Natural Health July/August 2007

The HOME DEPOT
Its going green. 5 years ago the company stopped selling wood sourced from endangered regions of the world like the tropical forests of the southern Pacific Islands. They get 94%of their wood from North American forests, which means less shipping from long distances and fewer carbon emissions.

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Omega-6s CLA
While most omega-6s (trans-fat from partial hydrogenation of veggie oil) are unhealthy, evidence shows that a lesser known member of the omega-6 family called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is benefical to weight loss, building lean muscle, boosting immunity, and halting cancer growth.

CLA is a fatty acid found only in the meat and milk of ruminants like cattle. (Key they should be pasture fed.) The higher the fat content in products such at milk, ice cream, and cheese, the higher the CLA levels. CLA can be taken as a supplement.

There are 28 isomers in CLA, but the most benefit comes from just two, t10c12 and c9t11. Milk is only rich in c9t11. So if you are looking to lose weight, supplements are best. Look for the name Tonalin or Clarinol on the label, these contain an equal mix of the two isomers. Check the label for dosage of daily dose of 2-5 g of CLA. If your looking for anti-cancer benefits milk is your best choice.

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What Do You Have to Lose?

Weight lose equation:
655+ (4.4 x your goal weight in pounds) + (4.6 x your height in inches) - (4.7 x your age in years) = base calories

Multiply this number by:
1.2 if you get little or no exercise
1.3 if you are somewhat active

The total is the number of caloriPublish Postes you should eat each day in order to reach your goal weight and maintain it.

Mine was 1435

(Fitness June 07)

WINE

2004 Oriel Barona Rias Baixas
2004 Oriel Portia Bianco Delle Venezie
2004 Oriel Courant Cote Du Rhone
2004 Oriel Hugo Russian River Valley Zinfandel
2002 Oriel VQM Maipo Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Oriel Falerne Cahors
(House&Garden June 2007)

Best Foods for Busy Women

Kashi GoLEAN Crunch Honey Almond Flax Cereal
Kellogg's Smart Start Healthy Heart Bar
Lender's New York Style 100% Whole Wheat Bagles
Amy's Kitchen Vegetarian Breakfast Patties
Lean Cuisine Chicken, Spinach&Mushrooms Panini
Campbell's Select Healthy Request, Mexican Style Chicken Torilla Soup
Arnold Whole Grain Classics, Double Fiber
Kraft South Beach Diet, Caramel Peanut Crisp
Kellogg's Crunchy Nut Sweet and Salty Granola Bar
Nabisco Wheat Thins Toasted Chips, Multi-Grain
Kellogg's All-Bran Snack Bites
Stacy's Whole Wheat Bagel Chips
Frito-Lay 100 Calorie Mini Bites Sun Chips
Skinny Cow Chocolate Ice Cream Cone
Kashi TLC Cookies
Vitalicious VitaMuffin Mix
Archer Farms Southwest Blend
Kashi All-Natural Entrees
Kraft South Beach Diet Chicken Basilico With Rotini
V-8 V-Fusion
Stonyfield Farm Light Smoothie
Hint Water
Tropicana Pure Premium Essentials Fiber
Naked Juice Gold Machine Superfood Smoothie

Health May 2007

Gardening-Adaptable Trees

Spring Bloom
Chinese fringe tree (Chinoanthus retusus)
Magnolia kobus 'Wada's Memory'
Cyclamen cherry (Prunus cyclamina)
Yellowhorn (Xanthocerus sorbifolium)

Summer Bloom and Shade
Weeping katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Morioka Weeping')
Chinese-American tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera x chinese)
Willow oak (Quercus phellos)

Autumn Color
Korean maple (Acer pseudosieboldanum)
Three flower maple (Acer triflorum)
Golden rain-tree (Koelreuteria paniculata 'Rose Lantern')

Winter Interest
Evergreen sweet bay (Magnolia virginiana var. australis)
California incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens)
Western red cedar (Thuja plicata)
Chinese hemlock (Tsuga chinensis)

House&Garden May2007

Body+Soul May 2007

101 Ways to go Green

Recycle

Bring your own bags to the grocery store

Support your local economy and curb excess fossil-fuel consumption by shopping close to home

Install Energy Star qualified double-pane windows for better insulation

Take the bus or train

Buy energy-efficient appliances (look for the Energy Star label)

Go for bamboo (for flooring, cutting boards, towels, sheets, and so on)

