Healthy, Wealthy & Wise

Don’t Just Go Green, Eat Green

2011-01-04T23:27:00.000-08:00

This post is by Scott Butler blogging for the organic food blog

We all know the term “going green” in terms of saving our environment. What about the environment inside your body? If you don’t save that, you won’t be around to enjoy the rest. When it comes to your diet, Think Green, too!

Green is good. Organic green foods are filled with nutrients that improve not only overall health but the health of your heart and immune system. Green foods also lower cholesterol, improve brain health, and improve emotional and mental health. Better health and improved mood? We all could use that!

There is an abundance of green all around you. Whenever you can, eat green super foods raw and organic. The majority of nutrients are unlocked that way. Even if some vegetables don’t taste good to you, you may enjoy them in a juice mixed with other organic vegetables you do like.

Here is a few of the Organic Greens you should eat:

Spinach – Enjoy cooked or eat the leaves raw in a green salad. Spinach is full of potassium, vitamin C, E, and A, as well as antioxidants such as beta-carotene. Folate, the substance that promotes neural growth in unborn babies, is found in spinach as well as other greens.

Green Tea – This drink is an Eastern delight that has found its way to the West. Green tea contains the antioxidant EGCG that helps lower cancer risk and contains antiviral and antibiotic properties. Drink several cups each day and notice a difference in your skin almost immediately.

Wheatgrass – This is best understood as wheat before it becomes grain. Wheatgrass in juice form is touted as a body cleanser which also increases immunity. Very high in protein like other greens, but wheatgrass is off the charts high in Vitamin E, believed to be one of your heart’s best friend.

As you Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, don’t forget to Go Green inside, too. What you consume internally is just as important as what you consume externally. Treat your body to a delicious Organic Green Superfood today!

Obesity

2010-12-29T04:48:00.000-08:00

According to a study done Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, more Americans are becoming overweight or obese, exercising less, and eating unhealthy foods; 63.1% of adults in the U.S. were either overweight or obese in 2009.

Obesity means having too much body fat. You are considered obese if your weight is more than 20% higher than the ideal weight for a male or female of their age and height.

Body mass index (BMI) uses height and weight measurements to estimate how much body fat a person has.

To calculate BMI, divide weight in kg by height in meters squared; for pounds and inches, divide weight by height squared and multiply the result by the conversion factor 703.

An easier way to measure BMI is to use a BMI calculator. Once you know your child's BMI, it can be plotted on a standard BMI chart. Kids fall into one of four categories:

i. Underweight: BMI below the 5th percentile

ii. Normal weight: BMI at the 5th and less than the 85th percentile

iii. Overweight: BMI at the 85th and below 95th percentiles

iv. Obese: BMI at or above 95th percentile

Can a Healthy Diet Save You Money?

Yes indeed;

i. Expensive healthcare costs - The USDA released a report a few years ago that states that the medical costs that come as a result of obesity related problems are about USD 10,000 higher than they are for those with a healthy weight.

ii. Higher Insurance premiums – Weight (BMI) is a big factor in calculating insurance premiums and the more fat you carry on your body, the more money it takes to cover you.

iii. Productivity – Healthier people are way more productive than obese people.

iv. Dress code – When you are eating fatty foods, your waist gets bigger and bigger everyday and you end up buying bigger clothes every now and then.

v. Psyche – Being healthy gives you confidence in approaching life vis-à-vis being fat which only makes you feel miserable

Can Fruit and Vegetable Juices Cure?

2010-12-28T01:01:00.000-08:00

Together, cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, type II diabetes, and stroke account for more than 75% of all deaths in the U.S.A. Dr Bircher-Banner, a well respected doctor from Switzerland quit normal medicine to

set up a nature-care center in Zurich after He proved that you can heal chronic diseases using fruit and vegetable juices.

Dr. Max Gerson of Germany and gerson.org has been treating cancer (and other degenerative diseases) patients using fruit and vegetable juices.

Cardiovascular Disease

Fruits and vegetables are linked to a reduction in cardiovascular disease in a variety of ways:

1. First, they provide nutrients, such as fiber, folate, potassium, and carotenoids and other

phytochemicals that may directly reduce cardiovascular disease risk.

2. Second, certain nutrients may directly improve established, diet-related cardiovascular

Disease risk factors, such as blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes.

3. Third, the consumption of fruits and vegetables may lead to a reduced intake of saturated

Fat and cholesterol.

Cancer

Greater consumption of fruits and vegetables is linked to a reduced risk of certain cancers (oral,

Pharynx, larynx, lung, esophagus, stomach, colon, and rectum).

"The World Health Organization International Agency for Cancer Research has estimated that

Low fruit and vegetable intake contributes to 5 to 12 percent of all cancers and up to 20 to 30

Percent of upper gastrointestinal cancers that may be otherwise preventable."

• Phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables possess anti-cancer properties that reduce

DNA damage and help repair DNA, thus reducing mutations that lead to cancer.

These phytochemicals include carotenoids, vitamin C, flavanoids, minerals, and other

Bioactive compounds.

• Fruits and vegetables provide fiber, which helps move food and carcinogens through

The intestines faster, reducing the amount of time they have to damage cells and

Contribute to cancer

Type 2 Diabetes

The role of fruits and vegetables in prevention of type 2 diabetes tends to be associated the fiber

Found in fruits and vegetables. Dietary fiber helps slow the release of sugar into the bloodstream,

Helping keep blood sugar levels normal.

"Current recommendations from the American Diabetes Association and the World Health

Organization for the prevention of type 2 diabetes encourages the consumption of carbohydrate-containing foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and low-fat milk."

