In cacao zit een duursportdrug
In cacao zit een duursportdrug
woensdag 30 juni 2010
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European Opportunity in a Billion Dollar Industry
Great Chocolate for Healthy Living
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European Opportunity in a Billion Dollar Industry
Would you like to make money selling the first healthy chocolate energy drink? Text European Xocai distributor Peter Langelaar at 0031-0651-730-991 or email xocainederland@gmail.com This is the next big thing! The energy drink market is a billion dollar industry that is projected to grow 67% in 2010! Start making money with the first health-enhancing energy beverage.
One can of XoCai Xe gives you nourishing energy that will sustain you throughout your day (or night). Xe helps tired Chicago Suburbs shiftworkers get through those graveyards feeling vigorous and alert. Xe is the ultimate energy drink for all the overworked and overstressed Chicago walking zombies who are tired of caffeine surges and crashes.
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Mxi Corp - Honest Review From A Third Party
Mxi Corp - Honest Review From A Third Party
Having popularly and widely marketed not long ago, the Marketing Xocalate International Corporation (MXI Corp), which is also known as Xocai, has gretly attained tons of publicity for their truly wonderful and marvelous product, the healthy chocolate. MXI Corp, which is a company mainly based at Reno, Nevada, is creating a great leap in making the business expand more in the health and wellness marketplace. The MXI Corporation's product line consists of a variety of dark chocolates fully loaded with antioxidants, that are necessary to be supplied to the human body. The healthy chocolate products that the company produce are primarily based on cacaos and acai berries that are raw and unprocessed, thus, containing only a very low amount of glycemic sugars which leaves no side effects even on diabetics. Moreover, MXI Corporation not only targets to help the people attain total health and wellness but also, it also aims to provide a promising home business opportunity (by selling or marketing their products through MLM) while involving in socially and environmentally responsible actions.
Many health benefits are being offered by MXI Corporation's healthy chocolate products. They are abundant in beneficial nourishing substances like cinnamon and grape concentrate that helps fortify and greatly increase the defense of the body against harmful attacks on the immune system. MXI Corp believes that their products will provide the absolutely necessary nutritional assistance to individuals, especially to those who really enjoys chocolate very much.
The MXI Corp offers the opportunities of earning income by becoming a Xocai Distributor. With just thirty nine dollars association fee, you will become an MXI Corp Associate and you can start an MLM business. Xocai views their Associates as business partners and a considerate compensation plan is rewarded to them in the Direct Selling Industry. Through variety of ways, you could easily get income by becoming a distributor. The MXI Corp MLM business opportunity includes a binary compensation plan with a guaranteed payout of up to 50% of total commission-able volume.
This could be your chance to grab a business opportunity but for you to achieve success, you must learn how to market. How can you reach the top of the ladder in the MXI Corporation? To enable you to achieve your desired position, you need to be perceived by the people as a leader. You will need a system that will brand you as a businessman that has the leadership and to be regarded as an extraordinary person for them to work with. A stream of down-lines will then be following you for they will look at you very attractive on the market. The effect will be, your MLM business on MXI Corp will become your money-producing system.
The MXI Corporation not only provided a marvelous healthy chocolate product line. A great marketing climate has been developed by the MXI Corp, giving the masses the opportunity to achieve success in their lives.
dinsdag 29 juni 2010
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maandag 28 juni 2010
Cirrhosis Of The Liver May Benefit From Antioxidants In Dark Chocolate http://bit.ly/bwSjYQ get high flavonol chocolate http://bit.ly/bn4kYs
zondag 27 juni 2010
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zaterdag 26 juni 2010
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XOCAI HEALTHY CHOCOLATE
BY,
JOSEPH S. GRACIA, B.Msc.,MH
Let me tell you a little about my background so you can see where I come from and how I came to the life changing decision of becoming a Xocai Distributor. I grew up in the small college town of Whitewater, Wisconsin, moved to Weslaco, Texas at age 11 where I graduated High school and attended the University of Texas Pan American where I found myself confused with no direction of where I wanted to go in life. My Dad was a general contractor and apartment landlord and advised me to stop wasting my time and to go study building construction. So after 3 years of spinning my wheels at the university I transfered to Texas State Technical College where I became a Master Carpenter. I absolutely loved construction and that led me to landing a big supervising position with a national homebuilder. I was on top of the world living my dream and putting all my passion into my work. Everything was great up until about 2006 when the recession started to set in. It hit me hard when those bonus checks I so relied on stopped coming in and then going from having 50 homes under construction to losing my job. I searched everywhere for a new job nationwide…there was nothing…only customer service positions . Homebuilders were going bankrupt everywhere. That slap of reality sent me back home to work with my dad in his Apartment business. On my spare time I studied my second passion in life of Natural Medicine and earned my Master Herbalist Title. I started a small holistic practice from home where I discovered, I was just wasting my time…clients just would not take me seriously. Most had free medical service so why would they care or want to pay for herbs? Throughout my struggles, I was blessed to find the love of my life, Aline, a beautiful Brazilian psychologist and in a very short time we married. My Dad found an amazing opportunity in Houston and left me his entire apartment empire he created in South Texas. At first I was excited about the new independence and authority of my new role in society of being a landlord until it hit me in the face that this was not my life's purpose! Tenants complaining late at night, broken water heaters, tenants destroying everything right and left, city code enforcement harassing me about this and that…it was complete chaos and one monsterous headache…but it was what put food on the table! I was trapped in this nightmare of a career. Luckily my wife had encouraged me to attend a chamber of commerce meeting that I had become a member of to promote my holistic practice and that's where I met a group of people who were selling something called Healthy Chocolate. My wife and I tried it, and absolutely loved it and I left the group my business card. The following week, I got a call from one of the guys with the group inviting me to a Free Chocolate Tasting. I was not to thrilled about going, but wife nudged me and convinced me we need to start going out more and meeting new people. We went looking for the address and came across a secured gated community and I told the security guard we came for the chocolate tasting, he gave us the directions and WOW, what a house! We ran the bell and were greeted by the gentleman who invited us.
We sat down and were warmly welcomed inside. This house was amazing…and huge!! We were introduced to a small group of people from all walks of life. The owner of the home turned out to be a Doctor of Alternative Medicine and she and I found common ground instantly when she discovered my holistic background. Everyone went around the room introducing themselves enjoying this calm social gathering when in walks the doctor with a big bowl of spinach and another bowl full of blueberries. She asked us how many of us could eat either one these every day because that is exactly how many Anti Oxidants we need to consume on a daily basis. None of us answered Yes to her question, and that's when she pulled out this small piece of chocolate wrapped in a shiny gold foil. Then she ask us again, how many of us could eat 3 of these a day? Well, that sure lit up everyone's face , but then the question arose, hey, but that's candy, it's bad for us. The doctor answered back, no, this is not candy, this is good for you! I thought to myself, this is getting interesting! She then went on to say, How 1 of these healthy chocolates could replace a green drink. That's when a light went on in my head. In my experience, I could never convince my holistic clients to start taking green drinks …those green, grassy, powder mixes that you mix with a glass of water to balance our PH levels which is basically the root to overall health. I've never met anyone, including myself who actually likes the taste of the green drinks…but chocolates…hey, this doctor could really be on to something here. Everyone Loves Chocolate!
