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Some Harvard-educated researchers believe they’ve discovered a proverbial ‘fountain of youth’.*

They’re talking about resveratrol, calling it a miracle ingredient, and the greatest discovery since antibiotics.*

Resveratrol is a compound found in the skin and seeds of grapes.

Researchers have been mystified for years about how the French can smoke cigarettes and eat high-fat foods, yet still have extremely low rates of cancer and heart disease. They call it the French paradox.

Harvard researchers Dr. Christoph Westphal and David Sinclair conducted genetic research to investigate the French paradox.

Until now, scientists believed drinking red wine had health benefits*… but couldn’t put their finger on exactly why.

Now they believe the resveratrol in wine activates cells into behaving more youth-like in a number of ways.*

The biggest hurdle with resveratrol is finding a way to consume the large concentrations required to provide you with a benefit. You’d need several bottles of wine per day to get the anticipated benefit from resveratrol. Drinking large amounts of wine or other alcoholic beverages will increase your insulin levels, which will eventually have a negative impact on your health in a number of ways.

I’ll tell you in a minute how you can get your highly-concentrated resveratrol without the alcohol, sugars and calories of red wine.

But first, let’s discuss how to control your free radical levels…

Neutralizing the Free Radical Threat

Every day of your life you face exposure to dangerous free radicals. No matter how healthy a lifestyle you lead or how healthy your diet is, this is simply a fact of life.

Fortunately this is not all bad – as your normal bodily functions (breathing, metabolism, and physical activity) naturally generate free radicals. Your immune system also generates free radicals to help neutralize viruses and bacteria.

But some free radicals are the result of environmental factors such as pollution, radiation, pesticides, and cigarette smoking.

The problem starts when these free radicals attack your healthy cells and cause them to weaken and become more susceptible to health disorders. Plus, this can also have a profound effect on how you age.

An All Natural Source of Resveratrol

Purple Defense contains 50 mg of Resveratrol per serving.
With an overall 3,500 ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value per capsule, Purple Defense capsules provide a powerful natural antioxidant blend.

But as part of normal functioning, your body is capable of keeping free radicals in check and naturally neutralizing them, unless you…

• Eat a diet consisting mostly of processed junk food
• Cut corners on getting enough sleep on a daily basis
• Ignore your need for regular exercise
• Find yourself under a great deal of stress
• Expose yourself to a high number of environmental free radicals

Exposing your body to these types of conditions may overwhelm it with free radicals and cause damage.

Plus, free radical damage accumulates with age. So, the longer your lifestyle and environment expose you to this damage, the greater your consequences as you age… the greater potential consequences to your overall aging process.

So what can you do?

Well, first of all, it would be helpful to address the unhealthy habits listed above.

Additionally, consider going the next step and find ways to fortify your healthy diet with antioxidant rich food.

I’m sure you’re well aware of the benefits of antioxidants from all the discussion on my site. I’ve spent literally decades researching this topic and cannot stress their importance to you enough.

Antioxidants provide your body with natural protection against free radicals and help you neutralize and keep them under control.

Why Organic Food is Your Best Choice
for Natural Free Radical Protection

There are many sources of antioxidants available to help boost your health.

Most of these sources come directly from consumption of high quality, fresh, organic and preferably locally grown vegetables and fruits. But there is a catch.

The catch is that, to get the most potent antioxidant content from the fruits and vegetables – they need to be organically grown and processed.

Here’s why.

Research shows that certain organically grown fruits and vegetables have significantly higher levels of potent antioxidants than traditionally grown foods.

The key to all this is a large family of natural antioxidant compounds called polyphenols.

Polyphenols exist in plant floods and their contribution to the antioxidant capacity of the human diet is much larger than even that of vitamins.

And a subclass of this antioxidant-rich family found in fruits and vegetables is flavonoids.

In response to environmental stressors like insects and other competing plants, plants produce flavonoids with potent antioxidant activity.

Unfortunately, conventional growing methods that use pesticides and herbicides hamper the production of flavonoids.

Plants exposed to pesticides and herbicides have less of a need to produce such compounds. And therefore, these plants produce fewer antioxidants than organically grown food.

