உலர்ந்த திராட்சை பழத்தின் மகிமை

தினமும் சாப்பிடலாம் உலர்ந்த திராட்சை 
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உலர்ந்த திராட்சை பழத்தின் மகிமை என்னவென்று பலருக்கு இன்னமும் தெரியவில்லை என்று சொல்லலாம். உலர்ந்த திராட்சை என்றால் சர்க்கரை பொங்கலுக்கும், பாயாசத்திற்கும் மட்டும் தான் பயன்படுத்த வேண்டும் என்று பலர் நினைத்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றனர். இதன் பயனை அறிந்தால் வெறும் வாயிலேயே இதை மென்று சாப்பிடுவார்கள்...

உலர்ந்த திராட்சைப் பழத்தில் சுண்ணாம்புச் சத்து அதிகம் உள்ளது. ஓர் உலர்ந்த திராட்சைப் பழம் 30 மிலி கிராம் சுண்ணாம்புச் சத்து கொண்டது. இதை குழந்தைகளுக்குக் கொடுத்து வந்தால், அவர்கள் நல்ல உடல் பலத்துடன் வேகமாக வளர்ந்து வருவார்கள். எலும்புகளோடு பற்களும் உறுதியாக அமையும். ஆகையால் வளரும் குழந்தைகளுக்கு இரவு உணவுக்குப் பின் தினசரி 15 முதல் 20 வரை திராட்சை பழத்தைக் கொடுத்து வருவது நல்லது.

வாலிப வயது தாண்டி வயோதிக வயதிற்கு வரும் பொழுது தினசரி உலர்ந்த திராட்சைப் பழத்தை இரவு ஆகாரத்துக்குப் பின் சாப்பிட்டு வந்தால் சுறுசுறுப்பு ஏற்படும். எலும்புகள் உறுதியாக இருக்கும், பற்கள் கெட்டிப்படும்; பல் சம்பந்தமான எந்தக் கோளாறும் ஏற்படாது. இதயம் பலத்துடனிருக்கும். இதயத்துடிப்பு இயற்கை அளவிலேயே இருக்கும்.

குழந்தைகளுக்கு பால் கொடுக்கும் பெண்கள் இரவு சாப்பாட்டிற்குப் பிறகு கைப்பிடியளவு உலர்ந்த திராட்சைப் பழத்தைச் சாப்பிட்டு வந்தால் சத்தான பால் உற்பத்தியாகும். வளரும் குழந்தைகளின் எலும்புகள் பலப்பட்டு கால்கள் வளையாது வளரும்.

தற்போது உள்ள பருவ பெண்களுக்கு முடி உதிரும் பிரச்னை அதிகமாக உள்ளது. பியூட்டி பார்லர் சென்று ஆலோசனை கேட்பதை விட, தினமும் 10 உலர் திராட்சையை சாப்பிட்டாலே போதும் முடி கொட்டும் பிரச்னையிலிருந்து விடுபடலாம். தினமும் சாப்பிட மண்டையோடு பலப்படும்.

12 symptoms of kidney disease

We bring you a very valuable article telling you about 12 symptoms of kidney disease you shouldn't ignore. Please read, do share with friends and family, maybe you'll save a life!

♥ 12 symptoms of kidney disease you shouln’t ignore ♥

Most people are not aware of the fact that kidney diseases can be silent killers. They may not show any symptoms for a long time till the situation becomes critical. It is important to recognize the symptoms of kidney diseases to catch them early. Here is a list of twelve such symptoms you should look out for:

♥ Changes in your urinary function ♥ : The first symptom of kidney disease is changes the amount, frequency of your urination. There may be an increase or decrease in amount and/or its frequency, especially at night. It may also look more dark coloured. You may feel the urge to urinate but are unable to do so when you get to the restroom.

♥ Difficulty or pain during voiding ♥ : Sometimes you have difficulty or feel pressure or pain while voiding. Urinary tract infections may cause symptoms such as pain or burning during urination. When these infections spread to the kidneys they may cause fever and pain in your back.

♥ Blood in the urine ♥ : This is a symptom of kidney disease which is a definite cause for concern. There may be other reasons, but it is advisable to visit your doctor in case you notice it.

♥ Swelling ♥ : Kidneys remove wastes and extra fluid from the body. When they are unable to do so, this extra fluid will build up causing swelling in your hands, feet, ankles and/or your face.

♥ Extreme fatigue and generalised weakness ♥ : Your kidneys produce a hormone called erythropoietin which helps make red blood cells that carry oxygen. In kidney disease lower levels of erythropoietin causes decreased red blood cells in your body resulting in anaemia. There is decreased oxygen delivery to cells causing generalised weakness and extreme fatigue.

♥ Dizziness & Inability to concentrate ♥ : Anaemia associated with kidney disease also depletes your brain of oxygen which may cause dizziness, trouble with concentration, etc.

♥ Feeling cold all the time ♥ : If you have kidney disease you may feel cold even when in a warm surrounding due to anaemia. Pyelonephritis (kidney infection) may cause fever with chills.

♥ Skin rashes and itching ♥ : Kidney failure causes waste build-up in your blood. This can causes severe itching and skin rashes.

♥ Ammonia breath and metallic taste ♥ : Kidney failure increases level of urea in the blood (uraemia). This urea is broken down to ammonia in the saliva causing urine-like bad breath called ammonia breath. It is also usually associated with an unpleasant metallic taste (dysgeusia) in the mouth.

♥ Nausea and vomiting ♥ : The build-up of waste products in your blood in kidney disease can also cause nausea and vomiting.

♥ Shortness of breath ♥ : Kidney disease causes fluid to build up in the lungs. And also, anaemia, a common side-effect of kidney disease, starves your body of oxygen. You may have trouble catching your breath due to these factors.

♥ Pain in the back or sides ♥ : Some cases of kidney disease may cause pain. You may feel a severe cramping pain that spreads from the lower back into the groin if there is a kidney stone in the ureter. Pain may also be related to polycystic kidney disease, an inherited kidney disorder, which causes many fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys. Interstitial cystitis, a chronic inflammation of the bladder wall, causes chronic pain and discomfort.

It is important to identify kidney disease early because in most cases the damage in the kidneys can’t be undone. To reduce your chances of getting severe kidney problems, see your doctor when you observe one or more of the above symptoms. If caught early, kidney disease can be treated very effectively.

