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Calcium Supplementation News You Can Use

Monday, June 9th, 2008

“For anyone over 50, especially post menopausal women, you should see your family doctor and address with him the issue of taking calcium supplements,” said Dr. Benjamin M. P. Tang, the lead author and a researcher at the University of Western Sydney in Australia.

Four recent calcium studies you should know about :
1. In the April 28 2006 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers report that a double-blind, placebo control study lasting five years and involving 1,460 female subjects at least 70 years of age showed a significant reduction in the risk of bone fracture and improved bone strength and density for those taking the 1200 mg per day calcium supplement versus those on the placebo.

2. In the December 2005 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2005; 90: pp. 3153 – 3161), researchers report that teenage boys can increase the mineral content of their bones and increase their height by taking calcium supplements. The study of 143 healthy boys age 16 to 18 separated them into two groups. One group received a 1000 mg per day calcium supplement and the other a placebo. At the end of the twelve month study, the boys receiving the calcium supplement had greater bone density, with the most active boys showing the greatest increase, when compared to the placebo group.

Additionally, those boys receiving the calcium supplement also grew by a statistically significant average of .28 inches more.

3. In the American Journal of Medicine (2005; 118: pp.778-781), researchers report that acid blockers like Prilosec block calcium uptake. Drawn from a randomized, double-blind study of 18 elderly women, the research shows that such anti-acids inhibit the stomachs natural hydrochloric acid production, dramatically reducing calcium absorption by as much as 41%.

Because the average American diet contains inadequate levels of calcium, researchers fear our tendency to rely on anti-acids rather than pro-digestives may be causing low calcium uptake and increasing risk of osteoporosis and bone fracture.

4. In the December 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (2005; 294: pp.2336-2341), researchers suggest that assuring adequate vitamin-D intake each day might offer better protection from osteoporosis than calcium.

The study,based on data from 944 healthy subjects in Iceland, showed that those getting the highest vitamin-D levels showed better utilization of calcium, while those getting high calcium alone did not. Their conclusion was that getting a healthy abundance of both
was the best course.

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Did You Know YOUR ANCESTORS diet was much BETTER than Yours

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

The modern diet is a far cry from the foods that humans have consumed for two million years. Before humans took up agriculture 10,000 years ago, they were primarily hunter gatherers, with dietary needs met primarily by fruits, vegetables, roots, nuts, seeds, legumes, fish, and wild game.

Scientists believe our ancestors ate about three times the amount of fruits and vegetables we do, generally consumed within hours of being gathered, usually raw, with little or no processing. It is likely, therefore, that our ancestors had intakes of vitamins and minerals that exceeded the current RDAs (1.5 to 5 times higher), although they were by no means megadoses.

They also ate five times more fiber than we do. In many respects, the ancestral diet resembles the American Heart Association’s dietary recommendations, the traditional
Mediterranean and East Asian diets, and semivegetarian eating practices.

Our ancestors did not live long, but it was infection and accidents—not degenerative disease—that killed them. Now,that goes to show that just maybe our Doctors are not telling us what,s best for us.

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Nutrient density and nutrient diversity are two sides of the same coin. Research indicates that the reality of the daily diet is that you cannot get all the nutrients you need for optimal health and vitality from foods alone.

The next step will likely be government recommendations to consume both healthy foods and supplements. Don’t wait for new government recommendations to take charge of your health today!

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By choosing convenience you may be sacrificing nutrition

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Throughout history, obtaining food has been a struggle. Today, however, getting food is merely a matter of satisfying our personal whims and fancies. Our choices are no longer
limited by local seasons or climate.

In fact, individual foods are usually in season somewhere and may be shipped halfway
around the world just for our convenience. Our food supply has never been more abundant, and feeding ourselves has never been easier.

Technological advancements in farming, transportation, storage, and processing of foods have made this bounty possible. Whereas in the past people bought fresh produce,dairy products, and meats directly from the farm, today people rarely have time to plan well-balanced meals and track down local foods to use in their preparation.

For convenience, we tend to buy our food in grocery stores or restaurants. And, unlike our ancestors, we eat convenience foods of all types — even entire meals — which are readily available in packages, cans, jars, “boil-in-bag” pouches, freezer trays, and microwave ready containers.

In choosing convenience, however, we may be sacrificing nutrition. From harvest to tabletop, our food may be stored, processed, refined, cooked, frozen, packaged, and shipped. And at each step, several factors can lessen food’s nutritional value: Click Here For Complete Report

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The bottom line is that your food may not be as nutritious as you think. Every day nutrients are processed out of our food in the name of convenience. Even if you pick the right foods — and most of us don’t — you may not be getting the nutrient density and nutrient diversity you need for optimal health and vitality… Click here to continue

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Herb Recipes You Can Make At Home

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

You can blend herbs together to make many different fragrances and flavors. Some of the most popular seem to almost compliment each other as well as the food we put them in. For some of us, natural is the way to go.