You don’t want to miss out on polyphenol flavonoids because they can:

• Improve your memory and concentration
• Boost the effectiveness of vitamin C in your antioxidant network
• Regulate nitric oxide – a potent free radical that regulates your blood flow
• Help promote your healthy heart
• Bolster your immune system

So, to take advantage of the highest potency flavonoids and rich antioxidants, always choose organically grown fruits and vegetables.

Fresh organic foods are important not only for what they give you, higher levels of antioxidants and nutrients, but also for what they don’t give you… exposure to pesticides, herbicides, and non-organic fertilizers.

Now let’s take a closer look at some common and not so common food sources of antioxidants – keeping in mind that for you to receive the highest antioxidant potential, organic is best.

Consumer Alert: Berries are a Great Source of
Antioxidants, but Watch Out for the Sugar

A specific polyphenol flavonoid compound called quercetin is a potent dietary antioxidant found in certain berries: lingonberries, cranberries, bilberries, and black currants.

Not only do berries contain many flavonoids like quercetin, but also fiber… vitamin C… and other nutritious antioxidant-rich polyphenol compounds.

Ideally, berries should be eaten raw and as you already know – organic is best.

Another great source of antioxidants in berries is from blueberries. In fact, Europeans recognize their bilberries as blueberries.

Only a few years ago, the USDA Human Nutrition Center (HNRCA) ranked blueberries #1 in antioxidant activity. This research compared 40 other fresh vegetables and fruits.

This is all great but there is a red flag I have to raise – watch out for too much sugar.

If you overdo your fruit consumption, even berries, you risk releasing too much sugar into your system. This could cause your insulin levels to rise and eventually your health could worsen instead of improving.

So, moderation is the key when eating fruit. Choosing fruit relatively low in sugar, like blueberries, should not only boost your antioxidant intake but help keep your insulin levels in check as well.

Eat Your Veggies for Healthy Antioxidants – but Which Ones?

Broccoli, greens, beans, artichokes, and onions, to name a few, are good sources of polyphenol flavonoids. And of course, raw organic vegetables help you maximize the antioxidant benefits.

However, just like you need to be careful on how much and the types of fruit you eat, the same holds true with vegetables.

For example, from the USDA Human Nutrition Center research, potatoes ranked high on the list of vegetables with potent antioxidant content.  But they are not necessarily your best choice because they may cause increased insulin levels.

In order to determine the amount of fruits and vegetables your body requires, I recommend you first determine your Nutritional Type™ (NT).

You see, foods and individual nutrients do not behave the same way in two people with different Nutritional Types. Your Nutritional Type determines your individual nutritional requirements and dictates your individual responses to what you eat and drink.

Please check my site for more details on how to determine your NT. It’s well worth your time.

Here’s a great table showing examples of fruits and vegetables along with their polyphenol content. Remember, polyphenols are natural antioxidant compounds that help you neutralize free radical damage.

This table also shows another beneficial subclass of polyphenols called phenolic acids.

Why Not Add a Little Spice to Your Life and Health?

A bountiful source of antioxidants that many people don’t know about is herbs and spices.

Researchers within the U.S. Department of Agriculture discovered that herbs are an abundant source of antioxidants – not to mention how they make your food tastier.

According to the research, on a per gram fresh weight basis, oregano and other herbs ranked even higher in antioxidant activity than certain fruits and vegetables.

In comparing antioxidant activity against a few selected fruits and vegetables, oregano came out on top with:

• 42 times more antioxidant activity than apples…
• 30 times more than potatoes…
• 12 times more than oranges

And there are other herbs and spices that pack an antioxidant punch as well: cloves… turmeric… cinnamon… garlic… basil… and curcumin… to name a few.

Herbs and spices have emerged as a quick and convenient way for you to get a concentrated source of antioxidants – without all the extra calories of many foods.

Now, your key to taking advantage of the antioxidant activity from herbs and spices is to find an organic source and consume them fresh and raw. For example, the antioxidant activity of fresh garlic is 1.5 times higher than dry garlic powder.

Just as consuming too much of any food product can carry health risks, herbs should be used with moderation… and only as a complement to your healthy diet.

So, add a little seasoning and spice to your life and feel good about the antioxidant benefits they provide you.

