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Post by Quettalee on Nov 20, 2006 10:14:36 GMT -5
OK, anyone that knows us at all, knows Mary is big into the natural way of eating and doing things....we recycle everything, we use our own canvass grocery bags, we refill our water jugs, we are all four vegetarians, we all take--mostly the girls-- a handful of vitamins twice a day, (Hill has been sick one time in the past four years), and basically we try to do as much for the environment as possible--skipping the chemicals and making sure to replenish what we use from the soil every year....it's a smarter way and I feel good about the example we try to set for the girls. Mary reads constantly and she is always finding a better brew or a better alternative for the "bad" things that the industry is constantly adding to our food, drinks, medications, etc.... I have been on her for months to start preparing to write a book; a book of her "collection" of home and natural remedies and alternatives. She said no one wants to read. I told her, "No one has the time to wade thru the filler and get to the heart of the message." That's what she does and I find myself and the girls benefiting daily from her inquisitive nature. So, I started this thread just to more or less jot down a running list of these "discoveries" that she is constantly storing in her head---'cause Lord knows, once it goes there, there's a bunch of info to wade thru when we need to pull it back out again--nothing personal, Baby; you know we've both done our share of destroying those memory brain cells....lol. So...first entry: Living where we do, here in the sinus-woes' capital of the World, we all four suffer all year long with runny, sneezy, dry, pressury noses and sinuses and such. A couple of weeks ago, someone told me to use honey. Now, we are already hip to the healing powers and all-around goodness of honey, but did not realize that allergy suffers can gain serious relief from taking a couple of tablespoons of honey. Not just any honey, but honey from local hivers. Makes perfect sense when you think about it. What better way to combat local allergies than with honey from local bees? Mary's health food store lady gave her a bottle from a local beekeeper and sure enough, she had relief! Anyone that has anything to add or share, please do not hesitate. If I have my way, your name could eventually end up on the dedication page in a little book of helpful hints by a certain local irritatinglittleblond1.
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Post by Quettalee on Nov 27, 2006 7:29:44 GMT -5
Here's one link.... www.dldewey.com/hydroil.htm Please--as a favor to Mary and I if for no other reason--just start reading. If your own research proves to not spark any interest, then so be it. What kind of friend would I be if I didn't share what I know?
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Post by Quettalee on Nov 27, 2006 7:58:28 GMT -5
OK, I know how time-consuming it is to read labels. I make the time to do it because I want to know. I'm at that age when things--body-type things--want to start slowing waaaay down and altering their course altogether. Mary and I got a late start on our wonderful life as a family; I want it to stretch it out as long as possible. So....anything I can do on my own to help that, I plan on doing.
I'll share a few quick tips here as I learn more.
Most boxed crackers contain hydrogenated oils (hydros from henceforth). Triscuit do not. I know they are kinda dry sometimes, but now you can find them in about five different flavors and for the healthiness of it, I'm surpirsed at just how good they are now!
As well as chips. A lot of chips/pretzels/everything-in-that-aisle contain hydros. The usual exception--plain chips. I prefer the wavy or ruffled, but most plain chips contain only "potatoes, salt, and oil". Coupled with a healthy dip of some sort (again, I prefer just the chips), it's an easy trade-off. Fritos are "not as bad", as well as some variations of Cheetos.
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Post by Joxcee on Nov 28, 2006 19:00:51 GMT -5
Part of me wants to eat healthy (sometimes). But it's hard to change how you've always eaten. Plus it's inconvenient at first to learn a new way to do something. And I won't give up taste. Why live longer if you can't enjoy the food.
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Post by quettalee on Nov 28, 2006 19:42:22 GMT -5
for me it's not the living longer part that influenced me. (it's just a bonus i get to spend more time with my baby) it's all the terribly painful diseases people are dying from.... i don't like pain and i don't want my children to see me go through that. u don't have to get those diseases.
i know we throw a lot at u all. it can b a bit overwhelming.
just do yourself one favor. google... for yourself partially hydrogenated oils just click on a couple of links and see what jumps out at u.
