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.

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 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!

Brings to you a melody of short tips, all thrown together for this very moment, when you feel you hotter than a frying pan.

Perhaps some folks have similar lines, associated with todays  frying summer heat, probably too many words to discuss here. It, the heat, just naturally seems to just show up, sooner or later, for several days at a time. These heat waves , can  make us feel like we are living in a frying pan!

In many cases with this extreme heat, are body is actually frying from the extreme temperatures, due to our body unable to cool down. In many areas of the world, with this heat, also comes the sticky humidity, feeling even more uncomfortable as the heat rises.  Unless you are living on the other side of the world, where it is now winter, you probably wishing you could  pay those folks a visit.

 The real concern here is most of us are seeking refuge from the frying temperatures by any means to cool off. The problem though, is that we react many times, not thinking about our actions and the impact on our health.

We  are all seeking to have that one instant of gratification, that moment of coolness. Yet, are we really thinking about the outcome or just really wanting to get cooled off because we are frying from the heat?

Many lives are taken every year, just for  that one moment. In my home town people take a jump in the river, and hypothermia  sets in quickly from the snow melt and the swiftness of the water takes  their lives .

Then there are those who ride the rapids with no life jackets and find that its stronger than anticipated.

Now when I lived in the Mohave Dessert, our swimming pool was the center of attention, since the average day was always a 3 digit figure. Now swimming and all, this fun, can be exhausting at those temperatures, perhaps not recognizing that dehydration can become an important factor with those type of heat conditions. Sun strokes  can be deadly if not treated immediately. I personally lost my father there to a Sun Stroke.

It just seems that when the weather turns into frying heat, I think it affects our thinking, I have certianly seen how people’s attitudes get heated, when they stop at the local watering hole, and forget to stop with being a responsible adult,  and now endagering their health, their lives, or perhaps others,

Now for those who live further north in our country, its just great to see one of those warm days, the shedding of our winter clothes, goodbye to the 40s and 50s, and jump into the 80s and 90s. However, our skin is about as white as snow and the sun has no kindness for those who are fair complexion and wants some of that Summer fun.  Skin cancer is prevalent to those folks and the frying conditions are felt painfully. Sun screen is definitely a need fot those conditions.

Summer heat always creates a wave of new diets, since we unshed the layers of clothes and get closer to the real you. Now  realizing  you have gained those extra pounds, and are willing to try anything to look like  you use to.  Several articles have been posted regarding  diets on this site, check categories. It seems to me as I have gotten older, weight and frying heat are not a good combination, nor is it healthy.

The most important part of this article is to act responsibly, drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration, and watch the  exercise if exposed to the direct heat. Keeping cool is  may be a key element to alleviate our discomfort, but as this article suggests, give thought to your activities.  If symptoms  occur that are not normal, contact your doctor or a local ER Emergency, for heat exhaustion and sun strokes, take lives every year.  If losing weight is part of the plan seek  professional help for the nutrition that fits your health situation, and  try to stay cool the Healthy Way.

Now days most people would be led to believe that we  perhaps would be talking about you know what, following too close behind somebody’s behind. Although that might be a whole new article in itself today, and certainly a lot of folks would like to have a lot less of that kind of wiggle.

The wiggle I am discussing today, we could have a lot, lot more of.  This wiggle has been linked to JELL-O—The action!

 JELL-O has over a 100 years of snack experience and over 150 products if you have been counting . JELL-O deserves it’s own Wigggle, don’t you just love the  JELL-O—the action!

If you are interested in the long history of JELL-O,you can click on the link below.

Asks any kid if JELL-O wiggles and they will tell you how they are fascinated by each move,  the slippery wiggly stuff tries to escape the spoon, and than the mouth.

Now this article would have no value unless  we could provide you with some useful information. Now I know JEELL-O was a part of many of our lives as a snack or in part, a desert. Most children seem to love it, yet as we become adults we seem to have abandoned this favorite snack.

Yet, if your one of those people whom are looking for that desert or snack that is not going to put pounds on places you would rather not than you should be reconsidering JELL-O. Its very low in calories and they also have the sugar free.

