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Posted: Mon Jan 16th, 2006 06:45 pm |
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Liver Detoxification cont'd
Signs of an Overworked, Toxic Liver
Allergies
Asthma
Digestion/Elimination problems
- Constipation
- Bloating
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
Acid Reflux
Headaches
High cholesterol
Food cravings
Overweight/Underweight
Blood sugar imbalances
- Hormonal imbalances
- PMS
Fluid retention
Skin disorders
Repeated colds, flu, sinus infections, etc
Fibromyalgia
Muscle and/or joint pain
Bad breath & body order
Dark circles under eyes
Chemical sensitivities
Depression/anger/irritability
Fatigue
Detox Superfoods
One of the key ways to detox is to keep the body in an alkaline state. The body’s acid-alkaline balance adjusts throughout the day depending on the types of food we eat.
- Grains and proteins leave an acidic residue when metabolized; fruit and vegetables leave an alkaline residue.
- Protein and grains are essential for our overall health and well-being, but if you balance their intake with large amounts of fruit and vegetables our body is more likely to remain alkaline.
- Choose organic food and eat fruit and vegetables raw whenever possible to make sure you obtain the maximum amount of nutrients.
Consume the following detox "superfoods" as often as you can:
Apple - Helps excrete heavy metals and cholesterol and is cleansing for the liver and kidneys
Olive oil - Antioxidant; prevents cholesterol from being transformed into a harmful free radical
Artichoke - Purifies and protects the liver and has a diuretic effect on the kidneys
Onion - Rich in the antioxidant quercetin, which protects against free radical damage; onion enhances the activity of healthy intestinal flora and is antiviral
Asparagus - Superb detox food because of its diuretic effect; helps maintain healing bacteria in the intestines
Parsley - Diuretic and helps kidneys to flush out toxins; contains phytonutrients that support the liver and is rich in antioxidants
Broccoli - Like sprouts and cabbage, increases levels of glutathione, a key antioxidant that helps the liver expel toxins
Quinoa - Easily digested cleansing grain that is a good source of protein, vitamins, and minerals
Carrot - Packed with beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant; antibacterial and antifungal
Rice - Brown rice in particular cleans the intestines as it passes through and prevents constipation; antiallergenic and helps stabilize blood-sugar levels
Cranberry - Antioxidant-rich; destroys harmful bacteria in the kidneys, bladder and urinary tract
Salad greens - Superb antioxidant and cleanser of the digestive tract
Fennel - Has a strong diuretic action and helps the body eliminate fats, reducing intestinal bloating
Seaweed - Strong antioxidant; helps alkalinize the blood and strengthens the digestive tract
Garlic - Powerful antioxidant that is also excellent at eliminating toxic microorganisms
Tomato - Rich source of the antioxidant lycopene, thought to prevent a variety of diseases
Ginger - Relieves abdominal bloating, nausea, and diarrhea. Helps to stimulate digestive enzymes, aiding efficient digestion
Watercress - Purifies the blood and expels wastes from the body
Lemon - Stimulates the release of enzymes - an essential part of the liver’s detoxification process
Yogurt - Live yogurt contains probiotics that reduce intestinal inflammation and fungal infections and eliminate bad bacteria that damage the gut wall
Given proper nutrition, a healthy, properly functioning liver is capable of removing unfriendly bacteria, viruses, fungi and toxic chemicals
The purpose of a detoxification supplements and protein is to provide essential nutrients necessary for the detoxification process. It is also critical to eliminate food and chemical irritants while detoxifying to reduce the burden on the liver and other body systems.
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Posted: Mon Jan 16th, 2006 06:53 pm |
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| thanks for the info....very helpful....
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Posted: Mon Jan 16th, 2006 06:56 pm |
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 gyal...methin me due for a liver cleaNSE MESLEF...
DE SYMPTOM LIST PRAPPAH LONG!!!! ME GAT QUITE A FEW.....
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Posted: Tue Jan 24th, 2006 08:38 pm |
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HOW TO FIX BAD FOOD HABITS
Every time you sit down to a meal, your mind is busy digesting as much information as your stomach — messages which could be making or breaking your weight-loss resolve.
