NEWS ALERT… This from Dr. Mercola “The FDA has issued a proposed mandate that represents the greatest threat to dietary supplements since 1994. Back in the early 1990s, consumers were so alarmed by FDA bullying that they staged a massive revolt. The result was that Congress passed a law prohibiting the FDA from banning popular nutrients (as the agency had threatened to do).”

However, things about to chance if you don’t act now!

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The FDA’s new Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredients threatens to remove some of your most commonly used supplements from the market.

Manufacturers of supplements will be forced to conduct expensive safety studies using absurdly high doses, which will force many out of business—effectively eliminating competition to high-priced pharmaceuticals.

The FDA guidelines have modeled the outrageous safety thresholds after those in place for food additives, which is in direct violation of DSHEA, which classifies dietary supplements as foods, not food additives, in order to protect consumer access to dietary supplements.

Defend your right to continue using supplements by taking action now!

If you live in the US and want to contact your member of Congress and send them your comments please click here for easy-to-use information to help make your voice be heard.

To your good heath & longevity.

Ira Marxe
“The Good Health & Wellness Guy”

Copyrighted © 2011 – All Rights Reserved

Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent typical results.

Incredibly, heart disease has become the number one cause of death with the result that someone in the United States suffers from a heart attack every 20 seconds and someone dyes from some form of heart disease every 34 seconds. This means that, according to the American Heart Association, over 2,500 Americans lose their battle to this deadly disease every day. [ Note: Watch video at the end of this article. ]

Coronary heart and/or artery disease occurs when arterial plaque builds up inside the walls of the coronary arteries causing a blockage and restricting the flow of vital oxygen-rich blood throughout the heart.

When blood flow is restricted by a build-up of plaque, the resulting pressure, called angina or chest pain, can occur. When enough blood is cut off from the heart, a life-threatening heart attack can then occur. Some of the signs of this are  dizziness, nausea, abnormal heart beats and even shortness of breath.

Here are 6 of the top heart disease risks that can be avoided so that you can reduce your chance of developing chronic heart disease.

Your Heart Disease Risks:

Risk #1 – Weight: Obesity has become a major factor in heart disease problems. An alarming rate of 1 out of 3 American adults can be considered obese.

Risk #2 – Activity Level and Exercise: Lack of physical activity also can increase the probability of your developing other heart disease risks. A recent USAToday.com article from the American Heart Association stated that those who go from doing nothing to doing some type of physical movement, as little as 10 to 15 minutes of exercise a day, had an increased health benefit.

Risk #3 – Smoking: Research has discovered that smokers are twice as likely to risk a heart attack and 2 to 4 times more vulnerable to sudden heart attack compared to non-smokers.

Risk #4 – Blood Pressure: With the increase of cardiovascular disease and blocked or clogged arteries the heart has to work harder to pump more blood throughout your body thus increasing your blood pressure.

Risk #5 – Blood Sugar and Diabetes: Diabetes can become a chronic health problem due to high levels of sugar or glucose in the blood. When left unchecked, diabetes can damage the blood vessels, especially around the arteries that supply blood to the brain and heart, causing plaque deposits to form and thus increasing the heart disease risk of atherosclerosis and high blood pressure.

Risk #6 – Diet: Much of today’s North American diet consists of over processed and nutrient deficient foods which has a direct correlation to the above issues such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure.

Additionally, other areas which contribute to heart disease risk include stress, lack of enough restful sleep, not maintaining a proper body pH, above average alcohol intake, not keeping the body detoxified, high sugar intake, consumption of artificial sweeteners, consuming refined salt instead of using sea salt and not eating a 70 to 80% raw food diet.

The bottom line for helping yourself avoid the risks of heart disease is to make important lifestyle changes which revolve around improved diet with nutrient dense organic foods, getting your exercise, cutting out smoking, watching your sugar and salt intake PLUS adding very important, quality, nutritional supplements to your daily diet to help your body heal itself and thus help prevent a painful and costly heart attack, stroke, bypass surgery or angioplasty.

So if you’re looking for an effective multi-vitamin and mineral formula to help with your cardiovascular health, you should consider and choose GHS Plus™.

