Oral Chelation Blog

With the Fourth of July fast approaching, I’ve noticed that summer is flying by. I cannot believe July begins tomorrow. Now is the time to get out and just enjoy the sunshine (with sunscreen!). There are parades to watch, free outdoor concerts to attend, small town festivals to enjoy, summer pick-up games to play, hiking trails to try out, lakes and oceans to be swam in, and of course, this weekend—fireworks overhead.

On the forms we all fill out every time we go in for a checkup or other doctor’s visit, it asks if you exercise 1) Regularly 2) Sometimes 3) Rarely or 4) Never, or some variation of that. Wouldn’t you like to be able to check the box that says regularly?

With summer in full swing, it’s the easiest time of year to become physically active. If you’re not sure what to do, go online and find out what’s going on in your neighborhood. Go to state parks, go for a swim, play a game of baseball or Frisbee… find your inner child and let it out. Let exercise time become playtime.

Walking is one of the best things you can do to get back into exercising if you are not regularly active. Find out what festivals are going on in your area or surrounding towns and explore them on foot. Walk to the beach, hike a nature trail, go for a walk around your neighborhood… just get out and go! Let walking become natural again. (Click here for a previous blog post on the health and wellness benefits of walking.)

Summer is still in it’s beginning stages, take the time now to get out and enjoy the weather. Remember to stay hydrated by replenishing your fluids often. Drink water or sports drinks to replenish electrolytes. Make sure to drink fluids even when you’re not thirsty to prepare yourself for sweating rather than playing catch up while exercising or after working out. Stay away from soda, sugary drinks, sugared waters, or other ‘bad for you’ drinks. Read the nutrition labels!

Also, prevent heat stroke by staying indoors during the hottest hours of the day. There are a lot of fun indoor activities you can do as such as racquetball, aerobics classes, yoga, swimming lessons (either indoor or outdoor), and volleyball. All of these can be transferred outdoors during cooler hours of the day. Summertime tends to be fun and carefree, but remember to protect yourself during the hottest hours by wearing appropriate clothing, using sunscreen, drinking lots of fluids, and resting during the day if necessary.

Get outside and have some fun. Spend quality time with friends and family. For our U.S. readers, have an active, safe, and happy Fourth of July! It’s a day to celebrate, just be healthy while doing so.

You’ve probably heard about the lawsuit against McDonald’s, saying they have to get rid of their Happy Meal™ toys as a way to help reduce obesity. You also hear about the complaints regarding massive portions of food given by restaurants. 9 out of 10 Americans eat too much salt, many of them eating double the amount they should because of processed and prepackaged foods.

At what point do we take our health into our own hands? Toys at McDonald’s may make a Happy Meal™ more appealing, yet who makes the choice to go in the first place? There are also studies completed that show cartoon characters on prepackaged foods make junk food more appealing to children and even some adults. It’s easy to order a pasta dish at a restaurant but no one forces you to finish the entire meal. And it’s much easier to grab a frozen pizza rather than cooking, trust me, this one I know, but at what expense?

It’s easy to say it’s someone else’s fault for bad food choices. Rather than deciding to take control of our own diets and nutrition, we look for reasons we cannot comply. Here are a few tips for dealing with today’s food values presented by restaurants and food producers.

• When at a restaurant, immediately ask for a box with your meal and take out at least half to bring home as leftovers. This way you won’t overeat.
• Ask for water rather than soda whenever you go out to eat.
• Rather than buying chicken nuggets or other breaded chicken in a grocery store, buy skinless chicken breasts and make your own using cornflakes, egg, and spices.
• Rather than giving in and stopping at McDonald’s, grill out at home—it’s quick, good for you, and so much tastier than mass produced, greasy food
• Rather than purchasing a lot of prepackaged, preprocessed foods, put most of your grocery fund towards fresh foods.
• Learn to cook! Healthy, simple, quick meals can be made in a half hour or less. Visit the Rachel Ray website for easy 30 minute recipes.
• At least once a week, take the “If you can’t grow it, don’t eat it” approach to eating. Eat only natural, unprocessed foods.
• Sit down and eat all meals at the family table (or in the breakroom at work). This forces you to focus on your food rather than eating unconsciously.
• Eat your biggest meals early in the day rather than the evening.
• Indulge your cravings once in awhile. If you crave ice cream, eat a scoop of the real thing. If you crave a brownie allow yourself the craving with 1 slice, that way, you won’t binge eat later on.

