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Boost Immune System with Pork Roast

20131230_133630  The Integrity of the Immune System is critical to ones overall health. Zinc is a key mineral to assisting the function of the immune system. Found in a variety of protein based foods (meats and oysters), mushrooms, onions, garlic, orange vegetables, and orange fruits are rich in vitamin A and Zinc. Mushrooms cause the immune system to work more aggressively and should be included in a weekly dietary intake.  The following recipe can be served with beef, pork, or poultry. The meats may be filleted and layered with the puree, or roasted with the vegetables and herbs on the side.

Ingredients

Make a cut length wise on pork at about 1/2 in from top. Continue to unroll meat with each length wise cut.

Make a cut length wise on pork at about 1/2 in from top. Continue to unroll meat with each length wise cut.

3 pound pork carefully filleted to extend the span of 18 inches.
3/4 cup sausage browned in skillet and drained
2 portabella mushrooms
1 garlic clove peeled
1/4 cup parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried Thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
String for tying meat
2 Tablespoons butter
1 cup fluid (water, or marsala or red wine.)

Directions:
Heat oven to 400 F

In a blender puree: sausage, mushrooms, garlic, parsley, thyme, salt, olive oil and soy sauce for about 20 seconds.
(IF CHOOSING NOT to fillet the meat, sear meat, place all ingredients into roasting pan.)
While lacing the meat to secure the meat is typically done, consider cutting 5 cutting strings at about 9 inches in length to utilize for encircling the meat and tying in knots.

Place puree into center of meat and roll the fillet. Encircle string around pork every 1-2 inches and tie a knot or lace the string.

With a spoon layer the puree mixture onto the center of the pork. Carefully begin to roll meat and pull inward as to tighten the meat roll. Either lace the meat or slide a string under the meat, encircle it and tie a knot, each knot will be about 1-2 inches apart.

Sear meat on stove top, turn on heat to high, place pan on burner. Wait for 1 minute. Add butter, once melted add meat roll and place meat in pan. Allow to brown on all 4 sides, about 2-3 minutes per side. Turn off heat and remove skillet from burner.

Place meat into a roasting pan add fluid. Cover with aluminum foil and allow to bake for 20 minutes per pound. Remove from oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes, place on a grooved cutting board and thinly slice the meat. May be served with roasted potatoes and saute asparagus.

By: Kim Crocker-Scardicchio

Heal what Ails you. The benefits of nutritional supplements!

The Need for Nutrition  “As sciences go, nutrition is a young one. To put it’s age in perspective, if the history of the human race were compressed into 24 hours, scientific discoveries began about 12 seconds ago, and nutrition, as an organized science, emerged only during the last three to six seconds.”

“While much has been discovered about nutrition in its short scientific history, the road ahead still holds many discoveries in our journey toward optimal health. Of the many vehicles on that road, USANA is the Mercedes Benz®, leading the way in quality and integrity.”

The following articles provide strong evidence of the need for nutritional supplementation:

Overworked and Undernourished
Your Health is Priceless

At USANA Health Sciences our mission is to develop and provide the highest quality, science-based health products, distributed internationally.”

 

For a period of time I rejected the notion of taking Vitamins.  Personally, I do count my 4 fruits and 5 vegetables intake, trying to make sure that I hit the magic number of 9 amd striving for 11.  One of the main reasons that sickness occurs is for the simple fact that our body is not prepared to head off the attack due to improper nutrition.   Lack of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants not ingested on a daily basis leads to  various types of disease.

 

What Ails an individual is due to several villianous aspects:

  1. 7 out of 10 people do not eat properly. 4 fruits, 5 vegetables, fish, meat, dairy, breads, unsaturated fats: Olive oil, Peanut oil, Canola oil.
  2. What  one inherits from parents and family members, Genetic’s and DNA.
  3. Pollution, Pesticides and Processing of foods all have aspects of depleting nutrition from whole foods.

An individual should never take too much of the fat soluble vitamins K, A, D, E, as they can create detrimental effects within your body damaging both the heart and liver. Stay with a quality manufacturer of vitamins that have multiple controls in place to assure that the product produced does no harm to the consumer.