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கோடை என்றால் முதலில் நமக்கு ஞாபகம் வருவது இளநீர் தான். மற்ற பானங்களை விட இளநீருக்கே மவுசு அதிகம். இது இயற்கையான மற்றும் ஆரோக்கியமான பானம் என்பதால் இதை அதிகம் விரும்புவர். மேலும் இது தாகத்தை தணித்து புத்துணர்ச்சியும் அளிக்கிறது. அடிக்கும் கோடை வெயிலில் பச்சை இளநீரை நேரடியாக அதன் மட்டையிலிருந்து அப்படியே பருகுவது என்பது ஒரு பேரானந்தமாகும். இது புத்துணர்ச்சி தருவது மட்டுமல்லாது பல உடல் நல நன்மைகளையும் அளிக்கிறது. இந்த நீரில் வைட்டமின்கள், கனிமங்கள், மின்பொருட்கள், என்சைம்கள், அமினோ அமிலங்கள் மற்றும் சைட்டோகைனின் வளமாக இருக்கின்றன. இளநீர் அதன் ருசிக்கும், நமக்கு அளிக்கும் புத்துணர்ச்சிக்கும், மருத்துவ குணங்களுக்கும் உலகம் முழுவதும் புகழ் பெற்று திகழ்கிறது. மேலும் இளநீரில் உடலுக்கு தேவையான பி காம்ப்ளக்ஸ் வைட்டமின்களான ரிபோஃப்ளேவின், நியாசின், தையமின், பைரிடாக்சைன் மற்றும் ஃபோலேட் ஆகியவைகள் இயற்கையிலேயே கிடைக்கிறது. மேலோட்டமாக இது ஆரோக்கியத்திற்கு நல்லது என்பதை அனைவரும் அறிவோம். ஆனால் இதில் உள்ள மருத்துவ குணங்களை அனைவரும் அறிந்து கொள்ள வேண்டாமா? சரி கொஞ்சம் விரிவாக பார்க்கலாமா?

வயிற்றுப்போக்கு வயிற்றுக் போக்கு அதிக அளவில் இருக்கும் போது நீர்ச்சத்து அதிக அளவில் குறைவதால், இளநீர் அருந்துவது மிகவும் நல்லது. இளநீரில் அமினோ அமிலங்கள், என்சைம்கள், சாப்பிடக்கூடிய நார்ச்சத்துக்கள், வைட்டமின் சி மற்றும் பொட்டாசியம், மெக்னீசியம் மற்றும் மேன்கனீஸ் போன்ற கனிமங்கள் அதிக அளவு உள்ளன. மேலும் இதில் உள்ள நல்ல அளவிலான எலெக்ட்ரோலைட் பொட்டாசியம், உடம்பில் வயிற்றுப் போக்கினால் ஏற்படும் எலெக்ட்ரோலைட் குறைப்பாட்டை நீக்க உதவும்.

எடை குறைவு இளநீரில் குறைந்த அளவே கொழுப்பு இருப்பதால் மற்றும் அதனை பருகினால் வயிறு நிறைந்து போவதால், அதிகமாக தேவையில்லாத உணவுகளை சாப்பிட முடியாமல் உடல் எடை குறைய உதவுகிறது.

நீரிழிவு இளநீரில் சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகளுக்கு தேவையான ஊட்டச்சத்துக்கள் இருப்பதனாலும், இரத்தத்தில் உள்ள சர்க்கரை அளவை கட்டுப்பாட்டில் வைக்க உதவுவதாலும், சர்க்கரை நோயாளிகள் இளநீர் பருகுவது நல்லது.

வைரஸ் நோய்கள் சளிக் காய்ச்சல் மற்றும் ஹேர்ப்ஸ், இவை இரண்டுமே சில வைரஸ் கிருமிகள் நம் உடம்பை தாக்குவதால் ஏற்படுகிறது. இளநீரில் ஆன்டி-பாக்டீரியல் மற்றும் நோயெதிர்ப்பு சக்தி அஅடங்கியிருப்பதால், மேற்கூறிய வைரஸ் தாக்குதலுக்கு நல்ல மருந்தாக இது அமைகிறது.

உடல் வறட்சி உடல் வறட்சி பிரச்சனைக்கு இளநீரை நரம்பின் வழியாக உடம்பில் ஏற்றலாம். மிகவும் தொலைவில் எந்த ஒரு மருத்துவ வசதியும் இல்லாத இடத்தில் வசிக்கும் நோயாளிகளுக்கு, இப்பிரச்சனை ஏற்பட்டால் தற்காலிகமாக இந்த அணுகுமுறையை கையாளலாம்.

இரத்த அழுத்தம் இளநீரில் வளமான அளவு பொட்டாசியம் இருப்பதால் அது கூடுதல் இரத்த அழுத்தம் மற்றும் வாதத்திற்கும் நல்ல மருந்தாக அமைகிறது.

சிறுநீரக கற்கள் பொட்டாசியம் மற்றும் மெக்னீசியம் போன்ற கனிமங்கள் இளநீரில் அதிகம் இருப்பதால், இது சிறுநீரகத்தில் கற்கள் வருவதை தடுக்கும்.

சரும பிரச்சனைகள் பருக்கள், புள்ளிகள், சுருக்கங்கள் மற்றும் படை ஏற்பட்ட சருமங்களில் இளநீரை இரவில் படுக்கும் போது தடவி, காலையில் கழுவ வேண்டும். இதை தொடர்ச்சியாக மூன்று வாரங்கள் செய்தால் சரும பிரச்சனைகள் சரியாகும்.

புற்றுநோய் சில ஆய்வுகளின் படி, இளநீரில் சைட்டோகைனின்கள் இருப்பதால் முதுமை தோற்றத்தை தடுக்கவும், கார்சினோஜெனிக் மற்றும் த்ரோம்பாட்டிக்களை தடுக்கவும் உதவுகிறது. மேலும் இதிலுள்ள செலினியம் போன்ற ஆன்டி-ஆக்ஸிடன்ட்கள் புற்றுநோய்க்கு எதிராகவும் விளங்கும்.

கொலஸ்ட்ரால் மிருகங்களை வைத்து செய்த ஆராய்ச்சிகளின் படி, இளநீரில் உடலில் உள்ள கொலஸ்ட்ரால் மற்றும் இரத்த அழுத்தத்தை குறைக்க உதவும் என்று கூறினாலும், அது வெறும் தொடக்க நிலையிலே இருக்கிறது. ஆனால் மற்ற பானங்களை விட இளநீர் பருகுவது உடம்புக்கு மிகவும் நல்லது என்பது உறுதி.