Maybe All You Have to do is Drink a Glass of Red Wine Every Day?

Many folks believe that a good way to promote your health is to drink a glass of red wine on a regular basis.

Certainly there’s the “French Paradox” theory… the observation that French people with poor diets who drink wine have better cardiovascular health than you might expect.

This opinion happens to be based on a potent polyphenol found in red wine and grape skins called resveratrol.

This powerful antioxidant potentially:

• Helps improve the overall health of your cells as a component of your cardio and neuro protection*
• Aids you in protection against age-related health disorders*
• Provides therapeutic support for your immune system against abnormal cell activity*

Researchers also believe that resveratrol helps keep your cholesterol within its normal range while promoting your healthy heart.*
.

However many experts are now questioning the value of drinking wine for health reasons and believe much of the evidence supporting this was based on very weak epidemiological observations.

You of course know that wine contains alcohol. And too much alcohol isn’t a healthy choice for anyone and it may outweigh the benefits of the resveratrol content

But, with all this said, resveratrol is such a powerful antioxidant that there must be a way you can benefit from it without taking undo risks.

This potent antioxidant is somewhat different from the rest. It not only helps you neutralize free radicals, it can cross the blood-brain barrier to help protect your brain and nervous system as well.

Studies show that resveratrol may increase the lifespan in human cells.* So, it could be a determining factor in extending your longevity.*

Resveratrol helps reduce oxidative stress damage to your cardiovascular system by neutralizing free radicals.* And it helps support your body’s natural defense system.*

Plus, resveratrol benefits you by how it…

• Protects your cells from free radical damage*
• Helps you keep your blood pressure within the normal range*
• Keeps your heart healthy and helps improve blood vessel elasticity*
• Boosts your protection against the spread of abnormal cell activity*
• Helps you better control the aging process*

Why Eating Grapes May Not Your Best Approach

Now that I’ve clearly identified resveratrol as one of your best antioxidant sources, there’s still an open issue… what’s the best way to make sure you consume enough of this antioxidant?

To me, one of your best sources of resveratrol is from grapes themselves.

But, just like there are issues with other fruits, vegetables, nuts, and red wine, such is the case with grapes.

See, the skin and seeds of the grapes provide you with the most potent supplies of resveratrol… not the fruit itself. The meat of the fruit contains sugary fructose which could raise your insulin levels.

There’s not really an issue with eating the skin – as you consume it when eating the fruit.

But the seeds are another issue.

Most people don’t like to eat the seeds as they tend to be tough and have a somewhat bitter taste. And some grape processing actually removes the seeds prior to distribution at your local store.

So, now what can you do?

Well, if you cannot find a good source of grapes with the seeds still intact, or even if you do locate a source but you don’t want to eat the seeds, I have another alternative for you.

It’s called Purple Defense.

Major Advantages to You from This Grape Seed Formula

Even if you find a raw source of grapes, there are major advantages in store for you when using Purple Defense grape seed.

See, it’s almost impossible for you to chew the seeds enough to get the equivalent benefit you can from the pulverized seeds in Purple Defense.

Why? Pulverizing the seeds makes them more digestible.* This process increases the surface area while leaving the product nutrients intact.

Plus, here are additional reasons why Purple Defense should be your #1 antioxidant source:

• Available all year round – Long after fresh grapes have disappeared from local fruit stands and produce departments, Purple Defense grape seed is available.
• Longer shelf life – Since this grape seed lasts a full 12 months from the date you receive it, you’ll cut back on the amount of fruit you waste. No refrigeration required for Purple Defense.
• Avoid chewing bad-tasting seeds – Remember, it’s the pulverized seeds that provide you the greatest antioxidant benefit.* So, using this convenient grape seed powder in capsule form provides you a great solution.* Plus, it means you don’t have to chew any bad-tasting and tough seeds.
• Higher concentration of polyphenols – Purple Defense grape seed powder delivers you a potentially higher concentration than the fruit itself.*
• Smarter than drinking red wine – Although some people drink wine to get the grape-related benefits, there are many downsides I mentioned above. You can avoid these downsides… such as over-consumption… sugar content… and other alcohol-related issues by simply using Purple Defense grape seed.*

So, now you see some of the reasons why I highly recommend Purple Defense as one of your best antioxidant sources.