This all-natural supplement will provide your body with the nutrients it needs to help dissolve arterial plaque thus avoiding a heart attack or stroke due to clogged arteries and eliminating the need for bypass surgery, stents, or angioplasty.

The GHS Plus™ formula will also help to lower your C-reactive protein, homocysteine, cholesterol and blood pressure levels and help prevent new plaque build-up. Plus, the anti-oxidants in GHS Plus™ help in preventing free radical damage.

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To your good heath & longevity.

Ira Marxe
“The Good Health & Wellness Guy”

Copyrighted © 2011 – All Rights Reserved

Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent typical results.

Corporate Farming vs. Organic in the Wheatgrass Benefits Debate

Corporate farming has inundated the food industry with genetically modified foods, pesticides and chemical fertilizers, growing crops that are being turned into processed foods with high amounts of chemical additives, forcing us to eat a synthetic diet devoid of nutritional value that our bodies have great difficulty processing.

A healthy solution is adding the benefits of wheatgrass to your daily diet because organic wheatgrass juice powder helps give you back all the vital vitamins and minerals which are very difficult to find in conventional foods today.

It’s a fact that the main component in wheatgrass powder is chlorophyll which is highly beneficial for your good health because it helps to cleanse and detoxify your body.

Every day your body is bombarded with a vast array of harmful chemicals, heavy metals and cancer-causing agents that causes premature aging, prevents healing and is harmful to the proper functioning of your entire body.

When taking wheatgrass powder on a daily basis, because it is one of the most potent green, leafy vegetables available, the superior health benefits can significantly contribute toward improving your overall health by giving you the helping hand you need in the following areas, including:

• removing harmful toxic metals, such as mercury and cadmium as well as accumulated drug particles;
• maintaining optimum pH and blood sugar levels in your body;
• supports blood production and improves blood circulation;
• improving/reducing high blood pressure;
• improving blood quality and normalizing blood sugar levels;
• cleansing the liver;
• protection against heart attack;
• preventing the growth of cancer;
• protection from harmful bacteria;
• optimizing digestion and elimination;
• improving complexion and healing of wounds;
• slowing down the graying of hair;
• effective in weight control as it improves metabolism

Without a doubt, organic food supplements are a must in today’s polluted world because they give your body back the extra advantage you need to maintain a healthy body and live a long, active life.

Why is organic wheatgrass organic powder a superior product for your good health?

Research has found that when grown in organic soil, wheatgrass retains 82 out of the 92 minerals found in the soil that we all need to maintain healthy bodies.

Amazingly, just 2 capsules of this ultra-potent powder contains the same amount of nutrients found in 1.5 pounds of green vegetables.

Clearly, organic wheatgrass powder benefits the blood cells, bones, glands, hair, kidneys, liver, muscles, spleen, teeth, and other body parts. Wheatgrass protects the lungs and blood from air and water pollution, cigarette smoke, toxins, and heavy metals.

It also helps in building red blood cells because its molecular structure is similar to hemoglobin, and as such, it helps to normalize blood pressure and prevent hypertension and hypotension. Plus, it stimulates the enzymatic machinery of the body and enhances the rate of metabolism to help with weight control.

If you want more energy and a boost to your overall health, the clear choice is to add wheatgrass benefits to your daily diet . To learn more about organic, freeze dried, gluten-free, wheatgrass powder with 70% chlorophyll (a potent anti-oxidant) that contains hundreds of live enzymes and over 108 vitamins and minerals and trace minerals, then please visit http://www.goodhealthsupplements.com/sweetwheat/ for more details.

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To your good heath & longevity.

Ira Marxe
“The Good Health & Wellness Guy”

Copyrighted © 2011 – All Rights Reserved

Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent typical results.

New USDA MyPlate Food Guidelines Image

The new federal government’s evidence-based nutritional guidance to promote health, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity through improved nutrition and physical activity is a giant step forward with the new MyPlate from the Food Pyramid it has been promoting for the last five years which has been responsible for too much of the obesity and disease in our children and adults alike.

This shift has come about thanks to such organizations as Organic Consumers Organization, Center for Science in the Public Interest, and the Environmental Working Group, all in spite of the vast multi-million dollar lobbying campaign to protect the Food Pyramid by major food processing corporations.

