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Healthy Ezine of the Week: Issue 222

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Featured Article

Exercise: How much is Enough?

Fitness Tip

Knock Down Cholesterol
It's not just about diet -- physical activity makes a huge difference, too. Exercise improves your blood cholesterol profile by lowering your levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol and, more important, boosting your levels of HDL (protective) cholesterol. It also reduces your overall risk of dying prematurely and helps you control your weight; significantly reduces your risk of dying from coronary artery disease or a heart attack; helps your heart pump more blood with each contraction; reduces your risk of developing high blood pressure and helps lower existing high blood pressure; and improves blood circulation throughout your body.

Nutrition Tip

Probiotics: Yogurt or Supplement?
A new study of Lactobacillus (probiotic) supplements found that none of the 20 randomly tested brands contained organisms that were identical to those stated on the bottle label. In fact, 30-percent of the brands sampled were contaminated with various other microorganisms, some of which could be harmful (such as those that can cause gastrointestinal illness). Twenty-percent of the brands sampled contained dead organisms, which provide no health benefit. Lactobacilli are beneficial bacteria that live in the body, generally in the mouth, intestinal tract and vagina. They are also found in yogurt. Probiotics are often recommended after taking antibiotics, as the medication often kills both bad and good bacteria.

Herb of the Week

Senna Leaf
Senna Leaf is a strong anthraquinone-containing purgative that is used in acute constipation. This East Indian promotes bile flow in liver. Long a favorite in Europe, senna will promote a bowel movement in about 4-6 hours.

Quick Recipe

Burger Supreme
Broil 4-ounces lean ground turkey patty until cooked through. Toast one soft bun. Place burger on bottom half of bun; top with 1-cup steamed red bell pepper strips, 1-1/2 ounce 2-percent Monterey Jack cheese, and 1-tablespoon ketchup; top with remaining bun half.

Tidbit(s)

When Belly Fat is a Killer
Some of that spare tire is inside your abdomen, where it sets you up for heart disease. And saturated fat increases the risk of internal belly fat by 23 percent. Meat lovers can manage saturated fat with controlled portions. See also: Reducing Abdominal Fat and/or Intra-Abdominal Fat,

Food Fixes

To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.

Apples are easier to peel if you first cut them in quarters.

Keep cabbage odor to a minimum when cooking by putting a celery rib or several lemon wedges in the kettle.

When lemons get dry and hard, place them in a hot oven for a few minutes. It will freshen them.

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