பொலிவான சருமம் இளநீரில் கால்சியம், இரும்பு, மாங்கனீசு, மெக்னீசியம் மற்றும் ஜிங்க் போன்ற கனிமங்களின் கலவை உள்ளன. இந்த அளவு முன்பின்னாக இருந்தாலும், இவைகளில் உள்ள கனிமங்களின் கலவை, ஆரஞ்சு போன்ற பழங்களை விட அதிகமாகவே உள்ளன. ஆகவே சருமம் பொலிவாக மின்னும்.

What is TDS?

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   What is TDS?

   
   Fist let’s understand what Tax Deducted at Source means. As the name suggests, TDS is the spot deduction of tax from the income source itself, at the time of earning. This is to simplify the taxation procedure for the government and to ensure that the payment making and receiving individual / company is 

   accounting the same without fail.

   
   

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பார்க்காதபோது பார்த்து
பனங்கிழங்கின் நுனியளவு சிரிக்கும்போது.

வெள்ளிக்கிழமை தலைகுளித்து
கூந்தல் அடர்த்தி கூடியிருக்கும்போது.

செருப்பணிய பாதமெடுத்து
நடன வகையில் அபிநயிக்கும்போது.

மாப்பிள்ளை வீட்டார் பார்த்துச் சென்றபின்
வரும் மாலைப்பொழுதின்போது.

கல்லூரித் தேர்வில் தோற்றுவிட்டுத்
தந்தைமுன் தெளிவாக நிற்கும்போது.

தழைந்திருக்கும் சேலையை
வீடு துடைக்க அள்ளிச் செருகும்போது.

வியர்த்த நெற்றியை
விரல்தீண்டி வழிக்கும்போது.

செல்லப் பிராணியிடம்
தனித்த மொழியில் பேசும்போது.

சிறுமிகள் சூழ
மலர்வனத்தைக் கடக்கும்போது.

சிரிப்புக்கிடையில் சிந்தனையால்
நெற்றி சுருக்கும்போது.

பேருந்து நிறுத்தத்தில்
மணிபார்த்து வழிபார்த்து ஏங்கும்போது.

தலையிலும் இடையிலும்
தண்ணீர்க் குடஞ்சுமந்து தளும்பாது செல்லும்போது.

தலைப்பிள்ளையைச் சூல்கொண்டு
மருண்டு நிற்கும்போது.

எல்லாராலும் கைவிடப்பட்டவனை
ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள முடிவெடுக்கும்போது.

பணத்தின் அருமையை குழந்தைகளுக்கு கற்றுக்கொடுங்கள்!

பணத்தின் பயன்பாடு, அதன் தேவை, அதன் அருமை போன்றவைகளை குழந்தைகளுக்கு கற்றுக் கொடுக்க வேண்டியது அவசியம் என்கின்றனர் நிபுணர்கள். கல்வி என்பது பல வழிகளிலும் குழந்தைகளுக்கு கிடைக்க வேண்டும். அந்த கல்வி கிடைக்க காரணமாக அமையும் பணத்தைப் பற்றியும் குழந்தைகளுக்கு புரிய வைக்க வேண்டும் என்பதும் அவர்களின் அறிவுரையாகும்.

தன்னுடைய குழந்தைகளின் எதிர்காலத்தைப் பற்றி ஒவ்வொரு பெற்றோருக்கும் ஒரு கனவு இருக்கும். கல்வி, விளையாட்டு, இசை, மற்றும் இன்னபிற செயல்பாடுகளில் தம்மால் அடைய முடியாததை தம் குழந்தைகளை ஜெயிக்க வேண்டும் என்று விரும்புவார்கள்.

பள்ளியில் கல்வி கற்பது அறிவு வளர்ச்சிக்கு, விளையாட்டு உடல் ஆரோக்கியத்திற்கு. அந்த கல்விக்கும் விளையாட்டிற்கும் தேவையான பணம் பற்றியும் குழந்தைகளுக்கு கொஞ்சம் கற்பிக்க வேண்டும். அப்பொழுதுதான் அவர்களுக்கு பணத்தின் மீதான அருமை தெரியும் என்கின்றனர் நிபுணர்கள்.

பண்டைய காலங்களில் குலகுரு கல்வி முறையில் குழந்தைகளுக்கு பணத்தின் அருமையை உணர்த்தும் விதமான கல்வி கற்பிக்கப்பட்டது சிறிய வயதில் குருவின் ஆசிரமத்திற்கு வந்து தங்கி பயிலும் மாணவன் கல்வி கற்று பெற்றோரிடம் செல்லும் போது அவன் கையாலேயே குருவிற்கு தட்சிணை அளிப்பான். இதுதான் வழக்கம். இதன் மூலம் பணத்தின் அருமையும் அதன் தேவையும் சிறு வயதிலேயே உணர்ந்து கொள்ள முடியும். எனவே இன்றைய கல்வி முறை மாறிவிட்டது. பெற்றோர்கள் கஷ்டப்பட்டு சம்பாதித்து லட்சம் லட்சமாக கொட்டி படிக்க வைக்கின்றனர். எனவே இன்றைய சூழ்நிலையில் குழந்தைகளுக்கு பணத்தைப் பற்றி கற்பிக்க வேண்டியது பெற்றோரின் கடமையாகிறது.

எந்த முறைகளில் கற்பிக்கலாம்?

குழந்தைகளின் கையில் பணத்தைக் கொடுத்து எண்ணச் சொல்லலாம். இந்த பணத்தை சம்பாதிக்க எப்படி எல்லாம் போராடி வேண்டியிருக்கிறது எத்தனை மணிநேரம் உழைக்க வேண்டியிருக்கிறது என்பதையும் குழந்தைகளுக்கு கூறலாம். பணத்தின் மதிப்பையும் அதன் தேவையையும் கதைகள், விளையாட்டுக்கள் மூலம் குழந்தைகளுக்கு புரியவைக்கலாம்.

குழந்தைகளுக்கு தேவையான பொருட்களை வாங்க அவர்களின் கையில் பணத்தை கொடுத்து வாங்கி வரச்சொல்லலாம். மீதமுள்ள பணத்தை சேமிக்க கூறலாம்.

