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So I need your help.  As faithful readers of this blog, would you help me to know whether I need to narrow my focus by voting in this poll below?  And would you ask friends that frequent this blog or other blogs to vote as well.  And as always, feel free to email me your thoughts.  Thank  you for your support!

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Garlic

According to NaturalHealthRemedies.org, garlic can improve your health in the areas of: 

Acne

Cholesterol

Cardiovascular health

Slows aging of liver

Combats damage from nicotine use

Increases antioxidant enzymes

Blood pressure and blood clots

Is anti-bacterial

This chart from The World’s Healthiest Foods shows the nutrient make-up of garlic:

So, adopt the philosophy of the Italians and the Texans:

Eat garlic.  And more is better!

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Brown Rice

First, an interesting note, from “The World’s Healthiest Foods” website:  “Our food ranking system qualified brown rice as an excellent source of manganese, and a good source of the minerals selenium and magnesium. The complete milling and polishing that converts brown rice into white rice destroys 67% of the vitamin B3, 80% of the vitamin B1, 90% of the vitamin B6, half of the manganese, half of the phosphorus, 60% of the iron, and all of the dietary fiber and essential fatty acids. By law in the United States, fully milled and polished white rice must be “enriched” with vitamins B1, B3, and iron. But the form of these nutrients when added back into the processed rice is not the same as in the original unprocessed version, and at least 11 lost nutrients are not replaced in any form even with rice ‘enrichment.’”

They go on to say that brown rice (in part due to its high fiber content) can help to lower cholesterol, maintain a health body weight, reduce the risk of colon cancer (due to being a source of selenium), and possibly protect against “hormone-dependent cancers as well as heart disease.”  That’s pretty good for a simple bowl of rice!

And if you get really ambitious and want to do a whole body cleanse (and to see the health benefits of cleansing, click here), a doctor I take a lot of nutritional advice from has outlined a Brown Rice Cleanse that I am getting ready to try in a couple of weeks.  Here is what Dr. Linda Page has to say about her cleanse:  “A brown rice cleanse is based on macrobiotic principles for body balance. It’s cleansing, yet filling. You don’t feel like you’re on a cleanse at all, yet it does the trick. It’s a diet that uses rice as a nutrient building food, and vegetables and vegetable juices as concentrated cleansing supplements. A brown rice cleanse is high in potassium, natural iodine, and other minerals, so most people notice improvement in their hair, skin texture and nail growth.”

A meal that is a staple in our home is teriyaki chicken with stir fry onions and bell peppers on a bed of brown rice.  My mouth is watering already!  So with many different uses and many valuable benefits, have fun experimenting with brown rice!

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Berries

I confess that, even though I have a master’s degree in nutrition and should know better, I don’t always make the best of choices in what I eat or what I feed my family, but one thing we do is have berries every single day without fail.  If my son had to pick one food to subsist on for the rest of his life, I have no doubt that he would pick blueberries.

Here are some of the benefits of berries:  They are a good source of fiber, vitamin C, and antioxidants.  According to OrganicFacts.com, blueberries can help with aging, urinary tract infection, eye care & macular degeneration (can prevent or delay all age related ocular problems), brain function, memory & Alzheimer’s disease, constipation & digestion, cancer, and heart disease.  “They keep you fresh, active, fit, sharp, close to nature and in a good mood, as they are very good anti-depressants. The deeper the color of the blueberries, the more they are rich in antioxidants and other medicinal values.”

So what about raspberries?  With their good sources of potassium and calcium, they “are good for those suffering from inflammation and pain. It helps prevent cancer, inhibit the growth of cancer cells, prevents damage to cell membranes and the formation of tumor in various parts of body including the colon. It reduces the risk of heart diseases and delays the effect of aging. Raspberries protect the body tissue from oxygen related damage” (source).

Berries make Dr. Oz’s “Anti-Cancer Shopping List” and are among Dr. Mercola’s “Best Overall Fruits for Your Health“.  They are great on your breakfast cereal, mixed in your yogurt, thrown into a smoothie, or plain.  What a beautiful thing God has given us in berries!

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Almonds and walnuts

Almonds have been said to “lower the risk of gallstones, weight gain (instead makes you lose weight), high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It reduces blood sugar level, weight and LDL (bad) cholestrol, including almonds in your diet keeps heart and blood healthy.”

You can find them raw, roasted, salted, sliced, or even flavored with tamari. 

Walnuts are rich in Omega-3, an unsaturated fatty acid with many health benefits in and of itself.  According to OrganicFats.net, “regular consumption of walnuts helps in lowering cholesterol levels, controlling high blood sugars, and improving cardiovascular functions. It is good for various hearth problems. The reason for these benefits of walnuts is that they contain unsaturated fats and little cholesterol, significant amount of omega-3 and antioxidant properties. Walnuts can help prevent gallstones.”

And do not be scared off by the word “fat.”  These are good fats and will do far more good for you than you can measure.  Don’t believe me?  Read “Fats 101.”

 My new favorite snack is called Mrs. Mays Naturals Almond Crunch.  I have to cut myself off after a few because I would keep eating them, they are that good!  They have many different flavors, including options with walnuts and cashews.  So for your snack today, pick up a bag of almonds or walnuts, and get a fair share of fat today!  And try your best to resist the ones covered in sugar or chocolate. . .tasty, yes, but good for you?  Not as much.

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Green Tea 

This warm, relaxing treat has powerful antioxidants that have been shown to fight those dreaded (and deadly) free radicals in our body.  For a refresher on what free radicals are, click here.  Dr. Mercola has article after article about how green tea is good at protecting against heart disease, skin cancer, oral cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer.  Ok, so now you are intrigued.

