Posted by Tara Burner on March 4, 2009
A few weeks ago, Angela Stokes released a new program…
You may have seen it when it first came out.
If you don’t know who Angela is, she’s lost over 160 pounds with a raw foods lifestyle.
That’s an amazing accomplishment.
Since her incredible transformation, Angela has been helping people change their lives
and release extra weight all over the world.
She’s got quite a story, as you canimagine.
She was once tired, lazy, sick, cynical and had a negative outlook on just abouteverything.
Now she’s thin, energetic, healthy and vibrant.
And the switch over actually didn’t take too long.
The program that she just released (alongwith Matt Monarch, and Kevin and Annmarie Gianni) explains step-by-step through video, email and workbooks exactly what she did to gain back her health.
The program, The RevitaLive Plan is unique in a few ways.
It has a different approach than the normal
“do-this” and “don’t-to-that” style many
health programs have.
It’s a program that allows you to
literally experience exactly what Angela
did to release all that weight and turn
her life around.
The program is also a multi-faceted system
that is delivered in a unique combination
of email, workbooks, support and videos, so
you don’t get overwhelmed and confused.
If you don’t know what that above means,
the site does a good job of explaining it…
The RevitaLive Plan is great for someone
who knows the raw food lifestyle will help
them out, but just can’t seem to get all the
pieces together.
It’s also great to team up with a friend
and go through the meal plans and education
provided.
What’s best, is that if you sign up for the
RevitaLive Plan in the next 3 days, Angela
and friends are running a special deal.
They have some extra goodies that are
included with the program that I’m sure
you’ll enjoy.
But you’ll have to act fast, because these
special additions are only available until
March 7th at 12:00 PM EST.
You can find out more about the RevitaLive
Plan and sign up today here…
http://www.revitaliveplan.com/HolisticStressManagement
Posted by Tara Burner on January 1, 2009
We all do it, we lean on our elbows at the dinner table (though I remember being told hundreds of times not to do that, you’d think perhaps I’d have learned that lesson…apparently not though, perhaps I didn’t think it applied to leaning on my desk?).
We lean on our elbows while at work at our desks.
It’s just something we do without any thought or regard to any effect it may have on us.
While the woman in this picture is smiling, she’s probably not aware of any damage she may be doing to her elbow. If she was, she’d not be smiling so happily.
I’m talking about Olecranon (elbow) bursitis which can cause major pain and swelling.
It can occur because of any of the reasons (below information from http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00028
Prolonged Pressure: Leaning on the tip of the elbow for long periods of time on hard surfaces, such as a tabletop, may cause the bursa to swell. Typically, this type of bursitis would develop over several months.
Infection: If the tip of the elbow has an injury that breaks the skin, such as an insect bite or a scrape, bacteria may get inside the bursa and cause an infection. The infected bursa produces fluid, redness, and swelling. If the infection goes untreated, the fluid may turn to pus.
Trauma: A hard blow to the tip of the elbow could cause the bursa to produce excess fluid and swell.
Medical Conditions: Certain conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and gout are associated with development of elbow bursitis
And, combine the above like a break in the skin and pressure on it and you’ll really feel the effects (like major pain, swelling, tenderness, redness).
So, word to the wise…don’t lean on your elbows and if you have cracked broken skin on your elbow, clean with peroxide and not just assume it’s dry and merely apply cocoa and shea butter…just saying. And, now off of here to go find natural methods of healing…just saying…
Posted by Tara Burner on March 28, 2007
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KBD is the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids’ annual celebration of youth advocacy, leadership and activism. KBD is a day to stand out, speak up and seize control in the fight against tobacco. It is an important opportunity to raise awareness about the tobacco problem and support strong tobacco prevention policies. And don’t forget, you can use your KBD materials to plan events and pitch them to the media any time of year.
Posted by Tara Burner on February 23, 2007
http://ga3.org/campaign/Cloning
Tell FDA: No Food From Cloned Animals!
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its review of food from animal clones and FDA regulators say that the agency will likely approve the sale of cloned foods this year.
FDA’s action flies in the face of widespread scientific concern about the risks of food from clones, and ignores the animal cruelty and troubling ethical concerns that the cloning process brings. What’s worse, FDA indicates that it will not require labeling on cloned food, so consumers will have no way to avoid these experimental foods.
FDA needs to hear that you don’t want food from animal clones – a public comment period is open until April 2 – send your letter now!
http://ga3.org/campaign/Cloning
Posted by Tara Burner on May 21, 2006
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age,
weight and height.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you
down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer,
crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle.
“An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” And the
devil’s name is Alzheimer’s.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp
for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The
only person who is with us our entire life, is
ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it’s
family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies,
whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If
it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you
can improve, get help.
9. Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to
the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to
where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at
every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.
