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After researching somewhat seriously the fine print,   the conclusion was, I was consuming  a bundle of sugar a day, just by the number of sodas that I had drank. The typical  soda drink for lunch,  perhaps one for dinner, and maybe one later on in the evening.

I seem to always get plenty of exercise, but I was slowly growing around the waistline. something that I have heard from a lot of my readers.                                                                                                                             One day, I decided to see how much gain and I was shocked to find that I had ballooned into obesity big time, weighing 245 lbs. Now the advantaged that I have , I can hide it more easily since I am 6″1″ tall. I could stretch it out a bit, nevertheless I was heavier than I had ever been. Now the truth was, carrying all those extra pounds around, was making my legs and feet ache by the end of the day, and I was just plain wore out.

Now if I were to listen to my own advice, thinking that I was consuming  about 135 grams ( 3 sodas x45 grams)  a day in sugar, just with this one unhealthy habit, what would happen if I just quit drinking the sodas and replaced it with water. Seem like a place to start.

Soda Confession

Since January of 2010 I have broken down and had a couple of sodas but you could count them on your fingers. I have  increased the intake of water,  close to the 8 glasses of water. On hot days. I have passed that. With further research by some of of my articles on Trehalose I find  adding a couple teaspoons to a gallon of water, was refreshing, more energy, and drank less.

Upon drinking the more water, ending the soda routine, and the continued exercise I already was getting, I have slowly dropped several pounds each month since. I have probably eaten more sensibly since I am now known, as the sugar monitor in the family.

I have lost 35 pounds.

Now, I am certainly no nutritionist and do not proclaim to be one, but if just those simple changes can help myself, how many others might be able to do the same. I am thinking positive here, but I think a lot might find this to be an easy step to becoming healthier.

Pick your biggest advocate of weight gain

Now mind just happened to be sweets, the sodas, cookies, ice cream, and pies. I can not really help it, they were all on the dinner table every meal. My Mom and my Wife love to cook. ( MY ADDICTION)

Todays Health Comments…

Sugar has become many folks addiction, being that their intake is overwelming. Like myself I decided to pick on one at a time. Moderation has become my attitude, not saying that I will go cold turkey, but I have chosen to read the fine print on labels now, seeing that sugar or its supplements are in the majority of foods and drinks we eat. Less sugar equals a healthier

Today’s Health Article.

 From the  beginning , history has indicated our desire for sweets. Are we really addicted? Does all mankind have  a sweet tooth?

Our Past Desires for Just Sweet…

  We found  this sweetness in a variety of natural foods, such as fruits, berries, honey,and  finding of sugar cane , centuries ago. For hundreds of years civilization excepted what mother nature provided, and each generation pushed on to include a little of the sweet stuff in this food and that until we as a whole world population, excepted the fact that all things just tasted better with the sweet stuff. Sweeter was better and varieties of drinks became more popular as the population demanded the need for more of them, thus pushing aside the old standbys of water, milk, lemonade, or good ole ice tea. ( Remember when your mom used say ” Not too much sugar”, I wonder what she would say today.

Sweeter Than Sweet

If a little is good, than more is better, Right!  That became the marketing scheme for almost all aspects of the food and drink  industry. The problem was , that we all bought into the marketing scheme,  no questions asked.     Major  food manufactures continued placing more and more sugar into their products, and the result was “Mikey not only liked them,  good ole oatmeal went by the wayside. Now you probably saying…” OK I get it!” sugar is in every thing, and plenty of it. OK enough of those  sweeter examples , for those were for my older readers.

Sickening Sweet

Alright by now about 50 years have past by and now we no longer no what sugar, sweetener, or sugar supplement we are now eating or drinking because the demand has become in epidemic proportions.We are  now reading the fine print once and while, because 64% of the population in the USA are overweight.  Cancer is becoming a house hold word because of the many things we eat and drink. But sickening sweet has gone way beyond  ones limitation. The only way to get this  in perspective is some visualization.

Visualize How Sweet is Sickening Sweet

There are articles that visualize a Sunkist Orange Soda to six Breyers Oreo Ice Cream Sandwichs …http://eatthis.menshealth.com/slideshow/20-worst-drinks-america-2010 The easiest way I found is this, remember that old square cube of table sugar, its contents equivalent is 4.17 grams of sugar. So an example what used to be my favorite  drink ( not mentioning  name for embarrassing reasons), contains 45 grams of sugar. You would then divide that by the 4.17 grams= Nearly11cubes of sugar for one drink. Another formula… 1 teaspoon sugar = 1 sugar cube = 1 sugar packet …
 Is this healthy… or have we gone one step too far. Just think people are drinking several of those a day!

