Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Powerful Products = Powerful Nutrtion

Luigi Gratton Power  Point Presentation     (click here)

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Vice President, Education
Nutrition Advisory Board

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Immunity BOOST!


The Secrets to Getting Sick LESS Each Year,
And Avoiding the Winter Woes That Are
Pummeling Immune Systems Everywhere
!
Spring may be just around the corner, but there sure seems to be a lot of winter colds, bugs and flu going around! Weather fluctuations over the past few weeks have been wreaking havoc on peoples' immune systems.
Want to get through this winter (and every season) without catching "what's going around?" It's easier than you think...
"In 30 days, these two products had me feeling better than ever."
        Ron R.
Ron R. had a long list of health issues that followed him for most of his life. Until... "I started taking Immune Solution products... and the results absolutely shocked me. In just one month, some of my lifelong health problems had disappeared... I love these products!"
What worked...
Schizandra Plus - combats free radicals and supports immunity and cellular health

RoseGuard (RoseOx® in CA) - provides antioxidant support throughout the day.
"I owe this all to the Herbalife products... I'm 66 and feel fantastic!"
- John W.
Although he's of retirement age, John W. keeps an awfully busy schedule. "Last year, in fact, when I was 65 years old, I biked from Portland to Seattle in two days... I owe this all to the Herbalife products like Niteworks®," he explains. "They've got me feeling better than I ever have."
Favorite product
Niteworks® - Lemon-flavored mix helps with Nitric Oxide (NO) production at night when NO levels are lowest and supports energy, circulatory and vascular health. It also keeps blood vessels toned, flexible and youthful for improved circulation!
Easy Immunity BOOSTERS...
Why it works:
Best Defense is a proprietary blend that stimulates your cellular protection. With Echinacea, 1,000 mg of Vitamin C, and zinc sulfate, it is a PERFECT way to boost your resistance at the first sign of sickness. It's also a super-convenient effervescent tablet ideal for on the go!
RoseGuard (US) / RoseOx (CA)
Why it works:
An exclusive blend of herbs (rosemary, turmeric & astragalus) and vitamins that support healthy liver and immune function. In addition to supporting your body's natural defense against environmental toxins, RoseGuard/RoseOx provides the UNIQUE benefit of helping recycle the antioxidant activity of vitamin E in your body
Why it works:
This proprietary blend of schizandra, selenium and vitamins fights radicals and supports cellular health. These are POWERFUL antioxidants that work with and support your body's natural defense against oxidative damage. Try this and see how much better you feel on a daily basis.
CoQ10 Plus (US)Endorsed by Dr. Louis Ignarro, Nobel Laureate in Medicine
Why it works:
With age, the body's natural production of CoQ10 decreases, making CoQ10 crucial to protecting against cell deterioration, supporting energy production, and providing antioxidant protection. In addition to Vitamin D and non-fish essential fatty acid DHA - from algae - CoQ10 Plus includes hawthorn berry, which contributes to the overall antioxidant benefit.
Why it works:
This exceptional garlic supplement isn't just rich in antioxidants. It also supports circulation and overall heart health. Unlike many garlic supplements Mega Garlic Plus's enteric-coated tablet releases active ingredients once through the stomach for full absorption.
Niteworks®
Endorsed by Dr. Louis Ignarro, Nobel Laureate in Medicine
Why it works:
Nitric Oxide supports improved blood flow and delivery of nutrients to your cells, as well as long- term heart health. This lemon-flavored drink mix helps with Nitric Oxide (NO) production at night when NO levels are lowest and supports energy, circulatory and vascular health!
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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Sooth those Tired Eyes -- Eye Health


 Soothe those red, irritated eyes
Red, burning, or irritated eyes can be quite bothersome. Find out what you can do for relief.

We often take the comfort of our eyes for granted – until redness, irritation, or burning makes almost everything we do that much more difficult. Red, irritated, or burning eyes can make simple, everyday tasks like looking at someone, reading a magazine, or surfing the web a bother.
Overview:
Support eye health and vision with a unique, herbal, plant-based complex designed to provide nutrition for your eyes.

