Archive for February, 2007
Posted on February 28th, 2007 by by SaneFitness
We all know we should eat our vegetables, right? Here’s an easy to read list titled, “25 Vegetables you Should not Miss“. It mentions the nutrients in various veggies like, “Bok Choy contains isothiocyanates (useful chemopreventive agent against the development and proliferation of cancers), plus lots of calcium (158 mg per cup) and vitamin [...]
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Posted on February 28th, 2007 by by SaneFitness
I just heard that GNC.com is offering a code that gives 30 percent off everything, but today is the last day that the code is valid. Also, I heard that s/h is free on orders of $50 or more, but I don’t know if that’s their standard procedure or part of their sale. The code [...]
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Posted on February 27th, 2007 by by SaneFitness
Dr McDougall has a very interesting article about calcium in his latest newsletter. It says that the dairy industry is using fear to sell milk and milk products, and their fear mongering is working: Today, the average person consumes more than 593 pounds of dairy products annually, compared to 522 pounds in 1983.
He [...]
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Posted on February 19th, 2007 by by SaneFitness
The American Heart Association recently released new guidelines that say most U.S. Women face heart, stroke risk They urged all women to consider aspirin for preventing strokes but said it’s probably not a good idea for young women with no big health problems.
The guidelines are pretty good, mostly commonsense suggestions like:
Get at least 30 minutes [...]
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Posted on February 17th, 2007 by by SaneFitness
Enviga is a new green tea and caffeine beverage from the Coca Cola Company that claims to “help burn calories by gently increasing your metabolism.” Their website says that since “each can of Enviga contains only 5 calories, you end up burning more calories than you consume – so for the first time you can [...]
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Posted on February 15th, 2007 by by SaneFitness
Dichloroacetate (DCA )is a drug that has been used to treat rare metabolic disorders. However, cancer patients may soon find that DCA kills almost all cancers. DCA has no patent, meaning it can be manufactured for a fraction of the cost of other drugs. Scientists, led by Evangelos Michelakis of the University of Alberta [...]
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Posted on February 14th, 2007 by by SaneFitness
Some people avoid commercial microwave popcorn bags because they may have silicone in them. But hot air poppers can be a bother to use. It seems that there is another way to use your microwave to make popcorn:
Put 3 tablespoons of unpopped popcorn in a brown paper lunch bag. Roll down the top and put [...]
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Posted on February 13th, 2007 by by SaneFitness
I found a link for a free three year subscription to Remedy Magazine . However, I found a review that said that its basically “long ad interspersed with short articles”. Also, last year, I got a free magazine subscription from a totally different company. After the free subscription expired, it was a HUGE pain in [...]
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Posted on February 10th, 2007 by by SaneFitness
I heard about this site on the radio. I spent a long time reading it today and was shocked by the stories of the suffering endured by children after receiving vaccinations. I think the stories here should be read by everyone, and everyone should make sure to research these kinds of things on their own, [...]
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Posted on February 7th, 2007 by by SaneFitness
I just found this quote on the sidebar of a blog and I thought it was very relevant:
“Now if you are going to win any battle, you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always [...]
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