Healthy World Digest, #13, April 2010

"Healthy nuggets of information to keep your motor humming."

Welcome to the 13th issue of our newsletter.

In this issue:

April, 2010

* More herbal remedy benefits

* Sleep more, play better

* Hypertension? Exercise later in the day

* Bottled water, healthy water & pollution

* Quercetin supplement boosts endurance

* Health care we can really believe in

Also, now's the time to really turn it on so you feel better and look better as you go into the warm months. So, don't procrastinate, get moving, now.

* Herbal remedy benefits

1) Cilantro could help with blood sugar and cardiac health. Some people dislike what they perceive as a metallic aftertaste but most people love this herb. I use cilantro like I do parsley tossing it in potato dishes, soupy pastas and of course salsa.

2) Sage protects cells from oxidation, so it is a powerful antioxidant and helps memory and liver health. Sage tea is delicious and sage could be added to sauces. For more, visit Herbal Remedies World page on the health benefits of sage

* Sleep more, play better

That's the recipe for increasing speed, reflexes and strength according to a study at Stanford University.

Stanford U's studies on the effects of increased sleep show improvements for sports participants - tennis, swimmers, soccer, runners, basketball, football. Aim for at the very least eight hours, preferably 10

* Hypertension? Exercise later on in the day

British researchers report that for people with cardio risk factors, especially hypertension, exercising later on in the day may be safer than morning exercise.

Why? Arteries relax throughout the day allowing more blood flow. In the morning, same arteries may be slightly narrowed.

* Bottled water, healthy water & pollution

The subject of bottled water makes the big screen.

A new documentary, "Tapped the Movie" is being screened at selected theaters between March 22 - April 22. You can also order the DVD from their website.

Healthy Water discussed bottled water problems here bottled water facts

Healthy Water discussed whether the water in the bottles was healthy. Often, it is just tap water.

Another subject discussed was pollution, the inevitable effect of all of those disposable bottles on the environment.

What we didn't discuss was the controversial subject of whether the plastic that these bottles were made from actually contaminated the water contained. The movie goes into this subject at length.

It makes sense to think that plastic can release some of its constituents into the water and that those constituents can lead to health problems.

My solution is to try and store filtered water in glass decanters. I use the free ones that come with Aquasana orders but any good glass container would do.

Anyway, this isn't the place for an extensive treatment of those issues and movie. Interested? Here's the link to

* Quercetin supplement raises endurance

I've sometimes used a line of products from FRS intended to increase endurance. FRS features quercetin which is a powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory. Also boosts immunity.

It seemed to work well enough but I frankly can't get over the high cost of FRS products. Well one solution is to simply purchase supplemental quercetin and take before a workout.

I have found that enjoying a small block of semi-sweetened dark chocolate and taking a good vitamin, even a quercetin tab is cheaper, more delicious and just as effective as FRS products before a workout.

The chocolate has high anti-oxidant activity, a little boost of sugar and caffeine to increase endurance, similar to FRS products. (Chocolate is also being credited with many other health benefits like improving cholesterol and heart health.)

* Health care we can really believe in

With the health care debate raging in America, natural means to health need more attention.

Especially since the effects of exercise, supplements and herbs on our health can be so positive. And at such a reasonable price.

Another specific consideration, the high level of prescription medications found in the water, the environment. Hey, where do you think all of those medications go?

So if you really want to go green and really want to improve health care, exercise more, use safe effective supplements and more herbs.

Comments? Ideas? Feedback? I'd love to hear from you. Just reply to Healthy World Digest and tell me what you think.

See you next month!

Sal

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