Details:
This formula includes antioxidant nutrients. Bilberry strengthens blood vessels, reduces inflammation and stabilizes tissues containing collagen.* Lutein helps replenish substances that eyes utilize to maintain good health.

We all occasionally get red eyes or irritated eyes. This can be caused by many things, including dust, smoke, pollution, lack of sleep, use of alcohol, or eyestrain from driving or working on a computer screen.
You can manage your eye symptoms by using Ocular Defense ® provides redness relief and soothes, cools, and moisturizes burning, dry, or irritated eyes. to address eye irritations. 
Visit ocular-defense-formula/ for more information.
If your symptoms are due to eyestrain or lack of sleep, try resting your eyes. If you are working on a computer, take a break for a few minutes every hour.

Sometimes, red, irritated eyes can be caused by eye infections – talk to your doctor if you don't see an improvement in symptoms in 3 or 4 days. Most of the time, red, irritated, or burning eyes are not a cause for concern. However, if you experience eye pain, changes in vision, continued redness, irritation, or burning of the eye, or if the condition worsens or persist for more than 72 hours, see your doctor as soon as possible.
You should also call your doctor if you experience light sensitivity or have green or yellow discharge from the eye, or if you experience any other unexplained symptoms.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Why Women in China DO NOT Get Breast Cancer