And of course, as I continually stress on my site, no supplement replaces a healthy diet of wholesome, unprocessed foods. But this grape seed powder is an excellent complement to your healthy diet in providing you free radical protection.

Whole Food Complex

Each capsule of Purple Defense contains the amount of resveratrol that is in thirty nine 8oz glasses of wine. But more importantly it is there as a whole food complex along with other fruit complexes that allow the synergistic combination of all the micronutrients to give you the full benefit that the food would give you if you ate it naturally.

You see I am somewhat skeptical of scientists that isolate single nutrients with the belief that the isolated nutrients are providing all the benefits.  In my mind the whole food complex is nearly always superior.

How the Power of Purple Takes Your
Antioxidant Benefits to Another Level

Purple Defense is
A Natural Whole-Food Product

Purple Defense is rigorously tested for quality, potency and purity.

Purple Defense grape seed does not require refrigeration. When stored properly, you’ll find it will last up to one year.

No known drug interactions (however, those allergic to grapes should not take grape seed).

Believe it or not – you have quite a few choices for grape seed out there today.

So, what makes the Purple Defense grape seed formula stand out from the rest?

First of all, I chose a formula with a proprietary process called OxyPhyte®. This unique process concentrates the antioxidant power of specific compounds. It does this by extracting the phytonutrients responsible to provide you maximum antioxidant activity.

The bottom line – the OxyPhyte process used to formulate Purple Defense helps provide you with very high potency antioxidants from the grapes. Not all grape seed formulas use this process.

And this formula even goes beyond grapes. Take a look at why this grape seed formula is so unique.

• OxyPhyte grape seed extract – The nutrient potency of the seeds cannot be stressed enough. And with the advanced OxyPhyte process, you’ll get help maximizing their potential benefits. This grape seed extract comes with a potent 90% polyphenol formula for amazing antioxidant potential.*
• OxyPhyte grape skin extract – Along with the grape seed, combines to deliver a potent formula of 10% resveratrol… the one polyphenol I insisted needed to be in the formula.
• Organic black currant – This organic powder provides added healthy nutrients and quercetin, a polyphenol compound with potent antioxidant activity* (mentioned above).
• Organic plum extract – This powerful extract rounds out the formula with a great source of fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and other nutrients that help promote your healthy vision.*

So, the Purple Defense formula even goes beyond nutritious grapes in providing you additional sources of antioxidants and nutrients.

But, how do you know how well these antioxidants work against free radicals?

Comparing Antioxidant Capabilities

Over a 138-year timeframe, the U.S. Agricultural Research Service (in-house arm of the USDA), developed a method to determine free radical scavenging activity against the peroxyl radical for both water-soluble and lipid-soluble substances.

This methodology, called Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC), evolved over the years and today is a good indicator for measuring the antioxidant capacity of foods. The higher the ORAC value, the more antioxidant squelching capacity the food or supplement has.

For example, here’s a chart showing Purple Defense nutrients and their potent Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) values (on a per gram basis).

Purple Defense OxyPhyte Nutrients ORAC Values Compared to other Fruits and Vegetables

It should be clear from the above chart as to the antioxidant potency of the grape seed extract in Purple Defense… even more potent than whole blueberries.

And with the total combination of grape seed extract, grape skins, black currant extract, and plum extract, Purple Defense is certainly up to the task.

So, when choosing an antioxidant source, make sure to compare its ORAC values to determine just how well it scavenges free radicals.

There should be little doubt in your mind about how well Purple Defense does this!

Don’t Wait Until Free Radicals Rule Your Body and Your Health

You’ve discovered many choices when it comes to protecting yourself from free radical damage.

There are many foods that provide you very good sources of polyphenols and potent antioxidants to help you neutralize the damaging affects of free radicals.

So, I recommend you consume these foods in moderation due to the health risks described above. And your preference should always be for fresh, organic, and raw sources.

At the same time, complement your wholesome diet with Purple Defense, your #1 source for antioxidants.

And just so you know, my NEW and IMPROVED Purple Defense formula now provides higher levels of resveratrol content and ORAC value… you now get 20% more resveratrol and double the ORAC value.

