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Renegade Water Secrets with Jonny Bowden, is a board certified nutritionist, personal trainer, motivational speaker, and author of: Living the Low-Carb Life: Choosing the Diet that?s Right for You, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprisingly Unbiased Truth about What You Should Eat and Why and his most recent book is The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why.

Kevin: We?re talking about protein and amino acids right now. So I had one question about a plant-based source of protein. A lot of people who are on this call may or may not be vegan and a lot of them don’t necessarily want to eat meat or have that sort of protein. What are your thoughts on plant-based proteins? What do you think are some of the better ones?

Jonny: Well, let me give full disclosure. I’m not a vegan or vegetarian. I find that a very difficult way to live and I am not convinced that that is necessarily the best way for our species to exist. I have all the concerns that many of the people on the call have about the quality of the protein that we eat and about factory farming for animals and the cruelty and not to mention the steroids and antibiotics and growth hormones and all of that other stuff in the milk that I’m eating. I certainly don’t recommend not to anyone, but I do think that in the long run the human species does a little bit with some animal products in our diet. Maybe it’s once a week. Maybe for some metabolic types or some genetic types it?s three times a day. The human species has adapted to many different types of diets, but one diet it has not adapted to is the high processed food, high sugar diet. That’s across the board, so you’ll see the Bantu of South Africa, who do very well on an 80% carbohydrate diet and you?ll see the Inuit, that used to be called the Eskimo in Greenland and in Alaska who eat virtually nothing but whale blubber and seal meat, because vegetables don?t even grow up there and they do very, very well. None of them eat sugar and none of them eat stuff with a barcode, so I think that there is a wide range of diets that we can adapt to, but I do think that even the longest lived people the world may eat very little meat, but they eat a little bit of it. It?s certainly not the supermarket meat we?re talking about. It’s usually grass fed or free range or pasture fed and healthy cows and happy cows that live on pasture.

So I’m not someone who has a lot of personal experience with a vegan diet. My metabolic type is not suited for that. I do think we’d all benefit by having more raw foods in our diet. 20% or 50% the exact number, I don’t know. It’s going to vary for different people, but we all want some raw fruits and vegetables in our diet. No question about it, these kinds of things. I think that even people who are on a high- protein diet, even people who are following Atkins should eat more vegetables. I think across the board we all would benefit from more vegetables in our diet. This is not contradictory to a higher protein, higher fat diet. We need more vegetables in our diet across the board. I would say that that’s true.

Now that said, how do we get best quality protein if we don’t want to eat any animal or fish-based food and the answer is I don’t know. The inconvenient truth, if you will, is that vegetable protein and plant-based protein is not the same quality. It just isn’t. You can’t get your B12 from plant-based diets. I understand that the vegan and the raw food people believe differently, but that’s not just my opinion. It’s pretty much been documented. It?s in the Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplementation that?s put out by a blue ribbon committee. B12 is just not there. It’s not absorbable. It?s not available, but the iron that’s and plant food is not the same quality as in animal foods. Can we manage with a plant-based diet or with an exclusively plant-based diet? We can and sometimes it’s a very healthy thing to do as a detox or as a temporary strategy to balance the acid diet that many of us have been on to help cure some diseases. It think it can be very valuable, but in the long range year in year out without any fish in the diet, without any eggs, without any whey protein I think it’s very, very tough. Beans have protein in them. Many of the vegetable sources are just lacking in an amino acid or two. Their amino acid profile is just not quite as good. Can we manage? Sure we can.

My recommendation to people who want to follow that kind of diet is you maybe just bend the rules a little bit and have some fish. You’re just not going to get omega threes from plant foods and that includes flaxseed and I?m a big supporter of flaxseed. It’s not the same. There are two omega threes that are found in fish. The body doesn’t convert them very well. You need that EPA and DHA. They’re essential for health. They?re essential for the brain, for the cardiovascular system. So I think that if there was a way that you could live with some small amount of fish in the diet or some amount of eggs from happy chickens, free range chickens or a little bit of whey protein I think that that would be a very good balance to a vegan diet or to a diet that is largely vegan, if not 100% vegan.

Kevin: Yeah and the omega-3 question was my next one. What is happening with flax oil and why is it not assimilated?

Jonny: Assimilated is fine. Here’s the problem. There are three Omega three fatty acids in the world. Three. I’m not going to try to spell them, but they?re alpha-linolenic acid, ALA is one. The other two are eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA and the other one is docosahexaenoic acid, DHA. So to call them by their nicknames, it?s ALA, DHA and EPA. ALA is found in flaxseed. The other two are found in fish. The body technically can take the ALA found in flaxseed and out of that make the two that are found in fish, the complete form to come out of the box in the fish, but it doesn’t do a good job. In fact, it does a lousy job. The most you?re going to get is about 10% conversion.

Now, why do we care? Because the real health benefits come from those two that are found pre-made in fish, the EPA and DHA. That?s where the real action is. Those are the ones that are found in the developing fetus’s brain is DHA. Those are the ones that have been found to improve mood. Those are the ones that are found to lower blood pressure. These are important omega threes. Now, it doesn’t mean that the ALA in flaxseed isn’t important. It has a lot of anti-inflammatory properties of its own. There are lignins in flax. There are phytochemicals and flax and flax as a food is a fabulous food, not just because of the omega threes, but because it has fiber and it has all kinds of other stuff in it, but if you’re hoping to get your EPA and DHA, those other two omega threes, the ones that come out of the box in salmon or sardines, if you’re hoping to get that from flax you?re going to have to take an awful lot of flaxseed oil, because all you can really count on converting to the EPA and DHA is about 5% to 10% of the amount of flax. Now, if you’re having two big tablespoons of flaxseed oil a day, or three, that might be enough. Even 5% or 10% of that converting is going to be fine, but most people aren?t doing that, so I really strongly feel that the real action, the real health benefits are in the EPA and DHA and most people would be better off just taking them preformed out of the box either with fish oil, fish oil supplements or fish itself. You just can’t count on the body to make them out of the flaxseed will.

