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Issue # 475, July 17-18, 2008

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Natural Health and Alternative Medicine Newsletter
Issue #475, July 17-18, 2008
Publisher: David Riklan - http://www.naturalhealthweb.com

In this issue:

-- Top Natural Health News Story of the Week
-- Recommended Product of the Week
-- Other Health News from Around the World
-- Brain Health Item of the Week
-- Health/Safety Tips & Articles for the Week (Dietary Supplements; Fat Loss; Nutrition)
-- Book Review: Mind Your Own Wellness - By Alex Ong
-- Healthy Recipes: 15-Minute Salmon with Mustard Dill Sauce
-- How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe from this Newsletter

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*** Top Natural Health News Story of the Week ***
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* Exercise Amps Up Alzheimer's Brain? Study: Being Fit May Reduce Brain Shrinkage in Early Alzheimer's Disease *

Chalk up another benefit of being physically fit, this time for people who have early Alzheimer's disease.

A new study links cardiorespiratory fitness to less brain shrinkage in people with early Alzheimer's disease.

Researcher Jeffrey M. Burns, MD, says in a news release that Alzheimer's patients were also compared to those who did not have the disease.

Go here for the complete news story.

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*** Recommended Product of the Week ***
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*** Other Health News from Around the World ***
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* Nutty Diet in Pregnancy: Asthma Risk? Study Shows Eating Nuts Daily During Pregnancy May Up Kids' Risk of Asthma *

Pregnant women who eat nuts or nut products such as peanut butter every day during pregnancy may increase their offspring's chances of developing asthma by nearly 50%, compared with women who rarely or never consume nut products during pregnancy.

The increased risk is evident for the child's first eight years, according to a new study in the July issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Go here for the complete news story.

* Feeling Hungry Can Make You Happy: Study Shows Increase in Hormone Called Ghrelin has Antidepressant Effect *

Contrary to the moans of many dieters, being hungry may make you happy. Or, at least, it can be a serious motivator whose evolutionary intent was to help you find dinner instead of becoming dinner.

When our bodies notice we need more calories, levels of a hormone called ghrelin increase. Ghrelin is known to spur hunger, but new research suggests this may be a side effect of its primary job as a stress-buster.

Go here for the complete news story.

* Newest Fertility Treatment May Be a Diet *

The newest low-tech fertility treatment may be a diet, researchers said on Wednesday after learning that obese men have more abnormal sperm and make less semen.

Their findings, presented at a meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona, Spain, add to recent research showing that obese women are more likely to be infertile.

Go here for the complete news story.

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*** Brain Health Item of the Week ***
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* Turn Off the TV for Toddler's Sake: Researchers Found That Background TV Could Hinder Learning *

People do it every day—pay bills online, fold laundry or do homework to the soothing sound of a spinning wheel, the drone of the evening news or the canned laughter of a rerun.

Just because you've learned to tune out the television doesn't mean infants and toddlers can, according to a new study in the journal Childhood Development. According to the study, that background adult television might be a harmful distraction.

Go here for the complete news story.

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*** Health/Safety Tips & Articles for the Week ***
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* Dietary Supplements *

What causes Acid Reflux & Heart Burn?

Acid reflux and heart burn symptoms trouble an alarming number of Americans today and are the most common symptoms of GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease). It has been assumed (incorrectly) that acid reflux and heart burn are caused by an over-production of acids in the stomach. One of the most common reasons that heart burn and acid reflux occurs is that the LES (lower esophageal sphincter valve that keeps stomach acids in the stomach) weakens and allows stomach acids to back wash up into the esophagus and throat areas. Over time, this stomach acid backwash can be dangerous if left untreated because the stomach acids can destroy the delicate mucous lining of the esophagus and throat, which can lead to cancer and other serious health issues.  

The following information is not meant to replace medical care with your doctor or health care provider. It is intended to enhance or improve your health care treatment program.  While under my doctor’s care, I was able to incorporate the following suggestions to improve my acid reflux and heart burn symptoms and address the cause of these symptoms naturally.

To read the complete article entitled "Natural Steps To Put Out The Fire Of Acid Reflux And Heart Burn" - By Christine Dreher, CCH, CCH, go here.

* Fat Loss *

I felt as if I had been pushed out of an airplane in the middle of the night with no parachute to save me from my fall. With no way of knowing if I would survive the plunge, I felt myself slipping into darkness. I screamed out to the universe "Help me, save me, I want to live." Up until this moment, I thought I was in control of my life and knew who I was. I was wrong.

