Saving money and eating healthy

Sometimes it seems that eating healthy is only a dream when you are on a tight budget. Many people are living with reduced incomes or additional expenses since the economy began to change a couple of years ago. You can eat healthy for about $3 a serving... Read more from eatingwell.com.

Many women with Bipolar Disorder are often mis-diagnosed

If someone in your family suffers from a Bipolar Disorder it can affect the whole family. If untreated many things can happen such as drive their spouse or family away, cause harm to themselves, or buy many things on impulse causing financial hardship or bankruptcy. There are new studies showing that women are often not diagnosed correctly with Bipolar Disorder...Read more from Health.com

Chickens fed flaxseed to study Ovarian Cancer

This month is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. There was a recent study that shows how chickens that were given flaxseed in their diets and that it decreased the severity and increased the survival for Ovarian Cancer...Read more from Sciencedaily.com.

Digestive health

USANA has been the leader in Nutritional Science since Dr. Wentz founded the Company in 1992. Dr. Wentz also created a Holistic Medical Facility in Baja California with a full hospital accreditation called Sanoviv Medical Institute. These two are working together with the creation of a new category of products for digestive health.
There are four products now available that compliment your body's natural processes for better digestive health. They are Probiotics, Hepasil, Fibergy Plus, and Digestive Enzymes. These products work towards digestion, detox (especially in the liver), and elimination. You can read more about each product.

USANA Probiotic- Digestive & Immune Health

Hepasil Dtx- Liver support promotes and balances the detox process for the body.

USANA Digestive Enzyme- Support your body's natural detox system.

Fibergy Plus- Low calorie fiber blend that promotes good digestive health.

Contact us by phone(714-679-6778) or e-mail(stevensfamilyhealth@yahoo.com) for more information.

Increased Magnesium Intake Linked to Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition reports a correlation between higher magnesium intake and a reduced rate of type 2 diabetes. Low magnesium intakes have previously been linked to insulin resistance and impaired glucose utilization.

Researchers evaluated data from 17,592 men and women aged 40 to 79 who took part in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer Risk established between 1988 and 1990. Dietary magnesium was calculated using a validated questionnaire, and incidence of diabetes was defined by self-report of physician diagnosis.

At the five year follow-up, 459 new cases of diabetes were reported. Dietary intake of magnesium was inversely associated with age, body mass index (BMI), and diabetes incidence in both sexes.

After making adjustments for cardiovascular risk factors, participants whose intake of magnesium was among the top 25 percent had a 36 percent lower adjusted risk of developing diabetes.

The incidence of type 2 diabetes is increasing in Asian countries, and this is the first study to examine the association between magnesium intake and the risk of diabetes in adults living in Japan. The results of this study are important for the development of potential health policies to help prevent and control this increasingly common degenerative disease.

Kyoko K, et al. Magnesium Intake and Risk of Self-Reported Type 2 Diabetes among Japanese. 2010. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 29, No. 2, 99-106.

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Exercise your funny bone

It's Labor Day. OK, unless you are truly dedicated some of you will miss your workout today. You can still do some basics. Tim Conway gives some exercise tips to Johnny Carson in a preview of the Dorf videos that came around later. Enjoy the laughs and your day.