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Goji berries have been known to have a positive impact on everything from your liver to your circulation to your immune system. As more becomes understood about the positive health benefits provided by the Goji berry, more and more people are deciding to make them a part of their overall diet and nutrition. The question that plagues most people, though, is ?Which form of Goji berries is best for me ? dried Goji berries or Goji juice?? It may be confusing trying to figure out how to maximize the health benefits of Goji berries if you have just decided to make them a part of your lifestyle.

One of the main things that you might first notice is that Goji berries are more than not available in one of two forms ? either dried Goji berries or Goji juice. And really, there is no reason to worry about which will benefit you most health wise, as both forms of Goji berries pack a powerfully healthy punch and are an excellent addition to a healthy diet. In the end, your choice will mainly be a matter of which form you prefer.

So, knowing this, how do you go about selecting the best form of Goji berries for yourself? Well, the easiest way to accomplish this is by considering the different aspects of each. If you like to travel or if you spend a lot of time away from home, then you might find that dried Goji berries are the perfect fit for your lifestyle. Just put a couple handfuls in a snack bag and you will always have this healthy snack on hand. If you get tired of eating the berries plain, try being a little innovative. Mix some in with your cereal, your yogurt, or even make your own trail mix. It is extremely easy to tuck away your dried Goji berries in a knapsack or purse. Plus, with dried Goji berries, you do not have to be concerned about consuming unwanted chemicals, such as preservatives, dyes or other additives that some brands of Goji juice contain.

On the other hand, maybe you do not like the slightly bitter taste of dried Goji berries. In this case, you may prefer to obtain your healthy benefits in the form of Goji juice. For some people, it is just easier to grab a glass of Goji juice in the morning with breakfast or as afternoon refreshment. Just as with dried Goji berries, Goji juice allows you to explore your creative side. Feel free to mix it with other fruit juices and make your own juice cocktails. With this method, you not only get the health benefits of Goji berries, but of other fruits as well.

In the end, your personal preferences will dictate which form of Goji berries is best for you. You may even decide to alternate between the two forms to ensure that boredom is never a problem. Just remember, the main thing is to be sure to make Goji berries a part of your diet and lifestyle.

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Renegade Water Secrets with Jonny Bowden, is a board certified nutritionist, personal trainer, motivational speaker, and author of: Living the Low-Carb Life: Choosing the Diet that?s Right for You, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprisingly Unbiased Truth about What You Should Eat and Why and his most recent book is The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why.

Kevin: Thank you. Well, for those of you who have never heard of Jonny Bowden, why don’t you just give us a quick little summary and then we’ll get right into the meat of this call and the questions.

Jonny: Well, I’m a board certified nutritionist. I have a Masters degree in psychology. I was a personal trainer for 10 years and I have six certifications in personal training and I try to combine motivational speaking with clinical nutrition and fitness and health for just transformation of the world and the planet and people’s health and personal power.

Kevin: Wow. So let’s get right into it. I sense a theme of the questions that we got and I got a chance to take a look at them, kind of revolve around to very specific things. One is emotional eating and the other is a sugar cravings and I have a feeling that they’re a little bit connected, but I’m going to let you talk about that. So let’s talk first about emotional eating. How can someone overcome emotional type grabbing for food no matter what it is?

Jonny: Well, it’s certainly something that we can spend an entire hour on, but let me just give you a tiny piece of the way I approach it. I did a program a while ago, which has been doing really well on my website called the Diet Boot Camp Program. It?s four CDs and a manual and it?s the text that we use in our private coaching program. It’s kind of a textbook, but this is an at-home version that you can do without the coaching program and everyone talks about using a food journal to keep a record of what you eat, so that you can kind of monitor food reactions and calories and be accountable to yourself. In the Diet Boot Camp Program, I particularly added to that food journal questions about what you just asked. What am I feeling when I’m eating this? Am I really hungry or is something else going on? How do I connect the dots between the triggers for eating and my eating behavior? Because I think the answer to your question is really about how we connect the dots? How do we identify what triggers happen often subconsciously, and often without us even noticing them. They happen so quickly.

What cues do we respond to that trigger eating behaviors, because until we can make that connection we can?t to break the link. So what we’re looking for is a circuit breaker. We’re looking for a way — if you know those Christmas lights that you have that you put on a Christmas tree. When they’re all kind of chained together and there’s one little circuit that?s broken in there then all the rest of the lights beyond that don’t light up. That?s what we need to do with some of our more addictive behaviors, whether it be food behaviors or drug behaviors, whatever we’re addicted to and here were talking about sugar and cravings and emotional eating.

So what we tend to and I was a cigarette smoker, for example. Certain subjects would come up. Certain anxiety producing subjects would come up in conversation. You automatically reach for the pack. So what I talk about on Diet Book Camp is making a chink in the link. You’re looking at that link of behaviors that starts with an emotion of feeling of fear or anger. In the 12 step program they talk about don’t get too angry or too tired or too thirsty or too hungry or too lonely. There are these triggers and what we?re looking for is what is the link of behaviors that ends with us eating something that doesn’t support our health and how to we break that link. How do we put a little circuit breaker in that link of lights and I think that’s the key to getting mastery over emotional eating.

Kevin: When someone is craving something is it too late? Does this groundwork have to laid before?

Jonny: That is a great question and let me give you the short answer. Obviously, if you can nip it before it happens, it?s the same thing with cigarettes and everything else. If you can stop cravings before they overcome you and there are things you can do. There are things you can do to modulate, for example, blood sugar, because dropping blood sugar is a big cue for cravings. There are things you can do to not get too angry or too hungry and there are things you can do to start molecules going up to your brain, saying this dude?s not that hungry. We can manage. So there?s a lot of things that you can do in advance of cravings. Once you understand what the triggers are, there are things you can do.