With an endless supply of fresh herbs, which you can dry, there is no end to the mixes you can make for dips and salsas, or spreads and appetizers. I have included some of my favorites to give you an idea of what you can do with the herbs you grow… Read More

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Shocking Evidence Of Nutrient Depletion In Foods

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Shocking evidence of Nutrient depletion in the food we consume was recently confirmed in a report published by Dr. David Thomas, a primary healthcare practitioner and independent researcher who looked at the difference between UK government published tables for nutrient content published in 1940 and again in 2002. The comparison was eye-opening.

It showed that the iron content of 15 different varieties of meat had decreased 47%. Dairy products had shown similar falls; a 60% drop in iron and up to 90% drop in copper.

Further Consequences Of Nutrient Depletion In Plants
In a report published by the UK’s Mental Health Foundation entitled “Feeding Minds” researchers conclude that changes in the way we produce food have reduced the amount of essential fats, vitamins and minerals consumed.

They point beyond the foods we consume to the foods we feed the animals we consume. In particular,the way we have changed the diet of food animals has altered not just what they eat, but what we eat as well. In many cases it’s changed their body fat composition, something that has driven the decline in omega-3 fatty acids in our diets… Read More
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Declining nutritional value in fruits and vegetables concern researchers

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Declining nutritional value in fruits and vegetables has been a concern of researchers for many years. The debate raged on about the benefits and drawbacks of modern farming techniques.

Data presented by researchers from the Department of Soil Sciences at the University ofWisconsin–Madison shows that while these great advances in crop yield have occurred in the last 50 years nutrient content has been under siege and declining. Similarly, a review of data published by the USDA’s ARC Nutrient Data Laboratory shows “a sharp decline in the minerals, vitamins and other nutrients in foods since the last comprehensive survey”, about 20 years ago.

Analysis of the mineral content of select produce comparing 1963 data and 1999 data showed significant drops in mineral content… Read More

Greater Availability Versus Less Value
It is true that in the modern world of the industrial nation’s fruit and vegetable availability is at an all time high. If we want it, it’s there. On the other hand despite this increased availability fruit and vegetable consumption has not increased in the population.Indeed in many population sub-groups it has declined.

When this knowledge is coupled to the reported declines in nutrient levels in foods it has many healthcare providers, scientists, researchers and government officials looking for answers to how we can hope to sustain the nutritional value and balance of our foods while needing to produce more and more from the same soils to feed an ever-growing population. So far the path ahead is uncertain at best.

Joe Golson

Independent GNLD Distributor

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Hype vs. Science,you decide

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Don’t be fooled by the headlines.As the growing awareness of the importance of nutrition continues, we see and hear more and more headlines that shout out sensational news. But we need to take time to understand the complete story—not just the attention-getting phrases we hear.

Two examples of misleading headlines have recently materialized through online news reports and morning talk shows. One concerns weight-loss diets, and the other nutritional supplements… Full Story

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Decades Of Research Or Catchy Current “News” Stories? YOU DECIDE

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Recent news stories have attempted to minimize the importance of vitamin and mineral supplements (“The Vitamin Trap,” Mark Moyad, MD, Best Life, www.msn.com). Some articles have even suggested that using vitamin supplements can be dangerous (“Heavy Multivitamin Use May Raise Prostate Cancer Risk,” Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter, www.msn.com).These reports are short and sweet, but they don’t tell the whole story, and a longer look at typical headline articles is necessary to determine whether the risk of not supplementing our diets is worth the possible harm.

For several decades, scientific research and clinical studies have proven the benefits of healthy eating and the importance of including key nutritional components in our diets. On a regular basis, we hear from scientists, medical doctors, and other experts about the critical need to improve our diets…Read More

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Bad Diets May Breed Deadlier Viruses

Bad diets may breed deadlier viruses says chilling new evidence presented by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that poor nutrition leads to mutations of some viruses and creates more dangerous forms.

Mutations that create more dangerous forms of the influenza virus and may contribute to newly virulent outbreaks of viral epidemics ranging from the common cold to AIDS and Ebola may be, in part, caused by deficiencies of certain nutrients.

Deficiencies of selenium allowed the human influenza virus to mutate into more virulent forms in mice, and a similar mutation is likely to occur in people, according to a report in the FASEB Journal, published by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. “Once the mutations have occurred, even mice with normal nutrition are more susceptible to the newly virulent strain,” explained one of the researchers involved in the study.

The researchers stressed that proper nutrition not only influences the health of an individual, it can ultimately influence the health of society in general.

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