Clean the fridge coils for better productivity

Turn off the light when you leave the room

Install low-flow showerheads and take shorter showers

Eat more veggies

Get a library card

Ride your bike

Don't let the sink faucet run when you wash dishes and brush your teeth

Leave only footprints when you travel

Unplug your electronics (DVD players, TV, cell-phone charger) when you're not using them

Use green cleaners, baking soda will clean just about anything

Wash clothes in cold water

Cover pots on the stove to avoid losing excess heat-and wasting energy

Line dry your clothes when possible

Fund a green dry cleaner, and bring your own garment bag

Turn off the dishwater's drying cycle

Shut your computer down when you leave work-especially on Friday's

Vote for change

Drive a hybrid

Join a co-op

Swap paperbacks with paperbackswap.com

B.Y.O.B. (bottle of water)

Get off junk-mail lists by registering at dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist

Shred old paper for packing instead of using Styrofoam peanuts

Skip the elevator and take the stairs

Check the air pressure in your tires since underinflated tires reduce fuel efficiency

Buy recycled toilet paper

Print on both sides of the paper

After you finish baking, turn off the over and leave the door open to heat your home

Eat only sustainable harvested fish to help protect the health of the ocean (visit oceansalive.org)

Go carbon-neutral

To save gas, drive under 60 mph, or don't drive as much

Don’t use pesticides on your lawn

Find new uses for old things

Compact your nonrecyclable trash and use fewer bags

Give your care a tune-up so it drive more efficiently

By things that will last

Invest in environmentally conscious mutual funds (find them at socialinvest.org)

Buy shade-grown coffee

Unload your trunk; the lighter the load, the less gas your car consumes

Seal up your house

Switch to reusable coffee filters

Go toxin-free at home

Eat what's in season

Start an eco-conversation everywhere you go

Sign up for online backing to stop receiving paper statements

Cancel the phone-book delivery

Install a ceiling fan to improve heat and cooling air circulation

Opt for an Energy Star qualified laptop instead of a power-guzzling desktop

Replace your light bulbs with compact florescent ones

Join a community supported agriculture (CSA) program (visit localharvest.com)

Volunteer your time at local conservation agencies

Conserve energy by using power strips (many electronics suck power even when off-but power strips in the "off" position don't)

Don't charge your cell phone overnight

Get on the list, find out if your city has pledged to meet Kyoto Protocol emissions targets; if not, contact your mayor

Reuse your Ziploc bags

Keep your shades down in the summer and up in the winter

Use a push lawn mower (electric of manual!)

Purify indoor air with plants instead of with artificial room fresheners

Use clean energy

Support recycling by buying products made from recycled materials

Decorated responsibly by purchasing eco-sensitive accessories (check out vivaterra.com)

Buy or borrow pre-used moving boxes

Plant a garden

Use rechargeable batteries

Bring lunch to work in reusable contains (a "no-garbage" lunch)

Upgrade your toilet to a low-flush model

Fix leaky faucets

Buy low-VOC paint and donate the leftovers (find local reuse programs at earth911.org)

Pass on the paper-towels (same goes for napkins)

Fill up your freezer, since the fuller it is, the less energy it uses to keep food frozen

Dress sustainably (try designers line Linda Loudermilk, Stewar+Brown, Edun)

Buy in bulk to avoid excess packaging

Spend more time outdoors

Seek our reclaimed wood furniture

Weather permitting, take your exercise outdoors

Think big picture

When traveling, ask your hotel what it’s doing to be greener

Start composting

Choose reusable instead of disposable products (diapers, razors, cups, pens)

Prewash dishes only if you have to

Install dimmers or motion sensors for your lights

Use organic beauty products

Buy Fair Trade

Stop idling in your car

Carpool

Buy organic food (especially milk, meat, fruits, and vegetables)

Bring your own mug or thermos to your favorite coffee spot

Collect rainwater and use it for landscaping

Use natural-not artificial-fragrances

Swap; don’t buy (try eBay.com, craigslist.org, and freecycle.org)

Use concentrated soaps and cleaners since less packaging means less waste

If you see litter, pick it up

Spread the word

Also... Beer is used to pump up flat, dull hair. It removes built up, no light beer, a rich beer with high yeast is best. After your shower, pour a bottle over your hair and then rinse briefly with fresh water

For cooking; use extra virgin olive oil for dressings and low-heat dishes and grapeseed or expeller-pressed, organic canola oil for high heating cooking.

localharvet.com for local farmers

Homeopathy

Gelsemium If nervousness or anticipathory anxiety leaves you dull-minded and unable to grasp anything, try this. It's good for treating mental paralysis.