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Post by Joxcee on Nov 28, 2006 23:10:18 GMT -5
I really do think about changing the way I eat from time to time, I'm just too lazy to do the work. I've told mom a few times we should take nutrition classes, but we never do.
I saw this "You On A Diet" info on Oprah. I think pho is also on the book's omit list.
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Post by Quettalee on Nov 29, 2006 6:14:38 GMT -5
Part of me wants to eat healthy (sometimes). But it's hard to change how you've always eaten. Plus it's inconvenient at first to learn a new way to do something. And I won't give up taste. Why live longer if you can't enjoy the food.
Ah...it's not so bad if you take baby steps--remembering that even the baby steps help. And it doesn't all taste bad like it used to. Actually I prefer some of the frozen entrees--like the Boca lasagna and the chili is delicious. You would never know that it is not "real" meat.
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Post by Quettalee on Nov 29, 2006 6:16:33 GMT -5
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Post by Joxcee on Nov 30, 2006 18:05:02 GMT -5
Thanks, Q. Mom just found out that she's borderline diabetic, so I suppose the whole family will be learning more about healthy eating now . . . . Since we all go to her house for Sunday dinner every week.
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Post by Quettalee on Nov 30, 2006 22:25:52 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that, Jox. Seems like it never rains that it doesn't pour. There seems to be a distinct link between hydros and type II diabetes. I know you can get bogged down in reading and researching...I'll keep posting shortcuts as I learn more. I hope some little thing might help along the way. for your and your family.
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Post by Quettalee on Dec 5, 2006 0:06:50 GMT -5
New Jersey E. Coli Outbreak That Has Sickened 22 Linked to Three Taco Bells Monday, December 04, 2006
TRENTON, N.J. — An E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 22 people — two of them seriously — was linked by health investigators Monday to three Taco Bell restaurants in New Jersey. Investigators also were examining whether an outbreak of 14 cases on Long Island was connected to the fast-food chain.
The people who fell ill in New Jersey had eaten at one of the fast-food restaurants between Nov. 17 and Nov. 28, authorities said.
"We have to find the food they all had in common," said David Papi, director of health for Middlesex County.
Five of the New Jersey victims were in the hospital Monday, including two in serious or critical condition with hemolytic uremic syndrome, which can permanently damage the kidneys, officials said.
Twenty-two of those infected in New Jersey, including two restaurant employees who tested positive for E. coli but did not get sick, ate at a Taco Bell in South Plainfield; another ate at a Taco Bell in Edison; and one ate at a Taco Bell in Franklin Township, authorities said.
In Long Island, an E. coli outbreak sickened at least 14 people, including 10 who ate at Taco Bell. Health officials said eight restaurants in Suffolk and Nassau Counties were closed as a precaution. In New Jersey, the South Plainfield restaurant was closed.
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Post by Quettalee on Dec 7, 2006 23:38:41 GMT -5
Northeast E. coli outbreak now in 5 states
POSTED: 9:54 p.m. EST, December 7, 2006 NEW: As many as 84 people in five states sickened • NEW: At least one lawsuit already filed against Taco Bell • NEW: New Jersey health officials focus on one food distribution warehouse
NEW YORK (CNN) -- As many as 84 people in five Northeastern states have been confirmed as having the strain of E. coli bacteria involved in an outbreak believed to be linked to Taco Bell restaurants, officials said Thursday.
State and federal agencies are still trying to pin down the source.
At least one lawsuit relating to the outbreak already has been filed against the fast-food restaurant chain.
E. coli cases -- first reported November 29 in New Jersey, followed by New York and Pennsylvania -- now have appeared in Delaware and Connecticut, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Interviews showed that most of the first 58 people who became ill had eaten at Taco Bells.
On Wednesday, Taco Bell said it had ordered the removal of all green onions from its 5,800 outlets nationwide, after three samples tested by an independent laboratory were found to be positive for E. coli.
But now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing several ingredients used by Taco Bell. The epidemiology detectives are also conducting more interviews to track down the source of the E. coli strain, said Dave Daigle, spokesman for the Infectious Disease Center of the CDC.
