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“Trans-Free” and “Trans-Fat Free” is showing up more and more in our grocery stores! HOORAY! We say it’s about time! But our food is not yet 100% trans fat free just yet - including some that say “trans free!”

Before we proceed, let’s clarify just exactly what trans fats are. Trans fats are fats that are created when food manufacturers add hydrogen to unsaturated fats. It is found in margarine, shortening, and peanut butter, fried foods like french fries and fried chicken, doughnuts, cookies, pastries, pie crusts, cake icings, and crackers. Food companies like to use trans fat because it extends the shelf life of products and enhances taste and texture.

Trans fat is known to increase LDL (aka “bad”) cholesterol, while also lowering HDL (aka “good” cholesterol). It can also clog arteries and risk of heart disease and type 2 (adult onset) diabetes. In other words, this stuff is B-A-D!!

Tricky Food Labeling

The FDA has mandated that beginning January 1, 2006, all food labels must include trans fats. Some food companies are already starting to include it - especially when there are 0 trans fats in the product. This has become a big selling point as consumers become more and more aware of trans fats.

However, just because a product says “trans-free” or “0 grams of trans fat” doesn’t mean it really is trans-free! If a product has less than 0.5 grams of trans fat, it is allowable to use the phrases “trans-free” and “0 grams trans fat” on the packaging. So that means if a serving of peanut butter has 0.49 grams of trans fat, and you eat two servings, you’ve eaten nearly 1 gram of trans fat. That might not seem like a big deal, but earlier this year an FDA advisory panel recommended a limit of 2 grams of trans fat a day. So you can see it would be quite easy to exceed that by eating these so called “trans free” foods!

Avoiding Trans Fats

It all comes down to checking the label. Just look for “partially hydrogenated oil” in the ingredients list. That’s the best way of knowing for sure if there are trans fats in your food.

Of course, all of this is easily avoided if you stick to fruits, vegetables, lean meats/fish/poultry, and whole grains!

Julia Kalish is a Certified Nutritionist and Health Coach, specializing in women’s nutrition. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Yale University. Julia is the founder and Director of Inner Voice Nutrition, LLC, and has trained at both the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and American Health Science University. Julia is certified by the National Institute for Nutritional Education and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. She is the expert Nutrition Coach for Unlimited Growth Potential, a national coaching firm for women. You may reach Julia at julia@innervoicenutrition.com, and visit her website at http://www.innervoicenutrition.com

The information in this article is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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Public liability cover is critical because all companies are at danger to some amount. Even though nothing appalling has yet happened to your corporations assets does not mean that it will not at some point in near the future. If a group of people are hurt, or their property stolen, it is your contractual duty to correctly repay them. This cost might be terrifically large, depending on the nature of the case.

Nonetheless, you do have a number of chances to look after yourself against this probability. Choosing public liability insurance lets you to breathe a little easier. If a particular claim is very pricey, the insurance business will be available to provide you with a protection net. Its their legal obligation to make sure you are shielded from claims and legal payments. This leaves you free to concentrate on actually doing business, rather than thinking about what might happen. Following are numerous illustrations of times when public liability indemnity might come in handy.

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Although many realize that the liver has its own cleansing system, it does need help - as it cannot maintain its healthy state if its being abused. Abuse occurs when too much of the wrong foods are entering the body.

The livers main role is to neutralize the wastes and toxins in the body. Toxins refer to “bad foods” that do more harm than good. Some of these “bad foods” are fried foods that are high in fat, caffeine and alcohol.

There is nothing wrong with eating these foods in moderation, however, too much of these unhealthy foods in the body can lead to low energy levels. These low levels are caused because the liver has to work much harder to break down the excessive amounts of “bad food” in the body and the liver is unable to continue processing the toxins at its optimum rate.

In order to avoid problems, drink plenty of water to assist the livers cleansing function by flushing out wastes. Water hydrates the body and allows the cells to stay healthy and active. This is necessary for the proper function of all bodily organs.

Try to eat green leafy vegetables and fruits and exercise is always recommended.

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Cranberry juice was first made by American settlers in 1683. It is a love it or hate it beverage. For those who like it, it has a number of health benefits. Let me share some of those.

Emulsifies Fat.

This is for all of you that have some excess fat to lose. According to Nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S., Cranberry juice contains high levels of organic acids, which have an emulsifying effect upon fat deposits. She generally suggests it along with some flax seed or flax seed oil.

