What's your Intention?

KFC recently started a new (sorry to be so blunt) stupid campaign. "Buy a HALF-GALLON of soda – with 800 calories from 56 spoonfuls of sugar – for $2.99 and a buck goes to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation."

How could they do such a thing? I am absolutely appalled by their hypocritical marketing.
 

"The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation defends it thus: "JDRF supports research for type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that results when the immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, therefore requiring a child or adult with the disease to depend on insulin treatment for the rest of their lives. It is a common misconception that type 1 diabetes is caused by obesity or eating too much junk food or sweets."

FAIL

Now thats what I like to call, SELFISH GIVING.

-Farah

Lace your fatty meal with this fruit to prevent yourself from getting fat

Researchers at Hebrew University and Harvard University have teamed up together in finding the benefitsof  the extract  naringenin, a compound from grapefruit.  With the use of nanotechnology, food is absorbed 11 times better than normal. This may forever change the way our metabolisms deal with fatty and sugary food.


They have isolated the molecule that creates the bitter taste in grapefruits, and have strong clinical evidence that if developed as a dietary supplement. 

"Under regular conditions the absorption of the fat- and sugar-busting molecule naringenin is quite low. You'd have to ingest a lot of grapefruits for it to work -- probably more than you'd ever want to eat.

To improve absorption capabilities, the researchers applied new tools from nanotechnology, and engineered a form of naringenin that includes an extra ring of sugar attached to the molecule. It is this extra ring that improves the absorption of naringenin and turns its bitter taste to sweet."

Read more about this study here. 

Nutrients in Food

Eat Em UP

Vitamin A (RDA 5000 Int’l Units)
Kale (1 cup raw), 10,ooo IU
Mustard Greens (1 cup cooked), 9,000 IU
Carrots (1 large raw), 8,000 IU
Cantaloupe ( 1/8 of  a large melon), 3,000 IU

Kale

Folate (a B Vitamin) (RDA 400 milligrams)
Spinach (1 cup cooked), 194 mg
Lentils (1/2 cup cooked), 180 mg
Asparagus (4 spears), 90 mg
Avocado (1/2 avocado), 80 mg

Avovado

Vitamin C (RDA 90 milligrams)
Red Pepper (1 cup chopped), 190 mg
Orange (1 small), 83 mg
Kale (1 cup raw chopped), 80 mg
Cauliflower (1 cup chopped), 52 mg
Broccoli (2 med spears), 50 mg

Cauliflower

Vitamin D (RDA 600 Int’l Units)
Sunshine (Hard to say how much time you need since there are so many variables (time of year, time of day, color of skin). But unless you’re a lifeguard who’s sworn off sunscreen, you’re likely not getting enough from the sun.)
Tuna (1 tin), 300 IU
Salmon (coho, wild, 3 oz), 383 IU
Sardines (in a tin), 250 IU
Eggs (from the yolk), 44 IU
Yogurt (whole plain), 5 IU (Most milk has high levels of added Vitamin D, it is not naturally occurs in high levels.)
Cod liver oil (The one I take provides 425 IU/two capsules)

Salmon

Almonds

Vitamin E (RDA 15 milligrams)
Almonds, (1/4 cup), 10 mg
Peanut Butter (2 tbsp), 2 mg
Avocado (1/2 avocado), 10 mg

Calcium (RDA 1000 milligrams)
Yogurt (1 cup plain whole milk), 296 mg
Cottage cheese (1 cup, 2%), 206 mg
Mustard Greens (1 cup cooked), 104 mg
Almonds (1/4 cup), 100 mg
Broccoli (2 medium spears), 72 mg
Coconut water (1 cup), 58 mg

Lentils 

Iron (RDA 8 milligrams)
Lentils (1/2 cup cooked), 3.5 mg
Tuna (1 tin), 3 mg
Kidney Beans (or Adzuki) (1/2 cup), 2.5 mg
Spirulina (seaweed) (1 tbsp dry), 2 mg
Beef (4oz sirloin or one hamburger patty), 1.6 mg
Sardines (4), 1.5 mg
Almonds (1/4 cup), 1.25 mg
Walnuts (1/4 cup), 1 mg
Salmon (3 oz), .78 mg
Egg (1), 1 mg

New Study: Mistletoe extract can help stabilize colon and lung cancer...

