Ninety percent of Americans eat too much salt every day, and the top food offenders include cheeseburgers, pizza, bread, deli meat and potato chips, US health officials said on Tuesday.

The average American eats about 3,300 milligrams of sodium per day, and that does not include salt added from the shaker on the table, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vital Signs report.

US guidelines recommend that people limit sodium to less than 2,300 milligrams per day.

High risk populations — including African-Americans, people 51 and older and those with with high blood pressure, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease – should stick to 1,500 milligrams daily.

“Too much sodium raises blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke,” said CDC director Thomas Frieden.

“These diseases kill more than 800,000 Americans each year and contribute an estimated $273 billion in health care costs.”

The report pointed to 10 types of food that add up to more than 40 percent of the nation’s sodium intake.

Poultry, soups, cheese, pasta dishes, meatloaf rounded out the top 10.

Some 65 percent of Americans’ sodium comes from food sold in stores, and 25 percent comes from meals in restaurants.

The CDC urged people to check labels for salt content, eat more fresh vegetables without sauce, and limit consumption of processed foods.

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The Kevin Trudeau Show: 7-21-11

July 21, 2011 by admin
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Today, Kevin explains how if your thinking is right and you’re not a fanatic, you will live a long healthy life.

Self Help:
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KT’s Daily Supplement Program
Change Your DNA Vibration

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The Kevin Trudeau Show: 7-15-11

July 15, 2011 by admin
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Get your metaphorical pitchforks ready! Today. Kevin reveals how much your congressmen and senators are really worth!

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Recession Cost Average American $7,300

July 12, 2011 by admin
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July 12, 2011

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By Alexander Eichler

The recession that struck the U.S. in 2007 has cost consumers about $7,300 each in lost spending, according to a San Francisco Federal Reserve economist.

In a paper published Monday, Kevin Lansing, a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, wrote that if personal consumption had continued on from December 2007 to the present day at the same rates that it occurred from 2000 to 2007, Americans would have each spent an extra $7,356 by now.

Taken over a period of 42 months, that’s about $175 in lost spending per month, Lansing writes.

However, it’s not necessarily true that personal consumption should have continued on at pre-2008 rates. That kind of spending was symptomatic of a bubble economy, Lansing notes in the paper, and “was bound to slow sooner or later.”

The climbing rates of consumption may not have been “economically desirable,” he writes, in part because Americans were saving so little and taking on so much debt. And much of that spending was made possible by “unsound lending practices,” which have since come under scrutiny.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Lansing said the pre-recession spending reflected an “artificial economy that was driven by debt.”

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Fluoride Consumption Leads To Brain Damage

July 11, 2011 by admin
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July 11, 2011

Natural News

By Ethan A. Huff

It is becoming increasingly difficult for fluoride fanatics to defend the practice of artificial water fluoridation, thanks to a plethora of new reports highlighting its many dangers. A new study published in the journal Neurologia reveals that chronic exposure to, and ingestion of, the synthetic fluoride chemicals added to water supplies can cause serious brain and neurological damage. Confirming several others recently published, the study further exposes the lunacy of deliberately adding toxic chemicals to the water supply in the name of saving teeth.

“The prolonged ingestion of fluoride may cause significant damage to health and particularly the nervous system,” write researchers Valdez-Jiminez, et al. in their report. “Fluoride is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier, which may cause biochemical and functional changes in the nervous system during pregnancy, since the fluoride accumulates in brain tissue before birth.”

There you have it, folks. Fluoride chemicals, which are derived from the waste emitted by the aluminum and phosphate mining industries, by the way, cross directly into the brain where they lodge themselves and cause disease. They also enter the thyroid and pineal glands and disrupt proper hormone production, which leads to various other illnesses.

There simply is no denying the deadly truth about fluoride anymore.

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Man Sues Tuna Company for Mercury Poisoning

October 21, 2010 by admin
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October 21st, 2010

AOL Health

By: Deborah Huso

A White Plains, N.Y. man is suing Bumble Bee Foods alleging mercury poisoning from eating the company’s canned tuna.

Forty-eight-year-old Lee Porrazzo says he ate about 10 cans of tuna a week for nearly two years because he thought it was a healthy way to obtain protein. When he suffered unexplained chest pains in 2008, a blood test showed he had high levels of mercury in his blood, 23 micrograms per liter, the New York Post reported.

According to Dr. Raphael Darvish with Concierge Medicine in Los Angeles, doctors testing for mercury poisoning want to see levels of 5 micrograms per liter or less. “Anything above 50 micrograms per liter is considered acute and the result of chronic exposure,” he told AOL Health.

Does Porrazzo have a valid claim? Given the fact that health professionals repeatedly advise consumers not to eat more than 5 ounces of tuna or other large fish per week, Porrazzo’s consumption does seem excessive.

Darvish says most cases of mercury poisoning are the result of fish consumption. And frequently people don’t even know they have above normal levels of mercury in their systems. “Most people don’t have symptoms,” he adds.

