Hey Loyal Friends,
We're inviting you to come experience a small variety of healthy juices for free! Nationally Renowned Author and Lecturer Dr. Steven Bailey will be making fresh and healthy juice recipes for you, on Saturday, December 5th from 10 to 11 AM. As he makes the juices he teaches about the tremendous benefits each of the ingredients can give. The event will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton)
As you already know, admission is free and so are the juice samples! So again, if you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle from a natural perspective, or if you're concerned about the health or nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! For more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704. Or, check out our website at www.freshstarthealth.org.
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- The Fresh Start Team: Amy, Dr. Bailey, Tyrone, Michael, and Robin.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Hey Loyal Friends!
Have you ever thought about the spiritual effects that certain foods have on you? Have you ever been concerned about what you or your loved ones can do to eat and live in a more whole and balanced way? If so, this workshop is for you! Fresh Start Restorative Health Services is presenting the next workshop in a year long series of health and wellness workshops, because we care about your health. Dr. Steven Bailey (Nationally renowned author and lecturer on health) will be presenting on "Spiritual Connections to Foods", on Saturday, November 7th from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton)
Admission is free and so are the snacks. So again, if you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle from a natural perspective, or if you're concerned about the health or nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! For more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704. Or, check out our website at www.freshstarthealth.org.
Have you ever thought about the spiritual effects that certain foods have on you? Have you ever been concerned about what you or your loved ones can do to eat and live in a more whole and balanced way? If so, this workshop is for you! Fresh Start Restorative Health Services is presenting the next workshop in a year long series of health and wellness workshops, because we care about your health. Dr. Steven Bailey (Nationally renowned author and lecturer on health) will be presenting on "Spiritual Connections to Foods", on Saturday, November 7th from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton)
Admission is free and so are the snacks. So again, if you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle from a natural perspective, or if you're concerned about the health or nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! For more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704. Or, check out our website at www.freshstarthealth.org.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Eating our way to illness (Oregonian Article)
Eating our way to illness
September 19, 2009, 9:40AM
Avi GerverThe 2004 film "Super Size Me" took dead aim at obesity in the United States as director Morgan Spurlock ate nothing but McDonald's fare for 30 days to test the effect fast food has on the human body.
The American diet, and obesity, is the biggest threat to our health system
By MICHAEL POLLAN
BERKELEY, Calif. -- To listen to President Obama or to just about anyone else in the health care debate, you would think that the biggest problem with health care in America is the system itself -- perverse incentives, inefficiencies, unnecessary tests and procedures, lack of competition and greed.
No one disputes that the $2.3 trillion we devote to the health care industry is often spent unwisely, but the fact that the United States spends twice as much per person as most European countries on health care can be substantially explained, as a study released last month says, by our being fatter. Even the most efficient health care system that the administration could hope to devise would still confront a rising tide of chronic disease linked to diet.
That's why our success in bringing health care costs under control ultimately depends on whether Washington can summon the political will to take on and reform a second, even more powerful industry: the food industry.
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three-quarters of health care spending now goes to treat "preventable chronic diseases." Not all of these diseases are linked to diet -- there's smoking, for instance -- but many, if not most, of them are.
Annually we're spending $147 billion to treat obesity, $116 billion to treat diabetes and hundreds of billions more to treat cardiovascular disease and the many types of cancer that have been linked to the so-called Western diet. One recent study estimated that 30 percent of the increase in health care spending during the past 20 years could be attributed to the soaring rate of obesity, a condition that now accounts for nearly one-tenth of all spending on health care.
The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate about health care. The president has made a few notable allusions to it, and, by planting her vegetable garden on the South Lawn, Michelle Obama has tried to focus our attention on it. Just last month, the president talked about putting a farmers market in front of the White House and building new distribution networks to connect local farmers to public schools so that student lunches might offer more fresh produce and fewer Tater Tots. He's even floated the idea of taxing soda.
But so far, reform of the food system has not figured in the national conversation about health care reform. So the government is poised to go on encouraging America's fast-food diet with its farm policies even as it takes on added responsibilities for covering the medical costs of that diet. To put it more bluntly, the government is putting itself in the uncomfortable position of subsidizing both the costs of treating Type 2 diabetes and the consumption of high-fructose corn syrup.
Why the disconnect? Probably because reforming the food system is politically even more difficult than reforming the health care system. At least in the health care battle, the administration can count some powerful corporate interests on its side -- like the large segment of the Fortune 500 that has concluded the current system is unsustainable.
That is hardly the case when it comes to challenging agribusiness. Cheap food is going to be popular as long as the social and environmental costs of that food are charged to the future. Lots of money is to be made selling fast food and then treating the diseases that fast food causes. One of the leading products of the American food industry has become patients for the American health care industry.
The market for prescription drugs and medical devices to manage Type 2 diabetes, which the CDC estimates will afflict one in three Americans born after 2000, is one of the brighter spots in the American economy. As things stand, the health care industry finds it more profitable to treat chronic diseases than to prevent them. There's more money in amputating the limbs of diabetics than in counseling them on diet and exercise.