குழந்தைகள் வளர வளர அவர்களுக்கான தேவையும், செலவும் அதிகரிக்கிறது. ஒவ்வொரு மாதமும் அவர்களுக்குத் தேவையான பணத்தைக் கொடுத்து அவர்கள் எவ்வாறு செலவழிக்கிறார்கள் என்பதை கண்காணிப்பது அவசியம்.

பணத்தினால் ஏற்படும் லாப நஷ்ட கணக்குகளைப் பற்றியும் குழந்தைகளுக்கு கற்பிக்க வேண்டும். அப்பொழுதுதான் எதற்கு செலவழிக்க வேண்டும்? எதற்கு செலவழிக்கக் கூடாது என்பதை குழந்தைகள் உணர்ந்து கொள்வார்கள்.

சில சமயம் குழந்தைகளிடம் இருந்து பணத்தை கடன் வாங்கி சில நாட்கள் கழித்து அதற்கு வட்டியுடன் திருப்பி தரலாம். இதனால் பணத்தை முதலீடு செய்தால் அதன்மூலம் வருவாய் பெருகும் என்பதை குழந்தைகள் கற்றுக்கொள்வார்கள்.

பணம் பத்தும் செய்யும் என்பார்கள். அந்த பணத்தை சம்பாதிப்பதைப் பற்றியும், சேமிப்பதைப் பற்றியும் குழந்தை பருவத்திலேயே கற்றுக்கொடுப்பதன் மூலம் அவர்களின் பொறுப்புணர்வு அதிகரிக்கும் என்கின்றனர் நிபுணர்கள்.

Improve Your Eyesight and Get Sharp Eagle Eyes With This Unique Protectant

Remember the old cartoon character Popeye? Every time he needed some added strength he’d pop open a can of spinach.

But strength isn’t the only thing he got from spinach. It probably powered up his vision and kept it crystal clear well into his old age.

While Popeye may not be a real person, it is true that spinach offers protective benefits for your eyes. The fact is, it’s a rich source of lutein andzeaxanthin. These are two nutrients concentrated in the macular pigment of your eyes that can help safeguard your eyesight and improve eyesight.

When your macula becomes damaged, it can be difficult to work or read in dim-light conditions. Words become blurred and your central vision may become fuzzy or hazy, even when you’re looking at something right in front of you.

But when the macular pigment remains dense, it can help keep your vision sharp and eagle-eyed as you age.¹ It’s the difference between being independent – able to read, drive and work as long as you want – or counting on others to “be your eyes.”

You see, the macula protects your central sight from damaging blue light from the sun’s rays. It’s almost like having a pair of “internal sunglasses.”

Researchers believe that lutein and zeaxanthin help the macula absorb those harmful light rays. They also act as powerful antioxidants to protect your eyes from free radical damage and keep your eyesight clear and focused.²

The good new is that when you take steps to maintain macular density you can help maintain your youthful eyes and improve eyesight longer. And getting plenty of lutein and zeaxanthin is your first line of defense.

Along with spinach, there are many other foods that can help you get your fill of these sight-saving nutrients³…

•Corn, which contains high quantities of lutein
•Orange peppers have a very large concentrations of zeaxanthin
•Egg yolks have substantial levels of both lutein and zeaxanthin
•Kiwi fruit, grapes, zucchini, squash and green leafy vegetables all provide both nutrients

Another way to promote healthy macular pigment is by getting plenty of omega-3 fatty acids in your diet.

The National Eye Institute sponsored a 12-year study on eye health. It’s called the Research from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS). It showed that people who ate the most omega-3 fatty acids were 30% less likely to experience age-related macula issues.⁴ And the study authors suggest the results “may guide the development of low-cost and easily implemented preventive interventions.”

The primary fat found in the retina is an omega-3 fatty acid called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA.) It’s believed a constant supply of DHA may be necessary to keep your eyes working properly. Researchers say even a minor reduction in DHA could affect retinal function and the health of your macula.⁵

But you need to be careful about your source of these essential fatty acids. Plant-based omega-3 foods like flaxseed and walnuts don’t have DHA in them. It can only be found in seafood and quality fish oil capsules. Fish like tuna, mackerel, trout and salmon are all rich in DHA.

I also have more good news about omega-3′s. Especially if you’re plagued with dry, itchy and scratchy eyes. Turns out these healthy oils may offer lubrication to help reduce your symptoms.

This is important, because dry eyes can cause problems. If you have dry eyes, it can impair your vision. And irregularities in the ocular surface could affect your daily activities.⁶ So you want to keep your eyes as healthy and free from abnormalities as possible.

That’s why it was great news when a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that the more omega-3 fatty acids women ate, the less likely they were to suffer from dry eyes.⁷

However, adding lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3 fatty acids are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to your eye health. Other nutrients can also play a very important role…

•Vitamin C for clearer vision. As you age, opacities may form over the lens of the eye. When this happens, it can cloud your vision. Women from the Nurses’ Health Study who supplemented with vitamin C for 10 years or more had a 77% lower prevalence of developing early lens opacities.⁸
•Support ocular blood flow with ginkgo biloba. When blood flow in the eye is blocked, blood and ocular fluid build up and place pressure on the optic nerve. Eventually, the nerve can be damaged. In a small U.S. study, patients given ginkgo biloba showed significantly increased blood flow in the ophthalmic artery.⁹
•Bilberry may promote better night vision. It’s reported that during World War II, the British Royal Air Force used bilberry to increase their pilot’s night vision. While not all studies support this assertion, there is some evidence that bilberry can support normal nocturnal vision when taken daily.¹⁰

These and many other compounds found in the foods you eat can offer optimal eye support as you age. However, most people don’t prepare their meals based on their eye health. So it can be difficult to get all of the nutrients you need from your diet.

That’s why I offer my patients a unique supplement especially designed to protect and support their eye health. It’s called Eagle Eyes and it contains all of the nutrients above, plus 10 more eye-maintaining ingredients. That’s a total of 16 protective nutrients to help keep your vision clear for years to come.

When you start using Eagle Eyes, you’ll notice…

• Sharper vision during the day
• Enhanced night vision, especially when driving
• Improve Eyesight
• Relief from eyestrain, headaches and fatigue
• Maximum protective support for your eyes

How a Natural Vegetable Extract Can Reduce Joint Pain in Just 1 Week

Take this brief health quiz to find out:

• Do you feel sore and stiff when you wake up in the morning?
• Do your knees hurt when you walk up or down the stairs?
• Do your hands ache when you try to open a jar or hold a bag?
• Do you have trouble bending down to pick up your grandkids?
• Do you toss and turn at night due to achy limbs?
• Do simple movements like sitting, standing and walking cause discomfort?