By Prof. Jane Plant, PhD, CBE
I had no alternative but to die or to try to find a cure for myself. I am a scientist - surely there was a rational explanation for this cruel illness that affects one in 12 women in the UK ?
I had suffered the loss of one breast, and undergone  radiotherapy. I was now receiving painful chemotherapy, and had been seen by some of the country's most eminent specialists. But, deep down, I felt certain I was facing death. I had a loving husband, a beautiful home and two young children to care for. I desperately wanted to live.
Fortunately, this desire drove me to  unearth the facts, some of which were known only to a handful of scientists at the time.
Anyone who has come into contact with breast cancer will know that certain risk factors - such as increasing age, early onset of womanhood, late onset of menopause and a family history of breast cancer - are completely out of our control. But there are many risk factors, which we can control easily.
The first clue to understanding what was promoting my breast  cancer came from my husband Peter, who is also a scientist.
Why didn't Chinese women in China get breast cancer?
I had collaborated once with Chinese colleagues on a study of links between soil chemistry and disease, and I remembered some of the statistics.
The disease was virtually non-existent throughout the whole country. Only one in 10,000 women in China will die from it, compared to that terrible figure of one in 12 in Britain and the even grimmer average of one in 10 across most Western countries.
It is not just a matter of China being a more rural country, with less urban pollution. In highly urbanized Hong Kong , the rate rises to 34 women in every 10,000 but still puts the West to shame.
It seemed obvious to me that some lifestyle factor not related to pollution, urbanization or the environment is seriously increasing the Western woman's chance of contracting breast cancer.
I then discovered that whatever causes the huge differences in breast cancer rates between oriental and Western countries, it isn't genetic.
Scientific research showed that when Chinese or Japanese people move to the West, within one or two generations their rates of breast cancer approach those of their host community.
The same thing happens when oriental people adopt a completely Western lifestyle in Hong Kong . In fact, the slang name for breast cancer in China translates as 'Rich Woman's Disease'. This is because, in China, only the better off can afford to eat what is termed ' Hong Kong food'.
The Chinese describe all Western food, including everything from ice cream and chocolate bars to spaghetti  and feta cheese, as "Hong Kong food", because of its availability in the former British colony and its scarcity, in the past, in mainland China ..
So it made perfect sense to me that whatever  was causing my breast cancer  and the shockingly high incidence in this country generally, it was almost certainly something to do with our better-off, middle-class, Western lifestyle.
There is an important point for men here, too. I have observed in my research that much of the data about prostate cancer leads to similar conclusions.
According to figures from the World Health Organization, the number of men contracting prostate cancer in rural China is negligible, only 0.5 men in every 100,000.
In England, Scotland and Wales , however, this figure is 70 times higher. Like breast cancer, it is a middle-class disease that primarily attacks the wealthier and higher socio-economic groups, those that can afford to eat rich foods.
We examined scientific data that pointed us in the general direction of fats in diets.
esearchers had discovered in the 1980s that only l4% of calories in the average Chinese diet were from fat, compared to almost 36% in the West.
"The Chinese don't eat dairy produce!"
It is hard to explain to a non-scientist the sudden mental and emotional 'buzz' you get when you know you have had an important insight. It's as if you have had a lot of pieces of a jigsaw in your mind, and suddenly, in a few seconds, they all fall into place and the whole picture is clear.
Suddenly I recalled how many Chinese people were physically unable to  tolerate milk, how the Chinese people I had worked with had always said that milk was only for babies, and how one of my close friends, who is of Chinese origin, always politely turned down the cheese course at dinner parties.
I knew of no Chinese people who lived a traditional Chinese life who ever used cow or other dairy food to feed their babies. The tradition was to use a wet nurse but never, ever, dairy products.
Milk, I discovered, is one of the most common causes of food allergies .
Over 70% of the world's population are unable to digest the milk sugar, lactose, which has led nutritionists to believe that this is the normal condition for adults, not some sort of deficiency. Perhaps nature is trying to tell us that we are eating the wrong food.
Before I had breast cancer for the first time, I had eaten a lot of dairy produce, such as skimmed milk, low-fat cheese and yogurt. I had used it as my main source of protein. I also ate cheap but lean minced beef, which I now realized was probably often ground-up dairy cow.
In order to cope with the chemotherapy I received for my fifth case of cancer, I had been eating organic yogurts as a way of helping my digestive tract to recover and repopulate my gut with 'good' bacteria.
Recently, I discovered that way back in 1989 yogurt had been implicated in ovarian cancer. Dr Daniel Cramer of Harvard University studied hundreds of women with ovarian cancer, and had them record in detail what they normally ate. Wish I'd been made aware of his findings when he had first discovered them.
Following Peter's and my insight into the Chinese diet, I decided to give up not just yogurt but all dairy produce immediately Cheese, butter, milk and yogurt and anything else that contained dairy produce - it went down the sink or in the rubbish.
Up to this point, I had been steadfastly measuring the progress of my fifth cancerous lump with callipers and plotting the results. Despite all the encouraging comments and positive feedback from my doctors and nurses, my own precise observations told me the bitter truth.
My first chemotherapy sessions had produced no effect - the lump was still the same size.
Then I eliminated dairy products. Within days, the lump started to shrink.
About two weeks after my second chemotherapy session and one week after giving up dairy produce, the lump in my neck started to itch. Then it began to soften and to reduce  in size. The line on the graph, which had shown no change, was now pointing downwards as the tumor got smaller and smaller.
And, very significantly, I noted that instead of declining exponentially (a graceful curve) as cancer is meant to do, the tumor's decrease in size was plotted on a straight line heading off the bottom of the graph, indicating a cure, not suppression (or remission) of the tumor.
One Saturday afternoon after about six weeks of excluding all dairy produce from my diet, I practiced an hour of meditation then felt for what was left of the lump. I couldn't find it. Yet I was very experienced at detecting cancerous lumps - I had discovered all five cancers on my own. I went downstairs and asked my husband to feel my neck. He could not find any trace of the lump either.
On the following Thursday I was due to be seen by my cancer specialist at  Charing Cross Hospital in London . He examined me thoroughly, especially my neck where the tumor had been. He was initially bemused and then delighted as he said, "I cannot find it." None of my doctors, it appeared, had expected someone with my type and stage of cancer (which had clearly spread to the lymph system) to survive, let alone be so hale and hearty.
My specialist was as overjoyed as I was. When I first discussed my ideas with him he was understandably skeptical. But I understand that he now uses maps showing cancer mortality in China in his lectures, and recommends a non-dairy diet to his cancer patients.
I now believe that the link between dairy produce and breast cancer is similar to the link between smoking and lung cancer.
I believe that identifying the link between breast cancer and dairy produce, and then developing a diet specifically targeted at maintaining the health of my breast and hormone system, cured me.
t was difficult for me, as it may be for you, to accept that a substance as 'natural' as milk might have such ominous health implications. But I am a living proof that it works.
Extracted from Your Life in Your Hands, by Professor Jane Plan
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Best Selling Shake in the World - Meal Replacement


