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Things I’m Loving Friday #254

Good morning and Happy Friday! How are you guys doing? I am checking in with bags under my eyes today but for a good reason.

I met up with some of my closest friends for a birthday dinner for my friend Laura that went way too late last night. It felt amazing to have a moment to connect with each other without feeling way too distracted by our kids’ needs. We all see each other regularly but with children in the mix, it often feels like our conversations are incredibly fragmented so an uninterrupted dinner and drinks that lasted several hours felt so special. We need to do it more often!

As for the weekend ahead, the weather looks like it’s finally giving the Charlotte area a glimpse of fall!!! You better believe I’ll be busting out all the flannel and ankle booties like it’s my job. I am so, so ready for changing leaves and crisp cool air. I’ll definitely recap the weekend fun on the blog on Monday but until then, I wanted to share a quick roundup of some weekly favorites with you. Let’s dive in!

Things I’m Loving Friday

I love baking any day but baking on a rainy day feels extra sweet. (I couldn’t let that pun go. I’m sorry.) Yesterday school was canceled in our area due to Tropical Storm Michael (I hope all of you and your loved ones are safe!) and since I had an unexpected morning with both Chase and Ryder, we spent most of the morning at home and did a little baking! We made yet another batch of Chase’s favorite whole wheat pumpkin muffins and a small batch of chocolate chip cookies. The smell of the delicious baked goods made our house feel so cozy.

If you happen to have any must-make pumpkin treats I need to put on my radar this fall, please let me know. I have the itch to do a little more baking this weekend! I know Ryan will always put in a vote for the easiest two ingredient pumpkin spice cookies (they’re his fav!) but I’d like to branch out a bit.

Sometime shortly after I became a mother, I realized my affinity for totes and bags of all shapes and sizes. It seems like I’m constantly carting various things around and I’m always on the lookout for bags and totes that can make life easier. Enter collapsible totes! I know this may sound ridiculous but I love these things so much that I actually filled them with baby-related gifts for one of my best friends and filled a second one up with nursing-related gifts for my sister because I think most moms out there would agree that you can never have enough totes on hand, especially when they can double as storage containers for everything from baby clothes and toys to diaper supplies, blankets, burp cloths and more.

The two totes I use are the Clevermade SnapBasket Luxe and the SnapBasket (original) because they’re simple to collapse and thin enough to slide into the backseat pocket in your car. I use them for grocery runs, everyday errands, packing for random road trips (they were great for our trip to Florida last weekend when we used them for snacks and Chase’s toys and books) and temporary storage around the house. They’re sturdier than green bags I just love them!

This book is what CW TV shows are made of — rich, beautiful teenagers, secret clubs, boarding school,backstabbing, disappearing people and mystery. All These Beautiful Strangers sucked me in right away and while I’m not done reading it yet (I have maybe 1/4 left to go), it’s a book I cannot wait to dive into before bed each night. If I wasn’t so darn tired at the end of the day thanks to the four-month sleep regression I know I would’ve finished this one it a flash because it’s a serious page-turner.

The book centers around the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Grace Fairchild, wife of real estate mogul Alistair Calloway, and mother of two daughters, Seraphina, now 15, and Charlie, now 17 years old. Charlie Calloway currently attends Knollwood Prep, a prestigious boarding school, where she receives an invitation to join the A’s, an extremely exclusive secret society. Membership within the A’s is contingent upon the completion of The Game, an intense and often dangerous scavenger hunt that may end up revealing more about the past and the disappearance of Charlie’s mother than Charlie ever imagined as her past and present begin to collide.

Talented Friends Doing Awesome Things

My friends are doing some seriously awesome things lately and I wanted to take a minute to give them a shout out!

Adopt Well

My friend Macie adopted the most beautiful baby boy in December last year and through her experience felt pulled to create a community for those touched by adoption. Adopt Well is dedicated to sharing information and educating anyone interested in or touched by adoption. Ever since I began following Adopt Well on Instagram, I feel like I’ve learned a lot and I’m so proud of the work Macie is doing behind the scenes to create a space that feels informative, safe, positive and encouraging.

Tulerie

Longtime blog readers may remember my friend Merri! She was on the blog all the time when we lived near each other in Orlando but now I’m just over here missing her tons while she’s off in New York doing amazing things in the fashion industry. Merri is one of the women behind Tulerie, an app that provides a platform for women to lend and borrow high-end clothing and accessories.  Tulerie offers its users accessible pricing at 5% of an item’s current retail value and provides an alternative to shopping for the latest trends. You’ll find brands like Chanel, Celine, Prada, Alice & Olivia and more available through Tulerie!

Fitnessista’s Fit Guides

Gina, aka The Fitnessista, recently re-launched her Fit Guides, 12 week plans customized for your goals and preferences. To find out what Fit Guide might be right for you (Benchmark Babe, Cardio Queen, Lean Machine, Fitness Freak or Home Workout Warrior), you’ll first take a fun quiz and then have access to 12 weeks of workouts and four weeks of meal plans and grocery shopping lists from a registered dietitian. Gina clearly poured a ton of time and knowledge into these Fit Guides, so definitely check them out if you’re looking for some motivation and guidance in your workouts.

High Protein Hemp Oatmeal (With 14 grams of protein per serving, this comforting bowl of oats is protein-packed and vegan!)

