Healthy nuggets of news to keep your motor humming

Welcome to our 4nd issue of our newsletter:

Healthy World Digest

In this issue:

* How to pick out supplements for your regimen

* Why be troubled about too much mercury?

* Chinese home remedies for arthritis

* Completed a marathon? Congrats, you've just made yourself ill.

* I guess that's why kids don't get canker sores.

* KING of Vitamins

* Best athletic shoes

* It's summer, make certain your kids don't dehydrate

Oh, and we wont harass you with numerous mailings or with articles that are longer than the Bible.

Just a few important, interesting, up to date, super beneficial health items that you could easily apply to you life or pass along to loved ones.

Ever notice how supplement websites and books often list concerns and offer a slew of herbs, vitamins & supplements you could take for that condition?

Well, after reviewing at a list of supplements, then what? How do you decide which ones to get?

What you should do is get 1, 2, maybe 3 of the recommended supplements, try them out and continue on if they help. If not, substitute with other options. You don't just go get all 23 supplements and make them into a side dish. And, you don't just eat the cheapest ones.

Click for the complete article on taking the right herbs/vitamins

* What to do about excess mercury

Mercury is extremely harmful to us. Unfortunately, it is found in a whole lot of the mostly healthy seafood we consume, not to mention the water we drink.

Here's the good news. Green or black tea may block the poisons in seafood from getting into your bloodstream. So, be sure to sip tea on your next seafood binge.

* Two Chinese herbs for arthritis

Cinnamon, which the Chinese call Rou Gui, is a good Chinese home remedy for arthritis. The bark is particularly good for blood flow and health of the spleen and kidney. Improving blood flow is helpful because it helps reduce pain and inflammation in many types of arthritis.

Ginger, called Gan Jiang by the Chinese, is also used as an anti-inflammatory. You can use the fresh roots as a tea or compress.

Combining the two in a scrumptious tea with a little raw honey would be ideal.

Click for more Chinese herbs for arthritis

* Completed a marathon? Congrats, you've just made yourself sick.

Exercise is the best thing for you but not marathon running. But, if you insist on running marathons, well, it's not against the law, not yet anyway.

Running a marathon is very bad for your health. It can cause all kinds of injuries and health problems and even death.

However, training for a marathon without ever actually running it is good for you. So go ahead and train for that next marathon. Then on the day of the marathon, enjoy it on the TV.

* I guess that's why kids don't get canker sores

New research finds that licorice root extract can remedy canker sores. This pleasant-tasting herbal remedy is a good, all natural solution to this nettlesome problem.

Your drugstore may sell CankerMelts which is made from licorice root. You can also ask your health food shop for a recommendation.

Oh, just kidding about the licorice candy. Those licorice Twizzlers will not do a thing for your canker sores.

* KING of Vitamins

Vitamin C continues to be the best per penny nutrient on the market. Now you can add diabetes as the latest health problem that C seems to prevent or correct.

Vitamin C: Inexpensive and safe. Get it in fruits and vegetables and supplements. Just get it.

* Best athletic shoes

As July is upon us and many of you resolve to hit the outdoor exercise venues, our friends at Consumer Reports have come out with their ratings on athletic footwear.

Briefly, for men, the top rated shoe was Asics, GEL-150 TR at $65. Their best buy was Champion, Amp 2 (Payless) for $45. (My unpaid commercial: I adore Payless! If you turn your nose up at this discount shoe store, well too bad for you.)

For women, the top rated athletic shoes were Asics GEL-150TR at $65 (just like for men). Next highest rated was Ryka Core Strength XT at $70. The best buys would be Avia A104W at $45 and Champion C9 Rocksie (Target).

* It's summer, make sure your kids don't dehydrate

A Madison Wisconsin news station reinforces that very crucial point that we can't stress too much. Especially crucial for growing kids to keep fully hydrated. Following are some excerpts from article:

Kids are at the point, depending on their age, they're playing, they're thirsty, but they're not going to stop and get some water.

Kids are more susceptible to dehydration because their bodies are less efficient when it comes to perspiring.

What I do with my kids -- I have a bottle with each of their names on it. I fill it up with ice, and they have to finish it by the end of the day.

Just to reinforce the most crucial point in the article - It's especially critical that kids be hydrated because growth requires a whole lot of healthy water. There's no predicting the harm that could be done to children if they don't have access to the required nutrients and water.

For entire article - click here

See you next month!

Sal