Urinary infections

When it comes to urinary tract infections caused by a strain of E coli bacteria, cranberry juice compounds may help. Some of the compounds in the juice block the bacteria from sticking to the cells in the body, so that the body can more easily flush the bacteria out.

Respiratory Infections

Study results in 2002 suggest that cranberry juice may inhibit a type of bacteria that is a common cause of ear and respiratory infections in children. This is according to researchers at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

In this study it was found that cranberry juice can inhibit certain strains of Haemophilus influenzae, a type of bacteria found in the nose and throat of 75% of healthy children and adults. The bacteria can also cause infections, and may be responsible for up to 40% of bacterially-derived middle ear infections.

In this study, the researchers found that the juice could prevent certain strains of the bacteria from sticking to red blood cells or mouth cells, a step that can allow the bacteria to linger in the body. It seemed that the juice inhibited the bacteria’s pili, the hair-like structures that allow them to adhere to surfaces. The juice had no effect on strains of Haemophilus influenzae that lacked pili.

While the results took place in test tubes, this certainly would be something to keep in mind for children and adults who get throat and ear infections.

Don’t over do the juice!

I do want to warn you that excessive consumption of juices. Drinking too much fruit juice can contribute to obesity, the development of cavities (dental caries), diarrhea, and other gastrointestinal problems, such as excessive gas, bloating and abdominal pain. Children especially, as their bodies are smaller for the amount of juice ingested.

Recipe

Consider this more of a medicinal drink than a beverage, and you will do fine. Probably a cup for an adult, and a half cup for a child twice a day, until symptoms abate.

1 tea bag of Green Tea or Chai Green Tea

(Chia green tea contains ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and clove along with green tea)

2 cups unsweetened Cranberry Juice

Bring one pint of water to a rolling boil. Insert your tea bag and steep 3 to 6 minutes. Pour into a one quart container. Add two cups of unsweetened Cranberry Juice. Store in the refrigerator and use within three days.

You can drink this cold or warm it up and drink. If you have used regular green tea you can add a very small pinch of any of the spices mentioned above that is in the Chia tea, for more flavor.

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Creating Your Target is easy.

What I use to help create these targets is what I call SMARTS targets
SMARTS stands for:

Simple, Sensory, and Specific
Measurable and Meaningful
As If Now
Realistic
Time Framed
Smiley Factor

Some more about what these all mean:

“S”: Simple is exactly that. Simple. Do not make it too complicated, or long and drawn out. Most people should be able to understand what it is. If it is a goal around some specific field, most of your colleagues should be able to understand your target.

“S”: Sensory involves all of your senses. You use your sense of vision. You hear things in this picture and movie. You smell things in your movie of your target. You feel things, both with your hands and with your emotions. In your picture, you have the internal voice in your head that you always have. You put all of these different senses into your picture, as well as the most important one, the inner knowing of your heart brain. Make sure to get that in the picture or movie as well.

“S”: Specific. This is best illustrated with an example. I have moved many times in my life. Every time I moved, I created a list of what I want. And every time there was a fireplace on that list. The first time, I was looking at a place that had everything I wanted but a fireplace. I mentioned this to the landlord and she laughed. She took me into the unfinished basement, and there was a plastic fireplace in the basement. I learned from this, and when I was looking for the next place I put a real fireplace on my list. I found a place that had everything except a fireplace. I said this to the landlord and he said that there was a fireplace. It was just boarded up behind the wall. The next place I moved into, I put a real working fireplace on the list of what I wanted. I found a place with a real working fireplace this time, but the landlord would not let me use it. So finally I put on my list “a real working fireplace I can use.” And the next time, I got it. You need to be specific.

“M”: Measurable. There must be some specific way in which you measure the results, a quantifiable way that you know the goal is achieved.

“M”: Meaningful. The target, the goal must be meaningful to you. It must be something you want and desire. If it means nothing to you, there will be no reason to keep going for it. It does not work to have it be something that someone else wants for you.

“A”: As If Now. Write your movie in the present tense, as if you are describing a situation that is happening now. Tomorrow never comes. It is like the sign “Free money tomorrow.” You come back the next day and the sign still says, “Free money tomorrow.” Tomorrow never comes. If you write your goals in the future, the future never comes.