What You Wish You Knew Before Your Baby Was Born (This was a followup post to my post about What I Wish I Knew Before My Baby Was Born and includes a bunch of your thoughts and tips for expectant parents.)

Question of the Day

What is one thing that is making you smile this week? 

Source: https://www.pbfingers.com/things-im-loving-friday-254/

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Public Puts Pressure on the FDA to Not Ban Bioidentical Hormones

  by ANH-USA

Thanks to your activism, the FDA has agreed to study bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. But the threat to hormones still looms. Action Alert!

For months now, we’ve been telling you about the FDA’s attack on estriol, progesterone, and other bioidentical hormones that are made for individual patients at specialized pharmacies.

Now, thanks to the activism of ANH members and other stakeholders, the agency has recently announced that they have asked the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct a study on bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).

This is a qualified victory: it shows that the FDA feels enough pressure from the public that they can’t ban bioidentical hormones outright. But the fight is far from over, and we must remain vigilant to ensure the future of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).

According to the announcement,

“NASEM will provide a report evaluating the available scientific evidence relating to the safety and effectiveness of compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.”

No details are provided about the timeline of the study.

The FDA states that it will use the conclusions of the study to determine whether bioidentical hormones can be compounded at larger “outsourcing” pharmacies, but the results will almost certainly also be used to determine whether hormones will be banned at “traditional” pharmacies as well.

For traditional pharmacies, bioidentical hormones have been nominated to the FDA’s “Difficult to Compound” list; items that appear on the completed list will not be able to be compounded. The FDA is currently in the process of reviewing nominations and proposing what should and should not be included on the final list.

Given the FDA’s demonstrated hostility towards compounded bioidentical hormones, it’s been our contention that the agency wants to ban BHRT to protect the profits of Big Pharma.

In its communications the FDA never tires of pointing out that compounded medicine—medicines made for individual patients at specialized “compounding” pharmacies—is not FDA approved—meaning they haven’t paid millions to the agency like the drug companies have.

Due to the public backlash from ANH members, the FDA may think that they need more cover to eliminate access to these hormones, which is likely what drove them to ask for the NASEM study.

But make no mistake: the FDA wants to use the study to bury BHRT. If the study committee is independent, objective, and fairly reviews the evidence, however, this will be a victory for BHRT.

As we’ve said numerous times, BHRT done properly is safer and often more effective than conventional hormone replacement therapy.

If the committee is stacked with opponents of BHRT, however, it could be the nail in the coffin for compounded bioidentical estriol, estradiol, and progesterone.

ANH-USA is closely monitoring this process and putting together potential candidates to nominate to the study committee to ensure the needs of the natural health community are represented.

This study is also important in light of where bioidentical hormones are in the FDA’s process right now.

Over the last couple of years, the FDA and their advisory committee have been slowly evaluating substances nominated to the Difficult to Compound List.

Part of the problem with trying to mount an effective defense of bioidentical hormones is that the FDA provides little notice for when the advisory committee will discuss certain substances.

Estriol could come up a month from now, or six years from now. This makes it difficult—likely by design—for the natural health community to respond with expert testimony and rigorous scientific data.

The silver lining, then, is that it seems unlikely the FDA will make a move on BHRT until the study is complete, giving the community at least some indication of the FDA’s timing.

We’re not waiting around for the agency to eliminate compounded BHRT. We will continue to hold the agency’s feet to the fire and demand that they preserve consumer access to compounded BHRT.

Action Alert! Write to Congress and the FDA, telling them to preserve consumer access to compounded BHRT. Please send your message immediately.

Read the full article on ANH-USA.org.

Published on November 27, 2018

Source: http://healthimpactnews.com/2018/public-puts-pressure-on-the-fda-to-not-ban-bioidentical-hormones/

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Herbalife CEO resigns over comments ‘inconsistent’ with company standards

It also added that the comments, which Goudis made before he became CEO of Herbalife Nutrition, were “inconsistent with Herbalife Nutrition’s standards and do not reflect the company’s culture.” ​

Goudis has worked at Herbalife for almost 15 years. He had been CEO since June 2017, before that serving as COO, and before that, as CFO. Former CEO Michael O. Johnson, the company’s executive chairman who was its CEO from 2003 to 2017, will reassume the role on an interim basis effective immediately.

Herbalife said a permanent CEO will be selected from the company’s senior leadership team.

According to an SEC filing from January 8, 2019​​, Goudis will be paid $3,5 million for his departure. This payment is contingent on several requirements—that Goudis will not compete with the company and its business between now and December 31, 2019; will cooperate with the company for any internal or external investigations; and will not disparage, defame, or make any negative or derogatory statements about the company.

Herbalife: Resignation doesn't affect financial outlook

In the announcement, Herbalife reaffirmed its financial outlook for this year, saying that preliminary volume point results for Q4 2018 were up 11.6% worldwide and that the company has “continued confidence in the business moving forward.”​

Shares were down nearly 3% Wednesday morning after Goudis’ resignation made headlines, though the company's share price is still up around 67% over the past year.