If you answered yes to at least one of the questions above (and if you’re over the age of 50 chances are you did), you are experiencing joint discomfort…and needlessly so, as there is a newly discovered, fast-acting natural remedy that not only alleviates the pain, but fixes the problem.

Whether your joints ache due to overexertion or age, the symptoms don’t have to control your life—with the right treatment YOU can manage the SYMPTOMS.

But if you’ve tried everything even natural supplements, like glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate and still haven’t felt great results, you might feel like nothing works.

European doctors and naturopaths would disagree. People in Europe have been experiencing joint relief for the past 20 years with an all-natural supplement that has been shown to support healthy cartilage and reduce discomfort. The French government has been tracking this supplement, almost 20 years of its use, and thus far there have been no known side effects.

And now you’re one of the first to know about this natural nutrient that is slowly but surely making its way to the States.

Joints Age: It’s Inevitable!

As we move toward 50, then 60, 70 and forward, our joints feel it!

The average human walks 108,131 miles by the age of 80—that’s like traveling at least four times around the world by foot. Years of wear and tear cause the space between our joints to decrease. As the space between our joints narrows, so does the cartilage surrounding them.

Cartilage provides cushion for our joints so that they can move comfortably and glide smoothly across one another.a When cartilage wears down, our joints bear the brunt and we may feel discomfort, swelling, and stiffness. Some available options may reduce the discomfort, but do nothing to get to the core of the problem. Not to mention the dangerous health consequences of frequent use of OTC pain relievers, including kidney and liver failure.

What if you could calm inflammation, reduce discomfort and actually support plush, thick cartilage without any negative side effects?

The Building Blocks of Cartilage

Cartilage is made up of 65-80% water. The remaining percent includes important building blocks of connective tissue, such as collagen and a protein called aggrecan. As we age, inflammation may affect the integrity of these essential molecules. The key to supporting the integrity of the cartilage is to balance inflammation and stimulate the production of collagen and aggrecan, which help sustain high levels of hydration and promote flexible, improved joint function.

A Natural Vegetable Extract Promises Flexible, Comfortable Joints

Researchers at the University Hospital in Liege, Belgium discovered that supplementing with the natural health benefits of vegetables extract ASU (avocado-soy unsaponifiables) activates the production of aggrecan in cells and can support normal inflammatory response in JUST 9 DAYS!

Rich in inflammatory balancing chemicals, avocado soybean unsaponifiables is a unique blend of compounds made up of 2 parts soybean oil and one part avocado oil. Sure, you could benefit slightly from eating avocados or soybeans, but it is actually the compounds extracted from their fibers, the “unsaponifiables,” that work wonders for the joints.

ASU stimulates the production of 4 types of cartilage in the joints, and all in the same ratio as that found in healthy joint cartilage!

Two recent studies showed that people supplementing withavocado soybean unsaponifiables daily for 3 monthssignificantly reduced their need for more traditional methods of handling the discomfort.

A six-month trial made up of individuals suffering from hip and knee discomfort found that daily ASU supplementation dramatically improved joint flexibility and function. Using the Lequesne Algofunctional Index (a 10-question survey that analyzes a patient’s discomfort and activity levels), researchers saw improved scores across the board.

ASU not only reduces inflammation and supports integrity of the cartilage, but also helps maintain healthy the space between the joints. One post-hoc analysis indicated that people given ASU for 2 years showed healthier joint space in the knees and hips than those not treated with the extract.

The Verdict: Avocado Soybean Unsaponifiables Can Help You…

• Boost collagen and aggrecan production
• Protect the spaces between the joints
• Balance inflammation
• Reduce discomfort and stiffness
• Support the integrity of cartilage and joint structures

What makes it different from other natural supplements, such as glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate?

While glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are part of joint cartilage, the body doesn’t easily absorb them where ASU shows for better results.

Nature’s Prescription for Long-Lasting Joint Support

ASU is new to the U.S. and many companies don’t have the experience or knowledge to manufacture a product that can offer the highest quality, most effective health benefits of vegetables extracts. Make sure you are supplementing with avocado soybean unsaponifiables in a 2-to-1 ratio (2 parts soy to 1 part avocado).

There are, of course, many other nutrients that soothe joint discomfort and that can, when combined with ASU, restore joint function like no other formulation can.

Looking for an effective remedy for his patients, Dr. Chris Meletis N.D., an internationally recognized naturopath with over 20 years experience, developed the perfect blend of avocado soybean unsaponifiables and 3 other joint supporting nutrients. But he didn’t stop there. This unique formula also contains an energizing fusion of 5 nutrients, as well as essential B vitamins, folic acid and the richest source of omega fatty acids you can find!

Discover how in just one week, your joints can be lubricated and pain-free. You’ll also enjoy added benefits, such as increased energy, sharper focus, and less feelings of anxiousness. To find out more about ASU and how it can keep your joints youthful and strong…and to learn more about the most recommended nutrients for joint relief, 

Fact or Myth: EFT Tapping on Meridian Points on Your Body Can Alleviate Physical Pain in Minutes

EFT Tapping Therapy, also called the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) or Meridian Tapping Techniques (MTT), is a therapy that evolved from acupuncture. It was created by Gary Craig, a Stanford engineer and personal performance coach. He developed it as an acupressure shortcut. The simple one-minute routine involves finger tapping of the most important meridian points related to emotions. While tapping on the meridians, one recites certain affirmations.

Tapping has been used successfully in not only alleviating pain, but also eliminating the emotional problems of thousands of people all over the world.

EFT Tapping: How does this happen?

Negative emotions are the root of most physical pain. They are linked to a disruption in the body’s energy system. According to Craig, tapping balances electricity in the energy meridians of the body by sending healing impulses. Thus, negative emotions and beliefs are gently and easily released, and pain is alleviated.

Although the mechanism by which tapping works is regarded as dubious science by mainstream medicine or those that are unfamiliar with its workings, the successful results tapping has brought to countless people are undeniable.

The first large-scale clinical trial on tapping was detailed in Energy Psychology Interactive. The study involved approximately 5,000 patients diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. The patients were randomly assigned to either an experimental group that used EFT therapy, or a control group that used Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) with medication.