Remember, it’s okay to indulge yourself once in awhile just not all the time. Besides, food that’s bad for you is so much more satisfying when you allow it into your diet only once in awhile. Growing up, I ate at McDonald’s maybe once or twice a year. My parents would just say “no, we have food at home.” Now, as an adult, I don’t eat it at all.

It’s important to take control of your own health. Don’t rely on society to determine what is good for you and what isn’t. Learn what you can about diet and nutrition and begin integrating healthy food options into your life. Talk to your doctor regarding diet and exercise plans that will work for you.

Would you even consider putting 17 packets of sugar in your morning coffee? Most likely not. Yet, how often do you pick up a soda during the day? The typical soft drink has around 50 grams of sugar per can. Many don’t consider that every time they drink a soda, it’s typically about the same as dumping 17 teaspoons of sugar into a coffee.

Excess calories are a lead contributor to diabetes risk. Diabetes affects just about 24 million Americans with over double that amount at risk for the disease. What you eat, how often you exercise, and what you drink on a regular basis is your first and most important line of defense against diabetes.

Flavored water, juice, and energy drinks tend to surprise people with the amount of sugar that is included in each drink. The calorie count of these beverages is much higher than most people would imagine them to be. It’s easy to drink unnecessary calories when you don’t know that they are in your drink of choice. It’s important to read the labels and know your numbers. ABC News printed an article regarding these empty calories:

Last week, Men’s Health put out a list of the “20 Worst Drinks in America.” Since there are so many beverages to choose from — alcoholic, coffee-based drinks, energy drinks and more — Men’s Health decided to name their idea of “worst” from each category.

Energy drinks aren’t the only confusing culprits. Einhorn said the calorie and sugar content of flavored water and even old fashioned juice often surprises people.

Take, for instance number 20 on the list: Snapple Agave Melon Antioxidant Water. It has the equivalent sugar of two Good Humor Chocolate Eclair Bars. “It goes in the category of stealth bad foods. It sounds good, but it’s not the original food,” said Einhorn.

Einhorn’s recommendation is simple. “Water, water, water,” said Einhorn. “Learn to enjoy water. It can be fizzy water, it can be club soda water, but water.”

One of the most important things you can do for your health is learn to love water. Water quenches your thirst, curbs your appetite, provides energy, and helps you lose weight naturally. It is the best accomplice to diet and exercise. Carry a stainless steel or other reusable water bottle around with you all day—emptying and refilling a 24 oz. container at least 3-4 times. Portrayed on MayoClinic.com, adult women should generally consume 2.2 liters of water a day; adult men should drink around 3 liters a day. These numbers are based on the dietary recommendations; 2 liters of water a day generally works as the replacement approach (replacing fluids lost daily due to urinating, bowel movements, breathing, and sweating).

Learn to manage your diabetes through diet and exercise by speaking with your healthcare representative. For an additional boost, try oral chelation therapy from Cardio Renew. This liquid formula helps remove heavy metals and toxins from your blood stream, therefore opening up narrowed arteries. This allows rich oxygen and nutrient filled blood to flow easily through your body. For more information, contact Cardio Renew experts. Your heart will thank you.

