Do Not Ignore the Elderly and Their Nutrition!

Author: Chuck Arnone

Aug 1

Nutrient deficiencies appear to increase with age. Some colleagues at the University of Iowa looked at over 400 Iowans 79 and older living independently in rural areas and found that 80 percent reported consuming inadequate amounts of four or more nutrients. When declining energy requirements are not matched by decreased caloric intake then total body fat increases. The Atkins diet leaves your body shy on some important nutrients, such as vitamin B, and also is negative for vitamins A, C and D, anti-oxidants that slow the effects of aging and calcium. Once again the lack of exercise has to enter ...
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    • Your Immune System- Let It Help You Thru the Cold & Flu Season!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jul 13

    This is your wakeup call for being prepared going into the fall and any time you are laid up with a cold or flu. Try and set-up a plan for your family, as it can save you a lot of time & money. Those trips to the doctor and/or emergency room, if you deal with older parents, can drain you and your family! The flu typically arrives later, in November, with the peak season from late December through early March. Odds are you'll catch a cold soon, if you haven't already this season. The average American adult catches about two to ...
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    • Weight Loss and Nutrition Go Together!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jul 5

    Nutrition and weight loss are certainly important subjects and ones that you would love to learn all that you can and then jump in and start on your diet so that you can lose the weight you desire. However, I sincerely believe that dieting is not the best approach to losing weight.Knowing everything about proper nutrition is going to help you do what is necessary to lose weight. Nutrition and weight loss are plausible solutions to losing those unwanted pounds. Meditation, visualization and prayer also help. We are in the 21st century and have the luxury of liquid vitamins to ...
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    • A Healthy Immune System Can Protect You!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jun 29

    Tap into the power of your immune system to avoid getting sick. You and a friend step into a crowded elevator and immediately notice two people coughing and sneezing up a storm. Within a couple of days you come down with a bad cold and blame it on that elevator ride. Yet your friend, exposed to the same germs at the same time, remains perfectly healthy. What made the difference? The power of the immune system. The strength of our immune system is what makes the difference between who stays healthy and who doesn’t. The ...
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    • Fight Your Disease and Sickness with Nutrition!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jun 24

    Who is at risk for getting autoimmune diseases? There are more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases and new treatments for autoimmune diseases are being studied all the time and can affect many parts of the body.  Women tend to be affected more often by autoimmune disorders; nearly 79% of autoimmune disease patients in the USA are women.  It is not known why this is the case, although hormone levels have been shown to affect the severity of some autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. These diseases can affect connective tissue in your body (the tissue which binds together body ...
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    • Liquid Vitamins……Are They Really Necessary?

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jun 17

    High quality liquid vitamins and nutritional supplementation is essential to make up the deficit of nutrients in our food. The transition from pill form to liquid vitamins and minerals is taking place and the wave of the future for the health industry and nutritional supplements is liquid vitamins.  These vitamins are digested as they pass through the intestinal tracts, and the step of breaking down the pills is eliminated.  Liquid Vitamins are much better absorbed than pill vitamins while pills are more taxing on your digestive system and much harder to swallow! They also help you achieve better health much ...
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    • Help Your Arthritis through Nutrition!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jun 8

    There two main kinds of arthritis, osteo- and rheumatoid, but both are inextricably linked with nutrition. There has been a lot of research that identifies the relationship between arthritis and nutrition. Although progress in the field of arthritis and nutrition is slow, we fully expect to see further justification of these theories as medical science progresses. Arthritis means inflammation of a joint or joints.  Arthritis is usually caused by what people eat and drink and is becoming very common in people of all ages which will probably affect 90% of people by the age of 60.  Arthritis is a poorly understood ...
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    • Women,Nutrition & Life Work Together!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jun 4

    Many of our readers asked for simple nutrition tips for women.  Women today are busier than ever before. Their stress is exacerbated by today's fast paced, pre-packaged, convenience based society and the toxins that come from antibiotics and household cleaners. Iron-deficiency anemia is very common in young women. Women need nutrition and they need to be CLEAN from toxins. Here's a nutrition tip for all women -- berries are your friends. While women's role in the food chain is essential to produce that all-important resource, food, it paradoxically does not guarantee women even minimum levels of nutrition.  Women are often responsible ...
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    • Pregnancy and Nutrition Go Together!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jun 1

    When a woman is healthy, balancing carbohydrates, fat, proteins and eating a variety of fruits and vegetables that usually ensures good nutrition. Women with fears of weight gain or with eating disorders may choose to work with a health professional, to ensure that pregnancy does not trigger an eating disorder. Eating healthy salads will help you to control your weight and there is a wealth of information available today that offers tips for eating well starting from the moment you get early pregnancy symptoms. Healthy eating begins long before conception ever occurs. Try eating starchy snacks, like ...
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    • Be Healthier with Whole Food Nutrition!

    Author: Chuck Arnone

    Jun 1

    You will quickly see how this information relates to whole food nutrition. Whole food nutrition should be as close as possible to what nature intended.The power of fruits and vegetables goes well beyond a balanced diet. Whole, unrefined grains contain three main parts: the germ - or sprouting part of the grain; the endosperm-containing starch to support the young sprout during its early stages; and the bran - the protective layer encasing the sprout and its endosperm. Herein lies the beauty of whole food nutritional supplements. Refined, processed, low fiber foods, animal ...
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