Water is Life

2010-12-27T04:51:00.000-08:00

I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man. ~Henry David Thoreau

It is a documented fact that our bodies consist of 80% water. A normal human being requires up to 8 glasses of water a day, why;

1. Human muscles that move the body are 75% water

2. Our blood is 82% water

3. Your lungs that provide your oxygen are 90% water

4. Our brain which is the control center of your body is 76% water

5. Your bones are 25% water

Many health professionals have treated several chronic diseases using water as the only medicine;

i. Rheumatoid joint pain - arthritis - is a signal of water shortage in the painful joint

ii. Water prevents and helps to cure angina, a sign of water shortage in the heart/lung axis

iii. Migraine headache is a sign of water need by the brain and the eyes

iv. Ionized water treatment has been known to cure cancers of many types

v. Water and salt prevent and helps to cure asthma

vi. Water prevents and helps to cure high blood pressure

vii. Water lowers blood cholesterol

viii. Water prevents and helps to cure early adult-onset diabetes

ix. Water prevents and helps to cure back pain

x. Water prevents and helps to cure colitis

(For more details visit http://www.watercure.com)

Drinking adequate amounts of water daily can help your life in several ways; Weight loss, toxins removal, skin remains healthy…

It is indeed a no brainer; 75% of earth surface is water, and so should be our diet

The Main Cause of Chronic Diseases

2010-12-22T23:01:00.000-08:00

This Post is from Simple Health Tips

As we know healthy cell leads to healthy body. Due to by products of energy creation, polluted environment and unhealthy habits free radicals are produced and cell damage is caused. In the long run this cell damage leads to chronic diseases.

Most chronic diseases have no cure, some can be immediately life threatening and some can persist over time and can be intensive in terms of management.

the following posts from Simple Health Tips discuss in detail about these topics

Which Kind of Exercise is the Best?

2010-12-21T19:10:00.000-08:00

Which kind of exercise is the best? This is the question many people ask themselves when they waste a lot of money going to the gym but still cannot get rid of that FAT on their waistline. First of all if you eat sausages for breakfast then there is no point of reading more

First of all, quit going to the gym. Personally I have nothing against the gym industry but everyone there is showing off how much mileage she can cover or how many KGs can he lift leading to doing work outs that will NEVER help your health.

The best exercise is that of your mind. You must train your brain to want to become healthy or in this case shed the excess fat off your body. You must get used to not eating fatty foods all the time. Did you know that it takes roughly 6 months of regular exercise to get rid of fat gotten in one month? Eat Fruits and Vegetables and their juices.

Now to the matter in question; Exercise.

Low to moderate intensity exercises have been proven the most effective in staying healthy and walking for an average of 3 km or 1.86 miles for 5 days a week has been proven as the best way to lose weight and stay healthy. It works for me; I weigh 60 KGs with abs almost as ripped as LLCOOL J, what do you think?

Cooked Food is Dead Food

2010-12-20T13:41:00.000-08:00

Eighty million species on earth (about 700,000 of which are animals) thrive on raw food. Only humans apply heat to what they eat and that’s probably why

we suffer most from diseases like cancer, Diabetes, heart conditions, tuberculosis - I can go on for days.

It is plain and simple, fruits and vegetables and their juices contain more than enough nutrients that the body needs and there is absolutely no reason to subject vitamins, minerals and enzymes to such heat.

Cooked food not only loses its vitamins and enzymes but also it undergoes many nasty changes. The protein (especially red meat) and carbohydrates in cooked food are not easily digestible hence not absorbed by the intestines therefore useless waste of money just to satisfy our taste buds.

It has been proven by experiments that fruit and vegetable juices are digested and assimilated into the blood stream in 25-30 minutes vis-à-vis 6 hours or more for cooked food. Furthermore it’s expensive to cook 1 kg of beef steak (with escalating energy prices) than it is to juice 1 kg of mangoes.

Juicers are like 10 times cheaper than gas cookers yet they help you lead a healthy, hospital-free life.

We Are What We Eat

2010-12-19T07:01:00.000-08:00

It has been invariably proven by science that improper food consumption is the root cause of every disease. Simply put; you are what you it or a techie would say, GIGO-Garbage in

Garbage Out.

Personally I have nothing against food manufacturers but it is a well known fact that most of them put dangerous chemicals in the disguise of preservatives, additives, flavoring et al.

For instance, butylated hydroxyanisole is used to prevent fats from going bad, can be found in butter, meats, chewing gum, dehydrated potatoes, and beer. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, it may act as a precursor to cancer.

According to the Kenya Cancer Association (KENCASA) cancer has been the leading cause of death since 1995 and with the lifestyles of most Kenyans, the news can only get worse.

One would argue that some cancers are hereditary but as any investor would tell you, the return is not worth the risk.

Vegetable and fruit juices help to cure and prevent such diseases that cannot be cured by modern medicine. If we considered freshly squeezed pineapple juice instead of alvaro pineapple, we would be healthier, wealthier and wise.

Introduction

2010-12-19T06:47:00.000-08:00

I am sure you are wondering why an investment analyst is blogging about health but as any other serious wealth manager out there knows, health is wealth.

Kenya has one of the highest costs of health care in the world and one is never assured of the quality they receive e.g. it is cheaper to fly to India, get a heart surgery, with all costs covered, than it is to get the same procedure in Kenya.
According to the world health organization (WHO), life expectancy at birth in Kenya is around 54 years and the situation is getting no better. Our forefathers used to clock 100 with ease but in these modern times, one is considered lucky to celebrate his/her 70th birthday.
My mother is a serious nutritionist who strongly promotes the use of natural substances to stay healthy and we all know prevention is better than cure.
In this blog, I hope to combine my research skills with credible information to bring you health tips that I have personally used and benefited from in hope that we all enjoy our time on this earth