Sugar or Artificial Sweeteners?

With Halloween just around the corner, here is food for thought:
Borrowed from RealAge Tip Sugar vs. Artificial Sweeteners: Which Is Healthier and Safer? By Mehmet C. Oz, MD, and Michael F. Roizen, MD
There's sugars & syrups in all kinds of foods, from bagels to frozen veggie mixes. The effect of these added sugars? Imagine eating 22 teaspoons of sugar for breakfast every day. That's average for Americans. Research shows it lowers HDL (good) cholesterol & raises bad triglycerides. It, also, gloms onto proteins that create destructive substances called AGEs (advanced glycation end products). These set you up for heart disease, stiff joints, wrinkles, Alzheimer's, diabetes, kidney problems, bone fractures, & vision loss.
About sugar substitutes: Sometimes they make you eat more, not less. Because no-cal sweeteners essentially don't register in your brain's satiety center, instead of satisfying a sweet craving they can send you hunting for more sugary snacks. Recent Texas research has linked drinking diet soda to bigger waists, 70% bigger than in people who didn't have it. There's, also, evidence that fake sugars & diet sodas won't help you lose weight, and increase your risk of metabolic syndrome, which precedes diabetes, heart disease, & much more.
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If you use reasonable amounts of sugar substitutes, that's better than 22 teaspoons of sugar a day. If you drink regular soda, diet is a better choice. Every 12-ounce can of the regular soda has about 135 calories & 10 teaspoons of sugar (usually in the form of high fructose corn syrup). Have a can a day & that's 32 pounds of sugar, 49,000 calories a year, or a 16-pound weight gain. Added sugars/syrups lurk in many places, including in ketchup, peanut butter, crackers, salad dressings, soups, frozen entrees & fruit cups. Be sure to check the ingredients list. Sugar's aliases include high-fructose corn syrup, cane sugar, brown sugar, agave nectar, cane crystals, corn sweetener/syrup, dextrose, evaporated cane juice, fructose, fruit juice concentrates, glucose, invert sugar, lactose, maltose, malt syrup, molasses, honey, and sucrose. If you love dessert, go for fruit instead. Sugar isn't added, and fruits' vitamins, minerals, and beneficial plant nutrients help protect you from added sugars' aging effects. You can have an ounce of heart-friendly dark chocolate, too.
If you must have something sweet, be sure to take Omnitrition®'s PhasoTrim® before you eat!  Phaso Trim® is made from a plant extract that helps block calories from carbs. Phaso Trim® reduces the amount of insulin secreted by the pancreas & helps to burn existing fat. Promotes weight loss even without being on a diet. You can still eat the carbs; you just won't wear them!

Obesity and Cancer Risk

Obesity is already linked to diabetes & heart disease. A recent study showed that breast cancer patients who are obese have a greater risk that their cancer will return.
Dr. Joseph Sparano of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care is author of a new study that observed outcomes of patients with breast cancer. For women receiving the most up-to-date treatment, being obese increased the risk of recurrence by 24% & death by 37%. The increased risk was limited to women whose tumors were fueled by estrogen. Levels of estrogen may be boosted by an enzyme in fatty tissue. The study, also, showed an increased risk in those who were simply overweight.
Having a Body Mass Index(BMI) of 25 to 29.9 is indicative of being overweight, while those with a BMI of 30 or more indicates obesity.
It's not just recurrence of breast cancer that has been linked to being overweight/obese. The odds of getting cancers increase in the following: Esophagus Pancreas Colon & Rectum Breast Kidney Endometrium(Uterus) Thyroid Gallbladder
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For those who don't smoke, maintaining a healthy weight & getting enough exercise can be beneficial to prevent cancer according to a report in the journal, Cancer.

Does Coffee Prevent Cancer?

Good News for Coffee Lovers: It May Prevent Cancer
Borrowed from RealAge
In the war against cancer, caffeine may be very beneficial. Even decaf may be just as powerful as the caffeinated kind. In some research, coffee has been linked to lower rates of cancer, including breast cancer.
The four types of cancer that coffee helps are:
1.  Endometrial cancer. Research indicates that women who drink lots of coffee are 25% less likely to develop endometrial cancer than those who don't. Suggest drinking at least 4 cups per day.
2.  Prostate cancer. New data has been linked to coffee, whether caffeinated or decaf, warding off prostate cancer. Suggest 1 to 6 cups daily.
3.  Common Skin cancer. Coffee acts to shut down basal cell carcinoma according to researchers. Drink more than 3 cups each day.
4.  Breast cancer. Menopausal women who drink lots of coffee run 20 to 50% lower risk of some types of breast cancer. Need to drink at least 5 cups of regular coffee daily.
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Foods & Allergies