But I'm not going to sit here and tell you the rest of my story…This is your time…it's your time to create your own adventure. So if you are living life the way I was, struggling day by day, looking for a way out, praying for an answer…my friend, I present to you… Xocai, The Healthy Chocolate. Visit my site, Get a pen and write this down… www.xocohealth.eu , that's X o C o H e a l h .e u , sign in at My Xocai healthy chocolate Website where you can download videos about Xocai, order the products and sign up to become a distributor. If you have any questions, please contact me! All my contact information is located on the Contact Us Section at
www.xocohealth.com
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donderdag 24 juni 2010
woensdag 23 juni 2010
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dinsdag 22 juni 2010
Cocoa 'Vitamin' Health Benefits Could Outshine Penicillin
Cocoa 'Vitamin' Health Benefits Could Outshine Penicillin
ScienceDaily (Mar. 12, 2007) — The health benefits of epicatechin, a compound found in cocoa, are so striking that it may rival penicillin and anaesthesia in terms of importance to public health, reports Marina Murphy in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. Norman Hollenberg, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, told C&I that epicatechin is so important that it should be considered a vitamin.
Hollenberg has spent years studying the benefits of cocoa drinking on the Kuna people in Panama. He found that the risk of 4 of the 5 most common killer diseases: stroke, heart failure, cancer and diabetes, is reduced to less then 10% in the Kuna. They can drink up to 40 cups of cocoa a week. Natural cocoa has high levels of epicatechin.
'If these observations predict the future, then we can say without blushing that they are among the most important observations in the history of medicine,' Hollenberg says. 'We all agree that penicillin and anaesthesia are enormously important. But epicatechin could potentially get rid of 4 of the 5 most common diseases in the western world, how important does that make epicatechin?... I would say very important'
Nutrition expert Daniel Fabricant says that Hollenberg's results, although observational, are so impressive that they may even warrant a rethink of how vitamins are defined. Epicatechin does not currently meet the criteria. Vitamins are defined as essential to the normal functioning, metabolism, regulation and growth of cells and deficiency is usually linked to disease. At the moment, the science does not support epicatechin having an essential role. But, Fabricant, who is vice president scientific affairs at the Natural Products Association, says: 'the link between high epicatechin consumption and a decreased risk of killer disease is so striking, it should be investigated further. It may be that these diseases are the result of epicatechin deficiency,' he says.
Currently, there are only 13 essential vitamins. An increase in the number of vitamins would provide significant opportunity for nutritional companies to expand their range of products. Flavanols like epicatechin are removed for commercial cocoas because they tend to have a bitter taste. So there is huge scope for nutritional companies to develop epicatechin supplements or capsules
Epicatechin is also found in teas, wine, chocolate and some fruit and vegetables.
Highest Antioxidant Content
Xocai has great news for Lake Sumter Landing chocolate lovers who want to improve their health as they enjoy their chocolate.
We are currentlyreformulating and repackaging our extensive line of antioxidant chocolate products. As part of this process, we are having the new formulations re-tested by Brunswick Laboratories, the leader in antioxidant analysis. If you are not familiar with Brunswick Laboratories, here is some information from their website:
It is important to note that Brunswick is not affiliated in any way with MXI Corp, the manufacturer of Xocai healthy dark chocolate products.
The test results for XoBiotic are in! We knew that the new formulation would have an incredibly high ORACFN value, but we had no idea just how high!
I am George Norton. I share XoBiotic with people in Leesburg, Orlando and Tampa. My current customers are eager to try the new XoBiotic and all the other Third Generation Xocai products.
If you would like more information about Xocai antioxidant chocolate, contact me at 352-459-7161 or george@healthychocolateguy.com. I will post the test results for the other Xocai re-formulations as they become available.
Xocai chocolate is truly healthy; and we have the science to prove it.
maandag 21 juni 2010
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 85 per cent of adult cancers are entirely avoidable http://bit.ly/c78MPR
zondag 20 juni 2010
How to Prevent a Stroke? Eat Dark Chocolate! http://bit.ly/aTcFcr the best dark chocolate www.xocohealth.biz stroke health diet
Natural Help Prevents, Slows Down and Reverses Alzheimer's http://bit.ly/bHqYPV parkinson Health Alzheimer
Natural Help Prevents, Slows Down and Reverses Alzheimer's
Natural Help Prevents, Slows Down and Reverses Alzheimer's
(NaturalNews) It is estimated that over 5 million people in the US have Alzheimer's disease and many experts believe that number may triple by 2050. Though there is presently no known cure, many recent year studies and anecdotal evidence indicates that proper diet, lifestyle and supplementation can prevent, slow and even reverse the Alzheimer's.
In a rodent study conducted in 2008 at the University of California, Irvine, mice with the rodent equivalent of Alzheimer's were given high doses of Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) and it was 100% effective at restoring cognitive function. A current human study is underway.
Supplements of oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) improved memory in animals with age-related cognitive decline in a recent study from Japan and Korea. Proanthocyanidins are found in many plants including apples, pine bark, cinnamon, cocoa, grape seed, grape skin, red wines, bilberry, cranberry, black currant, green tea, black tea, and other plants. The berries of black chokeberry have the highest OPC concentrations found to date.
Other research has shown that a compound in curry not only prevents changes in the brain that lead to Alzheimer's disease, but it also actually reverses some of the existing damage. People over 65 in certain rural areas of India, where curry consumption is high, have a less than 1 percent (0.84%) chance of developing the disease. In the larger cities and other areas of India, the risk is just 2.4 percent. By comparison the chances of getting Alzheimer's for people over 65 in the United States range from just under 5 percent to an astonishing 17 percent.
Holy Basil (a close relative of the herb basil) has long been used in Ayurvedic medicine to rejuvenate mental and physical health. Now, researchers in India have found that holy basil extract protects against free radical damage by actively seeking out and eliminating harmful molecules.
Many studies support the benefits of omega 3 fatty acids. According to epidemiological data in the Framingham Heart Study, people who eat an average of 180 mg or more a day of DHA, found in fish oils, have a lower incidence of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego provided ground-breaking proof that a natural protein called BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) can prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's.
In other studies:
*Compounds in black currants have been found to slow the progression of Alzheimer's and are currently being studied in multiple Scottish studies.
*A compound in extra virgin olive oil could deter proteins from disrupting nerve cell function that causes the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease.
*Exposure to sunlight in the morning followed by melatonin supplementation at night helps restore healthy sleeping patterns.
*Blueberries are especially helpful for optimum cognitive function.
Other natural items which may help:
*The antioxidants Vitamin E and lipoic acid could help reduce the severity of Alzheimer's.
*Antioxidants such as Acetyl-L-carnitine protect against amyloid-beta neurotoxicity.
