AJ’s Blood Work, suprising results!

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• Posted By : Ritu
• On : February 2, 2010
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Getting your blood work done is the best way to measure how the food you eat affects your body. I get mine done every time I go in for a checkup, so far it’s been 3 times J. What’s really cool however is that my doctor puts the results online so I can graph the progress. Check if your doctor can do this, it’s really cool. The graph shows my results done in Feb 2005, August, 2009, and January 2010. My results showed good news, and some not so good. In August, my blood work indicated that my HDL levelsContinue Reading >>

Hungry for change???

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• Posted By : Ritu
• On : January 29, 2010
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If you haven’t yet seen the movie Food Inc. add it to your Netflix queue. This movie presents the reality of our current food industry and provides some shocking facts about what we eat. Some people stopped eating meat after watching this movie but for most it will make you think twice about where your food comes from. When you walk through the grocery store it appears that there are a million food producers out there somewhere but in reality there are only a handful and they mass market their food and slap one various labels which only makes themContinue Reading >>

Mushrooms

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• Posted By : Ritu
• On : January 27, 2010
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I was asked a question about the nutritional value of mushrooms, so I poked around for some facts… The mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, sounds yummy huh. Although mushrooms are often thought to have little nutritional value and in some medical systems are considered to be energy sucking due to their fungus characteristic, some varieties are actually packed with valuable vitamins. Most mushrooms are low in carbohydrate, calories, fat and sodium and are high in fiber which makes them a good addition to any meal. Mushrooms are also high in sodium processing potassium, even higherContinue Reading >>

Go Green

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• Posted By : Ritu
• On : January 22, 2010
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I was recently reading an article in a nutrition magazine about Going Green, green tea that is, the information was compelling so I want to share my findings. Green tea offers a number of health benefits and works as a nice alternative to coffee. I am sure you all have heard that tea is good, but green tea is especially good because it contains two basic components: an antioxidant (EGCG) and amino acid (L-theanine). Antioxidants do just what the name says, protect against oxidation effects and as a result reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. The amino acidContinue Reading >>

“A Healthier 2010” – Lecture Synopsis

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• Posted By : Ritu
• On : January 21, 2010
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Last night Ritu and I attended the “A Healthier 2010” wellness festival in Palo Alto. It started with an introduction of various wellness groups in the Bay Area, and followed with a lecture by Prof Adiel Tel-Oren (Dr. T). Dr. T is a holistic scientist, and discussed the health challenges people face, and ways to “free” yourself from medicines, chronic disease, and aging. I was hoping for more specifics; however he did make a few points that I found interesting: Genetic Lineage and Epi-Genetics – He explained that while there are 25,000 genes in the human genome, there are thousands,Continue Reading >>