Our government was forced to face the fact that more than one-third of children and more than two-thirds of adults in the United States were overweight or obese, and that we are the sickliest developed country in the world!

As a result, the 7th edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans places stronger emphasis on reducing calorie consumption, placing a heavier emphasis on vegetables and fruits, and increasing physical activity. The new guidelines promote a shift in food intake patterns to a more plant-based diet that emphasizes vegetables, cooked dry beans and peas, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds, seafood, fat-free and low-fat milk and milk products, and only moderate amounts of lean meats, poultry, and eggs.

Although our government has made a giant leap in admitting that obesity and disease are food based, it still bends to the will of the food processing and corporate farm industries.  Both the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and the Dept. of Health and Human Services, who jointly approved the new food guidelines, tell you, as a concession to the food processing industry, to minimize your intake of trans-fats instead of telling you never to eat any trans-fats.  For good health, there can be no allowable level; trans-fats should be banned here as it is in other countries.

The government conveniently says nothing about the thousands of chemical additives and synthetic food coloring they allow food processors to use without having to list these additives on their labels. Many of these additives unfortunately are carcinogenic and/or promote obesity and poor health.

In addition, our government speaks nothing about the highly carcinogenic chemical pesticides and herbicides being used on the crops grown by the large corporate farms and sold in your local food market. (That is why we tell you to eat as much organic as you can.)

The following is a statement from our Secretary of Agriculture:

“The 2010 Dietary Guidelines are being released at a time when the majority of adults and one in three children are overweight or obese and this is a crisis we can no longer ignore,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in a statement released with the new guidelines. “These new and improved dietary recommendations give individuals the information to make thoughtful choices of healthier foods in the right portions and to complement those choices with physical activity. The bottom line is that most Americans need to trim our waistlines to reduce the risk of developing diet-related chronic disease. Improving our eating habits is not only good for every individual and family, but also for our country.”

The new guidelines include 23 specific recommendations for the general population and six recommendations for specific groups such as pregnant women.

Among the recommendations are:

• No one should consume more than 2,300 milligrams of salt per day. Those who are age 51 or older and those who are African American or have high blood pressure, diabetes or chronic kidney disease should consume no more than 1,500 milligrams per day. This second group accounts for about half the U.S. population.
• Everyone should consume less than 10 percent of their calories from saturated fats by replacing them with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
• Everyone should consume less than 300 milligrams of cholesterol each day.
• Minimize trans fatty acid consumption by limiting foods that contain synthetic trans fats, such as partially hydrogenated oils.
• Reduce calories from solid fats and sugars added to food.
• Alcohol should be consumed only in moderation, which means up to one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men.
• Eat more fruits and vegetables. A good rule of thumb is that half the food on your plate should be fruits and vegetables.
• Consume more fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products, such as yogurt and cheese.
• Consume more seafood and replace some meat and poultry with seafood. Breastfeeding women should consume 8 to 12 ounces of seafood per week from a variety of seafood types. But breast-feeding women should limit their intake of white tuna to 6 ounces per week because of its high mercury content and not eat tilefish, shark, swordfish and king mackerel at all for the same reason.

“Helping Americans incorporate these guidelines into their everyday lives is important to improving the overall health of the American people,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a written statement. “The new Dietary Guidelines provide concrete action steps to help people live healthier, more physically active and longer lives.”

It is sad to think that the above guidelines have taken many months of work, millions of dollars, and hundreds of hours, and we still do not have a food program from our government that will truly insure your total health program.

Actually, the guidelines to good health are very simple.

