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Possible Cancerous Ingredients In Sodas

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:19:25 +0000

Turns out these 2 additives (Sodium Benzoate & Ascorbic Acid) together can cause cancer. Read the labels…

Reducing Your Blood Pressure

admin — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:10:13 +0000

Genetics play a big part in how your body handles sodium.

To reduce your blood pressure keep these things in mind:

1. Processed foods are high in sodium.
2. Restaurant foods are very high in sodium. If you do not see the Nutritional label for a dish you should probably avoid it. ( 1 slice of pepperoni pizza is about 1,100mg of sodium! )
3. The recommended amount of sodium intake a day is ~2400mg… try to reduce this to less than 1,500mg.
4. Read the labels then ADD up the salt.
4. If you NEED SALT on your food try a salt substitute (0mg of sodium). Original ‘No Salt’ is pretty good. Sea Salt & Kosher Salts have around 22-24mg of sodium per 1/4 teaspoon, so that wont help.
5. Drink orange juice. It has vitamin C AND a nice amount of potassium which helps reduce blood pressure.
6. Eat raw celery. 2-4 stalks a day will help remove excess water from your body helping reduce your pressure. If you dont like the taste, pretty it up with a little salad dressing.
7. Learn to breathe better. Shallow breathing causes the body to work harder to get oxygen. (raising your blood pressure)
8. Reduce your stress. Let small things slide.
9. 30 minutes to 1 hour of walking a day.

After 3 weeks of doing this your blood pressure readings should drop a lot.

Learn A Little About Bottled Water

admin — Sat, 05 May 2007 15:49:04 +0000

Did you know that bottled water is not regulated by the Federal Government? Bottled water companies are regulated by the state in which the water comes from.

Bottled water is pumped out of the aquifer. This is the pool of water underground where all of the pesticides, chemical run off, septic waste and more seeps back into the ground and collects. The bottle water company pumps it back up, does a little clean up to get rid of the bacteria and bottles it for public consumption.

Now, what about the oil and gas that spilled? What about your neighbor who sprayed flea & tick killer in his yard to kill the bugs? Yeap, that stuff is still in the water along with dissolved solids. The most dangerous contaminants are those that consumers cannot see, smell or taste. Dissolved solids are minerals (or rocks) that are not visible to the eye but reform and settle in your body (like your kidneys). This is one way to develop kidney stones.

From now on, do me a favor when buying water ONLY BUY WATER THAT SAYS PURIFIED… DO NOT BUY Natural Spring Water

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