Eating right, staying hydrated and exercise can be the gateway to healthy living. Check out these health tips on diet, activity and more:
Chew Almonds and Lose Weight!
There’s a great article from June 2009 issue of Nutritional Outlook titled “Chewing Almonds May Boost Satiety,” sourced from B. Cassady et al., “Mastication of Almonds: Effects of Lipid Bioaccessibility, Appetite, and Hormone Response,” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol.89, no. 4 (May 2009): pp 794-800.

It seems that chewing almonds suppresses hunger and elevates the feeling of fullness. Now that’s a delicious and enjoyable way to stay on your diet, accompanied by a tall glass of Syfo Wild Cherry Naturally-Flavored Sparkling Water!

Chewing almonds may increase the body’s absorption of unsaturated fat and suppress hunger for longer periods of time, conclude findings from Purdue University researchers.

In the study, researchers found that chewing almonds 40 times before swallowing led to the body’s absorption of significantly more unsaturated fat than those who chewed the almonds only 10 or 25 times before swallowing. The findings were presented last month at the 17th European Congress of Obesity in Amsterdam. These findings also emphasize the importance of examining chewing in the context of a weight management plan because participants reported that their hunger was suppressed and their fullness was enhanced as a result of increased chewing of the almonds,” said study author, Richard Mattes, PhD, RD.
Scents That Soothe Stress
WebMD on scents that soothe stress. Click on the link below to view an article in WebMD that offers a natural way to lower stress levels.

http://www.webmd.com/balance/news/20090724/floral-scent-soothes-stress?ecd=wnl_emw_080509

Hexane and Organic Soy Products
From the June 2009 issue of Nutrional Outlook, here’s an article on the use of hexane in the use of some organic soy products.

For a quick overview read the highlighted insert in this article. This article helps to explain why the system isn’t perfect regarding products that are Certified Organic. Hexane a by-product of gasoline refining is used by some food manufacturers as a solvent to extract edible oils that are used in many products including those that carry Organic Certification. Look for products that don’t use Hexane in the extraction process.

Read the full article here.

 

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