I can’t even believe the headlines lately with the weather and other environmental disasters.  We are hovering around the BP oil spill anniversary and the earthquake’s effects in Japan are still being suffered months later.

Tornadoes this spring have caused such destruction in southeast US that there is little doubt of some environmentally induced blood pressure problems for thousands of people.

North Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee…and especially Alabama… recently have all seen utter devastation in their areas with deaths directly caused by the tornado season so far already numbering over 200.

An apple a day may keep the cardiologist away, according to a research study conducted by Florida State University Scientists. In this USDA-funded study, a group of women were asked to eat 75 g of dried apples per day. At the end of the 6-month follow up period, the apples dropped “bad” LDL cholesterol by 23% –comparable to cholesterol-lowering prescription medications like Lipitor.

The apple’s benefits went further than a simple reduction in cholesterol. Serial apple eaters found themselves with significantly lower levels of the pro-inflammatory protein CRP. The researchers state that the soluble fiber in the apples were likely responsible for the dramatic drop in bad cholesterol. Apples are also an abundant source of antioxidants, which also likely contributed to the reduction in inflammation that the subject’s experienced.

Despite contributing an estimated 250 calories to the subject’s diet, the apples didn’t add to the volunteer’s waistline. In fact, each apple-eater lost an average of 3 pounds –even though they didn’t purposefully cut calories.

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Several studies throughout the years have proven that food high in potassium citrate drastically lowers blood pressure.

A study from St. George’s Medical School in London, published in the journal Hypertension took group of people averaging hypertension of 151/93. After two weeks on potassium citrate, their blood pressure had dropped down to 138/88 on the average.

Food high in potassium citrate include:

fish (especially salmon, flounder, and tuna), dried apricots, citrus fruit, bananas, melons, legumes, green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, poultry, potatoes, yogurt and whole-grain cereals.

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Repeated studies have proven that vitamin D is the single most important vitamin for people suffering both arthritis and diabetes. This is very important to know since 75% of people don’t get enough of this health-boosting vitamin.

Many people report drastic improvements in only a few days after correcting their vitamin D deprivation.

Best (and the cheapest) source of vitamin D is from the sun. Just 15-30 minutes of sun is usually enough from spring to fall. This however is not possible in the winter time. As we grow older, our skin also loses the ability to absorb vitamin from the sun.

You should therefore definitely begin taking vitamin D supplements daily. On top of that, eat plenty of fatty fish, milk products and other vitamin D rich food.

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We have gotten some really great comments when we publish recipes, so to continue that vibe, today I will share Julie’s mini-quiche recipe.

So many times we get comments from people trying to watch their cholesterol or on their weight loss journey who are at a loss for good, satisfying foods.  Breakfast seems to be one of the biggest problems for a lot of folks.

Julie, one of my Team Members, solves this problem by taking traditional recipes and tweaking them a bit to make them low fat, low sodium, or low-cal.

The quiche recipe she is modifying comes really from her mother, who apparently used to make it for the grandkids as a way to get them to eat their broccoli, which they hate.

According to a study from Yang-Ming University in Taipei, Taiwan and published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, men suffering asthma were almost twice as likely to develop erectile dysfunction than those without asthma.

Researchers pulled data from 3,466 males diagnosed with asthma from 2000 to 2007 and recorded how many developed ED in the following 4.5 years. Not only were men with asthma more likely to develop ED than comparison group, the more sever the asthma was, the bigger risk of ED.

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According to a study from Louisiana State University School of Public Health in New Orleans and published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, drinking more than five cups of coffee does NOT increase the risk of developing high blood pressure.

The researchers pulled data from six studies that included more than 170,000 people and monitored their blood pressure for 33 years. Only 20% developed high blood pressure and there was no difference between people drinking less than one cup or coffee or those drinking more than five.

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It has been estimated that at least 65% of the people suffering from IBS are women.  It is also widely known that women are at much higher risk of developing osteoporosis later in life than male counterparts.

What’s the connection? One of the key symptoms for people suffering Irritable Bowel Syndrome is diarrhea. When this painful symptom occurs, it depletes the body of not just valuable fluids, but also critical minerals and vitamins, such as calcium.

Of the supplements that are on the list of recommended treatments for IBS sufferers, some form of calcium is always going to be on the list, as this crucial mineral is absolutely necessary for bone growth and strength, healthy teeth, optimum nerve function, and muscle function.

85% arthritis patients reduced their pain over 50% when they “thought” researchers were massaging and stretching the painful area. When in fact their mind was all that was being manipulated.

The researchers from The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, used special cameras and software to make it look like they were stretching the hurting areas.

The results from this study that will be published in the journal Rheumatology, indicate just how powerful role our minds can play in
managing pain.

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According to a recent study carried out at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, ACE inhibitors are associated with increased risk of breast cancer.

Future studies may reveal similar effects on other types of cancer although this study only took breast cancer into account.

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