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WARNING: Some of the material in this edition might make you think that the world is flat again.
Saturated fats AREN'T bad for you.
Whoa
They're actually healthy and necessary for you.
Wow
But the research is really starting to pile up to show that saturated fats in the right amount are actually a healthy part of a human diet. These include fat from:
-Meat
-Dairy
-Coconut and Palm Oil
But if you think about it historically, it makes a lot of sense. Back in the early days of human history, people ate lots of meat and animal fat, and the prevalance of heart disease as an illness didn't really start to occur until after the 1920's.
Eskimos, Japanese, and Mediterranean diets all contain lots of animal fat and cholesterol, and yet the prevalence of heart disease is dramatically lower than American diets.
In one study, they actually found that increased intake of saturated fat led to a DECREASE in coronary heart disease and LOWER cholesterol.
(from the leading nutrional journal in the world:
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/5/1102)
So what's making people fat and killing people?
Sugar, white flower, foods fried in vegetable oil, trans fat, processed food.
Especially in the case of vegetable oils (corn, safflower, soybean, etc) because the use of vegetable oils in cooking is putting toxic levels of omega 6's into your body, and when the omega 6's turn rancid, they can destroy cells.
If you need oil to cook, they recommend coconut, palm, or flax oil. Otherwise olive oil is a fair choice.
Also of interest is that red meat, eggs, and butter...all demonized in the past as targets for heart disease are all healthy and nutritious if used properly. Before you pound on the fat, it's important to eat based on your unique metabolic type:
http://www.mercola.com/forms/mt_test.htm
The true key is to cut your sugar and processed carbs, reduce trans fat, and get your excercise.
Wanna learn more? Check out my sources:
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/5/1102
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/80/3/550
http://www.mercola.com/2002/aug/17/saturated_fat1.htm (AMAZING ARTICLE)
Be Well and stay adjusted,
Jonny
After spending a week in the Dominican Republic for a week on a chiropractic mission trip, I've never felt better about going into this great profession and the incredible results it can generate.
So that brings me to the next topic, Chiropractic and Stress.
"But Jonny, what does Chiropractic have to do with stress. I thought it was just for neck pain, back pain, and headaches"
And you know what, it does help those things, but the main premise of Chiropractic is founded on health and wellness, and a big part of that is by managing your stress response.
Everytime a bone in your spine gets stuck in a poor position (subluxated), the nerves traveling in and out of the spine are sending faulty messages to your brain; the most important organ in the entire body. If your brain is getting garbage information in, it will send garbage information out.
Remember from the first note, that stress is stimulated by a branch of your nervous system called the sympathetic nervous system. When you are subluxated, the first thing that tends to happen is an unnecessary stress response. And the results?
- Decreased immune function (get sick more)
- Increased anxiety and depression
- Back pain, neck pain, headaches
- Left unresolved STRESS WILL lead to the chronic diseases discussed before
Chiropractors have been measuring the stress response for years. In fact, many of the tools chiropractors have been using for ages to find your misalignments and nerve interference have been based on measuring the body's stress response.
And from first hand experience, there is really nothing like a visit to the chiropractor after some of those long and stressful days in the classroom or at work. You can always tell when they get that right segment because it's like a weight has been removed off your shoulders immediately.
So that'll close my 3 part introduction to the dangers and remedies for stress.
Remember that your health can be controlled by your lifestyle choices. An investment in wellness now...while can be expensive, will save you hundreds of thousands in the future in the face of chronic diseases.
Eat well, think well, move well, and GET ADJUSTED.
If you have any questions or comments on how you can make some easy and simple lifestyle changes
or better yet, you're looking for a good chiropractor. Feel free to message me or leave comments.
Be Well and Stay Adjusted,
Jonny
So I've got about 8 hours before my flight to the Dominican Republic takes off, but I figured I'd do part 2 of my stress segment.
So now that we know a little bit about stress, let's talk about some sure fire ways to fight stress and how you can incorporate them into your life
Excercise: Of course everyone knows about excercise and how great it is, blah blah blah, I don't have enough time, I hate the gym, etc. I've heard it all. We live in a sedentery world, and it's killing us. You can't afford not to. Jonny's got some solutions for you don't worry.
- Hungry? No food in the fridge? Awesome. Call up your best friend and walk to restaurant of your choice (Ideally a subway, panera, or crispers)! Anyone ever wonder why people from New York don't get fat? They walk everywhere! But I know how especially you girls love your walks, so why not make them productive?
- Find yourself channel surfing? Shut off the TV, call a friend, and take a stroll around campus
- Yoga. The slow rhythmic breating performed in Yoga works miracles against stress. They're also a great way to put movement and extension into your spine. And best of all, they're free at your University gyms! Plus they provide a great work out. And guys, if it's good enough for NFL superstars to train with, I think you can handle it.
- Dance classes - They're fun and they get your heart rate going, and best of all, you don't even feel like you're excercising. Don't like the classes? Take a page out of Dane Cook's book and "F- guys, I just want to dance" and go to a club and shake it.
- Swimming. Hanging out at the pool and getting that vitamin D? Hop in the pool and swim 4 laps and get those muscles going.
- Take the stairs everywhere. Make use of those UCF parking garages and park on the top floor of the garage. Come to think of it, get to school a little early and park far from class and walk there.
That's just the tip of the ice berg, just whatever you do, make it fun! Call a friend and do it together. Humans were designed to move and the advent of TV and the computer is killing people by depriving people of movement.
Sleep: What? College kids don't sleep, who needs sleep? Ever wonder why college kids gets stressed out and sick every semester around finals time? They go from little sleep to no sleep in no time flat. Time to fix that here are the stats:
- Getting 8 hours of sleep is worth more than 5 hours of sleep with the 3 hours extra study time. The research is mind blowing.
- Daylight savings time - The rate of motor vehicle accidents goes up immediately when we spring foward into day light savings.
So how do you add sleep to your day? Well the key is being consistant. If you sleep 4 hours a night in the weekdays, and 14 hours on weekends...no go, not effective.
- Set an alarm when it's time to go to bed. Wow, crazy thought, but try it out. Soon as that alarm goes off, you're hittin the hay, no excuses.
- Check out the tea aisles in your grocery store and hit up those sleepy time teas.
- Stay away from drug induced sleep. Drug induced sleep tends to deprive you of that valuable REM sleep you hear about, and may make you more irritable when you wake up.
- Find the book for your most boring class, sit in your bed, and read...works like a charm every time.
Leisure: Have one day a week where it's your time to do whatever you want, and make it worthwhile so you look foward to it. Some recommendations?
- Get a massage
- Driving range/batting cage
- Go to the beach
- Pick up a hobby and develop it. (Learn to play guitar anyone?)
- Add your own, it's your day! If you're pretty active (read: excercise 4-5 days a week), make this your TV or movie day
Coming to you next week, the world's best kept secret in beating stress revealed in WWN - STRESS (part 3)
Be well and stay adjusted,
Jonny
