Thursday, July 29, 2010

Choosy Mom's Should NOT Choose Jiff.....

American mom's have been brain washed to think that "Choosey Mom's Choose Jiff!" I ask myself, did these choosy mom's ever look at the label on a Jiff Jar? Jiff contains Fully Hydrogenated Oil! That is one of the worst things you can put in your adult body, much less your children's.

What is Hydrogenated Oil? It is a product that scientist was made a long time ago to harden soap! That's right, I said soap. Then the U.S. food makers thought it would be a great idea to add this to our processed foods to make them more shelf stable. How long do you think a twinkie can sit on the shelf before it goes bad - probably 100 years. It is so important to check the ingredients list on the foods that you are eating and feeding your children. So many foods these days have Hydrogenated Oil in them, such as crackers, peanut butter (Jiff), processed cheese, snack bars, cookies, cakes, dounuts, coffee creamers and if you think your doing yourself any favors with margarine, just stop now!

Eating Hydrogenated Oil is like eating plastic, it causes laseration in your arteries and can lead to high cholesterol and coronary heart disease, and many other things that we probably don't even know about yet.

A great alternative to Jiff, and all those other peanut butter brands that have hydrogenated oil, is Smuckers All Natural Peanut Butter, with or without honey. You will see the oil at the top of the jar, so make sure to mix it up good before using it. Smuckers only puts what you would think would be in peanut butter: peanuts and a very small amount of salt. So next time you "choose," choose Smuckers!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Summer Smoothie

This is a smoothie recipe that I created. It is low-glyecmic and delicious! The agave syrup and fruit gives it the perfect amount of sweetness without the blood sugar rush. You can find Agave Syrup/Nectar at pretty much any grocery store these days. It may be located in the "Health Section" and I would recommend buying organic. It is a natural source of sweetner without all the empty calories and it won't spike your blood sugar like regular cane sugar or honey. Enjoy!

Ingredients
1 Serving

• ½ cup of nonfat plain Greek Yogurt

• ½ cup of frozen berries, can add 1/2 banana

• ¼ cup of skim milk

• 1 tablespoon agave syrup

• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed

*Add a scoop of protein powder and fiber powder to give it an extra kick!

Directions: Take all of the ingredients and blend in a blender. It’s that easy!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Top 10 Superfoods

If you eat a diet with predominantly these foods, you will feel more energy, get rid of toxins and have overall better health.  Thanks to ExtendSnacks for the following Top 10 Superfoods:

1. Low Fat or fat free PLAIN YOUGURT:  Great for protein and potassium as well as that friendly good bacteria.  MAKE SURE IT IS PLAIN AND FEEL FREE TO ADD SOME BERRIES AND AGAVE SYRUP TO SWEETEN.

2.  Eggs:  This is a very complete food.  Contains 12 vitamins and minerals.

3.  Nuts:  Walnuts, for example have Omega 3's (good fat) as well as protein and fiber.  Limit to 1 handful per day because of the fat content.

4.  Kiwis:  One large kiwi will give you your daily allowance of Vitamin C for the day.

5.  Quinoa:  This is an ancient grain that is one of the best whole grains you can eat. It is high in fiber, protien and many essential minerals and nutriets. It can be used in place of rice or couscous.

6. Beans: Loaded with insoluble fiber and soluble fiber which may help to lower cholesterol. They are a wonderful low-glycemic carb which is high in protein and fiber and help to keep you full longer.

7. Salmon: This is considered a super food - very low in calories, but rich in omega-3's, which is great for your heart and cholesterol.

8: Broccoli: It is jammed packed with essentail vitamins such as vitamin K, vitamin C and vitamin A.

9: Sweet Potatoes: These are a wonderful alternative to a white potato. Did you know that a white potatoes are actually considered high-glycemic and will spike your blood sugar very quickly as compared to a low-glycemic sweet potato? Sweet potatoes have many essential vitamins and fiber and will keep you full longer.

10: Berries: These wonder fruits are low in calories and high in fiber, antioxidants and phytonutrients. Anytime you have sweet craving grab for cherries, blueberries, strawberries or raspberries vs. something with refined sugar.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Found some great snacks that taste good and keep you full

Extend Snacks
ExtendSnacks were designed to do one thing particularly well - help stabilize blood sugar levels for up to 9 hours! Their patented formula converts gradually to blood sugar over 7 to 9 hours - instead of all at once like so many other snacks - to help even out blood sugar swings.


Click the link above for more info.  We love the chocolate peanut butter bars, peanut bars, and apple cinnamon the best.   You can get just bars or just snacks, etc.  These are great when you are in a hurry and you want to stay satisfied with no blood sugar swings.  Have a Healthy Day!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Fluoride...What is the deal?