*Vegetable and fruit juices have plentiful antioxidants.
*B vitamins, such as B6, folic acid, and B12 lower homocysteine levels. It is believed that high brain levels of homocysteine cause neuronal damage leading to progression of Alzheimer's.
*Curcumin, the yellow compound found in turmeric, is getting increasing attention and may be a good preventive.
*Natural supplementation with huperzine may help by blocking the breakdown of acetylcholine into cholinesterase. Acetylcholine precursors such as choline may also help, as may blue green algae which inhibit cholinesterase.
*Herbal teas can provide important nutrients and enhance mood.
*Silica appears to protect against Alzheimer's disease.
In addition to the above items, taking steps to keep a sharp and active mind can be essential. See:
"Ten Easy and Natural Ways to Keep Your Brain in Top Shape"
(http://www.naturalnews.com/028146_m...)
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zaterdag 19 juni 2010
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vrijdag 18 juni 2010
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donderdag 17 juni 2010
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woensdag 16 juni 2010
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The third world ‘plague’ that goes undetected in 3 out of 4 sufferers in Britain...
There's a hidden sickness at large in Britain today that is afflicting over 3 million of us and which is causing our bodies to deteriorate at a much faster rate than Nature ever intended...
...And it's getting worse year on year.
It's a problem that affects the young and the old alike and makes no distinction between the rich or the poor... and yet it receives NO publicity and NO government awareness campaigns with high profile celebrities.
Diagnosis rates in hospitals for this sickness have soared 44 per cent over the past 5 years, and yet the shocking truth is that most of us are walking around not even aware that we're affected... until later on in life when it begins to manifest itself in a string of chronic and degenerative health problems – ranging from Alzheimer's, arthritis, heart disease and even cancer.
But by then it's too late to do anything about it...
The third world 'plague' that goes undetected in 3 out of 4 sufferers in Britain...
So, what is this insidious, invisible epidemic that's sweeping the nation?
Malnutrition. Yep, you read it right. 3 million of us are suffering from malnutrition. For most of us that means that our bodies are starved of the essential vitamins and nutrients that fuel our 'engines' and all our moving parts.
Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things: no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something) ...
It does not rot or smell differently.. because it has no nutritional value, nothing will grow on it...even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not find a home to grow.
Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?
Link to more articles about health.
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Cocoa reduces inflammation associated with heart disease
In the journals: Cocoa reduces inflammation associated with heart disease
In the past decade or so, chocolate's reputation has undergone an extreme makeover, from fattening indulgence to health food. A steady stream of studies has given cocoa and dark chocolate high marks for cardiovascular benefits, including improvements in cholesterol levels, blood pressure, blood clotting, coronary artery function, and insulin sensitivity. The most likely explanation for these good effects is that the cocoa bean is rich in flavonoids — naturally occurring antioxidants found abundantly in certain fruits and vegetables, tea, and red wine. A study suggests that the flavonoids in chocolate may be good for the heart in yet another way.
In a randomized trial involving 42 older women and men at high risk for cardiovascular disease, Spanish researchers gave half the participants 40 grams (about 1.4 ounces) of unsweetened cocoa powder in 16 ounces of skim milk every day, and half plain skim milk. After one month, the cocoa drinkers had lower levels of adhesion molecules — proteins that cause white cells and other substances to stick to the walls of the arteries. Adhesion molecules are an inflammatory marker, linked to heart disease because they contribute to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques that can obstruct an artery or rupture, triggering a heart attack or stroke. In addition, cocoa was found to increase "good" HDL cholesterol levels. The study was published in the November 2009 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Percent of nonfat cocoa solids* in various chocolate products | |
Unsweetened cocoa powder | 82% |
Unsweetened baking chocolate | 47% |
Dark chocolate | 23% |
Semisweet chocolate chips | 17% |
Milk chocolate | 6% |
Chocolate syrup | 6% |
*Average percent, based on information in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Oct.14, 2009, pp. 9169–9180. | |
Reality check
The perceived benefits of cocoa date back to the ancient Mayans, who mixed ground roasted cocoa beans with spices to make a fortifying, albeit bitter, drink. These days, cocoa is often processed with fat, sugar, and sometimes milk to mask the bitter flavor. The problem: this processing lowers flavonoid content and adds calories. Not all chocolate is equal, so here are some things to keep in mind:
- Pure chocolate is made of nonfat cocoa solids and cocoa butter. The higher the nonfat cocoa solid content, the higher the flavonoid content will be. (See "Percent of nonfat cocoa solids in various chocolate products.") White chocolate contains no nonfat cocoa solids.
- Cocoa butter is combined with cocoa solids in varying amounts in chocolate products to give chocolate a melt-in-your-mouth quality. It's the key ingredient in white chocolate. Most of the fat in cocoa butter is stearic and oleic acids, which don't raise cholesterol. But gram for gram, fat of any kind packs twice as many calories as protein and carbohydrates, so read labels and keep an eye on calories.
- While the news about chocolate, especially cocoa, is encouraging, research hasn't yet identified the optimal dose for cardiovascular benefits. For now, it's best to limit yourself to a few squares of dark chocolate a day — the darker the better — and make sure the first ingredient listed is cocoa or chocolate, not sugar. Health isn't the reason to start eating chocolate, but if you've decided to add it to your daily pleasures, be sure to cut calories elsewhere to control weight.
Source:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Womens_Health_Watch/2010/February/cocoa-reduces-inflammation-associated-with-heart-disease
Meer over de wetenschap achter rauwe cacao
Meer over de wetenschap achter rauwe cacao
Vrijwel iedereen geniet van de heerlijke geur van warme chocolademelk en de heerlijke smaak van chocolade. Maar wat veel mensen niet weten is dat cacao veel waardevolle stoffen bevat die goed zijn voor ons lichaam en zeker ook voor de huid.
Deze waardevolle stoffen uit de cacaoboon vitaliseren en verstevigen ons lichaam, ze stimuleren de vetafbraak, voeren vocht af, en beschermen het lichaam tegen vrije radicalen die verantwoordelijk worden geacht voor ons verouderingsproces.
Vooral de laatste 10 jaren is er veel onderzoek gedaan naar verschillende gunstige eigenschappen van cacao. Cacao bevat van nature veel mineralen, polyfenolen (dat zijn krachtige antioxidanten) en cafeïne en theobromine.
Vooral de polyfenolen staan sterk in de belangstelling vanwege hun bijzondere antioxidatieve eigenschappen. Het zijn juist deze stoffen die voedingsmiddelen zoals groente, fruit, groene thee en rode wijn hun bijzondere eigenschappen geven. Deze Polyfenolen worden ook wel flavonoiden genoemd, of bioflavonoiden.
Toch zijn er ook enkele kanttekeningen te plaatsten bij het gebruik van cacao en chocolade. Laten we daarom eerst eens kort kijken naar de productie van chocolade.
