I don’t know why I feel like commenting on this story but there is a Reuters story today that 8 glasses of water a day is not needed to be any healthier.

Strange, I read through the article and they seem to say that only athletes and people with some diseases need extra water and that the kidneys clean our blood anyway so no extra water is needed.

Well if that is true then:

Why do I feel better after I drink some water?

Why did my stomach problems subside yesterday when I drank that water?

Why does my skin seem to clear up when I  drink more water?

Why do I have more energy when I drink more water?

Strange that the writers of newspapers always seem to try to jump on reports that we don’t need to drink more water but in my own personal experience I always feel better from drinking more water. People always seem really smug when saying that you don’t need to drink water, why is that?

I will drink a glass of water right now and think about it.

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A new Reuters story tells us that whole grains will help you to lose weight. This is interesting news but really in line with what we would expect as whole grains are high in fiber and also are a great source for micronutrients. Whole grains are a great example of a good carbohydrate.

Often people talk about how we should reduce the amount of carbohydrates in our diet. Over the last 50 years or so we may be taking in more carbohydrates then we should be but one of the problems really is not always the carbohydrates but instead are the types of carbohydrates that we eat.

So what is a good carbohydrate? Well we know that whole grains are great. We also know that fresh fruits and vegetables are great carbs. Read the rest of this entry »

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We have always known that Omega vitamins are powerful antioxidants and that they are good for your heart but there is a new study showing that Omega vitamins are also good for lowering blood pressure.

Omega-3 fatty acids reduce blood pressure: study | Health | Reuters

I can’t personally vouch for this as I have never had high blood pressure but I have been taking Cold pressed Omega vitamins for at least three years now and really do believe that they are a great supplement for better health.

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We have all heard about the great effects of green and black teas and their effect on people with heart problems lately but here is something that I had heard nothing about until today. Reauters is reporting a new study that shows that taking milk in your tea will significantly reduce the benefits of drinking the tea.

Drinking tea can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke but only if milk is not added to the brew, German scientists said on Tuesday.

Research has shown that tea improves blood flow and the ability of the arteries to relax but researchers at the Charite Hospital at the University of Berlin in Mitte found milk eliminates the protective effect against cardiovascular disease.

“The beneficial effects of drinking black tea are completely prevented by the addition of milk, said Dr Verena Stangl, a cardiologist at the hospital.

“If you want to drink tea to have the beneficial health effects you have to drink it without milk. That is clearly shown by our experiments,” she told Reuters.

Tea is second only to water in worldwide consumption so any benefits could have important public health implications. But until now it was not known whether adding milk had an impact.

Stangl and her team discovered that proteins called caseins in milk decrease the amount of compounds in tea known as catechins which increase its protection against heart disease.

They believe their findings, which are reported in the European Heart Journal, could explain why countries such as Britain, where tea is regularly consumed with milk, have not shown a decreased risk of heart disease and stroke from drinking tea.

Protective against cancer
The researchers compared the health effects of drinking boiled water and tea with and without milk on 16 healthy women. Using ultrasound, they measured the function of an artery in the forearm before and two hours after drinking tea.
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