HEALTH NEWS

By LYNNE GULLY

 

 

February 2005

 

I recently watched the film “Supersize Me” by Morgan Spurlock. He decided to carry out an experiment to see the effect of eating only MacDonald’s fast food for 30 days. He enlisted the help of three doctors who carried out extensive tests on him before he got started. His general health was excellent and he had only 11% body fat. He had a 10lb weight increase in just five days and by day six was feeling depressed. He would eat and then feel hungry soon after, as he was eating food lacking in nutrition. He was feeling totally exhausted by the end of each day.

 

He felt better as soon as he started eating the next MacDonald’s meal. His doctor told him it was because he was getting addicted to the food. On day eighteen he started to develop headaches and was told by his nutritionist that he was having less than 50% of his daily vitamin and mineral requirements. On day twenty-one he started to develop palpitations and had difficulty breathing. His doctors warned him to stop eating the fast food as it was seriously damaging his liver.

 

The final tests after 30 days were that he had gained 24.5 lbs in weight, his cholesterol levels had significantly increased and his liver had turned to fat. The doctors were surprised that the MacDonald’s meals attacked the liver in the same way as alcohol. It took him five months to lose 20lbs and another nine months to lose the last 4.5lbs.

 

Here are a few important facts from the film

 

  • 400,000 deaths every year are related to obesity.
  • One in three people will develop diabetes if the current trend of eating fast food continues.
  • Obese children have under functioning livers.
  • Children will eventually suffer liver failure if they don’t change their eating and exercise habits.
  • Obesity causes heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
  • Even MacDonald’s salads contain sugar.
  • People in the US spend thirty billion dollars every year on weight-loss products.
  • The world is not going to change – it’s you that has to change.
  • Eating a healthy diet is not just about weight loss. It’s about preventing diseases taking hold and making us ill.

 

 

Are you willing to do what it takes?

The road to good health and a long life must start with the question “Are you willing to consider a lifestyle change for lasting health?” If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’re going to keep getting what you’re getting.

I made the decision a few years ago to improve my diet and to cut out processed food. My health has improved significantly and I feel so much better. I take various nutritional supplements to ensure I get a full range of essential nutrients. 

The first step is to fill out a Lifestyle Analysis Questionnaire. This will pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of your body systems. Then follow the flow chart relating to your weakest system to find out which products are best suited to your current health needs.

The questionnaire and flow charts can be found in Nature’s Sunshine’s “Your Personal Guide to Natural Health” at a cost of £1.50.

You can order your copy by ringing Nature’s Sunshine on 08458 40 50 60 and ask for stock no 5950 or ask me for a copy if you live locally.

 

 

Tel: 01689 856581 email: lynne.gully@optimumhealth.co.uk www.optimumhealth.co.uk

Children’s Health

 Information from Public Health Nutrition (1999), points out that children’s diets in the 1950s, when some foods were still rationed, were in fact superior in terms of vitamin, mineral and fibre content compared with those of today.

 

A recent study found that one in five children never eat fruit, 59% of children refuse to eat vegetables and almost 25% will not eat meat.

 

Many parents in Britain agree that their children do not eat a healthy diet even though they understand that they are responsible for the food their child eats.

 

Not only are children consuming more sugar and salt in their diet, they are also becoming less active. One quarter of the population are overweight by the time they reach 16 years of age.

 

Adequate nutrition is never more crucial than during childhood. New tissues, bones and muscles develop at an astonishing pace.

 

Busy parents sometime reach for fast or pre-packaged foods, which lack important nutrients.

Environmental pollutants and food additives can affect a child’s learning ability, concentration and health.

Over reliance on drugs for common ailments may weaken the immune system.

 

Nature’s Sunshine Herbasaurs range provides your child with valuable nutrition. All of the Herbasaurs products are free of any artificial colours, flavours, sweeteners, starches or preservatives. You would be amazed to find that many of the Children’s vitamin supplements available in the High Street are packed full of sugar, aspartame and preservatives.

 

Children’s Chewable Vitamins – contains a full day’s supply of Vitamins A, D, E, C, and the range of B vitamins together with iron. Stock no 1622.

 

Children’s Liquid Vitamins – this orange-flavoured multi vitamin product contains everything in the chewable tablet with the addition of zinc.  Stock no 3330.

 

Children’s Chewable Antioxidants – contains beta-carotene, Vitamins C and E, Grapine (from grape seed and pine bark), liquorice flavonoids and Lycopene. Natural lemon-lime flavour. Stock no 3301.

 

Chewable Bifidophilus- helps restore the balance of friendly intestinal flora to help fight infections. Natural orange flavour and milk-free. Stock no 3302.

 

Children’s Chewable Elderberry Plus – contains elderberry fruit concentrate, reishi mushroom and astragalus to help support the immune system. Flavoured with elderberry, lemon and lime. Stock no 3300.

 

Calcium for Kids – a pleasant chewable calcium supplement which incorporates a selection of minerals including magnesium, copper and manganese. Stock no 3303.

 

Chewable Vitamin C is also suitable for children. Stock 1726.

 

Improve Your Circulation

The Circulatory System provides a continuous supply of nutrients and oxygen into every cell in the body. Simultaneously it picks up carbon dioxide and other waste materials produced by the cells and carries them away for removal from the body.

 

It’s important to maintain a healthy circulation system as a poor circulation can result in problems with high cholesterol, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, high blood pressure, heart disease or strokes.

 

A sure sign that you have poor circulation is cold hands and feet. I used to get a dead arm every night in bed due to poor circulation. I started taking Mega-Chel and very soon the problem disappeared.

 

Mega-Chel is a “mega-nutrient” supplement designed to improve circulation and remove pollutants that damage arterial and vessel walls and cause hardening of the arteries. Mega-Chel contains vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and herbs that not only help clear arteries, but also help reduce cholesterol and triglycerides levels, strengthen the heart, improve vascular integrity, stimulate cardiac and peripheral circulation, increase tissue oxygenation, decrease platelet aggregation and even enhance immune response. Mega-Chel does not contain any artificial colours, preservatives, starches, sugars or yeast.

 

Mega-Chel can be taken as your daily multi vitamin and mineral supplement and is recommended for anyone over 40 years old. Stock no 1821.

 

Other products that help improve the circulation system are:

Ginkgo & Hawthorn – ginkgo improves circulation to the brain while hawthorn berries are beneficial for angina and other heart problems. Stock no 909.

 

Cholester-Reg II –Stock no 557– helps to lower cholesterol levels and is best taken with High Potency Garlic. Stock no 292.

 

Capsicum & Garlic with Parsley – this is very effective at lowering high blood pressure and lowering blood cholesterol levels. Stock no 832. For maximum results, this is best taken along with Mega-Chel.

 

CoQ10 – has been shown to be clinically effective for coronary artery disease, arrhythmia, high blood pressure and particularly congestive heart failure. Research has consistently shown a strong correlation between the severity of heart failure and low levels of CoQ10. Sufficient levels of CoQ10 are essential for a healthy heart and critical for a failing one. Stock no 1796.

 

 

To order Nature’s Sunshine Products – call the Order Hot Line on 08458 40 50 60.

 

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