“R”: Realistic. Your target must be believable to you. If you do not think you can attain it, chances are you probably will not attain it. Now, this means two things. One, if you have a faulty belief system about what you can and cannot do and you want to change it, you might want to try my CDs. Two, “realistic” is different for everyone. For some, making a million dollars in one year is totally attainable. For others, it is not. Make sure your target is realistic to you.

“T”: Time Framed. Put a definite date on your target. Put the date as if today is the date, and write your goal with that date now. This is similar to As If Now, but with an actual date or time frame.

“S”: Smiley Factor. Make sure that you are smiling and happy in the picture, that your goal includes your being happy. Here is an example of why: You have a goal to be in Italy within five years, but no smiley factor. You get some rare cancer that the only know treatment for is in Italy, and you have to fly there to get your cancer treated. This is not what you want.

Make sure you do not have negatives in your goals. It is not good to say something like “no more pain,” because remember, what you focus on is what you get. So if you are focusing on “no pain”, “pain” is actually what you are focusing on. If you don’t want this or that, you have to put it in your target as a positive. Like if the pain were gone, what would be there? You might be feeling great, or have free movement in your neck or whatever. Just make sure you put all the things you don’t want in terms of what you would have when they were gone, so you can focus on what you want, because that is what you will get.

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On average 30% of foods in our daily diet are processed foods. These are foods that come in a box or a can and have many ingredients that are hard to pronounce, containing food starches, gums, preservatives, and colorings. Many processed foods have to be enriched, adding inorganic minerals and vitamins to compensate for the nutrition lost in the processing of the food. Some people believe enriched foods are good enough, and we will be able to absorb their nutrients sufficiently to benefit from them. But what about the great increase in type II diabetes in the past few years, seen especially now in children? What about the increase in Attention Deficit Disorder and behavioral problems in schools? Adults are now getting symptoms of Alzheimer’s more quickly than before, and are suffering from chronic diseases earlier in life.

The first suggestion I tell parents who are struggling with a hyperactive child is to stay away from any food colorings, especially the added colorings in juices, cereals, snacks, and vitamin supplements. These food colorings affect the functioning of the nervous system. Our liver cannot break down these chemicals and they affect our neurotransmitters, and eventually our thinking ability. It is amazing the amount of food coloring found in processed foods. Significant increases in hyperactivity occur after getting 20 mg. of food coloring per day, which is much less than the amount found in many processed foods today.

When food additives are added to natural foods both physical and behavioral problems can occur. The three most common symptoms found when we get too many food additives are headaches, anxiety, and upset stomach. Common food additives to watch out for, beside food colorings, are preservatives, artificial sweeteners, and caffeine. Preservatives are found in all processed foods, and even in some of the natural foods such as fruits and vegetables. It is difficult to get all fresh food unless you grow it yourself. Preservatives prevent spoilage of food so that it can be transported from the farm or factory to our grocery stores.

The FDA generally regards each of these food additives as safe, at least in small quantities. But when combining them in foods and then looking at the potential cumulative effect, we have to realize that the more preservative and food additives we get on a daily basis, the more our liver has to detoxify. That is why headaches and bloating are common symptoms of too many food additives.

Among the many factors that shape the lives of children, nutrition often plays a critical role. What children eat during their growing years has a great effect on the way they think, learn, and act. Many studies have found, for example, that children with higher intakes of antioxidants, B vitamins and minerals do better in school than those children whose diets are lower in these nutrients. Others studies show that children who are exposed to too many environmental chemicals or heavy metals in the air and water have more trouble learning and remembering, and have more nervous system disorders.

The Feingold program is a children’s nutritional program that recommends a diet based on foods that do not contain artificial flavors, preservatives, and food colorings. Numerous research studies found that symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder improved between 50 and 70% of the time while children followed this nutritional program.

One study, published in Lancet in 1985, showed that 79% of hyperactive children had symptoms improve when food chemicals were removed from their diet. Then when the food chemicals were re-introduced the symptoms returned. Sugar was found to have a similar detrimental effect as food chemicals. In controlled studies done at juvenile correctional facilities in the 1980s, they found that behavior improved in 47% of the 12 facilities that took part in the Feingold program, which included over 8000 juveniles.