During Goudis’ leadership, the company’s stock price continued to grow​​ as it emerged from a battle with activist investor Bill Ackman.  Ackman, through his investment firm Pershing Square Capital, had taken a huge short position on the company's stock which at one time was valued at as much as $1 billion.  Ackman waged a high profile, multi-year attempt to drive down the company’s stock price with allegations that its business model was an illegal pyramid scheme.

In July 2016, Herbalife agreed to a $200 million fine​​ and entered into an agreement with the FTC to restructure its business by changing how it interacts with its independent distributors.

Source: https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2019/01/10/Herbalife-CEO-resigns-over-comments-inconsistent-with-company-standards

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What makes the modal move..

Following on from last week there are two key issues that have been part of the process. Borrowing from the theory of change I initially used in StreetSpace, Transparent Operations and Real Relationships have been key. So whilst I have a lovely but ridiculously complicated diagram about why and how transparency and relationship function to increase capacity and impact its not rocket science.

Indeed operating Transparently and fostering Real Relationships have always been key for sodal organisations but finding the right feedback loops and processes to the modal is key if we want the the modal to take care of itself. Sodal is always about journeying into the cultural and community, about going further and deeper and making sure the stories from the frontier are fed back. Its about foresting good relationships so those stories are recognised, inspire and take root in the modal so encouraging people to give stuff a go.

Source: http://www.sundaypapers.org.uk/?p=3767

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Robertet launches tech to encapsulate powdered essential oil for supplements

Natur-Cell is the firm’s patented technology that enables the use of essential oils in nutraceuticals providing a clean label solution to food supplements companies.

The technology was developed to provide an alternative to current capsules and tablet delivery forms currently available on the market.

“The technology was first developed to protect Robertet’s flavours profile,”​ says a Robertet spokesperson.

“Using oils is not easy. ​Natur-Cell is also an alternative to softgels, which are provide a solution to enable essential oils in oil form but often have long lead time and high minimum order quantity.”​

Sports and digestion ​

Robertet add that while the technology is suitable for all health categories, the prebiotic inulin carrier means it is especially relevant for sports nutrition and digestive supplements.

The current European regulatory framework that recognises the use of essential oils in supplement form remains a complex pathway to navigate.

On the back of the delay in clarifying botanical regulation, the European Commission has been working on its own project with the Regulatory Fitness Evaluation (REFIT) evaluating whether rules for botanical health claims used in foods are up to the task.

The project mirrors that of Belgium, Italy and France, who created the BELFRIT project designed to regulate botanical use in food supplements.

News of new regulation recognising essential oil use in oral form came in December 2018, when the French Directorate General for Competition, Consumption and Fraud Prevention (DGCRF) published a list​​ of 77 botanicals that listed certain essential oils as “traditional”.​

This status allows the oil to be administered orally in food supplements and placed on the market more easily than before.

‘Marketing products made easier’​

“The list published by the DGCCRF brings a clear recognition to the oral use of 77 botanicals from which essential oils are considered traditional,”​ said Robertet.

“French companies can now place their finished products on the market more easily than before, by using the registration with article 15 instead of the mutual recognition with another European country. ​

“So, more and more companies are now considering using essential oils by oral use in and outside of France.​

“Outside of France, we are seeing international companies, which use this list as an additional safety proof for the oral consumption of essential oils while following all the other recommendations (species, dose, specific substances to monitor, disclaimer…).​

"The DGCCRF list is not a law but clearly has a legal value in France."​

Source: https://www.nutraingredients.com/Article/2019/06/27/Robertet-launches-tech-to-encapsulate-powdered-essential-oil-for-supplements

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Try making a tincture to get your spring vitamins - KGW.com

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Former vet student turned neuroscientist launches nootropic supplement based on efficacious doses

Daryl Jones, PhD, began his career at a veterinary school in London.  While there, he did some work on the Mad Cow Disease outbreak. In the years since the initial outbreak in the UK more than 200 people who ate tainted meat have been affected.

The infection in humans results in variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a neurodegenerative condition.  Comparing the pathologies of this condition with other neurodegenerative conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, sparked Jones’ interest and led him along another career path toward becoming a neuroscientist. 

Nootropic powerhouses

During a stint at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, Jones said he became acquainted with nutritional compounds that could have a profound impact on brain health.  He decided to branch out into product development on his own and founded the firm Jonescientific​​, which is launching a brain health supplement called Sophrosyne.

The product is based on four ingredients.  Jones said he wanted to pare the active ingredient list down only to those best supported by the evidence. And in doing so, he said he could afford to include efficacious amounts that correspond to what was used in the underlying studies.

“Our research shows that these four nootropic (cognitive enhancing) ingredients, consumed in a daily capsule, deliver the most impressive results in improving cognition and memory compared to any other supplement available on the market,”​ he said.

The found main ingredients are:

Withania somnifera​. This plant – commonly known as Indian ginseng, Ashwagandha or winter cherry – has been proven to regenerate damaged brain cells.

Curcumin​. A natural chemical produced by some plants, featuring antioxidant properties, this ingredient has shown to help maintain a healthy environment within the brain by removing unwanted proteins. An 18-month UCLA human clinical trial confirmed that consuming 180 mg of curcumin per day led to significantly enhanced memory and focus.

Bacopa monnieri​. In at least four randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trials, this herb has been demonstrated to enhance cognition and memory, and decrease the rate of forgetting newly-acquired information.  It was shown to prevent the breakdown of neurotransmitters essential for cognition and memory.