The Food and Drug Administration says at least 35 people have been hospitalized with the same E. coli strain since the outbreak, some in serious condition.
The lawsuit was filed late Wednesday by the family of an 11-year-old Long Island boy, Tyler Vormittag, who they say contracted E. coli after eating at a Taco Bell on November 24 in Riverdale, New York.
"When a restaurant serves food, there is the presumption that it is safe for human consumption," said the family's attorney, Andrew Siben. "Taco bell breached that duty when serving Mr. Vormittag a taco."
He said the damages being sought will depend on the extent of injury to the fifth-grader. The suit was filed in New York State Supreme Court in Suffolk County.
New Jersey health officials have focused attention on a food distribution warehouse in Burlington, New Jersey, and urged all Taco Bell locations that received shipments from there to "discard all current food supplies and clean and sanitize their facilities." Taco Bell would not confirm that the warehouse, operated by McLane Foodservice Inc., was being investigated.
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Post by Quettalee on Dec 13, 2006 23:08:20 GMT -5
Lettuce most likely source of Taco Bell E. coli, feds say POSTED: 8:00 p.m. EST, December 13, 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health officials said Wednesday lettuce was the most likely source of an outbreak of E. coli linked to Taco Bell.
Taco Bell had said contaminated green onions were responsible for the cases of food poisoning -- 71 confirmed cases of E. coli in five states, primarily New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, as of Wednesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Follow-up government testing, however, failed to confirm that.
Interviews with patients and other work led them to believe that lettuce was the probable culprit, health officials said.
"That I would say is the most likely vehicle. I would warn we are not done with the investigation," Dr. Christopher Braden, a medical epidemiologist with the CDC, told reporters.
Investigators had considered cheddar cheese and ground beef as well. They said Taco Bell's menu, which offers various combinations of the same ingredients, made it difficult to pinpoint the source of the contamination.
"That has been the case and is part of the reason it has taken a number of days to identify what might be the contaminated ingredient," Braden said.
The Food and Drug Administration plans to trace the lettuce to its source, said Dr. David Acheson, chief medical officer of the agency's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Acheson said that effort could prove difficult because the shredded lettuce was processed in bulk.
The evidence that lettuce was responsible for the illnesses was statistical -- it was the item that victims most commonly reported eating.
No Taco Bell food samples, other than white onions from a New York restaurant, have tested positive for E. coli, Acheson said. The E. coli found in the white onion did not match the strain that sickened Taco Bell customers, however.
He said there is no evidence the Taco Bell outbreak is linked to cases of illnesses linked to Taco John restaurants in Iowa and Minnesota.
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Post by Quettalee on Apr 21, 2007 7:19:37 GMT -5
HELP LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE
5 Tips on Reducing Salt Intake
Eating less sodium can help lower some people's blood pressure. This can help reduce the risk of heart disease. Sodium is something we need in our diets, but most of us eat too much of it. Much of the sodium we eat comes from salt we add to our food at the table or that food companies add to their foods. So, avoid adding salt to foods at the table and use these 5 tips to reduce your salt intake:
Take stock of the sources of salt in your diet, such as restaurant meals, salt-based condiments, and convenience foods. Some of these are really loaded with salt.
Read the labels when shopping. Look for lower sodium in cereals, crackers, pasta sauces, canned vegetables, or any foods with low-salt options.
If you think your meals are high in sodium, balance them by adding high-potassium foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables.
Ask about salt added to food, especially at restaurants. Most restaurant chefs will omit salt when requested.
If you need to salt while cooking, add the salt at the end; you will need to add much less. The longer the food cooks, the more the salty flavor is muted and at the end, the final taste is on the top layer.