De productie begint eigenlijk al kort na de oogst van de cacaovruchten waarin de cacaobonen (zaden) zitten. De bonen worden namelijk direct na het openen van de vrucht eerst gedurende enkele dagen gefermenteerd en daarna gedroogd. Daarna worden de bonen gebrand bij rond de 120 graden C. Ook worden er vaak chemische stoffen aan toegevoegd om de kleur te verbeteren.
De fermentatie en het branden – en ook de chemische toevoegingen - hebben een positief effect op smaak en kleur van cacao. Het fermenteren en branden, en de chemische toevoegingen hebben duidelijk een negatief effect op de natuurlijke samenstelling.
Xocai healthy chocolate daarentegen, wordt geproduceerd van ongebrande cacaobonen. Daardoor zijn alle waardevolle stoffen niet blootgesteld aan verbranding en bevat het cacao ook geen gevaarlijke verbrandingsproducten zoals verschillende amines. Om de negatieve effecten van fermentatie en branden te vermijden is
Xocai
voor de productie van dus uitgegaan van zuivere cacaobonen, die niet gefermenteerd en gebrand zijn. Maar daarnaast werd al het vet (cacaoboter) uit de bonen verwijderd voor een optimale werking van de bestanddelen. Echte cacao bevat altijd minstens 10% vet.
De polyfenolen die in cacao voorkomen zijn voornamelijk de catechinen en procyanidinen. Deze stoffen komen - zeker ten opzichte van andere voedingsmiddelen – in behoorlijke hoeveelheden voor in cacao. Beide groepen van stoffen (in cacao komen meerdere soorten catechines en meerdere soorten procyanidinen voor) zijn bijzonder krachtige anti-oxidanten met een zeer brede werking. Door hun antioxidatieve werking leveren zowel catechines als procyanidinen een uitgesproken bijdrage aan het sterk en elastisch houden van bindweefsel. In ons lichaam is bindweefsel een belangrijke component, vooral in huid en bloedvaten. Met het ouder worden neemt de kwaliteit van bindweefsel af. Dit proces van veroudering wordt nog eens versneld door luchtvervuiling, roken, en zonlicht. Deze veroorzaken allen vrije radicalen die een snellere veroudering van onder andere het bindweefsel veroorzaken. Catechines en procyanidinen beschermen ons tegen de invloed van deze vrije radicalen.
Het geheim van de kracht van catechinen en procyanidinen schuilt in hun brede en snelle activiteit. Zo beschermen zij ook vitamine C, dat onmisbare is bij het repareren, onderhouden en vernieuwen van de huid en bloedvaten. Catechinen en procyanidinen ondersteunen de werking van vitamine C en voorkomen dat vitamine C wordt afgebroken door vrije radicalen en andere stoffen.
Catechinen en procyanidinen hebben anti-allergene, ontstekingsremmende, anti-virale en anti-carcogene eigenschappen, maar beschermen ons ook tegen degeneratieve ziekten zoals artritis en ziekten van hart en bloedvaten.
Kort samengevat: de polyfenolen uit cacao helpen voor
• een optimale gezondheid
• soepele bloedvaten
• goede doorbloeding
• een gezonde huid
• sterk bind- en steunweefsel
• vergroting van het effect van vitamine C en E
• bescherming bij veroudering
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bevat veel krachtige antioxidanten zie de Orac waarden op de
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Naast de genoemde polyfenolen bevat cacao drie andere bijzondere stoffen (alkaloïden genoemd) die alle drie een vergelijkbare chemische structuur hebben: theobromine, cafeïne en theofylline. Theobromine is genoemd naar de cacaoboom (Theobroma cacao), cafeïne is vooral bekend van koffie en theofylline wordt vooral in thee gevonden. Cacao bevat naast behoorlijke hoeveelheden cafeïne en theobromine slechts minimale hoeveelheden theofylline.
Theobromine en cafeïne zijn beide stimulerende stoffen die beide werken als een soort drug; ze stimuleren de waterhuishouding (werken vochtafdrijvend), het centrale zenuwstelsel (vitaliseren), de hartspieren, en de gladde spierweefsels. Wanneer ze beide voorkomen, dan versterkt theobromine ook het effect van cafeïne.
Cafeïne en theobromine hebben een activerende werking op het proces van de lipolyse - dwz. de afbraak van vetten - in de vetdepots, de evacuatie ervan uit de vetcellen en de verdere oxidatie van deze vetten. Beide stoffen – theobromine en cafeïne - hebben dus een vochtafdrijvende, vitaliserende en afslankende werking.
Naast de polyfenolen en de alkaloïden bevat Xocai Healthy chocolate ook een hoog gehalte aan mineralen.
Calcium, magnesium, kalium, ijzer en koper zijn de mineralen met de hoogste concentraties, maar daarnaast bevat rauwe cacao vele sporenelementen.
Mvrg Peter Langelaar
maandag 14 juni 2010
zaterdag 12 juni 2010
Most Important Benefits of Eating Dark Chocolates
Most Important Benefits of Eating Dark Chocolates
Dark chocolate is the best form of chocolate that is beneficial for health. If we consider the positive effects of eating chocolate, nothing can beat dark chocolate. There are several reasons behind the global popularity of dark chocolate as nutrition supplement. Scientific research and health surveys clearly reflect the good effects of eating dark chocolate on human body.
Although there are numerous benefits (medically proved) of eating dark chocolates. It's not possible to describe all of them here. However, some common and most important benefits of eating chocolates are described below.
Reduced Stress & Better Mood – Eating dark chocolate helps in releasing tension and improving our mood. Antioxidants present in dark chocolate keeps your body free of radicals/toxins, resulting in better feeling. Antioxidants also help in reducing stress and giving a better state of mind for our everyday working.
Instant Energy Source (Ideal for Kids) – Dark chocolates are calorie rich food therefore they are considered as an instant source of energy. Giving a fixed amount of dark chocolate to your kid's everyday will provide them complete nutrition and help their body in proper growth.
Good for Circulatory/Cardiovascular System – Chocolates are also good for our circulatory system. By freeing up radicals from our blood stream, it helps in improving blood pressure. Cocoa chocolates are helpful for cardiovascular system. It helps in reducing cholesterol level in our body, thus keeping us away from heart related problems.
Best Nutrition Supplement for Cancer Patients – Dark chocolate having cocoa as most important ingredient are an ideal nutrition supplement for cancer patients undergoing treatment. These chocolates (also known as Xocai Chocolates) contain no refined sugars, no added fats, milk, or other filler ingredients. They are good in taste and Cancer patients undergoing treatment (they lose their taste) also like to have them. It helps them in providing required amount of energy to their body for faster healing. These chocolates help in creation of new cells instantly (which is crucial need of cancer patients).
Nowadays, it's well known and scientifically proven fact that dark chocolates are good for health. Having right dose of dark chocolate on regular basis will keep us healthy, charged and energized always. Even, Time Magazine (one of the most reputed global magazines) reported once that eating dark chocolate help in moderating blood pressure and other ingredients present in dark chocolates help in elevating mood. That means, now everybody can enjoy dark chocolates without any health related worries.
