Tips And Health Information

Zinc is a mineral. It boosts the immune system, helps cell production and helps to protect against vision loss. Most of us need only 15 mg and do not need to take a supplement unless you are a vegetarian. These are your best plant sources, dried beans, garbanzos, black-eyed peas, lentils, and peas, soy products and whole grains. Dr.Weil.com

*Were you aware of sweets increasing your risk of colon cancer? So when you think of the peanut butter cookies just get a spoon of peanut butter and leave the cookies. Be sure to read the labels and look for sucrose another name for sugar. It is not only found in cookies and cake but also in salad dressings, and spaghetti sauces to name a few.

*If you want to keep your colon happy eat high fiber whole grains. For protein choose fish, nuts, seeds, peanut butter, tofu, and legumes other than processed meats.

* According to “RealAge”, eating an apple or pear before each meal will help booster your weight loss.

*If you are a smoker and stop for a year your risk of a heart attack decreases by 50 percent.

*Osteoporosis causes a poorer quality of life and according to the Surgeon General, many American can avoid this disease. “Bone diseases can be prevented in the vast majority of individuals and identified early and treated effectively in those who get them.”

*According to Strang Cancer Prevention Center, Weill Cornell Medical College dark chocolate is one of the biggest cancer disease fighters.

There are others such as red grapes, spinach, and olive oil to name a few. Some of cancer causing problems can be attributed to a poor diet and a life style of inactiveness.

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Carolyn Bell Smith
Nikken Independent consultant
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Tags: Bone Disease, Cancer Prevention, Heart Attack, Heathy Eating