Having studied the sciences for five years myself, I wanted to to better understand USANA’s approach to reasoning the nutritional supplements in combination with it’s breakdown in the metabolic pathway. I attended a meeting under the direction of Dr. Jouhn Cuomo, a Biochemist at USANA, and was very impressed with his approach to the development of the vitamins, minerals and antioxidants produced in his lab, as well as, the MANY controls that were in place to ensure their product.   The seminar left a positive impression on me and I walked away convinced of USANA’s Good Manufacturing Practices and all or their national and international certifications.

It is important to check with your doctor to make sure there are no mal-interactions between any present medications and supplements that you may be taking.  Additionally, one should know that while supplements are not meant to treat, cure or prevent any disease evidence has shown that take in the right amounts they don’t harm the body and help the body to function better.

USANA Vitamins supplement chart

Supplements and Products that you can order on line.

 

Anti-Oxidants

AO Booster

• Boosts antioxidant protection

• Provides half the daily dose of the grape-seed extract found

in Proflavanol® 90

Mega Antioxidant

• Contains ingredients that are essential for good health

• Supplements vitamins that may be missing from diet

• Defends against oxidative stress

E-Prime™

• Provides powerful antioxidant defense

• Supports a healthy immune system

TenX Antioxidant Blast™

• Provides powerful antioxidant protection

• Supports heart health

• Promotes general well-being

 

 

Vitamins and Minerals

Chelated Mineral

• Contains ingredients that are essential for good health

• Delivers important minerals crucial to body

• Helps body effectively process key nutrients from our diet

Body Rox™ for Teen’s

• Provides essential vitamins and minerals for adolescents

• Helps compensate for irregular eating habits

• Supplies a comprehensive blend of antioxidants

BodyRox™ Active Calcium™ Chewable for TEEN’S

• Chewable calcium supplement specially formulated for teens

• Helps maintain healthy bones

• Supports many body functions

• Is important to cellular health

Usanimals™ for Children

• Provides essential nutrients for kids, ages 13 months to

12 years

• Helps support children’s rapid growth

• Supports healthy immune function

 

Vision and Eyes

Visionex®

• Supports eye health

• Defends against environmental stresses

 

Heart and Circulatory System

Proflavanol®

• Helps support a healthy heart and circulatory system

• Supports healthy immune function

• Offers superior antioxidant protection

Proflavanol® 90

• Offers three times the strength of regular Proflavanol in

one tablet

• Helps support a healthy heart and circulatory system

• Supports healthy immune function

• Offers superior antioxidant protection

BiOmega™

• Supports healthy joints

• Supports a healthy brain

• Supports a healthy heart

CoQuinone® 30

• Supports a healthy heart

• Provides strong defense against

oxidative stress

• Supports normal energy production within cells

Ginkgo-PS™

• Aids healthy blood circulation

• Supports mental acuity, memory,

and learning ability

Poly C®

• Supports collagen synthesis for healthy skin, bones,

and muscles

• Provides strong defense against oxidative stress

• Supports healthy immune, cardiovascular, and liver function

TenX Antioxidant Blast™

• Provides powerful antioxidant protection

• Supports heart health

• Promotes general well-being

 

 

Joints

Procosa® II

• Promotes optimal joint health

• Supports maintenance of healthy cartilage

BiOmega™

• Supports healthy joints

• Supports a healthy brain

• Supports a healthy heart

 

 

Liver

Hepasil DTX™

• Supports healthy liver function

• Supplies a unique blend of antioxidants.

Poly C®

• Supports collagen synthesis for healthy skin, bones,

and muscles

• Provides strong defense against oxidative stress

• Supports healthy immune, cardiovascular, and liver function

 

 

Vegetarian Diet

OptOmega®

• Supports cellular health

• Supports a healthy heart

• Organic, vegetarian source of a balanced ratio of EFAs

 

Men’s Health

Palmetto Plus™

• Supports men’s health

• Provides long-term support for prostate health

 

Women’s Health

PhytoEstrin™

• Supports women’s health

during natural aging changes

• Helps maintain bone mass

• Supports a healthy

cardiovascular system

CoQuinone® 30

• Supports a healthy heart

• Provides strong defense against

oxidative stress

• Supports normal energy production within cells

Ginkgo-PS™

• Aids healthy blood circulation

• Supports mental acuity, memory,

and learning ability

 