Hericium erinaceus. ​Also known as Lion’s mane due to its unique appearance, this medicinal mushroom has been found to increase levels of peptides essential for the survival of brain cells. In a 16-week double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled human trial, a high dose of this ingredient was found to improve cognitive function in seniors.

Jones said he believes the supplement will find a market among consumers concerned about brain health and the perseveration of memory function.  While these concerns grow as consumers age, Jones cautions that the time to think about brain health is now, regardless of how old you are.

“People are increasingly concerned about memory decline. But if you are concerned, you should act now, because we know these disorders actually start in your 20s or 30s,” ​Jones said.

Potential sports market

In addition to general memory support, Jones said the product has a potential market among athletes concerned about brain health in light of the ongoing discussion about the effects of repeated blows to the head suffered by football players, hockey players and others.

“Obviously we have to be very careful about what we say when we talk about supplements and disease states. But I do think this will have a market among the sports players.  I have already been contacted by one NHL player,”​ Jones said.

Source: https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2018/11/29/Former-vet-student-turned-neuroscientist-launches-nootropic-supplement-based-on-efficacious-doses

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Are There Risks to Energy Drinks?

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Multivitamin – don't take that pill - The Statesman

Deficiency of various minerals and vitamins may lead to a number of conditions like low immunity, constant fatigue, body ache, frequent cough and cold, loss of weight or obesity, which may force you to visit your local physician. The doctor upon diagnosing some vitamin or mineral deficiency will abruptly prescribe you a multivitamin pill to recover from the deficiency – seems a convenient way!

Even with major health ailments, whether it is diabetes or hypertension or hypercholesterolemia or heart disease; doctors along with the medication are quick to add some kind of nutritional supplements and multivitamin tablets.

As common, whether you are consuming nutritional supplements or tonics recommended by doctors or you are taking multivitamin capsules or milk powder or protein supplements on your own just for general wellbeing, then you must understand that consuming such nutritional products are not just a waste but even injurious to health, as the mechanism of multivitamin pills itself is faulty.

READ | Nobody on this earth needs to die or live with diabetes

Let’s say you are prescribed with a Vitamin C tablet to recover from vitamin C deficiency. But what this vitamin C tablet actually does to the body is shown through this flowchart.

Therefore, in order to balance a little deficiency of Vitamin C; the entire bio-chemistry of the body is disturbed. Moreover, excess dosage/undesirable quantity leads to toxicity along with imbalancing the absorption of other essential nutrients.

Have you ever pondered why is it that in nature you never find a fruit or a vegetable with only one kind of vitamin or mineral? If you talk of an apple, then other than vitamin C, an average apple per 100g edible portion contains a total of 54 nutrients.

In an apple, all the nutrients are in a very delicate balance in such a manner that when you consume an apple as a whole, all the above nutrients react with each other to make a perfect balance so as to get absorbed and utilized by the body without disturbing the homeostasis (inner balance) of the body. The intricate calculation of the combination of nutrients while natural preparations of fruits and vegetables can only be achieved by nature, so logically this calculation is beyond the comprehension of humans.

READ | Vitamin D supplements do not prevent fractures or improve bone mineral density: Lancet

Many researchers support the same idea and confirm that taking multivitamins and nutritional supplements present no benefit to the body.

In a latest study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, which involved a systematic review of the data and trials from the year 2012 to 2017 reported that, “Multivitamins (especially the most widely prescribed vitamin C, vitamin D, and calcium) did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke, or early death.”

Also, it is worth mentioning that the Cochrane Report of March 14, 2012 concluded long back that, “Vitamins and Minerals supplements increase the mortality rate with various diseases in general population.” You must know that Cochrane is WHO recognized organization having branches in more than 100 countries including India rendered as the supreme authority among reports and journals.

It is important to note that the brand market to supplements is strong and consumers are lured and mislead by attractive advertisements, plus the money-minded practitioners won’t waste a minute of their time to tell you the truth. Alas, the government remains silent and helpless as these big brands have huge market value and big shares in a country’s economy.

But lastly, It’s your health and your decision whether to take the next pill or not!

(Views expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the stand of the publication)

Source: https://www.thestatesman.com/lifestyle/health/multivitamin-dont-take-pill-1502709522.html

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Meal Plans are Here! (Finding Vegan Meals.)

Today is the day! I am so excited to announce a big project that I have been working on this past year. Finding Vegan Meals. All the delicious details ahead...

Finding Vegan Mealsis finally here and I am so excited to bring this project to you guys!

The program consists of: - 4 digital meal plans (dinners, smoothies, speezy, all-day) - Menu & shopping lists for each meal plan. - Digital cookbook of all 150 recipes, each with a photo. - 365+ pages of print-friendly content. - Getting Started Guide with vegan tips + tools. - Access to the private Facebook group. - Content is clickable.

But really, all the details are over on FVmeals.com And the faqs section will answer a lot of your questions.

Why did I create Finding Vegan Meals? I embarked on this project after many many years of receiving DM's and emails asking this question: "Hi! I want to go vegan, but I don't know where to start! Where can I find recipes?"

Part one of my mission to answer that question was to post recipes here on my blog, and via my cookbooks. Part two came when I launched the FindingVegan.com blogger community.

