Healthy nuggets of news to keep your motor humming

Welcome to the 20th issue of our newsletter:

Healthy World Digest

In this issue:

* Water contamination technology

* Better understanding of health research

* Removing pesticides from produce

* Best time to exercise

* Eat this for breakfast

* Herbal remedy for greater focus

* Don't forget the vitamin D, revisited

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.

We're heading into the holiday season and a lot of good could be rolled back in just a few months, even a few weeks or days.

Get a nice, cool glass of water and read on.

* Water contamination technology

Water issues are only getting a fraction of the attention they should receive.

But did you know that there is a whole conference being devoted to water contamination and availability?

Yep, the leading global research and advisory firm focused on healthy water technology, announced the Cleantech Focus Los Angelos event to be held on November 3-4, 2010.

To paraphrase item:

To highlight technologies and encourage clean technology innovations, Cleantech Focus Los Angeles will gather hundreds of important industry players like corporate leaders, economic development agencies, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and decision makers to Los Angeles, an area that is key for water resource management and increasing demand.

For now, for you, make sure you are taking advantage of your water supply and make sure you are filtering your tap water.

For more on CleanTech conference, click water contamination technology conference

* Better understanding of health research

HWD presents advice that is founded on research. Problem is, research is often conflicting, confusing, overwhelming.

Remember when coffee was bad for you? When margarine was healthy?

Most research is simplistic. Like, well, coffee = heart disease.

Research often just begs more questions.

Oh, coffee leads to heart disease? For who? How much? What kind & how strong. Drank at what time of day? All coffee?

See what I mean?

Here is what you must remember about research. It seldom includes the whole of your body. It seldom takes into account the course of your lifetime.

Fact is, our bodies are units. The parts are unified.

What impacts one part will effect much more, for better or for worse.

Gum problems can lead to cardiac disease. Inflammation can lead to cancer. Exercising might effect the appearance of nails and hair. Stress levels effect everything.

Complicated, huh.

Just remember that particular problems can have many consequences so rather than obsessing over specific connections, make sure to take care of yourself where you can and to nip major, broad health issues in the bud or there's no knowing where they may lead.

Let me offer a personal example. I'm pretty sure that getting some sunshine and vitamin C are two things that are very valuable to our health. I could and have obsessed over just how much, what kind, at what time.

But now, hey, I just get an hour of sun when I can, sporting just shorts. In fall and winter, I make sure to get out and get some sun even if it's over only a fraction of my body.

As for vitamin C, I don't obsess over how much is being cooked out of foods or on gulping mega doses. I chew a vitamin C tab or two on most days, get some natural C in oranges and lemons. A little more in my multivitamin. I might get some more supplemental vitamin C if I feel a cold coming on. Just commonsense stuff.

* Removing pesticides from produce

I wish that I had only organic produce and other foods. Here too, I'm pretty sure that eating all of those pesticides plainly can't be good for you. Much of the food I eat is organic but not nearly all.

A good deal of the pesticide load is absorbed by the produce. Unless we get only organic products, it will be hard to avoid all pesticides.

Luckily, much of the pesticide lies on the surface of the produce, where we can remove it.

You can simply peel certain items like apples. But I don't ordinarily like to peel off a part of the fruit that contains lots of nutrients.

I often scrub produce that harbors pesticides on skins, like apples, carrots or potatoes.

Another strategy is to buy a produce spray from a health food store. Just spray it on produce to loosen surface pesticides. Follow directions.

You can even make a good, all-natural produce spray which loosens pesticides.

In a spray bottle, mix 1 cup water, 1 cup distilled vinegar, 1 tbsp baking soda and juice of half a lemon. Spritz on produce, let sit for 5 minutes, rinse off. Keep spray in refrigerator.

* Best time to exercise

So what time of day is it best to exercise? When will exercise bestow the most benefits? Incur the fewest costs?

Short answer? The afternoon.

That's when muscles are warm, hormone levels and body temperatures peak. Want more specifics than that.

Look through Healthy Exercise World's new pages on issue for more.

Morning as best time to exercise

Noon as best exercise time

Afternoon as best time to exercise

Evening as best time to workout

* Eat this for breakfast

You all know breakfast is important. So, what to have, that bacon or ham and fried eggs or pancakes, or a bagel with cream cheese?

Hah. Real foods win again. Eggs and bacon or ham will make you feel full all morning, the protein will make it easier to exercise control over eating habits and the protein in the eggs will relax your blood vessels.

The pancakes or bagel made with refined flour? The carbohydrate load will cause your blood sugar to skyrocket, you'll feel energized initially, but then crash a few hours later and need a pick me up before lunch. Go for the eggs and meat.

* Herbal remedy for greater focus

Losing focus? Many of us just go for that cola or cup of coffee. Works for a very short time and then, an hour later, effects vanish, performance goes down.

But, a cup or 2 of peppermint tea can increase concentration and performance according to research. Oh and it's delicious.

I drink a peppermint-chamomile tea before bed to relax and soothe self to sleep.

* Don't forget the vitamin D supplements, revisited

We've noted the importance of vitamin D (old site being updated), especially the natural kind from the sun. But now, for many of us, the days of sunbathing are a few weeks in the rear view mirror.

So now is the time to take vitamin D supplements. Could turn around your mood and health profile for many months until spring rolls along.

By next issue of HWD, most of you will have gone through Thanksgiving dinner, leftovers and the inevitable desserts.

Well, enjoy. But so you don't go too crazy, drink some water before the feasts and have a few sensible appetizers like veggie sticks to help allay hunger. Then go for a plate of goodies.

See you next month!

Sal

Healthy Water