Obesity and Food Inc

Can we reduce childhood obesity?

A new study reveals that we can. The study done by the Journal of Law and Economics said that we can reduce childhood obesity by as much as 18% if we ban fast food commercials during children’s programming. Adolescent obesity could be reduced by 14% too. Sweden, Norway and Finland have adopted this regulation. I don’t know if this will ever come about in the United States, but it sure would be great to be able to reduce childhood obesity. They mentioned in the article that there is an 80% chance that an overweight adolescent will become an obese adult. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081119120149.htm


Did you know - 70% of Doctors Don’t Get the Flu Shot?

A prominent doctor has spoken out and recommends that people NOT get the flu shot.
“The CDC’s 15-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations each year on who should be vaccinated. Almost all the ACIP members who make these recommendations have financial ties to the vaccine industry.”

This site also lists some of the ingredients in flu shots that can be harmful to children like formaldehyde and aluminum, along with the fact that it is not effective for children. “A systematic review of 51 studies involving 260,000 children age 6 to 23 months found no evidence that the flu vaccine is any more effective than a placebo”
http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/11/18/doctor-recommends-avoiding-flu-shot-vitamin-d-instead/


Ways to increase your brain activity

Here’s a quick list from this site of how to “hack your brain.” You’ll have to read the whole page to get the details. Exercise, hydrate, find stimulation (music), think happy thoughts, play word or number games, watch quality TV, surf the net, eat brain food, load up on fish oil, eat gingko biloba and ginseng, learn something new, don’t waste your time, actively improve your memory, rest, and have sex. It’s worth the read but not the pictures. http://brainz.org/brain-hacks/


Watch Out! Food Inc is on the way…

I’m wondering if a major shift in our food industry is going to be coming soon. I just watched this interview on Good Morning America with the producers of the new movie Food Inc. They started the show saying, ”This movie will do to grocery stores what Jaws did to beaches.”
This video interview about the movie is well worth the 4 minutes or so it takes to watch. Basically, they talk about soy, high fructose corn syrup, obesity, diabetes, government subsidies, etc. You can bet I will watch this movie sometime soon. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=7789602&page=1

Cleansing Every Day

Instead of cleansing once a week (or once a year) Isa now has an every day cleanse program. If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. Why do a 9 day cleanse once a year when you can cleanse a little bit at a time and feel good all the time. You can add a deep cleanse that lasts 24 or 48 hours at any time, otherwise it’s 2 ounces in the morning and 2 ounces at night with 1-2 shakes a day. This program can also be tailored to be one week out of the month instead of every day. It's a lot easier than keeping track of those cleanse days. Let me know if you want information on how to tailor a program like this to meet your needs along with wholesale pricing.