Today’s Health Comments

Sweet, Sweeter, and Sickening Sweet has become the normal today. We  have let this just completely get out of hand and now the results are becoming known to us. How are eating the sweet stuff is affecting our health. How sweets are linked to obesity, obesity linked to diabetes, linked to several illnesses…and cancer related as well. Though there are indications that the epidemic proportions are slowing down, regarding our sugar intake, we are far, far from being good. For the first time in American History of Lifes Mortality our children’s life expectancy may be shorten due to our eating habits. We all need to start  looking at our own eating habits if we are expecting to lead a healthier life.

Today’s Health Article

During the summer months, it is the most active time for  insects of the order Hymenoptera . This would include the Yellow Jacket Wasps (Vespula germanica),  the every day HoneyBee (Apis mellifera) and  the Paper wasp (Polistes annularis). . For most part these  are  just known for  their harmless buzz, which are just normally buzzing about, minding their own business. These insects are a social group, so  they generally mind their own business.

On the other hand, I mention they are a social group, which can turn on you very quickly, if you are considered invading in their community. They immediately send out the welcome party, a few of their very best warriors to hunt you down, after all you intruding upon them. Just like Kamikaze pilots on a mission, and moments later, you feel the results of their venom.

That harmless buzz turn out to be a unsuspected bee sting. Now for most people it just annoying, harmless, and for the bee, she sacrificed her life to carry out her act of defense.

 The Allergy

For the 2 out 10 people who receive this annoying sting,  an allergy comes along with the act of being stung. This may be from itching, and swelling, burning eyes, to aching of joints, near or around the sting. More severely, these smptoms can spred to other parts of the body.

For the more severe  allergy, which I personally have fallen into this category, it can be deadly.I can tell you there is no messing around with my time, in this order, call 911, the Epipen, tourniquet, cold ice, try remain calm so heart does not race out of your chest, and pray a little prayer that the ambulance is going to get to you with in less than the 5 minutes I have ,being conscious. I literally passed out from choking, my throat swollen completely shut,  I was red as beat, with hives from head to toe. I thought I was going to die, and truth is, I was very close.

What I just explain  briefly was anapylaxis shock.

Anaphylaxis is a severe allergy that can affect as much as 15% of the population. If the victim is unconscious, follow the basic steps for first aid. Look for signs that indicate an allergic reaction:

• Itching
• Redness
• Hives (raised welts)
• Scratchy throat
• Dry mouth
• Trouble breathing or wheezing
• Dizziness
• Weakness

CALL 911  IMMEDIATELY!

If these symptoms are becoming present do not waste any time calling for help, these reactions can act quickly and it can be a matter of life or death. I am not like most but only have a few minutes to administer the necessary treatment to survive.  It has been told by many that you can have no reaction to these harmless stings, and one day like myself, can be deadly. Also even if you have the kit for the anaphylaxis shock, do not think you are out of the woods, because some years the bee’s venom is stronger than normal and it may not be enough. I have made several 911 calls to be safe.

Todays Health Comments

 This was one of the more dramatic events in my life, the unfortunate first time, was that I had no clue that I was now allergic to the bee stings. I had been stung several times before I was 14 That was many years ago , now there are several kits that one can self administer for bee stings. If you think you might be prone to a reaction, seek medical help. There are tests that can be taken to inform you if you may be allergic. There are also allergy bracelets to inform others, and family and friends should be inform of your reaction. They may one day have to save your life.

Today’s Health Article

A  large share of our visitors have requested a  new update on the past article on “Unknown Sugars,Why” . This article’s  whole purpose was to bring to your attention a couple of sugars that were recently approved for our consumption, but are basically unknown to the public. The question was, Why?

First of all, the public, by very nature, do eat by habit.  We do not readily except change unless  we are greatly influenced by some source of media, personal friends, influential people,  the movie industry, by now, you are getting the picture. If Oprah says its good, than it must be good, or if the President says it good, well maybe, depending on how you feel about him on that day, may be goo also.

Yet, to all that is important,  our health today, do you find this type of influence being attached to the sugar industry, the addiction  of our need for sugar, and the consequences, which has led us to  epidemic proportions of obesity. The answer is NO!

It takes some courage to speak out and let others know that there are alternatives to our need for the sweet stuff, and perhaps, just perhaps, we can have a healthier life, as the result of it. So, here we go, Palatinose Sugar may have these key words attached to it:

Palatinose is a healthy sugar, it is nutritional, maintains balance of electrolytes, has prolonged energy supply, has low glycenic and low insulinemic response.