Many health issues are caused by lack of bioavailable nutrition in our diet. Our digestive system tries to absorb nutrients from the foods we eat. Depending on the state of the food - baked, broiled, microwaved, or the additives added, our body can actually get more stressed eating foods that are hard for our liver to metabolize. This is why the National Cancer Institute keeps raising the number of fruits and vegetables recommended daily to prevent cancer, and keep our immune system healthy. This is another reason we are seeing earlier signs of indigestion and heartburn in children. The foods we put in our body have so many preservatives, and chemicals, and not enough real nutrition to be beneficial.

Dr. Jane Oelke, N.D., Ph.D. is Naturopath and Doctor of Homeopathy in Southwest Michigan. She is the author of “Natural Choices for Fibromyalgia” and “Natural Choices for Attention Deficit Disorder”. She is a professional speaker on a variety of natural health topics, and can be reached at DoctorOelke@aol.com and http://www.NaturalChoicesforyou.com

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Glucosamine is readily produced in the human body and is necessary for the production of joint cartilage. As we age, producing enough glucosamine becomes more difficult and cartilage begins to detiorate causing stiffness and painful joints. When osteoarthritis is present, the supply of glucosamine is insufficient.

The addition of glucosamine chondroitin in supplement form can aid in stimulating cartilage repair. Glucosamine chondroitin is derived from processed shell of shrimp and crab. Glucosamine chondroitin can help your body repair its damaged or weakened cartilage by assisting your body’s own natural repair abilities.

Chondroitin sulfate is a glucosaminoglycan. It is the most abundant glucosaminoglycan in articular cartilage. Chondroitin sulfate occurs naturally in the body. As a component of various tissues in the body, including tendons, bone, intervertebral disk, cornea and heart valve, glucosamine chondroitin has many important functions. When manufactured for supplementation, Chondroitin sulfate is commonly obtained from cartilage extracts, mainly bovine.

Glucosamine chondroitin aids with manufacturing cartilage, which is the protein part of a fibrous substance that holds your joints together. Collagen is a component of the shock-absorbing cushion substance that covers the ends of body joints. Glucosamine chondroitin aids with water binding in the cartilage matrix.

Clinical reports show that glucosamine chondroitin is able to boost the production of cartilage and glucosamine chondroitin also protects them from further damage.Glucosamine chondroitin also helps with cartilage repair. Chondroitin sulfate acts by attracting fluid into proteoglycan molecule and thereby flushing nutrients into the body. This fluid has powerful shock-absorbing qualities.

Chondroitin sulfate performs a structural role in binding with the collagen fibrils present in articular cartilage. Glucosamine chondroitin inhibits the formation of fibrin thrombi.

Glucosamine chondroitin blocks cartilage destroying enzymes and glucosamine chondroitin also protects existing healthy cartilage. Enzymes that prevent the transport of important nutrients are also blocked by glucosamine chondroitin. Chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine chondroitin can work in combination to control damaging enzymes.

Patients taking glucosamine chondroitin supplements should notice improvements within 2-4 weeks. Studies show that glucosamine chondroitin possesses remarkable anti-inflammatory properties without side effects. This proven ability of Glucosamine chondroitin to repair and improve joint function in addition to providing relief from pain gives glucosamine chondroitin a significant advantage compared to conventional treatments.

Glucosamine chondroitin also provides relief for pain associated with athletic injuries to the joints. Osteoarthritis affects tens of millions of people and was until recently considered to be an irreversible process of joint destruction. Modern research suggests that damaged cartilage can be replaced by healthy new cartilage.

Treatment programs should focus on stopping cartilage breakdown as well as stimulating repair, which is a primary function of glucosamine chondroitin. Glucosamine chondroitin and chondroitin sulfate successfully aid with this treatment. Glucosamine chondroitin presents a powerful tool for prevention and repair. Modern medicine usually treats osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis with symptomatic relief in the form of painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, unlike glucosamine chondroitin.

These can have undesirable side effects when used for long periods. Studies now reveal that glucosamine chondroitin and chondroitin sulfate play a healing role in the treatment of arthritis. As well as giving relief glucosamine chondroitin and chondroitin sulfate help to repair and rebuild damaged joints. Glucosamine chondroitin is necessary for the construction of connective tissue and collagen production is stimulated by chondroitin sulfate.

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I’m not sure why I didn’t think of working at home sooner, but I didn’t, and that caused me a lot of problems.