Bones, Muscles, Immune System, Heart and Liver

Poly C®

• Supports collagen synthesis for healthy skin, bones,

and muscles

• Provides strong defense against oxidative stress

• Supports healthy immune, cardiovascular, and liver function

Active Calcium™

• Helps maintain healthy bones

• Supports many body functions

• Is important to cellular health

TenX Antioxidant Blast™

• Provides powerful antioxidant protection

• Supports heart health

• Promotes general well-being

 

Please check with your doctor about the proper Nutritional Supplement that is right for you.  These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. USANA’s and it’s product’s are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. essentials optimizers

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Tea’s Combat: Weightloss, Anxiety, Cholesterol, High bp

 “Kava kava Tea has been used to treat anxiety/nervous disorders, migraines, hyperactivity in children, insomnia, menstrual cramps, UTI and bladder problems.  Kava was used by the Germans in the 1890s for pharmaceuticals relating to blood pressure; before then, it was utilized by the Polynesians”, based on collected research at A 2 Z Health, Beauty and Fitness.

Today, Kava is used as a non-addictive way to sooth nerves and relax. In , small recommended doses, no side effects have been found for Kava. However, large dosages of Kava can have a sedative effect, which means that one should avoid alcohol, driving, and operating heavy machinery when taking heavy amounts. Talk to your doctor before consuming Kava tea if you have liver disease.

The “kava” lactones, which are the plant chemicals that produce the desired effects, have been studied in the use of relaxing stiff muscles by blocking signals in the user’s nerves.”

Additional safety studies have been done on Kava.  Negative research has been denounced by Polynesian countries who have used  the plant’s health benefit’s for 3000 years.  Leading others to put into question how the plant is processed and sold  in such countries as Germany and Switzerland.  It should also be noted that the Polynesian lifestyle has been recognized for their longevity, to which Kava has been a contributing factor.

Black Tea  is grown from a tree in higher elevations of China, India, Japan, Sri Lanka. The healing benefits of  black tea has been used throughout history for medicinal purposes. It helps relieve diarrhea, lowers cholesterol levels and helps prevent tooth decay. The tea has a therapeutic effect on gastric and intestinal illnesses because of its tannins. To get the maximum benefit for diarrhea let the tea steep for a full 15 minutes.

Black teaimproves circulation,  by opening the capillaries and normalizing blood pressure (bp).  Benefits are noticed by simply drinking 2 cups of black tea 2x’s a day for 3 weeks.  Additional benefits are contributed to the theophylline in black tea that helps improve cholesterol levels. It also has been known to expand the airways, improving on easier breathing for asthmatics.  Black tea also helps with preventing tooth decay due to the Fluoride, a trace element found in black tea, which strengthens tooth enamel.

Oolong Tea  is made by allowing the raw leaves to sun-wilted and bruise, which exposes their juices to the air, so the leaves oxidise and start to turn brown like a cut fruit. They oxidise only partially, giving them a rich, floral flavour. The tea is then dried fully; locking in the rich flavors that oolong tea is known to offer. Oolong’s unique drying process creates a tea that has many metabolic stimulating attributes, therefore, it comes in a wide range of tastes and aromas from teas very close in taste to green tea to those very close to black tea.

Health Benefits

Oolong tea burns over 157% more fat than Green Tea and has become the most popular tea designed to accelerate weigh loss!!!  Drinking two cups of Oolong tea every day helps shed stubborn pounds by boosting your metabolism and blocking the fattening effects of carbohydrates.

Large quantities of polyphenol in Oolong tea:

  • • promotes strong, healthy teeth;
    • improves cognitive functioning and mental well-being;
    • preventing eczema, allergies
    • clarifies your skin, giving it a healthy, radiant glow and
    • strengthens your immune system.
  • Studies show in Japan and USA that it may be an effective adjunct to treating Type 2 Diabetes.

Only three teas have been discussed, however, many varieties are known to bring a wide range of health benefits.  So end your day by unwinding with a cup of Chamomile tea. 

By: Kimberly Crocker

Literature Research

  • Safety of Kava
  • Anon. FDA Issues Warning on Kava Suplement. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 26, 2002.
  • Anon. Kava Use Not Linked to Liver Damage, Report Says. Vitamin Retailer, April 2002.
  • Anon. NNFA Releases Expert Analysis of Kava Safety. Whole Foods, April 2002.
  • Blumenthal, Mark. The Safety of Kava Questioned. Whole Foods, March 2002.
  • Duke, James A. Dr. Duke’s Essential Herbs. New York: St. Martin’s Paperbacks. 2001.