• Eat as much organic as you can.
• Do not eat any processed food.
• Never eat the food in fast food restaurants.
• Minimize your intake of sugar and never eat artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup or syrups high in fructose such as agave syrup.
• Drink lots of filtered plain water.  Say no to soda or power drinks.  Drink no bottled “supposedly better” water unless nothing else is available.  Bottled water packaged in plastic bottles are generally unhealthy to drink.  You are better off with filtered tap water.
• Do not eat anything white.  No white flower, white pasta nor white rice.
• Eat whole grain bread, pasta, and brown rice.
• Do not eat farmed fish such as Atlantic salmon for example.  Eat wild fish.
• Eat lots of mixed greens.  About 70% of your diet should be raw.
• Eat grass fed beef whenever possible, free range chicken and eggs.
• Cooked vegetables should be steamed and no longer than 4 to 5 minutes or you destroy their enzymes.
• Eat beans (soak them overnight and they will be less gassy) peas and raw nuts.
• Eat lots of raw fruit.  Mostly organic if possible.
• Buckwheat pancakes are a good treat and so is steel cut oats for oatmeal.
• Packaged ready-to-eat cereals are a no-no.  They are bad foods!
• Drinking a cup or two of coffee is ok.  Work to get organic fair traded coffee.
• Having an alcoholic drink is ok, but no more than 2 for men or one for women in any single day.

With today’s food supply, getting the full spectrum of vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, phytochemicals, and fatty acids is almost impossible, and in many areas around the country, totally impossible.  That is why we are now distributing reasonably priced organic SweetWheat® to fill in that deep hole of nutrient deficiency.

SweetWheat® will give you all 105 vitamins and minerals known to man, and an abundance of phytonutrients and amino acids.  People allergic to wheat can eat Sweet Wheat as it contains no glutton.

Go to our web site at www.GoodHealthSupplements.com for more information and to purchase and give yourself a real health and energy boost!

To your good heath & longevity.

Ira Marxe
“The Good Health & Wellness Guy”

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Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent typical results.

Although I am not a regular golfer, I still love the game.  Aside from playing, golf is my favorite spectator sport which is why, when I heard about the following report, I was mortified!

Experts are finding that golfers, even non-golfers who simply live near or on golf courses, are experiencing alarming increases in cancers of the brain, large intestine, liver, lung and prostate.

Are you one of the many people who always wanted to live next to a golf course?  Until golf courses change the way they take care of their greens and fairways, you are lucky you don’t.

In one recent study, by the University of Iowa, it was found that just working as a golf superintendent significantly increased the risk of developing one of these cancers and the risk of those actually maintaining the course, is even higher.

So what gives? According to some researchers, the culprit is 2,4-D —- one of the herbicides landscapers use to keep courses green and beautiful.

This weed killer was developed by a British research team at Rothamsted Experimental Station during World War II.  Their goal was to increase crop yields for a nation at war. Since its commercial release in 1946, 2,4-D has been extremely successful in controlling weeds in wheat, corn, rice, and other cereal grasses. It is also used to kill weeds alongside fences, highways and in hayfields and pastures.

OK. So most people who are dealing with weeds, in one way or another, know this about 2,4-D, but what most people do not know is that 2,4-D was a compound in the notorious Agent Orange herbicide used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.

According to the U.S Department of Veteran Affairs, Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange tend to report higher incidences of: Acute/chronic leukemia—Hodgkin’s lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma—Liver cancer—Prostate cancer—Lung cancer—Soft tissue sarcoma—Throat cancer and—Male reproductive problems, including dead and reformed sperm.

As a golfer, I know you don’t want to stop playing golf.  So what do you do?  If you are a member of a golf club, get together with other members, both male and female, and demand your board ends the  use of pesticides on your golf course.  If you use a public course, get a group together and begin haunting the city council to do the same.

Pesticides are not only used on the golf course, they are extensively used on farms.  Good reason to eat organic.  People use 2,4-D on their lawns, garden, cracks in concrete walks and driveways.  You need to stop doing that.  Pull the weeds!—-the exercise is good for you.  Can’t pull weeds?  There are tools at the garden shop to help you do the job.  Limit your exposure to 2,4-D and live longer!

May your golf balls fly far and true!

To your good heath & longevity.

Ira Marxe
“The Good Health & Wellness Guy”

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Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent typical results.

References:

“D. Lerda, R. Rizzi, Study of reproductive function in persons occupationally exposed to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D).”, Mutation Research, Vol. 262 No. 1, pp. 47-50 1991. Retrieved August 28, 2010 from http://www.webcitation.org/5glwlknsa
EPA: Federal Register: 2,4-D, 2,4-DP, and 2,4-DB; Decision Not to Initiate Special Review.  Retrieved August 28, 2010 from http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/Aughst/Day-08/p15019.htm

Not all Sweetners are Sweet!