Xocai products are the perfect delivery system for the antioxidants your body needs while eliminating almost all of the fat and sugar typically found in other chocolate products. For More Information Visit :Xocai Chocolate
Business Opportunities for Europe
Business Opportunities for Europe
My name is Peter Langelaar. I sell Xocai healthy chocolate in Groesbeek (Netherlands).
Creating a lucrative business as a Xocai healthy chocolate distributor in Europe is not for slackers. You must be committed to your Sandy business and work to make it successful. There is no minimum income guaranteed. Contrary to what some MLM scam promoters promise, the orders don't roll in immediately when you sign up.
However, consistent effort to promote Xocai healthy antioxidant chocolate will bring results. Because Xocai is an MLM, your hard work in the beginning will create a network that will eventually generate income on its own.
Though it required time and effort to build, my Highland downline began producing sooner than I expected. I still dedicate several hours per week to my business, but it has gained momentum that is steadily increasing my income without increasing my hours.
Think about your current situation for a moment. Are you working hard for your European Fork employer? Are you skilled and confident in your position? Are you committed to the success of your department and Sandy company as a whole?
If you answered yes to those questions, here is another one: is your hard work paying off? Are you adequately compensated for your experience, efforts and expertise?
What if you dedicated your skills to your own Sandy weight loss chocolate business marketing opportunity? What if your hard work actually resulted in increased income?
You don't have to worry about the product. The demand for antioxidant chocolate is growing as more people learn about its amazing health benefits and take advantage of business opportunities with Xocai.
Call me today at 0031-651-730-991 to get started.
Healthy Chocolate, the way to a New and Better you.
Billion Dollar Chocolate For Europe?
Billion Dollar Chocolate For Europe?
Many European people are considering starting their own home-based business. If you are in the process of researching your options, I urge you to consider becoming an independent Xocai healthy chocolate distributor.
I am Peter Langelaar, and I share Xocai health chocolate in Groesbeek and the surrounding communities(also Germany). It doesn't matter if you live in Groesbeek, Germany, or Cannada; Xocai is a hot seller all over the world.
Perhaps you are not a die-hard Groesbeek chocolate lover.
What about your friends and colleagues?
How many of them eat chocolate regularly? When you grocery shop at your local market, do you ever visit the candy shop or australian chocolate store? Have you noticed the amount of space devoted to chocolate? What about the limited display area at the checkout counter? How many different brands of chocolate are sold in that coveted retail space?
By 2011, the US chocolate market is expected to reach $18 billion. (Yes, that is a 'b'!)
If you are a chocolate lover, answer this question: Do you stop buying chocolate during times of economic hardship? If you do, you are in the minority. Market research shows that chocolate demand is 'recession-proof.' Somehow, chocolate addicts find a way to satisfy their chocolate needs even when money is tight.
Can I point out another billion dollar market that is exploding in your City? You probably guessed that it is the health and wellness industry. The beautiful thing about Xocai antioxidant chocolate is that it fits into both categories: the chocolate and wellness industries. Xocai is healthy dark chocolate for both chocolate lovers and health supplement consumers. If you are unfamiliar with the nutrients contained in Xocai dark chocolate, see my Xocai website.
If you would like to review Xocai weight loss chocolate, contact me today. My phone number is 0031-651-730-991.
Healthy Chocolate, the way to a New and Better you.
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Sorry i had to remove this article because i left Xocai as a The First Silver in the Netherlands for a better Organic Healthy Fairtrade Chocolate Choconat with a better payplan and more integer leaders and experts in the MLM biz for more then 20 Years.
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Earth-Friendly and Hip-Friendly Chocolate Here
Earth-Friendly and Hip-Friendly Chocolate Here .
When it comes to eco-responsibility, many european companies talk the talk, but do they really walk the walk? I can't speak for all Europe health supplement businesses, but I can tell you about MXI, the makers of Xocai healthy chocolate.
The business practices of MXI are beneficial to both the people involved and the land which they inhabit. Cacao, the principal ingredient in Xocai antioxidant chocolate is 100 percent ethically traded. Xocai buys cacao beans from small family-owned farms in Ivory Coast. The cacao farmers earn a fair wage and work in humane conditions. Xocai cacao growers do not use agricultural pesticides and their farming practices are environmentally sustainable.
The other main natural ingredient used to make Xocai dark chocolate is the acai berry MXI purchases freeze-dried acai berries from cooperative farms in the Amazon rainforest. The Acai Palm is a low-maintenance rainforest tree. Unfortunately, in the past few generations, many Acai Palms have been cut down to clear the land for cattle pastures. The recent increase in global acai demand is now promoting the preservation of the Acai Palm. Local farmers have started planting new Acai Palms on their property to increase their acai harvest. As MXI continues to purchase greater quantities of freeze-dried acai pulp, rainforest economies are reaping the benefits.
In summary, here are some additional reasons to enjoy Xocai:
- Ivory Coast cacao growers expanding their farms and increasing their profits from health chocolate.
- South America acai growers reversing deforestation while profiting from an indigenous, sustainable crop.
- Xocai can provide a steady income stream for your household economy!
Peter Langelaar
6562JM Groesbeek Netherlands Europe.
+31-(0)-651-73-0991 http://www.xocohealth.com
Xocai for Heart Health In Europe
Xocai for Heart Health In Europe
The Kuna Indians of Panama live both on the mainland and on a chain of islands in the Caribbean. The Kuna who live on the islands have retained their traditional culture which includes a diet rich in unprocessed cacao.
Most island-dwelling Kuna drink several cups of cocoa a day. Unlike people in developed nations, as the Kunas age, they don't experience a rise in blood pressure. The westernized Kuna who live in Panama City do not consume cocoa daily and do not enjoy a lower rate of hypertension. (see Medical News Today)
Xocai X Power Squares are made with cacao that is blanched, unfermented, sun-dried, non-roasted and cold-pressed, which means it boasts eight times the levels of epicatechins and catechins, and four times the levels of procyandins than cacao produced with standard processing.
Many people in the Seattle area eat chocolate daily. Unfortunately, the processing methods used to make Snickers, Kit Kat, Hershey and the like strip the cocoa of its original nutrients. These popular brands of Seattle chocolate also contain high levels of saturated fat, your heart's worst enemy.
If you are a Bellevue chocolate addict who is worried about hypertension, you should try delicious Xocai Power Squares. Xocai Power Squares provide a guilt-free chocolate fix.
You can order Xocai Power Squares by calling me (Peter langelaar) at +31(0)651730991 I share Xocai weight loss chocolate in Europe. There is a growing demand for antioxidant chocolate in the Europe area. If you would like to tap into the healthy chocolate goldmine, contact me today.
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Chocolate Anti Oxidants Drink
Chocolate Anti-Oxident Drink
by Peter Langelaar on June 11, 2010
I’m excited to tell you about Xocai Activ drink. Of course the ingredients in Xocai Activ drink are nutritional powerhouses: unprocessed cacao, acaí berries, blueberries and concord grapes. (I would expect no less from Xocai, the original antioxidant chocolate company.) However, what Activ does not contain is equally important.
