July 5th, 2008 | Posted in Diet
If you look on the Periodic Table of the elements, you will see that sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium are alkaline earth metals. You can tell by their positioning how interrelated they are.
For example, sodium is number 11 on the Periodic Table indicating the number of protons in its nucleus. Whereas magnesium is number 12 on the Periodic table just 1 more proton or hydrogen ion more then sodium. Potassium is number 19 and calcium is number 20. These four elements are all right next to each other on the Periodic Table of Minerals for good reason!
Over the years I have thought about the relationships between sodium, magnesium, potassium and calcium and have come up with a hypothesis that magnesium, potassium and calcium are all nuclear transformations of the sodium (11) ion. This is important to understand when we consider why our blood is salted with sodium not magnesium, potassium or calcium. Even the ocean is salted with sodium for very good reasons.
The word formula for my hypothesis of nuclear transformation is as follows:
sodium (11) + hydrogen (1) < => magnesium (12) or,
sodium (11) + oxygen (8) < => potassium (19) or,
sodium (11) + hydrogen (1)+ oxygen (8) < => calcium or,
sodium (11) + oxygen (8) + hydrogen (1) < => calcium
As you can see there are many variations on how the body can transform sodium to the other alkaline elements it needs to maintain its alkaline design. Keep in mind that this transformation of elements is not a chemical reaction but a reaction, I call vibrational intelligence.
The movement of a hydrogen ion into the nucleus of a sodium ion is what gives rise to the alkaline element magnesium to help regulate body or even ocean temperature.
The movement of an oxygen ion into the nucleus of a sodium ion is what gives rise to the alkaline element potassium to help regulate the delicate alkaline pH of the extra and intracellular fluids of the body.
The movement of a hydrogen ion into the nucleus of a potassium ion is what gives rise to the alkaline element calcium. It is through the sodium ion of the blood that creates calcium to help keep our skeletal structure healthy and strong. In the ocean, it is the salt or sodium ion that gives rise to the calcium that makes the coral calcium, which helps in maintaining the alkaline design of the ocean at a pH of 8.3.
You see, nuclear transformation of sodium takes place every second of the day with any vibration or motion, such as the athlete in movement, as the body uses sodium and hydrogen to regulate the body temperature keeping it cool.
As one is exercising and as the body is heating up the body will naturally cool itself by transforming sodium into magnesium. These transformations will result in a blood serum loss of sodium and an increase in urine magnesium. Why? Because the body is converting the salt or sodium of the blood to magnesium to regulate body temperature! Without salt you CANNOT regulate your body temperature!
This same elemental transformation will takes place when the body is trying to maintain its alkaline design at a pH of 7.365. When the body is physically or emotionally stressed, metabolic acidic waste products will increase. As metabolic acids are increased from body movement, such as when exercising, or when you are stressed, such as worried about your finances, the body needs additional alkalinity to buffer the increase of endogenous acidity and it will start converting the salt or sodium of the blood to potassium.
That is why we see, in sick, tired, depressed or unfit clients a decrease in blood serum sodium and an increase in blood serum potassium.
Balancing the alkaline pH of the body fluids and bringing the body back to a state of health, energy, happiness and fitness cannot be accomplished without the mineral salts and especially the foundational ion of sodium.
Without salt running through our blood vessels and our oceans there would be NO LIFE ON EARTH!
Just one more thing to think about. As you know, most sodium comes to us as sodium chloride. This is by no coincidence. When you eat salt or sodium chloride the body splits these two ions apart. This is a matter of chemistry. The sodium ion is used as I have described above but the chloride ion is used to build our blood. I give you the following word formula of nuclear transformation of the chloride ion to iron:
chloride (17) + oxygen (8) + hydrogen from water (1) < => iron (26)
What I am suggesting is that salt or sodium chloride not only keeps our blood and body fluids alkaline but it also creates the iron that is necessary in making hemoglobin or blood. So, when you someone is iron deficient the are really sodium chloride deficient!
To limit or eliminate salt out of ones diet is setting the stage for ALL sickness and disease.
It is not salt that causes high blood pressure. It is dietary and metabolic acid.
Salt is the life of the body! And, without liberal amounts of whole unprocessed salt the body cannot keep up with the daily onslaught of dietary and metabolic acidity.
This is why I suggest eating lots of alkalizing mineral salt and getting off acidic foods and drinks. When you do this, your health, energy, happiness and fitness will naturally improve - without medications!
Dr. Robert O. Young - Research Scientist - Author - Avocado and Grapefruit Farmer
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June 24th, 2008 | Posted in Diet, Nutrition
It is a great achievement for any parent to have healthy children. Fostering a child is one of the greatest responsibilities and the parents have to be extra careful all the times. Today, we will discuss about the nutritious diet and the children.
Children, as they are young, they like to eat and taste all kind of stuff - fast food, junk food, candies, ice creams, etc. It is all right to give your child whatever he or she likes, but excessive intake of one kind of food often spoils the nutrition balance in the child. This may bear adverse effects on the health of the child.
If you want to make your child eat healthy and be healthy, put extra effort and prepare the meals yourself. Avoid shortcuts, such as fast food or packed food. Packed or fast foods contain high amount of fats, preservatives, and sugar.
Here are some healthy tips for nutritious lunch and a balanced diet for the child :
* The nutritious lunch has the main dish, fruits or vegetable with a dessert or sweet dish.
* You must sit down with the child and ask about his or her tastes. You can experiment and try to provide a combination of both the taste and the nutrition.