Here are some common cross-allergies: If fall ragweed gives you the sniffles, apples, bananas, melons, cucumber, chamomile tea, echinacea, honey, & nuts may, too.  If you're allergic to bananas or latex, beware of eating avocado or melon.
What foods can actually help allergies?
According to Dr. Mehmet Oz, eating plenty of Vitamin B-rich foods, particularly those with lots of folate, may help control allergies. This is because Vitamin B-rich foods & folate improves the immune system to common allergies. Those with a high folate diet can see a 31% lower risk of allergy symptoms, like watery eyes, runny nose, & eczema and a 40% lower risk of wheezing. Be sure to get at least 700ug of folate. Even if no allergy problems, you want to get plenty of folate, which also helps heart disease & birth defects.
Top 10 Foods with Folate(Also, called Vitamin B-9):
1. Yeast Extract Spread Also, called Marmite, has 1010ug per 100g serving.
2. Liver Any kind of liver, but Turkey Liver has most with 691ug.
3. Dried Herbs Dried Spearmint provides most with 530ug. Dried Rosemary has 307ug, then dried basil, chervil, coriander, marjoram, thyme, bay leaf & dried parsley.
4. Sunflower Seeds Has 238ug folate.
5. Dry Roasted Soybeans Also, called Edamame, has 205ug folate.
6. Dark Leafy Greens Such as spinach, turnip greens & collards are high in Vitamin K, calcium, as well as folate making them one of the superfoods. Raw spinach & raw turnip greens provide 184ug folate.
7. Bean Sprouts Has 172ug folate.
8. Beans (& other legumes including lentils) Pinto & Garbanzo beans(also called Chickpeas) have 172ug; Mung beans provide 159ug followed by lima, black, yard long & navy.
9. Asparagus Has 149ug folate.
10. Peanuts Also a great source of zinc, protein, vitamin E, magnesium, & copper has 145ug folate per 100g serving.
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Natural Anti-Wrinkle Remedies

As you age, your body naturally produces less collagen & elastin, connective tissue that makes your skin firm & supple. The layer of fat under your skin, also, begins to disappear. Thus, the skin, particularly on your face, starts to sag & wrinkle.
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Your skin is your body's largest organ, so it is a target for free radicals. Free radicals travel throughout your body & cause problems including wrinkles. You can't help producing free radicals, but you can help neutralize them.
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Dr. Mark Wahlqvist of Melbourne, Australia found that certain foods can actually protect your face from wrinkles, particularly foods that contain powerful antioxidants, including vitamins, carotenoids, polyphenols, & other phytochemicals.
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Here is the list of foods that seem to fight wrinkles: Apples Asparagus Celery Cherries Dried Fruit Eggplant Eggs Garlic Grapes Jam Lima Beans Melons Multi-grain Bread Nuts Olives Onions Pears Prunes Spinach Tea Water Yogurt
Don't forget to use olive oil, which resists skin cell damage. Meals, like those in a typical Greek diet, that blend vegetables, legumes, & olive oil provide even more protection against wrinkles.
Avoid these wrinkle causing foods: Butter & Margarine Cakes, pastries, etc. Ice Cream (Full-fat)Milk Potatoes Red Meat Soft Drinks
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Goals to Live Longer

Lifestyle can affect aging. In order to add years to your life to live to a healthy 100 or more, try these:
1. Stop Smoking. You can increase your lifespan by 10 years if you stop smoking by age 30, 8 years if you quit by age 40 & 6 years if you quit by age 50.
I have heard people taking these nutritional supplements from Omnitrition® were able to quit smoking:
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2. Eat More Fruits & Vegetables. Have at least 2 1/2 cups of vegetables & 2 cups of fruit each day. Eating more of these, and less unhealthy fattening snacks, can help with obesity, which in turn lowers your risk of death.
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3. Be Safe on the Road. Always wear your seatbelt when riding in an automobile. Always wear a helmet when riding a bike, riding a motorcycle or other similar modes of transportation, & riding a horse.
4. Sleep Well. Be sure to get 7 to 9 hours of sleep each day. Getting less than 5 hours a night may shorten your lifespan.
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5. Stress Less. Try spending a few minutes each day deep breathing. Let go of angry feelings. Find something fun to do. Exercise helps with stress, too.
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6. Turn Down the Volume. Protect your ears from loud noises by wearing earplugs. And keep the volume down when listening to music. Prolonged exposure to anything over 85 decibels can cause gradual hearing loss.