Consider the meaning of the term “degenerative disease”.

The body is breaking down, degenerating and consequently malfunctioning and falling apart.

When something is malfunctioning and falling apart, common sense would dictate the first place to look.

Look to the materials from which it is made.  If the materials from which something is built or made —- including living systems —- is of poor quality, there should be no surprise that malfunction and breakdown —- degeneration —- results.

Poor quality includes refined and junk food —- the wrong type of supplements made with synthetic cheap imitation vitamins and inorganic minerals, food that contains insufficient nutrients, toxic bleach, food additives, pesticides, preservatives, trans-fats, etc.

Regrettably, this entire line of healthy thinking is completely ignored, actively resisted, and even ridiculed by conventional health care providers.

Example:  New News of Splenda® Reveals Shocking Information About Potential Human Effects.

Jim Taylor, the chairman of the national consumer education group, “Citizens for Health”, has expressed shock and outrage over the harm being done to humans after he read a news report from scientists outlining the dangers of the artificial sweetener Splenda® (sucraluse).

In animals examined for the study, Splenda® reduced the amount of good bacteria in the intestines by 50%, increased the pH level in the intestines, contributed to the increase in body weight, and affected P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in such a way that crucial health-related drugs could be rejected.

The P-gp affect could result in medications used in chemotherapy, Aids treatment, and treatments for heart conditions being shunted back into the intestines, rather than being absorbed by the body.

According to Taylor, the report makes it clear that the artificial sweetener Splenda®, and its key component sucralose, pose a threat to people who use this product.

“Hundreds of consumers have complained to us about side effects from using Splenda®” he said, “and this study confirms that the chemicals in the little yellow package should carry a big red warning label.” Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A 2008;71(21):1415-29

I did a quick Internet search for Splenda® to see if I could find any other recent studies.  What came up was a recent study from Duke university involving Splenda® fed to rats (which typically respond to a lot of foods the same way humans do):

“Splenda® is comprised of the high-potency artificial sweetener sucralose (1.1%) and the fillers maltodextrin and glucose.  Splenda® was administered by oral gavage at 100, 300, 500, or 1000 mg/kg to male Sprague-Dawley rats for 12 weeks during which fecal samples were collected weekly for bacterial analysis and measurement of fecal pH.

After 12 weeks, half of the animals from each treatment group were sacrificed to determine the intestinal expression of the membrane efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and the cytochrome P-450 (CYP) metabolism system by Western blot. The remaining animals were allowed to recover for an additional 12 weeks, and further assessments of fecal microflora, fecal pH, and expression of P-gp and CYP were determined.

At the end of the 12 week treatment period, the numbers of total anaerobes, bifidobacteria, lactobacilli, Bacteroides, clostridia, and total aerobic bacteria were significantly decreased; however, there was no significant treatment effect on enterobacteria. Splenda also increased fecal pH and enhanced the expression of P-gp by 2.43-fold, CYP3A4 by 2.51-fold, and CYP2D1 by 3.49-fold.

Following the 12 week recovery period, only the total anaerobes and bifidobacteria remained significantly depressed, whereas pH values, P-gp, and CYP3A4 and CYP2D1 remained elevated.”

The report concludes with a summary indicating how the rats responded to typical dosages of Splenda®:

“These changes occurred at Splenda® dosages that contained sucralose at 1.1-11 mg/kg (the US FDA Acceptable Daily Intake for sucralose is a lot higher, 5 mg/kg). Evidence indicates that a 12 week administration of Splenda exerted numerous adverse effects, including (1) reduction in beneficial fecal microflora, (2) increased fecal pH, and (3) enhanced expression levels of P-gp, CYP3A4, and CYP2D1, which are known to limit the bioavailability of orally administered drugs.”

OK.  So I gave you a lot of chemical mumbo-jumbo and what it boils down to is this: Stay away from chemical sweeteners, additives and cheap synthetic vitamins. They are not the strong building blocks that build strong bodies and minds. They are the blocks that cause your body to slowly degenerate and fall apart.