Results: 76% of the patients who used EFT tapping to reduce stress experienced complete relief from anxiety symptoms, compared to only 51% of those who were given CBT and medication. Overall, 90% of those who did tapping, experienced improvement.

To see how you can release physical pain in minutes, register now for this free pain relief summit showing how it happens right before your eyes. The man in this video has suffered from piercing physical pain in all the soft tissues of his entire body for 26 years, and doctors didn’t have a clue how to help him get rid of the pain.

But in just a few minutes on stage, tapping with EFT practitioner Carol Look, he was able to do something that he’d never been able to do before.

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If you suffer from any type of physical pain you need to learn about a free online event that is coming up that can have dramatic results in helping you eliminate your pain.

Back pain, neck pain, fibromylgia, joint pain, knee pain, muscle pain, whatever it is this event can help.

To learn more about it and see a video preview of how it can help you today check out the EFT Tapping Pain Relief Summit now.

The event is called the Pain Relief World Summit and it’s being run by the same amazing people that ran the Tapping World Summit which was attended by over 350,000 people online.

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Science Proves The Healing Effects of Music Therapy for Surgical Patients

Everyone has experienced the instant and profound effect that music can have on our emotions. For example, in nearly every culture around the world mothers sing to their babies to soothe them. However, music’s effects are not just emotional, but also physical.

Brand new research has revealed that music therapy—specifically easy listening or classical music such as Sinatra, Beethoven, or Vivaldi—speeds the rate of physical healing for surgical patients.

The study was conducted at John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford. Patients were divided into 2 groups. Both groups underwent surgical operations under local anesthetic— but the first group had music played during their procedures while the second group did not.

The researchers monitored the patients’ anxiety levels before, during, and after their operations by measuring their respiratory rates as well as asking them to rate their own anxiety on a scale.

The study results, published in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons, showed that the patients who had music therapy during their operations reported 29% lower anxiety levels and had a lower average breathing rate.

These results are impressive because of the destructive effects that anxiety can have on health outcomes. Anxiety before, during, or after an operation can trigger stress hormones that lead to inflammatory responses. Inflammation can slow down or even prevent healing. That can lead to longer hospital stays and increased use of anti-inflammatory drugs.

The landmark study was the first to prove the benefits of music therapy on planned and emergency operations.

Music Therapy May Help Prevent Rejection of Transplanted Organs

In yet another remarkable study, music therapy actually reduced rejection of heart transplants in mice by influencing the immune system. Researchers from Japan found that opera and classical music both increased the time before the transplanted organs failed, but single frequency monotones and new age music did not.

Science Daily reported on the study, which was published in the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery:

Music therapy has a fundamental affect on humans. It can reduce stress, enhance relaxation, provide a distraction from pain, and improve the results of clinical therapy…

The link between the immune system and brain function is not clearly understood, nevertheless music therapy is used clinically to reduce anxiety after a heart attack, or to reduce pain and nausea during bone marrow transplantation.

There is some evidence that music may act via the parasympathetic nervous system, which regulates the bodily functions that we have no conscious control over, including digestion.

These studies and others like them offer fascinating scientific insight into the power of music therapy, something we have all experienced in our daily lives, whether or not we can explain it.

Further Related Reading:

• Improve Your IQ by Listening to a Specific Kind of Music
• Specific Music for Health Shown to Repair Your DNA
• Sound Therapy Relieving Chronic Pain And Migraines

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Do Nightshade Foods Increase Arthritis Pain?

Arthritis is inflammation of the joints that causes pain, swelling and stiffness. In the United States, more than 50 million people live with one of the 100-plus forms of this disease. If you think arthritis only affects the elderly – it doesn’t! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the reality is far different than what most of us assume.

Two-thirds of diagnosed arthritis cases affect people younger than 65. It strikes almost 1 in every 250 children.

For years, there have been many misconceptions about what helps and hinders relief efforts of this debilitating disease.

One of the most popular myths is linked to the members of the Solanaceae, or Nightshade plant family, which grows in shady areas or blooms at night.

The characteristics may be confused with another member of the Solanaceae family – “deadly nightshade,” also known as belladonna. Belladonna has been associated with witchcraft throughout history and can cause convulsions or death.

Despite ancient myths and fears, nightshade foods are not poisonous. They do not carry any similarities to belladonna or to poison ivy, despite the fallacious connection used in a popular detox program endorsed by celebrities.

Biochemistry expert Barry Micallef of the University of Guelph explains, “Poison ivy isn’t even in the same plant family.”

Nightshade Foods & Antioxidant Benefits

When your arthritis symptoms, increase and pain becomes unbearable it’s difficult to focus on your daily activities. The truth is, the abundance of antioxidants found in nightshade foods actually helps to reduce inflammation, thereby relieving pain and swelling of the joints.

1. Eggplants –high in vitamin K, manganese, thiamine, and folic acid, all of which are critical to metabolism and heart health. Eggplant also contains the antioxidant nasunin –shown to protect brain cells from free radical damage, according to a study done at UCLA and UC Berkley in 2000.
2. Tomatoes –high in vitamins A, B and C, beta-carotene, chromium, potassium, and lycopene, all of which fight aging, lower cholesterol and blood pressure – low cholesterol levels and normal blood pressure reduce your risk of heart disease and control blood sugar.
3. Peppers –high in vitamins A and C; two vitamins that fight heart disease and cancer, and boost overall immunity.
4. Potatoes –packed with more potassium than a banana, and loaded with vitamin C and five of the eight B vitamins. Potatoes the perfect energy source that benefits your heart, bones, muscles and joints.
5. Goji Berries –packed with carotenoids, more than 30 essential and trace minerals and 18 amino acids. Scientists are currently researching if goji berries naturally raise your SOD levels – the anti-aging enzyme that is usually ineffective if consumed orally.

Naturally high in fiber, each nightshade vegetable offers antioxidant benefits that aid the body in fighting disease and inflammation naturally…eliminating problems once and for all.

A study published in Arthritis Today found that potatoes reduced inflammation in men and lutien-rich tomatoes lowered the risk of osteoarthritis by 70%.

Scientists recommend noting any food intolerance’s you may have that provoke your symptoms. If a particular food doesn’t agree with you, remove it from your diet. However, because so many factors contribute to arthritis flare-ups, even eliminating a specific food might not be the whole answer.

