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April 2007 Newsletter
by Beth Ley, Ph.D.
www.blpublications.com
NHL Ministries
IN THE NEWS
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High Fiber May Cut Marker for Inflammation/ CRP
High fiber intake, from the diet or from fiber supplements,
significantly reduced levels of a protein that is associated with
inflammation, diabetes and heart disease, say scientists, giving yet
more support for high fiber diets.
C-reactive protein (CRP) is produced in the liver and is a known
marker for inflammation. Increased levels of CRP are a good predictor
for the onset of both type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
"The results of the current study demonstrate that a diet high in
fiber (near 30 g/d), whether achieved naturally or from supplement,
can reduce levels of CRP," wrote lead author Dana King in the
Archives of Internal Medicine. The new randomized crossover
intervention study, by researchers from the Medical University of
South Carolina.
Foods highest in fiber are as followings:
Beans (12-15 grams per serving)
Whole grains - including flax seeds (4-11 grams per serving)
Nuts (2-4 grams per serving)
Brown or wild rice (2-4 grams per serving)
Apples and other similar fruits (2-4 grams per serving)
Potatoes - with skins, yams (2-4 grams per serving)
GOAL: 30 grams daily (more is OK)
Average American intake: 11 grams (or less)
Women's Heart Risk Falls as Flavonoid Intake Rises
Study adds cardiac and life-saving benefits to plant foods' role in
curbing breast cancer
by Craig Weatherby
Studies show a higher intake of flavonoids from vegetables and fruits
reduce risk of breast cancer. Now studies also show that high
flavonoid intake reduces risk of death from cardiovascular disease,
coronary heart disease, or stroke. After analyzing data from 34,489
post-menopausal participants in the Iowa Women's Health Study,
researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of
Oslo, Norway determined that the women with the highest intake of
certain classes of flavonoids had less risk of death from heart
disease and all other causes.
Flavonoids appear to act as antioxidants - either directly or
indirectly -- thereby helping to foil a key cardiovascular risk
factor: oxidation of LDL cholesterol. Flavonoids also inhibit
inflammation in the blood and arteries, improve the performance of
our artery lining, and keep blood from becoming sticky and overly
clot-prone (i.e., they inhibit platelet aggregation).
The best food sources, in rough order of flavone content, are
parsley, peppermint, thyme, marjoram, sage, celery, celeriac,
artichoke, and chili peppers. Eat a range of vegetables, herbs, and
fruits, as all the flavonoids are beneficial.
They reported finding significant inverse associations in two
instances:
• Anthocyanidins (berries and cocoa/chocolate): Eating any amount,
compared to none, reduced a woman's risk of CHD, CVD, and total
mortality by 12 percent, nine percent, and 10 percent, respectively.
• Flavonones (citrus fruits and peppermint): Women consuming the most
of these flavonoids reduced their risk of CHD and death by 22 percent.
Certain flavonoid-rich foods were associated with significant
reductions in risk of heart-related deaths:
• Strawberries reduced the risk of death from CVD.
• Chocolate reduced the risk of death from CVD.
• Bran (added to foods) reduced the risk of death from stroke and CVD.
• Apples or pears or both and red wine reduced the risk death from of
CHD and CVD.
• Grapefruit reduced the risk of death from CHD.
No associations were found between flavonoid intake and risk of death
from stroke
Source: Mink PJ, Scrafford CG, Barraj LM, Harnack L, Hong CP,
Nettleton JA, Jacobs DR Jr. Flavonoid intake and cardiovascular
disease mortality: a prospective study in postmenopausal women. Am J
Clin Nutr. 2007 Mar;85(3):895-909.
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Coffee Cuts Diabetes Risk
by Steve Myers
HELSINKI, Finland—Coffee continues to get good and bad press
coverage, but a recent study published in the European Journal of
Clinical Nutrition
(Epub March 7, 2007)
details an inverse
association between higher coffee intake and incidence of type 2
diabetes.
In the trial, 21,826 Finnish men and women 35 to 74 years of age and
with no history of diabetes were followed from baseline—1982, 1987,
1992 or 1997—until one of three events occurred: onset of type 2
diabetes, death or the year 2002. Specifically, researchers monitored
coffee consumption and serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), a liver
enzyme that maintains cellular glutathione concentrations and is used
as a biomarker to indicate damage, especially oxidative. They divided
the study population into two groups relative to GGT, using the 75th
percentile as a cut-off point.
Results showed coffee consumption was significantly and inversely
associated with incident diabetes among both men and women. The
inverse association was most significant in those subjects who also
had GGT levels higher than the 75th percentile, especially among
women and both sexes combined. However, the association was not
significant among those below the 75th percentile of GGT levels.
The researchers concluded, “Habitual coffee consumption is associated
with lower incidence of type II diabetes, particularly in those with
higher baseline serum GGT levels.”
More Fiber in Coffee Than Orange Juice?
Coffee, a well-established source of antioxidants, may also be a
richer source of soluble dietary fiber than orange juice, researchers
report. "The dietary fiber content in brewed coffee is higher than in
other common beverages such as wine (0.14 per cent) or orange juice
(0.19 per cent)," stated the researchers. Coffee, one of the world's
largest traded commodities produced in more than 60, continues to
spawn research and interest, and has been linked to improved
cognitive performance and reduced risks of certain diseases,
especially of the liver and diabetes.
