Barley

 Barley: 11 clinical trials spanning almost 20 years found that increased consumption of barley products can lower total and LDL cholesterol.
 January issue of Food Technology magazine
Wish you were more regular? Let barley give your intestinal health a boost. In addition to providing bulk and decreasing the transit time of fecal matter, thus decreasing the risk of colon cancer and hemorrhoids, barley's  dietary fiber also provides food for the "friendly" bacteria in the large intestine. When these helpful bacteria ferment barley's insoluble fiber, they produce a short-chain fatty acid called butyric acid, which serves as the primary fuel for the cells of the large intestine and helps maintain a healthy colon. These helpful bacteria also create two other short-chain fatty acids, propionic and acetic acid, which are used as fuel by the cells of the liver and muscles.
The propionic acid produced from barley's insoluble fiber may also be partly responsible for the cholesterol-lowering properties of fiber. In animal studies, propionic acid has been shown to inhibit HMG-CoA reductase, an enzyme involved in the production of cholesterol by the liver. By lowering the activity of this enzyme, propionic acid helps lower blood cholesterol levels.
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Low Fat Diets Do Not Help you Lose Weight

“The Women’s Health Initiative, which is the largest clinical trial of diet and body weight, found that 50,000 women on low-fat diets had no significant weight loss. Yet another study looked at people who followed four different diets for 12 months — and found no dramatic differences between those who followed low-fat, low-carb and very- low-carb diets….

“ In one study, for example, Dr. Ludwig and his colleagues followed 276 people for six years.(ii) They performed a glucose tolerance test at the beginning of the study and looked at insulin concentrations 30 minutes after the people consumed a sugary drink. This gave the researchers a rough estimate of whether they were high or low insulin secretors.

“During the course of the study, they looked at the people’s body weight and waist circumference or belly fat. They found that those who were the highest insulin secretors had the biggest change in weight and belly fat compared to the low insulin secretors. And people who were high insulin secretors and ate low-fat diets did even worse.

This makes perfect sense — because insulin does two things:

1. It stimulates hunger.
2. It is a fat storage hormone, which makes you store belly fat.

After you eat a high-carbohydrate meal, your insulin spikes and your blood sugar plummets — making you very hungry. That is why you crave more carbs, more sugar and eat more the whole day.”

Dr. Mark Hyman

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Teenagers and sugar

In a recent study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, it was discovered that teenagers “ with higher added sugar intake had 9 percent higher LDL and 10 percent higher triglyceride levels than teens with the lowest added sugar intake."Adolescents are eating 20 percent of their daily calories in sugars that provide few if any other nutrients," says study author Jean Welsh of Emory University. “

     The problem arises in the types of foods and drinks teens are eating. Soda pop and energy drinks are high in the list. They tend to be on the move and pick up quick snacks that have been marketing to them and have hidden high amounts of sugar. This can lead to many issues in later life such as insulin resistance and heart disease, later in their life.

Teens and sweets

Soy

There is still much controversy about the use of soy.
Pro: Soy does seem to have cardio-protective benefits, and it clearly helps ease menopause symptoms.  However, the very reason soy works so well for lowering cholesterol and relieving hot flashes is because it is an effective estrogen mimic.
Con: It stands to reason it could be a concern for those with estrogen-dependent cancers or thyroid issues.  And, most problematic, it seems, is the feeding of those estrogens to infants whose little bodies aren’t prepared for the estrogen onslaught.
Soy: Pros and Cons

Floride

Floride has been placed in our water system for years because it strengthens the enamel of teeth and reduces tooth decay. To little floride, there are more cavities; too much there is a white discoloration on teeth. In a recent study, it was shown that we are getting floride from other sources, tooth paste, vitamins, mouth rinses. It has been found that 2 out of 5 children have evedence of dental fluorosis - white streaking. Although there is no health risk, there is a cosmetic concern.  Lowering Floride Levels

Caffeine

Caffeine (coffee, tea, cola) –

The breakdown products of caffeine will tend to increase insulin levels. Insulin enables blood sugar to move to our biochemical “factories” in the cells, where it’s burned as fuel for your body. If there’s already an excess of insulin in your blood, and you eat a high carbohydrates meal or snack, the excess carbohydrates­ are stored as fatty acids in fat cells. If you have excess insulin in your blood, when you need more fuel your brain will tell your body not to use the stored fats as fuel. You become hungry for fast energy, so you eat more carbohydrates. You not only gain weight as fat, but you are also prevented from losing this fat.

            As we repeat this process, day by day, year by year, the body starts becoming insulin resistant. Insulin resistance means insulin levels are elevated but blood sugar levels remain high because the target cells no longer respond to insulin. This can promote diabetes.

            To stop this cycle, you need to stop excess insulin from being secrete. The only proven way to do this with coffee is with the BSkinny coffee.  Success stories

 

Glycemic Index

     The glycemic index (GI) is a measure of how carbohydrates effect on blood sugar levels. If a sugar or carbohydrates is broken down quickly during digestion and release glucose quickly into the blood it is considered a high GI. It the carbohydrates that break down more slowly, releasing glucose more gradually into the bloods, it is a  low GI. A lower glycemic response usually means that there is a lower insulin demand and improves long-term blood glucose control and blood lipids. A low-GI food will release glucose more slowly and steadily.

    High GI- 70+  - High Glycemic foods elevate blood glucose and insulin levels, and stimulate fat-storage.

    Med GI– 50 –

    Low GI - < 50  - Low Glycemic foods do not overly elevate blood glucose and insulin, and do not stimulate lipoprotein lipase (LPL) fat-storing mechanisms.

All Boresha products are low Glycemic.

Fat Cells

   Research has shown that the number of fat cells our body has, is developed by our teen years. This is determined large by genetics (who your parents are) and early lifestyle. After that, we do not loose or gain FAT cells. We just shrink or plump them up. Fat cells

    How do we shrink fat cells?    

                CONTROL INSULIN LEVELS – After you eat, the food is broken down into glucose, the simple sugar that is the main source of energy for the body's cells. The pancreas secretes insulin to help your cells can convert the glucose to energy. When the body does not utilize the insulin correctly, becomes resistant, there becomes a buildup of glucose in the blood. The body wants to save this extra glucose (potential energy) for a day of starvation, so it converts the blood sugar (glucose) to storage (fat cells). insulin metabolism   85% of the American population has some level of insulin resistance. 25% have clinically diagnosed insulin resistance - 73,413,851 people in America!

                The best way to control insulin and glucose levels is to eat low glycemic foods. Remember the lower the number, the better insulin response of the body.

               

 Boresha’s products are all designed to help stabilize insulin so the body will utilize the energy from food and not allow fat cells to grow.  B-Skinny

1-1-11

My mother used to say, “Enjoy the age you are today, because you only get one chance to live it.”  I turn one year older, today 1-1-11.  It is such an auspicious day to start a new year. What will this year bring?

Each day is a new beginning … a chance to remove the past and create the future. We only have one chance to live it.  It is up to us to turn each event of the day into an opportunity. The real power of positive thinking is how our intention and expression of thoughts can influence and change our reality and sense of self. We each have the power to change the future, but creating positive intentions today.

Last evening, New Year’s Eve, our dog Remedy was sprayed by a skunk right in the middle of our evening of celebration and family games.  Instead of being upset, we simply cleaned the dear dog with 1 qt. Peroxide, ¼ cup baking soda, a dash of dist soap. Within an hour, Remedy was fresh and clean and we were back playing cards. Instead of complaining, it will mark last evening as a memorable event that we can long talk about.

May your year, but full of events that you can remember can affirm, find the gold, and create happiness. http://spiritualblog.com/