Living Young Forever

This is Food? "NOT"

The foods we eat are not providing our bodies with the nutrition it needs to survive and be healthy. We are starving our bodies and we are sick. We suffer from diabetes, heart attacks, obesity, and the list goes on and on.

Given proper nutrition, the human body has an amazing ability to heal itself. If properly fed and given the right nutrients, the human body is designed to repair itself.

To do so, we need to eat a healthier diet, exercise, and take high-quality supplements made from whole foods. Whole food supplements supply our bodies with nutrients we are not getting from our diet, all the vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, and phyto-nutrients that foods possess in a way that nature intended, in a whole food form.

Many question the need to supplement their diet with Vitamins and minerals. However if you look deeper into the quality and type of foods most Americans consume the reality and evidence for the need to add daily dietary vitamin supplements is overwhelming.

As a nation, we eat poor-quality foods that have been stripped of nutrients.  We do not consume enough fresh fruits and vegetables.  Many of us get our whole grains from instant rice, refined wheat breads, pastas, and cereal. We eat a tremendous amount of prepackaged, pre-made meals. One-quarter of Americans eat at fast food restaurants each day. Americans are overfed and undernourished.

Weight lifting is long been hailed for its health benefits. In recent years it has been refined to become know as “resistance” training. When proper stress is applied to the body such as load bearing or weight bearing exercises the body responses to accommodate the new stress through adaptation.

The benefits to this is increased bone density and muscle quality improves to accommodate the new demand. Cardio fitness is still important but being able to get up out of your chair and go about your daily activities takes muscle and balance skills which are only achieved be weight or resistance training.

No you don’t have to be a “body builder” or a highly conditioned athlete to achieve health and a vibrate life. Simple tools for exercising such as a re-bounder, resistance bands or light hand weights can do the magic of keeping your muscle tonality and bone density in optimal condition. Just 30 minutes a day 3 to 4 times a week is what research has shown to be all you need to keep the body tuned up.

Healthy weight loss can be very confusing in a media driven for profit quick fix world. Don’t be taken in by the gimmicky world of profit based fads. Healthy weight loss is really a simple formula. You need to keep and gain healthy muscle and loose the excess body fat.

All you need to do is simply make better food choices and eat in moderation along with moderate exercise on a regular schedule. It really is that simple and it is a time tested healthy way to loss those unwanted extra pounds. Well a little patience and consistency is needed also but always remember if you stick with it you will reach your goals. You gained those unwanted pounds over time not over night, and it takes time to lose it. There are some very good and safe products on the market to help with appetite control and metabolism boosts, but remember there is no “magic” pill or potions they are only as good as the effort you apply with them.

So you think you don’t have time to exercise. Think again, studies have shown that just 30 minutes a day will give amazing health benefits. Including immune boosting fat reducing heart healthy benefits. So you don’t have 30 minutes a day you say.

Well 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the evening, it has an accumulative effect. Next excuse? No gym required. A simple piece of home gym equipment will do just fine. How about a rebounder (trampoline) they are cost effective and are inexpensive. There are lots of great exercise options out there and with a little bit of effort to find right option for you, could add years to your life and life to your years

The ultimate Multi-Tasker, a Multi-Vitamin.

Everyone hears sound bites and  scientific studies surrounding a particular vitamin (nutrients) and the benefits it may have on health and longevity. It is great to understand the  positive impact specific vitamins have on improving ones health because it gives us greater awareness to not only the importance of healthy eating habits, it can also give us a better understanding  of what to eat to insure  getting the proper daily intake of nutrients.

The information unfortunately does not always give us the greater understanding of how our bodies absorb and utilize the nutrient (vitamin).  And the synergistic need to have other vitamin supplements present at the same time to have the body utilize it properly.

