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"Read the labels carefully. You may be surprised to find that some of the things you thought were healthy, such as certain salad dressings, are actually loaded with salt. Even a bean burrito at a fast-food restaurant will be high in salt. Look for "no salt" labels on your packaged foods, and go light on the saltshaker in the kitchen and at the table. Although sugar in the diet may not be directly related to menstrual cramps, sugar does interfere with the absorption and metabolism of some B vitamins and minerals." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"If you are concerned about reading labels correctly, go to www.ultra mind.com/guide and download the companion guide for this book where I have included a set of tips on what to look for on labels. Common Symptoms in the First Few Days The following symptoms are very common at the beginning of the preparation phase and may continue through the first few days of the six-week program as you eliminate gluten and dairy. Don't worry, these symptoms are indicative that your body is eliminating toxins and are a good sign! • ?" - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Inspect labels before you add an item to your shopping cart! Reading labels will mostly reinforce the idea that you should put the food back on the shelf. You want to avoid foods whose first few ingredients contain white flour (called wheat flour) and any type of sweetener, such as corn syrup. Ingredients are listed on the label according to quantity, in descending order based on weight (from most to least)." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 book set) (Get the book.)

"As discussed in the Introduction, these labels may clue you in to which state and federal laws apply to the plan. While you don't need to understand all of the technical distinctions among these labels, people in the insurance industry do—and you may periodically be asked what type of policy you have. It's nice, at the very least, to be able to give the right answer. While you're at it, pay attention to other labels that identify your plan. See, for example, if there are any limiting labels, like "hospital and surgical only." See if your health plan describes itself as "accident only." - Rhonda D. Orin, Making Them Pay: How to Get the Most from Health Insurance and Managed Care (Get the book.)

"Being armed with a bit of knowledge about trans fats and the foods rhat contain them and knowing what to look for on labels will help you to steer clear of the damaging effects of trans fats. Many women are fearful of eating more nuts due to their fat and calorie content, but nuts actually contain healthy fats, as does olive oil. Higher amounts of nuts are associated with cardioprotective effects. Increased intake of walnuts in particular, with their alpha-linolenic acid content, appears to have a triglyceride-lowering effect." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Nutritional" labels for Drugs Another idea for providing better information to patients is to improve the labeling of medicines. Drs. Steve Woloshin, Lisa Schwartz, and Gil Welch, internists at Dartmouth Medical School and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, have suggested labels similar to the nutrition labels that are now required on all food packaging." - Richard A. Deyo M.D. M.P.H., Donald L. Patrick, Hope or Hype: The Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises (Get the book.)

"Our Recommendations Read labels carefully. Don't just buy any vitamin E. You want 200 to 400 IU daily of natural vitamin E (D-alpha-tocopherol) in combination with the family of other vitamin E compounds, including gamma-tocopherol and tocotrienols. You can purchase these compounds together in one gel cap. Avoid vitamin E with the designation of DL-alpha-tocopherol, which is a synthetic vitamin E. According to Margaret G." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "So much in fact that in 2004 the Food and Drug Administration permitted food containing olive oil to carry labels saying it may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Although limited, the evidence suggests that eating about 2 tablespoons (2 3 grams) of olive oil daily may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease due to the monounsaturated fat content. So a change as simple as sauteing food at a low heat in olive oil instead of butter may be much better for your heart." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "The percentages shown on the labels refer to the National Academy of Science's current RDAs—the recommended daily allowances of essential nutrients thought to be adequate to meet the nutritional needs of healthy people. These values constantly change as a result of ongoing research. Academy experts themselves acknowledge the values to be far from precise. Moreover, the requirements for many nutrients have not been established and in all likelihood other essential nutrients will be found in years to come. There are no official guidelines covering intake for unhealthy individuals." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Take time to read the labels on foods and choose reduced-salt, or preferably no-salt, varieties. Water is as crucial to our existence as air. Water makes up more than half of our body's weight. Our cells are full of water. Water supports all our body's processes. Water is the basis of blood, and therefore of the transport system of the body. Water collects the wastes and toxins from cells, dilutes them and carries them to our eliminating organs. Water carries oxygen to the cells to create energy. Impure or inadequate water supplies means every cell in our body suffers." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Even if you don't know what the labels mean, underline them or write them down on a separate sheet of paper. They are very, very important. As discussed in the Introduction, these labels may clue you in to which state and federal laws apply to the plan. While you don't need to understand all of the technical distinctions among these labels, people in the insurance industry do—and you may periodically be asked what type of policy you have. It's nice, at the very least, to be able to give the right answer. While you're at it, pay attention to other labels that identify your plan." - Rhonda D. Orin, Making Them Pay: How to Get the Most from Health Insurance and Managed Care (Get the book.)