...But there was still something missing for me. A true 'workbook' style program with printables, tools, resources, meal plans + menus, tips and of course LOADS of print-friendly, vivid, inspiring recipes. Something you could really dig your fingertips into and not just follow as a guide, but also use to create and craft your own meal plans and menus. A program to endlessly excite you about plant-based eating. And also a place where truly passionate veg-curious and vegan cooks could connect, in a private space.

Enter, Finding Vegan Meals. My Favorite Thing. I think my favorite thing about this program is that it was created in response to everyday people out there (YOU + ME) who want to do better. Little things. Day by day. Grow. Learn. Create. Fail. Try again. And even inspire others in the process. Friends, family, strangers. Basically, change the world, one meal, one adventure, at a time. Veg-Curious People. I get so excited when friends, family or even strangers tell me that they are eating more plant-based meals. And now I have an interactive set of tools to share with you guys, as you adventure forward.

I am confidant that this program is going to help more and more people go vegan / try vegan and just overall eat more plants - which is a great thing for the earth and for animals.

Why Vegan? These two things are huge..

One: Plant-based eating saves animals. Animals who need us and are suffering. By choosing less animal products you are helping compassion spread through the world. Market demand is shifting and the world is changing! Awareness is spreading and more people are choosing plant-based options.

And Two: Plant-based eating helps this planet. A recent study found that veganism is the single biggest way to reduce our environmental impact on the planet.

Oh, and I don't have to tell you guys, but vegan recipes are amazing! Vegan cooking is better than EVER right now. And eating more plants is pretty much always a great thing for your body.

Already Vegan? If you are already a proud vegan or vegetarian, this program will help you dig in deeper and re-energize your usual meals + connect with others just like you in the Facebook group. I highly encourage you to make a FVmeals binder and have fun organizing your menus. The binder is a fun offline project!

Take a Look. Browse below, or hop right over to FVMeals.com to get started today!

Questions? Browse FVMeals.com and the FAQs section - or drop me a comment on this blogpost.

--> Watch me make a Finding Vegan Meals binder:

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Some sample pages..

ps. Thank You. I just want to say that your purchase of this program will go directly towards supporting this blog as well as Finding Vegan.

Pin this for later or to share with others!..

Source: http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2018/11/finding-vegan-meals-is-here.html

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Vitamin D deficiency warning: Are you getting enough sunlight? How much you need every day - Express

Vitamin D is needed by the body to help keep teeth, bones and muscles healthy, according to the NHS.

Without enough vitamin D, the body struggles to regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate it has.

A severe lack of the vitamin could even lead to some serious medical conditions, including deformities, osteomalacia, or rickets.

But you could avoid a vitamin D deficiency by spending more time in direct sunlight.

The amount of sunlight you need every day to top up on vitamin D isn’t entirely clear, said the Cleveland Clinic.

But, it’s believed to be somewhere between five and 15 minutes, two to three times a week, it said.

The best parts of the body for absorbing vitamin D are the face, arms, back or legs.

“Vitamin D is one of many nutrients our bodies need to stay healthy,” said the Cleveland Clinic.

“Severely low levels of vitamin D can result in soft, brittle bones; bone pain; and muscle pain and weakness.

“Older patients, those with darker skin colour, and those living in northern climates might need more sun exposure [especially in early spring and late fall].

“The use of sunscreen, and standing behind a window, prevents vitamin D from being produced in the skin.

“However, know that too much sunshine increases the risk of skin cancer and ages the skin.”

When spending time in the sun, it’s important to use a sunscreen of at least SPF 30, it added.

During the late autumn to early spring, some people struggle to get enough vitamin D from sunlight.

It may be an idea take vitamin D supplements to make sure you avoid a vitamin D deficiency, said the NHS.

Vitamin D supplements or vitamin drops are available to buy at most pharmacies or supermarkets.

All children from one years old to adults need around 10mcg of vitamin D every day.

If supplements aren’t for you, you could still top up on vitamin D by eating more vitamin D-rich foods.

The best dietary sources of vitamin D include oily fish, red meat, egg yolks and some fortified foods.

Speak to a GP if you’re worried you may be at risk of a vitamin D deficiency.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1061803/vitamin-d-deficiency-sunlight-diet-foods-symptoms

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CDC confirms that office food is unhealthy

We’ve all been there… doughnuts on the counter… free soda in the fridge… cake in the break room.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) makes it official, confirming what we already knew. According to a new CDC study, workplace foods are often processed products high in sugar, refined grains, salt and fat.

MinnPost: Most food offered at worksites is unhealthy, CDC finds

The findings point to unhealthy workplace treats as one of many factors fueling America’s current obesity epidemic. The researchers behind the study note:

Improving the nutritional quality of foods obtained at work could have a large impact on the overall diet quality among those employees who frequently obtain foods at work, and worksites present an important opportunity to improve the nutritional quality of food away from home.

Unfortunately, widespread improvement in workplace offerings is not likely anytime soon. For all of the tips you need to protect yourself from the poor food environment in our high-carb world, check out our guide, Living low carb in a high-carb world. Part 3 focuses on “Living low carb away from home,” and has the skinny on navigating food offerings at work.

Earlier

Cutting liver fat by cutting added sugars – could it be that simple?

