Obese child

Record numbers of children are being admitted to NHS hospitals in the UK for obesity-related ailments. Kids under 18 admitted have increased by 30% in the past 5 years.

Ailments for which the children have been admitted include joint, heart, liver and breathing problems.

More and more younger children are being admitted too. In 1998, 113 children were admitted, of whom 25 were under 10. In 2008, 210 under 18 were admitted, with 29 under 10.

About a third of children are obese by the time they start secondary school.

Childhood obesity rates in the USA have increased by 300% since 1980. Today, 1 in 6 children between 6 and 19 years old are either overweight or obese.

It is estimated that 70% of overweight adolescents go on to become overweight or obese in adulthood. As obesity increases the chances of suffering a heart attack, stroke or dying early from any cause, the US health system should brace itself for an onslaught of sick fatties in the next 20-30 years.

A recipe book has been developed specifically for suffers from prostate cancer. Chefs such as Anthony Worrel Thompson have contributed recipes.

The content of the book has been devised by scientists to advise on foods and food preparation methods which can help the disease. For example, certain foods are known, they say, to slow the spread of cancer. These include onions, garlic, tomatoes and broccoli.

Certain methods of preparation need to be observed to get the most out of these foods. For example, did you know that chopped onions should be left to stand for ten minutes before cooking them? This allows a vital enzyme which can help cancer to become active.

The book is the Prostate Care Cookbook.

C-Reactive Protein

If only folk would have their c-reactive protein (CRP) checked regularly, they might be able to stop or delay the development of cancer or slow it’s spreading. Checking CRP involves just a simple blood test, but it is very little known in the UK. Doctors can do it – but they rarely talk about it.

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Are you a real garlic lover? Do you want to grow garlic, eat garlic, do you love garlic?

Then you most definitely need Garlic News.

This is a whole magazine devoted to the topic of garlic. They tell you all about how to grow it, how to store it and how to use it in your cooking.

You can buy many types of seed for growing garlic through the magazine. You might be surprised how many varieties there are. The writers have been growing garlic for over ten year in Canada. They have a great depth of knowledge in this niche area.

So, if this appeals to you – you’d better subscribe to Garlic News!

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Many women take too little notice of the use-by dates on make-up and other cosmetics.

Old cosmetics can deteriorate with time and become dangerous. On top of that, repeated exposure to baceria from the lips, mouth and eyes raises the risk of infections.

Contrary to what you might think, organic cosmetics can be even riskier. They will probably have fewer preservatives so making them potentially even more dangerous.

Pay attention to the use-by dates on cosmetics. When they are old – be safe and throw them away.

Maybe even use fewer of them altogether. You might look lovier than you think without them (you would to me).

Hay fever is currently estimated to cost the country £7bn a year due to lost productivity. It currently affects 16m people in the UK.

The cost will increase considerably if hay fever continues to increase at its current rate. It is predicted that it will increase to affect as many as one third of the Uk population by 2040.

Twice as many people now suffer from hay fever as 20 years ago. The blame is put partly on more sterile conditions of living which can insulate chldren from exposure to the allergens which they can then develop immunity to early.

Did you ever wonder why a former boxer should put his name to an electric grill? Specifically, the George Foreman grill?

Well, here is some clarification:

“Grill marks provide 100% of your daily deliciousness and are high in awesome. It is therefore in your best interest to eat more grill marks.”

And I thought it was all about being healthy – now I’m beginning to understand!

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To stay slim, it may help to eat early in the day. This goes against the current trend, which is to eat later and later. Our average evening eating time in the UK has slipped from 6pm to nearly 8pm.

It has long been thought that eating later might put more weight on. A recent study adds weight to this conclusion.

Scientists believe that the rhythms of our body make it more like that we will add body weight by eating later.

It might be easier to keep the weight off if you can eat nearer 6pm. Some believe that you will be even better if you can make lunch your main meal, and eat lightly in the evening. Following this guideline can help you stay slim – and stay well away from obesity.

A quick bean stew is enlivened very well if you add garlic. It is so easy to make.

A trick to make beans more digestible is to use spices with them. Turmeric, Fennel and Caraway are particularly good at reducing gas formation.

If using dried beans, soaking them overnight helps to break down their complex carbohydrates and make them easier to digest.

Recipe For Garlicky Bean Stew

This is simple and highly flexible – you can add many different ingredients. The quick version uses a tin of mixed beans.

Add a tin of mixed beans to a tin of chopped tomatoes. Chop up an onion and 2-3 cloves of garlic and add them. Chop 2-3 stalks of celery and add them. Add half a teaspoon of turmeric, half a teaspoon of coriander seeds and/or fennel seeds, and black pepper to taste.

Optional vegetables include chopped sweet peppers, chopped courgettes, or mushrooms.

The liquid should just cover the rest of the contents. If not, add some water. Bring the whole to a simmer and keep simmering for 15 minutes or so. Taste it. If you like it, fine. If not, add some flavouring; some dried mixed herbs or a few drops of soy sauce, for example.

This is best made, then left for a few hours for the flavours to mix in.

Serve with steamed vegetables of choice.

Make extra and freeze in portion sizes. This freezes well. A tip is to put aside the amount you will freeze before it is fully cooked. The vegetables will then be slightly firm once defrosted and warmed up.

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We recommend taking one capsule with each meal to support the heart, arteries and immune system.

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At last,  Stevia has been approved by a European country – France.

Stevia has been used as a calorie-free sweetener in the Far East for centuries. However, the EU authorities in their wisdom decided to ban it. It is even awkward to get hold of in the USA – it is sold as a ‘food supplement’ rather than a sweetener.

Stevia is herbal and it is many times sweeter than sugar. I have 4-5 drops on porridge myself sometimes and that is equivalent to, probably, a couple of spoons of sugar. It is ridiculous that stevia is not currently permitted. It is much safer than apartame – which is permitted.

The sweeteners market is dominated by aspartame and sucralose. Neither are natural, and aspartame has many clouds hanging over its head concerning its negative effects on health.

Stevia has no such health concerns associated with it that I have heard.

While full EU approval for stevia is still dependent on a scientific opinion from the European Food Safety Authority), France has taken advantage of window that allows individual member states to approve ingredients for a limited two year period.

I buy it when I am in the States. You can buy it and get it sent over if you wish. I recommend SweetLeaf brand, the ‘Clear’ type.