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     Hi [fname] Two sentences that I hear repeated most at this time of year are “I am going on a diet” and “I wish I could just feel better!” The first three months of the year are the diet industry’s “Christmas Season”, if you will. Sales will skyrocket as New Year’s Resolutions are put into effect. Diet meetings will quadruple in size and several diet books will actually make the top ten sellers list. The concern with so many of the diets that are available is that they do not help to produce a healthy body. Yes, you may lose some weight, but losing weight is not the only aspect to good health and well-being. Many thin people are not healthy. Losing weight is definitely one of the first steps toward good health, but it does not produce health in and of itself. A healthy diet should be one that you can stay on for the rest of your life. Guess what? That is what it will take to keep the weight off and to progress toward better health—a commitment for life. Believe it or not but getting the weight off is easy compared to keeping it off—thus why it is important to choose something that you can get your body accustomed to doing for a life time. We are talking about change; change that must last for ever. If the diet you are considering or putting into practice is allowing white sugar, refined white flour, hydrogenated oils, pre-packaged foods, grocery store dairy and meat, etc. and not educating you about “how” the body reacts to processed foods, then the diet is not a healthy diet and will not produce optimum health. You will most likely be setting yourself up for failure. These types of diets are addressing the symptoms of being over-weight and tend to be a quick fix, at best. The January 2006 issue of Advanced Health & Wellness is mostly dedicated to cleansing and detoxification of the body. You can put all the healthy food and best supplements into your body that you want, but if your digestive tract is not clean then you will not get the whole benefit from your healthy decisions. A clogged intestinal tract and liver/gallbladder will not allow optimum absorption, assimilation and transportation of nutrients. These nutrients are what allow your body to heal and repair. It’s a new year. Start out with a total detoxification program. It will make you feel better, up your immune system and give you some energy. Next, check out my e-book Optimum Health Strategies...Doing What Works. Thru the end of January you can get a copy for only $15.00 and download it immediately. Begin to apply the recommendations and soon you will experience one of the greatest feelings there is—Optimum Health & Well Being. Once you experience this you will never want to go back to your old habits…I promise! Enjoy your January and good luck with all of your “new beginnings!” Take Care & Be Well, Dr. Lanphier Founder / CEO 
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Bill Sardi
From time to time news reports surface about a "cancer cluster" among workers in a building. Often the workers have been assigned to dark basement offices or sealed clean-rooms where they must wear space-suitlike garb. Given a growing body of evidence linking cancer with vitamin D deficiency, a question surfaces: Are indoor workers getting sufficient sunlight to make enough vitamin D to protect them from cancer? [ read more ]
The human suffering and the social, medical and economic costs of the gastro-intestinal diseases and disorders which have become so common here in the United States are nothing short of enormous, representing a huge share of our annual health care expenditure as well as a large loss of productivity. [ read more ]
To make matters worse, each year the average American consumes 150 lbs of sugar and 566 cans of soft drinks ("liquid candy"). Junk food consumption has grown drastically in the last few decades. Compared to 1981, in 2001 the average American consumed in one year: 45 large bags of potato chips - up 78%; 120 orders of French fries - up 130%; 190 candy bars - up 80%; 120 pastries or desserts - up 95%; 150 slices of pizza - up 143%. [ read more ]
This simple yes or no test will tell you whether or not you would benefit from colon cleansing. Colon health and colon problems are the most over-looked health problems in today’s society. Due to the poor diet in America, 200 million people suffer from constipation and do not have the required two to four bowel movements daily. [ read more ]
Zesty Mexican Soup This spicy vegetable soup is full of flavor, and easy to prepare. It is a great way to get many vegetables into one meal and will keep for a few days. It actually gets better with time, so feel free to make a big batch to have around. It is a perfect quick meal on a cold day. All ingredients should be organic. [ read more ]  · Asthma relief may be as simple as eating more fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants. Vitamin C may soothe inflammation in the lungs as it acts as a natural antihistamine. Stock up on mandarins, kiwi, oranges and strawberries. · Considering popping the “Little Blue Pill?” Blindness is a possible and alarming side effect of Viagra. According to a report in the March 2005 issue of the Journal of Neur-Ophthalmology, a small number of men (seven) suffered varying degrees of vision loss within 36 hours of taking Viagra. If you plan on taking Viagra, visit your eye doctor first to assess your risk for an optic nerve stroke. · Organic farms support 85 percent more plant species, 33 percent more bat species and 5 percent more bird species—as well as a 39 percent greater bird abundance than non-organic farms, according to a study in Biology Letters. · If you are prone to insomnia, get your sweetie to rub jojoba oil onto the soles of your feet, then put on a pair of cozy socks you don’t mind ruining and rest with a water bottle on your abdomen until you fall asleep. · At least 30 minutes exposure daily to natural light outdoors, in addition to using a light box indoors, helps combat seasonal affective disorder. · Researchers observed a strong correlation between body mass index and elevated levels of beta-amyloid, the sticky protein substance that builds up in the Alzheimer's brain and plays a major role in destroying nerve cells and cognitive behavioral problems associated with the disease. · The FDA proposed lowering the levels of lead in candy from 0.5 parts per million to 0.1 ppm for products likely to be consumed by children. Although levels are low, the presence of any lead is scary, as lead poisoning can lead to behavioral and learning problems in children and even seizures or death. · An international group of bird conservationists believes the practice of fish farms using chicken feces for food -- routine in Asia -- may be responsible for the spread of the avian flu. According to an excellent piece in The Independent, using chicken feces is common in integrated livestock-fish farming, which also involves the transfer of pig and duck waste directly to fish farms. · An interesting website, The Truth About Splenda, began posting consumer comments about Splenda, ranging from deceptive advertising and marketing practices to the dire health consequences associated with consuming what amounts to a chlorinated artificial sweetener. Be sure to check out the Fact vs. Fiction page. · Acute liver failure is one of the more health-harming side effects of acetaminophen. Interestingly, incidents of acute liver failure caused by this over-the-counter (OTC) painkiller, according to a new study, are evenly split between attempted suicide and unintentional overdose. Experts believe acetaminophen causes its damage by depleting your body of glutathione. If you keep your glutathione levels up, the damage from acetaminophen may be largely preventable. Even conventional medicine recognizes this, as anyone who overdoses on it receives large doses of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) in the emergency room. · A diet high in red and processed meats increases pancreatic cancer risk, according to researchers at the University of Hawaii and University of Southern California. The scientists found that individuals who consumed the most processed meat had a nearly 70% higher risk of pancreatic cancer compared to those with the lowest intake. Similarly, those who consumed the most pork and total red meat had a 50% greater risk of pancreatic cancer than their cohorts with the lowest intake. · A recent study published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research found that curcumin, a substance in the spice turmeric, prevents breast cancer from spreading to the lungs of mice given the compound.
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