Writing in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,
authors Elena Díaz-Rubio and Fulgencio Saura-Calixto from the
Department of Metabolism and Nutrition at Madrid's Instituto del
Frío, state that, while it is known that coffee beans contain dietary
fiber, no study had ever investigated the presence of dietary fiber
in coffee beverages. Indeed, food composition tables list coffee as
containing zero dietary fiber.
In the new study, the researchers used a special technique for
measuring dietary fiber in beverages and reports that brewed coffee
contains between 0.47 and 0.75 grams of soluble dietary fiber (SDF)
per 100 millilitres of beverage, which would equate to between 2.54
and 20 per cent of the powdered coffee bean. Interestingly, instant
coffee contained more SDF (0.752g/100mL) than espresso or filter
coffee (0.65 and 0.47 g/100mL, respectively).
Díaz-Rubio and Saura-Calixto state that a significant part of the
antioxidant activity of coffee (between 87 and 105 mg/100mL) is
associated with the dietary fiber content. "This suggests that a
fraction of the antioxidant polyphenols from coffee is bioaccessible
in the small intestine, whereas the part associated with dietary
fiber (30-51 per cent) will be bioaccessible in only the large
intestine after fermentation by colonic microflora," they said.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistr: Published on-line ahead
of print, ASAP Article, doi: 10.1021/jf062839p "Dietary Fiber in
Brewed Coffee" Authors: M.E. Díaz-Rubio, F. Saura-Calixto
Pet food recalled after kidney failure, deaths
• Recall of wet pet food made by Menu Foods for Wal-Mart, Kroger,
PetsMart, others
• Recall affects specific sizes of Iams and Eukanuba brands of dog,
cat food
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major manufacturer of dog and cat food
sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled
60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney
failure and deaths.
The recall covers the company's "cuts and gravy" style food, which
consists of chunks of meat in gravy, sold in cans and small foil
pouches between December 3 and March 6 throughout the United States,
Canada and Mexico.
Proctor & Gamble announced the recall of specific 3 oz., 5.5 oz.,
6 oz. and 13.2 oz. canned and 3 oz. and 5.3 oz. foil pouch cat and
dog wet food products made by Menu Foods but sold under the Iams and
Eukanuba brands. The recalled products bear the code dates of 6339
through 7073 followed by the plant code 4197, P&G said.
Menu Foods' three U.S. and one Canadian factory produce more than 1
billion containers of wet pet food a year. The recall covers pet food
made at company plants in Emporia, Kansas, and Pennsauken, New Jersey,
Henderson said.
Henderson said the company received an undisclosed number of owner
complaints of vomiting and kidney failure in dogs and cats after they
had been fed its products. It has tested its products but not found a
cause for the sickness.
Brands recalled by Menu Foods, in addition to Proctor & Gamble's
recall of certain Iams and Eukanuba products. are listed on its Web
site, www.menufoods.com, and advises consumers to call 1-866-895-2708
for more information.
In BETH'S KITCHEN
KC's food, of course. I have been making my dalmations food for
about 8 years. She's now 9.
KC also eats lots of fresh fruits and vegetables... she loves 'em
all!
Place In the crock pot: (amounts are all estimates)
1-2 lbs organic ground beef or turkey legs or thighs
2 cups chopped celery
1 1/2 cups chopped carrots
32 oz. organic beef or chicken broth
3 cups water
1/8 cup olive oil
dash of sea salt (for minerals) or dash of Bragg's aminos
Plus any other misc. vegetables I have around, broccoli, squash,
peas, etc.)
Sometimes I add rosemary, sage or basil, sometimes I add stewed
tomatoes.
Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 7-8 hours.
Mark 7:28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the
dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.
Before refrigeration, there was no such thing as "dog food."
Leftovers were given to the dogs because it wouldn't keep for long.
Cats also, I am quite, sure fed on mice and other unwanted critters.
With refrigeration, people needed something to give to their pets....
and along came "pet food" and pet food companies.
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SCRIPTURE
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Psalms 37:7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not
thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man
who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
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NHL Ministries is Moving to Golden Valley, MN!
We will be open for nutrition counseling, book and supplement sales
every Monday and Tuesday, starting April 2nd. Friday and Saturdays
will be available by appointment.
Our address is: 1710 Douglas Drive, suite 260 (2nd floor) Golden
Valley, MN
Very easy to get to... right off of Highway 100.
We will be sharing an office with Elaine Bonn and the Healing Rooms
of MN!!! Is that exciting or WHAT! ?? They will be open on Wednesdays
and Thursdays.
Please call to make an appointment for counseling:
1-218-841-0702 or 1-877- BOOKS11 (877-266-5711)
Call NOW for our special intro rate!!!!
Supplements can still be mailed, of course. Call or email your order
to bley@blpublications.com
GREATER HEALTH!!!
God's Way!!
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Fasting helps purge out the strongholds in our life so we can be pure
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Fasting is an awesome way to express your love for God. Stir up your
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So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I
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Some of you even preordered and if you did, please contact me and
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UPCOMING EVENTS
We have been having some awesome house meetings! If you would like
to invite your friends over for your own one day "mini-health
conference" with NHL Ministries, Contact Linda McGraw at
lindamaria51@comcast.net to set something up!
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COMING TO YOU...
We would like to come to your city and teach on biblical nutrition
and minister healing anywhere in North America.
If you are intested in setting up a workshop or for us to be part
of a workshop, etc., please contact us by e-mail at
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