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“An 8oz. glass of Minute Maid Active has 750 milligrams of glucosamine, to ”help protect healthy joints,” as the label says. Only one problem: in the largest study done so far, it didn’t.
That’s one reason why the word “arthritis” doesn’t appear on the label. Instead, the carton sticks to the structure-or-function claim. Since it doesn’t mention a disease, it requires no proof.”
Source: Nutrition Action Health Letter
Lecithin is a major constituent of cell membranes and cell membranes are essential to the integrity of cells (true); leading to claims that it is necessary for you to take Lecithin Supplements (false).
In your intestines is an enzyme lecithinase that hydrolyzes most of the lecithin before it goes into your body, so little of any lecithin supplement you take will actually reach your body tissues intact.
Bottom Line: This is not an essential nutrient; your liver will make all that you need.
Lecithin is a lipid (a fat), every gram of lecithin adds 9 calories of fat to your diet. High doses may cause GI distress, sweating, and loss of appetite.
Turmeric is not only used to add color and spice to your foods but in Ayurvede medicine for abdominal ailments and arthritis.
Consumer Labs just tested 13 of the turmeric supplements you will find in your local health food stores or on line. What I find disturbing is that not only did some of the products not live up to their claims as far as content, the lead content in a couple of the brands far exceeded what is considered a safe level. Is there any amount of lead in your food or supplements safe?
Caution:
If you would prefer not to buy imported orange juice check the small print on your carton or bottle, it may be from Brazil or Costa Rica. The country of origin will be listed near the list of ingredients.
Source: Nutrition Action
Grass versus Grain
It used to be that cattle were only fed on grass this meant that it could take four years to fatten them enough to take to market. Today they are still grass fed but sent to industrial feedlots where corn and other grains are added to there feed.This is great for the beef producers because slaughter time is cut almost in half, lower beef prices and higher profits.
Although corn-fed cattle may sound healthy, grain can make cattle sick; to counter act this they are routinely given antibotics as a preventive.
The FDA requires that the antibiotics are stopped in time to clear out their system before slaughter. As good as that sounds there is still a major problem here; over use of antibiotics can still lead to drug-resistant strains of bacteria.
USDA Certified Organic
USDA Certified Organic is a guarantee that the cattle has been fed on 100% organic feed; grass or grain their feed does not contain animal by-products, antibiotics, or growth harmones.
The cattle must have access to a pasture and opportunity to exercise, although it is not clear what that means.
Animal Welfare Approved
From the nonprofit Animal Wellfare Institute; this seal tells you that the strictest standards have been set.
Both the American Humane Association and Humane Farm Animal Care regularly check farms for compliance.
Grass-fed or Pasture Finished
The American Grass-fed Association states that grass-fed cattle are raised only on grass or hay after weaning and not grain finished. There is not a leagal definition or certification so grass-fed can mean different things to different beef producers.
USDA Proposed Standards: The cattle should be fed a 99% grass and forage diet. Here again this sounds good but the issues of raised on pasture, confined to feedlots, or if the cattle can be given hormones or antibiotics has not been addressed.
No Hormones/No Antibiotics
The terms “hormone free and antibiotic free” have not been approved by the USDA so there is no way to verify if-in-fact the beef is harmone or antibiotic free.
Natural
The USDA defines natural to mean”minimally processed” with no artificial ingredients, technically all beef is natural. There are no restrictions on what happens to the cattle before slaughter.
Free Range
Although the term implies the cattle were raised outdoors the USDA only defines this term for poultry not cattle. Even with poultry it only means that the poultry has access to the outside. No one checks to make sure they take their daily walks.
If you are like me you have a dilemma each Halloween, do you give the kids candy that will make them happy or leave home for the night. Well the people at www.healthcastle.com have a solution that will keep everyone happy.
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If you are like me you have a dilemma each Halloween, do you give the kids candy that will make them happy or leave home for the night. Well the people at www.healthcastle.com have a solution that will keep everyone happy.
Click on the above link and check out there great suggestions.
From www.drweil.com
Eating a lot of kelp or taking it in supplement form can overload the body with iodine, causing or aggravating thyroid problems. So Dr. Weil advises if you are on thyroid medications such as Thyrolar, which contains T3 and T4 hormones, to avoid kelp in any form.
Campbells’ Healthy Request Soup; “Soup That Eats Like A Meal”
I almost got excited when I begin to read the ingredients in this soup; my first thought was that even though certainly not a perfect health food it would do on occassion when fast food is your only option.I had no more than had this thought when that dreaded ingredient jump out at me, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil (trans-fat)
The argument here would be that there is less than 1/2 gram of this oil in a serving so therefore this soup can legally be advertised as trans-fat free. A serving is 1 cup (8ozs.), the can I have is 18.8ozs., that is a little over two servings in a can. Even though this is a hearty soup most of you would eat most of the contents in one setting. What is a trans-fat free food is no longer trans-fat free.
Sodium: A serving contains 480mg., not bad if you eat only one serving, two servings equals 960mg., that is almost half of the sodium you should consume in a day. It is recommended no more than 2400mg. in a day and for those of you with a sodium problem the new recommended allowance is 2100mg. in a day.
Suggestion: It is really easy to cook a large pot of your favorite soup and freeze in single serving size portions. When your are ready for soup just grab a serving out of the freezer.
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Both “stearic” and “olec” acids exit in cocoa. The former can neutralize cholesterol, while the latter lowers cholesterol.
“Let food be your medicine and let medicine be your food.” – Hippocrates
