Limit or eliminate sugar and refined flour.

I love a bowl of hot oatmeal made with whole oats (not quick or instant).   I add a little pure maple syrup and 1% milk.  Raisins and cut up apples (with peel) are a great nutritious addition. Or just add any fruit you have on hand.  Raspberries and blueberries are an excellent choice.  I also enjoy a cup of organic black tea with half of a slice of whole grain bread dipped in a little extra virgin olive oil.  My favorite brand of bread is Alvarado Street.

The complex carbohydrates and fiber in whole oat oatmeal and whole grain bread help prevent cancer and heart disease.  The vitamin C in the orange juice will help absorb the iron in the raisins.  Iron alows you to get the oxygen you need to your cells and will help maintain your optimal health.  Grapes are sprayed with a lot of pesticides so be sure to use organic raisins.

By eating a breakfast consisting of whole grains, protien and vitamin C, you will have the energy to start your busy day and feel full and satisfied.  This will contribute to weight loss and is a nice ritual to look forward to in the morning.

Parsley has been shown to calm and help regulate heartbeat.  Since it contains lots of chlorophyll,  your mouth is left with a nice fresh feeling (not a bad side effect).  You can use dried or fresh.  Organic is preferable.

There was another report by AFP (Stockholm) that bacteria are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics.  Just about everyone has heard of MRSA and VRE here in the US, but unfortunately the medical community continues to over prescribe antibiotics.  The public continues to request prescriptions from their physicians when they have colds or other viral infections which are not helped by antibiotics.  Viruses will run their course and, unless there is a secondary bacterial infection, antibiotics are not necessary.

I have a more than a couple of friends who run to their physician at the first sign of a sniffle or stuffy nose and invariably happily return with a ten day supply of antibiotics which ” cures ” their affliction.  Of course the cold would have been gone in seven or so days anyway.

There have been some recent studies which implicated the overuse of antibiotics to an increased risk of breast cancer.  Too much of anything can do some harm (some things a lot more than others.)

We need to take responsibility to cut down on the use of antibiotics and be sure we need them, before taking them.  Antibiotics will continue to work if not abused.

by caiti

by sean

by sean