Interesting video below talking about Fluoride and how incredibly toxic it is.  Be careful when using this stuff.  Not sure what to think but thought you should all be aware.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYxLRtudYM4

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Interesting Article about Mercury in your Silver Teeth Fillings

Is the FDA really looking out for us???? Hmmmmm....  Had to share this!

The FDA Protects Your Pets from Mercury But Not You -- Until NowShare

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 12:21pm

The FDA Protects Your Pets from Mercury But Not You -- Until Now


By Charlie Brown, JD


The FDA used to be the world’s gold standard health regulator. However, it has recently spiraled into a Byzantine phalanx of independent centers providing hasty approvals of high-risk products, without oversight, and inconsistent regulations.

A powerful example is its regulation of mercury amalgam fillings. The FDA has done nothing until compelled to act by court order.

To be FDA’s new Commissioner, President Obama chose former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D. The Harvard-educated physician was confirmed May 18th without controversy or opposition.

The FDA Protects Animals from Mercury but Not Humans

A good way for Dr. Hamburg to begin would be to reverse years of FDA inaction on mercury amalgam – a step she assured Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) she would take in response to his question during the confirmation process. Inexplicably, the FDA zealously protects animals from mercury exposure, while taking almost a laissez-faire approach to human exposure to mercury.


In 2002, the agency pulled from the market a mercury-containing ointment for horses, and proclaimed zero tolerance for mercury in any product used to treat an animal. The FDA ruled that mercury is so toxic to mammals, it had no duty to prove its presence actually harms horses.


When it comes to mercury-containing products marketed to the humans however the FDA’s zeal evaporates. The FDA requires mercury critics to prove actual and widespread harm -- the shocking opposite of its position on protecting animals. Interestingly, the FDA policies ignore warnings from the Environmental Protection Agency that one in seven American women of childbearing age has so much mercury she is at risk of having a brain-damaged child.

Mercury Amalgams (Silver Fillings) Are Archaic, Deceptive, and Dangerous

Nowhere is the FDA’s failure to protect humans from mercury more blatant than in the field of dentistry. Amalgam fillings are 19th century devices containing 50% mercury.

However, the FDA continues to allow unregulated amalgam use in assembly-line clinics and institutions – including, sadly, the military – despite the fact that modern dentists have switched to safer alternatives like resin. A national dentist poll published in the June edition of The Wealthy Dentist states that slightly over 50% of dentists are mercury-free, meaning the 19th-century-style dentists – the mercury-users – have declined to less than half of all US dentists!

The FDA never even acted to stop use of the deceptive term “silver fillings” to describe amalgam. As a result, a Zogby poll conducted three years ago found that more than three in four Americans could not name mercury as amalgam’s main component.


FDA Successfully Sued

I run a small national consumer group, and have sparred with the FDA for seven years, first coaxing, then suing, to get the agency to do what is legally required. After my organization, Consumers for Dental Choice, sued the FDA, the agency retracted its claims of amalgam’s safety from its website and issued a stark advisory: Mercury from amalgam fillings “may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses.”

As a result of my lawsuit against the FDA it must, by court order, classify amalgam – that is, issue a regulation deciding the degree of risk it poses for the general public and for vulnerable subpopulations – by July 28, 2009. In anticipation, public officials are imploring the FDA to protect dental consumers.

The State and Local Public Officials Mercury-Free Caucus, a coalition of state lawmakers, mayors, and other public officials from eleven states, wrote a letter asking that FDA “act decisively to protect Americans, especially children and young women, from mercury by limiting, then phasing out the use of amalgam.”

Then, on May 14, Congresswoman Diane Watson (D-Calif.) and Congressman Dan Burton (R-Ind.) sent a letter urging the FDA to steer consumers to safer materials. Co-signed by 17 other Members of Congress, it emphasizes that mercury from amalgam can “threaten the development of the fetus” and “pass into breast milk of the lactating mothers.” Thus, the FDA must not only ensure that all consumers know about the mercury, but the FDA must also “protect women and children from the harmful effects of mercury fillings.”

The End of Silver Fillings May Be Near!

As the FDA approaches its duty to classify, manufacturers and pro-mercury dentists are increasingly feeling the heat. In May, a religious-consumer-environmental coalition, led by Sister Valerie Heinonen, Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk, presented a resolution to the annual meeting of Danaher, the #1 manufacturer of toxic mercury fillings. Calling for Danaher to consider exiting amalgam, one-sixth of all shareholders (forty-three million shares) voted for it, an extraordinary outcome for a first-time presentation.

But it isn’t just activists weighing in – it’s Wall Street itself. A financial analysis by Bank of America Securities advises that Dentsply, the #2 manufacturer, would be more profitable if mercury fillings are banned. And where manufacturer liability looms, the trial lawyers won’t be far behind. My article in the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Journal provides a preliminary road map for such litigation.