I find that JELL-O  as a anytime snack that can be doctored up with your favorite fresh fruit or even other vegetables for a salad that gives enjoyable taste without the calories that goes along with other foods. My favorite is strawberries and bananas with, you guessed it strawberry banana JELL-O.

For that healthier snack, perhaps our children do know what is good for them. As adults we somehow have forgotten that the simple foods might still be good for us, and JELL-O  really does take little time to make for those who live on the go.

For further reading

http://brands.kraftfoods.com/jello/explore/history/

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff/8120jello.html

Today’s Health Article is presenting an Authors view point…

That perhaps through out our lives, we have been programmed or conditioned through out our lives,  leading to our becoming obese.  For those countries where food is plentiful and capital is ample, obesity is found to be the greatest, in underdeveloped counties food is little, starvation is great, obesity is not the normal. Therefor the conditions presented to our environment of the country we live in, the state we might live in, the city we live in, and the family we are born to, may be the beginning of our answers to our eating habits or having little or none to eat. 

So I decided to look at my conditioning or was I being programmed. I grew up in a state known for its agriculture, the city  nearby was known for logging and dairy farms. I grew up on a small dairy farm. My parents, were like most who lived in farming communities in the 50′s, virtually dependent on the food we raised, the produce they sold. I as child growing up, had known no hunger. In fact in our little community we knew of no one that was.

 I am writing this for those who might relate to these set of conditions. Now, many would assumed that my parents were well off financially, that was not the case, but we were well off regarding food, for we worked hard and raised just about everything you would want to eat. We prepared, froze or canned foods in the summer months for the winter months. Something that has been forgotten in today’s age, where the super market or store has become the way of life.

Living on a Dairy Farm, we had plenty of milk, the real stuff with inch thick cream that rose to the top, homemade butter, real whipping cream for those deserts that was to die for. We generally ate a large breakfast. We had  hot cereals in the winter, and cold in summer months, always large glass of milk, or fresh squeezed juice, toast with homemade jam, bacon or sausage, canned or fresh fruit. My mom seemed to love to cook and enjoyed enticing us with her new recipes. My dad was what they called a meat and potato’s man so most every meal those two foods were present at the table. We were very blessed that there is lots of variations of those two, though mashed potatoes with hamburger gravy was my favorite when I was young, and I still yield to occasionally. We had food that folks pay dearly for today, ours was all organic or farm raised, such as vegetables, we raised them all. We had a few fruit trees, but there was a old orchard behind our property that we would raid a long with the black bears. We always had supper after  all the chores were done, well that was always late.8 or 9Pm or snack before started milking the cows. By this time you were hungry as horse, mom was cooking up here usual meal, that would fills us to the brim. My conditioning started here with the love for my homemade cookies, pies, and whipping cream. After our eating, do our personal chores and hit the bed about 11pm.  as the morning started at 4:30 am.

Although my parents surely meant well to be great providers, some of the common eating lines at the kitchen table:

Eat up. your as skinny as a rail  ( by the way I was)

You do not want to be  skinny as a rail…perhaps love handles are more acceptable

Grandparents frequently commented as well… you need to put some meat on your bones

Please don’t go a away hungry

I am so full I am going to bust, can’t you eat anymore

Eat all that’s on your plate, desert is waiting

Do not let good food go to waste

If you take it, you must eat it

These conditions led to some of the answers for my self, no longer skinny as a rail , however have learned not to finish everything on my plate, not filling my self til I bust. I eat in moderation, and if I do not like it I do not eat it. I have become to live with the fact that all those delightful foods may taste good going down, but have undesirable results on the body.

No longer do I listen to those lines of conversation that lead to those undesirable effects. After all if our medical profession is giving up on us regarding our eating habits….then all we have left is our selves. I suggest you look back into your past, there are conditions there, leading to answers, if you do not understand how they are effecting your life, seek professional help, so you to can conqure  or control your eating conditions.

Back to ”The Apple a Day will Keep the Doctor Away”. Now certainly it takes more than a daily apple to keep you healthy, yet it is a great step in the right direction. Apples are source of  both  fibers, soluble and insoluble . Soluble fiber such as pectin, actually helps to prevent cholesterol buildup in the lining of blood vessel walls, thus reducing the incident of arteriosclerosis and heart disease. The insoluble fiber provides bulk in the intestinal tract, holding water to cleanse and move food quickly through the digestive system.