“Many people have food intolerance’s. If you start to feel achy every time you eat tomatoes, then maybe, for you, tomatoes are a contributing factor,” said Pamela Piotrowski, Arthritis Society of Ontario’s registered dietician. She adds that the overall antioxidant benefits of nightshades “far outweigh any risks” of possible flare-ups.

Contrary to popular blog belief, all nightshade foods do not contain a toxin called solanine. This chemical is part of a plant’s defensive system, designed to keep bugs from destroying the leaves.

Please be aware that solanine may develop in potatoes. If a green section appears on your potato, your best bet is to throw it out. The other nightshade foods (such as eggplant, peppers and tomatoes) do not produce solanine at all.

So…nightshades are good for you but what foods should you avoid?

Arthritis Trigger-Foods

• Processed and Fried Foods – “Cutting back on the consumption of fried and processed foods can reduce inflammation and actually help restore the body’s natural defenses,” according to the team of researchers at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine. They concluded that by removing these foods, inflammation dropped as much as 60% in some study participants.
• Refined Carbs and Sugars – Too much candy, processed baked goods, and sodas cause hormonal fluctuations, fatigue and damage to the immune system, and ultimately strip calcium from your bones and teeth to compensate for the overall nutrient imbalance.
• Tobacco and Alcohol – According to the National Institutes of Health, alcohol can lead to the painful effects of gout, and smoking increases your risk of rheumatoid arthritis. These substances are hard for your body to process and lead to distress.
• Salt and Fats – Reading the label is very important. “Quick and easy” foods may taste good but are packed with additives and preservatives such as sodium and Omega-6 fatty acids that can trigger arthritis flare-ups.

Managing your arthritis every day is important to your ability to function and slow further joint deterioration. By avoiding foods that increase and trigger inflammation you take back some control over your pain and symptoms.

3 Keys to Living that Reduce Arthritis Pain

1. Maintain a healthy body weight to decrease the pressure on your joints.
2. Exercise as much as you can to strengthen the muscles and ligaments around your joints, adding stability and minimizing pain. Talk to a physical therapist to determine which exercises are right for you, or start with a low-impact solution such as swimming, which benefits the whole body.
3. Eating a diet rich in berries, organic honey, Omega-3 fatty fish, green tea, olive oil and brightly colored fruits and vegetables has been shown to help control the symptoms of arthritis – especially inflammation.

Stopping the inflammation, slowing the progression, and improving your quality of life, even a life lived with arthritis, is critical to your overall body wellness. Don’t let the pain and discomfort of arthritis keep you down…fight back with healthy lifestyle choices and nightshade foods.

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Protect Your Cardiovascular System by Controlling the Postprandial Burn

How to Decrease Heart Damage and Increase Your Metabolism with Food Matching

_{By: Rob Leighton, The Kardea Gourmet}

Have you ever heard of the term “postprandial”? Simply it refers to changes that occur within your body after you’ve eaten a meal.

And one of the meals that often can derail your best efforts when dieting is dinner.

The meal you’ve waited for at the end of a long work day can be the meal that sharply elevates your blood sugars, increases blood lipids, inflammation, oxidative stress and raises your blood pressure.

It’s a meal that’s a cardiometabolic nightmare and increase stress on your heart and arteries.

Even if you’ve carefully eaten healthy through most of the day – such as eating a high-fiber and protein breakfast, a high phytonutrient salad for lunch and a few nuts and cut vegetables as snacks. Most feel they’ve earned the right to splurge at dinner by enjoying a meal that you know could cause you to eat too many bad fats, bad carbs, too few healthful nutrients and too many calories.

Doctors Identify Postprandial Burn Crucial to Weight Maintenance

Scientists and doctors use the term postprandial burn to define the excited post (or after) meal period.

This “fire” may only last for four to six hours. In the context of a healthy meal, your body uses the postprandial burn to maintain heart, lungs, digestive system, and other vital functions.

In modern America, however, we use unhealthy ingredients and make less than healthy recipes. We then pair these unhealthy recipes to create even unhealthier meals.

And combined with super sized servings, the postprandial fire now burns out of control. And you’ve unknowingly put your metabolic system into a state of overload, creating an inflammatory attack within your arteries.

In this “burning hot” environment, fat get produced and deposited, cholesterol does its greatest damage, cell-damaging oxidative stress increases, blood sugars swing and blood pressure builds.Now repeat this process a few times a week, 52 weeks a year, extending over decades and you can see how the postprandial burn if not controlled can damage your heart, arteries, and overall cardiovascular health.

The cumulative damage can be significant, accelerating arterial aging, leading to heart attacks, strokes and loss of mental abilities — even resulting in dementia.

Here is a bigger tragedy. Most Americans find themselves with an overly excited postprandial metabolism not only after one meal — but also throughout the day. With breakfast, they kick off the burn. With snacks, the embers burn hotter. With lunch, another snack, dinner and evening grazing, the fire really burns out of control.

The “Post-Meal” (Postprandial Period) Under Study

According to Dr. James O’Keefe of the Mid America Heart Institute, the “highly processed, calorie-dense, nutrient-depleted diet favored in the current American culture” frequently leads to exaggerated postprandial spikes in blood glucose and lipids.

Dr. O’Keefe further writes that the eating patterns, “such as the traditional Mediterranean or Okinawan diets reduce the postprandial inflammation and thus cardiovascular risk. Improvements in diet exert profound and immediate favorable changes in these postprandial disturbances.”

Postprandial inflammation is an independent factor used to evaluate food quality in addition to the well-known parameters of nutritional value, caloric content and amount of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals and vitamins.

You need to eat in ways that will help control the postprandial burn in your arteries.

Matching Foods to Control the Burn

Eating is one of life’s simple pleasures, and it’s fundamentally coded within your DNA to seek out these basic pleasures. Maybe, some people with a great deal of personal discipline can fight off the pleasure instinct, but most of us have difficulty doing that.

But there’s good news!

You can find a healthy middle ground. Foods can be delicious and healthy at the same time. It’s all about smart eating.

Some of the ways you can easily eat smarter to decrease postprandial burn are: Create a balance in your food ingredients to help supports your bodies natural ability to control the post-meal burn rather than igniting a wild blaze.

• Eating fiber can slow the uptake of sugar, reducing the glycemic impact of any meal.
• Plant sterols and the soluble fibers from oats, barleys, beans, konjac (glucomannan) and fruit block the absorption of cholesterol found in foods as well as the reabsorption of cholesterol produced in the body.
• Consuming Omega-3s from fish and seafood can help keep triglycerides from rising and offset the inflammation caused by other types of fats and oils.
• Spices also can help reduce the inflammatory impact of meat consumption, and the impact of consuming oxidized cooked foods. Similarly, food-based antioxidants help neutralize the oxidative stress that caused by metabolic activity following a meal.