Reflections on humans held captive in a carbohydrate culture

Kids are exposed to hundreds of junk-food ads each month

Source: https://www.dietdoctor.com/cdc-confirms-that-office-food-is-unhealthy

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Tomales Bay oyster farms health advisory lifted after Norovirus scare

California’s Tomales Bay was expected to reopen for oyster production following a two-week closure after a Norovirus outbreak.

The California Department of Health on Thursday lifted the emergency closure after samples came back negative for Norovirus. The specific source of the outbreak, which had sickened at least 43 people, remained unidentified Friday.

Contaminated shellfish was suspected shortly after New Year’s, when Hog Island Oyster Co. — which supplies dozens of upscale restaurants in the area — began reporting customers with symptoms of food poisoning who had eaten oysters between Dec. 28 and Jan. 3.

“We are leaning hard into this issue and working with all stakeholders and agencies to do our best to avoid this happening again,” said Terry Sawyer, co-founder and vice president of Hog Island Oyster Co. said in a statement.

Hog Island Oyster Co. began an immediate voluntary recall and started an investigation to trace the source of the affected harvest lots. Hog Island Oyster Co. and all other shellfish companies in the area had also immediately ceased harvest and sales of oysters. 

Restaurants in the Bay area that may have been affected by the recall were immediately notified. A full list of the affected restaurants has been published by the California Department of Public Health, including Anchor Oyster Bar in San Francisco, Central Market in Petaluma, Cork and More in South Lake Tahoe, Farmstead in St. Helena, all Hog Island locations, Monterey Fish Market in Berkeley, Osteria Stellina in Point Reyes Station, Picco in Larkspur, Saltwater Oyster Depot in Inverness, The Kitchen in Sarcamento, and The Shuckery in Petaluma.

Despite the clean bill of health from laboratory test results, Tomales Bay shellfish farms still remained closed Friday, due to heavy winter rains. Harvesting was expected to resume after the standard rainfall closure was lifted.

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Source: https://www.nrn.com/seafood-trends/tomales-bay-oyster-farms-health-advisory-lifted-after-norovirus-scare

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New study find no health benefit to fish oil and vitamin D supplements - Santa Clarita Valley Signal

Vitamins and supplements are popular among the health and nutrition community. However, a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine found that some of these supplements may not work as advertised.

The study, published by J. E. Manson and others, found that vitamin D and fish oil supplements do not help prevent cancer or serious heart problems as previously thought. In a press release from the Kaiser Health Network, Dr. Clifford Rosen of the Maine Medical Center Research Institute said that of the several studies done on the topic, this study is the strongest and indicates that the supplements have little to no effect on an individual’s risk for cancer or heart problems.

Maria McIntosh, a registered dietician at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, said that when research indicates a certain mineral is beneficial, those results are made in context of an individual’s overall diet and not in isolation. This leads to many consumers mistakenly buying specific supplements and expecting results rather than incorporating foods containing those nutrients into their normal diet.

“The results of this study are not surprising to me,” McIntosh said. “You can’t just pop a pill and expect to get the health benefits without considering your diet.”

According to McIntosh, vitamin D is essential to the human body because it helps absorb calcium for bones and teeth while fish oil is often consumed because it helps as a blood thinner. Both McIntosh and the Kaiser report agree that while fish oil and vitamin D supplements are not as beneficial as once believed, there is no harm in taking them aside from the cost of buying them.

“For the most part, these pills are expensive and consumers would be better off and their pocketbooks would be better off if they just bought healthier food instead,” she said.

In general, McIntosh advised consumers to consult with their doctors before taking any form of supplement since the ingredients could interfere with medication. Many supplements are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, and therefore doctors may not even be aware of the ingredients in them. She also said that while certain populations may need to take extra doses of vitamins, most supplements provide negligible benefits.

“Some people may need to take iron to help with their blood oxygen and many pregnant women may have to take folic acid to prevent birth defects,” she said. “For years people took ginkgo biloba because it was thought to stave off Alzheimer’s and help memory, but it interfered with blood thinning medications. Most multivitamins are fine but they don’t do anything except maybe give people a little bit more iron.”

Rather than rely on supplements to improve health, McIntosh recommends taking a holistic approach to health by exercising and eating a well-balanced diet. The original Kaiser Health Network report can be found here.

Source: https://signalscv.com/2018/11/new-study-find-no-health-benefit-to-fish-oil-and-vitamin-d-supplements/

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Fat-Burning Pumpkin Pie (The Wild Diet, Low-Carb, Low-Sugar, Paleo-Friendly)

Fat-Burning Pumpkin Pie (The Wild Diet, Low-Carb, Low-Sugar, Paleo Friendly)

Total time

1 hour 25 mins

Author: Abel James

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 8

Ingredients

Crust

1 cup almond flour

½ cup coconut flour

¼ cup flaxseed meal

1 teaspoon sea salt

6 tablespoons organic unrefined coconut oil, melted

1 cup full-fat unsweetened canned coconut milk

2 tablespoon pure maple syrup

2 tablespoon coconut palm sugar

Filling

1 (15-ounce) can 100% pumpkin puree (or 1 ¾ cups fresh pumpkin puree)

6 Medjool dates, pits removed

⅛ teaspoon organic stevia leaf extract

2 cups evaporated goat’s milk (or full-fat unsweetened canned coconut milk - just the thick cream on top - you'll need to use 2 cans)

4 tablespoons organic unrefined coconut oil (or grass-fed butter)

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground ginger

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

¼ teaspoon sea salt

1 egg (chicken or duck)

2 egg yolks (chicken or duck)

Instructions

Crust

Preheat the oven to 425°F, and grease a pie pan with coconut oil (be sure to grease the rim, too).