"These eating lessons, which we absorb from our parents, peers, advertising and our internal self-talk have a big influence over when, what and how much we eat," says Jackie Raha, manager of Weight Watchers Group Service Development, who has extensive experience in clinical counseling and creates success strategies such as Weight Watchers 10 Tools for Living.
But unlearning lessons that may be making you eat is just a matter of recognising what they are. Here are some of the most deep-seeded food lessons, and some tips on how you can unlearn them:
- "Clean your plate" and "Waste not, want not."
"Although applied to children with the best intentions, this food lesson teaches us to ignore our body's signals about feeling full, which can cause overeating," says Raha.
Antidote: Put your fork down between bites of food so that you eat more slowly – your body needs at least 20 minutes before your brain registers that you are full. "If you start to feel uncomfortable or full halfway through a meal, stop eating, no matter how much food is left – you've had enough," says Raha. Remember: You don't have to waste leftovers. They can always be frozen or reheated the next day.
- "Get the most for your money."
This encourages an all-you-can-eat approach to meals — bad news for your waistline.
Antidote: "Start thinking of food in terms of nutritional and enjoyment value," suggests Raha. If you're tempted to get a second serving of Chinese just because it's free, think ahead to the high costs in health bills and low self-esteem that an unhealthy diet results in."
- "I've had a bad day, so I deserve dessert."
Once we start rewarding ourselves with food, any event can become a trigger – we miss the bus home from work, for instance, and that's excuse enough to overindulge.
Antidote: Pursue non-food rewards and reconciliations. These may include:
- Renting a hilarious comedy on video.
- Coffee with a good friend.
- Singing at the top of your lungs.
- Enjoying a relaxing candlelit bath.
- Taking the phone off the hook and settling down for the night with a good book.
- "If I skip breakfast, I'll be able to eat a bigger dinner."
"People who skip breakfast tend to snack on whatever is available – often foods that are high in fat and calories but low in nutrients," warns Sue Snider, a nutritional specialist and lecturer at the Animal and Food Sciences Department of the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware. "Then by dinnertime, they feel justified in overcompensating by eating three courses or having seconds."
Antidote: "Research studies show people who eat small amounts of food throughout the day are often more successful in cutting their calorie intake," Snider says. In short: instead of skipping meals, try eating smaller healthy snacks, such as raw nuts, fruit or yogurt.
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Posted: Tue Jan 24th, 2006 09:13 pm |
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interesting!!!!!
well done janney gyal.....
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Posted: Fri Jan 27th, 2006 07:47 pm |
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Asthma hits one in 10 children in Canada: study
CTV.ca News Staff
Asthma rates for Canadian kids have jumped fourfold over the past 20 years, to a level where more than one in 10 have been diagnosed with the respiratory ailment.
"Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in Canadian children and is also a serious problem in adults" says the report by the Commission for Environmental Co-operation (CEC), a group created as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The report says 2.5 million people in Canada are affected by asthma -- 12 per cent of children and 8 per cent of adults.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes wheezing, chest pains and difficulty breathing.
According to the data collected for the report from children in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, asthma has become "the most common chronic childhood disease in North America."
Boys have highest incidence
In Canada, asthma has been increasing in children of all ages, except for boys aged four to seven years.
And in a finding that experts have yet to explain, Canadian boys between the ages of eight and 11 have the highest incidence of the illness -- a staggering 20 per cent of them are affected.
In the U.S., 13 per cent of children had asthma at some point in their lives, according to figures complied in 2003.
"Children are especially sensitive to air pollution because of their rapid growth, developing body systems . . . and higher intakes of air," says the report.
The study also says the illness hits certain populations.
"Lower-income inner-city populations are at a greater risk of developing asthma because of sub-optimal levels of care and control, and because they may have higher exposures.''
Risk factors
The exact causes of asthma are not known, but the illness is believed to come from a combination of genetics and environmental factors.
Outdoor air pollution combined with a plethora of indoor pollutants can exacerbate the condition. Indoor factors include: second-hand smoke, dust mites, moulds, animal dander, exposure to certain chemicals and fumes from plastics.
"Asthma is one of those diseases where scientists aren't quite sure how it's caused," Erica Phipps, the CEC's program manager, told CTV Newsnet. However, "there are various factors that contribute to the symptoms of asthma," such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, "that can make the suffering worse for children."
