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Authorities May Take 218-pound 8-Year-Old Away from His Mother

October 6, 2010
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By Linda Orlando

Social service officials in Wallsend, North Tyneside, about 300 miles north of London, said that there will be a hearing Tuesday to determine the fate of a little boy who has been the victim of a bizarre form of child abuse. The hearing is being held to discuss the health of Connor McCreaddie, an 8-year-old boy who weighs 218 pounds. Depending on the results of the hearing, McCreaddie may be removed from the care of his mother and put into protective custody.

A statement by health officials said that they “have been working with the family over a prolonged period of time and will continue to do so.” London’s Sunday Times quoted an unnamed health official as saying that officials are considering removing Connor as a last resort, because the family has repeatedly failed to show up for appointments with social workers, nurses, and nutritionists. The paper quoted the official as saying, “Child abuse is not just about hitting your children or sexually abusing them, it is also about neglect.”

Connor’s mother, Nicola McKeown, told ITV1′s Tonight with Trevor McDonald that she had received a letter notifying her about the hearing, but she disagrees with the allegations that she did not accept help from social services. “[I feel] really terrible receiving this letter,” she said. “I don’t see how they can say we are not doing enough when everyone is rallying around trying to do something for Connor. We have all got Connor in our best interests … At the end of the day, these are people that have never helped us before now.”

Connor’s mother told reporters that he steals food and hides it, making it difficult for her to help him stop eating. “He has double, treble what a normal boy (of his age) would have, but if I didn’t give him enough at teatime then he would just go on at us all night for snacks and stuff,” she told ITV. The boy weighs more than three times the average for children his age, and he has trouble washing himself and getting dressed. He frequently misses school because of his poor health, and he is routinely harassed by bullies shouting at him and calling him fat.

Pediatrician Michael Markiewicz told Tonight, “We are looking at a child who is going to be exceedingly unhappy, exceedingly unhealthy and probably will face an early death. They actually love him to death … they are slowly killing him. As far as I’m concerned this is a form of child abuse. Not done intentionally but the result is child abuse.”

According to Connor’s sister and grandmother, he devours “chips with everything,” and he loves to eat sausage sandwiches regularly, burgers, chocolate biscuits, and “junk food all day long while sitting at the computer.”

Dr. Colin Waine, the director of the National Obesity Forum in Nottingham, said that Connor’s lifestyle is extremely dangerous, because he is headed straight toward developing diabetes in his early teens, followed by cardiovascular problems in his twenties. “He’s really at risk of dying by the time he’s 30,” Waine said.

Still, Connor’s mother insists that he is better off living with her. “The worst case would be Connor getting taken into care,” she said. He is well cared for. It is just the fact that he has totally demented me wanting to be fed constantly. It is so hard. It seems that it has all turned around and I’m getting blamed for it all but I would like to say, ‘cope with a hungry child 24/7 and constantly hassling and nagging you’. I would love them to actually have to handle Connor for a couple of days. They would soon want to give him back.”

5 Secrets Every Mother Should Know In Order To Prevent Decay In Her Children

September 8, 2010
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School is right around the corner. Soon you’ll find yourself making lunches or sending your children to school and allowing them to participate in the lunch program. Unfortunately the school setting is one environment where it is simply not cool to brush after every meal. Parents do not despair! This article will provide 5 simple things you can do to prevent decay in the teeth of your children.
The first thing you can do which will reduce cavity formation in your children’s teeth is place water in their lunch not fruit juice or soda pop. Often parents will not count soft drinks as a junk food because it is a drink. It may be true that a soft drink does not contain fat but these drinks have as much sugar as an entire bag of candy. Soft drinks are made up of water, artificial coloring, and sugars. A can of Coke has 39 grams or 9.75 teaspoons of sugar. A can of Pepsi has 41 grams or 10.25 teaspoons of sugar. The bacteria, in your mouth, converts sugar into an acid. It is this acid that destroys the enamel on your teeth and initiates the formation of decay. This is how decay starts. On top of the sugar these soft drinks contain phosphoric and citric acids, as flavor enhancers, which eat away at the enamel on your teeth. And if you think that diet soft drinks are better- you are wrong. There is an entire article that could be written on the artificial sweeteners and how deleterious these are to your health. Diet soft drinks are more acidic and more harmful to tooth enamel.