An industry analysis by J.P. Morgan predicts that the FDA will finally stop mercury amalgam fillings from going to children and pregnant women. It’s about time. The Canadian government took this action thirteen years ago.

You Can Make a Difference

For all players, the upcoming FDA rule on July 18, 2009 will mark the watershed moment in dental history.

For the average person, it means empowerment, access to the information we need to reject mercury fillings – and switch to mercury-free dentists.

For the bitter-ender pro-mercury dentists, as represented by the American Dental Association, it means the chance to recognize that the FDA’s rule will mark the beginning of the end of mercury fillings – or surely these dentists and their trade group will fall on their collective swords for toxic mercury.

For the Obama Administration’s FDA, it means the first and best opportunity to return to the path toward becoming the world gold standard health regulator.

If you want to find a mercury free dentist the best resource out there now is DAMS at www.amalgam.org, call them at 651-644-4572 or email them at dams@usfamily.net. Toxicteeth.org also has a list you can use.

If you want to be a volunteer to help in the next phases of the removal of mercury from the US write us at info@toxicteeth.org

Charles G. Brown is National Counsel for Consumers for Dental Choice (www.toxicteeth.org), Washington, D.C.

Monday, November 9, 2009

What Supplements should I Take?

One of the biggest questions that I get as a lifestyle coach is "What nutritional supplements are right for me?"  I've found a great way to answer that question.  I found an online survey that was designed by scientists and doctors and is totally PRIVATE.  Your answers are fed into an scientific database and then a customized nutritional regimen is generated.  Here is a link to to the: Nutraphysical Survey


Thursday, November 5, 2009

Super Easy Three Bean Chili

I thought I would share this Chili recipe from my Cookbook since it definitely is Chili weather for most of us in the country...no pun intended! This recipe has tons of fiber from the beans and a good amount of protein from the ground turkey. Enjoy!

Ingredients

(6 Servings)
• 2, 15oz cans of dark red kidney beans (low sodium)

• 1, 15oz can of black beans (low sodium)

• 1, 15oz can of navy beans (low sodium)

• 1, 6oz can of tomato paste

• 1 package of lean ground turkey

• 1 medium yellow onion

• 1, 15oz can crushed tomatoes (low sodium)

• 2, 15oz cans of tomato sauce (low sodium)

• 1, 8oz can of tomato sauce (low sodium)

• 3 cups of water (add slowly, you may not

need to use all the water depending on

thickness you want)

• 3 tablespoons of chili powder

• 1/8 to 1 tsp cayenne pepper depending on how spicy you want it

• 1 & ½ tsp salt

• ½ tsp pepper

• Low fat sour cream

• Low fat shredded cheddar

• 1 bunch of green onions

Directions

Start by dicing up the yellow onion. Sautee the yellow onion and turkey in a big pot (the one that you will cook the chili in) over medium heat. Cook the turkey until it all turns white.

You probably will not have to drain the fat out of the pot because the turkey is so lean. If there is some fat after cooking, make sure to drain this. I usually use a colander to do this.

Rinse all the beans out in a colander. Add the beans, tomato sauce and tomato paste to the cooked onion and turkey. Stir and add some salt and pepper to taste. I usually add a little more after the chili has been simmering for awhile. Add some cayenne pepper to taste. I usually use about 1/2- 1 teaspoon. Add the chili powder and let this simmer for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, slowly add the water to the mixture. Let this simmer for about another 30 minutes or longer depending on when you want to eat.

Right before you are about to eat. Chop up some green onions, get out the sour cream and put a little shredded cheddar in a serving bowl. These are great condiments for people to add to their chili. It’s now ready to serve!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Detox - Day 7

Yesterday was the last day of detox. I feel great! Here is what I ate on my last day:
Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs, hot water the juice of half a lemon.
Snack: 1 cup of red grapes
Lunch: Rotisserie chicken on a spinach salad with carrots, zucchini, grape tomatoes and avacado. Balsamic vinegar and olive oil for dressing.
Snack: 1 Honeycrisp Apple
Dinner: Leftover shrimp and veggie stirfry.
Snack: Cut up kiwis, stawberries and banana. Hot green tea.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Detox - Day 6

One more day to go!
Breakfast: Banana, kiwi and raspberries. Hot water with the juice from half a lemon.
Snack: Cut up zuchinni and grape tomatoes.
Lunch: Spinach salad with rotisserie chicken, avocado, zuchinni, and tomatoes.
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Stir fry with shrimp, asparagus, sugar snap peas, mushrooms, onions, garlic, zuchinni, and broccoli.
Snack: Cut up kiwi and raspberries. Hot peppermint tea.