In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut flour, almond flour, flaxseed meal, and salt.

Add the melted coconut oil, coconut milk, and maple syrup. Mix until well combined.

Press the dough into the greased pie pan, and freeze the pie shell while you make the filling.

Filling

In a blender, blend the pumpkin puree, dates, stevia, evaporated goat milk, coconut oil, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and salt until the dates are broken up and well-incorporated.

Add the egg and egg yolks and blend until combined. Taste (if you're ok with a bit of raw egg), and add a bit more coconut palm sugar, ginger, nutmeg, or salt, to taste.

Pour the filling into the pie shell, and line the rim of the pie pan with foil to cover the crust edges (so they don't burn). Bake for 15 minutes.

Reduce the oven temperature to 350℉. Bake until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.

Remove from the oven and cool 2 hours. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

Superfood Crust: Add 1 tablespoon royal jelly powder, ½ teaspoon reishi mushroom powder, and ½ teaspoon ashwagandha into the dry crust ingredients.

How to make this Paleo-Friendly: You can switch out the dairy on this recipe by using the thick cream that separates when refrigerating a can of full-fat unsweetened coconut milk in place of evaporated goat’s milk.

Nut-Free Crust: To make our Buckwheat Molasses Crust, swap out the almond flour and coconut flour for 1½ cups buckwheat flour (not the same as wheat flour) and add a 1 tablespoon molasses to the crust ingredients.

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At the holiday dessert table, the best defense is a good offense.

You can’t make it through the holidays without an old-fashioned Pumpkin Pie.

But this time of year, Frankensweets are everywhere. Most desserts are packed of refined sugars and oils, artificial flavors, gluten, and worse – all of which contribute to a whole host of health problems and weight gain.

Sure, you could just follow the advice in checkout-aisle magazines that scream, “Give up everything delicious this time of year so you don’t get fat!”

But you know what happens when you rely on willpower, don’t you? At some point, we find ourselves scarfing up every dessert in sight.

Eating delicious food is human nature. Deprivation doesn’t work.

So, instead of fighting it, run with it. You can enjoy a big slice of pie on Thanksgiving with our super-easy, no-fail, gluten-free, fat-burning Pumpkin Pie recipe that will have everyone coming back for seconds…

In fact, we had a Tribe member say she ate our pumpkin pie for three days straight and was totally not sorry. Why? Because our pumpkin pie has real food in it (and very little added sugar).

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Every time we visit our family for the holidays, we end up making at least three of these pumpkin pies. And they disappear quickly.

No regrets.

This pumpkin pie is one of our staples this time of year. If you’re looking for a Wild, paleo-friendly dessert, this pie still fits into your fat-burning plan.

At the holiday dessert table, the best defense is a good offense—so arm yourself with fat-burning pie!

Here’s a challenge: Make this pie for your Thanksgiving dinner and see if anybody even realizes it’s a “healthy pie.” I bet they tell you it’s the best Pumpkin Pie they’ve ever tasted!

You can just smile and enjoy a big ol’ slice while everyone wonders how you look so great eating like this!

If you’re planning several gatherings, or you have a big family, just go ahead and double or triple the recipe. Don’t worry, it will be eaten.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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How To Make This Pumpkin Pie A Superfood Powerhouse

Part of The Wild Diet is keeping sugar as low as possible, so we use dates to sweeten this pie instead of added processed sugars. We also love to add superfoods to our smoothies and treats to bump up the nutrient-density. Why add superfoods? Because these ingredients can make your “treat” a health powerhouse, full of: antioxidants, immune-boosters, anti-inflammatories, and even anti-aging benefits to turn back the clock.

Here’s how to make the Superfood Crust: Add 1 tablespoon royal jelly powder, ½ teaspoon reishi mushroom powder, and ½ teaspoon ashwagandha into the dry crust ingredients (in step 2 of the Crust Instructions). That’s it! No other adjustments are needed.

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How to make this Paleo-Friendly: You can switch out the dairy on this recipe by using the thick cream that separates when refrigerating a can of full-fat unsweetened coconut milk in place of evaporated goat’s milk.

Want to make this pie extra rich and decadent? Go ahead and switch duck eggs for the chicken eggs. There’s no turning back

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Healthy Foods That Are High in Vitamin D

Vitamin D is added to a lot of foods like cow's milk and cereal, but there are only a handful of foods naturally rich in the vitamin.

Without much unprotected sun exposure, the human body makes very little vitamin D, yet its function affects many important processes. Symptoms of a shortfall can include fatigue, frequent infections, depression, hair loss, bone loss, and pain in muscles, joints, or bones.