My ex-girlfriend was a big smoker and she knew that there were certain routes in the car, driving home from rehearsal, certain times that were triggers for her, so she learned to not do this particular things and to find alternative a ways to go home, to find different times to go, different people to travel with, so there are ways that you can kind of anticipate before the craving happens. You can do it be it with modulating blood sugar or taking some of the supplements that I talk about in The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth, like glutamine and things like that, but once a craving hits there are still things you can do to interrupt the circuit. It’s a little harder than not having a craving in the first place, but sometimes cravings just hit us. So what we have to do is find some alternative behaviors or just find a way to get, as I said, a chink in the link, maybe put one behavior in between the craving and the action.

A lot of us feel a craving and immediately gratify it and sometimes if you can just train your brain to put a five minutes in between, like maybe make a deal with yourself and you say okay, I’m going to delete this food or have the cigarette or whatever it is that you’d like to not be able to do. I’m going to be able to do it and make a deal with myself, but I?m going to wait five minutes. I’m going to just walk around the block first. It’s kind of like when you’re really angry and you take 10 deep breaths. You just make that deal with yourself to put that little bit of distance and when you know some of the tricks of what you can do in that little bit of distance you’d be amazed. The cravings pass within 15 minutes. It’s been documented. There’s no question about it. If you can outlast it, you can beat it.

So there are things that you can do and it isn’t always too late once the craving starts, but obviously the best solution is to try to anticipate what might trigger those cravings in the first place and maybe head them off at the pass before you are victimized by them.

Kevin: Right, because it’s challenging when you have a piece of cake or there’s a whole variety of people in this call. People who are into raw foods to people who just want to lose weight. It?s a challenge when you have that thing in your hand and it?s in your reach. Is it a different kind of trigger for each person, like a different kind of stop technique? Why don’t you give us an example of what you use for smoking? What was your stop technique?

Jonny: I wrapped the cigarettes and paper and put a rubber band around the pack. I would have to unwrap the cigarettes. I would have to write down on the paper the time of day. I’d rank it from one to 10 and I would have to wait five minutes and actually go out of the room and do it someplace else.

Kevin: Wow.

Jonny: After a while, if you put enough of these little stop gap measures, five minutes, 10 minutes, you have to wrap it up, you have to write it down and have to go out of the room. If you make it inconvenient enough, as you begin to break the habit it becomes easier and easier. For some people I’m going to have dessert, I’ll have a warm bath first. I?ll read 10 pages of the Wall Street Journal or of my favorite novel. I’ll wait and watch 15 minutes of the news and then I?ll have it. You can make them up. They can be different for different people. I?ll walk around the block. I?ll do 10 push-ups. You’d be amazed at the number of things you can put in there to just jam up the works. What you’re trying to do is deconstruct that automaticness, that knee-jerk reaction and once you can do that, once you can get a wedge in it’s like a wedge issue. Once you get a wedge in, it?s sort of like undoing a knot on your shoe lace when it?s really tight. Once you can loosen it a little bit, the rest of it sort of unravels a lot more easily.

Kevin: What a great 10 minute explanation on food cravings and sugar and everything. I think that kind of covers it. That is some incredible advice.

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Today?s sedentary lifestyle leads to weight gain. No one can argue with that. Everyone differs, however, on how to shed the weight.

The conversion of energy from stored fat is one of the main functions of the liver. Therefore, it is important that your liver is always at peak performance. Another function of the liver is to help the kidneys do their job if they?re dehydrated. The solution to keeping your liver converting fat to energy is to drink more water! The consumption of water is vital in order to maintain a healthy body. To summarize, cut down on the dehydrating beverages and fill up with more water.

Just existing burns calories. Energy is required every hour of the day, regardless of what we do. Who doesn?t know that? What is not as commonly known is that the amount of muscle on your body determines your resting metabolic rate. Even a small increase in your muscle mass will increase your resting metabolic rate, with the result being more calories expended throughout the day.

To benefit from increasing your metabolism, you don?t need to lift weights two or three hours a day. You probably don?t have that kind of time to invest ? nor do I.

If you?re overweight and would like to add to your muscle mass, start slowly, and do simple things like squats or push-ups. Every day do five of each exercise. Those can both be done from the home and it won?t cost you a dime. If you want more workout than just push-ups and squats, do you need to buy a set of weights? No matter how silly it sounds, you can always use a pair of rocks weighing three or four pounds each.

Increase your muscle mass as fast as possible by making your body constantly rebuild and repair muscle. Every part of your body needs exercising: chest, shouldres, back, biceps, triceps, quads, forearms, and glutes, calves and hamstrings, and abdominals. To accomplish this, do you need to kill yourself every day at the gym? Not if you?re creative. Just remember, push-ups and squats. Those two exercises will work every muscle in your body (it?s even better if time allows you to concentrate on individual muscles).

However, don?t overlook the last but very important factor of losing or gaining weight: your diet. If three times a day you consume a double cheeseburger and a large fries, and drink a soda that?s not calorie-free, it?s going to be hard for you to lose weight no matter what you do.

While there is no limit to the number of diets claiming to be the best (all fruit, no meat, low carbs, low fat, etc.), different types of food create different reactions in people. On the most fundamental level, everyone?s body metabolizes food differently. What rejuvenates one person is just as likely to make someone else lethargic.

Which diet produces the best results for your body? To start, analyze how many calories you eat every day. Make sure it is the proper amount for your current body weight. Second, pay attention to how you feel emotionally and physically thirty minutes after you?ve eaten. Do you feel sluggish and want to nap? Or are you re-energized? Feeling like you could run a marathon? Most likely you?ve already concluded the answer because your body will tell you exactly how it feels after consuming a meal.

Light exercising, adequate water consumption, and a diet that makes you alive and full of energy are the fundamentals of losing weight. Be sure you include all three of the above factors, your lifestyle will be healthier and you?ll lose weight without even trying!

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This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni’s Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Jonny Bowden shares on nutritional supplements.

Renegade Water Secrets with Jonny Bowden, is a board certified nutritionist, personal trainer, motivational speaker, and author of: Living the Low-Carb Life: Choosing the Diet that?s Right for You, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprisingly Unbiased Truth about What You Should Eat and Why and his most recent book is The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why.

Kevin: There are so many supplements today to choose from. The costs can be high and I don’t know if they work. If you’re on a budget, what are the bare-bones supplements that you think that people should really be concerned about or should be using?