Posted by Tara Burner on May 17, 2006
By Stephen Daniells
5/17/2006
http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=67753&m=2niu517&c=qdrhrvoeraoqydo
People with an antioxidant-rich diet could reduce
their risk of developing asthma in adulthood, say
Cambridge researchers – adding to a growing body of
science on the subject.
�We have found symptomatic asthma in adults to be
associated with a low intake of the dietary
antioxidants vitamin C and manganese. The low intake
of vitamin C appears to primarily associated with a
diet deficient in fruit,� wrote corresponding author
Dr. Nick Wareham.
This study appears to support a growing body of
science that has linked antioxidant intake,
particularly vitamins C and E, to the incidence of
asthma, a condition on the rise in the Western world
and the most common long-term condition in the UK
today. And, according to the charity Asthma UK, it
affects over four million adults and over a million
children.
According to the European Federation of Allergy and
Airway Diseases Patients Association (EFA), over 30m
Europeans suffer from asthma, costing Europe �17.7bn
every year. The cost due to lost productivity is
estimated to be around �9.8bn.
The new study, published in the journal Thorax (Vol.
61, pp. 388-393), used a nested case-control design to
investigate a potential relationship between fruit and
vegetable intake, and corresponding antioxidant
intake, and the incidence of both diagnosed and
symptomatic asthma for 515 cases and 515 controls with
average age 32.
The researchers used registrants in the European
Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk
cohort and assigned them as either cases or controls
depending on results from a health and lifestyle
questionnaire (HLQ). Dietary data was obtained using
seven day food diaries.
Dr. Wareham and his colleagues found that dietary
intake of vitamin C and manganese were inversely and
independently linked to symptomatic asthma, with a 12
per cent reduction in incidence with increasing
vitamin C intake, and a 15 per cent reduction in
incidence with increasing manganese intake. The
researchers divided intakes into five groups
(quintiles) ranging from low to high intake, but no
quantification of each cut-off point is made.
For diagnosed asthma, only manganese has an effect on
the incidence of the condition. Increasing intake of
manganese, as a per quintile measure, was associated
with a 14 per cent reduction in the risk of diagnosed
asthma.
When the researchers looked at the incidence and
associated risks of both symptomatic and diagnosed
asthma in terms of fruit and vegetable consumption,
and particular types of each, it was reported that
moderate consumption (between 0.7 and 46.2 grams per
day) of citrus fruits decreased the risk of asthma by
12 per cent. High consumption (46.3 grams per day or
more) decreased the risk by 41 per cent.
Apples consumption also reported a significant effect
on the risk of asthma, both symptomatic and diagnosed,
with high consumption (48.1 grams per day or more)
associated with a 32 per cent reduction in risk.
�Our observations are consistent with previous
reports
of an inverse association between dietary fruit and
dietary vitamin C and respiratory symptoms,� said
the
researchers.
The mechanism behind the protective effects of vitamin
C and manganese appears to be due to their antioxidant
nature, with manganese in particular playing a key
role in the enzyme superoxide dismutase. Reduced
levels of this enzyme have been reported in the lungs
and blood of asthma sufferers.
A major strength of this study, argue the researchers,
is the comprehensive nature of the dietary data,
allowing them to confidently make the link between
manganese and vitamin C intake and reduced risk of
asthma.
There are several limitations however, as there are
with all observational studies. The most notable being
that cases may have altered their diets because of
their asthma, although possible errors from this are
reduced by the fact that only 22 cases reported such a
change. There also exists the possibility that other,
unaccountable confounders, may have affected the
results.
The study does appear to add to a growing body of
evidence linking increased antioxidant intake to a
reduced risk of asthma. Indeed, a spokesperson for
British charity Asthma UK told NutraIngredients.com:
“Fresh fruit and vegetables are a good source of
anti-oxidants and the results of several studies
suggest that a diet high in anti-oxidants may protect
against asthma and some other lung diseases.
This research has looked at whether people with a low
intake of fruit and antioxidants such as vitamin C
have a higher risk of asthma. Further research is
necessary before the link between diet and asthma is
fully understood.
However, Asthma UK would encourage all people with
asthma to strive towards general good health through
eating a healthy diet made up of plenty of fruit and
vegetables,” they said.
Posted by Tara Burner on May 15, 2006
By Melinda Smith
Washington, DC
11 May 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-05-11-voa48.cfm
It seems too good to be true. Eat as much as you want
and still lose weight? That’s the conclusion of a
group of health experts who say a vegetarian diet is
just the ticket for losing those unwanted pounds or
kilos. But others say a side order of common sense
goes along with it.
Hamburgers and french fries … staples of what’s
called the “Western diet”. Quick … easy … often
cheap … and very fattening. This calorie-rich diet
has become one of America’s most successful exports.