Fruit sodas, especially lemon and lime are usually kept clear and transparent with sugar. In diet sodas the sugar is replaced by stannous chloride (a form of metal tin) as a clarifier. It is possible for bacteria in the intestine to convert the tin to chemicals that can affect the brain. Manufacturers could use Vitamin C as a clarifier but it is more expensive.

Some fruit juice drinks have more sugar and are more acidic than soft drinks. These drinks definitely have more vitamins and minerals than soft drinks and from a nutritional standpoint are far superior to soft drinks. As far a preventing decay these beverages also provide a sugar acid bath for your teeth.

Water plays a fundamental role in our health. Drunk on a daily basis in sufficient quantity, it not only maintains the body in good working order, but can also prevent and heal many disorders and health problems.

Vitamin C is the second item in our list. Research performed by Emanuel Cheraskin, a doctor and a dentist, found that 500mg of vitamin C per day improved gum disease- even if you did not brush your teeth! He gave 500mg of Vitamin C to young boys and checked the health of their teeth and gums 90 days later. He found that no matter how poorly or how well the boys brushed their teeth, those that took Vitamin C had healthier mouths. Making your child take vitamins before they leave the house in the morning is an easy and cost effective way to prevent decay.

The third item on our list is the spin brush. A spin brush is a mechanical brush which aids in keeping teeth and gums cleaner and healthier. Research has shown that in certain instances a child’s oral hygiene can be 60% better with a mechanical brush than when using a manual tooth brush. Many of the newer models also contain a timer to assist children in brushing their teeth for two minutes. If children would brush properly for 2 minutes they wouldn’t need a mechanical brush; but if your children are anything like mine we were solving physical science problems such as how come their tooth brush was dry and they had just finished brushing their teeth. A mechanical brush helps everyone.

Lunch snacks are number 4 on our list. Most snacks that school children have in their lunch contain too much sugar. An important mechanism that protects teeth, from the acids that bacteria make, requires calcium. In the presence of acid tooth enamel releases calcium and phosphate, these minerals work together to neutralize the bacterial acid. If calcium levels are low as a result of excess sugar, the teeth are unable to buffer the deleterious effects of bacterial acid. Sugars are carbohydrates! Sugars are called simple sugars and carbohydrates are complex sugars.

Food ingredients which end in “ose” such as sucrose are sugars. These include high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, maltose, and lactose. Corn syrup and corn syrup sweetener contains fructose; honey contains glucose. Fruits contain fructose and glucose. There are also sugar alcohols that end in “ol” such as sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, and malitol.

Xylitol is a unique sweetener in that it is made from birch trees and inhibits bacterial growth. The bacteria cannot use this sugar for energy and thus is unable to turn this sweetener into acid. Xylitol sweetened gum increases saliva flow. Increased saliva flow will gives the teeth a shower- clearing acids and carbohydrates away from the teeth. Saliva also contains minerals that are deposited on the surface of teeth making them stronger when acid levels are high.

SUGAR CONTENT OF COMMON FOODS
Skittles 2 oz 11.25 tsp
Oreos (6) 6.5 tsp
Double Fudge Brownie (3oz) 11.75 tsp
Cranberry Juice Cocktail (8oz) 6.25 tsp
McDonald,s Vanilla Shake 17.75 tsp

If you give your child sweets it should be fresh fruits and vegetables. These natural sweets are loaded with minerals, vitamins, proteins, fiber, and other nutrients. They also contain fiber, which slows the absorption of sugars into the bloodstream. This is the one area where you can make a big difference in preventing decay. However it will also be one of the hardest areas where your children will fight your best efforts to improve their health.

Secret number 5- the placement of dental sealants on your child’s back teeth. Dental sealant (also called a pit and fissure sealant) is a plastic, professionally-applied material that is put on the chewing surfaces of back teeth to prevent cavities. Sealants provide a physical barrier so that cavity-causing bacteria cannot invade the pits and fissures on the chewing surfaces of teeth. They are very effective at preventing cavities. The application of dental sealants is painless- so there are no needles, requires no drilling, and the hardest part of placing the dental sealant is keeping the tooth dry with cotton rolls.