Jonny: If I had to pick one, if you put a gun to my head and I had to pick one supplement that would have the broadest-based shotgun approach to health that does the most things for the most people and that most people are lacking in it would have to be fish oil. Even a multiple vitamin, a lot of people on this call are eating really great. They?re eating a lot of raw foods. They’re getting enzymes and they’re eating yogurt or other naturally fermented foods and they’re getting some probiotics. Let’s assume they’re getting a ton of vitamins from their vegetables and fruits, although most people are lacking in some of them, but if you could only take one the omega threes just have the widest range of health benefits and are most needed by most people. So that would be my number one with a bullet.

There are others down the list. Certainly, multivitamins, magnesium. 75% of magnesium is getting a less than optimal level of magnesium. Probiotics are a good one. Digestive enzymes. There are a lot of different things and then of course, you get into the different health conditions and the different things and different challenges that different people have. If there are some heart issues or anything to do with — if anybody?s on a staten medication to lower cholesterol and that’s a whole other discussion, but if you are on one of there’s not even a doubt, you should be on co- enzyme Q10 supplementation. Absolutely 100% and if your doctor tells you otherwise change doctors. Staten drugs seriously deplete co-enzyme Q10. It’s a vital nutrient for the heart. If you’re on a Staten medication co-enzyme Q10 is at the top of the list.

For energy depletion there’s all sorts of different things. If people have blood sugar issues and I talk about all of this in The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth. Different natural prescriptions for supporting your health with different kinds of conditions and not necessarily curing a condition, but supporting your health and maybe being able to reduce medication or maybe being able to put something into remission or reduce the number of outbreaks of asthma attacks or acne or any of these different things. That can be helped by different dietary supplement strategies, but again, go back to what is the one thing that people on a budget, one thing that they can take. That said, I would

have to say fish oil.

Kevin: Any specific supplements for women?

Jonny: Well, certainly fish oil again, because that’s something both sexes need. If someone is pregnant, I think that’s number one with a bullet, because the developing fetus again, the brain is 60% by weight fat and most of that fat is DHA. So again, this is vitally important. I think folic acid is particularly important. It’s important for men and for women. I’m not one of those people who think that there’s a vast difference in what men and women need. There are some things like iron that men just shouldn’t be taking, but folic acid, if you’re of pregnancy age or whether you’re intending to get pregnant or not of pregnancy age you should be taking folic acid absolutely every day. If you drink, you should be taking folic acid every day. So this is another supplement that just has wonderful benefits in a myriad of ways, but certainly any one of pregnancy age should be taking that.

Then beyond that I think calcium, magnesium. I think we been oversold about how much calcium we need to take. I think that’s a whole different discussion, but I don’t think we need nearly as much calcium as we?ve been told. What we need to do is stop eating things that remove calcium from our system and then we wouldn?t need to take so much of it.

I’m more concerned that people aren’t getting enough magnesium. I think vitamin D is going to be the unsung nutrient hero of this decade. We?re just now seeing how low the recommendation has been compared to the value that this vitamin has and how much of the vitamin D deficiency epidemic we have in this country and how vitally important that is for health on many different levels. It has anti-cancer activity.

I was just interviewing for my radio show yesterday, the author of the book called The Blue Zones, which is what he did for National Geographic Explorer and he found four areas in the world: Sardinia, Okinawa, a remote peninsula in Costa Rica and the Loma Linda area of California, where the Seventh-day Adventists live. He found these four areas in the world that they called the blue zones, where people live to be a hundred they live in fantastic health. They have energy. There are people that are over a hundred years old that are tilling the fields. These pockets of long-lived healthy existence and they went and he investigated to see with the people might have in common. All of them live in sunny climates. All of them were getting a lot of vitamin D. Now there are a lot of things that they have in common, as well; very high plant-based diets, for example, a lot of activity and a lot of connections to other people. All of that stuff, but one of the central things was the vitamin D connection. So I think that’s a vitamin that almost everyone can benefit from, from taking more. We don’t do nearly enough with that. We get this ridiculous low RDA of 400 IUs a day is waste. It’s laughably low. That would be another one that we could benefit by.

Kevin: Why did you say men shouldn?t be taking iron supplements?

Jonny: Because we have no way of getting rid of iron. Menstruating women have a monthly cycle in which they lose blood and therefore, can get rid of some of the iron that accumulates in their bodies. Iron is very toxic to the body when it accumulates. So if you?re menstruating you have a way of getting rid of it. If you’re not menstruating, if you?re a postmenopausal woman or a man you shouldn’t be taking iron, because it gets into the system and it absolutely can oxidize. It can be a component of — there’s just a lot of connections to heart disease and all kinds of other things. You don’t want accumulated iron in the body. So I would say that for any man, a multivitamin without iron and for any postmenopausal woman a multivitamin without iron.

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Milk thistle is a plant whose fruit and seeds have been used for more than 2,000 years as a treatment for disorders of the liver, bile ducts, and gallbladder. Milk thistle is also called holy thistle, Marian thistle, and Mary thistle is indigenous to the Southern regions of Europe however today it can be found growing around the world. This herb has a long therapeutic history.

Silymarin has been identified as the active ingredient in milk thistle which gives it its therapeutic properties. Silymarin is a naturally occurring polyphenolic antioxidant flavonoid. This active ingredient is only soluble in alcohol and not water, thus making an alcohol extract the preferred medium of extraction. Silymarin contains 4 compounds: silybin (the most active), isosilybin, silychristin, and silydianin.

Silymarin has been studied extensively around the world. Today, several scientific studies suggest that active substances in milk thistle (particularly silymarin) protect the liver from damage caused by viruses, toxins, alcohol, and certain drugs such as acetaminophen (a common over the counter medication used for headaches and pain; acetaminophen, also called paracetamol), can cause liver damage if taken in large quantities or by people who drink alcohol regularly.

