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How Naturegg Omega Pro Liquid Eggs Help The Heart
By Dr. Gifford Jones
“Why can’t you make up your mind about eggs?” my wife asked me. “A few weeks ago you told me to buy Omega-3 eggs. You said they were good for the heart. The refrigerator’s full of them! Now you want Naturegg Omega Pro liquid eggs. Just how many eggs do you want? I may as well open a grocery store”, my usually calm wife remarked. That’s when I realized I was in deep doo-doo. Unfortunately I had forgotten to explain the benefits of another super egg. Without some fast explanation it was obvious I’d soon be doing the shopping.
10 Health Benefits Of Dairy ProductsBy Dr. Gifford Jones
Benjamin Disraeli, in a speech to the House of Commons in 1860, rebuked his critics by saying , “It is much easier to be critical than to be correct”. Today, for reasons that are hard to understand, some organizations try to dissuade Canadians from consuming milk products. Another example of it being easier to be critical than right. Here are 10 ways that milk products help to maintain health.
Joe Hudson, The Omega-3 Egg ManBy Dr. Gifford Jones
Who is Joe Hudson? I hadn’t heard of him either until I decided to do some grass routes research and visited Burnbrae Farms in Brockville, Ontario. Joe has been raising chickens for 40 years, and millions of eggs later he’s the producer of the Naturegg brand, the # one Omega-3 eggs in Canada. But what’s so healthful and special about the super egg?
Dr. Steve Lesson and his colleagues at the University of Guelph first produced these enriched eggs by feeding chickens flaxseed which contains Omega-3 fatty acids.
Salmon, To Eat Or Not To Eat?By Dr. Gifford Jones
Will the hazards ever end? Mad Cow Disease has made consumers cast an anxious eye at meat. Trans fats are everywhere in our food and harming us all. Now, a report warns us that farm-raised salmon contain excessive amounts of hazardous PCBs. So how polluted are the salmon and how dangerous?
PCBs were used in the 1950s in plastics and several other substances. They were banned in 1977 due to the fear that they might cause cancer. But PCBs linger in water supplies, soil and food long after being used.
The Constipated Battleship King George VBy Dr. Gifford Jones
Recently a patient, who is extremely health conscious, asked, “If you had to pick the most important food what would you choose?” I replied, “fiber”. I’ve believed for years that fiber is the corner stone of a healthy diet and without adequate amounts people are headed for a variety of health problems.
The National Academies’ Institute of Medicine formulates dietary recommendations for the government. It recently reported that the average North American consumes only 14 to 15 grams of fiber a day. This is a failing grade as it’s less than half of what people should be eating.
Life May End Rather Than Begin at 40By Dr. Gifford Jones
Have you heard of Stein’s Law? It states that, “If something can’t go on forever it will stop.” Stein’s Law always wins, it just takes time. Those who bought tech stocks thinking they would go higher and higher forever are now familiar with Stein’s Law. Unfortunately, our Minister of Health, Anne McLellan, hasn’t heard of this law, otherwise she would rid the nation’s food supply of trans fatty acids (TFAs). A Health Minister should know that eating toxic food eventually kills. It just takes time.
Start Losing Weight In Just 20 MinutesBy Dr. Gifford Jones
This week toss away all the books on “How to Eat Everything You Want and Lose Weight”. Or “Calories Don’t Count”. Or “How to lose 30 pounds in One Month”. And all the other dribble you’ve been exposed to over the years. Now I’ll tell you how to start losing weight in a mere 20 minutes. “Sounds like another gimmick” you say. But you’re wrong. This isn’t like selling swamps in Florida.
Family history provides me with part of the answer. I’ve always lead a busy life. Medical school, an active medical practice and constant deadlines. But one routine our family rarely missed. Every night we sat together around the dining room table. Moreover, no fast food was served.
“Energy Bars” and Other Nutritional TidbitsBy Dr. Gifford Jones
Is eating too much fat the main cause of obesity? Will a high protein diet affect the risk of heart disease or cancer? What is the best type of grain for good health? Should people cut back on carbohydrates even if they don’t have diabetes? And what you should know about energy bars.