It doesn’t matter what you are building — your body, a house, an appliance, an automobile, or a garment.  When you use the wrong kind or poor quality raw materials, it may seem cheap initially, but in the end, you will pay a terrible price.

If you want to achieve long, lasting quality good health and long life, you need to begin with good quality raw material.

Eat healthy.  It is cheaper in the long run.  I know.  I’m 87 and going strong!

To your good heath & longevity.

Ira Marxe
“The Good Health & Wellness Guy”

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Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent typical results.

Splenda® is registered trademark of McNeil Nutritionals, LLC,

Healthy Restaurant Diet Tips

Eating out, in our fast paced lives, has become a way of life and in some cases, a necessity.

But restaurant food is the downfall for the many people who want to eat healthy and/or lose weight.

So how do we meet our needs and still remain healthy?

Make healthy choices and be conscious of portion control!

The better choice needs to be to never eat food prepared in a fast food restaurant.

What to do:  Here are some easy tips and suggestions when ordering in some of our favorite ethnic restaurants:

Chinese: Many Chinese dishes are deep fried and their sauces are high in sugar.  To pick the healthiest…

DO ORDER — Steamed dumplings (low in fat), wonton soup (low in calories), dishes made with tofu (protein), stir-fried chicken (sweet, but with fewer calories than sweet-and-sour chicken).

DON’T ORDER — Fried noodles (high in fat — usually trans fats), spare ribs (high in fat and sugar), egg rolls (high in calories and salt), fried rice (high in fat and salt), or egg foo yung (with possible trans-fats).  Stir fry is a good choice, but ask the cook to use as little oil as possible.

Italian: Most Italian restaurants serve huge portions with Alfredo cream sauces and lots of cheese.  Choose tomato based sauces instead and remember portion control.  You Don’t Have To Eat Everything They Put On Your Plate!  Eat less and live longer!

DO ORDER — Minestrone soup (lots of vegetables and fiber and about 80 calories a cup), whole-wheat pasta with marinara sauce (fiber and vitamins), thin-crust pizza (fewer carbs), and grilled vegetables (high in antioxidants and good fats from olive oil).

DON’T ORDER — Lasagna (high in calories and fat), Alfredo sauce, (lots of fat and sodium), meat sauce (saturated fat), or thick-crust pizza (high in carbs and calories).  And don’t even think about ordering the “stuffed-crust” pizza —- a slice with pepperone has twice the calories and fat as a slice of thin-crust with cheese topping.

Japanese: Tempura is a code word for “fried”, so skip over that part of the menu.  Enjoy wasbi mustard with your sushi and munch on pickled garlic — studies have shown they can rev up your metabolism.

DO ORDER — California rolls (one roll is about 300 calories), sashimi (low in calories and fat, high in protein), tuna rolls (heart-healthy omega fats), teriyaki chicken (protein), and enjoy green tea with your meal (antioxidants).

DON’T ORDER — Tempura rolls (high in calories and fat), beef teriyaki (high in fat), sukiyaki (lard and sugar),fried gyoza (saturated fat), or sake and plum wine (calories).

Mexican: Tortilla chips, sour cream, and cheese all conspire to make many Mexican dishes high in calories and fat.  But salsa is low in calories and rich in lycompene.

DO ORDER — Gazpacho (vitamin C and minerals), chicken fajitas (high-quality protein and vegetables rich in antioxidants), and chicken soft taco.

DON’T ORDER — Nachos (fat and salt), refried beans (too much sodium), or quesadillas (high in saturated fat).

Fat and Restaurants: A low fat diet is not a healthy diet, but fats in most restaurants are the wrong kind of fats.  To save money, most restaurants use refined soy oil or vegetable oil which either already contain trans-fats or turn into trans-fats upon frying whether deep, pan, or griddle fried.

Breakfast: The meal that kick-starts your day.  The meal that millions eat in restaurants every day is a great source for getting a heavy load of trans-fats, pesticides, hormones, and anti-biotics. Sounds delicious!

Here’s how to avoid all these slow killers and come away with a healthier breakfast to get your day started with your body in high gear:

DO ORDER — Oatmeal that is cooked, waffles made with buckwheat.  Eggs basted, boiled, poached or omelet (eggs have gotten an unwarranted bad reputation.  They are a super healthy food!).  Rye or nine grain bread, real butter, salad greens and tomato.