So, don’t wait until free radicals rule your body and your health, order Purple Defense today.

“One capsule of Purple Defense contains the equivalent Resveratrol of 39 eight ounce glasses of wine!”

Dr. Mercola is the founder of the world’s most visited natural health web site, Mercola.com. You can learn the hazardous side effects of OTC Remedies by getting a FREE copy of his latest special report

The Dangers of Over the Counter Remedies

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Quintessential Healing Inc. Newsletter September, 2009 Cold & Flu Season Flu Shots – Yes or No? I can not stress enough for each of you to do your homework before you ever get vaccinated.What is in a Vaccination? Live and dead viruses Thimerosal: mercury derivative (does contain mercury.) Extremely dangerous preservative. Made from a combination of Ethylene Glycol (antifreeze) and ethanol, thiosalicylic acid, sodium hydroxide and ethyl mercuric chloride. These chemicals are neurotoxic, dangerous, fatal and easily cause brain and liver damages. Formaldehyde: A neurotoxin and carcinogen (effects the nervous system and known to cause cancer.) May cause insomnia, coughing, headaches, nausea, nosebleeds, and skin rashes. Commonly known to embalm corpses. It has been said that there is no safe level of formaldehyde to be ingested into the body. Aluminum: toxic, cancerous. One of the greatest risks from having a flu shot is a brain disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), which could be triggered by the vaccine. GBS attacks the lining of the nerves, causing paralysis and inability to breathe, and can be fatal. Tim O’Shea, author of The Sanctity of Human Blood will educate you on the truth about vaccinations. The key to warding off viruses is to keep your immune system strong. Remember that antibiotics are not effective for killing a virus; they are for bacterial infections. Taking unnecessary antibiotics leads to candida overgrowth only weakening your immune system. Suggestions to Ward Off and Conquer a Cold or Flu: Colloidal Silver – the best natural antibiotic and antimicrobial fighter. Silver 100.com is brand I recommend. Red Clover tea – a blood cleanser. Best source is from Pacific Botanicals. Purchase 1 lb. of “red clover dried herb.” 1 tsp of herb per 8 oz. cup of boiled water. Steep in a French Press for 15 minutes. Slowly work up to 4 cups a day as it is detoxifying to the body. Wellness Formula by Source Naturals – an herbal/vitamin supplement that contains echinacea, olive leaf, astragalus, zinc, and many other ingredients. Vitamin C and L-Lysine – a great combo to knock out any infection, especially viruses. 1,000 mg 3x/day is a good maintenance dose during the winter season. When fighting a viral infection double or triple your vitamin C dosage and take L-Lysine 2,000 mg – 2x/day. Olive Leaf – a viral fighter. Garlic – an antimicrobial. Mince one clove daily into your food or take allicin (garlic’s main active component) in a supplement form. Eat a healthy diet – lean proteins (fish, turkey, chicken), vegetables (particularly dark leafy greens), small amounts of raw nuts/seeds (no peanuts or cashews), small amounts of legumes, small amounts of gluten-free whole grains. Stay off alcohol, sugars, dairy products, hydrogenated fats, and refined carbohydrates when you are sick. Food Inc. – The Movie In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won’t go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli-the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults. I know most of you say there is no way I can stomach watching a movie like this but I’m strongly encouraging that educate yourself, your family, and your neighbors about what is really happening to our food supply. By knowing what is really going on you can make better choices and make a difference! Thank you to all those that have supported my work and spread my message to help the masses regain vibrant health! Sincerely, Ann Boroch, Certified Nutritional Consultant, Naturopath www.annboroch.com ann@annboroch.com 818-763-8282

Stay Healthy With A Simple Detox

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Last week  to stay healthy we talked about detoxifying the liver.     This week I would
like to talk about cleaning the blood with  Chem Detox.     This product is
a combination of modified citrus pectin and our digestive enzymes.    It is one of the best products QN Center has for pulling pesticides and heavy metals out of the body to stay healthy.

People who need this product are those who have eaten non organic foods for years and those with metal dental fillings and root canals. Also, if your work requires that you breathe in metal or chemical fumes this product is for you.