The other unknown sugar mention in this article, Trehalose, has been updated since this article and can be read on this site.

Discover Trehalose, the Sugar You Should Consider Today

 For more Technical  and Advanced reading  for Palatinose

 www.beneo-palatinit.com/en/Food_Ingredients/…is…/FAQ 

Todays Comments 

Today we must force ourselves to become familiar with these sugars, step out of the  old eating habits. If we are drawn to the need for the sweet stuff, why not consider a sugar that may be actually healthier for you and the need for less. Those people who are diabetic or in need of loosing weight. should check these out, have a professional nutritionist or  your regular Doctor discuss this with you. Todays  healthier life comment. 

Today’s Health Article

This subject has been discussed in so many ways, we were almost afraid to tackle  this subject. Why would someone try to write a new article on this topic, if it has been written about,  til there is nothing left to say. That sounds like pure exhaustion or just simple insanity. Yet, do we not have a morale responsibility to our readers and the world we live in…to give it our best shot.

Will anybody care what is said here, or perhaps just one person may listen, and have a better quality of health. We are hoping just that.

 When researching this topic, The Single most preventive cause of Death, was no surprise, that TOBACCO is the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death. This is not just in the U.S., but also in many countries.

PREVENTION

Prevention of  its ill effects, is first is Never start using tobacco, and second, if you are still using tobacco then you need to quit. The Problem does not stop there though, those who choose to use tobacco, pass on the ill effects through the use of second hand smoke. Escaping this second hand smoke is not as easy as it sounds, though several laws have been passed in our legistlation to help from being exsposed to second hand smoke, yet they have done little to enforce them.

 Because of the magnitude  on our health and controlling the use of tobacco, it has become is one of the most important public health priorities of our time. Knowing this, The  World No Tobacco Day has dedicated to drawing particular attention to the harmful effects of tobacco marketing towards women and girls. There have reports ut that have indicated, marketing to young women. This also is particularly true amonst other countries.

Some people have moved on to the smokless tobacco, thinking they might be better off, such as smokless tobacco, cigars, and pipes, this is no answer. 

Today there are many solutions to stopping smoking or the use of Tobacco.  Many people believe its one of the hardest habits to break. Others just seem to just stop Cold Turkey, and immediatly feel the results of quitting, For most, the need to seek professional help, is the answer. However, it takes courage on your part, and may take several attemps before you reach success. After all it is your health we are talking about.

Warnings Do Not Get it Done

If warnings on all the tobacco products were effective….No one would use it. But because of the addictive properties of nicotine,a tolerance and dependence develop. The absorption quantity,its frequency, and the speed of tobacco consumption are believed to be directly related to biological strength of nicotine dependence.

That is Why…

* Tobacco is an activity that is practiced by some 1.1 billion people, and up to 1/3 of the adult population.

* Estimated 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, 

* 8.6 million have a serious illness caused by smoking.

* Despite these risks, approximately 46 million U.S. adults smoke cigarettes.

* Smokeless tobacco, cigars, and pipes also have deadly consequences, including lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancers.

* 126 million nonsmoking Americans, including children and adults, are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke. about 150,000–300,000 children younger than 18 months have lower respiratory tract infections.

* Secondhand smoke exposure causes serious disease and death, including heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmoking adults and sudden infant death syndrome, acute respiratory infections, ear problems, and more frequent and severe asthma attacks in children.

 * Each year, primarily because of exposure to secondhand smoke, an estimated 3,000 nonsmoking Americans die of lung cancer,

        more than 46,000 die of heart disease,

       about 150,000–300,000 children younger than 18 months have lower respiratory tract infections.

MEDICAL IMPACT

 A enormous health toll causes significant economic burden fro mtobacco use—more than $96 billion per year in medical expenditures and another $97 billion per year resulting from lost productivity.

By now, everyone should know that smoking causes lung cancer. 

 Many serious illnesses are directly attributed to smoking such as…

Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Childhood Respiratory Ailments, Diabetes, Emphysema, Esophageal Cancer,Gastrointestinal Cancer, Heart Disease, Infertility, Kidney Cancer, Mouth Cancer, Premature Aging, Stroke, and Throat Cancer.

Today,s Health and others around you may depend on our actions. If you do not smoke, do not start, if you do  read this article again, your life may depend on it, and those around you.

Today’s Health Article is all about Winning your Health Back…

But can you really do it.  The odds  may be against you. Perhaps that’s why the naughty foods are winning  you over in the market place. Every day, every where you go,  where you  eat,  or where you  shop.