Approximately 90 percent of the decay in children’s teeth occurred in tooth surfaces with pits and fissures, and almost two-thirds were found on the chewing surfaces alone. Dental sealants have been shown to prevent decay on tooth surfaces with pits and fissures. Sealants have been approved for use for many years and are recommended by professional health associations and public health agencies.
First permanent molars erupt into the mouth at about age 6 years. Placing sealants on these teeth shortly after they erupt protects them from developing caries in areas of the teeth where food and bacteria collect. If sealants were applied routinely to susceptible tooth surfaces in conjunction with routine dental check-ups, most tooth decay in children could be prevented.
Second permanent molars erupt into the mouth at about age 12 years. Pit and fissure surfaces of these teeth are as susceptible to dental caries as the first permanent molars of younger children. Therefore, young teens need to receive dental sealants shortly after the eruption of their second permanent molars.

The potential to develop pit and fissure decay begins early in life, so children and teenagers are obvious candidates. But some adults at high risk of decay can benefit from sealants as well. Your dentist can tell you if you would benefit from dental sealants.
Good luck on your journey for improved dental health for both you and your children.

* Send water to school with your child
* Vitamin C 500mg per day
* Spin Tooth Brushes
* Snacks which include fruits and vegetables
* Dental sealants

By: White Jackson

For a gentle dental experience and a healthy more confident smile, visit Dr. Kevin Flood’s Dental Clinic and Wellness Center in Grand Rapids, MI. Check out their website at www.grandrapidsdental.net/.

A Mother Has A Thousand Eyes

May 19, 2010
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They say that when a woman becomes a mother for the first time, she is gifted with a thousand eyes, so that she can watch over her child and keep her safe from harm.

What they don’t tell you is that as soon as you give birth, you lose the option of closing any two of those eyes at one time so that you can get a decent night’s sleep. As one who has lain awake during the toddler years, the early school years, the preteen years, and now, the pre-college madness, I can tell you that sleep lessons, or maybe just a gallon of warm milk, would be fabulous gifts for the mother of any age child.

The no-sleep syndrome began for me when my daughter was 2 and we went into New York to see the tree at Rockefeller Center. Our plan was to watch the ice skaters as long as we could stand the cold, and then go downstairs to the Promenade Café to indulge in their mammoth dish of chocolate ice cream. I was a Manhattanite transplanted to the suburbs, and my parents didn’t know any turf other than the upper East Side, so I thought it appropriate that my kid start life with an appreciation of my favorite city.

But the day turned out quite differently from the pleasure tour I expected. My daughter, always a cling peach, suddenly pulled her hand from mine and ran from the elevator as we waited to start our trip down from the street into Rockefeller Center.

I was shut inside the moving box. She was stranded alone on 51st Street. I screamed through the bronze doors, “Mia, stay where you are! Don’t move! I’ll be right there!” understanding that there was no way she could hear me as I descended into the bowels of the Deco building. Because of the timing of this ancient contraption, the elevator had to stop at the two interim floors before ascending, inch by dreadful inch. By the time we hit the street, I was drenched in my own sweat.

The door opened. There was Mia, standing confused and frightened beside a neatly dressed businessman who was holding an attaché case. He looked down at my child suspiciously, as though she were an alien he might have to fight off or bring home for a meal. I grabbed her up and clutched her, cooing and crying and swearing I would never let her out of my sight again. I didn’t sleep through the night for months after that, and in the years that followed, my REM cycles got longer and my deep, relaxing cycles shorter.

Over the years, I learned a few sleep tricks, but recently, on a cold night just after her eighteenth birthday, it all started up again. We live in a suburb of Princeton, New Jersey, and she had decided to drive into town on this particular night to meet me at the movies so that we could spend an evening together, just us girls. We chose “Chicago,” because we are both nuts for movie musicals, and although she had seen the film the previous week, she wanted to share it with me.

I parked about a block away from the theater and called her on her cell to let her know I’d get the tickets. We had a quick meal, relished every minute of the film, then went for a coffee afterwards to sit and chat like the pals we had become.

We walked out into the freezing night and hurried down the block. The few pedestrians who had been hanging out in front of the coffee shop disbanded. There was no one else on the street. “Where are you parked?” I asked. “Do you want me to walk you to your car?”

“No, that’s okay,” she responded. “I’ll see you at home.”

And with that, she strode off around a deserted side street. I couldn’t see her anymore. I started toward my own car, walking down a block parallel to the one she had taken. And as though it would help, I began whistling a song from the score of the movie, as loudly as I possibly could, in some way doing what I had done so many years ago… trying to imagine her safe, protecting her from the inevitable monsters who lurked in the shadows, being the Mommy who could watch over her and be there for her all the time.