The sister product is our HM Detox caps. Give these products a try if you live by a freeway or drive freeways a lot. Cadmium is a very toxic metal that comes off tires and, if you spend more than 1 hour a day in traffic, these products will help pull these metals and toxic fume debris out of your blood.   Also, if you live by an airport and the planes fly over your house, these 2 products are very important for you.  This is such a big help to stay healthy.

Recipe for the Week to  stay healthy.

Slice open a date, remove pit and take 2 pecan halves and make a date-pecan sandwich.   Have 2-3 of these for a great snack.

Vita mix or blender.

Drink (to stay healthy)  of the Week

1 pint of water, 1 apple, 1/4 of a pineapple, 2 carrots, 2 stalks of celery. Blend on high for 2-3 minutes. Stop blender and put in Greens Mix Powder, 1-3 teaspoons. This makes about a quart of liquid. Sip it all day. You can use a little raw organic honey or fresh lemon if you wish.

Have a great week. Ted Nelson,  Head Nutritionist,  QRACN

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Fresh Detox To Stay Healthy

The following  information is from the http://mercola.com website about staying healthy.

Below is how excessive fructose keeps us from staying healthy and promotes getting fatter!

• After eating fructose, 100 percent of the metabolic burden rests on your liver. But with glucose, your liver has to break down only 20 percent.
• Every cell in your body, including your brain, utilizes glucose. Therefore, much of it is “burned up” immediately after you consume it. By contrast, fructose is turned into free fatty acids (FFAs), VLDL (the damaging form of cholesterol), and triglycerides, which get stored as fat.
• The fatty acids created during fructose metabolism accumulate as fat droplets in your liver and skeletal muscle tissues, causing insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Insulin resistance progresses to metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
• Fructose is the most lipophilic carbohydrate. In other words, fructose converts to activated glycerol (g-3-p), which is directly used to turn FFAs into triglycerides. The more g-3-p you have, the more fat you store. Glucose does not do this.
• When you eat 120 calories of glucose, less than one calorie is stored as fat. 120 calories of fructose results in 40 calories being stored as fat. Consuming fructose is essentially consuming fat and not staying healthy.
• The metabolism of fructose by your liver creates a long list of waste products and toxins, including a large amount of uric acid, which drives up blood pressure and causes gout.
• Glucose suppresses the hunger hormone ghrelin and stimulates leptin, which suppresses your appetite. Fructose has no effect on ghrelin and interferes with your brain’s communication with leptin, resulting in overeating.

So please do not get caught up in the common mainstream thinking that eating fat is what causes you to get fat. [and not staying healthy] Much more so, it is eating an excess of simple carbs, including fructose, that will lead to a cascade of disastrous metabolic effects in your body.

The bottom line is:  fructose leads to increased belly fat, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome — not to mention the long list of chronic diseases that directly result.  Staying  healthy involves limiting your fructose intake to modest amounts of whole fruit.

Stay Healthy With Low Insulin Levels

Stay Health With Low Insulin Not Calorie Restriction

A lean body devoid of fat may be more significant in determining lifespan  [and stay healthy] than a calorie-restricted diet, according to a new study of genetically altered mice.

The mice in the study were able to eat whatever they wanted and still stay slim because their fat tissue had been altered so it could not respond to the hormone insulin. Insulin helps to move sugar from the blood into the body’s cells and also helps fat cells to store fat.

Researchers altered the insulin receptor gene in the fat cells of lab mice, and since insulin is needed to help cells store fat the mice had less fat and were protected against obesity [and able to stay healthy]

The altered mice ate 55 percent more food per gram of body weight than normal mice, yet had 70 percent less body fat by the time they reached 3 months of age.

Moreover, the altered mice lived 18 percent longer than normal mice, and after three years all of the normal mice had died, but one-quarter of the altered mice were still alive.   [Live longer and stay healthy]

Previous studies have shown that a calorie-restricted diet can extend the lifespan of everything from yeast to mammals.

Stay Healthy With High Fiber Low Insulin

One theory for why this occurs is that eating less produces fewer chemical by-products, known as free radicals, which can damage cells. However, the current study suggests that leanness may also play a role in promoting longevity.