Adding unnecessary sugar to your diet can have a negative effect on your cholesterol levels. Those who eat more added sugar generally have lower numbers of good cholesterol (HDL) and high numbers of bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides (blood fats). A study, completed by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and published by The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), followed 6,113 U.S. adults to test the correlation between caloric consumption and high cholesterol. According to their diet over a 24 hour period, they were grouped according to the amount of sugar they consumed. Generally, in the 24 hour time span, 15.8% of calories consumed were due to added sugars during processing and preparation of food. Soda is still considered to be the most unnecessary caloric intake on a daily basis for U.S. adults, accounting for 30% of added sugars.

Bad cholesterol levels can lead to coronary heart disease and stroke. It’s important to control high blood cholesterol if you have it. Avoid smoking, maintain a healthy weight by eating properly and exercising daily, and control high blood pressure. Also, for those with diabetes, it’s important to follow your doctor’s recommendations when it comes to controlling this disease.

Proper nutrition is essential when it comes to your heart. Eat a heart healthy diet by eating foods low in trans fat, saturated fat, and/or cholesterol. Replace the bad fats in your diet with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (learn more through Face the Fats). Don’t rely on fad diets or unhealthy starvation diets to maintain your weight. Instead, think smart and eat smart: vegetables, whole grains, fruits, dairy, and protein all contribute to a healthy weight. For more information on proper nutrition, talk with your healthcare provider and visit The Nutrition Center from the American Heart Association.

Oral chelation therapy from Cardio Renew increases your blood flow by removing heavy metals and toxins from your veins and arteries. This helps deliver rich nutrients and oxygen throughout your body and creates a healthier you. If you reduce the blockage in your arteries, your increased circulation allows your body to recuperate, regenerate and operate normally. For more information, contact the customer service staff at Cardio Renew.

A recent study conducted out of the University of Rhode Island correlates a lot with what I discussed on Monday. 100% pure maple sugar is already a homeopathic remedy for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. It can also help with heart health and as new studies show, it can potentially help diabetics as well.

NEW YORK — March 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — In a new research study conducted by the University of Rhode Island, Dr. Navindra Seeram discovered more than 20 compounds linked to human health in Canadian maple syrup, 13 of which were discovered for the first time in maple syrup. Seeram, assistant professor of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences in URI’s College of Pharmacy, unveiled his findings Sunday, March 21 at the American Chemical Society’s Annual Meeting.

“We already know the maple tree has strong antioxidant mechanisms,” Seeram said. “Now we are looking more closely at the tree’s sap.” Several of these antioxidant compounds are also reported to have anti-cancer, anti-bacterial and anti-diabetic properties. “People are increasingly interested in healthier food alternatives,” Seeram said.

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Seeram found the same antioxidant compounds also contained in berries, an exciting development because he would not previously have associated a sweetener with healthy biological properties.

“Today, Americans have great interest in learning the health benefits of unique foods,” Seeram said.
Seeram also advised that when choosing syrup as a sweetener, it is healthier to use 100 percent pure maple syrup. He referred to a survey conducted by the Federation, which found that 50 percent of Americans are unaware if the syrup they consume is real maple syrup or pancake syrup.

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Store-bought “pancake syrup” or other “breakfast syrup” is often made with high fructose corn syrup and imitation maple flavoring, therefore having no genuine resemblance to pure maple syrup. These types of syrup obviously do not contain the antioxidant compounds found in real syrup. As the article states above, at least 50% of Americans are unaware the syrup they consume is not real. The calorie, sugar, and fat count on store-bought maple syrup are high, therefore giving the real product a bad name as well. Granted 100% pure maple syrup is more costly than imitation syrup but as Dr. Seeram states, “You pay for what you get and you get what you pay for… meaning there are consequences for what you eat.”

Studies will be continuing on the health benefits of maple syrup on those suffering from or predisposed to diabetes. The studies have so far indicated the presence of various beneficial compounds including a substance known to “stimulate insulin release through pancreatic cells” — a potentially “potent weapon” against diabetes.

It’s important to talk to your doctor before making any significant changes to your diet or lifestyle. To learn more regarding pure maple syrup, visit http://www.purecanadamaple.com.