As for the insurers, you would think preventing chronic diseases would be good business, but, at least under the current rules, it's much better business simply to keep patients at risk for chronic disease out of your pool of customers, whether through lifetime caps on coverage or rules against pre-existing conditions or by figuring out ways to toss patients overboard when they become ill.
But these rules may well be about to change -- and, when it comes to reforming the American diet and food system, that step alone could be a game changer. Even under the weaker versions of health care reform now on offer, health insurers would be required to take everyone at the same rates, provide a standard level of coverage and keep people on their rolls regardless of their health. Terms like "pre-existing conditions" and "underwriting" would vanish from the health insurance rulebook -- and, when they do, the relationship between the health insurance industry and the food industry will undergo a sea change.
The moment these new rules take effect, health insurance companies will promptly discover they have a powerful interest in reducing rates of obesity and chronic diseases linked to diet. A patient with Type 2 diabetes incurs additional health care costs of more than $6,600 a year; over a lifetime that can come to more than $400,000. Insurers will quickly figure out that every case of Type 2 diabetes they can prevent adds $400,000 to their bottom line. Suddenly, every can of soda or a Happy Meal or chicken nugget on a school lunch menu will look like a threat to future profits.
When health insurers can no longer evade much of the cost of treating the collateral damage of the American diet, the movement to reform the food system -- everything from farm policy to food marketing and school lunches -- will acquire a powerful and wealthy ally, something it hasn't really ever had.
Agribusiness dominates the agriculture committees of Congress and has swatted away most efforts at reform. But what happens when the health insurance industry realizes that our system of farm subsidies makes junk food cheap, and fresh produce dear, and thus contributes to obesity and Type 2 diabetes? It will promptly get involved in the fight about the farm bill -- which is to say, the industry will begin buying seats on those agriculture committees and demanding that the next bill be written with the interests of the public health more firmly in mind.
In the same way much of the health insurance industry threw its weight behind the campaign against smoking, we can expect it to support, and perhaps even help pay for, public education efforts such as New York City's bold new ad campaign against drinking soda. At the moment, a federal campaign to discourage the consumption of sweetened soft drinks is a political nonstarter, but few things could do more to slow the rise of Type 2 diabetes among adolescents than to reduce their soda consumption, which represents a full 15percent of their caloric intake.
That's why it's easy to imagine the industry throwing its weight behind a soda tax. School lunch reform would become its cause, too, and in time the industry would come to see that the development of regional food systems, which make fresh produce more available and reduce dependence on heavily processed food from far away, could help prevent chronic disease and reduce their costs.
Recently a team of designers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University was asked by the foundation of the insurer UnitedHealthcare to develop an innovative systems approach to tackling childhood obesity in the U.S. Their conclusion surprised the designers as much as their sponsor: They determined that promoting the concept of a "foodshed" -- a diversified, regional food economy -- could be the key to improving the American diet.
All of which suggests that passing a health care reform bill, no matter how ambitious, is only the first step in solving our health care crisis. To keep from bankrupting ourselves, we will then have to get to work on improving our health -- which means going to work on the American way of eating.
But even if we get a health care bill that does little more than require insurers to cover everyone on the same basis, it could put us on that course.
For it will force the industry, and the government, to take a good hard look at the elephant in the room and galvanize a movement to slim it down.
Copyright: 2009, The New York Times
Michael Pollan, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and a professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, is the author of "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto."
September 19, 2009, 9:40AM
Avi GerverThe 2004 film "Super Size Me" took dead aim at obesity in the United States as director Morgan Spurlock ate nothing but McDonald's fare for 30 days to test the effect fast food has on the human body.
The American diet, and obesity, is the biggest threat to our health system
By MICHAEL POLLAN
BERKELEY, Calif. -- To listen to President Obama or to just about anyone else in the health care debate, you would think that the biggest problem with health care in America is the system itself -- perverse incentives, inefficiencies, unnecessary tests and procedures, lack of competition and greed.
No one disputes that the $2.3 trillion we devote to the health care industry is often spent unwisely, but the fact that the United States spends twice as much per person as most European countries on health care can be substantially explained, as a study released last month says, by our being fatter. Even the most efficient health care system that the administration could hope to devise would still confront a rising tide of chronic disease linked to diet.
That's why our success in bringing health care costs under control ultimately depends on whether Washington can summon the political will to take on and reform a second, even more powerful industry: the food industry.
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three-quarters of health care spending now goes to treat "preventable chronic diseases." Not all of these diseases are linked to diet -- there's smoking, for instance -- but many, if not most, of them are.
Annually we're spending $147 billion to treat obesity, $116 billion to treat diabetes and hundreds of billions more to treat cardiovascular disease and the many types of cancer that have been linked to the so-called Western diet. One recent study estimated that 30 percent of the increase in health care spending during the past 20 years could be attributed to the soaring rate of obesity, a condition that now accounts for nearly one-tenth of all spending on health care.
The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate about health care. The president has made a few notable allusions to it, and, by planting her vegetable garden on the South Lawn, Michelle Obama has tried to focus our attention on it. Just last month, the president talked about putting a farmers market in front of the White House and building new distribution networks to connect local farmers to public schools so that student lunches might offer more fresh produce and fewer Tater Tots. He's even floated the idea of taxing soda.