Hepatitis C is a disease of the liver that is caused by a virus. Chronic hepatitis C can cause liver disease, cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), liver cancer, and liver failure. Among people with chronic hepatitis C, most show no symptoms for up to 20 to 30 years; some have mild symptoms; and some have more serious symptoms. One acute viral hepatitis study reported latest out come measures at 28 days and showed significant improvement in aspartate aminotransferase and bilirubin. Also, two studies of chronic viral hepatitis both showed basic and histologic improvement with milk thistle supplementation.

More over, two animal studies on prostate cancer chemoprevention and treatment are ongoing, and a third phase trial in human prostate cancer patients with rising prostate-specific antigen also is under way with milk thistle. Several large, carefully designed studies in patients with liver disorders have found that taking Silymarin to be effective as a treatment and may in some cases have a laxative effect or cause nausea, heartburn, or stomach upset. A growing amount of information from laboratory, animal, and human studies suggests that milk thistle may help to lower blood sugar levels as well.

Research into the biological activity of silymarin and its possible medical uses has been conducted in many countries since the 1970s, but the quality of the research has been uneven. A summary of the research findings the results of scientific studies to date do not definitively find that milk thistle is beneficial in treating viral hepatitis C in humans so more research is needed to be conclusive.

Many professional herbalists recommend milk thistle extract for the prevention and/or treatment of various liver disorders including hepatitis, fatty liver associated with long term alcohol use, and liver damage from drugs and industrial toxins such as carbon tetrachloride. The German Commission E, which studies the safety and efficacy of herbs for the German government, recommends milk thistle for liver damage due to toxins, cirrhosis of the liver, and as a supportive therapy for chronic inflammation of the liver.

In conclusion, milk thistle has been reported to have protective effects on the liver and to greatly improve its function. For over 2,000 years Europeans have used milk thistle seeds as an herbal treatment for liver disorders. So given all the research to date, one can do a systematic review of the evidence to clarify what is known about this herb, so one can make a informed decision as to treatment of their liver problems.

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My first advanced practice education was a women’s health care nurse practitioner program. Prior to this advanced practice course, I worked in a labor and delivery unit at a local hospital for eight years. At this hospital I worked with not only uncomplicated births, but also high-risk deliveries, C-sections and highly technological ivf (in vitro fertilization) surgeries.

All these medical situations had the same end result ? a brand new baby. Once a baby is on the way, the parents need to make a host of decisions. By the time of the birth, some have already been made, but others are still pending. I was most surprised to observe the decision-making process new mothers went through about what to feed their new little person. They were given so little information about feeding their babies, which puzzled me. They seemed ill prepared, confused, and often did not make the decision until the baby was 30 minutes to an hour old. Some feeding decisions were made with no nutritional health considerations whatsoever. With regard to breast feeding, I have heard mothers say many negative things, ranging from it being too messy or two much work, to the mother wanting to quickly get back into her pre-pregnancy clothes or take a scheduled trip and not have to worry about breast feeding.

Optimal Nutrition for Babies and Young Children

Whether to use breast or bottle is certainly up to the new mother. However, part of the vacuum in which the new mother makes such decisions is a medical system that often does not provide adequate guidance. Another factor influencing her decision is cultural, in that some cultures don’t even consider bottle feeding as an option. That can change when a mother from a breast feeding culture gives birth in a culture that emphasizes bottle feeding.

If we look at the history of infant feeding we can see that, like other products from the processed food industry, infant formulas make a good profit. In the early 1920s the dairy industry improved its sanitation practices, and milk storage was facilitated by the invention of the home icebox. These two environmental improvements allowed the public to increase their use of milk and milk products ? including processed infant formula. As a result, breast feeding rates declined from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. Instead, cow’s milk and strained solid foods, called “baby food,” were given to babies at increasingly earlier ages, which led to iron-deficiency anemia. In response, “iron fortified” formulas were introduced.

By 1970 the World Health Organization and Unicef were becoming extremely concerned about the decline in breast feeding. In the United States, thanks to a small but vocal group, La Leche League International, breast feeding rates began to increase. Historically the medical field has moved at a slow-as-molasses pace, and by the time the information reaches the patient it can be several months, or even years, later. We need to act now with respect to the children. One major factor that can help with our obesity epidemic in very young children is the use of appropriate choices when deciding how to feed our babies. The more we learn about human genomics, our internal genetic instruction, and the role of nutrition and how it can affect the health of physical bodies, the sooner we will be guided in making the decisions nature intended us to make where nutrition is concerned.

This can begin when that little person is born. Which is best? Feeding a baby processed food products or feeding a baby breast milk? My answer is nature?s way is best. Give your baby what nature intended ? breast milk ? if breast feeding is possible for you. How and what to feed your baby is a decision that should be based on optimal nutritional outcome ? not on what is most convenient for the mother. Furthermore, the mother’s diet during pregnancy and during the breast feeding period is extremely important to a baby’s health. There is no longer any question about this; it is a fact.

Breast Milk and the Apo E Gene

The human body has an innate intelligence that has been serving the human race for hundreds of thousands of years. It is odd to think that baby food companies could provide a better food than nature. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued clear guidelines stressing that breast milk is the foundation of good infant nutrition. As parents and health care providers, we need to listen to this recommendation. In my own practice, I am finding with some patients that breast milk provides a perfect diet for babies based on the mother and baby’s Apo E genotype. For example, women who are positive for the Apo E 4 gene have a certain percentage of fat content in their breast milk for their babies ? between 50 to 75 percent less total fat in breast milk than an alternative Apo E genotype mother.

We also know that the correct proportions of the fatty acid dha and the omega-3 and omega-6 ratios for each Apo E genotype is critical for the baby?s brain development and eye health. Breast milk is perfect in this respect, too. There is some major research with regards to conditions such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, hyperactivity disorders, learning disabilities, and even autism as they relate to fat content of an infant?s diet and mother?s genetics.