I didn’t sleep at all that night. For a few hours I hung around in bed, then eventually, made my way downstairs to putter until the sky was light. She lay upstairs in the room above me, and I could imagine her dreaming, ticking off the days when she would make her escape from childhood and start her adventure without parental involvement, free of Smotherhood, as a dear old friend liked to call it.

She can go where she likes. My thousand eyes will be ever watchful, holding the vision of her while I yawn a little, and maybe, finally, as the sun comes up, learn to relax.

Mother Was Right

March 2, 2010
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Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables. It is almost impossible to get too much of these foods in your diet. They are full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients, as well as high in complex carbohydrates. And fruits and vegetables are an important source of fiber, as well. Even the much maligned potato, eaten baked with the skin on, is full of vitamins C and B6, potassium, and nearly 5 grams of fiber!

When eaten raw, the enzymes that most vegetables and fruits contain help the body process foods better. Enzymes are an essential part of our diet, and if it is not found in food, the body must draw from its store of energy to produce enzymes for digestion, instead of other important jobs, such as fighting disease.

Phytochemicals are nutritional substances that recently have been in the news frequently. These are naturally occurring chemicals in plants that are thought to possess disease-fighting properties and play a potentially important role in fighting cancer and heart disease. Recent research demonstrates that they stimulate enzymes that breakdown carcinogens into harmless substances, and appear to be particularly protective against stomach and intestinal cancers.

Most whole foods contain phytochemicals, including whole grains, beans and herbs. Garlic and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, are some of the richest sources of phytonutrients, as well as fruits like blueberries, cherries and apples.

If you have hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid), go easy on the raw cruciferous vegetables (such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts and rutabagas.) They are believed by some to help depress the thyroid function when eaten raw. But don’t avoid these important vegetables, just be sure to cook them. On the other hand, if you are suffering from hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid), you should eat plenty of raw cruciferous vegetables.

Many studies have shown that increasing your vegetable and fruit intake may dramatically reduce or even prevent other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. Some scientists are now recommending up to nine servings a day of fruits and vegetables.

To get the most from your diet, try to eat a variety of different fruits and vegetables. Choose leafy greens often, lots of berries, and try to eat as many colors as you can, since every color of fruit or vegetable will give you different benefits.

The Japanese have a tradition of choosing foods with five different colors and flavors for their meals. The five colors they include are yellow, black, white, green, and red. The five flavors included are sweet, spicy, salty, bitter and sour. Take an example from the Japanese and think variety. Be daring– try out new foods and food combinations.

This is an excerpt from the FREE ebook “The Enzyme Health Diet Plan” by Dianne Ronnow. Copyright © 2005-6 by Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved. http://enzyme-health.com

Dianne Ronnow’s FREE e-book, “Coconut Oil Diet Secrets,” reveals how thousands of people are losing weight and getting healthier with coconut oil diets. To find out what the secrets of coconut oil dieting are, go to http://coconut-oil-diet.com now!

Mother Was Right

March 2, 2010
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Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables. It is almost impossible to get too much of these foods in your diet. They are full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients, as well as high in complex carbohydrates. And fruits and vegetables are an important source of fiber, as well. Even the much maligned potato, eaten baked with the skin on, is full of vitamins C and B6, potassium, and nearly 5 grams of fiber!

When eaten raw, the enzymes that most vegetables and fruits contain help the body process foods better. Enzymes are an essential part of our diet, and if it is not found in food, the body must draw from its store of energy to produce enzymes for digestion, instead of other important jobs, such as fighting disease.

Phytochemicals are nutritional substances that recently have been in the news frequently. These are naturally occurring chemicals in plants that are thought to possess disease-fighting properties and play a potentially important role in fighting cancer and heart disease. Recent research demonstrates that they stimulate enzymes that breakdown carcinogens into harmless substances, and appear to be particularly protective against stomach and intestinal cancers.

Most whole foods contain phytochemicals, including whole grains, beans and herbs. Garlic and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, are some of the richest sources of phytonutrients, as well as fruits like blueberries, cherries and apples.

If you have hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid), go easy on the raw cruciferous vegetables (such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts and rutabagas.) They are believed by some to help depress the thyroid function when eaten raw. But don’t avoid these important vegetables, just be sure to cook them. On the other hand, if you are suffering from hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid), you should eat plenty of raw cruciferous vegetables.