But so far, reform of the food system has not figured in the national conversation about health care reform. So the government is poised to go on encouraging America's fast-food diet with its farm policies even as it takes on added responsibilities for covering the medical costs of that diet. To put it more bluntly, the government is putting itself in the uncomfortable position of subsidizing both the costs of treating Type 2 diabetes and the consumption of high-fructose corn syrup.
Why the disconnect? Probably because reforming the food system is politically even more difficult than reforming the health care system. At least in the health care battle, the administration can count some powerful corporate interests on its side -- like the large segment of the Fortune 500 that has concluded the current system is unsustainable.
That is hardly the case when it comes to challenging agribusiness. Cheap food is going to be popular as long as the social and environmental costs of that food are charged to the future. Lots of money is to be made selling fast food and then treating the diseases that fast food causes. One of the leading products of the American food industry has become patients for the American health care industry.
The market for prescription drugs and medical devices to manage Type 2 diabetes, which the CDC estimates will afflict one in three Americans born after 2000, is one of the brighter spots in the American economy. As things stand, the health care industry finds it more profitable to treat chronic diseases than to prevent them. There's more money in amputating the limbs of diabetics than in counseling them on diet and exercise.
As for the insurers, you would think preventing chronic diseases would be good business, but, at least under the current rules, it's much better business simply to keep patients at risk for chronic disease out of your pool of customers, whether through lifetime caps on coverage or rules against pre-existing conditions or by figuring out ways to toss patients overboard when they become ill.
But these rules may well be about to change -- and, when it comes to reforming the American diet and food system, that step alone could be a game changer. Even under the weaker versions of health care reform now on offer, health insurers would be required to take everyone at the same rates, provide a standard level of coverage and keep people on their rolls regardless of their health. Terms like "pre-existing conditions" and "underwriting" would vanish from the health insurance rulebook -- and, when they do, the relationship between the health insurance industry and the food industry will undergo a sea change.
The moment these new rules take effect, health insurance companies will promptly discover they have a powerful interest in reducing rates of obesity and chronic diseases linked to diet. A patient with Type 2 diabetes incurs additional health care costs of more than $6,600 a year; over a lifetime that can come to more than $400,000. Insurers will quickly figure out that every case of Type 2 diabetes they can prevent adds $400,000 to their bottom line. Suddenly, every can of soda or a Happy Meal or chicken nugget on a school lunch menu will look like a threat to future profits.
When health insurers can no longer evade much of the cost of treating the collateral damage of the American diet, the movement to reform the food system -- everything from farm policy to food marketing and school lunches -- will acquire a powerful and wealthy ally, something it hasn't really ever had.
Agribusiness dominates the agriculture committees of Congress and has swatted away most efforts at reform. But what happens when the health insurance industry realizes that our system of farm subsidies makes junk food cheap, and fresh produce dear, and thus contributes to obesity and Type 2 diabetes? It will promptly get involved in the fight about the farm bill -- which is to say, the industry will begin buying seats on those agriculture committees and demanding that the next bill be written with the interests of the public health more firmly in mind.
In the same way much of the health insurance industry threw its weight behind the campaign against smoking, we can expect it to support, and perhaps even help pay for, public education efforts such as New York City's bold new ad campaign against drinking soda. At the moment, a federal campaign to discourage the consumption of sweetened soft drinks is a political nonstarter, but few things could do more to slow the rise of Type 2 diabetes among adolescents than to reduce their soda consumption, which represents a full 15percent of their caloric intake.
That's why it's easy to imagine the industry throwing its weight behind a soda tax. School lunch reform would become its cause, too, and in time the industry would come to see that the development of regional food systems, which make fresh produce more available and reduce dependence on heavily processed food from far away, could help prevent chronic disease and reduce their costs.
Recently a team of designers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University was asked by the foundation of the insurer UnitedHealthcare to develop an innovative systems approach to tackling childhood obesity in the U.S. Their conclusion surprised the designers as much as their sponsor: They determined that promoting the concept of a "foodshed" -- a diversified, regional food economy -- could be the key to improving the American diet.
All of which suggests that passing a health care reform bill, no matter how ambitious, is only the first step in solving our health care crisis. To keep from bankrupting ourselves, we will then have to get to work on improving our health -- which means going to work on the American way of eating.
But even if we get a health care bill that does little more than require insurers to cover everyone on the same basis, it could put us on that course.
For it will force the industry, and the government, to take a good hard look at the elephant in the room and galvanize a movement to slim it down.
Copyright: 2009, The New York Times
Michael Pollan, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and a professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, is the author of "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto."
Monday, September 21, 2009
Diabetes Information Sheet
Diabetes Information Sheet
Definition:
Type One or “childhood onset”: a disease in which the pancreas does not manufacture adequate insulin for the body to regulate and transport glucose in the blood into individual cells. It results in excessively high serum glucose levels.