"Others in the audience took great objection to the psychological approach, feeling that I had implied they were somehow defective, and they didn't want any such labels cast at them. It quickly became clear to me that I'd entered a minefield filled with anger, despair, and hurt. These people felt victimized by a myth perpetuated by the diet industry—a myth asserting that people stay fat because they don't have enough self-discipline. "We have as much willpower as our skinny neighbors," one audience member told me, and I agreed." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) "Here all you need to do is identify which of the self-doubt labels listed below you tend to give yourself when you are your own worst, most unforgiving, and harshest critic. This is everyone's weak spot, and is one of the main factors that keeps the feeling phobia alive. Use this list to identify the three most relevant self-doubt triggers that drive your urge to eat. "I find I need to eat when I believe I'm__." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) "EXERCISE Catastrophe Prediction #4: Catastrophe Predictions Triggered by Self-Doubts Let's become acquainted with your catastrophe predictions related to your self-doubt labels. Look at the label, and the next time you're feeling one of these ways about yourself and tempted to eat rather than debate yourself about the issue, see if you are thinking one of these false statements about yourself. If you believe the catastrophe predictions, you have to conclude that you're hopeless and powerless to change. If you question them, you can change all of that. This is the real me I have been hiding." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.)

"If you suspect an additive is responsible for the asthma, you will have to become adept at reading labels before you buy. Allergy testing may help you pin down exactly what the child is reacting to. (See also 'Food Allergies and Additives' in Chapter 8.) SCHOOL AND CH1LDCARE It is important that the creche, kindergarten or school knows that your child is an asthmatic, and what medication he or she may need. Childcare centres and schools will ask for details of asthma when your child enrols,- and make sure you give all relevant information." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.) "You will sometimes see the labels list 'chelated' minerals—these are more readily digestible than ordinary minerals and so absorbed better. Try a course of one particular supplement at a time. Don't start on a cocktail of pills otherwise you may never know just which one is really doing you good. Most suppliers are diligent in eliminating as many possible allergenic substances from their products but some can contain impurities. 'Bargain' products should be considered with caution. There is usually a reason why they are so cheap—they are not ultimately a bargain if quality is lacking." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.) "Read the labels carefully. The best way to consume healthy juices is to make them yourself: you can have freshly prepared fruit or vegetable juices on tap and create your own taste sensations if you buy a juice extractor. It will probably become the most used appliance in your kitchen. Adopt the daily habit of drinking a glass of fruit or vegetable juice before breakfast and add to this a half to one teaspoon of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C). This is also a great time to take your multi-vitamin capsule and any other supplements that are benefiting you." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"By midcentury labels such as "lobular carcinoma in situ," "intraductal carcinoma," and "ductal carcinoma in situ" (dcis) appeared in the literature. "Carcinoma" is another term for cancer, and "in situ" suggests that there is no discernible evidence for spread. No alarm was sounded. After all, these lesions were not palpable and were generally discovered incidentally in the proximity of benign nodules that were removed because they were palpable. With the growing emphasis on biopsying lesions discovered at self-examination, dcis was a frequent incidental finding by the mid-1970s." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"Reading labels on packaged foods is a good strategy for reducing intake of refined sugars. Any label that says sucrose, glucose, maltose, lactose, fructose, sugar, corn syrup, or white grape juice concentrate is a source of added dietary sugar. Salt. With all this talk of lowering cholesterol and improving the cholesterol ratios, it is easy to forget how important it is to balance the blood pressure and how foods may have a positive or a negative effect on this. For example, a diet low in potassium and high in sodium is associated with high blood pressure." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Food and Drug Administration for making manufacturers disclose trans fat content on the labels of food products starting in 2006. We also applaud those fast-food restaurant chains that have eliminated trans fats. We hope that trans fats might someday be banned altogether. For more information on trans fats, see the special report on the Web site of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (www.cspinet.org). 10. High Blood Pressure Hypertension, or high blood pressure as it is commonly known, is not really a disease." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"But the labels hadn't helped him heal. Kevin's rash of red, circular welts blanketed his back, and was starting to migrate to his neck and head. It was making his hair fall out, and was creeping into the corners of his eyes. His preschool teacher told Kevin's mom, Denise, that if it got worse, Kevin would have to leave school. But Denise knew that Kevin needed the structure of that school. Two years earlier-right after his measles shot-he had suddenly become almost uncontrollable." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"You can do your own exploring in the baby-food aisle and the frozen-foods section of your local health-foods store—but remember, always read the labels and look for that all-important USDA organic seal. And do an online search for organic baby-food merchants in your area, since many local companies offer delivery services. Even better: learn how to make your own organic baby food. I nursed my baby, Noah, for eleven months, then he weaned himself. 1 then started him on Rice Dream original. He has never had an ear infection, flu, or any other health problem." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"It has outlawed the truth by saying that these companies cannot make true claims on their labels. It is well known, for example, that a trace mineral, chromium, enhances insulin sensitivity. Yet, makers of chromium supplements cannot state that on their labels without risking the wrath of the FDA. The government would probably raid their warehouses and confiscate all inventories. At the same time, the FDA has legalized bad medicine. It has legalized dangerous prescription drugs and supported the use of mind hacks by legalizing direct-to-consumer advertising in 1997." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.)