The findings could open the possibility of a new drug that would fight obesity,  [and stay healthy] and related illnesses like type 2 diabetes, by blocking insulin receptors in fat tissue. The drug would need to be targeted to fat only, however, as a loss of insulin sensitivity through out the body results in type 2 diabetes, researchers noted.

Science January 24, 2003;299:572-574

Dr. Mercola’s Comments:

It appears that leanness, not food restriction, is a key contributor to [stay healthy and contribute to] a long life. The elegant study from Harvard published in a prestigious science journal, Science, confirms that insulin is the major mechanism through which this result is mediated.

Stay Healthy With High Fiber Low Insulin

Most health care practitioners are not aware of the profound influence that insulin has on health. Many basic science researchers, however, realize this and that is why you will see more and more studies like the one above. A firm appreciation of insulin’s role in health [to stay healthy] is one of the most important things you can do to normalize your health on a physical plane.

If you have clinical signs of high insulin levels, such as:

• Elevated Weight
• High Blood Pressure
• Elevated Cholesterol
• Diabetes
• High Fasting Serum Insulin Levels (above 5)

Then it would be especially wise to consider avoiding all grains and sugars until those problems normalize. If you know your body is geared toward requiring more carbs (from discovering your metabolic type), it is highly likely that grains can be re-introduced into your diet in a limited quantity at a later diet. To help in the process of understanding these principles and avoiding grains and sugars, I urge you to consider reading my new book, which also includes a basic test to help you determine your nutritional type.

If you have not read Dr. Rosedale’s insulin article below, I would strongly recommend doing so. Dr. Rosedale is the physician who helped me appreciate the importance of insulin in 1996. I have had many patients share with me how helpful his article was in understanding insulin.

Related Articles:

Insulin and Its Metabolic Effects

Lower Your Grains and Increase Your Health

Lower Your Grains & Lower Your Insulin Levels!

Insulin Receptors in Brain Tied to Appetite and Weight Gain

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Stay Healthy With Enzyme Supplements

Check your vitamin labels

Do they contain Magnesium Stearate or Stearic Acid? Studies by the University of Texas Health Science Center and the East Carolina University School of Medicine reveal that these toxic excipients cause a rapid collapse of T-cell membrane function and cell death; therefore suppressing the immune system. (Immunology, 1990, Jul.)

It is estimated that 90% of the vitamin and mineral products consumed today contain stearates. Stearates are used as binders in most tablets and in the processing of gelatin capsules.   Consumers often take handfuls of capsules and tablets to get vitamins, minerals and other key nutrients from supplements that contain stearates, and instead, in reality, get a powerful immune suppressive treatment.

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When you compare the amount of calories burned from the food you eat with the calories used up with various daily activities, you have an idea what it takes to maintain, reduce or increase your existing weight. It also gives you an idea of what it takes to lose one pound of fat or gain one pound of muscle.

Calories Burned

The amount of calories during a lazy day of sleeping 8 hours and just doing almost nothing the rest of the day looks like this: 528 calories burned while sleeping 8 hours plus 1440 calories doing nothing for 16 hours (15 calories every 10 minutes x 6 x 16) equals 1968 calories that day.

This is a hypothetical example, since each person will likely burn more or less calories depending entirely on their level of activities, emotion stresses, frequency of eating which influences the rate of metabolism (amount of calories your body tends to burn at a time), your proportion of fat to muscle and your nutrition.

IMPORTANT -  Your body will burn fewer calories than normal when you skip a meal or allow more than 3-4 hours between meals.  This is called slowing down your metabolism, which means you will gain fat much more easily even on fewer calories eaten.   Eating once a day on a poorly thought out way to reduce  calories will very likely result in a frustrating weight gain and reduced healthiness.

This example is just to demonstrate the relationship between activities and calories eaten and calories burned.

The calories burned to lose one pound of fat is 3500 calories. This is 175 calories each day for 20 days in a row. If you are eating about 2000 calories a day, 175 calories represents about 8.7% of your calories for the day or eaten for the day.

It is very difficult to monitor your calories eaten and your calories burned with sufficient accuracy to control this within 8.7% above or below your 2000 calories. To be 8.7% above to gain weight or below to lose weight is just not practical.