Many studies have shown that increasing your vegetable and fruit intake may dramatically reduce or even prevent other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. Some scientists are now recommending up to nine servings a day of fruits and vegetables.

To get the most from your diet, try to eat a variety of different fruits and vegetables. Choose leafy greens often, lots of berries, and try to eat as many colors as you can, since every color of fruit or vegetable will give you different benefits.

The Japanese have a tradition of choosing foods with five different colors and flavors for their meals. The five colors they include are yellow, black, white, green, and red. The five flavors included are sweet, spicy, salty, bitter and sour. Take an example from the Japanese and think variety. Be daring– try out new foods and food combinations.

This is an excerpt from the FREE ebook “The Enzyme Health Diet Plan” by Dianne Ronnow. Copyright © 2005-6 by Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved. http://enzyme-health.com

Dianne Ronnow’s FREE e-book, “Coconut Oil Diet Secrets,” reveals how thousands of people are losing weight and getting healthier with coconut oil diets. To find out what the secrets of coconut oil dieting are, go to http://coconut-oil-diet.com now!

Mother Was Right

March 2, 2010
By

Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables. It is almost impossible to get too much of these foods in your diet. They are full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients, as well as high in complex carbohydrates. And fruits and vegetables are an important source of fiber, as well. Even the much maligned potato, eaten baked with the skin on, is full of vitamins C and B6, potassium, and nearly 5 grams of fiber!

When eaten raw, the enzymes that most vegetables and fruits contain help the body process foods better. Enzymes are an essential part of our diet, and if it is not found in food, the body must draw from its store of energy to produce enzymes for digestion, instead of other important jobs, such as fighting disease.

Phytochemicals are nutritional substances that recently have been in the news frequently. These are naturally occurring chemicals in plants that are thought to possess disease-fighting properties and play a potentially important role in fighting cancer and heart disease. Recent research demonstrates that they stimulate enzymes that breakdown carcinogens into harmless substances, and appear to be particularly protective against stomach and intestinal cancers.

Most whole foods contain phytochemicals, including whole grains, beans and herbs. Garlic and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, are some of the richest sources of phytonutrients, as well as fruits like blueberries, cherries and apples.

If you have hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid), go easy on the raw cruciferous vegetables (such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts and rutabagas.) They are believed by some to help depress the thyroid function when eaten raw. But don’t avoid these important vegetables, just be sure to cook them. On the other hand, if you are suffering from hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid), you should eat plenty of raw cruciferous vegetables.

Many studies have shown that increasing your vegetable and fruit intake may dramatically reduce or even prevent other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. Some scientists are now recommending up to nine servings a day of fruits and vegetables.

To get the most from your diet, try to eat a variety of different fruits and vegetables. Choose leafy greens often, lots of berries, and try to eat as many colors as you can, since every color of fruit or vegetable will give you different benefits.

The Japanese have a tradition of choosing foods with five different colors and flavors for their meals. The five colors they include are yellow, black, white, green, and red. The five flavors included are sweet, spicy, salty, bitter and sour. Take an example from the Japanese and think variety. Be daring– try out new foods and food combinations.

This is an excerpt from the FREE ebook “The Enzyme Health Diet Plan” by Dianne Ronnow. Copyright © 2005-6 by Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved. http://enzyme-health.com

Dianne Ronnow’s FREE e-book, “Coconut Oil Diet Secrets,” reveals how thousands of people are losing weight and getting healthier with coconut oil diets. To find out what the secrets of coconut oil dieting are, go to http://coconut-oil-diet.com now!

Mother Was Right

February 5, 2010
By

Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables. It is almost impossible to get too much of these foods in your diet. They are full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients, as well as high in complex carbohydrates. And fruits and vegetables are an important source of fiber, as well. Even the much maligned potato, eaten baked with the skin on, is full of vitamins C and B6, potassium, and nearly 5 grams of fiber!

When eaten raw, the enzymes that most vegetables and fruits contain help the body process foods better. Enzymes are an essential part of our diet, and if it is not found in food, the body must draw from its store of energy to produce enzymes for digestion, instead of other important jobs, such as fighting disease.