All these diseases could potentially be greatly reduced by feeding babies breast milk rather than processed formula milk. Advice of the American Academy of Pediatrics (the AAP) recommends that infants be fed exclusively breast milk (no water, formula, or other liquids) for approximately the first six months after birth and continue to be breast fed for at least the next six months while solid foods are introduced. Infants weaned before 12 months should not receive cow’s milk but an iron-fortified infant formula. Science reveals the extreme benefits of breast feeding both to mother and infant to at least one year, and ideally as long as mother and baby desire. While 71 percent of American mothers presently at least attempt to breast feed their children, only 46 percent of these babies are being breast fed exclusively at three months. That number drops to 13 percent by six months. Once solid foods are introduced in the second half of the first year, the numbers drop further. By a year, only 16 percent of infants receive any breast milk at all, and even fewer get the two or more years of breast feeding recommended by the World Health Organization.

Breast milk contains all the ingredients that a baby needs to thrive. Formulas based on cow’s milk provide only 60 of the 200 nutrients found in breast milk. Formula makers simply cannot duplicate breast milk. Why? Because each human body is as individual as our fingerprints, yet mother’s body knows exactly what nutrients to produce for her baby’s optimal health. Breast milk includes antibodies and other immune-system enhancing ingredients as well as growth factors, hormones, and other substances that help the baby grow and develop at an appropriate rate. Vitamin D supplementation is recommended for babies who live in northern latitudes because people today spend so much time indoors they often don’t get enough sunlight to help their bodies produce adequate Vitamin D.

With no long-term data on what any formulas will do to an infant’s health, we do not really know the outcomes of adding artificial vitamin and fat supplements to man-made infant formula. Does this type of supplementation cause inflammation? We just don’t know. It is only logical to stay with what nature intended, and choose breast milk over formula.

Not only is breast milk the perfect food, but it is ready to drink at any time, day or night. When it comes to the baby’s Apo E genotype, it is likely that any formula we pick will contain serious mismatches and not promote the health of the baby as well as breast milk would have done.

In addition to perfect nutrition, there are a host of other benefits, both physical and psychological, for both mother and baby to consider, including more eye contact, connection via touch and the scent of the mother’s body, plus the benefit to the central nervous system from the movement of the mother carrying her child around as she nurses. In addition, mouth and tooth development does not unfold as designed when an infant does not suckle on a normal human breast. A big benefit for mothers later on is that breast cancer rates drop precipitously after several years of using breasts for their intended purpose.

Formulas can’t even begin to match the natural balance of breast milk and all the other factors that go along with the process of breast feeding. Research shows that babies’ serum cholesterol is elevated as a result of being fed formula and other processed foods. From this we can conclude they are experiencing early inflammatory conditions, along with behavioral and immune dysfunction.

Here are some common illness trends I have noticed in my primary care practice with babies fed on formula:

? allergies

? behavioral disorders ? concentration, attention, anger, sleep disorders

? ear infections

? obesity

? anxiety

? abnormal cholesterol levels

? tooth decay

? blood pressure abnormalities

? stomach or intestinal conditions and infections

? digestive problems such as diarrhea or constipation

? skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis

I encourage parents to ask lots of questions! Read about baby nutrition from a reputable source that is not promoting a particular product. Talk with a medical provider who has been trained in pediatric medicine and nutrition. If breast feeding is truly not possible (a rarity), you can make better choices and feel good about the choice you are making for the life of your baby. I have cared for hundreds and hundreds of moms and new babies.

Most parents want what is best for their baby, no matter whether it is their first or their seventh. With a more evidence-based nutritional education, we will see an entirely new level of health appearing with our children and much less chronic disease in adults. Pediatric medicine has taken care of most infectious illnesses that once plagued children, and we can now begin preventing early chronic illnesses with just a few small changes in the nutrition of our babies and children.

Pamela McDonald is a leading Integrative Medicine Nurse Practitioner, who specializes in the prevention of heart and Alzheimer’s disease, and chronic illness. To learn more about her groundbreaking book, and program - visit APO E Gene Diet. To subscribe to her free APO E Gene Diet Health Notes - send a blank email to Info@ApoeGenediet.com.

Have you been experiencing symptoms that you once thought could be indigestion, but are now thinking that perhaps the symptoms you are experiencing are related to acid reflux? The only way you can determine if what you are suffering is acid reflux is to know the symptoms of the digestive condition and seek the advice of your health care provider.

To start you on your path of discovery, the following is a list of all the possible symptoms of acid reflux:

Common symptoms:

Heartburn ? This is the most common acid reflux symptom and is characterized by a burning sensation that feels as though it is rising from the stomach or lower chest, and continues up towards the region of the neck. In many cases, the burning sensation typically begins behind the breastbone, and it may travel up to the throat. However, heartburn can be severe in some people and spread to the neck, jaw, arms and back.

Chest Pain ? This may include chest pressure, dull chest discomfort, or severe burning pain that radiates across the mid chest. If you are suffering chest pain you should consult a physician immediately to rule out any heart problems.

Excessive salvation ? An increase in saliva production after eating may be the body?s response to dealing with too much acid, as saliva helps to neutralize acid. Sometimes the stomach produces excessive acid which increases the risk of reflux.

Burning sensation in the throat ? This symptom generally causes a person to feel burning high in the neck close to the mouth, but it can happen in the lower region of the neck as well. It is common for the painful burning sensation to worsen when the person swallows. This particular symptom is often brought on by irritation that occurs when stomach contents have been refluxed up the esophagus into the throat.

Painful swallowing ? This symptom usually follows the burning sensation in the throat.

Acid taste in the mouth/regurgitation ? With this symptom a person tastes a strong sour or bitter flavor in their mouth. This usually occurs when acid has been refluxed up the esophagus into the back of the throat. Sometimes, along with the bitter taste, a person may also have food contents refluxed back into their mouth, which is better known as regurgitation.

Sore throat, bad breath, and dental erosion ? These symptoms typically occur as a result of a person suffering from acid being refluxed up into the throat and mouth.

Trouble swallowing ? Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) is a symptom that occurs when food cannot pass normally from the mouth to the esophagus and to the stomach. Most people who experience dysphagia feel as if food is stuck in their throat, a choking sensation, pressure in their chest, or a burning sensation after eating. If you are experiencing dysphagia, you should seek the attention of your health care provider as soon as possible to have your condition evaluated, as this symptom is often associated with more severe complications involving the esophagus.