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Post by Quettalee on Apr 25, 2007 15:39:22 GMT -5
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Post by Quettalee on Apr 25, 2007 22:42:29 GMT -5
18 things that CAUSE cancer: (in no particular order) Smoking cigarettes Drinking non-organic milk or eating non-organic dairy products Hydrogenated oils and trans fatty acids - See Poison In the Food or articles on hydrogenated oils Mammography radiation - see articles on mammograms Chemotherapy and radiation Perfumes and fragrance products Cosmetics and personal care products - see articles on personal care products Home cleaning products, including laundry detergent, dryer sheets, etc. Plastic food containers - includes plastic lining inside food cans Sodium nitrite - found in most processed meats, see articles on sodium nitrite Pesticides, PCBs, chlorine and other chemicals Acrylamides (formed during high-heat food processing such as frying) Watching television / lack of exercise Severe emotional distress or relationship stress Refined sugars / refined grains Dry cleaning chemicals Hair color chemicals Nail polish remover 22 things that PREVENT cancer: Vitamin D and sunshine - see the Healing Power of Sunlight and Vitamin D Anti-cancer foods - see articles about anti-cancer foods Green tea - see articles about green tea Broccoli and cruciferous vegetables - see articles about broccoli Medicinal mushrooms - reishi, shiitake, agaricus blazei, etc. Lycopene and tomatoes Infra-red saunas and sweat lodges - because sweating expels toxins Chlorella - see articles on chlorella, or check out a recommended chlorella product: Rejuvenate! From IntegratedHealth.com (product to be launched soon) Pomegranate seeds - see artiles on pomegranate or www.ats.org/news.php?id=32 Omega-3 oils / chia seeds - available from GoodCauseWellness.com Rainforest herbs - There are many anti-cancer rainforest herbs, including graviola and Cat's Claw (Una de Gato). Recommended sources is Terry Pezzi of the high-integrity Amazon Herb Company (also helping to preserve the Amazon rainforest) - Another great source of rainforest herbs is Rain Tree with Leslie Taylor Juice detoxification - Read books by Dr. Gabriel Cousens or visit his retreat in Southern Arizona Acupuncture - helps move blood and chi (body's energy) Sprouts - ALL sprouts are anti-cancer. Best sprouting machine is the EasyGreen Automatic Sprouter (use any search engine to find resellers) Red clover - Helps cleanse the blood. Find from any supplement maker. Deep breathing / oxygenation / stress reduction - Best product is called Stress Eraser (highly recommended) Yoga, Tai Chi or Pilates - These all boost lymph circulation Cacao - (real chocolate) - Good sources are NavitasNaturals.com or Superfoods.com Therapeutic massage - helps move lymph, boost circulation Mint - grow your own (the easiest plant to grow) Apricot pits / laetrile / vitamin B17 - View this World Without Cancer video featuring G. Edward Griffin Blackberries - Most berries contain some form of anti-cancer medicine *Same site as previous post.
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Post by Quettalee on Jun 6, 2007 15:40:57 GMT -5
I'm not sure where Mary or Jox posted about putting the soap between the sheets for aches and pains, but yesterday when Inez was visiting with two of her cousins, one of them said the exact same thing...and the other one agreed with her saying she had tried it and it actually worked!
I couldn't believe it. Can one of you find that so I can read it again, please...
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Post by Joxcee on Jun 6, 2007 18:39:04 GMT -5
I'm not sure where Mary or Jox posted about putting the soap between the sheets for aches and pains, but yesterday when Inez was visiting with two of her cousins, one of them said the exact same thing...and the other one agreed with her saying she had tried it and it actually worked!
I couldn't believe it. Can one of you find that so I can read it again, please...
It would be in your PMs. But I'll post it in its own thread.
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Post by Quettalee on Jul 7, 2007 21:23:26 GMT -5
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Post by gams on Nov 7, 2007 8:39:55 GMT -5
I don't know if this has been posted here; I don't keep up with this particular area of the board like I should. I just received this in an e-mail, though, and thought it interesting.
Pass The Butter.....please.
Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings.
DO YOU KNOW.. the difference between margarine and butter? Read on to the end...gets very interesting! Both have the same amount of calories. Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams. Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study. Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added! Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods. Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years.
And now, for Margarine... Very high in trans fatty acids. Triple risk of coronary heart disease. Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol) Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold. Lowers quality of breast milk. Decreases immune response. Decreases insulin response. And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING! Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC.. This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).
You can try this yourself: Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things: * no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something) * it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?
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