3 Best Vitamin D-Rich Foods

Vitamin D is added to cow’s milk, many plant milks, cereals, and other foods. While these are all good sources of the vitamin, they work much like a supplement, as the vitamin D is not a natural ingredient in the food. Top natural sources include:

1. Fish and Seafood

These are the richest sources of vitamin D if they aren’t deep fried. One study found that frying salmon in vegetable oil eliminated half its vitamin D content. Approximate amounts of vitamin D in a 3.5-ounce serving:

Wild salmon: nearly 1,000 IU or more

Farmed salmon: 250 IU

Pickled herring: 680 IU

Wild oysters: 320 IU

Sardines: 270 IU

Canned tuna: 230 IU

Shrimp: 150 IU

2. Egg Yolks

Vitamin D levels can vary from 20 to 40 IU per yolk if chickens are raised on factory farms to about four times that amount from pasture-raised hens, and much more if chickens are fed vitamin D-enriched feed.

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3. Mushrooms

The only plant to produce vitamin D, mushrooms make it when they are exposed to sunlight. Some wild mushrooms can contain as much as 2,300 mg of vitamin D in a 3.5 oz. serving, but most mushrooms aren’t good sources because they’re farmed indoors in the dark. The exceptions are farmed mushrooms that have been exposed to UV light, and these should clearly be labelled as such, ideally with some information about their vitamin D content. Mushrooms can retain half or more of their vitamin D when cooked.

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How Much Vitamin D Is Enough?

Government guidelines recommend getting 600 IU daily up to age 70 and 800 IU after that, but many experts recommend taking 1,000 IU daily or more. Ideally, get your vitamin D blood levels tested to identify how much you need.

Source: https://www.betternutrition.com/supplements/foods-high-in-vitamin-d

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Compound from Vietnamese herb shows promise in fight against sarcopenia

Gynostemma longipes​ is little used in herbal products in the West. The herb is called commonly called “That diep dom,”​ used in the Vietnamese herbal medicine tradition in tonics for treatment of diabetes and health strengthening. 

A leaf extract from a related species, Gynostemma pentaphyllum​, forms the basis of ActivAMP, an extract made by Gencor Pacific that is featured in a wide range of commonly sold dietary supplements marketed for muscle health and vitality.

Sarcopenia's prevelance

Sarcopenia is a rapidly expanding area of anti aging research. The term has been used in a somewhat amorphous fashion to basically refer to muscle wasting and weakness among older people that impairs quality of life and can raise the risk of things like falls and fractures. 

Recently, there has been an attempt to define this condition in a more clinically relevant fashion​​. “It was recognized that the key element was a loss of muscle strength (dynapenia) rather than a loss of muscle mass. This has led to a change in the definition of sarcopenia to include strength (grip strength) or function (walking speed or distance),”​ said the authors of a 2014 paper on the subject.  

Those authors put the prevalence of sarcopenia at about 5% to 10% of people over 65 years of age. According to recent statistics, more than 600 million people, or more than 8% of the world’s population, are now 65 years old or older. By 2050, that number is expected to grow to 1.6 billion, or as much as 15% of the world’s population​​. So as many as 60 million people may be exhibiting signs of sarcopenia today, with as many as 160 million in 30 years.

Eight new compounds isolated

In the Gynostemma longipes​ paper, researchers associated with institutions in South Korea, Vietnam and China isolated and characterized eight new 12,23-dione dammarane triterpenoids, as well as one known gypentonoside A from Gynostemma longipes ​and tested them in a mouse muscle cell line.

They were looking for the effects of the compounds on AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), an essential sensor and regulator of glucose, lipid and energy metabolism throughout the body and one that plays a vital role in muscle cell regeneration. The researchers chose the particular muscle cell line for its relevance to the development of sarcopenia.

“Regeneration of damaged skeletal muscles depends on satellite cells (known as quiescent muscle precursor cells), which play an important role in the proliferation and differentiation of myoblasts to form or repair muscle fibers. Recently, several studies have demonstrated that decreased proliferation of myoblasts and cytotoxicity can reduce the number of muscle fibers. Therefore, mouse C2C12 cells, also known as myoblastic cells, were chosen in this research because they are a valid model to study muscle cell proliferation,” ​they wrote. 

Could common backbone of compounds be the deciding factor?

The researchers found significant effects on the AMPK pathway for seven of the eight newly isolated compounds. But only one of these is found in significant concentration in the plant, which the researchers referred to simply as compound 1. But the fact that almost all of the closely related compounds showed some activity led them to speculate that the backbone of these compounds is the important structural element.

“Considering the structures and activities of all nine isolates, the core structure of the dammarane skeleton might contribute mainly to the AMPK activation effect,”​ they wrote.

“A considerable amount of active compound 1 (over 2.08% per dried raw plant) in ​G. longipes suggested that it may be a promising candidate for development of functional food or botanical drug. These results also indicated that new dammarane-type compounds are promising candidates for muscle proliferation via activation of AMPK signaling pathways and could be further studied and developed as therapeutics for geriatric diseases,”​ they concluded.

Source:​ Scientific Reports​ “12,23-Dione dammarane triterpenes from ​Gynostemma longipes​​ and their muscle cell proliferation activities via activation of the AMPK pathway”​​​ Published online 2019 Feb 4. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37808-9 Authors: Ha TKQ, Pham HTT, Cho HM, et al.

Source: https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2019/02/12/Compound-from-Vietnamese-herb-shows-promise-in-fight-against-sarcopenia