Less common symptoms:

Nausea and/or vomiting ? Very few gastroesophageal reflus disease (GERD) sufferers experience this symptom. Nevertheless, nausea does occur, especially in those who don?t typically experience heartburn. When unexplained nausea and/or vomiting occur, GERD is usually one of the first conditions doctors suspect.

Chronic coughing ? A persistent dry cough can be a symptom of acid reflux that may occur if acid is irritating the windpipe or when acid is refluxed into the lungs, which is known as aspiration. Persistent coughing can cause hoarseness or asthma-like symptoms such as wheezing.

Severe chest pain ? sometimes severe chest pain can develop that feels like a heart attack. Though severe chest pain related to acid reflux is non-life threatening, if you experience what you feel is a heart attack, do not just assume it is acid reflux and seek medical attention immediately!

Keep in mind that almost all symptoms of acid reflux occur, and are at their worst, shortly after eating. However, it is also common for symptoms to be present when lying down or sleeping. Symptoms of acid reflux tend to come and go and may last for minutes, but can also remain for several hours. Symptoms usually go away when acid is neutralized by medication such as an antacid, or sometimes with a natural remedy.

If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, you are likely suffering from acid reflux. If you are experiencing symptoms frequently, this could be an indication that you are suffering from GERD. In either event, it is best to speak to your health care provider about your symptoms and your concerns, so you can receive a proper diagnosis and discuss your treatment options.

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If you suffer from acid reflux did you know that there are many natural remedies you can try to help eliminate and prevent symptoms? Natural remedies can be an excellent alternative or compliment to medications. What?s more they can often be worked into your diet.

The following is a list of natural acid reflux remedies. The remedies listed are in no particular order.

- Fresh Banana ? Bananas are a natural antacid. The substances in bananas help to suppress the acid secretion in the stomach. Furthermore, bananas coat and protect the stomach from acid, which helps to prevent stomach ulcers from developing, as well as ulcer damage from occurring. You can help prevent heartburn by eating a banana 30 minutes before a meal, or directly after a meal. It is also beneficial to eat a banana when heartburn symptoms first appear. The most effective bananas are fresh yellow bananas. Over ripe bananas do not provide the same benefits.

Potential risks: Bananas are considered a safe fruit to eat, and have no known common side effects; if side effects do occur they are extremely rare and are likely linked to an allergic reaction. However, Bananas are high in tyramine and may cause an increase in blood pressure in people who take MOA inhibitors for depression, increasing their risk of heart attack or stroke. Bananas are also high in sugar so if you?re diabetic please consult your doctor before trying this remedy.

- Fresh Pineapple ? Fresh pineapple fruit is rich in enzymes, particularly in the enzyme Bromelian. The enzymes within pineapple improve digestion, help to alleviate inflammation, and can speed up the process of healing. It is important to note that only fresh pineapple fruit provides this benefit. Bottled pineapple fruit or pineapple fruit juice may make your acid reflux condition worse. To achieve the benefits of pineapple, eat a few pieces of the fresh fruit with your meal, after your meal, or when acid reflux symptoms first appear.

Potential risks: Pineapples are considered a safe fruit to eat, but there are certain side effects to be aware of including skin rash, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, menorrhagia (excessive bleeding during menstruation), dermal sensitization and uterine contractions. Pineapple should be eaten with caution if you take medications that thin the blood such as anticoagulants or aspirin, or other herbal supplements with the same blood thinning effects as bromelian such as garlic, ginkgo, or saw palmetto.

- Papaya ? Papaya contains the natural enzyme papain which helps the stomach to better digest proteins. As a result, the enzymes in papaya encourages the body to digest food more quickly, and usually the faster food is digested, the less chance acid reflux can occur. In addition, due to its assistance in digestion, papaya helps to ensure that essential digestive functions continue to work while stomach acid is neutralized. Papaya can be eaten in small amounts during or after a meal, and also when symptoms of acid reflux appear.

Potential risks: Eating raw or unripe papaya fruits may cause irritation, pain, or sores to occur in the mouth, esophagus, stomach or intestines. Papain may cause skin or mucous membranes to become irritated, particularly if these areas already have sores. Ingesting papain may also cause inflammation in the mouth and upper gastrointestinal tract. In addition, papain may decrease the blood?s ability to clot after an injury, and can also interfere with the bloods ability to clot when taken with medications including anticoagulants and aspirin, or other herbal supplements with the same blood thinning effects such as garlic, ginkgo, or saw palmetto. If you are pregnant or breast feeding you should not eat papaya.

- Apple Cider Vinegar ? Apple cider vinegar (ACV) helps to prevent and relieve acid reflux symptoms such as heartburn. ACV works by mimicking the acid level of the stomach, which helps you to properly digest food. ACV can provide relief from the burning sensation of heartburn, and may even help to alleviate nausea. As a preventative try taking ACV before meals and when suffering an acute attack of heartburn. ACV is available in tablet and liquid form.

Potential risks: Apple cider vinegar is considered relatively safe, but possible side effects include digestive upset, and when taken in large amounts, ACV can worsen acid reflux symptoms.

- Aloe Vera Juice ? Aloe vera juice is taken from the leaf of the aloe vera plant, and is in gel form. Aloe juice has been celebrated for centuries for its healing properties. In regards to acid reflux, it is used to help soothe and heal esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus). It is believed that the healing properties of aloe vera juice come from pectin, which naturally occurs in the leaves of the aloe plant, and stimulates growth hormone and encourages new cell formation. Aloe vera juice is typically mixed with tea or juice (avoid citrus), and is taken after meals.

Potential risks: Aloe vera juice should be taken with caution as it is known to act like a powerful laxative. Long term use of aloe vera or overdosing can cause fluid imbalance and the loss of electrolytes (potassium, hematuria, and albuminuria). You also shouldn?t combine aloe with drugs designed to flush water and potassium from the body such as diuretics.

