Posts Tagged ‘University Of California Davis’

How to Stay Thin

Friday, July 26th, 2013
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How to Stay Thin
The cheapest sweetener you can buy is High
Fructose Corn Syrup. Corn sweeteners are both
cheaper and sweeter and that’s why it is in just
about everything you buy.
I was in Michigan a few months ago and went to the
store to pick something up. My granddaughter and
her girl friend wanted to go with. When we got
there she asked. Can we get something? I told her
you can get what ever they want, as long as it
doesn’t contain high fructose corn syrup. They
looked around the entire store reading labels and
they both came back to me and said everything has
it.

I did some research my self and found out that
most corn in the USA is Genetically Modified and
that’s an entirely different problem that I will
address later.

I found an article by Dr. Mercola very
interesting.
“A 2009 study from University of California, Davis
takes its place in a growing lineup of scientific
studies demonstrating that consuming high-fructose
corn syrup is the fastest way to trash your
health. It is now known without a doubt that sugar
in your food, in all its myriad of forms, is
taking a devastating toll. Fructose in any form —
including high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and
crystalline fructose — is the worst of the worst!
Fructose, a cheap sweetener usually derived from
corn, is used in thousands of food products and
soft drinks. Excessive fructose consumption can
cause metabolic damage and triggers the early
stages of diabetes and heart disease.
Some of the side effects are
Insulin resistance and obesity

• Elevated triglycerides and elevated LDL

• Depletion of vitamins and minerals

• Cardiovascular disease, liver disease, cancer,
arthritis, and gout

• High Blood Pressure

It isn’t that fructose itself is bad — it is the
MASSIVE DOSES you’re exposed to that make it
dangerous. There are two reasons fructose is so
damaging:

1. Your body metabolizes fructose in a much
different way from glucose. The entire burden of
metabolizing fructose falls on your liver.
2. People are consuming fructose in enormous
quantities, which has made the negative effects
much more profound.

The FDA classifies fructose as GRAS: Generally
Regarded As Safe. Which pretty much means nothing
and is based on nothing. There is plenty of data
showing that fructose is not safe — but the
effects on the nation’s health have not been
immediate. That is why we are just now realizing
the effects of the last three decades of
nutritional misinformation.

If you really want to lose weight and keep it off
it’s easy if you are willing to make a life style
change. But if you are not about to change your
eating habits you may just be on the yoyo program
where you loose a few pounds and gain them right
back. I sure you know that one.
I have found that there are a few things that
really work well.

a. Read all the labels before you buy it. If you
see high fructose corn syrup don’t buy it.
b. If it’s pastoralized take it out of your
diet. Dairy products will make you fat.
c. Most of the wheat in the USA and Canada is
GMO. Forget it! They are not going to keep you
slim or healthy. Not only will you keep stacking
on pounds your health maybe in danger.
d. Start detoxing your body on a regular basic.
I do a detox every 3 months for a week or two.
Summer, fall, winter and spring are the best
times. If you haven’t ever detoxed , most likely
you are toxic from the air you breath, the water
you drink and the foods you are eating. I found
the core Restore Program to be one of the best and
easy to do.
http://rechargingqigong.com/core-restore-detox-program.html

e. Begin an exercise program and do it 4 times
a week for 90 days. I have found that the internal
exercises work wonders on balancing the mind and
the body. Yoga, Tai chi and Qi Gong keep you
strong and flexible in body, mind and spirit.
Start off with the Flying Crane Qi Gong it’s easy
to learn and will open up the hand centers in
weeks, and you will feel the Qi

http://rechargingqigong.com/flying-crane-qi-gong.html

I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and
Happiness

Dr. Wu Dhi

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The Power of Meditation on your Weight

Monday, April 15th, 2013
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Focusing on the present rather than letting the
mind drift may help to lower levels of the stress
hormone cortisol, according to new research from
the Shamatha Project at the University of
California, Davis.

The ability to focus mental resources on immediate
experience is an aspect of mindfulness, which can
be improved by meditation training.
“This is the first study to show a direct relation
between resting cortisol and scores on any type of
mindfulness scale,” said Tonya Jacobs, a
postdoctoral researcher at the UC Davis Center for
Mind and Brain and first author of a paper
describing the work, published this week in the
journal Health Psychology.

High levels of cortisol, a hormone produced by the
adrenal gland, are associated with physical or
emotional stress. Prolonged release of the hormone
contributes to wide-ranging, adverse effects on a
number of physiological systems.
The new findings are the latest to come from the
Shamatha Project, a comprehensive long-term,
control-group study of the effects of meditation
training on mind and body.
Led by Clifford Saron, associate research
scientist at the UC Davis Center for Mind and
Brain, the Shamatha Project has drawn the
attention of both scientists and Buddhist scholars
including the Dalai Lama, who has endorsed the
project.
In the new study, Jacobs, Saron and their
colleagues used a questionnaire to measure aspects
of mindfulness among a group of volunteers before
and after an intensive, three-month meditation
retreat. They also measured cortisol levels in the
volunteers’ saliva.

During the retreat, Buddhist scholar and teacher
B. Alan Wallace of the Santa Barbara Institute for
Consciousness Studies trained participants in such
skills as mindfulness of breathing, observing
mental events, and observing the nature of
consciousness. Participants also practiced
cultivating benevolent mental states, including
loving kindness, compassion, empathic joy and
equanimity.

At an individual level, there was a correlation
between a high score for mindfulness and a low
score in cortisol both before and after the
retreat. Individuals whose mindfulness score
increased after the retreat showed a decrease in
cortisol.
“The more a person reported directing their
cognitive resources to immediate sensory
experience and the task at hand, the lower their
resting cortisol.

If you didn’t know it cortisol is a steroid
hormone, produced by the zona fasciculata of the
adrenal cortex. It is released in response to
stress and a low level of blood glucocorticoids.
Its primary functions are to increase blood sugar
through gluconeogenesis; suppress the immune
system; and aid in fat, protein and carbohydrate
metabolism. It also decreases bone formation.
If there is too much cortisol in the body you will
never lose weight– the kind that shows up as
belly fat and when you are stressed you produce
even more of it. That’s why meditation is so good
for you. It calms things down and helps reduce
your stress levels.

In the program “Turn Stress Into Power”
http://www.rechargingqigong.com/recharging-qi-gong.html
I spell out exact exercises and meditations to
keep you stress free.
Order yours today. In fact, if you want to receive
all my programs absolutely FREE I’ll send you
everything if you join my private coaching program

http://rechargingqigong.com/private-coaching.html
Check it out now!

I wish you the best in your Health, Wealth and
Happiness!

Dr. Wu Dhi

PS Every Wednesday evening I teach a meditation class
to my patients and students as part of their on
going treatment for wellness and longevity.
if you are in southern Florida call 305-407-0120
and join us.