Synergy……A word to remember because a high quality nutrient dense Whole Food Vitamin is the answer. The best suppliers of multi-vitamins know this and there formulas take this into consideration. Some Multi-Vitamin formulas will also include herbs that support life style and age related needs. That is why a Whole Food based Multi-Vitamin should be the core nutrient supplement of choice. Multi-Vitamin “Synergy” the ultimate Multi-Tasker.

No kidding if you are not having a ball with exercise you are missing out on a great way to train. All the things that come and go in the world of the commercialization of health and fitness this may be one of those timeless core elements. Swiss Balls or exercise balls are one of those tools that just work. Easy to transport and easy to use an exercise ball can add a key component to any exercise program; core strength and balance.

Versatile and fun the exercise ball is one of the best ways to train for balance and strength, utilizing synergistic muscle not always conditioned by traditional weight training and exercise methods. As we age balance and core strength is now being considered as important as cardio conditioning and some research suggests perhaps even more important.

Fast food doesn’t have to slow you down. In fact it can actually power you up if you choose the right fast food options. If you don’t have time for a sit down breakfast or lunch a great alternative is a homemade protein shake or choose from a variety of great protein bars available.

In the morning just toss some of your fresh or frozen fruit (preferably organic) in a blender along with  pure filtered water or juice add a scoop or two of protein powder, egg, whey or soy a little honey if you like and you have created a perfect protein shake. Then just pour and go. I like to pop a slice of my favorite whole grain bread in the toaster for a side dish to take along to round out the fast food meal. I throw my favorite protein bar in my pocket for a quick mid morning snack to keep me charged up and then out the door I go to greet the day.

Move over Juice Bars I just created a protein shake at a fraction of the cost and saved gas and time getting it.

Omega 3 Fatty acids are particularly beneficial to men’s health. Omega-3 Fatty Acids are part of the membrane of every cell in the body; they’re also the building blocks of hormones that govern much of the body’s physiology. A low intake of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and low circulating levels of DHA, are associated with prostate cancer, BPH or enlarged prostate, and prostatitis. Increasing consumption of Omega-3 Fatty Acids found in fish as well as flax, hemp, pumpkin, and nuts such as walnuts can help reduce the risk associated with low Omega 3 dietary intake.

Although Omega-3 can be obtained from other sources other than fish, fish is still considered the richest and most plentiful source for Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Unfortunately too many Americans just don’t like the taste of the oily, fatty fish – such as mackerel, tuna, sardines, or wild salmon – that are rich in Omega-3’s. Others eat the wrong fish – for example, fish sticks or other white fish – which has a negligible impact on their Omega-3 level and may actually raise their omega-6 levels which is associated with inflammation and other health problems when out of balance with Omega 3’s.

However the good news is, supplements can fill the gap. Fish oil oral supplements have an important role in restoring the desired balance of Omega 3’s in your diet. They are affordable, convenient and lower the risk of heavy metal contamination found in so many of the preferred fish sources.

YOU DON’T NEED A HIGH QUALITY HOME WATER FILTER SYSTEM……………. NOT!

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tracks major outbreaks of diseases. All though these reports rarely make center page of the main media the CDC reported a case in 1993 in Milwaukee, where 403,000 people were afflicted with cryptosporidium; 1440 people were hospitalized and scores DIED. This occurred due to a faulty filtration system in a water system much more modern then many less sophisticated systems throughout the U.S. such as open water reservoir water supplies like that found in places such as Eldorado County, California.

In an article released by the Sacramento Bee on Nov. 4, 1998 reported on an alarming pollution problem that created a potentially deadly healthy hazard. The report documents through photographs the gross negligence of the drinking water supply management board (EID) with a photograph of a manure pile and horses at water’s edge, along with dead animals and other pollutants draining into one of the reservoirs.

As we rely on government municipalities for our safety it is hardly a perfect system. That is why a high a quality water purifying system is so important. A home water filter systems is the only way you can know that the water you are drinking is pure and safe. Affordable and easy to install water purifiers are a part of true health insurance, or what we call assurance.