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| Health & Personal Care is written by New Brunswick’s Charlotte LeBlanc, a Holistic Nutritional Practitioner who offers commentary and current information on making healthy living choices. Nutritional and lifestyle choices are discussed as well as plain talk about you being healthy and wise, by living a wellness-based lifestyle using the four S’s: Staying positive, Sound nutrition, Stress management and Safe and natural options to build and maintain health. |
News on Calcium
New Findings with Hypertension and ObesityEpidemiological studies have shown that calcium regulation within the cell plays a role in hypertension and obesity. Insufficient calcium intakes may contribute to the cause of salt-sensitivity and hypertension by creating an excess of vitamin D. Dietary calcium may reduce blood pressure by regulating vitamin D and normalizing calcium within the cell. Vitamin D brings calcium into fat cells, resulting in fat production, decreased fat usage, and increased triglyceride stores, all of which play a part in obesity. Having adequate calcium intake can help control these factors leading to obesity and hypertension.Calcium Modulation of Hypertension and Obesity: mechanisms and implications http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11603653&query_hl=48Calciumintake and reduction in weight or fat mass http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12514302&query_hl=48For more information on nutrition contact us at: CJM LeBlanc HealthWorks, Centreville Mall, 121-342 Main Street, Shediac, N.B. E4P 2E7, tel: (506)533-8885, fax: 532-8644,
e-mail: charlotteleb@rogers.com, web site: www.wellness-healthworks.com
Eggs and Cholesterol
Research shows that healthy adults can enjoy an egg every day without increasing their risk of heart disease. According to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, one long-standing myth is that high cholesterol is caused by eating foods that contain dietary cholesterol. It's the saturated and trans fats found in foods - not the cholesterol - that increase the bad blood cholesterol (LDLs) and the risk of heart disease. Saturated and trans fats are found in foods such as pastries, many pre-packaged foods and deep fried foods. Eggs are low in saturated fats and do not contain any trans fat. Cholesterol is found in foods from animals such as meat, fish, poultry, egg yolks and milk products. Plant foods, such as vegetables, nuts, fruits and grains, do not contain cholesterol. Your body needs cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D and digestive juices that help you digest your food. You get only a small amount of cholesterol from the food you eat. Your liver makes more to meet your body's needs. Eggs are a good source of protein. Protein is essential for building and repairing tissue, keeping your body fluids in balance and helping you fight infections. For more information on nutrition contact us : CJM LeBlanc HealthWorks, Centreville Mall, 121-342 Main Street, Shediac, N.B. E4P 2E7, tel: (506)533-8885, fax: 532-8644,
e-mail: charlotteleb@rogers.com, web site: www.wellness-healthworks.com
Squeeze A Lemon
Instead of a coffee or tea, try warm water mixed with the juice of half a lemon. Consumed before breakfast, this tonic stimulates the stomac and gallbladder (which stores bile that removes toxins from the body). It switches on the machinery of digestion - Dr. Fraser Smith of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto. Disclaimer: The advice detailed in this article assumes that you are a normally healthy adult. The author, publishers cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage suffered by individuals as a result of following advice in this article.
FOR ONE DAY
For one day let us let go of fear, anxiety, tomorrow's projects; For one day let us let go of anger, frustration, hate and jealousy; For one day let us let go of ego, materialism and the anxiety that go with it; For one day let us stop running... that even means turning our computer and televisions off... For one day let us be with the people that we give thanks for; For one day let us be where we really want to be; For one day let us take the time to say what we really want to say; For one day let us appreciate who we are; For one day let us appreciate our loved ones and the circumstances that brought us together; For one day let us give thanks for our health, our family, our friends, our life; For ONE DAY... HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Charlotte
Weight Management and Artificial Sweeteners & Fake Fats
Artificial sweeteners do not promote weight loss. Saccharin saves calories, but causes weight gain because it stimulates the secretion of insulin, which encourages the deposit of fatty acids into fat cells. In one trial against controls who drank sugar-sweetened drinks with a low-calorie lunch, consumers of saccharin-sweetened drinks who ate the same lunch were more motivated to eat and more pre-occupied with food for the rest of the day. Using aspartame decreases appetite, but also causes weight gain. Aspartame hinders protein digestion. If less protein enters the bloodstream from the digestive system, the body tends to store glucose as fat. The net result is that eating less food can result in storing more fat. Fake fats do not help in weight management programs. In a double-blind clinical study (study in which neither the participants nor the researchers knew which foods contained fat substitutes), children were offered a variety of foods prepared with traditional cooking oils or with fat substitutes consumed almost exactly the same number of calories. Using fat substitutes reduced the amount of fat consumed, but bottom line the calories consumed stayed the same. Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes and is not meant to diagnose or treat illness. The author, publishers cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage suffered by individuals as a result of following advice in this article. For more information on weight management contact us at:
CJM LeBlanc HealthWorks, Centreville Mall, 121-342 Main Street, Shediac, N.B. E4P 2E7, Tel: (506)533-8885, fax: 532-8644, e-mail: charlotteleb@rogers.com, web site: www.wellness-healthworks.com
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