McDonald’s and other fast food restaurants are popping
up in China and elsewhere, and health experts lay much
of the blame for a worldwide problem of obesity at
their doorsteps.
Obesity is a serious health problem in the United
States. Fad diets that guarantee weight loss often
make headlines. But one of the latest studies to grab
attention supports the old-fashioned notion that if
you eat your fruits and vegetables, you can lose
weight.
Washington dietitian Susan Levin is with the
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which
conducted the research. She says the diet is simple:
just whole grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes.
“Those are the four food groups that a plant-based
diet should be built around and those food groups are
so high in fiber and typically low in calories and low
in fat that you don’t have to think about quantity.”
But Washington nutritionist Janet Zalman is concerned
about the reality of sticking to this kind of diet. “I
think that’s for most busy people in major cities
pretty impractical because there’s no way you can
really eat in any kind of restaurant and do it in an
effective way, because everything is going to have
some butter, some cheese, and I think only having
fruits, vegetables, grains and some nuts is going to
be a plan that you’re really going to be hungry.”
Susan Levin agrees that even a vegetarian has to watch
out for the fat. “You don’t want to eat things like a
lot of olive oil … a lot of cheese … a lot of
anything that’s high in fat, because that’s where you
get in trouble.”
Butter and cheese are what separate the vegetarians
from the vegans, says Gail Naftalin, who runs a
vegetarian catering company in Wheaton, Maryland.
As a vegan, she doesn’t eat dairy products and finds
other sources of calcium in leafy green vegetables,
like kale. Gail believes the nutritional balance in
her diet can be found in the colors of what’s on her
plate. “So that if you even think about it in terms of
colors, you know … ‘have I had some green things,
some orange things, some yellow things,’ you can get
your nutrients very well satisfied that way.”
With the growing concern about obesity and related
problems of heart disease and diabetes, Americans are
becoming more particular about what they buy. Frozen
vegetables from the grocery store may be more
convenient, but Gail Naftalin says fresh produce from
the local farmers’ market has more appeal:
“Local ingredients that haven’t had to be trucked
across the country and seasonal ingredients that are
growing now — and that’s the food that people really
enjoy the most.”
So, what is the food you enjoy the most? Gail
Naftalin believes variety is the spice of healthy
eating. “Meat eaters certainly can eat vegetarian
food, whereas if you have something with meat or
chicken stock, the vegetarians won’t eat it. So it’s
a nice safe route to go and it’s healthy and it’s
setting a good example.”
Setting a good example can be critically important to
your health. A British study of 500,000 people in 10
countries has shown that a high fat diet is second
only to tobacco as a leading cause of cancer, and when
combined with alcohol, accounts for almost one third
of the cancer rate in developed countries.
Posted by Tara Burner on
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060511-050257-1508r
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 11 (UPI) –
California-based Google, one of the hottest companies
around, has embraced a hot trend in animal rights –
cage-free eggs.
The company will require that all of its cafes and
cafeterias serve only the pricier cage-free eggs, the
San Jose Mercury News reports. Google uses about
300,000 eggs a year along with 7,000 pounds of liquid
egg products.
Animal-rights activists charge that caged chickens –
sometimes called battery-raised, because the cages are
piled high — have miserable lives during their
productive egg-laying months, confined six to a cage
with only 67 square inches of floor space per chicken.
Egg farmers say caged chickens are just as happy as –
and healthier than — those raised outdoors or in open
barns.
Google is jumping on a bandwagon that already includes
America On Line and Bon Appetit Management, a catering
company serving a number of Silicon Valley companies.
Several universities have also pledged to serve
cage-free eggs.
“There’s a ripple effect that I think will happen,”
said John Dickman, Google’s food service manager.
“Other companies also will want to ensure humane
treatment of animals.”
Posted by Tara Burner on May 10, 2006
Do you know the difference between butter and margarine?
Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it
killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the
research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure
out what to do with this product to get their money back.
It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow
coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter.
How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new
flavorings.
DO YOU KNOW…the difference between margarine and butter?
Both have the same number of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5
grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over-
eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard
Medical Study.
Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around
for less than 100 years.
And now, for Margarine…
Very high in Trans fatty acids. Triple risk of coronary heart
disease. Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad
cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold.
Lowers quality of breast milk.
Decreases immune response.
Decreases insulin response.
And here’s the most disturbing fact…. HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY
INTERESTING!
Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC…
Margarine is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the
molecular structure of the substance).
You can try this yourself:
Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded
area. Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things: no
flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should
tell you something); it does not rot or smell differently because it
has no nutritional value; nothing will grow on it, even those teeny
weenie micro-organisms will not a find a home to grow.
Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt your Tupperware and
spread that on your toast
Posted by Tara Burner on May 7, 2006
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