DON’T ORDER — Instant oatmeal (highly processed, preservatives, little nutritional value), fried eggs or any eggs cooked in oil (trans-fats), pancakes (white flour and oil, poor nutrition and trans-fats), regular waffles (white flour, nutrient deficient), bacon or ham (hormones and antibiotics) white bread (nutrient deficient), margarine or half and half margarine and butter (trans-fats) or fried potatoes of any kind (trans-fats).

Last But Not Least: If you can avoid them, never eat in a fast food restaurant.  They are trans-fat, sodium, and preservative havens — just what you don’t need!

An example:  McDonald’s breakfast and hamburger buns never spoil.  Neither will their hamburgers, no matter how long you keep them, even not refrigerated.  They are so loaded with salt and preservatives they can lay around for years and never get moldy.  They are so bad, even the bugs won’t eat them, so why do humans?

Also — don’t forget to take nutritional supplements as there is no way you can get the nutrition you need from the quality of food that is available for us to eat.

Make healthy choices, stay healthy, live longer!

To your good heath & longevity.

Ira Marxe
“The Good Health & Wellness Guy”

Copyrighted © 2011 – All Rights Reserved

Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent typical results.

What Salt is Best for You?

Question: Do we need salt in our diets?

Answer: Life is not possible without salt for humans, animals, and even plants!

It is impossible to achieve your optimal health in a salt-deficient environment.  In fact, a recent study found that a higher salt intake was tied to longevity.

The common belief that salt is bad for your heart and blood pressure is a complete fallacy.

Only people with congestive heart failure need monitor their reaction to higher intakes of salt.

And for everyone — it is imperative that you eat the right salt!

Salt in usually referred to as sodium chloride. These are the two main electrolytes found in all salt products, however, there is a vast difference in quality and effectiveness.

Here are the two types of salt commonly available:

(1) Unrefined sea salt that contains many valuable minerals.

(2) Refined salt that is contaminated with aluminum, contains no minerals and may exacerbate many chronic illnesses.

Refined salt is 39% sodium, 60% chloride, iodide 0.01%, is bleached and has added a combination of up to 2% of aluminum silicate, ammonium citrate, ferrocyanide, and dextrose (sugar).

Refined salt has no nutritional value and should be avoided.

Unrefined Sea Salt is 33% sodium, 50% chloride, minerals 2% (a combination of over 80 minerals), and moisture 14.3%.

Salt is one of the most important nutrients for your body.  Here are some of the important benefits derived from unrefined sea salt:

• Alkalinizing agent (raises the pH of the body)
• Balances blood sugar
• Helps relax the body for sleep
• Improves brain function
• Prevents varicose veins
• Prevents osteoporosis
• Regulates blood pressure (if adequately hydrated)

For more information on the benefits of unrefined salt, I refer you to the book “Salt Your Way to Health”,  Medical Alternatives Press: Phone 888-647-5616.

There are many sources of healthy sea salt available:

• Bali Sea Salt
• Celtic Sea Salt from Brittany, France
• Eden Sea Salt, from France
• Helen Mon Pure Sea Salt, from Britain
• Hawaiian Red Alaea Salt
• Himalayan Crystal Salt
• Krystal Salt, from the Himalayas
• Real Salt, from Utah

The brand I prefer and use is “Real Salt” from Utah.  This is the salt we use at home for seasoning and cooking.  I also carry a small bottle of Real Salt with me when I go to eat at a restaurant.

I avoid eating packaged processed foods and do not go to fast food restaurants thereby minimizing my exposure to refined salt.  Try it, your body will love it.

Be good to your body and it will be good to you.  Take charge of your health and live longer!

To your good heath & longevity.

Ira Marxe
“The Good Health & Wellness Guy”

Copyrighted © 2011 – All Rights Reserved

Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent typical results.

Canola Oil a.k.a Rape Seed Oil

For a long time, I have been telling people to avoid canola oil at all costs.

Some people took this advice seriously and others did not.  Some people totally disagreed with my advice while extolling the virtues of canola oil as a very healthy fat which only demonstrated how successful the canola industry has been in selling this poison to the public.

