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Comvita Moves to Assure New Zealand's Honey-Loving Public - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:35:40 GMT

Comvita Moves to Assure New Zealand's Honey-Loving Public Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - Mar 25, 2008 Comvita, the world's leading producer of Manuka honey, advises New Zealanders that toxic honey, such as that reported in the past few days, is very uncommon ...

Honey Making A Medical Comeback

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:50:18 EDT
Comvita, which controls about 75 percent of the world’s manuka honey supply, sells similar products under its own name in Australia, New Zealand and Europe, w...Also called Leptospermum honey, manuka honey comes from hives of bees that collect nectar from manuka and jelly bushes in Australia and New Zealand. ... Derma Sciences now sells two Medihoney dressings to hospitals, clinics and doctors in North and South America under a deal with supplier Comvita LP of New Zealand....

Iowa Caucus....why?

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Mate TeaWhat is Sports Nutrition?

What is sports nutrition? The term is self-explanatory. Sport nutrition is simply nutrition recommended for individuals involved in sports, serious athletes. In order for an athlete to reach their optimal performance, it is recommended they consume certain types of foods and fluids in certain quantities.

Serious athletes require specific nutrients during training as well as during performance periods. For example, while an athlete is performing or competing, their body needs plenty of energy. Carbohydrate and protein intake is important to provide energy and also to maintain a healthy body weight, build and repair tissue, as well as replenish glycogen stores.

Fat intake is also important in sports nutrition, specifically essential fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins. A sports nutrition diet should provide moderate amounts of fat.

Many athletes take vitamin and mineral supplements to help provide adequate energy. Nowadays even if an athlete follows a proper diet, consisting of recommended amounts of nutrients, there is still need to take supplements. The reason is the soils are so depleted that the foods that grow on these soils don't have the nutrients they used to have 50-60 years ago.

Some athletes aim to restrict their energy intake, follow strict weight-loss diets or decide to eliminate certain food groups from their diet. In these cases supplements are absolutely necessary to make up for the vitamins and minerals missing from their daily food intake.

In sports nutrition, fluids are definitely important. During exercise, fluids are naturally lost. In order to balance fluids in the body, an athlete should always drink plenty of liquids before, throughout and after a performance.

Many athletes drink sports drinks which provide electrolytes and in many cases carbohydrates. These ingredients help to fuel muscles, maintain blood glucose levels, quench thirst and prevent the athlete from becoming dehydrated.

Because nutrition and fitness are such hot topics in society today, including sports nutrition, there are hundreds of resources available to the individual. Organizations within the sports world are equipped to advise and support serious athletes regarding sports nutrition.

There is also sports nutrition software available for computers and palm devices to help an athlete monitor their nutrition and fitness practices. These software programs asses athlete's needs and based on these specific needs and goals create meal plans and meal suggestions.

Providing a convenient sports nutrition companion, a palm device is a great idea for serious athletes. Some of these programs can actually be obtained free of charge. Using a palm device to track and monitor a sports nutrition and fitness regime is convenient and quite beneficial. An athlete can quickly have access to their personal data when using a palm.

In the United States and all of North America, there are many serious, competitive athletes. Their goal through training and competing is to win. Following suggestions and recommendations for sports nutrition one can see these goals and dreams become a reality.

Ivan Nikolov, a top five natural bodybuilder, shares with you his experience and knowledge in meal planing, sports nutrition and training. To learn more visit his web site http://www.ivannikolov.com. For more on sports nutrition and meal planning visit his "Fitness Nutrition Advisor" page.

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Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:50:18 EDT
It's like all we have to do is sit there and drink tea while they're trying to impress us with their big pectorals or biceps. Or thighs or something. ... If the female is impressed, she'll let him mate with her....

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High Blood Pressure? Change Your Eating Habits

Changing the way you eat isn't necessarily an easy thing to do but if you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, it could save your life. At the age of 42 I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and since I don't like to take prescribed medications, I decided to monitor my own blood pressure and change my eating habits.

If a new eating plan is in the cards, you have lots of old habits to break and lots of new ones to make. Start by cutting the things you can LIVE without like fatty meats, salt, and alcohol. Then gradually add some low fat high fiber foods like beans, lean chicken breasts, and oatmeal!

Take your time. Learn to enjoy new foods. Don't feel like you're giving up all your favorite foods for the rest of your life...just get your medical situation under control by taking the warnings serious. Then you can enjoy, in moderation, all the foods you love the most.

Here are some eating changes I made to help lower my blood pressure (and my bad cholesterol):

1. Beans and Oatmeal. Beans are good for your heart. So try to include beans or peas in your meals at least a few times each week. I like to buy the dry beans and cook them at home as opposed to canned beans. That way I control the flavor and what goes in to the pot while eliminating all that extra salt in the canned beans. I thought I didn't like oatmeal but actually it was the type of oatmeal I had eaten that I didn't like. The standard type of oatmeal (in the U.S. anyway) is rolled oats which is a steamed flattened oat product. To me, it was just too mushy. So I started eating Steel Cut Oats. Fabulous! They take longer to cook but the taste is better and they are nutty with a great texture. I eat Steel Cut Oats every morning now and love them. You can get them at any health food store or larger grocer in your area.

2. Pass on the packaged food. Big problems can come in small containers. Listen. I love snack foods. But potato chips, corn chips, and crackers are killing you if you eat them regularly. Instead, try out some unsalted hard pretzels and dip them in a low/no fat product like mustard to give them additional flavor. I also eat low fat, no salt, microwave popcorn. Good fiber, some fat but it beats 99% of the other packaged snacks hands down.

3. Fried Foods. I love fried foods but I've taken steps to reduce my intake of just about all of them. Why fry? Any time you cook something in butter or oil, you're adding tons of fat and needless calories. Instead of frying your meat or fish, try to bake, broil, or grill it. The same goes for vegetables. Try steaming them, roasting them, or stir-frying them in chicken broth. If you just can't put down the frying pan, try using a nonfat cooking spray instead of oil. And if you can't avoid oil, pick olive or canola oil, which contains healthier fats than butter.

4. Fast Food/Restaurants. As much as I love a good steak biscuit in the morning, there is very little fast food that will be beneficial in your quest to get your blood pressure down. But when in a restaurant, select salads and hold the bacon and the cheese, lean meats like fish or chicken (not fried), and deserts like jello.

5. Meat. Aaahhh...meat. I have a smoker and really enjoy throwing all types of meat in, starting it up, and feasting on ribs, pulled pork, sausage, and anything else I can get in before the door closes. But those cuts of meat need to be enjoyed in moderation and I went for a couple years eating sausage 3-4 times per week. It was good...but it wasn't helping my health. I've switched out to lean chicken breast, salmon, other fish, and extra lean beef, with an occasional braised/baked lean boneless porkchop just to get my pork "fix".

It's ALL the small choices you make every meal, every day, that will help you get that blood pressure down. And the quicker it drops, the better off you will be and the quicker you can start to enjoy some of your old favorites..in moderation!

About the Author

Larry is a small business owner who was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure. Determined not to use medication, he set out to document his journey back to health at his blog.

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