University of Purdue researchers have found “there is also research indicating that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.”

Look here at how green tea surpasses the antioxidant levels of some of the most nutritious vegetables.  This is not to say abandon these vegetables, but is more of a testimony as to the antioxidant rich nature of green tea.

So, today as you wind down from a hard day of work, grab a cup of green tea and know that you are doing your body a favor.  But please, choose organic.  No sense in wiping out many of those great green tea benefits with all the chemicals used in growing and processing it.

And wouldn’t you know. . .I’m drinking some right now.

Come back for the next 5 days as I feature a new food in the Health Spotlight.

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If you are looking for a great birthday, Easter, or Mother’s Day gift for someone, or just that extra special design touch for your home or office, I urge you to check out a new artist whose talent is inspiring and product is unique.  Chutney Blake Designs produces original, hand-painted ceramic gifts including frames, coasters, and flower pots, which can be purchased as shown or custom ordered to suit your special tastes and needs.  Here are just a few of the items Chutney Blakes Designs offers:

Chutney Blake Designs is undoubtedly a great online find!  Visit them today at http://www.etsy.com/shop/chutneyblakedesigns.

Another website I’ve come across recently is Bookschristian.com.

So you want to search for a book or CD, but you want to know that the results are limited to Christian books and music that you can trust.  Bookschristian.com boasts of low prices and a huge selection, and they even have a “Best Price Guarantee” for new books that you might compare to other online retailer competitors. 

Check out some of these bestselling Christian titles:

If you are a book lover and collector like me, take a stroll through Bookschristian.com today!

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Washington, D.C.–”The second US blizzard in five days walloped the region while it was still digging out from the first blizzard’s 45 to 60 centimetres last weekend. A third storm was on the horizon for Monday and Tuesday with minor amounts of snowfall.  The second storm, coming on top of near-record snowfall on Friday and Saturday, broke a 111-year-old record in Washington, pushing the season’s snow accumulation to 141.2 centimetres. Fifteen-year-old records also fell in Philadelphia and Baltimore.” http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/308784,us-east-coast-digs-out-from-record-snow-storms–summary.html

Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York City–”Paul Kocin, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Washington, D.C., said the storm compares to some of the greatest ever largely because of its timing. He estimated 50 million people were affected.  ‘The big difference is that it occurred within a week and a half of three other storms,’ Kocin said. ‘The combination of storms is almost unprecedented - the amount of snow, the amount of impact.’  The latest storm dumped nearly 16 inches in Philadelphia, about 20 inches in central New Jersey, and totals ranged from 10 to 16 inches around New York City.”  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35281444/ns/weather/

Baltimore, MD–”For a city that sees 18.2 inches of snow in the average winter (and less than 12 inches in each of the last three winters), this can only be described as a jaw-dropping season.   NO ONE predicted this, and no one could have.  So far this winter - and I say ’so far’ because there is more snow on the horizon - Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has recorded more than 6 feet, 7 inches of snow. That is nearly four and a half times our annual average.  Plenty of locations in Central Maryland saw more.”  http://weblogs.marylandweather.com/

Vermont–”Chris Giard’s kids figured school was going to be closed. After all, a 40-year-old snowfall record was shattered over the weekend, as Burlington, Vermont, saw some 33.1 inches of snow — the greatest in its history.”  http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/01/04/vermont.record.snowfall/index.html

Goshen, IN–”A record 5-inch snowfall for that date and temperatures near the freezing mark helped make most streets and roads slick Tuesday in the Goshen area.  The Goshen weather station reported a total snow of 4.9 inches at 7 p.m, beating the previous record of 3.8 inches in 1982.”  http://www.goshennews.com/statenews/local_story_041003021.html

Oklahoma City, OK–”Thousands of Oklahomans remain without power as a massive winter storm blew through the state bringing record setting snowfall to a large part of central Oklahoma.”  http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=11726617

North Texas–”The National Weather Service says the snow total at D/FW International Airport has reached 7.9 inches, the most snow North Texas has ever recorded in a single day. The previous record was 7.8 inches on January 14, 1917 and again on January 15, 1964.  North Texas has now received 11.1 inches of snow so far this season. The record was set in 1977-78 with 17.6 inches.”  http://www.wfaa.com/weather/Wintry-weather-traffic-update-84107682.html

 But somehow, even this record-breaking weather is proof of global warming, according to the lefties.  Click here to see how they have spun it.

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It all turned out so well, I have a hard time making much of the fact that Focus on the Family’s Tebow ad, billed as pertaining to the pro-life issue, didn’t have anything to do with abortion.

But looking back, Focus never said it would.

In fact, Focus said it wouldn’t. CEO Jim Daly told USA Today on Feb. 5 the ad was “an open discussion on the sanctity of human life – not just the issue of abortion … [with] a bit of humor in it – in fitting with the Super Bowl theme.”

Focus gave exactly what it promised.

People like Jeff Emmanuel at RedState.com commended Focus for PR genius:

The job done by Focus on the Family and the Tebows with their much-publicized Super Bowl advertisement was nothing short of masterful. In fact, I’m not sure that word describes the level of mastery Focus on the Family showed with their domination of the pro-abortion left through last night’s ad and the public relations battles leading up to it. …In one fell swoop, Focus on the Family and the Tebows exposed the real pro-abortion left to a larger audience than, perhaps, had ever seen them in their natural state: as abortion-loving autocrats who despised choice almost as much as (infant) life itself – all without really having to do anything.

Read the rest of Jill Stankek’s article here.

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