| Teens Eat More - Weigh Less Research from the University Of Minnesota School Of Public Health shows that teenagers who eat breakfast on a regular basis tend to weigh less, exercise more, and eat a healthier diet than teens that usually skip breakfast. The research is published in the March, 2008, issue of the medical journal Pediatrics .
The study followed 2,216 adolescents and their lifestyle habits for five years beginning at age 14. The researchers were surprised to discover that the more regularly the teens ate breakfast, the lower their body mass index was. Body mass index, or BMI, is a ratio of height and weight. Those who always skipped breakfast on average had a higher BMI.
According to previous research, 12 to 34 percent of children and teens age 6 to 19 regularly skip breakfast and we also know that 25% of 6 to 19 year old are overweight or obese. The researchers also warned about rates of obesity, which have doubled in children and nearly tripled in adolescents over the past two decades, according to a 2007 report by the U.S. Surgeon General’s Office. Obesity has been clearly linked to high cholesterol, high blood pressure, asthma and diabetes.
Many people assume that skipping meals will help them to lose weight. In reality, when we skip a meal the body thinks that food is scarce so it slows the metabolism protect us from starving -we then have less energy so we burn fewer calories. On top of that, the next meal that we eat after skipping a meal is converted to fat and stored around the waste and hips as protection from starvation. The net result of skipping meals, especially breakfast, is a slower metabolism, less energy and more production of body fat.
The Wholefood Farmacy offers a delicious and convenient way to eat a healthy breakfast each and every day. Start with a healthy whole grain food such as oatmeal or cream of wheat and then add some Organic Phi Plus, Organic Cranberry Phi, Organic Coco Cherry Phi, TropiPhi or Fruitalicious Plus. It’s quick, It’s easy, It’s healthy and it can help your teens to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. Why Phi Plus? Your body was designed with the innate ability to recognize the pure nutrition that nature provides! Whole foods are the purest form of nutrition available - they are alive. They carry bio-electric energy and other complex nutritional messages that vibrate with frequencies that energize the body. Our cells recognize the bio-electric messages found only in foods that absorb sun light and grow naturally from the earth. Why Phi Plus?
Phi Plus is a synergistic, immune boosting, power food. It is hand-crafted from dozens of whole food ingredients including fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, spices, & plant oils.
All life has electric properties. The ion channels in cell membranes cause a voltage difference across the membrane of nearly 1/10th of a volt. If you line up 20 neuron cells properly, you get about a 1.5 volt charge - enough to run a small flashlight. We react to electrical sun spots 93 million miles away, just like receivers of energy measurements do.
The most basic building blocks in our bodies are the cells. Cells group together to make tissues, which in turn make our organs. Our organs work together to form body systems - seven in all - and all related. In nature we find the seven primary colors - every picture, every painting, and every living creation are arrayed in the various tones that begin with the seven colors of the rainbow. In music we have the seven notes. Every piece of music, every song, and every melody are created from these seven notes. But just like a piano needs to be in tune to produce beautiful music - the seven systems in our bodies need to be "in tune with nature".
The skeletal-muscular system is really our bones, cartilage, and ligaments. It supports our soft tissues, protects our vital organs, and serves as a "scaffold" for muscle attachment. The muscular system works from electrical impulses and through our muscles, tendons, and sheaths around muscles, including the lubricating sacs called bursae.
The nervous system collects information through our five senses. It is made up of the brain, spinal cord, the peripheral & central nervous system, even the autonomic nervous system which controls the automatic functions of our bodies such as the beating of the heart, breathing, even the blinking or our eyes.
The endocrine system uses circulating "chemical messengers" called hormones to help control other internal functions. The circulatory system consists of the heart and all the blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) and is responsible for moving nutrients, waste and some special proteins (chemical messengers) and cells around the body.
The lymphatic system moves excess tissue fluid back to the veins and transports fat from the gut to the bloodstream. Its other important role is the defense of the body, and for this reason some elements of the lymphatic system are referred to as the immune system.
The respiratory system is concerned with gas exchange and the intake of oxygen which is needed by all the body's tissues and cells.
The digestive system is concerned with the ingestion, processing and absorption of nutrients, as well as the elimination of some types of waste. The urinary system controls fluid and salt balance in the body and excretes nitrogen waste.
The reproductive system is concerned with production of the next generation and is linked during fetal development with the developing urinary system.
