Supplements & Vitamins

Dr. Janet Zand offered many solutions to address hormonal chaos, be it after you deliver a baby, while you are major stressed, and when you are going through “the change.” Here is what I call her Mid-Life Moms First Aid Kit:
– Siberian Ginseng (standardized) – herb
- Maca (herb)
- Holy Basil (herb)
- Turkey/Chicken broth made from boiled bonees and cooked vegetables: “Dr. Zand’s Adrenal Recovery Soup”
- Add miso paste and dried seaweed to any soup
- Water, drink lots of it
- Green tea, herbal teas – if drink coffee do so only in the am
- Lots of fresh food – not processed
- Turkey, yogurt and other foods with L-tryptophan
- Vitamin D, check for deficiency
- Exercise, even if short walks count – everyday
- Hot Shower, bath with lavendar!
- SLEEP – at least 7 hours a night (dark room, 3 hours after eat a medium to light meal)

SHORT CUTS:
- Calms, a homeopathic remedy
- Chamomile Tea
- Calcium Magnesium before you go to bed unless allergic to ragweed or taking a blood thinner
- Mid day short naps – even 10 minutes helps
- 10 deep breaths at a time (yawning counts!)

Google Adaptogenic Herbs for more information and be sure to consult your doctor about combining them with prescription drugs.

You can feel sane and rested again. Listen to this entire show for more, www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com

… for the health of your family,
ellen

Having to turn lemons in to lemonade… as you know, today’s radio show was interrupted. If there ever was a show that you did not want to miss a single word, it was this one: Build Your Immune System – Stay Well with Dr. Keri Marshall. So, we scheduled it to run again on Tuesday, Nov. 17th at Noon EST on www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com. Tune in and be ready to take notes!

… for the health of your family,
 

Staying Well

Raise money for your school selling healthy supplements: www.PTA.org, click on right side: PTA Fundraising Marketplace. Click on Hero Cares (box lower left side). OR, go directly to www.HeroCares.com. No more junk food. Finally, a win/win way for your kids and their schools.

… for the health of your family,
ellen

Stress can and must be managed. Jolie Root, LPN, Licensed Nutritionist, Medical Journalist, Radio Host, Sought after Speaker, explained the relationship between carrying belly fat around your middle, Type 2 Diabetes and heart disease. Continuous stress causes elevated cortisol levels to collect in your body. Consequently, your nutrients are not properly absorbed, fat is stored around your middle, and you experience all kinds of side effects: headaches, digestive disorders, insomnia and more. Also, your insulin levels become challenged which leads to Type 2 Diabetes. Then you are headed for heart disease. Stop this disease cycle now!

SIMPLE SOLUTIONS
1. Take EPA-DHA Omega 3 supplements: Adults (150 lbs): up to 4000 mg combined. Children: relative
value per weight (75 lbs. take half)
2. Take PS (phosphatidylserine): Adults and Children 100 mg
3. Eat lots of dark green foods (spinach, kale, spirulina, etc.)
4. Eat lots of different naturally-sourced colors of Complex carbs -veggies and low-sugar fruits (berries!)
5. Eat fish, organic meat (grass fed), almonds
6. Supplement with Vitamin Bs, C, Magnesium and Calcium when needed
(Check with health professional for supplement dosages)

DO NOT EAT or DRINK
Caffeine (exception, green tea)
Soda
Sugar
Nutrient-Empty processed foods

MOVE AROUND – BLOW OFF STEAM
Take mini walks, dance round your desk, laugh, sing – check out how Jolie releases her stress!

Prescribed and over-the-counter drugs address symptoms not solutions. Tune into www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com – March 27th – and find out why.

STRESS is not going away any time soon. But, the disease ramifications MUST. Tune in and take notes.

… for the health of your family,
ellen

Your health is the priority of many natural food retailers. Karen Falbo of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, and Peggy Ranger owner of Peggy’s Natural Foods, represent so many stores who sell healthier food and supplements. Listen to this show and you will see what goes through their minds when they make inventory decisions. Listen to how much they focus on your nutritional needs, solutions for your families, educating and reaching out to your community and you. Without question, they are sensitive to your budgets as well.

What may surprise those listening, is that Karen and Peggy encourage “back to cooking from scratch”, in quantities, in order to cut down on your food bills without sacrificing nutrient quality. Both have raised children while working and both scheduled some time into their busy week to makes delicious recipes in large amounts. They would then freeze them in needed serving sizes so they could simply thaw, warm through and serve healthy meals to their family during the week. It was not only suggested that a mom make a week’s meal plan, but to take this one step further and plan menus for a month. The benefit: saving money when buying ingredients in larger quantities. Great lunch box ideas were shared. Helpful tips are woven throughout this show. Take some time to listen!

… for the health of your family,
ellen