Nux vomica If you have too many things to do and think about, try this. It works well wihen you're overwhelmed with details.

Ignatia If you've recently suffered any loss-of a loved one, pet, relationship, job-try this. It can help free your mind from a preoccupation with grief.

Sepia If you're menopausal or perimenopausal and feeling exhausted, emotionally flat, or irritable, try this. It's good when you don't have enough mental steam to approach a project- or are so tired your memory is impaired.

Natural Health May 2007

Natural Allergy Remedies

Food

• Foods high in alphalinolenic acid (ALA-an omega 3 fatty acid found in flaxseed, fish oil and walnuts)
• Probiotics (yogurt containing live cultures or supplement like acidophilus)

Irrigation

• Irrigate the nose twice daily for three to six weeks, use one teaspoon or noniodized table salt per pint of lukewarm water. A pinch of baking soda can squelch the burn.

Herbs

• Butterbur-Petasines, the active chemicals in butterbur have shown to help allergies. When buying look for the phrase "PA-free" it means the dangerous ingredient was removed during processing. If allergic to ragweed may worsen symptoms.
• Quercetin-A flavonoid found in red wine, onions, and grapefruit, the quercetin inhibits the body's release of histamines. Take 250milligrams three times a day paired with 1000mg of vitamin C it a potent natural antihistamine.
• Stingin Nettle-The leaves house histamine, take 300mg of freeze dried nettle leaf 2-4 daily.

Homeopathy

• Tray Boiron's Sabadil or Hylands Seasonal Allergy Relief, they combine anti-allergy agents, such as Nux vomica (poison nut) , Allium cepa (raw onion) and euphrasia (eyebright).

Ayurveda

• Triphala-A blend of 3 key ayurvedic herbs: amalaki, bibhitaki, and haritaki found at natural foods stores or Indian market. (Aller-7 if a good brand)

Natural Health May2007

Skin Cancer!!

Free Derm Check!
In May, June, and July, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and Olay are sponsoring free skin cancer checks by participating dermatologists across the country. To find out where to get a screening in you area, log on to SkinCancerTakesFriends.org.

(Fitness May 2007)

Books and Recipe Website

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A Model Summer by Paulina Ponizkova
A15 year old Swedish immigrant ventures to Paris to strut he catwalk.

Workout Music

Walking:

• "Such Great Heights" -The Postal Service
• "Wishful Thinking" -The Ditty Bops
• "We Got the Beat" -The Go-Go's
• "I Make It Rain" -Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne
• "Gold Digger" -Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
• "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" -Talking Heads
• "Back Again" -Dilated Peoples
• "For Reasons Unknown" -The Killers
• "Smiley Faces" -Gnarls Barkley
• "Black Velveteen" -Lenny Kravitz

Sweats:

• "Hollaback Girl" -Gwen Stefani
• "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) -Outkast
• "I Want It All" -Eurythmics
• "Got the Life" -Korn
• "Absolutely Not" - Deborah Cox
• "Whoo! Alright Yeah...Uh Huh" -The Rapture
• "Club Foot" -Kasabin
• "Shut Up" -Black Eyed Peas
• "Everytime We Touch" - Cascada
• "Milkshake" -Kelis
• "Hood Boy" -Fantasia Barrio featuring Big Boi
• "Hollywood" - Jay-Z featuring Beyonce
• "Long Way 2 Go" Cassie
• "Everything I Can't Have" -Robin Thicke
• "Ever Blazing" -Sean Paul
• "Glamorous" -Fergie featuring Ludacris
• "Maneater" -Nelly Furtado
  

Chill:

• "If There's Love" -Citizen Cope
• "Hang on Little Tomato" -Pink Martini
• "Heaven" -The Psychedelic Furs
• "Charlene" -Anthony Hamilton
• "Pig" - Dave Matthews Band
• "Too Sober to Sleep" -Justin Rutledge
• "Black Milk" - Massive Attack
• "Save Room" -John Legend
• "More Than Anyone" -Gavin DeGraw
• "Sailed On" -Landon Pigg

(from Fitness June 2006)

Power-Walking (25 min)

• "Jump" -Madonna
• "Chasing Cars" -Snow Patrol
• "Haven't Found" -Pras, featuring Sharli McQueen
• "Hip Hop is Dead" -Nas, featuring will.i.am
• "High Road" -Fort minor, featuring John Legend
• "What a Feeling" -Peter Luts and Dominico
• "Teen Love" -Peter Bjorn and John

Spinning (30 min)