When I started a family I basically lived the same life as my parents. I juggled home, the office, and my sons’ activities. Eventually I was tired, broke, and hated commuting.

So, in desperation, I did a search one day, choosing the terms, “business opportunity home based work from“. What came back surprised me.

There were many excellent ways to work at home and I liked a lot of them. Eventually I decided to try one which offered a lot of support and would help me use their system for making money.

Soon I was able to quit my job and stop commuting. With the money I was making with the home business, I actually had managed to save money.

But, best of all, my schedule has become my own and I spend a lot of time with the family.

From the time I got out of high school, I managed to make ends meet by working two jobs and commuting to both.

Of course that meant squeezing in time for my family and always being tired, but I was proud of my hard work - right up until the day I just felt too tired to get out of bed.

That was the day I went online to find a better way, and I did. By searching, “business opportunity home based work from”, I found many work form home businesses and I chose one. I felt I had nothing to lose.

Although it was hard at first adding one more thing to my schedule, I stuck with it. Soon the money started coming in and I realized I was making more money with my home business than with both of my other jobs. So I quit both.

I am happy to say that I am now not only well rested but successful and see my family a lot more. The day I couldn’t get out of bed was the best day of my life.

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I know you’ve heard this many times - “Drink more water!”. Yet, 99% of the people don’t heed this advice. Maybe if water was more expensive, people would pay more attention to consume enough of it on a daily basis. We are living in a dehydrated world of carbonated beverages, caffeine and alcohol.

I bet you don’t know how important is water for your health, figure and well-being. I didn’t know it until I found a book that literally opened my eyes. The book is titled “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water” by Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj.

Reason 1: Water can cure many modern diseases

According to Dr. Batmanghelidj, a long list of modern diseases can be practically eliminated by just drinking more water. The list includes and is not limited to: asthma, hypertension, back and joint pain, arthritis, constipation, allergies, ulcers and the list goes on and on.

I know it sounds crazy. I have heard many weird health theories in my life, but what interests me is the “results of following this or that advice”. The “drink more water cure” has worked for so many of my friends and myself that I wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone.

I cured myself of a nagging skin allergy. I have much more energy, strength, endurance and sleep much better now.

I have had 100% success curing chronic constipation with my female clients. I don’t know a single person that didn’t benefit in some way by drinking more water.

Reason 2: Water can decrease your appetite

This is common sense. When you drink water, your stomach gets full and your appetite decreases. You end up eating fewer calories. If you drink water before each meal, you’ll prevent yourself from eating thousands of calories in the long run. This means you are going to be leaner.

Reason 3: Drinking water BURNS EXTRA calories

When you drink water, your body burns extra calories. Drinking 18 ounces of water increases your metabolic rate by about 30% for about 40 minutes. This phenomenon is called Water Induced Thermogenesis. The total amount of extra calories burned by drinking 18 ounces of water is about 25 calories. Drinking 72 ounces of water amounts to 100 extra calories. That is a lot of calories in the long run.

Reason 4: Water may help you burn more fat and build more muscle

It has been shown that dehydration decreases protein synthesis. Protein synthesis is what builds muscle. It is an energy costly process. When you suppress protein synthesis, fewer calories end up building proteins and more calories end up in your fat stores. It’s elementary: calories have two possible fates - they either get burned, or they get stored. When more of the calories you eat get burned, less will get stored.

Dehydration has been shown to decrease maximal strength. When you are stronger, you can lift more weight and that means you’ll build more muscle.

Reason 5: Your skin will look much better

Nothing will improve the appearance of your skin better than consuming enough water. It’s a pity women spend so much money on skin products, while neglecting the cheapest and most effective one - water.

How much water should I drink?

Dr. Batmanghelidj’s advice is simple: drink one ounce of water for every two pounds of bodyweight plus one and one half additional ounces of water for every ounce of beverage you consume containing caffeine, carbonation or alcohol. Do this every day.

As you increase your water intake you should also increase your salt intake. Don’t buy the “Sodium causes hypertension nonsense”. Restricting Sodium does not help the vast majority of people with hypertension. Clearly, Sodium is not the CAUSE of hypertension. Your body needs Sodium to hold its water stores. Even if you consume more than you need to, your body will get rid of the extra amount that you overconsumed.

Drink your water. Stay well hydrated. Stay healthy.

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