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Friday,
September 28, 2007 - "Balanced
Health - Heart Health Part 1"
Segment
1 - OMEGA 3's
The "Phat" Fat
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- A
study that examined 16 years of data from 120,000 women found that
subjects in the group with the highest omega-3 intake had about half
the risk of developing coronary heart disease compared to subjects
in the group with the lowest intake
- Overall,
the relative risks of developing heart disease, dying from a cardiac
event, or suffering a non-fatal heart attack all decreased steadily
as fish consumption and omega-3 fatty acid intake increased
- Another
study (journal of Circulation), researchers tested the effects of fish
oil (rich in omega-3) and vitamin E on subjects who had suffered a
heart attack in the 3 months previous to the test period
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- 11,000
men & women were randomly divided into 4 groups: one group received one gram of fish
oil each day, one received 300 mg of vitamin E each day, the third group
took both fish oil and vitamin E, and the fourth took a placebo
- Participants in all 4 groups were particularly vulnerable to sudden cardiac death
because of their recent heart attacks. But after 4 months, the fish oil group
already demonstrated a significant reduction in risk. In fact, participants
who took fish oil had about half the incidence of sudden death compared to
participants in the other groups.
Bottom Line
- There
is very little doubt about the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. Eat fresh-caught
salmon, or take a flaxseed oil. Try to stay away from big fish (higher
mercury) and stay away from fish oil as most brands have high mercury content.
Segment
2 - Liver and Onions Anyone?
Liver Won't Make You Any Livelier
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- Mom
and grandma spot on about Chicken soup, fluids, rest, cod liver oil,
garlic, but not liver
- While
a good source of protein, liver has one of the highest levels of cholesterol
of any food you can eat
- Liver
is also a rich source of vitamin A, which can be harmful in high amounts
- Women
who are pregnant should avoid eating liver, and older people at risk
of bone fracture should avoid eating liver or liver products more than
once a week
- If
your GP has advised you to change your diet to reduce your blood cholesterol,
the most important thing to do is to cut down on saturated fat. It's
also a good idea to increase the amount of fruit, vegetables and fiber
you eat.
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Bottom Line
- Get
your protein from free range animals, but lay off the liver!
Segment 3 - Joe's Recipe for Chicken ala Vito
A Delicious and Healthy Chicken Dish
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6 chicken breasts or a variety of chicken pieces with skin on
6 potatoes
1 tsp garlic powder
2 fresh garlic cloves
2 tsp oregano
1tsp basil
1/2 stick butter
olive oil
salt and pepper |
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash chicken and cut potatoes into bite-size pieces.
Place potatoes, garlic cloves (sliced), salt and pepper in 13 x 9 baking dish
with enough olive oil to cover bottom. Bake for 30 min. Remove from oven and
stir, place chicken on top of potatoes make sure each piece of chicken has
butter on top. Sprinkle seasonings over all. Bake until chicken is done, approximately
45 minutes.
Segment 5 - Heart Health with Dr. Louis McKeever
I think it's time we had a heart to heart talk
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The Five Major Risks of Developing Coronary Disease
1.
Cigarette Smoking
2. High-Blood Pressure
3. High Cholesterol
4. Diabetes
5. Family History of Coronary Disease
- Some
of the risk factors can be modified while others canât, namely family
history.
- The
risk factors are so strong, if someone complains about chest pains
and yet have none of the five risk factors, chances are the pains
are unrelated to coronary disease.
- Women
donât always have the same symptoms as men. Sometimes its not as
easy to notice coronary disease in women than it is for men.
- Keep
in mind that there is not always a genetic pre-disposition to coronary
disease just because a parent or grand-parent had the illness. For
instance, if a parent lived decades of an unhealthy lifestyle, it
does not necessarily mean that there will be a genetic pre-disposition
in his/her children.
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Bottom Line
- Dr. McKeever was so emphatic about how strong the 5 risk factors
are to coronary disease, that we should all look at this list closely and
eliminate the risks we can control.
Segment 4 - How to Buy Chicken
Chicken: "It's What's for Dinner"
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- Most
people know processed chicken involves chickens sitting in a cage their
whole life⦠they do not receive fresh air, get to eat bugs and rocks,
which God designed them to do⦠they are strung up with IV's and pumped
with antibiotics, growth hormones and other chemicals, as well as being
artificially inseminated
- Some
advertise "free range", but, this can mean only that the chicken is out of the cage a small amount
of time. You want to buy:
- Cage
free, never caged
- Natural
farm diet
- Naturally
inseminated
- No
hormones
- Drug
free
- Pesticide
free
- Biggest
is not best, in fact, if they are huge, they have probably been given
growth hormones
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Bottom
Line
- Chicken
can either be excellent for you or disastrous. Buy smart when buying chicken.
Segment 5 - Healthy Habit - An Apple to Help Curb Your Appetite
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- Have a small apple wit the skin on, and a glass of water with a lemon, 30 minutes
before a meal, this has been shown to significantly reduce appetitive
at meal time, and...you still get to eat!
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