Health Facts

• The total weight of all vitamins in the body is about 1/4 ounce.
• Vitamins B and C are easily destroyed by heat - normal cooking.
• Ripe fruit is more easily digested.
• 22% of households claim to eat no fresh fruit!
• 50% of the vitamin C can be lost from some vegetables after only 1 day.
• The most valuable nutrients of the potato are in the skin.
• A 1 pound charcoal-broiled steak (well done) contains 4-5 micrograms of benzopyrene, equal to smoking 300 cigarettes!
• More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
• Salt is indigestible - irritates the stomach and bloodstream.
• Green Tea has 50% more vitamin C then black tea.

Information on dietary FAT

With so much information available about the effects of dietary fat on health, understanding the role fat plays in a well-balanced diet can be pretty confusing.  To cut through the confusion, it's important to remember that fat is an essential nutrient that everyone needs to stay healthy. Fat is a valuable energy source and carries fat-soluble vitamins needed for proper growth and development. It also contributes important taste and textural qualities that are part of enjoying food.  Too much fat, however, can increase the risk of heart disease, obesity and other health problems.

When moderating fat intake, it's important to consider these points:

• Health authorities recommend Americans consume 30% or less of their total daily calories from fat, with 10% or less of those calories from saturated fat. Remember, the 30% refers to your total fat intake over time, not single foods or meals. Use the following chart to guide your fat intake.
• Use the Nutrition Facts panel on the food label to help determine how much fat is in foods. Remember, it's the total fat intake over time that's important.
• A food high in fat can be part of a healthy diet as long as it's balanced with other lower-fat food choices.
• All fats are a combination of saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids. Each of these types of fats have different effects on the body, but all contain nine calories per gram.
• Blood cholesterol levels are influenced by family history, weight, age, smoking, physical activity and eating habits. Studies have shown that diets which are too high in certain saturated fatty acids and dietary cholesterol can raise blood cholesterol.

One of the single most effective weight loss agents is….. water! Kidneys if you are not properly hydrated.

If the Liver is doing the Kidney’s work, it is not metabolizing fat. Additionally, the body kicks into survival mode and hangs onto to water and fat if not properly hydrated.

Drinking plenty of water actually helps to reduce water retention.

How much water should you drink?  One-half your body weight in ounces. For example 144 Lbs/ 2 = 72 ounces or six 12 oz glasses of water. A six pack of diet coke is not the same. Drink water. In fact, many times when you feel hungry or have a headache, your body is aching for water

What is cellulite?

Females have a unique layer of fatty tissue under the skin which consists of little chambers separated by vertical walls of tissue.  Water retention, excess weight or a sedentary lifestyle can weaken the top of these "fat-cells" so that they buckle and fold. These smaller compartments then break up and cluster under the skin which in turn changes the appearance of the skin. The skin on the hips, thighs and buttocks then appears lumpy, containing dips, ripples and dimples. Some refer to it as a dimpled "orange peel" effect.
In a nutshell then, cellulite is lumpy, unevenly distributed fatty tissue which is found mainly in fatty areas between the waist and the knees.

How common is the problem?

Some believe as many as 90% of women are affected to some degree by cellulite. It even forms in the young during puberty but due to the skin on young women being more supple it is not noticeable. Not only overweight women but even slim women can have deposits of cellulite on their buttocks, hip and thighs.

Why does cellulite affect women and not men?

Fat cells in the male body are shaped differently and fat is stored differently. Females have a unique structure under the skin consisting of small chambers separated by vertical walls of tissue.

Why is it viewed as a problem?

Because many women regard these lumpy areas of skin as unsightly!  It makes them feel uncomfortable or embarrassed when these areas are visible to others.
Some feel their sex appeal is affected.

How is it caused?

Good blood circulation is essential for the elimination of toxic wastes in the body which otherwise get lodged in fat cells. Poor microcirculation can cause damage to the fat tissue.
Blood and lymphatic vessels then leak fluid into surrounding tissue causing congestion which in turn causes swelling, prevents nutrients reaching the tissue, and affects the drainage of toxins. Connective tissue then becomes damaged so they eventually scar, causing stretch marks and trapping fat cells. In summary, anything in one's lifestyle causing poor blood circulation contributes to the problem including poor diet, sedentary lifestyle and poor blood and lymphatic circulation.

What strategies can help deal with it?

• Diet and exercise are key factors.
• Drinking plenty of water helps cleanse the system by flushing out toxins from the body.
• Reducing the amount of fat consuming in the daily diet can help.
• Fibre rich foods including fruit, vegetables and wholegrain cereals help greatly in eliminating wastes from the
• body and should therefore be a prominent part of the daily diet.
• Salt can cause the body to retain water so it is wise to avoid foods that contain a lot of sodium.
• Regular exercise including walking and swimming can do much to keep the body in good shape.
• In addition, there are products available which can help. See below.

What is the solution?

• Diet and exercise play key rol s.
• Cellulite Massagers also help

Did you know that you can get paralyzed from Food Poisoning?

Since  the beginning of October 2000, I have been paralyzed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome .

I got this from food poisoning eating at one of the Norwich's finest 4 star hotels.

Because the Marriott Hotel in Norwich happened to be the largest employer in town, the local parish Trading Standards did nothing about it.

Its scary really and more needs to be done in enforcing food hygiene even in some of our better so called establishments.

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