Xocai Activ has NO:
• Added colors
• Artificial flavors
• Preservatives
Xocai has formulated Activ for the purist who wants an all-natural energy drink with the highest antioxidant content of any drink sold.
Even though Activ contains no preservatives, you don’t have to worry about it spoiling. It is sold in powdered form which keeps for a year without losing its nutritional value. To make a delicious chocolate health drink, add ten ounces of warm water to the Activ powder and shake well. Then add eleven ounces of cold water and refrigerate overnight.
Some of our Activ drinkers like their shake a little thicker so they add slightly less water.
Activ lovers who are always on the go appreciate the fact that Activ dark chocolate drink comes in powdered form. It is lighter than bottles or cans of liquid and takes less space in a backpack or suitcase.
Activ is the ultimate antioxidant beverage for the active lifestyle!
Interested? We need to talk. Click here to contact us if you want purchase Xocai dark chocolate.
Distributorships available: Click Here
• In Europe only the Nuggets and Power X Squares available!
by Peter Langelaar on June 11, 2010
I’m excited to tell you about Xocai Activ drink. Of course the ingredients in Xocai Activ drink are nutritional powerhouses: unprocessed cacao, acaí berries, blueberries and concord grapes. (I would expect no less from Xocai, the original antioxidant chocolate company.) However, what Activ does not contain is equally important.
Xocai Activ has NO:
• Added colors
• Artificial flavors
• Preservatives
Xocai has formulated Activ for the purist who wants an all-natural energy drink with the highest antioxidant content of any drink sold.
Even though Activ contains no preservatives, you don’t have to worry about it spoiling. It is sold in powdered form which keeps for a year without losing its nutritional value. To make a delicious chocolate health drink, add ten ounces of warm water to the Activ powder and shake well. Then add eleven ounces of cold water and refrigerate overnight.
Some of our Activ drinkers like their shake a little thicker so they add slightly less water.
Activ lovers who are always on the go appreciate the fact that Activ dark chocolate drink comes in powdered form. It is lighter than bottles or cans of liquid and takes less space in a backpack or suitcase.
Activ is the ultimate antioxidant beverage for the active lifestyle!
Interested? We need to talk. Click here to contact us if you want purchase Xocai dark chocolate.
Distributorships available: Click Here
• In Europe only the Nuggets and Power X Squares available!
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woensdag 9 juni 2010
maandag 7 juni 2010
Omega-3 Shows Significant Protection Against Certain Cancers
Omega-3 Shows Significant Protection Against Certain Cancers
Dear Reader,
This is huge.
Although we shouldn't be one bit surprised.
Time and again, in study after study, we've see the remarkable power of omega-3 fatty acids. Specifically we're talking about EPA and DHA — the long-chain omega-3s.
What do they do? What DON'T they do?
They keep your brain healthy and help prevent cognitive decline.
They reduce depression.
They reduce oxidative damage linked to air pollution exposure.
For those of you who have a prostate, consider it protected from inflammation and cancer by generous omega-3 intake.
And last year, here's how one researcher summed up omega-3 heart defence: "We now have tremendous and compelling evidence from very large studies, some dating back 20 and 30 years, that demonstrate the protective benefits of omega-3 fish oil in multiple aspects of preventive cardiology."
So...should we EVER be surprised when omega-3s are shown, once again, to be more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?
No. Never.
But still... this is huge.
All in the family
British and Italian researchers divided 55 subjects into two groups. For six months, about half received a daily supplement that contained two grams of EPA. The other half received placebo.
In the EPA group, the number of bowel polyps and the size of bowel polyps were significantly reduced. In the placebo group, the number and size of polyps increased.
That's impressive. But here's what's huge: Before the study, all subjects were diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). In other words, they were all genetically inclined to produce bowel polyps that frequently develop into cancer.
When a supplement protects healthy people from cancer, that's significant. But when a supplement protects people who are at high risk of a specific cancer... that's huge.
But wait — it gets even bigger...
The researchers of the study also note that the effectiveness of EPA was similar to COX-2 inhibitors, which also curb polyp growth. In fact, if you're diagnosed with FAP, your doctor will almost certainly prescribe a COX-2 inhibitor.
And the difference between the two treatments?
COX-2 inhibitors are prescription, non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that sharply increase risk of internal bleeding and heart attack when regularly used.
EPA, on the other hand... well, just go back a few paragraphs for that "protective benefits... in... preventive cardiology" quote.
Only one word for it: huge.
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If you live in London, Detroit, Cairo, or Delhi, air pollution is an unavoidable factor in your overall health picture.
But if you live in Jackson Hole or Montpelier, or some other relatively pristine spot, believe it or not, air pollution is probably still a key health factor.
How can that be? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, indoor air can be as much as FIVE TIMES more polluted than outdoor air.
For example...
When researchers tested lung function and urine samples in more than 160 subjects over the age of 60 who were living at home, they linked impaired lung function with high urine levels of two volatile organic compounds (VOC): toluene and xylene.
VOCs are chemicals emitted as gasses. And many household products emit VOCs.
Toluene is a very common VOC used in fingernail polish, adhesives, paints, paint thinners, lacquers, and rubber.
Xylene is a toxic petroleum byproduct that's used in many air fresheners. That's right — air fresheners.
Xylene has also been associated with headaches and increased risk of cognitive impairment.
The solution? First, get rid of the air fresheners. They don't "freshen" anything. Second, get rid of household products that contain VOCs. And if you can't get rid of them, use them with great care (and a protective face mask).
To Your Good Health,
Jenny Thompson
HSI Director
P.S. This month’s Health Sciences Institute (HSI) newsletter will tell you about the all-natural formula set to succeed against infections where antibiotics have failed. You'll also discover how to give yourself a 74 per cent chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest. Plus we’ll give you full details on how a substance found in broccoli could revolutionise the way we tackle cancer.
All new members who sign up to the Health Sciences Institute will receive the latest issue of HSI along with a FREE encyclopaedia, HSI's 100 Greatest Underground Cures... Soon you’ll discover why our premium members believe HSI is the ultimate resource for anyone seeking a better, newer solution to their health problems.
Click here for full details.
Dear Reader,
This is huge.
Although we shouldn't be one bit surprised.
Time and again, in study after study, we've see the remarkable power of omega-3 fatty acids. Specifically we're talking about EPA and DHA — the long-chain omega-3s.
What do they do? What DON'T they do?
They keep your brain healthy and help prevent cognitive decline.
They reduce depression.
They reduce oxidative damage linked to air pollution exposure.
For those of you who have a prostate, consider it protected from inflammation and cancer by generous omega-3 intake.
And last year, here's how one researcher summed up omega-3 heart defence: "We now have tremendous and compelling evidence from very large studies, some dating back 20 and 30 years, that demonstrate the protective benefits of omega-3 fish oil in multiple aspects of preventive cardiology."
So...should we EVER be surprised when omega-3s are shown, once again, to be more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?
No. Never.
But still... this is huge.
