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Healthy Ideas Regular Exercise – any physical activity is beneficial. Good Food Choices – Avoid sugar & increase healthy fats. Stress Reduction – find effective ways to reduce stress. Drink clean pure Water – fundamentally important. Maintain a Healthy Gut (via probiotics). ~80 percent of immune system resides in your gut. Optimize Vitamin D levels – sun exposure is key. (*oxybenzone) Avoid Toxins, Chemicals and Pollutants – protect yourself. Get plenty of high-quality Sleep – let your body heal itself. Physical Activity Exercise your Body to strengthen and protect your Mind and Spirit The Many Health Risks of Low Vitamin D Increased Cancer risk. Low vitamin D strongly associated with virtually all cancers. Increase risk of Heart Attack by 50% if you are vitamin D deficient. Autoimmune Diseases. Vitamin D is a potent immune modulator, important for the prevention multiple sclerosis (MS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Lung Disease. If deficient, Vit. D supplementation may reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms by 40%. Also protects against some of adverse effects of smoking. Fights Infections. Vitamin D fights infections, colds and the flu, by regulating expression of genes for immune system defense against bacteria & viruses. DNA Repair and Metabolic Processes. Taking 2,000 IUs of vit. D/day (60 days) up-regulated 291 different genes controlling ~80 metabolic processes, including DNA repair. Beneficial effects on autoxidation (oxidation in presence of O2 and UV radiation, which impacts aging and cancer); and boosting the immune system. Brain Health, (depression, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease). Vitamin D receptors appear in a wide variety of brain tissue; activated vit. D receptors increase nerve growth in your brain. Vitamin D crucial for optimal brain function, mental health, and prevention of degenerative brain disorders (Alzheimer’s). Seniors with low vit. D levels may double risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Optimal Vit. D may exert some of its benefits on your brain through its anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting properties. Vit. D may enhance chemicals that effectively stimulate glial cells that nurse damaged neurons back to health. Effects of Watching TV Fight for your Mind! Decreased melatonin Obesity Early puberty Decreased immunity Cancer Poor metabolism Autism Poor eyesight Difficulty sleeping Alzheimer's Diabetes Just Say NO to TV! Whole Foods • Unrefined, entire original “item”. • All original nutrients remain intact. • Unprocessed, not chemically treated. e.g.: - organic vegetables and fruit - whole brown rice, quinoa - raw nuts and seeds Refined Foods • Heavily processed from original form. • Most (if not all) original nutrients removed. Who invented pop tarts and why? • Often chemically treated (in processing and for shelf-life). e.g.: - white sugar () - white flour - heavily preserved (packaged) items What’s the difference between the sugar from whole foods versus sugar from refined foods? *4g = 1 tsp Refined Processed Foods White Bread Candy and Soda Low fat Yogurt Girl Scout Cookies Whole Foods Complex Organic Vegetables Brown Rice or Quinoa Nuts and Legumes Fresh Organic Fruits Eating fat makes you fat and increases your risk of cardiovascular disease - Right? Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Worldwide Data in 2000, per 1,000 inhabitants: ≤ 7.5; 30–37.5; 37.5–45; 45–52.5; 52.5–60; 60–67.5; 67.5–75; 75–82.5; ≥ 82.5. Girl Scout Cookie Label * Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) Heart Surgeon Speaks out on what Really Causes Heart Disease Dr. Dwight Lundell: Prevent Disease - Thu, 01 Mar 2012 From article: Recent discoveries that chronic inflammation of arterial walls is the real cause of heart disease is slowly leading to a paradigm shift. The long-established severely restricted fat intake has created epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Despite 25% of population on statin drugs, despite having reduced the fat content of our diets, more Americans will die this year of heart disease than ever before. AHA shows that 75 million Americans suffer from heart disease; 20 million have diabetes and 57 million have pre-diabetes. Fat have been replaced by Sugar! Diabetes Mellitus Facts - In the U.S. in 2010 ~ 215,000 aged 20 & under had diabetes - type 1 or 2. ~ 1.9 million aged 20 & over newly diagnosed with diabetes. ~ 10.9 million aged 65 & over had diabetes. Diabetics (%) in 2010 New cases of Diabetes About 35% over age of 20 and 50% of adults 65 or over had prediabetes. Estimated 79 million Americans over 20 have pre-diabetes. The Glycemic Rollercoaster Insulin Levels Time of Day Rollercoaster ride = Diabetes Mellitus Type II Sugar also suppresses the Immune System! Far more Sugar in our Diet now! e.g., in 1999 the average American consumed 150lbs of sugar/year. Why? Cultural? Social? Conditioning? Television, Movies, Advertisements Conscious Mind Subconscious Mind Can you see what I see? Hypnotized people can read reversed, mirrored and upside-down text at a normal rate. That is, the subconscious mind decodes any text, no matter how it's written. Recognition of images are even more powerful! Your subconscious mind is very flexible and can see everything! “It frightens me still to realize how deeply alcohol advertisers understand the precise nature of addiction and how deliberately and destructively they use their knowledge” Jean Kilbourne Chair, Council on Alcohol Policy Taste Test (Montague, 2005) A B 50% - 50% split! (One was Coke one was Pepsi) Coke Other 85% chose coke! (Both were Coke) Pepsi Other (Both were Pepsi) 50% - 50% split! Researcher’s Comment “There are visual images and marketing messages that have insinuated themselves into the nervous system of humans who consume the drink. It is possible that cultural messages perturb taste sensation.” How can we protect ourselves? Understand the Mind and ‘Thinking’ better and apply a useful system of thinking The Trivium 1. Grammar - Discovering and ordering facts of reality; provides a basic, systematic Knowledge. 