“Naturally thin” people don’t really come by it naturally.  They actually live by a series of laws that keep them from ever gaining weight. Writing in Yahoo Health, David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding list seven of these rules that will keep you lean with less effort than you think:

LAW #1: Lean People Don’t Diet:  Muscle mass is your body’s number-one calorie burner. By dieting, you’re setting yourself up to gain more weight than ever.

LAW #2: Lean People Don’t Go Fat-Free:  Fat doesn’t make you fat; you need fat in your diet to help you process certain nutrients.

LAW #3: Lean People Sit Down to Eat:  Eating more slowly and savoring your meal boosts levels of two hormones that make you feel fuller.

LAW #4: Lean People Know What They’re Going to Eat Next:  Planning your responses to hunger helps you shed pounds faster.

LAW #5: Lean People Eat Protein:  Those who eat moderately high levels of protein are twice as likely to lose weight and keep it off as those who don’t eat much protein.

LAW #6: Lean People Move Around:  Fit people stay fit by having fun.

LAW #7: Lean People Watch Less TV:  Nearly 30 percent of people who watch more than four hours of TV a day have a BMI of 30 or higher.

To read more about these rules you, can click on the link below.
Sources:
Yahoo Health September 27, 2011

Earlier epidemiological studies have given inconclusive results about a potential protective effect of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on breast cancer risk, possibly because of methodological issues inherent to nutritional epidemiology.

The researchers evaluated the hypothesis that omega-3 fats protect against breast cancer. They examined the fat composition from nearly 250 patients with invasive, nonmetastatic breast carcinoma and from 88 patients with benign breast disease in central France.

Their research was quite striking and showed unequivocal relationship between the omega 6:3 ratio. The lower the ratio the lower the risk of breast cancer.

The Chiropractic Nutrition Center is away of the benefits of Omega 3 fish oils.  We carry certified clean heavy metal free fish oil in our office for our patients.  Stop in and see us for more details about Omega 3 and health.

Anticancer Research 2002 March April;22(2A):537-43

A consumer advocacy group has a warning for parents who think they‘re protecting their family with sunscreen: You may be getting burned.

The Environmental Working Group, a Washington-based nonprofit, has released an investigation of nearly 1,000 brand-name sunscreens that says four out of five don‘t adequately protect consumers and may contain harmful chemicals.

The group says that some of the products of the nation‘s leading brands — including Coppertone, Neutrogena and Banana Boat — are the poorest performers.

The active ingredients of sunscreens are compounds that absorb, reflect or block ultraviolet light. Sunscreens are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration not as cosmetics but as over-the-counter drugs. They’re rated based on their Sun Protection Factor (SPF); the higher the SPF, the better the protection against sunburn.

The Environmental Working Group says that the SPF rating on a sun product is only part of what consumers need to know, and that the biggest problems with sunscreens are that they don‘t offer appropriate protection and that many contain unsafe ingredients.

A study in the April 2004 Journal of Chromatography found that there was significant penetration into the skin of all sunscreen agents they studied. And slathering a carcinogenic agent onto your skin may in fact be worse for your health than ingesting it, as it goes straight into your blood stream.

By following experts’ recommendations to apply generous amounts of sunscreen every few hours to prevent skin cancer, you are likely absorbing a fair amount.

Making matters worse, scientists are not even sure whether sunscreen prevents against melanoma in the first place. They’ve suggested that sunscreen may prevent sunburn, but may fail to actually protect against cancer because most sunscreens only screen out UVB, which makes vitamin D, not the UVA that causes most of the damage.

Some studies have even found a link between melanoma and the use of commercial sunscreen! Additionally, potentially harmful chemicals such as dioxybenzone and oxybenzone are some of the most powerful free radical generators known to man. And yet other studies have linked specific chemical UV filters with the transsexualization of male fish and coral reef degradation.

In light of that, I believe it’s imperative to do your homework, and to ONLY use a natural sunscreen with safe, non-toxic ingredients, so as to not add to your toxic load, and perhaps still not be protected from damaging UVA.

You can purchase Natural Sunscreen at our office next time you visit.