Recommendations
The report says the alarming prevalence of asthma in North America "represents a tremendous human and economic burden for millions of children and adults in North America."
It recommends decreasing exposure to airborne school and workplace contaminants, animal dander and moulds, and advocates personal responsibility and action by government, industry and business sectors in fighting the rising numbers.
"What we need to do now is start, in a more serious way, is to tackle air pollution problems, also indoor air pollution," said Phipps.
The report recommends legislation, policies and voluntary co-operation all need to be part of a concerted effort to decrease school and workplace contaminants and improve air quality.
The report looked at data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, as well as two reports from Statistics Canada, in calculating its asthma figures.
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Posted: Mon Jan 30th, 2006 01:37 am |
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Eat more fruits and veggies!!!
SHERYL UBELACKER Thu Jan 26, 5:45 PM ET
TORONTO (CP) - When Mom or Dad told you to eat up all your fruits and vegetables "because they're good for you," they were right - although they may not have known all the reasons why. Now researchers conclude that a daily smorgasbord of fruits and vegetables can dramatically cut the risk of suffering a stroke.
An analysis of international studies involving 257,000 people found that those who ate more than five servings of fruit and vegetables a day had a 26 per cent reduced incidence of stroke, compared with those who ate fewer than three servings daily.
Individuals who consumed three to five servings cut their stroke risk by 11 per cent, said principal investigator Dr. Feng He, a cardiovascular research fellow at the St. George's University School of Medicine in London.
"This is a finding that clearly provides strong support for the current (U.K.) recommendations to increase fruit and vegetable intake to five or more servings per day," she said Thursday from London, noting that the average Briton eats only 2.8 servings per day.
"Based on these results, I would encourage everybody to increase their fruit and vegetable intake," said He.
Health Canada has been advising Canadians to eat five to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day for more than a decade, but a national average of actual consumption hasn't been determined, said Danielle Brule of Health Canada's division of nutrition policy and promotion.
A typical serving of fruit would equal one medium apple or medium banana; a single vegetable serving would consist of 125 millilitres of raw or cooked carrots or beans, for instance, or 250 millilitres of salad.
The British researchers analyzed pooled data from eight major studies that looked at the association between fruit and vegetable consumption and stroke in men and women from Europe, Japan and the United States.
Previous studies had shown that increased fruit and vegetable consumption was related to a diminished risk of stroke - both ischemic (caused by a blood clot in the brain) and hemorrhagic (bleeding in the brain) - but the strength of the association had been uncertain.
Dr. David Spence, director of the Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre at the University of Western Ontario's Robarts Research Institute, agreed that the British analysis has better quantified the link between fruit and vegetable consumption and stroke reduction.
But the London, Ont., physician said Canadians shouldn't just load up on produce.
"You could do even better if in addition to increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables, you also increase your intake of whole grains and reduce your intake of cholesterol and animal fat," said Spence, who advises his patients to follow the Mediterranean diet.
That's because research has shown that the Mediterranean diet, which is rich in whole grains, olive and canola oils as well as fruits and vegetables - but with reduced consumption of meat, chicken and fish - can diminish the risk of stroke and heart attack by about 60 per cent.
Dr. He, whose study is published in this week's edition of The Lancet, said fruits and vegetables are loaded with potassium, antioxidants like vitamin C, folate and fibre. And while researchers aren't sure which one element (or combination) is responsible for chopping the risk of stroke, she said potassium is known to lower elevated blood pressure - a major risk factor for stroke.
That doesn't mean that popping over-the-counter supplements will have the same stroke-preventing effects as eating produce, experts say.
"Disease prevention might not be attributable to single nutrients, but to the interaction of nutrient and non-nutritive components in whole foods," Dr. Lyn Steffen, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, writes in a commentary accompanying the study. "It is likely that the combination of nutrients and compounds in foods has greater health benefits than the individual nutrient alone."
So how many different fruits and vegetables should one eat each day?
Since vitamins, minerals and antioxidants differ from fruit to fruit and veg to veg, Spence advises his patients to put variety on their plates.
"It turns out that the antioxidants tend to be what gives each fruit or vegetable its flavour and its colour, and so eating fruits and vegetables of all different colours gives us combinations of antioxidants that are probably more effective than anything you can get in a pill."
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