At the recent training by Dr Luigi we learnt the power of the best selling shake in the world and why it has amazing results in 70 countries around the world
Our soy bean source is Supro  Soy which is a phyto estrogens but does not produce estrogens unlike other soy products on the market
75% of Canadian shakes got killed in the market when the government regulated shakes in Canada recently.  Not Herbalife, as usual Herbalife products remain the most superior products in the market place. Some other interesting information about our shake
Immune cells line the villi!  Why is it that people feel healthier by just taking our shakes?
12 gr of glutamine are in every shake
The glutamine in the shake is the #1 good the villi like to eat which strengthens them which make them better able to absorb  nutrients
Glutamine, an amino acid supports the immune system and muscles
FYI L glutamine is what hospitals put in feeding tubes to keep a patient alive!  No wonder our shakes liven up the average person!
Arginine in our shake is another major reason people feel healthier taking the shakes. If you investigate you will find all major athletes take L arginine
Arginine is also found in Niteworks
Go check out the prices of Glutamine and Arginine at GNC and you will discover why Herbalife shakes are the # 1 selling shake in the world and also shy over ½ the company revenue comes from our shakes.
Rest assure you are on taking the smartest fast food on the planet
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Saturday, March 5, 2011

How age affects the change in our sleep patterns

Sleep patterns change with age
Changing sleep patterns are a normal part of aging. There are, however, some specific sleep disorders your doctor can diagnose.
These changes have been demonstrated in sleep laboratory studies. Sleep efficiency (the time spent asleep compared to time in bed), falls from its high values in youth (95%-98%) to 70%-80% in older age. Also, the amount of light sleep increases with age, and the amount of deep sleep is reduced.
Additionally, the arousal threshold falls as we age, so that sounds and other interruptions are more likely to awaken us.
Another aspect of aging is that the normal circadian pattern (24-hour rhythm) of sleep gradually weakens, and sleep tends increasingly to be spread across the 24-hour day rather than being consolidated in the nighttime sleep period. All of these changes result in the common complaint of the elderly: that sleep is shorter and less restorative than it was in their youth. 
Most elderly people notice that their sleep is interrupted by other changes in their bodies. For example, muscle or joint pains may make it difficult to get comfortable, and most people over the age of 65 must visit the bathroom at least once during the night. However, these are normal aspects of aging. 
The most problematic and long-term sleep difficulties in the elderly are due to medical conditions (for example, respiratory disease, arthritis and heart disease) and psychiatric problems (such as clinical depression and dementia). In addition, specific sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and periodic limb movement disorder are also associated with age, and affect sleep. 
Since disturbed sleep is common in the elderly, it can be difficult to distinguish between a normal aging process and a disease state. Therefore, a medical check-up is needed to determine the cause when older individuals experience persistent trouble in falling or staying asleep that is associated with daytime problems (for example, marked sleepiness, mood changes, pronounced fatigue, forgetfulness, loss of interest or pleasure, etc.). 
Good lifestyle habits result in better sleep Poor sleep habits can worsen the physiological changes associated with aging. Therefore, by simply changing these habits, the sleep problem may be reduced or eliminated, resulting in a better quality of life. Helpful strategies include reducing caffeine intake, avoiding large, heavy meals late at night, and reducing daytime naps.
Also, active seniors report fewer sleep problems than their inactive counterparts. Physical exercise such as walking briskly for 30 to 40 minutes has beneficial effects on sleep, regardless of age. 
Specific sleep disorders
Just as medical and psychiatric illnesses become more common as we age, specific sleep disorders are also more common, and affect the amount and quality of sleep.
Sleep apnea refers to breathing problems during sleep, and is estimated to affect 1 out of every 4 people over the age of 60. 
In obstructive sleep apnea, loud snoring and pauses in breathing are noticed by the bed partner, but the sleeper may have no complaints apart from sleepiness in the day. Obstructive sleep apnea is due to narrowing or closure of the airway during sleep, and is caused by many factors, including obesity. The breathing disturbance causes brief awakenings, which disrupt sleep but are not usually recalled in the morning. Common associated symptoms are difficulty with memory, concentration and thinking, and daytime sleepiness, including sleepiness while driving. 
Obstructive sleep apnea requires treatment such as use of a device; which uses air pressure to keep the throat open, plus other strategies such as weight loss. 
The second, less common type of breathing disturbance associated with age is called central sleep apnea. This type of sleep apnea is caused by a failure, during sleep, of the brain's control of the breathing process. In this condition snoring is usually absent. Sighing breaths or shallow breathing may be noted by the bed partner. Unlike patients with obstructive sleep apnea, patients with central sleep apnea are more likely to remember their awakenings and complain of light and fragmented sleep. 
Periodic limb movement disorder
About half of all people aged 65 or over experience twitching in the legs and sometimes the arms during the night. When these twitches and jerks are prominent and frequent, the condition is called periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD). Diagnosis of PLMD requires a sleep laboratory evaluation to confirm the presence of the movements and their effects on sleep. Commonly, these movements occur in "batches," and can occur as frequently as 2 or 3 times a minute. The sufferer may complain of marked sleep disruption, or may not be aware of their presence at all. PLMD usually causes insomnia (difficulty initiating and maintaining sleep) and, more rarely, excessive daytime sleepiness.
People with PLMD may also experience "restless legs" when awake. Restless legs syndrome is present when a peculiar and difficult-to-describe sensation occurs in the calves or thighs while at rest. Characteristically, it is relieved by movement but recurs on resting again. Both PLMD and restless legs syndrome are treated with a variety of medications.
REM sleep behaviour disorder
Normally, during the dreaming part of sleep (called the rapid eye movement or REM part of sleep), the body is paralyzed. However, in patients with REM sleep behavior disorder, this does not occur, resulting in an enactment of dreams. A variety of behaviors can occur associated with dream enactment (striking out, swearing, falling, etc.), and self-injury or injury of the bed partner may occur. This disorder is more common in men over the age of 50, and can be associated with other neurological disorders. The drug clonazepam improves sleep and reduces dream-enactment behaviors.
 Jon Fleming, MD, FRCPC,
in association with the MediResource Clinical Team
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Friday, March 4, 2011