Type Two, insulin resistance or “adult onset diabetes”: an acquired disease in which the pancreas still produces insulin, but unhealthy and high levels of glucose remains in the blood stream, unable to be transported to individual cells. This, the most common form of diabetes has a strong relationship to diet and life style.
Serum or blood glucose levels: a snapshot measurement of the level of glucose in the blood at a given time. Diabetics are encouraged to do morning glucose tests (monitoring) to assure that diet or medications maintains a level in the normal range. This range is typically from 70-110 as a mg measurement in a cubic centimeter of blood.
HgA1c, hemoglobin A1c or glycocylated hemoglobin: a blood test which measures saturation of red blood cell walls with glycogen. It indicates whether blood sugar has been well regulated over the past 3 or more weeks.
Primary health risks of diabetes: Uncontrolled blood sugar, sustained at a high level is an inflammatory condition that damages the cardiovascular system and through impaired circulation often leads to nerve damage and neuropathies. This may lead to high blood pressure, heart attacks, neuropathies that require amputation and eventually kidney failure.
Simple Nutritional Considerations: It is important that people with diabetes limit foods that have a high sugar content or a high glycemic index. White sugar and high fructose corn syrup are two of the most harmful foods for the diabetic. Honey, maple syrup, white refined flour, white rice, pasteurized fruit juices and other foods that contain sugar or corn syrup (like soda pop, alcohol) are all to be limited in the diabetic diet.
The ADA (American Diabetes Association) diet seeks to limit simple sugars but is primarily concerned with counting carbohydrate levels (sugar) to make certain that medical control with insulin or hypoglycemic medicines is sustained. Dr. Neil Bernard, an endocrinologist from George Washington University advocates a vegan diet and has research that shows a much better long term outcome for diabetics than that achieved by the ADA recommendations.
Whole foods, use of raw vegetables and fruits and limited simple sugars are the simple guidelines for controlling diabetes. Trace minerals (especially chromium) and B-vitamins are also helpful in reversing insulin intolerance.
Definition:
Type One or “childhood onset”: a disease in which the pancreas does not manufacture adequate insulin for the body to regulate and transport glucose in the blood into individual cells. It results in excessively high serum glucose levels.
Type Two, insulin resistance or “adult onset diabetes”: an acquired disease in which the pancreas still produces insulin, but unhealthy and high levels of glucose remains in the blood stream, unable to be transported to individual cells. This, the most common form of diabetes has a strong relationship to diet and life style.
Serum or blood glucose levels: a snapshot measurement of the level of glucose in the blood at a given time. Diabetics are encouraged to do morning glucose tests (monitoring) to assure that diet or medications maintains a level in the normal range. This range is typically from 70-110 as a mg measurement in a cubic centimeter of blood.
HgA1c, hemoglobin A1c or glycocylated hemoglobin: a blood test which measures saturation of red blood cell walls with glycogen. It indicates whether blood sugar has been well regulated over the past 3 or more weeks.
Primary health risks of diabetes: Uncontrolled blood sugar, sustained at a high level is an inflammatory condition that damages the cardiovascular system and through impaired circulation often leads to nerve damage and neuropathies. This may lead to high blood pressure, heart attacks, neuropathies that require amputation and eventually kidney failure.
Simple Nutritional Considerations: It is important that people with diabetes limit foods that have a high sugar content or a high glycemic index. White sugar and high fructose corn syrup are two of the most harmful foods for the diabetic. Honey, maple syrup, white refined flour, white rice, pasteurized fruit juices and other foods that contain sugar or corn syrup (like soda pop, alcohol) are all to be limited in the diabetic diet.
The ADA (American Diabetes Association) diet seeks to limit simple sugars but is primarily concerned with counting carbohydrate levels (sugar) to make certain that medical control with insulin or hypoglycemic medicines is sustained. Dr. Neil Bernard, an endocrinologist from George Washington University advocates a vegan diet and has research that shows a much better long term outcome for diabetics than that achieved by the ADA recommendations.
Whole foods, use of raw vegetables and fruits and limited simple sugars are the simple guidelines for controlling diabetes. Trace minerals (especially chromium) and B-vitamins are also helpful in reversing insulin intolerance.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Check out the 5 most fattening foods ever!
According to Web MD, these are the 5 most fattening foods ever!
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/5-most-fattening-foods-ever?ecd=wnl_chl_090109
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/5-most-fattening-foods-ever?ecd=wnl_chl_090109
Have you ever wondered about your risk for getting cancer? Have you ever been concerned about what you or your loved ones can do to greatly reduce your risk for getting it? If so, this workshop is for you! Fresh Start Restorative Health Services is presenting the next workshop in a year long series of health and wellness workshops, because we care about your health. Dr. Steven Bailey (Nationally renowned author and lecturer on health) and Amy Rutherford-Close (personal trainer and Nutritionist) will be presenting on "Reducing Your Cancer Risk", on Saturday, October 3rd from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131
Admission is free and so are the snacks. So again, if you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle from a natural perspective, or if you're concerned about the health or nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! For more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704. Or, check out our website at www.freshstarthealth.org.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Lecture this Saturday on Understanding Diabetes
Hey loyal friends, this next seminar is special for me as we will be talking about understanding DIABETES. Some of you know, but we’ve had one of our pastors, my good friend, recently pass away from diabetes. It has truly helped me to understand more about how serious this disease is.