"You should also bear in mind that the terms "organic" and "natural" are by no means interchangeable; don't be fooled by misleading labels. "Natural" can mean any number of things, while "organic" has a very specific, controlled definition. For a food to receive the "organic" label, a government-approved certifier must inspect the land where that food is grown to ensure that these USDA standards are being followed. You can't trust that a food is organic unless you see this label. Now that you know the definition of organic." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Most of those behavioral labels explained very little about causation. In my opinion, they were descriptions of behaviors, rather than diagnoses. As always, I needed to uncover the root causes, as a good medical detective must. As we talked, I looked carefully at Alisa, with her sniffly nose and other telltale signs of allergy, and my heart melted. She was one of those kids who could just look into your face and make you love them. She was a beautiful child, with friendly eyes and dark, shoulder-length hair." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"In 200c, Pfizer was ordered by the FDA to put a warning on its Viagra labels that the drug can cause irreversible vision damage, and in rare cases, blindness. Saying Viagra treated a disease also allowed advertisers to quietly appeal to the public's desire for self-improvement and -enhancement—while simultaneously pretending the drug wasn't really about improving anybody's sex life. Viagra was for a disease, not for wild, all-night sex." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "Before showing a group of Boston physicians the results from his study, Wennberg would reverse the labels, so that the hospitalization rates from Boston were labeled "New Haven" and vice versa. He would then show his audience the mislabeled slides, which made it appear as if doctors in New Haven were hospitalizing patients far more often than their peers in Boston, rather than the other way around. Boston audiences "would come up with all these reasons for why those guys down in New Haven were admitting too many patients," says McAndrew." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"Ideally, most of the food you buy for this nutrition plan—much of it fresh produce—will not require labels. But for products that do, be sure you study the ingredients very carefully. Here's why. In recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has forced the food industry to label fat content of foods more accurately than it did in the past. However, there is at least one very important loophole in the labeling rules. The FDA allows manufacturers to say that a product contains zero fat per serving if one serving contains lj2 gram of fat or less." - Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.)

"Consider this list of people who had numerous personality traits that are now closely associated with ADHD: The ADHD Hall of Fame Benjamin Franklin Isaac Newton Albert Einstein Galileo Thomas Edison Wilbur Wright Leonardo da Vinci Walt Disney Louis Pasteur Winston Churchill Henry Ford Alexander Graham Bell Beethoven Pablo Picasso William Randolph Hearst Robert Frost Frank Lloyd Wright Nikola Tessla This list illustrates the pointlessness of pathologizing people, particularly children, by applying arbitrary labels of illness to them, just because they're different." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Foods that lie leave us with little choice but to eat by the numbers, consulting labels rather than our senses. It's true that foods have long been processed in order to preserve them, as when we pickle or ferment or smoke, but industrial processing aims to do much more than extend shelf life. Today foods are processed in ways specifically designed to sell us more food by pushing our evolutionary buttons—our inborn preferences for sweetness and fat and salt." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

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