• "He Loves Me 2" -CeCe Peniston
• "She Wants to Move" -N.E.R.D.
• "Snow (Hey Oh)" -Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "World, Hold On" -Bob Sinclair
• "Love's Divine" -Seal
• "How to Save a Life" -The Fray

Strength Training

• "Chop Me Up" -Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland and Three 6 Mafia
• "Entourage" -Omarion
• "Last Night" -Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole
• "Lost One" -Jay-Z featuring Chirette Michele
• "Show Me" -Janet Jackson
• "Mama Africa" -Akon
• "Like a Boy" -Ciara
• "We Ride (I See the Future)" -Mary J. Blige

Getting You Off the Couch

• "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" -Jason Mraz
• "Walking on Sunshine" -Katrina and the Waves
• "Light of Day" -Jody Raffoul
• "On A High" -Duncan Sheik
• "Walk On" -U2

Picking on the Pace

• "Jump, Jive an' Wail" -Brian Setzer Orchestra
• "Skip to the End" -The Futureheads
• "Lose My Breath" -Destiny's Child
• "Zak and Sara" -Ben Folds
• "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" -The Flaming Lips

Pushing Through an Intense Workout

• "Hey Ya!" -Outkast
• "Let's Get Loud" -Jennifer Lopez
• "Do You Want To" -Franz Ferdinand
• "Touchdown Turnaround (Don't Give Up on Me)" -Hellogoodbye
• "I Predict a Riot" -Kaiser Chiefs

Mellowing Out

• "Beautiful World" -Colin Hay
• "Easy Tonight" -Five for Fighting
• "Windmills" -Toad the Wet Sprocket
• "Don't Look Back" -Bliss and Sophie Barker
• "Upstairs" -Ari Hest

Health may 2007

Summer 2007 Playlist

• "Ever Fallen in Love" -Nouvelle Vague
• "Summertime" -Billy Stewart
• "Surf Wax America" -Weezer
• "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" -The Flaming Lips
• "Hot Fun in the Summertime" -Sly & The Family Stone
• "Float On" -Modest Mouse
• "How Bizarre" -OMC
• "Represent" -Orishas
• "Jim Nior" -My Patch

Marie Claire June 07

Sunscreen for work

Look for ingredients as avobenzone, octocrylene, oxybenzone, and Mexoryl, ultimate blocks hace titanium dioxide or zinc oxide.

• Neutrogena Fresh Cooling Body Mist Sunblock (SPF40)

sunblock with new, high-tech ingredients-like mexoryl, or helioplex-which give an extra hour or two or protection

• Coppertone Sport Sunblock Gel (SPF30)

oil-free gel sinks in immediately-and wont leave slippery hands, the alcohol in the gel makes them dry quickly

• Rit Sun Guard

infuses sun protection into clothing, blocking more than 96 percent of UV rays for up to 20 washes

• Solbar Shield SPF 40

great for sensitive skin. its physical blockers like zinc and titanium dioxide keep damaging rays out

• Neutrogena Fresh Cooling Body Mist Sunblock SPF 45

broad-specturm protection, not greasy and wont clog pores

• Banana Boat UltraMist Sport SPF 30 Continuous Clear Spray

just a few hits give even coverage

• LaRoche-Posay Anthelios SX

ideal for fair skin b/c it protects from a wide range of UV rays

• Cetaphil Daily Facial Moisturizer SPF 15 w/ Parsol 1789

lightweight lotion won't clog pores or cause breakouts


A chemical free sunblock: UV Natural SPF 30 is formulated with zinc for full UVA/UVB protection.

Natural Health April 2007

Drug-free ways to easy pain of labor

• Water
• Self-hypnosis (www.hypnobirthing.com)
• Birth Ball
• The Bradley Method (www.bradleybirth.com)
• Acupuncture
• Aromatherapy: Lavender for calming and to increase strength of contractions, Rose for softening of ligaments and to make it easier to push the baby out, and Jasmine to dull uterine pain, strengthen contractions, and increase milk supply.

Oolong tea steep 5 minutes suppresses allergic reactions.

Health / March 2007

• www.clairol.com has a awesome feature where you can upload a picture of yourself and change your hair color! I gotta try it!
• www.trials.com this site has a free 14-day trial, and reviews more than 30,000 trails!
• butterbur plant slows the production of a chemical linked to allerigc inflammation (try it out for Todd)

Valeriana officinalis

A sleep aid (possible help for Todd's sleepless nights) recommended dose is 300-600 milligrams taken 30min to 2hrs. It may take up to 2wks for sleep quality to improve. (Natural Health March 2007)