So, if you concerned about your health or the health of a loved one then this workshop is for you! Dr. Steven Bailey (Nationally renowned author and lecturer on health) and Bev Bromfield (program manager for the American Diabetes Association) will be presenting on "Understanding Diabetes", on this Saturday, September 5th from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131
Admission is free and so are the snacks. So again, If you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle from a natural perspective, or if you're concerned about the health or nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! For more information contact me at 503-890-5393.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The Worst Foods you can eat
Top 10 List how we choose
Bacon
Is bacon really all that bad for you? Probably not every once in a while, but
studies consistently prove out that you shouldn't make it a staple of your
diet plan if you want to be healthy. For those following low carb diets, it
might be best to mix it up with some leaner meats as well. One of the main
problems is all that smoking and curing of the bacon before it ever reaches
your grocery store shelf. So, the rule of thumb here is to eat bacon in
moderation.
Canned Chicken Soup
The main problem with canned versions of this classic recipe is the sodium
content. One cup of canned chicken noodle soup can give you a whalloping
1000 milligrams of salt. Yikes! You're much better off cooking up your
own version of this soup. You can always freeze in single serve portions, if
you like the convenience of ready-made soup. You can find some great
recipes for homemade soup at CountryLiving.com.
Cheese Cake
Cheesecake makes the list, more than likely because of those huge servings
of cheesecake doled out by restaurants like the yummy, but oh so sinful
Cheesecake Factory. Again, this is one of those foods that can be made
healthier at home with your own recipe. Any store-bought cheesecake is
likely to be filled to the brim with fat and sugar. Also, really watch portions
on this food.
French Fries
It's probably no surprise to anyone that French fries are one of the worst
foods you can eat. Yet, they seem to be as much a part of the American diet
as popcorn and apple pie. French fries are often double fried in oils that
contain bad fats that can lead to the production of cholesterol and other
health problems. Again, the solution may be as simple as cooking some
fries up at home. Try sweet potatoes instead of regular fries and bake them
instead of frying. There are many creative things you can do to make your
meals healthier. This is just one idea.
Fried Chicken
Anything fried is typically fairly bad for you. Even if you pick off the skin,
there may still be oils in the meat itself. Movies such as SuperSize Me have
brought the problem of the unhealthiness of the American diet to the
forefront of everyone's thoughts. While an occasional meal out of fried
chicken isn't likely to harm you, eating little fried chicken nuggets three
times a week, or feeding them to your children, is not the best solution. Try
broiling or grilling chicken breasts instead.
Hamburgers
Although we love the taste and smell of a grilled burger, fast food
restaurants that serve these beasts often come in the top 10 for worst for
you foods of the year. For example, Carl's Western Bacon Six Dollar
Burger made number one on Spark People's 10 Worst Foods list. Other
burgers that topped other lists? T.G.I. Friday's Cheesy Bacon Cheeseburger
and the Red Robbin Peppercorn Burger.
Hot Dogs
Once you learn what hot dogs are made from, it may gross you out to the
point where you really don't want to eat these favorite picnic past times any
longer. There are some tips, such as staying with Kosher or higher end, all
beef hot dogs to avoid some of the health issues with the cheaper varieties.
There are many different ways to serve hot dogs and different types and
varieties of dogs. All in all, they are still inexpensive fare when feeding a
large group of people.
Pizza with Processed Meats
Even though we know that pizzas are rather unhealthy, most of us can't
seem to pass up the opportunity to sink our teeth into that ooey gooey
yumminess. There are some ways to dress up an unhealthy pizza and make
it a bit healthier, so you don't have to feel quite so guilty for choosing to eat
pizza. First, layer on the vegetables. Second, forego the organ meats, which
add calories and fat. Finally, limit how often and how much pizza you eat.
Pot Pie
Even as a meal, the store bought pot pies are rather high in calories and
sodium and not too filling. Most people eat those little pot pies as more a
snack than a meal and this is where this food can really eat into your
calorie counts for the day. There are frozen pot pies out there with more
than 1000 calories and over 60 grams of fat. In addition, you really aren't
gaining many nutrients from these highly processed meat pies.
Potato Chips
Most of the potato chips you purchase in the store are downright bad for
you. There is about $30 billion worth of potato chips moved every year.
That is an amazing number of people eating a truly healthy snack. While
eating potato chips may not make you unhealthy in themselves, they can
put you over your daily calorie budget and they provide no nutritional
value, it's still fine to have them occasionally. Just remember to try
everything in moderation.
Bacon
Is bacon really all that bad for you? Probably not every once in a while, but
studies consistently prove out that you shouldn't make it a staple of your
diet plan if you want to be healthy. For those following low carb diets, it
might be best to mix it up with some leaner meats as well. One of the main
problems is all that smoking and curing of the bacon before it ever reaches
your grocery store shelf. So, the rule of thumb here is to eat bacon in
moderation.