Perhaps I should put a definition to whats classified as naughty foods. Some would say there are no naughty foods if you eat in moderation, perhaps they are right. So if you eat one backyard greasy hamburger a year, its not going to make a difference, now if you are eating 2 Big Macs every day, that’s another story.So by example if you take a food that creates a health problem do to excessive amounts, then it could become your Naughty food.

Naughty foods seem to come in the fast food category much more frequently,  the chips, candy bars, hamburgers, french fries, soda pop, and many more, because they easily consumed and quick to run with when you are on the go.

 The marketing with vending machines ,recognized this, and fill their machines full of the naughty stuff. They then place them in strategic locations!   Have you ever noticed how they always happened to be in places or businesses where you have to wait for periods of time or they know you are going to work up an appetite.

If you have had children attending various functions, like basketball games, or football games, even dance recitals, there seems always to be venders selling their hamburgers or hot dogs,what is a game with out those folks.

 The last time I went to the gas station,  thinking about this article, before me,there was the donuts, candy bars, snacks, right in my face. How do people resist? There were several shelves full of different temptations, by the check out stands, forcing ones eyes to stare upon them.

 My last example  is to look at  a restaraunt menu’s and see the space that is dedicated to the Naughty Foods and you have to search or even have to ask if they even have something that is good for you ( Nice food). If they do not , do you walk out, or order anyway. Do not answer that one, for I already know what most folks do.

I personally believe that most people prefer the taste of naughty food over nice food,  going down the hatch. We then mentally excuse oursevles for the unwritten crime we just committed to our body. Having not what it takes to fight off  the temptations, no will power is needed to say no, shame on us, we are just giving in. You know you heard all the lines, you just could not resist, its just one time, I’ll do better tomorrow.

Unless we all find the way to our own personal strength to say no, the obesity epidemic that is becoming known to most, because we are part of it, will continue to have a dramatic impact on our lives.

Continue reading A Remedy, or Just Another Pretty Flower!

Today’s Health Article

Today we are going to try and make sense of the a new diet program, called Sensa.

There has been a little buzz about this product and thought we do a little research for our readers on this topic. Our purpose is to be informative, and allow you the reader, to make an informative decision.  We could dedicate our  entire web site to various diets and never begin to cover them all. For those that hang around,  have  either a large marketing campaign ,a fan following, or actually some that might work in various arrangements.

Now we will try to be unbiased and deliver this material in a informative way.

What is Sensa…

The  proclamation is that the Sensa Weight Loss System is designed to help people lose weight.

This method uses  the sense of smell  to control the smell receptors that inturn send messages to your brain. While eating, these smell receptors signal the brain, it’s time to stop eating.

Now Sensa was created to enhance smells, causing you to eat less and feel greater satisfaction from your food.

Sensa is also designed to naturally control the hormones, so you won’t suffer hunger pains or intense cravings.

Sensa is a system where you use a new blend of “tastants”  – A substance that stimulates the sense of taste. Sensa is used by .sprinkling this blend onto the food, but isn’t said to affect the foods taste.

The Sensa System formation…

Created by a certified neurologist Dr. Alan Hirsh whom has spent numerous years researching the sensory system. Hirsh has written

Hirsh has spent numerous years researching the sensory system and is of the leading authorities when it comes to sensory response. Hirsh has written 6 books in addition to creating the Sensa Weight Loss System. From this research, Hirsh discovered the impact and benefits that the sense of smell can have a impact on weight loss.

Sounds Great!

The Sensa Weight Loss System sounds like a great idea , unfortunately could not find enough information to substantiate their claims. We found only one study which showed positive weight loss results. This could be due to the lack of interest or to the new concept.

Those Considering a Sensible Diet

 Perhaps Sensa may  help you lose weight in the beginning, consideration should be given regarding a long-term weight loss solution. Why, because the possible side effects if there are any, have not been documented.  Sensa may lesson the amount of food you consume, but does nothing to help you avoid eating  foods that are detrimental to a diet plan. On the other side of this point,  you may eat more in the long run because you believe it’s OK while using the Sensa system.This system is probably not for everyone.

Check it out

We are all for Eating less  if you are trying to lose weight. Now if you are already eating less, as part of a diet, Sensa may not help much The Sensa System may be a great idea if you struggle with diets and eating, but don’t expect the results of using Sensa to last if you aren’t committed to dieting. Sensa can help send the signals of satiety, but it can’t keep you continuing to eat. As a result, Sensa is not the best option for most people, but can help a niche minority of dieters.

Todays Health found several Comments and Blogs  concerning the Sensa Diet which would have turned this article into a controversial topic. ALL CONSIDERATIONS to Diet changes should be taken into consideration regarding the outcome of your health condition and discussed with a professional in this area. To a healthy life!