It is also a good idea to eat apples with their skin. Almost half of the vitamin C content is just underneath the skin. Eating the skin also increases insoluble fiber content. Most of an apple’s fragrance cells are also concentrated in the skin.

Apple Nutrition Facts
(One medium 2-1/2 inch apple, fresh, raw, with skin)

Calcium 10 mg
Calories 81
Carbohydrate 21 grams
Dietary fiber 4 grams
Folate 4 µg
Insoluble fiber
Iron .25mg
Phosphorus 10 mg
Potassium 159 mg
Sodium 0.00 mg
Soluble Fiber
Vitamin A 73 IU
Vitamin C 8 mg

 A  important source of dietary flavanoids found in Apples, through its consumption,  provides a high proportion of fiber compounds, replenishing the fiber intake of our body. The powerful antioxidants, anthocyanin, found in red apples, can protect us from cardiovascular disease and cancer development. For those who use Tobacco, the catechins and quercetin (flavonoid antioxidants) in the apple can protect us against the harmful effects of tobacco.

If you are a person with diabetes, suggestion is you  should eat sour apples. If your suffering from obesity or cardiovascular you  should eat a sweet apple. Eating a ripe apple is a good remedy to cure constipation. You may also  eat one fresh organic apple before sleeping to eliminate oral germs. Besides improving our kidneys’ functionality, the raw apple can be blended for juices, which provides a good remedy to cure cough. For those young or old who have indigestion problems, they should heat the mashed fresh organic apple before consuming it.

As mention earlier there are hundreds of varieties of apples on the market today, yet most people have only tasted one or two of the most popular, like theRed Delicious or Granny Smith. Apples can be sweet, tart; soft and smooth, or crisp and crunchy, depending on the one you choose. There are apples to suit everyone’s taste, so why not choose one. Have an apple today!

WHY?

The fact is… More and more people are unhealthily overweight! “It is to the very  point where eating can and is actually endangering our lives.”

 There has always been some individuals that have eaten unhealthily, mainly because, “Naughty Foods Taste So Good”!  Now the population as a whole,  considering how we eat these days, are we are getting the right amounts of nutrients.

Is it our conscious thought about what we put into our bodies … essential?

Why another article on  a subject that  everybody claims to know but doesn’t want to listen! The answer is, if this just reaches just one persons conscious thought and  results in taking action , than it was all worth it.

Perhaps before our intake of all those naughty foods, which are loaded with all those calories and sugars, you know the ones I am talking about, the ones some people would die for (literally), a bell would go off in our heads, saying “What I am about to eat is hazardous  to my health”!

For some people, warning labels…are just another part of the lable or the fine print that doesn’ t get read anyway, let alone it’s grams of sugar or it’s calorie count. Our consensus is most people eat by what may make them feel good, or by how sweet it is, or how good it taste going down, or just how much I can eat, based on my emotion at the time.

If some one has come up as to why obesity is becoming  a major concern…is because food is readily available  in most countries, unlike the underdeveloped countries where many face starvation. Those countries who proclaim to live in the land of plenty…eat with same mentality…plenty.

As we get older, our metabolism slows down and we can no longer burn calories at the same rate as we used to. Fact, it makes it easier for us to put on weight but harder for us to shed it. Having said that, our elderly group face the greatest effect of being over weight. Being overweight can put unnecessary stress on the joints and thus accelerate the affects of arthritis, osteoporosis and other bone and muscle disorders and illnesses. It can also bring about the onset of diabetes, which is more common in seniors than in any other age group as it is.

While a  little of what he or she loves to eat, no matter how unhealthy it may be, a regular balanced nutritious diet is just what the doctor orders!

A well balanced diet can boost your health, but a poor diet that does not fulfil all bodily nutritional requirements can actually cause it to deteriorate.

All should enjoy life to the fullest extent, but eating healthily on a regular basis can actively extend the amount of time you have left to enjoy it! Make the most of  life. Revolutionize your diet and reap the rewards

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