Your Healthy Tidbits; Volume 14 Issue 2

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TIDBIT #1

Regarding Adversity: "Each time, you'll learn something. Each time, you'll develop strength, wisdom, and perspective. Each time, a little more of the competition falls away. Until all that is left is you: the best version of you." ~Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage goodreads.com

TIDBIT #2

America's most widely consumed oil causes genetic changes in the brain: Univ. of California(UCR), Riverside research shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, and depression. Used for fast food frying, added to packaged foods, and fed to livestock, soybean oil is by far the most widely produced and consumed edible oil in the U.S. In all likelihood, it is not healthy for humans. The study compared mice fed three different diets high in fat: soybean oil, soybean oil modified to be low in linoleic acid, and coconut oil. The same UCR research team found in 2015 that soybean oil induces obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, and fatty liver in mice. Additionally, the team notes the findings only apply to soybean oil… not to other soy products or to other vegetable oils. Coconut oil, which contains saturated fats, produced very few changes in the hypothalamic genes. "If there's one message I want people to take away, it's this: reduce consumption of soybean oil," one of the authors said about the most recent study. eurekalert.org

TIDBIT #3

Be choosy about nighttime snacks. Mindless eating occurs most frequently after dinner, when you finally sit down and relax. Snacking in front of the TV is one of the easiest ways to throw your diet off course. Either close down the kitchen after a certain hour, or allow yourself a low-calorie protein. webmd.com

TIDBIT #4

Give your immune system a leg up through chiropractic care. Chiropractic care was first linked to improved immunity during the deadly flu epidemic of 1917 and 1918. Chiropractic patients fared much better than the general population. This observation spurred a study of the field. The data showed flu victims under chiropractic care had an estimated .25% death rate, a lot less than the normal rate of 5% among flu victims who did not receive chiropractic care. In the years since, studies are finding that chiropractic care is a way to improve immunity. One study, from the National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, Illinois, found that disease-fighting white blood cell counts were higher just 15 minutes after a chiropractic adjustment. Who do you know that could benefit from chiropractic care? psychologytoday.com

TIDBIT #5

The medicinal properties of the nutrient curcumin (the active ingredient in turmeric rhizome) have been slowly revealing themselves over the centuries. Long known for its anti-inflammatory properties, recent research has revealed that turmeric is a natural wonder, proving beneficial in the treatment of many different health conditions from cancer to Alzheimer's disease. To learn the top 20 health benefits, go to: healthdiaries.com