2. Logic – Developing Reason in establishing valid relationships among facts, forming systematic Understanding (non-contradictory identification). 3. Rhetoric - Speaking or writing persuasively. Systematically useable knowledge & understanding generating Wisdom. Conventional Pesticides, growth hormones, stimulants, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)… Organic None of those harmful elements But more than that... Salvestrols Synthesized by plants, they belong to a group of phytochemicals called phytoalexins. Plants produce this in response to attack by pathogenic organisms such as fungi, viruses and bacteria. Resveratrol first of the salvestrols discovered. Highest amounts found in Green Vegetables and Red Fruits, also higher in bitter foods! Resveratrol Antioxidant, anti-aging, cardiovascular protectant… Content of Resveratrol in selected foods Food Serving Total Resveratrol (mg) 150 ml 0.30 – 1.07 Red Grapes 160 g 0.24 – 1.25 Cocoa Powder 200 g 0.28 – 0.46 Red Wine (Global) CYP1B1 – a cancer enzyme (marker) found in all types of cancer cells: e.g. bladder, brain, breast, colon, esophagus, kidney, liver, lung, lymph node, ovary, skin, stomach, testis and uterus… *Several dozen more salvestrols have subsequently been discovered in organically grown fruits and vegetables. Over 90% more Salvestrol content in Organic Produce. How Salvestrols Work Cancer cell Normal cell So fruits and vegetables really are good for you! All Fats are Not Equal! Omega-3- and 6-Fatty Acids Cholesterol (LDL’s and HDL’s) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils Trans Fats and Acrylamide Just Say No! *Dr. Ancel Keys (1958) Ischemic Heart Disease Cholesterol Vitamin D Cortisone Glucocorticoids Mineralcorticoids Steroid Hormones (testosterone, estrogen, progesterone) Bile Salts Acetyl CoA Hydroxymethyl Glutaric Acid (HMG-CoA) Statin = HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors Mevolaonate Mevolaonate Pyrophosphate Isopentenyl Pyrophosphate Geranyl Pyrophosphate Famesyl Pyrophosphate Squalene *Ubiquinone (CoQ10) *Cholesterol *Without these 3 end products you age prematurely *Dolichol Biochem Cell Biol. 1992 Jun;70(6):422-8 Unsaturated Oils vs. Saturated Fats Polyunsaturated Fats – e.g., canola, soybean, safflower, corn - easily become rancid when exposed to oxygen and produce free radicals in the body. Just Say No! *Olive oil – Still good; best if not heated! Why is it that every processed food has the same basic 5 ingredients in them? The Farm Bill SayYes Please! Virgin Coconut Oil - a saturated fat with medium chain Fatty Acids (MCFA) - extremely heat stable and very beneficial for human physiology. Saint-Onge and Jones (2003) * Coconut Oil does not elevate cholesterol or cause heart disease. * Reduces weight gain – elevates thyroid function. * 50% Lauric Acid – same lipid in breast milk. Protective properties. Protein Options Meat growth hormone injected, antibiotic loaded, corn fed, poorly treated, sick animals. Soy trypsin inhibitors, goitrogens, phytic acid, phytoestrogens, haemagglutinin, GM. Yum! Eggs Find organic eggs = Nutrient rich! Quinoa Complete pro-; higher pro- content than soy. Why Organic? 1. No growth stimulants, no antibiotics, no artificial fertilizers. 2. No pesticides, irradiation, preservatives, additives, artificial colors or flavors. 3. No Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). 4. Primarily Locally Grown, Seasonal food. 5. Higher nutrient and mineral values ( taste). Some Facts: 65% of Americans are overweight. 27% are clinically obese. (17% of kids ages 6 to 19) 60% of Americans do not exercise. 3 Worst Foods? 1. 2. 3. #1 #2 #3 Average American consumes 54 gallons of soda per year TBHQ Better Alternatives?: Artificial Additives and Flavors? Why they are added? Their Effects? Excitotoxins (“Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills” by Dr. Russell Blaylock, 1995) • MonoSodiumGlutamate (MSG) ‘flavoring’. • Aspartame artificial ‘sweeter’ Fructose does not inhibit Ghrelin MSG does Inhibit Leptin “Meditation Increases Compassionate Responses to Suffering” Psychological Science (2013) *Insula and Cingulate gyrus involved in empathy. Northeastern and Harvard Universities examined effects of 8 weeks of meditation on compassion and virtuous behavior. Who acted to help? Non-meditating group = 15% Meditating group = 50% Training or inducing a state of consciousness for benefit or better understanding You are in the Universe and the Universe is in you! Human egg cell and follicle The Microscope: 1665-1674 Robert Hooke; Anton van Leeuwenhoek. Robert Fludd (1574 – 1637)