Canned Chicken Soup
The main problem with canned versions of this classic recipe is the sodium
content. One cup of canned chicken noodle soup can give you a whalloping
1000 milligrams of salt. Yikes! You're much better off cooking up your
own version of this soup. You can always freeze in single serve portions, if
you like the convenience of ready-made soup. You can find some great
recipes for homemade soup at CountryLiving.com.
Cheese Cake
Cheesecake makes the list, more than likely because of those huge servings
of cheesecake doled out by restaurants like the yummy, but oh so sinful
Cheesecake Factory. Again, this is one of those foods that can be made
healthier at home with your own recipe. Any store-bought cheesecake is
likely to be filled to the brim with fat and sugar. Also, really watch portions
on this food.
French Fries
It's probably no surprise to anyone that French fries are one of the worst
foods you can eat. Yet, they seem to be as much a part of the American diet
as popcorn and apple pie. French fries are often double fried in oils that
contain bad fats that can lead to the production of cholesterol and other
health problems. Again, the solution may be as simple as cooking some
fries up at home. Try sweet potatoes instead of regular fries and bake them
instead of frying. There are many creative things you can do to make your
meals healthier. This is just one idea.
Fried Chicken
Anything fried is typically fairly bad for you. Even if you pick off the skin,
there may still be oils in the meat itself. Movies such as SuperSize Me have
brought the problem of the unhealthiness of the American diet to the
forefront of everyone's thoughts. While an occasional meal out of fried
chicken isn't likely to harm you, eating little fried chicken nuggets three
times a week, or feeding them to your children, is not the best solution. Try
broiling or grilling chicken breasts instead.
Hamburgers
Although we love the taste and smell of a grilled burger, fast food
restaurants that serve these beasts often come in the top 10 for worst for
you foods of the year. For example, Carl's Western Bacon Six Dollar
Burger made number one on Spark People's 10 Worst Foods list. Other
burgers that topped other lists? T.G.I. Friday's Cheesy Bacon Cheeseburger
and the Red Robbin Peppercorn Burger.
Hot Dogs
Once you learn what hot dogs are made from, it may gross you out to the
point where you really don't want to eat these favorite picnic past times any
longer. There are some tips, such as staying with Kosher or higher end, all
beef hot dogs to avoid some of the health issues with the cheaper varieties.
There are many different ways to serve hot dogs and different types and
varieties of dogs. All in all, they are still inexpensive fare when feeding a
large group of people.
Pizza with Processed Meats
Even though we know that pizzas are rather unhealthy, most of us can't
seem to pass up the opportunity to sink our teeth into that ooey gooey
yumminess. There are some ways to dress up an unhealthy pizza and make
it a bit healthier, so you don't have to feel quite so guilty for choosing to eat
pizza. First, layer on the vegetables. Second, forego the organ meats, which
add calories and fat. Finally, limit how often and how much pizza you eat.
Pot Pie
Even as a meal, the store bought pot pies are rather high in calories and
sodium and not too filling. Most people eat those little pot pies as more a
snack than a meal and this is where this food can really eat into your
calorie counts for the day. There are frozen pot pies out there with more
than 1000 calories and over 60 grams of fat. In addition, you really aren't
gaining many nutrients from these highly processed meat pies.
Potato Chips
Most of the potato chips you purchase in the store are downright bad for
you. There is about $30 billion worth of potato chips moved every year.
That is an amazing number of people eating a truly healthy snack. While
eating potato chips may not make you unhealthy in themselves, they can
put you over your daily calorie budget and they provide no nutritional
value, it's still fine to have them occasionally. Just remember to try
everything in moderation.
“Heart Disease” is the leading cause of death
“Heart Disease” is the leading cause of death in both
men and women in the US.
It includes:
Coronary heart failure, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and
congenital heart disease.
Prevention:
Quit smoking
Lower Cholesterol
Controlling high blood pressure
Controlling blood sugar
Maintaining a healthy weight with exercise and diet
men and women in the US.
It includes:
Coronary heart failure, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and
congenital heart disease.
Prevention:
Quit smoking
Lower Cholesterol
Controlling high blood pressure
Controlling blood sugar
Maintaining a healthy weight with exercise and diet
Definition of Obesity
Definition of Obesity:
Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an
individual's ideal body weight. Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness,
disability, and death.
Description
Obesity traditionally has been defined as a weight at least 20% above the weight
corresponding to the lowest death rate for individuals of a specific height, gender,
and age (ideal weight). Twenty to forty percent over ideal weight is considered
mildly obese; 40–100% over ideal weight is considered moderately obese; and
100% over ideal weight is considered severely, or morbidly, obese. More recent
guidelines for obesity use a measurment called BMI (body mass index) which is
the individual's weight multiplied by 703 and then divided by twice the height in
inches. BMI of 25.9–29 is considered overweight; BMI over 30 is considered
obese. Measurements and comparisons of waist and hip circumference can also
provide some information regarding risk factors associated with weight. The
higher the ratio, the greater the chance for weight-associated complications.
Calipers can be used to measure skin-fold thickness to determine whether tissue is
muscle (lean) or adipose tissue (fat).