Twenty-five years ago the FDA banned the use of canola oil in infant formulas.  The FDA knew back then that canola was bad for babies and now it is suddenly ok for everyone else.  Why was it banned?  Because canola oil very effectively retards growth!

Animal studies proved that canola oil depleted vitamin E and increased the rigidity of membranes, which is a major factor in causing accelerated aging as well as being a trigger for degenerative disease.  Lipitor™ , many other drugs, as well as phthalates from plastic water bottles, also deplete vitamin E, a critical nutrient.

The depletion of E will cause chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes since more and more people are ingesting canola oil in processed foods, baked goods, salad dressing, fried foods, and candies.

Almost every place you turn today you will find canola oil, so aggressive and successful is their marketing.

In the U.S. and Canada, no human studies have ever been conducted with canola oil.

Canada does not want these studies as it is their largest export product.  Canola oil is Canada oil.

In the U.S. there are no human studies as the sale of canola oil is enormously profitable, and is used in  huge quantities that no one wants to upset this profitable apple cart.  Certainly not our government who is more concerned in boosting corporate profits then in protecting its citizens’ health.

This is all about money.  It is corporate greed and political greed.   It’s about money that is being funneled by these corporations to congressional representatives for the benefit of their political campaigns, and to government agency employees who enjoy being wined and dined by powerful canola oil lobbying organizations.

Studies in other countries with actual humans showed that canola oil caused damage.  In the U.S., some animal studies with canola oil shortened life spans and in others it reduced blood platelet count and increased the size of the platelets.  Healthy platelets are crucial to blood clotting, inflammation, cancer, and osteoporosis.  It is their role to help prevent, stroke, heart attack, metastases, etc.

Canola oil increases bleeding time by damaging platelets.  It raises the nervonic acid level which can be toxic to the brain.  Canola oil contains traces of sulfur compounds that no one knows anything about.  Canola oil contains small amounts of erucic acid which is known to be very damaging to the heart and toxic to other tissues.

This is why rape seed, from which the oil is extracted, was genetically modified in order to make canola oil; rape seed oil contained 20% erucic acid.  Problem is, the genetically engineered seeds do not get rid of all the erucic acid.  The new GE seeds still contain 1.2% erucic acid, a level that is damaging, and the reason the FDA banned its use in infant formulas 25 years ago.

Promoters of canola oil will tout the fact the canola has high levels of the essential fatty acids omega 3 and omega 6.  What they don’t tell you is that canola oil contains a very high disproportionate amount of omega 6 which is extremely unhealthy.
Canola oil is processed in temperatures exceeding 300°F creating more dangerous trans fats then the hydrogenated oils it replaced.

Here are some key references:

• Enig M, Know Your Fats, Bethesda Press, 2000, The Oiling of America.
• Kramer JKG, et al.  Hematological and lipid changes in newborn piglets milk-replacer diets containing erucic acid. Lipids, 33:1:1-10, 1998
• Innis SM, et al.  Dietary canola oil alters hematological indices and blood lipids in neonatal piglets fed formula, J Nutr, 129:1261-68, 1997
• Sauer FD, et al.  Additional vitamin E required in milk replacer diets that contain canola oil, Nutr Res, 17:2:259-69, 1997.

Live longer —- live healthier.  If it reads “Contains canola oil” on the label, or “May contain canola oil or some other oil”, do your health a favor —- put it back on the shelf, even if it’s cheaper!

Canola oil is a made up name.  There is no canola plant.  The oil comes from the rape seed plant which is an easy crop to grow as insects will not bother the plant.  It’s a natural insecticide!  The erucic acid the plant contains is poison to insects and not too great for humans.  Insects have enough sense to stay away from the plant.  It’s time humans did too.

When humans stop consuming canola oil, the health in this country will soar.

I recently reported that on the world longevity scale, the U.S. was 38th.  I was wrong.  It is 44th.

There is no question in my mind that canola oil has played a big part in helping us acquire that horrendous distinction.

To your good heath & longevity.

Ira Marxe
“The Good Health & Wellness Guy”

Copyrighted © 2011 – All Rights Reserved

Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent typical results.

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