but nothing seems to be making a difference.  I am totally confused about this.  Any ideas or suggestions? Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:17:41 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=504#504 504@ Topic: Resveratrol Message: Resveratrol is a naturally occurring phytoalexin produced by some higher plants in response to injury or fungal infection. Phytoalexins are chemical substances produced by plants as a defense against infection by pathogenic microorganisms, such as fungi. Alexin is from the Greek, meaning to ward off or to protect. Resveratrol may also have alexin-like activity for humans.Researchers around the world report that resveratrol, known as a red wine molecule. It was recently described as “a boon for treating Alzheimer’s disease” by virtue of its ability to activate the Sirtuin 1 DNA repair gene.Remarkably, resveratrol does not inhibit the production of the beta amyloid plaque believed to be responsible for the disease but rather promotes the degradation of plaque in the brain. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:06:54 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=501#501 501@ Topic: L-Lysine Message: L-Lysine is an α-amino acid. This amino acid is an essential amino acid, which means that humans cannot synthesize it. L Lysine is among important amino acids which play the effective role in human body. L-lysine is protein amino acid. It is a common form of lysine. Certain proteins, such as those found in meat, poultry and milk are rich in L-lysine. Proteins found in grains, cereals and their products are typically low in L-lysine. Small amounts of free L-lysine are found in vegetables, vegetable juices and in such fermented foods as miso and yogurt. L-Lysine is a basic building block for all protein in the body. L-lysine helps get improved the absorption of calcium from the digestive area and prevent loss of calcium in the urine. Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:24:56 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=498#498 498@ Topic: Calm Plus Calcium Message: Calcium is an important nutrient essential to maintaining total body health. Your body needs it every day-not just to keep your bones and teeth strong, but to ensure proper functioning of muscles and nerves. It even helps your blood to clot. Calcium deficiency can be a serious issue and has been heavily promoted through the media and advertising. But the hidden cause of calcium deficiency is the fact that available calcium is not being assimilated by the body due to a lack of magnesium.         If you feel you are not getting sufficient calcium in your diet, Calm Plus Calcium is the answer. It blends Natural CalmTM, most absorbable and fastest acting magnesium available-with calcium and other key ingredients so the calcium you take will actually be fully utilized. Your body's magnesium level won't be depleted and there won't be any buildup of unabsorbed calcium.  Calm Plus Calcium prevents a surplus of calcium robbing the body's vital magnesium supply and avoid the symptoms associated with depleted levels of magnesium. Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:03:48 -0500 /view_topic.php?pid=492#492 492@ Topic: LipoPhos Forte Message: LipoPhos Forte is a blend of highly refined essential phospholipids (EPL), natural substances that form the outer membranes of living cells. These naturally occurring lipids include phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol and phosphatidylethanolamine, as well as linoleic and linolenic fatty acids, and are encapsulated in nanometer-size liposomes for complete intestinal absorption. EPL plays a role in cellular energy production, intracellular communication, and in maintaining cell membrane fluidity and integrity. EPL is involved in enzymatic processes that are a crucial part of cholesterol metabolism, transportation and elimination, and numerous clinical trials have confirmed that it supports blood lipids within normal levels. EPL may potentially support healthy platelet aggregation, cardiovascular health, peripheral brain circulation and exercise tolerance. LipoPhos Forte is beneficial for the proper functioning of heart & vessels. It contains beneficial substance (essential phospholipids) that maintains the cellular functions & proper blood circulation. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:07:48 -0500