Salubrious Life

Social X-Rays Take Heed

It would appear that rumours of death from obesity have been greatly exaggerated.

It was a new statistical model rather than a new diet that brought the death toll from obesity down from 400,000 to 112,000. At the same time, being overweight is preventing 68,000 extra deaths while being underweight is causing 34,000.   Got all that?

The International Herald yesterday had a great piece on the yo-yo science in research on obesity.

And so here is the latest "scientific thinking" from a newly released report from the U.S Centers for Disease Control:  Those with a little extra weight have a lower risk of premature death than those without it. The argument is that having more bulk may help you through the sick bed when you are older.

Personally, I find it ludicrous that the White House funds studies that result in information any sane person could come up with on their own.

There is a massive obesity problem in the United States.  You need only walk through a mall in Florida, New Jersey - hell pick any suburb and see it in existence.   The issue here is one of moderation.  Does it make sense that one increases risk of disease from too much weight? Yes. About as much sense as it makes that one risks disease from not having enough weight to stave off illness.   So what's a few extra pounds here and there?

Now someone tell me that you can be too rich......I'm listening......

Sowing Your Oats & Eating Them Too.

I've found myself handing out this tip half a dozen times in the past two weeks.  Time I shared it on Salubrious Life.

It's about eating Oats.  Now we know that eating whole grain oats is good for us.  Steel cut oats even better for their fiber and the way they cleanse. [Steel-Cut Oats are whole grain oats (the inner portion of the oat kernel) which have been cut into only two or three pieces. They are golden in colour and resemble mini rice particles.]

But who wants to prepare this feast on a daily or even thrice weekly basis?   You can't pull this kind of nutrition out of a package and add hot water........this stuff has got to cook the old fashioned way.

I experimented a year or so ago with my rice cooker (Japanese friends, hide your eyes) Yes, I used a rice cooker for something other than Nishiki rice.  The benefits of this method were immediate.

Easily made, easily kept (you can store excess for the next day in fridge) no mess, no need to eat it right away.

I'll go to my morning Bikram class, put the rice cooker on when I get home.  Grab my shower and by the time I'm done....so are the oats.

DETOXIFY GRACEFULLY WITH GREEN TEA

I finally came to the decision today that it's no more coffee for me. I am ready to take the green tea plunge. Straight green tea can upset my stomach, so I've chosen Green Tea Kombucha, highlighted with Lemon Grass and Spearmint Leaf. It's divine.

Kombucha can help detoxify the body, enhance the immune system, fight fatigue and soothe an upset stomach. My tea is created by Yogi Tea using an extract made from Kombucha, grown in a unique mix of 32 supporting Chinese herbs. Each individually wrapped tea bag comes with a quote from Yogi Bhajan himself, who brought these herbal recipes West when he came to America to teach the techniques of Kundalini Yoga and Ayurvedic living in 1969.

I decide while unwrapping my first tea bag, that his message would be my new direct on the path to health and wellness.

"Every chick has to become an eagle, every woman has to become graceful, and every tomorrow has to become divine."

I am one happy chick, feeling a bit more graceful, sipping this divine tea.

Shower Your Teeth With Love

We’ve all heard it, some of us do it, and other’s do not…. "You must floss your teeth daily!" Well, I happen to floss twice a day, because I’ve got a secret… keep your dental floss in the shower.

Yes! While you are conditioning your hair, floss. While showering after a workout, floss!  Add it to your daily showering routine and not only will your pearly-whites become even more fabulous, you will protect yourself from gum disease – which may increase your risk of heart disease.   

And, why not add an extra benefit by flossing with the dental floss and dental tape from Desert Essence that includes antiseptic Tea Tree Oil for added protection, and an excellent aid-preventive in your dental care regimen.  Your teeth will love you for it and so will your heart!