Food for Thought with Jolie Root: Recent Episodes
Jolie Root
Nutrition educator Jolie Root sifts through health news and research to bring you practical effective and delicious natural approaches to support heart health, a youthful sharp and healthy brain, and increased vitality at every age.
Listen to Jolie review a study that found less aggression in the entire household when children took omega-3 EPA and DHA at a one gram daily dose for six months. Also hear benefits of vitamin B-12 and many suggestions for lifestyle measures to preserve cognition as we age. And whats so great about watermelon? Everything!
Do you know your omega-3 levels? Salmon burger recipe. Mother's B vitamin levels reduce babies eczema. DHA intake during pregnancy improves child attention at age 5, be sure to get enough. What supplements to take after age 40.
Stress erases the benefits of healthy fats. Plastic derived endocrine disrupters suppress vitamin D levels. Vitamin K2 supports healthy arteries. DHA Omega-3 protects against amyloid and therefore Alzheimers. Surprising benefits of walking.
Omega-3s save your heart after a heart attack by reducing scarring and boosting function. Ethyl Ester fish oil and why it is different and preferred as RX fish oil...only you don't need a prescription. Healthy fats make you live longer. Fitness extends life. Low vitamin D levels predict risk of brain decline, heart and neurodegenerative diseases. Probiotics support positive mood.
Listen as Jolie shares news on how a healthy diet, the Mediterranean Diet protects against Alzheimers and helps children read better in their early years in school. What to eat to help your vision, particularly if you have Glaucoma. Why kids should limit Sugar to 6 tsp daily and what to feed them instead. How vitamin D reduces risk of Asthma attacks. How to gain/lose weight by choosing or avoiding the right foods.
High-dose ethyl ester omega-3 EPA/DHA protects the heart after a heart attack. Pregnant women aren’t getting enough omega-3. Vitamin D keeps low grade prostate cancer from becoming aggressive. Statins…they are over prescribed and have serious side effects. Do you really need to take them? Meditation is great for your brain..how to get started. Tips for losing stubborn and dangerous belly fat.
CoQ10 can save lives. The recommendations for vitamin D are off by a factor of ten! Experts weigh in on the sunshine vitamin. Olive oil in all it's glory. How wrong nutrition policy has been about saturated fat and cholesterol, hint...you should be eating butter and eggs.
Does fish oil raise your cholesterol? Why you might need an EPA only omega-3 Supplement. Spirulina is great for you. Alpha lipoic acid and EPA assist with weight loss. Yikes! High cholesterol and triglycerides block vitamin E. Green tea before bed helps you lose weight. Plant based diet with fish blocks colon cancer.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder increases risk of dying prematurely. Pesticide exposure increases risk of ADHD. Coffee reduces the risk of MS. Heavy drinking in midlife increases stroke risk more than diabetes. Mediterranean Diet protects your brain. Omega-3’s and vitamin D are linked to serotonin production and low levels increase risk of psychiatric disorders, including autism.
More good news for healthy hearts. Black tea is good for your heart. Why we all need to drink more water. Foods that cause inflammation. And natural remedies to deal with it. Curcumin improves cholesterol levels in people with prediabetes.
Take good care of your heart. This may surprise you, it is time to put eggs back in the diet. The UD Dietary guidelines are finally changing their longstanding recommendations about cholesterol. Cholesterol in the diet does not increase heart risk. Vitamin D levels that are too low may increase risk of severe strokes, and vitamin D improves blood sugar levels in children with type 1 diabetes. How to eat to protect heart health.
Scared of Ebola? Don't panic! What you must do to power up your immune system and which virus is 10,000 times more likely than Ebola to kill people in the USA.
Supplements. We cannot afford to ignore their benefits! How specific and very inexpensive supplements would enable us to save billions on healthcare, this year and through 2020. Best of all, how small amounts of those same supplements would add years of disease free living to each of our lives. If you are not using lutein and zeaxanthin; magnesium; chromium picolinate or the B vitamins you are inviting costly medical procedures and hospital stays, that could be avoided! Are you deficient in magnesium? Signs that help you discover low magnesium levels.
There is a real danger in taking acetaminophen during pregnancy. Find out why this is a drug to avoid if you are expecting. Are you stressed? Is it because you are not getting key nutrients that support better adaptation to stressors? Find out what they are and how to get them. And learn how to keep your heart fit. What are the key nutrients, aside from Omega-3, you need to get everyday to support cardiac health.
Growing doubts about statins, is there another way to safely lower cholesterol? Tocotrienol Vitamin E, an overlooked nutrient that protects the brain. Night shifts and night lights may be creating treatment resistant cancers. How to raise glutathione levels and what the heck is glutathione, anyway? Even leisurely strolls protect the brain. And zinc is important. Are you getting yours? Vitamin D is an immunity superstar, but which foods boost immune function, naturally?
How DHA Omega-3 is linked to better oral health, and how omega-3s are linked to better digestive health. Also vitamin C has been in the news. Consider it a lifesaver. A new study found that organic foods are higher in nutrient content. Which fruits and veggies are MOST important to purchase organically? And I will be sharing four steps to having a healthy mind at any age. ( hint: it might be time to go buy a new deck of cards). Finally, if you are depressed or under stress it is time to reinvent your definition of comfort foods.
An interview with a rockstar of Omega-3 research, Dr Bruce Holub from University of Guelph in Toronto. We will be talking about omega-3 benefits and challenges we face in having our children here in North America have dangerously low levels of EPA and DHA. I will also be talking about this: More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes, up from the previous estimate of 26 million in 2010, according to a report released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in four people with diabetes doesn’t know he or she has it. Another 86 million adults – more than one in three U.S. adults – have prediabetes, where their blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes. Without weight loss and moderate physical activity, 15 percent to 30 percent of people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within five years. What steps can you take to protect yourself from this modern epidemic? Hint...it might involve vitamin D.
Reduce your risk of heart attack by raising your Omega-3 and vitamin D blood levels. How much is enough? Are these supplements safe? Nutritionist and nurse Jolie Root provides clear guidelines for healthy choices that support vibrant health at any age. World class nutrition scientist Dr Bruce Holub clears the air about naysayers who think fish oils and vitamin D are not important for family health.
On this edition of Food for Thought I will be talking about the importance of sitting less. Which vegetable protects the prostate and what foods are the strongest Cancer fighters. Also what happens to the brain when you have a high Aspartame intake? What about Splenda is it any better? And how a simple spice protects your brain from age related changes. Do you want to reduce wrinkles? ( Who doesn’t!) There may be something growing in your garden that will help. And I will share a delicious recipe using North African Chili Paste to perk up roasted cauliflower and chickpeas. Yum! That recipe is at my blog Red Wine, Green Tea and Dark Chocolate, which lives at www.jolieblogs.com
Today I am tackling public health enemy number one...SUGAR! I'll be talking about why it is such a problem and why it has gone from a personal responsibility issue to a public health issue, and what it costs each and every one of us. I will also give you ten great ideas/recipe hints for adding leafy green vegetables to your summer diet. I'll talk about ginger and how it stabilizes blood sugar levels, so important for diabetics. And I'll share a delicious Omega-3 rich smoothie recipe for adding ginger to your morning routine. Plus you'll never guess what we discovered red wine is good for!
Jolie shares small lifestyle changes that deliver big results. How to measure success in the state of your health without stepping on a scale. And how to boost creativity by up to 60% with this one simple activity.
A conversation with Bruce Holub. Omega-3s. A natural answer for heart risk, depression and healthy aging.