All in the family
British and Italian researchers divided 55 subjects into two groups. For six months, about half received a daily supplement that contained two grams of EPA. The other half received placebo.
In the EPA group, the number of bowel polyps and the size of bowel polyps were significantly reduced. In the placebo group, the number and size of polyps increased.
That's impressive. But here's what's huge: Before the study, all subjects were diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). In other words, they were all genetically inclined to produce bowel polyps that frequently develop into cancer.
When a supplement protects healthy people from cancer, that's significant. But when a supplement protects people who are at high risk of a specific cancer... that's huge.
But wait — it gets even bigger...
The researchers of the study also note that the effectiveness of EPA was similar to COX-2 inhibitors, which also curb polyp growth. In fact, if you're diagnosed with FAP, your doctor will almost certainly prescribe a COX-2 inhibitor.
And the difference between the two treatments?
COX-2 inhibitors are prescription, non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that sharply increase risk of internal bleeding and heart attack when regularly used.
EPA, on the other hand... well, just go back a few paragraphs for that "protective benefits... in... preventive cardiology" quote.
Only one word for it: huge.
Continues below...
*Highly Recommended*
Is this forgotten Nobel Prize-winning discovery our last hope against superbugs?
Discover nature's secret weapon against bacteria that can protect against MRSA, C.Difficile, E.Coli and other superbugs...
Learn all about the device that will allow you to kill bacteria and viruses on-the-spot - any time, anywhere!
Click here:
...and another thing
If you live in London, Detroit, Cairo, or Delhi, air pollution is an unavoidable factor in your overall health picture.
But if you live in Jackson Hole or Montpelier, or some other relatively pristine spot, believe it or not, air pollution is probably still a key health factor.
How can that be? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, indoor air can be as much as FIVE TIMES more polluted than outdoor air.
For example...
When researchers tested lung function and urine samples in more than 160 subjects over the age of 60 who were living at home, they linked impaired lung function with high urine levels of two volatile organic compounds (VOC): toluene and xylene.
VOCs are chemicals emitted as gasses. And many household products emit VOCs.
Toluene is a very common VOC used in fingernail polish, adhesives, paints, paint thinners, lacquers, and rubber.
Xylene is a toxic petroleum byproduct that's used in many air fresheners. That's right — air fresheners.
Xylene has also been associated with headaches and increased risk of cognitive impairment.
The solution? First, get rid of the air fresheners. They don't "freshen" anything. Second, get rid of household products that contain VOCs. And if you can't get rid of them, use them with great care (and a protective face mask).
To Your Good Health,
Jenny Thompson
HSI Director
P.S. This month’s Health Sciences Institute (HSI) newsletter will tell you about the all-natural formula set to succeed against infections where antibiotics have failed. You'll also discover how to give yourself a 74 per cent chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest. Plus we’ll give you full details on how a substance found in broccoli could revolutionise the way we tackle cancer.
All new members who sign up to the Health Sciences Institute will receive the latest issue of HSI along with a FREE encyclopaedia, HSI's 100 Greatest Underground Cures... Soon you’ll discover why our premium members believe HSI is the ultimate resource for anyone seeking a better, newer solution to their health problems.
Click here for full details.
zaterdag 5 juni 2010
Is a Lack of Sleep Affecting Your Health?
Is a Lack of Sleep Affecting Your Health?
Dear Reader,
The National Sleep Foundation in the US, recently released its annual "Sleep in America Poll," which reveals how much sleep Americans are getting, what their bedtime habits are, and who's seeing the doctor and taking medications when sleep is elusive.
Only about four in 10 respondents said they got a good night’s sleep every night, or almost every night, of the week.
This indicates an overall trend showing that people are not having enough good-quality sleep - a short-coming that could put your health at risk.
That’s because your body carries out essential repair work while you sleep. Not getting enough sleep can impair your immune system, leaving you less able to fight off diseases of ALL kinds.
Health risks linked to not getting enough sleep
Too little sleep impacts your levels of thyroid and stress hormones, which in turn can affect your memory and immune system, your heart and metabolism, and much more.
Over time, lack of sleep can lead to:
* Accelerated ageing
* Depression
* High blood sugar levels and an increased risk of diabetes
* Brain damage
Recent research, published in the journal Sleep, also found that the amount of sleep you get is linked to gains in abdominal fat. This link was still prevalent even after researchers accounted for other factors that could influence weight, such as calories consumed and exercise habits.
Abdominal fat is linked to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, strokes and other chronic diseases. So, to start with, if you’re not taking your sleep needs seriously, you could unknowingly be sabotaging your weight — and your health.
A lack of sleep can seriously alter levels of important hormones linked with appetite and eating behaviour. When you are sleep deprived, your body decreases production of leptin (the hormone linked to the feeling of satiety). At the same time, it increases levels of ghrelin, a hormone that triggers hunger.
In one study, researchers found that people who received only four hours of sleep a night for two nights experienced:
* 18 percent reduction in leptin
* 28 percent increase in ghrelin
Also, the sleep-deprived subjects in the study seemed to eat more sweet and starchy foods, rather than vegetables and dairy products. Researchers suspect these cravings stem from the fact that your brain is fuelled by glucose (blood sugar); therefore, when lack of sleep occurs, your brain craves carbohydrates.
In short, sleep deprivation puts your body into a pre- diabetic state, and makes you feel hungry, even if you’ve already eaten.
The influence of the sleep-wake cycle
As already mentioned, how well you sleep can seriously alter the balance of hormones in your body. This can disrupt your sleep-wake cycle, also called the circadian rhythm. A disrupted circadian rhythm may influence cancer progression through shifts in hormones like melatonin, which the brain produces during sleep.
Melatonin is an antioxidant that helps suppress harmful free radicals in the body and slows the production of oestrogen, which can activate cancer. When your circadian rhythm is disrupted, your body produces less melatonin and therefore lowers your natural defence against cancer.
In addition, a lack of sleep can speed up tumour growth. Tumours grow two to three times faster in laboratory animals with severe sleep dysfunctions
Not only that, but sleep deprivation can cause:
* Changes in your brain activity similar to those experienced by people with psychiatric disorders
* An increased risk of heart disease and stroke
* Raised blood pressure
7 ways to guarantee a good night’s sleep
If you’re having problems getting a good night’s rest, the following tips can help you nod off:
1. Take a hot bath before bedtime to relieve stress.Soothing fragrances, lights and music may also help you unwind.
2. Limit activities in bed to sleep and sex only. That means no reading, watching TV, eating or drinking in bed. In fact, having sex is the perfect antidote to insomnia as it helps you sleep more soundly by leaving you feeling more relaxed and tired.
3. Make sure outside noise isn’t preventing you from falling asleep. If this is a problem where you live, earplugs can work wonders.
4. Help your body associate your bed with immediate sleep. Don’t go to bed until you’re completely exhausted, and if you have trouble sleeping try sleeping in another area of the house.
5. If you wake up during the night don’t switch on any lights. New research has found that being woken up and exposed to light during the night can completely throw your biological clock out of synch for the next few days. This disrupts the release of important hormones and affects your energy levels.