New Israeli study at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa reveals that mistletoe extract is effective in stabilizing patients suffering from advanced stages of colon and lung cancer.


 Mistletoe has unique properties,” said Dr. Maurice Orange, a United Kingdom General Practitioner who has administered mistletoe extract treatments for the past ten years. “It has been shown in labs and with patients to both have anti-cancer properties and a powerful stimulating effect on the immune system.” According to Dr. Orange, mistletoe can counteract tumor growth, while in other instances stimulating the immune system.

The plant was also found to improve the quality of life of the cancer patients suffering from advanced stages of the disease and who were not benefiting from regular cancer treatment. Twenty-three patients who were previously regularly required to undergo an intrusive procedure draining fluid from their abdomen through a needle began to receive injections of mistletoe extract. After receiving the mistletoe treatment, the interval between requiring draining procedures significantly increased, therefore increasing the patients’ quality of life.


Quoted from this article by ShalomLife.



Shavoa Tov,
Farah

Eat for your Vitality

Healthier looking people who eat vegetables are more attractive, according to a research team from England and Scotland.


“Our study shows that not only do people use colour cues to judge how healthy other individuals are, but they are accurate when they make those judgements,” said Prof Perrett, who heads the Perception Lab. “This is important because evolution would favour individuals who choose to form alliances or mate with healthier individuals over unhealthy individuals.”



‘What we eat and not just how much we eat appears to be important for a healthy appearance. The only natural way in which we can make our skin lighter and more yellow is to eat a more healthy diet high in fruit and vegetables.’


What will you eat today?

http://pilladvised.com/2011/02/want-to-look-more-attractive-eat-carrots/

Tel Aviv Marathon this Friday- What would you run for?

Marathons and Runs have become a popular spotlight for people to come together to help bring about change or to show support for a cause. People all over Israel will come together this Friday in Tel Aviv to run for culture, life, and health. Tel Aviv is the central city in Israel that is booming with people who love sun bathing and enjoying the upbeat night life. This marathon is a great way for people to come together and enjoy shared interests.

Almost a third of those polled agreed that running is the most desirable form of exercise. Men are more likely to run than women, and the younger one is, men take more of a share in the sport. Compared to 41.4% of the men, only 19.8% of the women prefer running as physical activity.

Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz and Bar Refaeli will be among many who will attend this weeks race. They are considered by most Israelis as being the best role models for working out and the ideal people one would want to run a marathon with.

"300 sunny days a year



450 bars serving around a million residents


Over 1,300,000 tourists in 2010


World heritage architecture


Lively beaches and inspiring sea views


A culture and art capital


24/7 of non stop energy


This is Tel Aviv today, and this is the site of the


multi course international marathon." 

Bahava,
Farah

Hidden Eating Disorders in Orthodox Jewish Communities

Pressure mixed with cultural expectations has lead to a very serious Public Health issue among many young Orthodox Jewish girls. Israel has one of the highest rates of eating disorders in the world which contributes to staggerring rate of weight loss. Although this is such a prevalent problem, girls do not want to discuss this issue with friends or family members because having a 'mental health' problem is a stigma in the Jewish community.
Experts say the Orthodox community is sending mixed messages to young women. If a girl is associated with any type of irregularity then she is subject to a deffered marriage.


"Parents, matchmakers and potential mates want svelte brides, but may shun women who divulge an eating disorders because of the stigma of mental illness."

"As eating disorders have become less taboo in mainstream US culture, they remain widely ignored in Orthodox Jewish communities, as families worry the stigma of mental illness could ruin arranged marriages for the patient and even her siblings. Strict food rituals of fasting and remaining kosher can also exacerbate the problem."