If anyone had asked me to describe myself, I'd have said, why, I am people pleasing Betsey, professional chef, restaurateur, co-author of several vegetarian cookbooks, hunter of wild mushrooms, and someone who grows her own food. For twenty-five years I prided myself on working ten hours a day helping to create healthy menus to feed and nourish others. In addition to running a vegetarian restaurant, I spent fifteen years intensely studying the therapeutics of homeopathy, working closely with a Naturopathic doctor, and learning the basics of good nutrition.

To read the complete article entitled "Confessions of an Emotional Eater: How I Turned to My Imagination and Lost 25 lbs." - By Betsey Beaven, go here.

* Nutrition *

I love the succinct nutrition message that Michael Pollan gives in his latest book "In Defense of Food." He suggests that we "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." Seven words that say so much. He goes on to define food as something that your great grandmother would have recognized as food. That calls into question many food-like substances that have a long list of ingredients, many of which we don't recognize or can't pronounce.

I am lucky to live in Sonoma county with easy access to real food. Our grocery stores carry an ever expanding variety of fresh, whole foods, and I appreciate that they often give us local options. Santa Rosa has a year-round Farmers Market. There are Farmers Markets in Cotati, Healdsburg, Sebastopol, and Petaluma. There are also several CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) options available, and a new local meat purchasing group. Add in the farm stands, and all of this is real food at its best!

To read the complete article entitled "Healthy Eating Habits: Eat Real Food" - By Kathy Nichols, RD, PCC, go here.

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*** Book Review: Mind Your Own Wellness - By Alex Ong ***
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This book contains priceless, hands-on tips to help you get your weight back on track again. It gives you full control over your thoughts, the choices to improve your health, and the chance to reduce your weight, as well as your aches and pains, naturally.

You will discover:
1) The goods or bads of 14 common things that you eat and drink - including milk, fat-free foods, and more.
2) How your inner junky voice and inner healthy voice determine how and what you eat.
3) How to reduce your weight without diet pills and starving.
4) Ways to improve your health; plus, increase your confidence, energy, and productivity.
5) The key to keeping those unwanted pounds off your body for good, step by step.
Alex Ong is a life example of possibility. After being obese for 20 years, he managed to pull himself out of the obesity well NATURALLY. With the help of Your Power of Thought and the 5 COLOR BELTS SUCCESS FORMULAS from this book, you will discover for yourself that it is truly not that easy to be overweight or stay obese. NO STARVING: GUARANTEED!

To learn more about this book and how to purchase it, go here.

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*** Healthy Recipes ***
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15-Minute Salmon with Mustard Dill Sauce

The fresh tasting zesty mustard sauce is a wonderful complement to the taste of salmon.

Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1½ lbs salmon filet cut into 4 pieces, skin can be removed or not
• 2 medium garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 TBS Dijon mustard
• 1 + 2 TBS fresh lemon juice
• ¼ cup chicken broth
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp chopped fresh dill
• salt and white pepper to taste

Directions:

• Press garlic and let it sit for 5 minutes to bring out its health-promoting properties.
• Prepare the rest of the ingredients for the sauce.
• Quick Broil: Preheat broiler on high and place an all stainless steel skillet (be sure the handle is also stainless steel) or cast iron pan under the heat for about 10 minutes to get it very hot. The pan should be 5 to 7 inches from the heat source.
• Rub salmon with 1 TBS fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper. (You can Quick Broil with the skin on; it just takes a minute or two longer. The skin will peel right off after cooking.)
• Using a hot pad, pull pan away from heat and place salmon on hot pan. Return to broiler. Keep in mind that it is cooking rapidly on both sides so it will be done very quickly, usually in about 7 minutes (7 minutes per inch of thickness). Test with a fork for doneness. It will flake easily when it is cooked. Salmon is best when it is still pink inside.
• Add garlic to a stainless steel skillet and stir for half a minute. Add mustard, and whisk in 2 TBS lemon juice, broth, honey, salt and pepper. Cook on high heat for a minute to reduce slightly and add dill. Pour over salmon and serve.

Recipes are from the www.whfoods.org website, a very popular website which comes up #1 on a "Google" search for "healthiest foods" and "healthiest recipes." The website provides unbiased information with no commercial interests by the not-for-profit George Mateljan Foundation. George Mateljan is the founder of Health Valley Foods and author of six best-selling books on the Healthiest Way of Eating.

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