Your body needs healthy nutrients to function properly- Mentally and Physically


Get the nutrients your body needs
Only a carefully balanced diet provides all the nutrients that enable us to perform strenuous mental and physical work and remain healthy.
Our bodies need a certain amount of nutrients on a regular basis to be able to function. In order to supply our bodies with these nutrients we need to eat a balanced diet. Eating well helps us to achieve and maintain body compositions that enable us to do strenuous mental and physical work and remain healthy.
Everybody will have a different calorie intake and it will most likely vary from day to day. But it is essential that we give our bodies what they need to function, so we can keep functioning. So, governments, universities, and health centers around the world have developed food guides and food pyramids, in an effort to help people understand how to eat healthily.
What makes up a balanced diet?
While many nutrients can be synthesized by the body, other nutrients, namely essential nutrients, cannot. Therefore, we must supply them through our diet – the foods we eat and drink.
Essential nutrients include 9 of the 20 amino acids found in proteins, certain fatty acids found in fats and oils, and a number of minerals and vitamins. Nutrients are generally divided into 2 categories: macronutrients and micronutrients.
Other substances, such as fibre, are recommended by doctors and nutritionists to improve movement in the gastrointestinal tract, moderate changes in blood sugar and cholesterol that occur after we've eaten, and increase the elimination of cancer-causing substances produced by the bacteria in the large intestine.
Macronutrients include fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and some minerals, and our bodies need these in large quantities on a daily basis. They make up the bulk of our diet and supply the energy and building blocks we need for growth, activity, and maintenance. When these foods are digested they are turned into their basic units, namely sugars from carbohydrates, fatty acids and glycerol from fats, and amino acids from proteins. The energy content derived from each is measured in calories.
Typically, our individual calorie intakes vary greatly depending on physical activity, age, sex, and availability. But the recommended averages are generally agreed to be as follows: older adults, children, and sedentary women need roughly 1,600 calories per day; active women, older children, and sedentary men need roughly 2,000 calories per day; and young men and active adolescent boys need roughly 2,400 calories per day.
Macrominerals include calcium, phosphorus, sodium, chloride, potassium, and magnesium, and our bodies need roughly 1 to 2 grams of each per day. Water is also a macronutrient and we need 1 mL for each calorie of energy we expend, or about 2,500 mL (2.6 quarts) per day.
Essential fatty acids include linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid. Linoleic acid and linolenic acid are found in vegetable oils. Eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid are essential for brain development and are found in fish oils.
Micronutrients include vitamins and trace minerals, and our bodies need them to metabolize the macronutrients. Micronutrients are usually required in small amounts – from milligrams to micrograms. Essential trace minerals include iron, zinc, copper, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, iodide, and fluoride. With the exception of fluoride, all these minerals activate enzymes that help our bodies metabolize food.
Source(s):
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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Splenda it is !