Much concern has been generated about the increasing incidence of obesity among
Americans. Some studies have noted an increase from 12% to 18% occurring
between 1991 and 1998. Other studies have actually estimated that a full 50% of
all Americans are overweight. The World Health Organization terms obesity a
worldwide epidemic, and the diseases which can occur due to obesity are
becoming increasingly prevalent.
Excessive weight can result in many serious, potentially life-threatening health
problems, including hypertension, Type II diabetes mellitus (non-insulin
dependent diabetes), increased risk for coronary disease, increased unexplained
heart attack, hyperlipidemia, infertility, and a higher prevalence of colon, prostate,
endometrial, and, possibly, breast cancer. Approximately 300, 000 deaths a year
are attributed to obesity, prompting leaders in public health, such as former
Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, M.D., to label obesity "the second leading
cause of preventable deaths in the United States."
— Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt
Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an
individual's ideal body weight. Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness,
disability, and death.
Description
Obesity traditionally has been defined as a weight at least 20% above the weight
corresponding to the lowest death rate for individuals of a specific height, gender,
and age (ideal weight). Twenty to forty percent over ideal weight is considered
mildly obese; 40–100% over ideal weight is considered moderately obese; and
100% over ideal weight is considered severely, or morbidly, obese. More recent
guidelines for obesity use a measurment called BMI (body mass index) which is
the individual's weight multiplied by 703 and then divided by twice the height in
inches. BMI of 25.9–29 is considered overweight; BMI over 30 is considered
obese. Measurements and comparisons of waist and hip circumference can also
provide some information regarding risk factors associated with weight. The
higher the ratio, the greater the chance for weight-associated complications.
Calipers can be used to measure skin-fold thickness to determine whether tissue is
muscle (lean) or adipose tissue (fat).
Much concern has been generated about the increasing incidence of obesity among
Americans. Some studies have noted an increase from 12% to 18% occurring
between 1991 and 1998. Other studies have actually estimated that a full 50% of
all Americans are overweight. The World Health Organization terms obesity a
worldwide epidemic, and the diseases which can occur due to obesity are
becoming increasingly prevalent.
Excessive weight can result in many serious, potentially life-threatening health
problems, including hypertension, Type II diabetes mellitus (non-insulin
dependent diabetes), increased risk for coronary disease, increased unexplained
heart attack, hyperlipidemia, infertility, and a higher prevalence of colon, prostate,
endometrial, and, possibly, breast cancer. Approximately 300, 000 deaths a year
are attributed to obesity, prompting leaders in public health, such as former
Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, M.D., to label obesity "the second leading
cause of preventable deaths in the United States."
— Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt
Hey Friends,
Are you concerned about your health or the health of a loved one? If so, this workshop is for you! Fresh Start Restorative Health Services is presenting the next workshop in a year long series of health and wellness workshops, because we care about your health. Dr. Steven Bailey (Nationally renowned author and lecturer on health), and Michael Hunter (Fitness Enthusiast) will be presenting on "Your Heart Health", this Saturday, August 1st from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton)
Admission is free and so are the refreshments. So again, If you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle, or if you're concerned about the health and nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself and them to come! For more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704. Or, check out our website at www.freshstarthealth.org
Are you concerned about your health or the health of a loved one? If so, this workshop is for you! Fresh Start Restorative Health Services is presenting the next workshop in a year long series of health and wellness workshops, because we care about your health. Dr. Steven Bailey (Nationally renowned author and lecturer on health), and Michael Hunter (Fitness Enthusiast) will be presenting on "Your Heart Health", this Saturday, August 1st from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton)
Admission is free and so are the refreshments. So again, If you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle, or if you're concerned about the health and nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself and them to come! For more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704. Or, check out our website at www.freshstarthealth.org
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Hey loyal friends!
I'm sure we don't have to tell you how important it is to get the information that will vitally effect your health and more importantly, the health of those you love!
We are pleased to announce that the Fresh Start Restorative Health Services team is presenting our next workshop concerning health and wellness, because we care about your health. Dr. Steven Bailey (Nationally renowned author and lecturer on health), Amy Rutherford Close (Nutritionist and personal trainer), and Michael Hunter (Fitness Enthusiast) will be presenting on "Obesity", on Saturday, July 11th from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton)
Admission is free and so are the snacks. So again, If you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle, or if you're concerned about the health and nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! For more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704. Or, check out our website at www.freshstarthealth.org
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Hey Loyal friends and followers,
Fresh Start Restorative Health Services is pleased to present the next health and wellness workshop, because we care about your health! Dr. Steven Bailey (Nationally renowned author and lecturer on health) and Tyrone Sampson will be presenting on "Myths and Facts about Calories", on Saturday, June 6th from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton) Admission is free and so are the snacks.
So again, if you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle, or if you're concerned about the health or nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! For more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704. Or, check out our website at www.freshstarthealth.vpweb.com.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Hey Loyal Friends!
Fresh Start Restorative Health Services is presenting the next workshop in a year long series of health and wellness workshops, because we care about your health. We’re especially excited about this next talk given by Amy Close (Nutritionist and Personal Trainer) and Michael Hunter (Fitness Enthusiast). They will be presenting on "Healthy, Affordable Meals and Snacks", on Saturday, May 2nd from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton)
Admission is free and so are the snacks. So again, If you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle, or if you're concerned about the health or nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! For more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704.