Phytochemicals are nutritional substances that recently have been in the news frequently. These are naturally occurring chemicals in plants that are thought to possess disease-fighting properties and play a potentially important role in fighting cancer and heart disease. Recent research demonstrates that they stimulate enzymes that breakdown carcinogens into harmless substances, and appear to be particularly protective against stomach and intestinal cancers.

Most whole foods contain phytochemicals, including whole grains, beans and herbs. Garlic and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, are some of the richest sources of phytonutrients, as well as fruits like blueberries, cherries and apples.

If you have hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid), go easy on the raw cruciferous vegetables (such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts and rutabagas.) They are believed by some to help depress the thyroid function when eaten raw. But don’t avoid these important vegetables, just be sure to cook them. On the other hand, if you are suffering from hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid), you should eat plenty of raw cruciferous vegetables.

Many studies have shown that increasing your vegetable and fruit intake may dramatically reduce or even prevent other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. Some scientists are now recommending up to nine servings a day of fruits and vegetables.

To get the most from your diet, try to eat a variety of different fruits and vegetables. Choose leafy greens often, lots of berries, and try to eat as many colors as you can, since every color of fruit or vegetable will give you different benefits.

The Japanese have a tradition of choosing foods with five different colors and flavors for their meals. The five colors they include are yellow, black, white, green, and red. The five flavors included are sweet, spicy, salty, bitter and sour. Take an example from the Japanese and think variety. Be daring– try out new foods and food combinations.

This is an excerpt from the FREE ebook “The Enzyme Health Diet Plan” by Dianne Ronnow. Copyright © 2005-6 by Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved. http://enzyme-health.com

Dianne Ronnow’s FREE e-book, “Coconut Oil Diet Secrets,” reveals how thousands of people are losing weight and getting healthier with coconut oil diets. To find out what the secrets of coconut oil dieting are, go to http://coconut-oil-diet.com now!

Mother Was Right

January 22, 2010
By

Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables. It is almost impossible to get too much of these foods in your diet. They are full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytonutrients, as well as high in complex carbohydrates. And fruits and vegetables are an important source of fiber, as well. Even the much maligned potato, eaten baked with the skin on, is full of vitamins C and B6, potassium, and nearly 5 grams of fiber!

When eaten raw, the enzymes that most vegetables and fruits contain help the body process foods better. Enzymes are an essential part of our diet, and if it is not found in food, the body must draw from its store of energy to produce enzymes for digestion, instead of other important jobs, such as fighting disease.

Phytochemicals are nutritional substances that recently have been in the news frequently. These are naturally occurring chemicals in plants that are thought to possess disease-fighting properties and play a potentially important role in fighting cancer and heart disease. Recent research demonstrates that they stimulate enzymes that breakdown carcinogens into harmless substances, and appear to be particularly protective against stomach and intestinal cancers.

Most whole foods contain phytochemicals, including whole grains, beans and herbs. Garlic and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, are some of the richest sources of phytonutrients, as well as fruits like blueberries, cherries and apples.

If you have hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid), go easy on the raw cruciferous vegetables (such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts and rutabagas.) They are believed by some to help depress the thyroid function when eaten raw. But don’t avoid these important vegetables, just be sure to cook them. On the other hand, if you are suffering from hyperthyroidism (an overactive thyroid), you should eat plenty of raw cruciferous vegetables.

Many studies have shown that increasing your vegetable and fruit intake may dramatically reduce or even prevent other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. Some scientists are now recommending up to nine servings a day of fruits and vegetables.

To get the most from your diet, try to eat a variety of different fruits and vegetables. Choose leafy greens often, lots of berries, and try to eat as many colors as you can, since every color of fruit or vegetable will give you different benefits.

The Japanese have a tradition of choosing foods with five different colors and flavors for their meals. The five colors they include are yellow, black, white, green, and red. The five flavors included are sweet, spicy, salty, bitter and sour. Take an example from the Japanese and think variety. Be daring– try out new foods and food combinations.

This is an excerpt from the FREE ebook “The Enzyme Health Diet Plan” by Dianne Ronnow. Copyright © 2005-6 by Mohave Publishing. All rights reserved. http://enzyme-health.com

Dianne Ronnow’s FREE e-book, “Coconut Oil Diet Secrets,” reveals how thousands of people are losing weight and getting healthier with coconut oil diets. To find out what the secrets of coconut oil dieting are, go to http://coconut-oil-diet.com now!

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