Sweet alternatives for staying slim
If you're concerned about gaining too much weight, one way to tackle the situation is to eat better and be more active.

Here’s a Canadian growth statistic that’s not good news – the growing number of children and adults who are obese.
Now, 15% of adults as well as children are defined as obese. The number of overweight adults tips the scales at 33%, with up to 37% of children aged 2 to 11 considered overweight. Not a healthy trend indeed as obesity is linked to greater health risks, including heart disease and type-2 diabetes – even in children!
If you're concerned about anyone in your family gaining too much weight, one way to tackle the situation is to adopt a healthier lifestyle – encourage everyone in your family to eat better and be more active.
Reducing the sugar in your diet can go a long way toward reducing calories. Sugar alternatives can offer a smart, low calorie option. A wide range of foods and beverages are now made with sugar substitutes. In fact, no calorie sweeteners like sucralose can even be used in cooking and baking – a great way to make the foods you love with less sugar and calories. 
The different types of sugar substitutes
When you’re looking to satisfy a sweet tooth, remember that not all alternative sweeteners are the same. Here’s the lowdown on some of the most popular:
Sucralose
Sucralose, approved in Canada in 1991, is 600 times as sweet as sugar. Because sucralose is made from sugar, it tastes like sugar, but it's not sugar and has no unpleasant aftertaste. Marketed under the name SPLENDA® Brand, the product is the top selling no calorie sweetener today. You can use SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetner virtually anywhere sugar is used, even in cooking and baking where you just substitute it cup for cup with white sugar. All the Atkins diet products use sucralose, plus it's suitable for people with diabetes because it allows them to bake their favourite foods and still control their sugar intake.
Saccharin
The oldest artificial sweetener is saccharin. Best known as the brand Sweet 'N Low®, it's about 300 to 700 times as sweet as sugar and is widely used to sweeten many commercial foods and beverages. However some say it has a bitter aftertaste, especially when a food sweetened with saccharin is heated.