6. Avoid caffeine after midday so your body isn’t still stimulated by its effects at night. You can help limit your caffeine intake simply by making your second cup of tea in the morning from the tea bag used from your first cup. Plus cut out sugar and refined carbohydrates – although they both give you a burst of energy, it is short-lived and upsets your blood sugar levels. This can disrupt sleep in the middle of the night as blood sugar levels fall.
7. Have a snack half an hour before you go to bed to help you sleep more soundly. A warm glass of tryptophan- rich milk with a spoonful of honey is beneficial in raising your body’s levels of serotonin – a chemical that relieves stress and depression and promotes sleep.
Continues below...
...and another thing
Bear this in mind as you struggle with hay fever symptoms now that the pollen season is in full swing.
According to researchers, allergy sufferers are far less likely to contract cancer than non-sufferers.
US researchers from Texas Tech University believe that allergic reactions stimulate the immune system, helping to ward off other potentially fatal conditions. They found that asthmatics were 30 per cent less likely to get ovarian cancer than others, and children with allergies to airborne substances were 40 per cent less likely to develop leukaemia than other youngsters. Doctors at Cornell javascript:void(0)University in America, found children with airborne allergies also had reduced rates of throat, skin, lung and intestinal cancer.
Until next time,
Francois Lubbe
UK Editor
P.S. This month’s Health Sciences Institute (HSI) newsletter will tell you about the all-natural formula set to succeed against infections where antibiotics have failed. You'll also discover how to give yourself a 74 per cent chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest. Plus we’ll give you full details on how a substance found in broccoli could revolutionise the way we tackle cancer.
All new members who sign up to the Health Sciences Institute will receive the latest issue of HSI along with a FREE encyclopaedia, HSI's 100 Greatest Underground Cures... Soon you’ll discover why our premium members believe HSI is the ultimate resource for anyone seeking a better, newer solution to their health problems.
Click here for full details.
Dear Reader,
The National Sleep Foundation in the US, recently released its annual "Sleep in America Poll," which reveals how much sleep Americans are getting, what their bedtime habits are, and who's seeing the doctor and taking medications when sleep is elusive.
Only about four in 10 respondents said they got a good night’s sleep every night, or almost every night, of the week.
This indicates an overall trend showing that people are not having enough good-quality sleep - a short-coming that could put your health at risk.
That’s because your body carries out essential repair work while you sleep. Not getting enough sleep can impair your immune system, leaving you less able to fight off diseases of ALL kinds.
Health risks linked to not getting enough sleep
Too little sleep impacts your levels of thyroid and stress hormones, which in turn can affect your memory and immune system, your heart and metabolism, and much more.
Over time, lack of sleep can lead to:
* Accelerated ageing
* Depression
* High blood sugar levels and an increased risk of diabetes
* Brain damage
Recent research, published in the journal Sleep, also found that the amount of sleep you get is linked to gains in abdominal fat. This link was still prevalent even after researchers accounted for other factors that could influence weight, such as calories consumed and exercise habits.
Abdominal fat is linked to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, strokes and other chronic diseases. So, to start with, if you’re not taking your sleep needs seriously, you could unknowingly be sabotaging your weight — and your health.
A lack of sleep can seriously alter levels of important hormones linked with appetite and eating behaviour. When you are sleep deprived, your body decreases production of leptin (the hormone linked to the feeling of satiety). At the same time, it increases levels of ghrelin, a hormone that triggers hunger.
In one study, researchers found that people who received only four hours of sleep a night for two nights experienced:
* 18 percent reduction in leptin
* 28 percent increase in ghrelin
Also, the sleep-deprived subjects in the study seemed to eat more sweet and starchy foods, rather than vegetables and dairy products. Researchers suspect these cravings stem from the fact that your brain is fuelled by glucose (blood sugar); therefore, when lack of sleep occurs, your brain craves carbohydrates.
In short, sleep deprivation puts your body into a pre- diabetic state, and makes you feel hungry, even if you’ve already eaten.
The influence of the sleep-wake cycle
As already mentioned, how well you sleep can seriously alter the balance of hormones in your body. This can disrupt your sleep-wake cycle, also called the circadian rhythm. A disrupted circadian rhythm may influence cancer progression through shifts in hormones like melatonin, which the brain produces during sleep.
Melatonin is an antioxidant that helps suppress harmful free radicals in the body and slows the production of oestrogen, which can activate cancer. When your circadian rhythm is disrupted, your body produces less melatonin and therefore lowers your natural defence against cancer.
In addition, a lack of sleep can speed up tumour growth. Tumours grow two to three times faster in laboratory animals with severe sleep dysfunctions
Not only that, but sleep deprivation can cause:
* Changes in your brain activity similar to those experienced by people with psychiatric disorders
* An increased risk of heart disease and stroke
* Raised blood pressure
7 ways to guarantee a good night’s sleep
If you’re having problems getting a good night’s rest, the following tips can help you nod off:
1. Take a hot bath before bedtime to relieve stress.Soothing fragrances, lights and music may also help you unwind.
2. Limit activities in bed to sleep and sex only. That means no reading, watching TV, eating or drinking in bed. In fact, having sex is the perfect antidote to insomnia as it helps you sleep more soundly by leaving you feeling more relaxed and tired.
3. Make sure outside noise isn’t preventing you from falling asleep. If this is a problem where you live, earplugs can work wonders.
4. Help your body associate your bed with immediate sleep. Don’t go to bed until you’re completely exhausted, and if you have trouble sleeping try sleeping in another area of the house.
5. If you wake up during the night don’t switch on any lights. New research has found that being woken up and exposed to light during the night can completely throw your biological clock out of synch for the next few days. This disrupts the release of important hormones and affects your energy levels.
6. Avoid caffeine after midday so your body isn’t still stimulated by its effects at night. You can help limit your caffeine intake simply by making your second cup of tea in the morning from the tea bag used from your first cup. Plus cut out sugar and refined carbohydrates – although they both give you a burst of energy, it is short-lived and upsets your blood sugar levels. This can disrupt sleep in the middle of the night as blood sugar levels fall.
7. Have a snack half an hour before you go to bed to help you sleep more soundly. A warm glass of tryptophan- rich milk with a spoonful of honey is beneficial in raising your body’s levels of serotonin – a chemical that relieves stress and depression and promotes sleep.
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...and another thing
Bear this in mind as you struggle with hay fever symptoms now that the pollen season is in full swing.
According to researchers, allergy sufferers are far less likely to contract cancer than non-sufferers.
US researchers from Texas Tech University believe that allergic reactions stimulate the immune system, helping to ward off other potentially fatal conditions. They found that asthmatics were 30 per cent less likely to get ovarian cancer than others, and children with allergies to airborne substances were 40 per cent less likely to develop leukaemia than other youngsters. Doctors at Cornell javascript:void(0)University in America, found children with airborne allergies also had reduced rates of throat, skin, lung and intestinal cancer.
Until next time,
Francois Lubbe
UK Editor
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