When all seven systems of your body are balanced and "in tune" you'll feel wonderful. Apart from responding to changes in the external environment, the body must also act to produce a relatively constant internal environment. This process is known as homeostasis or the maintenance of equilibrium like maintaining constant body temperature, relatively constant blood sugar levels, blood pressure and blood calcium levels. This natural equilibrium that your body desires is achieved by the coordination and balance of your body's seven systems. Doesn't your body deserve a tune up? Corn Corn is a wonderful whole grain food that is a good source of vitamin B1, Vitamin B5, folate, fiber, vitamin C, Phosphorous, Manganese and a nutrient called beta-cryptoxanthin.
In addition to preventing birth defects, Folate can also help to lower your risk of heart attack, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. It has been estimated that consumption of 100% of the daily value of folate would, by itself, reduce the number of heart attacks suffered by Americans each year by 10%. Folate-rich diets are also associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer.
Consuming foods rich in beta-cryptoxanthin, an orange-red carotenoid found in high amounts in corn, may significantly lower one's risk of developing lung cancer. A study published in the September, 2003 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention reviewed dietary and lifestyle data collected from over 63,000 adults in Shanghai, China, who were followed for 8 years. Those eating the most crytpoxanthin-rich foods showed a 27% reduction in lung cancer risk. When current smokers were evaluated, those who were also in the group consuming the most cryptoxanthin-rich foods were found to have a 37% lower risk of lung cancer compared to smokers who ate the least of these health-protective foods.
Corn is also a good source of Thiamin which is a nutrient essential to good brain cell health and mental function. The brain uses Thiamin to make a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine which is essential for good memory. In addition, maintaining healthy acetylcholine levels may help to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
Research reported at the 2004 American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) International Conference on Food, Nutrition and Cancer, by Rui Hai Liu, M.D., Ph.D., and his colleagues at Cornell University shows that whole grains, such as corn, contain many powerful phytonutrients whose activity has gone unrecognized because common research methods have overlooked them. Dr. Liu’s team measured the antioxidant activity of various foods, assigning each a rating based on a formula. Broccoli measured 80, Spinach 81, Apples 98, Bananas 65, but Corn topped them all measuring a whopping 181.
Wholefood Farmacy foods which are made with Corn include Cornucopia, Cornaborealis, Corn of Plenty, V-10 Creamy Yam Soup and V-12 Creamy Vegetable Soup. We encourage you to make Corn and other whole grains a part of your food choices each and every day! Sunny FactsA study by researchers at the University of California found that solar ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation can significantly reduce the risk of 16 different types of cancer by naturally stimulating the production of vitamin D in the skin. The study's authors are Cedric F. Garland, Dr.P.H., from the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and William B. Grant, Ph.D., director of the Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center (SUNARC).
"Enhancing vitamin D status appears to be the single most important simple thing people can do to reduce their risk of cancer, apart from avoiding tobacco and moderation in the intake of alcohol," say Cedric Garland and William Grant.
It has been frequently reported that those who work outdoors have a reduced risk of developing melanoma [Garland et al., 1990; Kennedy et al., 2004]. The reasons appear to be twofold:
* They develop a tan that blocks the penetration of ultraviolet radiation so it can't produce the free radicals that can lead to melanoma.
* They produce lots of vitamin D
The researchers recommend that people get their vitamin D from exposure to natural sunlight. Fair-skinned people who live in sunny regions of the country can prod uce about 1,500 IU of vitamin D in 20 minutes of exposure at noon if only 10 to 20 percent of their body is exposed -- such as chest, back and arms. People should try to expose more of their skin surface for a shorter amount of time, rather than stay in the sun longer with minimal skin exposure, the study says. Darker-skinned people may need up to four times as long to make the same amount of vitamin D as fair-skinned people.
The study recommends wearing hats to avoid prolonged sun exposure on more sensitive parts of the body, such as the face, and to keep moving when in the sun. Garland and Grant caution fair-skinned people to avoid over-exposure, since the skin produces sufficient vitamin D in just 20 minutes a day.
Once again, science is confirming the age old wisdom that sunlight is essential and beneficial to all living things. As the colors and smells of spring are beginning to fill the air, we encourage you to start the season by doing a Liquithon which, incidentally, includes an hour a day of walking, fresh air, and sunshine. This 13-Day Nutritional Event will turn out to be a life changing event for many who rise to the challenge. Are you up to the challenge?
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