A recent report shows why it’s so important not to go off half-cocked on nutritional advice. Today many consumers are choosing low fat foods. They’ve done this by cutting back whole milk, red meat, butter and by buying low fat packaged foods. Due to these dietary changes during the past 20 years the amount of fat in the diet has gradually declined. But it’s created an ironic situation. During that same time the rate of obesity has nearly doubled!
Famine The Only Rx For ObesityBy Dr. Gifford Jones
“How can the obesity problem be solved in our country”, a U.S. interviewer recently asked me. He expected me to discuss all the usual diets to fight this epidemic. And I hadn’t had too many Martini’s nor was I joking when I replied, “It would really take a famine”. Is this just my dreary opinion or are others simply using different words to say the same thing?
A report from the Institute of Medicine in the U.S. says nine million children older than six years of age are obese. Another U.S. report shows that children whose mothers are obese are 15 X more likely to be obese by six years of age. And we know from experience that obese children usually grow up to be obese adults. This is a grim scenario for the U.S. but Canada is not immune to this problem.
What You Should Know About the “Difficult Infection”By Dr. Gifford Jones
John Dillinger, the notorious bank robber, was asked why he robbed banks. He logically replied, “It’s where the money is”. Today if you asked infection control specialists where many infections are, they would say, “It’s in the hospitals”. Hospitals can be dangerous places. You can occasionally, be given the wrong medication or have the wrong leg amputated. But more commonly, patients acquire a debilitating and sometimes serious hospital infection called Clostridium difficile. How do you become infected and how can it be prevented?
How To Be A Smart DrinkerBy Dr. Gifford Jones
“Aren’t you being a bit inconsistent? You’re always advising others to cut down on sugar. Then before dinner you have a rum and coke? Don’t you realize that rum is made from sugar?” I feel like I’ve been caught with my hand in the cookie jar when my wife scolds me for bring so righteous. And since she’s also my editor I try to tread lightly when it comes to offering advice. I wouldn’t dare question where she places a comma. But how illogical am I?
Schools and Hospitals Can Fight Soda Pop ObesityBy Dr. Gifford Jones
What would you do if you’re a member of a school board facing this dilemma? You need money for the school gym and a soft drink company has offered to install soft drink vending machines and share the profits with you? The end result of course, will be money for the school, and damaged health for the children. But there is way where everyone benefits.
Today schools are justifiably criticized for placing soda pop machines within reach of students. After all, it’s downright hypocrisy to preach the importance of sound nutrition to children. Then allow sugar laden drinks to add to the epidemic of obesity in children. One can only wonder why the Minister of Health remains silent while this happens.
Blueberries and Brain Power?By Dr. Gifford Jones
“My God why did you buy so many blueberries?” my wife exclaimed. But I wasn’t about to tell her. I had indeed bought a lot of blueberries driving back from Northern Ontario. I intended to surprise her by writing the great Canadian novel. And wow people at the next dinner party with scintillating remarks. The blueberries were going to do it, of course.
I had good reason to believe I hadn’t wasted my money. Several medical reports have labelled blueberries “the # 1 antioxidant”. That is, blueberries destroy what’s known as “free radicals” the waste products of metabolism.
From 1600 T0 400 Calories in 40,000 Years!By Dr. Gifford Jones
What can we do to shorten the long waiting lists for surgery? How can we stop the massive increases in the cost of health care? Politicians and health care workers continue to struggle with this dilemma. They always conclude that more money is the answer. But this approach is doomed to failure. How can it work when it’s taken 40,000 years for humans to get into such horrible shape? How did it happen? And is there a solution?
Milk Helps to Prevent StrokeBy Dr. Gifford Jones
Dr. David Young, a Professor of Physiology at the University of Mississippi once remarked, “potassium is like sex and money, you can’t get too much.” Now a study conducted in Hawaii shows that potassium helps to circumvent the risk of stroke, one of the leading causes of death in this country.
Dr. Deborah Green is a researcher associated with the Queen’s Medical Centre in Honolulu, Hawaii. To determine the benefits of potassium she and her colleagues followed 5,888 men and women ages 65 and over for eight years.
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