- Active Manuka Honey ? This is a type of honey that has shown to be beneficial for acid reflux sufferers because it acts like a natural anti-inflammatory. Honey has the ability to coat the esophagus and protect it should acid reflux occur. Active manuka honey is also thought to help heal esophagitis and protect the inflamed esophagus from further damage. Active manuka honey works best when taken before meals and before bed by applying 1 teaspoon to bread (the bread allows the honey to reach the lower esophagus). It can also be taken after a meal and when acid reflux symptoms are present for those with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Potential risks: Active Manuka Honey is considered safe and has no common side effects; side effects are extremely rare and are typically linked to an allergic reaction.

- Ginger Root ? Ginger has been used for thousands of years as a natural medicine to remedy stomach distress, as well as aid digestion. It is considered to be one of the most pure of all natural remedies, and is recognized for its antimicrobial, analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. Ginger helps to increase mucous in the digestive tract which provides tissues with additional protection and coating from acid. It has long been used in pregnancy to combat nausea. Ginger is typically taken in the form of tea, but fresh ginger can also be added to food, or taken in the form of a supplement. Ginger can be ingested during and after meals to help prevent and alleviate acid reflux symptoms. Note: tea should be sipped and drunk when warm.

Potential risks: Ginger only appears to produce side effects when taken in extremely large amounts (I.E. 10 grams of fresh ginger or 4 grams of powdered ginger). Side effects that may occur if too much ginger is ingested include heartburn, diarrhea, or burning or tingling sensations in the mouth. Ginger is believed to interact with H2 receptor blockers and may interfere with their effectiveness. It also should not be taken with medications that thin the blood such as anticoagulants or aspirin, or other herbal supplements with the same blood thinning effects such as garlic, ginkgo, or saw palmetto.

- Chamomile - Chamomile is traditionally known for its calming and sedative properties. However, chamomile has the ability to aid in digestion, decrease stomach acid and relieve irritation in the esophagus caused by acid reflux. This is due to its high calcium content. Chamomile is usually ingested in the form of tea and can be take during and after meals, before bed, and to calm an attack of heartburn. Note: tea should be sipped and drunk when warm.

Potential risks: The one side effect of chamomile appears to be vomiting, which only occurs when taken in extremely high doses. Chamomile should not be taken with medications that thin the blood such as anticoagulants or aspirin, or other herbal supplements with the same blood thinning effects such as garlic, ginkgo, or saw palmetto, as bleeding can occur. Additionally, people allergic to daisies should avoid taking chamomile as it is part of the daisy family.

All natural remedies should be taken as directed by the instructions on the packaging or as instructed by a qualified dietitian, herbalist, or health care provider who has recommended the natural remedy(s) to you.

If you discover that you have an allergic reaction to any natural remedy stop taking it immediately and contact your doctor or pharmacist. Signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction that you should watch for include: rash, itching, hives, swelling, dizziness, or difficulty breathing.

If you are pregnant, have a medical condition, or are taking medication for acid reflux or any other medical condition, it is extremely important that you first speak with your health care provider before taking any natural remedy to ensure this is a safe option for you.

Keep in mind that acid reflux is an individual condition that has many causes and can take many different forms. While one remedy may work for one person, it may do nothing for another, or make their condition worse. Therefore, not all acid reflux sufferers will find relief with natural remedies.

That said, you might therefore need to experiment with different natural remedies that are safe for you based on your overall health, and determine if the effects are beneficial. If you discover that the remedies do not work, or if symptoms persist or worsen, stop taking them and see your doctor to discuss other treatment options.

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If your child has a history of autism, then you will want to watch for one of the more serious symptoms: seizures. The first thing that you will have to learn if your autistic child experiences seizures is how to recognize an emergency. The following conditions make a seizure an emergency:

- If the seizure lasts more than 5 minutes, or if there are several seizures in a row without a full recovery occurring between them.

- Breathing difficulty that persists. Though it is common for an autistic child to look as though he or she has briefly stopped breathing during the seizure, breathing should quickly resume.

- If there are any injuries sustained during the seizure.

- Confusion or unconsciousness that persists.

- If it is your child?s first seizure.

- If your child has a history of seizures, but there is a significant change in the typical pattern, type, symptoms, or length of the seizure.

The occurrence of autism and seizures together is relatively common. The Journal of Child Neurology published a study called ?Prospective preliminary analysis of the development of autism and epilepsy in children with infantile spasms? (Askalan R, et al) which showed that by puberty, 25 percent of autistic children will develop seizures. It is not known why the incidence of seizures increases so dramatically with adolescence. The study also showed a connection between babies who experience West Syndrome, which causes infantile spasms, and children who will later receive an autism diagnosis.

Autistic children who are at the highest risk for seizures are those who also have specific neurological conditions, for example, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, and untreated phenylketonuria.

Many parents of autistic children who display unusual behaviors often struggle to recognize the difference between these behaviors and seizures, or whether their children are indeed having seizures at all. After all, some autistic behaviors can include sudden repetitive movements or swaying, as well as a decreased awareness of his or her surroundings. This can be exactly what a seizure looks like, depending on the person.

To tell the difference between these unusual behaviors and seizures, use the following information:

- Seizures occur suddenly without being provoked by a specific occurrence. On the other hand, unusual behaviors are usually brought about by frustration, fear, anger, or as a consequence of a certain event.

- Seizures will usually follow a type of pattern within one person, though the length and intensity may differ from time to time. However, autism behaviors will often vary in their movements and mannerisms.

- Seizures are often accompanied with a sensation of cold or fear and are frequently followed by weakness, headache, or exhaustion. After a seizure, it is unlikely that an autistic child will simply resume an activity right away.

- Similar to staring ?off into space? of an autistic child, absence attacks are a form of small seizure that cause a loss of consciousness for 10 seconds or less, and may involve some mild facial movements or eye blinking. Lip smacking or shuddering may also occur in more complex partial seizures. These people would not respond to any environmental stimuli. However, an autistic child displaying staring mannerisms will.

If your child has a history of autism and you believe that he or she may be having seizures, it is important to speak to your doctor or pediatrician right away to discuss the severity of the seizures as well as possible treatments and preventative measures.

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