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Can Water Wash Away Disease?

Did You Know…that drinking water in the morning immediately upon waking up can have amazing therapeutic effects for a multitude of health conditions—ranging from pain to asthma to cancer?

This remarkable water therapy originates from ancient Ayurvedic medicine. In Sanskrit, the name for the practice is Usha Paana Chikitsa, which roughly translates to “early morning water treatment.”

Can Water Wash Away Disease?

It has long been known that drinking water first thing in the morning on an empty stomach purifies the body’s internal system. An especially important result of this treatment is that it cleanses the colon, which makes the body much more able to absorb nutrients from food.

This is achieved through the production of new blood, or haematopaises. This fresh blood has an immense restorative effect in the body and can even cure existing ailments.

An Unlikely Prison Discovery—Water as Potent Medicine

Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj discovered the healing powers of water and the link between dehydration and chronic illness 17 years ago. He was then serving a jail sentence as a political prisoner in Iran.

During his imprisonment, Dr. Batmanghelidj used the only medicine available to him—which was water—to successfully treat 3,000 fellow prisoners who were suffering from stress-induced peptic ulcers.

After his release from prison, Dr. Batmanghelidj—who trained in medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School of London—turned his full-time attention to the study of dehydration and its negative health effects. His subsequent discoveries have restored health for hundreds of thousands of individuals who were suffering from unidentified dehydration-related diseases.

In addition to presenting at international and world conferences, Dr. Batmanghelidj has published his findings in a number of scientific journals. He has compiled his research for the general public in two books, Your Body’s Many Cries for Water, and How to Deal with Back Pain and Rheumatoid Joint Pain.

He has even produced a video on back pain and audiotapes of his lectures—all of which have been peer and media reviewed and acclaimed both nationally and internationally.

Dehydration’s Many Disguises

According to Batmanghelidj, the body’s biological thirst signals can be mistaken for signs and symptoms of other illnesses. If we treat the root cause of these—dehydration—we can avoid costly and unnecessary medical interventions and enjoy long-term wellbeing.

“Humans seem to lose their thirst sensation and the critical perception of needing water,” wrote Batmanghelidj in one of his two books on chronic dehydration and water therapy. “Not recognizing their need for water,” he continued, “they gradually become increasingly and chronically dehydrated with the progress of age.”

Further confusion results when the body produces complicated secondary symptoms of dehydration. Many doctors misinterpret those secondary symptoms as unrelated diseases.

These conditions include, but are not limited to:

o Dyspepsia
o Rheumatoid arthritis
o Angina
o Migraine and headaches
o Colitis
o Constipation
o Hypertension
o Anemia
o Obesity
o Sinusitis
o Pulmonary tuberculosis
o Asthma
o Kidney stones
o Diabetes
o Irregular menstruation
o Leukemia
o Uterine cancer
o Breast cancer

A Japanese medical society has also found water therapy to be a 100% cure for arthritis…epilepsy…bronchitis…uberculosis…meningitis…diarrhea…throat diseases…and many other ailments.

Research proves that water therapy can cure these conditions very rapidly on its own—with no other medical treatments! According to the research, water therapy alleviates constipation within a single day, diabetes within one week, and hypertension and even cancer within a month.

How to Maximize the Benefits of Water Therapy

Drinking water in the morning is simple to put into practice, and virtually free! However, there are some important rules to remember. The basic protocol recommend by experts is as follows:

1. Immediately upon waking in the morning, drink 1.50 liters of water, which is equivalent to 5-6 glasses of water.
2. Do not eat or drink anything else for 1 hour prior to and after drinking the water.
3. Do not consume any alcoholic beverages the night before.

At first, it may be difficult to drink 1.50 liters of water at one time; however, your body will gradually get accustomed to the protocol.

When starting out, you may want to make it easier by modifying the protocol slightly, as follows: Drink 4 glasses, then pause for 2 minutes, then drink the last 2 glasses.

It goes without saying that the better the quality of water you consume, the better the results you’ll experience from water therapy.

5 Benefits of Drinking Water In The Morning

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omega-3s

Multinational biotechnology and agriculture giant Monsanto is just one FDA decision away from introducing an artificially produced omega 3 fatty acid. Nutritionists roundly advise Americans to consume more heart- and brain-healthy omega 3 fatty acids (found in food such as fish and nuts), but a fake version of fish oil is hardly the answer.

Monsanto engineered their fake fish oil — called Soymega or “steariodonic acid soybean oil (SDA oil) — by injecting two enzymes into soybean genes. The FDA approved Monsanto’s petition, and it seems likely they will grant full approval sometime this year.

According to ScienceNews:

Two years ago, Monsanto petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to have their SDA-enriched soy oil granted the GRAS status — or generally recognized as safe. That petition noted the company’s intent “to market SDA soybean oil as a food ingredient in the United States in a variety of food products including:

• Baked goods and baking mixes
• Breakfast cereals and grains, cheeses
• Dairy product analogs
• Fats and oils
• Fish products
• Frozen dairy desserts and mixes
• Grain products and pastas
• Gravies and sauces
• Meat products
• Milk products
• Nuts and nut products
• Poultry products
• Processed fruit juices
• Processed vegetable products
• Puddings and fillings
• Snack foods
• Soft candy
• Soups and soup mixes

That means fake fish oil posing by the name Soymega may soon be added to essentially every processed food in existence. According to Monsanto, it delivers health benefits comparable to those garnered from natural sources of omega-3s. Given Monsanto’s bad reputation of being the most devilish, over-sized, greedy, and disproportionately powerful corporation in the world, their claim is dubious at best. (Note: Google’s first suggested search term when one types the word Monsanto is “Monsanto evil”).

Right now, the number one source of omega-3s for most Americans is fish, a food source that’s becoming scarce, and one that’s also becoming increasingly likely to contain toxins or to be irradiated.

However, other organic sources of omega-3s other than fish are:

• Nuts (such as almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts)
• Whole grains
• Flax seed
• Fresh fruits and vegetables
• Olive oil
• Garlic

So, what sounds like a better way to improve your health: eating processed foods with a genetically manufactured SDA oil additive … or eating handful or two of nuts?