* The contents that can be part of nutritious lunch are white slice, fortified white, high fibre, wholemeal, wheatmeal, rye, fruit, cheese and chives etc.
* You can also make sandwiches tastier by filling them with food such as grated carrot, cream cheese, and chopped cooked chicken with mayonnaise, cheese and pineapple.
* Eggs serve better and for growing children it should be an essential part of the meal..
* Make salads with cucumber, carrot, radish, tomato, lemon, pineapple, etc.
Lunch is the most important meal and the parent must ensure that the child does not skip the lunches. A packed and nutritious lunch must be sent in an appropriate lunch box. While buying lunch box, you must consider its material. Plastic and aluminum lunch boxes are best suited to carry lunch. For small children, plastic lunch box is best, and it can be decorated.
So, what are you waiting for? It is lunchtime and your child is waiting for the treat!
Author : Meenal Arora is the Director of Shemrock Group of Schools. She has been an active participant in the development of education sector, particlarly the schools, in India. Meenal Arora also has her expertise in Child Care and Education.
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June 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Diet
he Difference between Diet and Nutrition
Diet is the routine of what you eat. Nutrition is the nutritional content of what you consume.
You can have a diet full of junk; it is still called a diet. Not a good one, but a diet nonetheless. Your diet is a general term you use that may be filled with anything and can do good things to you or bad things. It is a category, a term used to define a list of food that you consume. Diet does not mean you are going to loose weight. A diet is anything you eat. We call it your “diet” referring to the food you eat.
Food is the only thing that can provide nutrition to your body. Nutrition varies in quality. You can have a an unhealthy diet or a highly nutritious diet.
There is a lot of information about diets — some good, some okay, and some not even worth spending a moment on. What is anyone supposed to do?
Some people spend a lifetime on the subject, and maybe you should, there are only a few points you really should know. Well-meaning people try to make the rules of diet fit their style of life and that becomes a problem.
What is the Real Issue with Diet Food
If you think you can buy some kind of diet food and make it work to loose weight for the long-term: forget it! It is not possible. Oh, you can loose weight without much thought or direction. You know what you need to do.
Your challenge is to live a healthy lifestyle while eating commercial diet food. This isn’t going to happen unless you make your own diet food.
Commercial diet food is devoid of vitamins and nutrients and is sold at exuberant prices for your convenience because you work too hard. But if you don’t buy commercial food when you come home you work even harder trying to find something to put together for dinner while trying to satisfy finicky eaters who live in your house.
Here’s some great news for you! You can prepare your own diet food! This is true and there are several good reasons to do this. Preparing your own diet food:
Taste better than what is soaked in food additives and chemicals
Is healthier than commercial diet foods
Will give you satisfaction in your cooking talents
It takes planning and attention but isn’t it worth the effort? The food you eat goes into your body and makes you healthy or unhealthy.
Weight Loss for the Weak of Mind
Weight loss motivation is one of the most important parts to diet and weight loss.
Here are just a few motivation tips to keep you motivated.
Only weigh yourself once a week. Think long term about this project. This is a lifestyle change so go easy on yourself. If you look at a scale every week, you know whether you need to make changes or not
Visualize your new self everyday. Visualize about how you want yourself to look. If you have achieved your new goals then just imagine yourself doing some new things, in your new body.
Make new goals farther and higher. When you reach your ideal weight, then you should set some new goals that will push you further into health. As soon as you don’t, you will likely fall back into old habits. It is easy to slip back into old habits so work to achieve something new. For instance when you have reached your ideal weight, then set a goal to add muscle. Think about yourself in perfect health, like you never imagined yourself. Look long and hard, set your goal and then reach it. Nothing will keep you more motivated then setting and accomplishing your new goals.
Get a manual about food, diet, and weight loss. There’s nothing like a program of how to eat that will motivate you. Here’s one below:
For other helpful resources from Dr Peter Lind go to his website Diet About
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June 21st, 2008 | Posted in Diet, Nutrition
Many of us don’t get the recommended five servings of fruit and vegetables per day. This is mostly due to our unhealthy diets and hectic schedules. Many of us would rather reach for a candy bar or a bag of chips instead of taking a few minutes to wash some celery or carrot sticks. Since many of us are aware of the many health benefits that fruit and vegetables have to offer, why are we not making more effort to incorporate these foods into our daily diets?
Incorporating fruit and vegetables into our diets can be really easy, fun, and healthy. We can create many delicious treats that are just as irresistible as a candy bar or a bag of chips. One way to incorporate vegetables into your diet is to eat them with your favorite dip. Instead of grabbing that bag of tortilla or potato chips, try to cut up some celery and carrot sticks to eat with your favorite French onion dip. As for fruit, there are numerous fun and delicious recipes. For instance, you can make a fruit parfait instead of eating ice cream. Simply place some fresh berries in a bowl, top them off with vanilla yogurt and add little pieces of nuts or granola. You can also make chocolate covered strawberries instead of reaching for a candy bar. Simply melt some chocolate, dip the strawberries and place them in the fridge. For added antioxidants, try using dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate. Another great snack which incorporates fruit is cereal. Simply make a bowl of whole grain cereal and add some of your favorite fruit to it. Add some fat free milk if you are aiming at weight loss. All of these recipes are delicious and easy to make so don’t be afraid to incorporate them into your diet.
Lauren S. Johnson writes health articles about fitness and nutrition.
Some of her favorite passions include studying the medicinal benefits of herbal remedies, diet pills, and hoodia gordonii.
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