The value of knowing the amount of calories burned from various activities and from various foods is to be pointed in the right direction when striving toward achieving your health goals.

Calories Eaten vs Calories Burned

For example, the amount of calories for a few assorted foods is:

140    Regular 1 oz chocolate chip cookie
130    4 oz broiled white fish – Halibut, Sole
55      4 oz apple
110    1 ½ oz slice of 12-grain bread
105    1 oz instant dry regular oatmeal
200   1 slice medium (12 inch) pizza 1/8 of the pizza
380   4 oz lean raw ground beef – nothing to improve the taste or cook in
140    1.6 oz hot dog without the bun or extras
120    4 oz turkey breast
140    2 tablespoons of Ranch dressing
115    4 oz low fat fruit flavored yogurt
140    4 oz vanilla ice cream
25       5 oz tomato
15       3 oz zucchini
4 1      clove of garlic
90      4 oz peeled potato
15       2 ½ oz sauerkraut
80      2 ½ oz cooked yams
7         2 oz lettuce
20      2 ½ cooked mushrooms
540    Fast food hamburger
380    4.1 oz medium french fries
560    16 oz milk shake
210    21 fluid ounce medium soft drink

Calories Burned Exercising

Calories consumed every 10 minutes

11 Resting
30 House Cleaning
36 Vacuuming
37 Moderate Weight Lifting
50 Gardening
56 Rebounding
75 Brisk Walking
75 Downhill Skiing Moderate
75 Vigorous Weight Lifting
75 Bicycling 10 mph
75 Walking uphill 3.5 mph
88 Vigorous Aerobics
95 Running 12 minute mile
106 Step Aerobics 6-8 inches high
125 Step Aerobics 10-12 inches high
125 Moderate Jump Rope

From the above examples it quickly becomes apparent it is all too easy to exceed your calories from your activities –     unless you eat mostly lots of fruits, vegetables, lean meats, a few nuts and drink lots of pure water, tea – and a few selected other drinks, like hemp milk, etc.   You can make those vegetables loaded with nutrition and few calories taste fantastic by simply adding a lot of herbs and spices.

A tremendous additional advantage is you will be much more likely to receive the nutrients your body craves because all your calories will then be nutrient rich. There is no other way to promote keeping your energy high and your health on the right track.

Calories burned from  exercise and your metabolic rate vs calories eaten determine your weight maintenance, gain or loss.

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Calories Burned

The value of knowing the amount of calories burned from various activities and from various foods is to be pointed in the right direction when striving toward achieving your health goals.

For example, the amount of calories for a few assorted foods is:

140 Regular 1 oz chocolate chip cookie
130 4 oz broiled white fish – Halibut, Sole
55 4 oz apple
110 1 ½ oz slice of 12-grain bread
105 1 oz instant dry regular oatmeal
200 1 slice medium (12 inch) pizza 1/8 of the pizza
380 4 oz lean raw ground beef – nothing to improve the taste or cook in
140 1.6 oz hot dog without the bun or extras
120 4 oz turkey breast
140 2 tablespoons of Ranch dressing
115 4 oz low fat fruit flavored yogurt
140 4 oz vanilla ice cream
25 5 oz tomato
15 3 oz zucchini
4 1 clove of garlic
90 4 oz peeled potato
15 2 ½ oz sauerkraut
80 2 ½ oz cooked yams
7 2 oz lettuce
20 2 ½ cooked mushrooms
540 Fast food hamburger
380 4.1 oz medium french fries
560 16 oz milk shake
210 21 fluid ounce medium soft drink

This gives you an idea of what foods contribute to your goal of eating about 400 calories (depending on your height, weight, activity level, metabolic rate, etc)

The next step is to compare the calories obtained from the various foods eaten with the calories burned from the daily activities to determine whether you are eating more calories than you burn.  If you are, you will be gaining fat.  However, a more important  factor is the metabolic rate at which you burn your calories.   This is  established by your body based on your activity level and the frequency of your meals.  When you allow more than 3-4 hours between meals your metabolism  slows  down (you have fewer calories  burned per  hour) – storing more calories into fat than normally.

For more on Calories Eaten vs Calories Burned go  to:  My Blog: Calories Burned From  Food vs Daily Activity

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