Aspartame
Aspartame, as found in NutraSweet® and Equal® brands, is about 200 times as sweet as sugar. It has often been the subject of controversy since it was approved in Canada in 1981 but is considered safe for the general population. Aspartame is not safe for people with phenylketonuria (PKU), a genetic disorder, who can't metabolize phenylalanine, a component of aspartame. Products made with aspartame must carry a PKU warning on the label.
Acesulfame Potassium (Acesulfame K)
Acesulfame Potassium, or Acesulfame K as it's often called, is also a sugar substitute. Sold under the brand name Sunett™, it is approximately 200 times sweeter than sugar. Acesulfame K is generally considered safe, and popular in food production because the taste doesn’t break down when heated. However, because it is primarily used in combination with other sweeteners for commercial production, of things such as soft drinks, frozen deserts and oral care products, Acesulfame K is not widely availabale and so is a less likely option for those looking for an everyday sugar substitute.
More sweet alternatives
Sugar alcohols
Sugar alcohols, such as lactitol, mannitol and sorbitol, occur naturally in foods and come from plant products such as fruits and berries. Sugar alcohols are often used in sugar-free gums because they don’t cause tooth decay. Unlike sugar substitutes that provide sweetness without calories, sugar alcohols are absorbed by the body and do contribute calories to the diet. The most common side effects are bloating and diarrhea when sugar alcohols are eaten in excessive amounts.
Stevia
Stevia is a natural sugar substitute, derived from a South American shrub whose leaves are estimated to be 300 times sweeter than cane sugar or sucrose. Because it is not absorbed through the digestive tract, Stevia doesn’t add extra calories. But Stevia comes with its fair share of controversy. Although a popular sweetener in Japan and other countries, in North America and Europe there are still questions about its safety and acceptability as an ingredient or as a sweetener. Just recently, Health Canada's Natural Health Product Directorate published guidelines that recommended  daily intake limits, and require product warnings that Stevia- containing products are not for pregnant women, children or those who have low blood pressure. And for now, you’ll find Stevia in health food stores, available only as a dietary supplement.
Making sweet choices for your good health
For a lifetime of good health for you and your family, increased exercise and cutting calories helps. Making desserts, homemade cookies and muffins, for example, with a low-calorie sweetener like SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener instead of sugar is a good first step, especially since there are only 96 calories in a cup of SPLENDA® Granular vs. 770 calories in a cup of sugar. Just be sure to read the label of any products containing sugar substitutes especially if they include warnings. 
For a wide variety of delicious, low-calorie baking ideas, visit  www.splenda.ca.
 Source(s):
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Healthy Diet and Busy Life- Solutions to keeping the diet in check


A healthy diet and a busy life: you can have both! Here are some easy ways to make your diet healthier:
Start your day with a meal replacement shake - add some protein to keep the hunger and hunger under control.
Overview:
A healthy and delicious meal that provides essential nutrients and quality ingredients in an enhanced formula proudly backed by scientific research.

Details:
Formula 1 includes soy protein, fiber and essential nutrients that can help support metabolism, cellular growth repair and production.
  • Eat more fresh foods. We know you love your fast-and-easy frozen dinners. But they're high in salt, sugar and fat. To wean yourself from frozen fast food, start by making just one more fresh dinner per week. When you can't avoid a frozen food fix, pair it with a piece of fruit, some heated-up frozen veggies or a salad.
  • Have healthy snacks on hand. Bad snacks can derail the best diet. Whether you're at home or at work, have some tasty, healthy snacks close by. Instead of cookies, reach for low-fat yogurt, a fruit cup or low-fat chocolate milk. Instead of chips, try a flavored rice cake or some veggie sticks.
  • Get adventurous with healthy foods. Are you eating the same thing for lunch every day? Eating a variety of foods can help you get more of the nutrients you need. So start a healthy food adventure this week! Try a new fruit or vegetable, or make your dinner vegetarian by using tofu instead of meat.
     
  • Replace soft drinks with water. Soft drinks offer nothing but sugar and empty calories.
  • Take smaller portions. Thanks to super-sized restaurant meals, our idea of a normal portion has swelled over the years. Put less on your plate, and don't try to finish everything.
  • Savour your food. Slow eaters enjoy their food more and are less likely to overeat.
  • Don't swear off your favorite foods forever. You can still enjoy the occasional chocolate bar or cookie. Just don't have them every day!
  • Pump up your pantry. A well-stocked pantry can mean the difference between a frozen dinner and a quick, healthy meal. Here's your starter shopping list: canned tomatoes, low-sodium pasta sauce, beans, dry whole-grain pasta, brown rice, olive and canola oil, canned tuna (in water), low-sodium beef or chicken bouillon, oatmeal.
  • Batch it up. Find one day a week to make some time for cooking. Make large portions of healthy foods like chili or a tofu stir-fry. Then freeze individual serving sizes so you can bring them for lunch or pop them in the microwave for a quick dinner.
  • Choose the right shortcuts. For many of us, cooking a healthy meal every single night is just not an option. So choose healthier shortcuts: Read the nutrition label of convenience foods to find products that are lower in salt, fat and sugar. Try frozen fruits and veggies, pre-washed salads or pre-cut veggie and fruit trays.
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© McNeil Consumer Healthcare, division of Johnson & Johnson Inc. 2010
  •  Yours in health,
    Barb
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