Fresh Start Restorative Health Services is presenting the next workshop in a year long series of health and wellness workshops, because we care about your health. We’re especially excited about this next talk given by Amy Close (Nutritionist and Personal Trainer) and Michael Hunter (Fitness Enthusiast). They will be presenting on "Healthy, Affordable Meals and Snacks", on Saturday, May 2nd from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton)
Admission is free and so are the snacks. So again, If you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle, or if you're concerned about the health or nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! For more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Hey Everyone,
The Fresh Start team is proud to announce the next chapter in our Lecture series because we care about your health. Come out and gain the tools to help you and your loved ones enjoy a healthier, more energetic and vibrant life!
The topic will be on:
UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION, ABSORPTION & DIGESTION
Fresh Start Team Presenter: Dr. Steven Bailey
Learn how your body uses nutrition as fuel and why it reacts differently to
various foods.
Saturday, April 4th
Mahalia Jackson Hall – inside Celebration Tabernacle
8131 N Denver at Kilpatrick St, Portland 97217 (Trimet 4, 6, Yellow MAX Kenton)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
Free admission, complimentary snacks
Steven Bailey, ND has been in private family practice since 1983 at the Northwest
Naturopathic Clinic. While paying respect to the elders of traditional medicine, he stays
abreast of medical science and naturopathic medicine. He has been on public radio for the
past 21 years, lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on a variety of medical topics,
has contributed to many books and is the author of two books, “The Fasting Diet” and “Juice
Alive.” His hobbies are Philosophy and Flute.
Sponsored by Celebration Tabernacle
Upcoming Workshops , first Saturday of each month
May Healthy meals, Healthy lunches, and (children & work) Healthy snacks
June Calories, Myths and Facts
For More Information, Contact:
503-756-7139 Tyrone Sampson | 503-890-5393 Robin Gordon
The Fresh Start team is proud to announce the next chapter in our Lecture series because we care about your health. Come out and gain the tools to help you and your loved ones enjoy a healthier, more energetic and vibrant life!
The topic will be on:
UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION, ABSORPTION & DIGESTION
Fresh Start Team Presenter: Dr. Steven Bailey
Learn how your body uses nutrition as fuel and why it reacts differently to
various foods.
Saturday, April 4th
Mahalia Jackson Hall – inside Celebration Tabernacle
8131 N Denver at Kilpatrick St, Portland 97217 (Trimet 4, 6, Yellow MAX Kenton)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
Free admission, complimentary snacks
Steven Bailey, ND has been in private family practice since 1983 at the Northwest
Naturopathic Clinic. While paying respect to the elders of traditional medicine, he stays
abreast of medical science and naturopathic medicine. He has been on public radio for the
past 21 years, lectures locally, nationally, and internationally on a variety of medical topics,
has contributed to many books and is the author of two books, “The Fasting Diet” and “Juice
Alive.” His hobbies are Philosophy and Flute.
Sponsored by Celebration Tabernacle
Upcoming Workshops , first Saturday of each month
May Healthy meals, Healthy lunches, and (children & work) Healthy snacks
June Calories, Myths and Facts
For More Information, Contact:
503-756-7139 Tyrone Sampson | 503-890-5393 Robin Gordon
Monday, March 2, 2009
Hey fellow health lovers!
I'm excited to announce that we're presenting the next workshop in a year long series of health and wellness workshops, because we care about your health. Nationally renowned author and lecturer Dr. Steven Bailey will be presenting on "Nutrition through Whole and Raw Foods", on Saturday March 7th from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton)
Admission is free and so are the snacks. If you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle, or if you're concerned about the health or nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! As always, for more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704.
I'm excited to announce that we're presenting the next workshop in a year long series of health and wellness workshops, because we care about your health. Nationally renowned author and lecturer Dr. Steven Bailey will be presenting on "Nutrition through Whole and Raw Foods", on Saturday March 7th from 10 to 11 AM. The Lecture will be at 8131 N. Denver at Kilpatrick, in the Mahalia Jackson Hall - inside Celebration Tabernacle. It can also be reached by Trimet lines 4, 6 and yellow Line Max to Kenton)
Admission is free and so are the snacks. If you'd like the knowledge to live a healthier, more vibrant lifestyle, or if you're concerned about the health or nutrition of your loved ones, you owe it to yourself to come! As always, for more information contact Robin Gordon at 503-890-5393 or Michael Hunter at (503) 936-3704.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
February Seminar
Would you like to loose weight and become healthier by just simply spending a few more moments in the grocery store? You can do that by learning how to read labels! Come and find out how! Our next Free informational 1 hour seminar. On Saturday February 7th, 10 AM in the Mahalia Jackson Hall (inside Celebration Tabernacle Church at 8131 N. Denver, Portland, OR). Complimentary coffee and snacks will be served! For more information contact Michael Hunter 503-936-3704 or Robin Gordon 503-890-5393.
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