Darvish says there hasn’t been enough medical research to determine just how dangerous mercury poisoning is and said there is no way to rid the body of mercury. “We just tell patients [with mercury poisoning] to strictly avoid eating tuna, shark or swordfish,” he says, “but it takes a long time for the mercury to go away.”

Porazzo, who is also suing Stop & Shop, where he bought his tuna, says his mercury levels are back to normal but that he has lost weight and is worried about the long-term effects of mercury poisoning.

While some researchers have theorized mercury poisoning may lead to premature heart disease, Darvish says the relationship isn’t clear. Nevertheless, he believes it’s better to be safe than sorry and advises consumers to eat no more than one serving of tuna, shark or swordfish per week. “They’re big fish, and big fish have longer life spans, allowing more mercury to accumulate in their systems,” he explains, pointing out that fish caught close to urban areas are more likely to be infected with mercury.

Darvish does not believe people with mercury in their tooth fillings should be concerned, however, as it takes a large amount of exposure to raise mercury levels in the blood. He says pregnant women or women hoping to become pregnant should avoid eating large fish like tuna, as fetuses exposed to mercury can suffer brain damage.

A Bumble Bee spokeswoman told the Post that, to the company’s knowledge, there’s “never been a case of mercury toxicity from eating commercial seafood in the U.S.” and that “alarmism” on this issue “can have an adverse impact” on people’s health. Stop & Shop declined comment.

Darvish says mercury poisoning from consumption of fish is not likely fatal, but he still advises people to consume large fish in moderate amounts.

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Food Prices to Rise Globally

October 12, 2010 by admin
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October 10th, 2010

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By: David Gutierrez

Rising energy prices and a shift to Western consumption patterns will continue to push global food prices higher in the coming decade, according to the annual agricultural outlook issued by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.

Higher prices of crude oil are set to increase food prices, particularly in countries that import large amounts of food or those, such as the United States, that rely heavily on petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides. In addition, increasing affluence and the adoption of a Western diet in Third World countries is expected to turn more land toward cultivation of animal feed and away from cultivation of staples.

“As incomes rise, diets are expected to slowly diversify away from staple foods towards increased meats and processed foods,” the report reads.

Grain prices are now projected to rise 15 to 40 percent relative to the 1997-2006 average, in comparison with last year’s forecast of only a 10 to 20 percent increase. The price of vegetable oils is forecast to rise 40 percent, in contrast to last year’s forecast of 30 percent. And while last year’s report actually predicted a drop in meat and dairy prices, the new report has reversed that projection and anticipates a price increase.

All projected price increases are adjusted for inflation.

Although prices are expected to continue climbing, the report says they will probably not reach the same levels as during the food crisis of 2008, which sparked riots around the world. Nonetheless, it says, “further episodes of strong price fluctuations … cannot be ruled out, nor can future short-lived crises.”

The report further warned that rising prices may lead food-importing nations such as South Korea and Saudi Arabia to feel “strategically vulnerable,” leading to a “race for [food] self-sufficiency.” Such anxiety has already led to land grabs in poorer countries, contributing to riots and civil unrest in those nations.

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Chokeberry Extracts Helps Maintain Proper Weight

July 8, 2010 by admin
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July 8, 2010

Natural News

By: Ethan A. Huff

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released the results of a study which found that the chokeberry, a Native American fruit also known as Aronia, assists in regulating proper weight and helps balance out blood glucose levels.

Native to eastern North America, chokeberry shrubs typically grow in moist areas like swamps and wet woodlands. They are rich in flavanoids, trace minerals and phenolic phytochemicals, as well as B, E, C vitamins and folic acid.

According to scientists, chokeberries also have very high anthocyanin levels, which means they are rich in powerful antioxidants. Consumption of the fruit induces a powerful protective effect against the damaging consequences of free radicals, which includes serious diseases like obesity and cancer.

Particularly in regards to weight gain, chokeberries illicit a weight balancing effect that prevents the body from accumulating too much stored fat, especially in the abdominal region. Chokeberries also help to level out high blood glucose levels, effectively warding off the onset of diabetes.

Bolin Qin and Richard Anderson, two researchers from the USDA in Beltsville, Maryland, discovered these facts and others when testing the fruit’s effects on laboratory rats. The team first fed male rats high levels of fructose for several weeks in order to bring about a pre-diabetic effect. They then administered chokeberry extract to one group of rats and plain water to the other to see if any noticeable benefit would occur in the chokeberry group.

In the end, the chokeberry extract group was thinner than the control group and had blood glucose levels that were demonstrably lower. The chokeberry group also had decreased triglyceride, cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels, indicating that the fruit protects the heart and cardiovascular system from disease.

Chokeberry fruit is often used to make jams and jellies because it has a strong tart flavor. Chokeberry extract can be purchased in supplement form from health food stores, and is also available in powder form for use in smoothies, protein shakes or even homemade ice cream.

You can even grow chokeberry bushes yourself if you want to have fresh fruit throughout the year. The deciduous bushes grow best in hardiness zones four through eight, which cover a significant portion of the United States.

Since chokeberry shrubs require relatively little maintenance and keep their berries throughout the winter, they are an excellent superfood plant to have in your garden.

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