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Wishing you a healthy, profitable and not too fat consuming week!

Two questions again today:

 Rhonda asks, "I have been told that eating grapefruit will cause me to have break outs of acne.  (I'm 38 years old) and I eat a grapefruit for breakfast each morning, only one a day.  
Can you please advise if Grapefruit can or will cause me to breakout with acne?" 

Pat asks, "I am learning so much about food and supplements,
it just might scare me to death. Are you familiar with 'Emer'gen-C ? 1000 mg Vitamin C. 32 Mineral Complexes and B Vitamins. Fizzling Drink Mix. Is this 'safe' to take? I have 'hemochromatosis."

Steve's Motivator this week "WHO REKINDLES YOUR LIGHT?" is a great one for this week of Thanksgiving here in the U.S. but one that anytime anywhere would be equally as motivating... If you enjoy his weekly Motivator let him know and tell him you read it in "A Natural Environmental Health Facts Ask Lena Health Q & A ezine." Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com

Your health questions are being answered to the best of my ability using what I gleaned from 20-years as a Medical Office Nurse and Administrator along with my education in nutritional and alternative modes. I am not a doctor and you should not think of me as one.

Q & A is for your information and education only and in some instances to give you a different perspective on a particular problem! 

My wish for you, in the use of the information gained here, is that you will apply it in a smart and safe manner in order to enhance your life and not harm it! Not to be used in place of your judgment but in  addition to...

I have always felt that I had to know all sides to a problem and then make a decision for myself and I hope that will be your attitude as well! 

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QUESTION #1:
 
Hi,

I have been told that eating grapefruit will cause me to have break outs of acne.  (I'm 38 years old) and I eat a grapefruit for breakfast each morning, only one a day.  
Can you please advise if Grapefruit can or will cause me to breakout with acne?  

Thank you very much, and I await your reply.
Rhonda
 
 
ANSWER:
 
Thank you for your question Rhonda,

You do not mention if you are having acne problems but I am going to assume you are. This weeks "Food of the Week" column point out just how healthy grapefruit really is.

Grapefruit causing acne is something I have never looked at in depth from a dermatologists point of view, but experience tells me that grapefruit in fact does not cause acne except when eaten along with taking certain medications together or fat and/or sugary foods the rest of the day. It is the medication or food that is the culprit and not the grapefruit.

Grapefruit enhances some medication's actions and decreases others... If you are taking any medications or herbal supplement be sure to not take them within two hours of eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice. If you are not taking medication then don't worry about it, eat your grapefruit and enjoy the health benefits from them...

Actually grapefruit is rich in Vitamin A, a skin enhancing nutrient and Vitamin C along with other skin enhancing nutrients. Grapefruit is known to prevent free-radical damage inside the body, which would make it highly improbable that you would get acne from it.. I can tell you that if your diet consists of high sugar and fat consumption the rest of the day and toxic due to those habits, acne can occur when the body is working to clear those toxins with your morning good habit. If fat and sugar habits are not curbed the body will continue that cycle as long as grapefruit or other nutrients/supplements are introduced into the body. The body tries to rid itself of toxins yet on one hand is continuing being given toxin containing foods.

If you do have an acne problem I would suggest that you look to see what your diet consists of the rest of the day and that you take a total 84 liquid mineral and trace mineral supplement daily as well as put some on a cotton swab and apply to any acne spots. Been known to have acne disappear within hours as well as prevent a lot from occurring by doing that...
 
Acne is also a sign of yeast (candida) within your body and is coming out through the skin, hence acne! That requires balancing more than just minerals; it requires balancing your ecosystem as well. Read "Your Amazing Ecosystem Within"

FYI:
Acne type sores can occur any where on the body when starting a healthful diet and/or supplements that will improve your health. The toxins can be so severe in the body that the organs will exude them where ever possible, most commonly the head, face, neck and shoulders. Hence coming out through the skin creating those acne types and will continue for sometime until the body has excreted all the toxins. This can be sped up and detox faster with mineral baths and coffee enemas... The old saying "It gets worse before it gets better," applies in this instance. So many prematurely stop the healthful supplements and/or diet believing that things are worse and never get to the healthy stage.

Hope this answers your question,
Lena

QUESTION #2
 
Hi Lena.
 
I am learning so much about food and supplements,
it just might scare me to death.
 Are you familiar with 'Emer'gen-C ?
1000 mg Vitamin C.
32 Mineral Complexes and B Vitamins.
Fizzling Drink Mix. 
Is this 'safe' to take? I have 'hemochromatosis.
 
Thanks Lena.
 Pat
 
 
ANSWER:

There would be no reason you could not take this product. But I cannot see why you would want to as it's missing 52 of the minerals and trace minerals your body needs to stay and be healthy, so it's only a third good for you? Seems awfully expensive for something that is incomplete in nutrients. In my opinion, anything less than a total supplement is expensive and a waste of money... Do they help? Sure up to a point but they can never quite get to the whole healthy realm without the proper balance...

Another problem I see are the additives in Emergen-C... Added sweetening, starch, ascorbic acid (not plant based or they would be sure to tell you that), naturally flavored but doesn't say what natural flavors and after doing the research on flavorings a few weeks ago I am really skeptical when it comes to flavorings. They may use natural but since I am not familiar with the company and it's honesty I can't say one way or the other... Their information on the company is totally incomplete and I couldn't find out a thing about the owner Jay Patrick and when a company doesn't give you a back ground history of their owner/CEO etc. I get very suspicious...

Fizzing additive? Why would you want another chemical in your body? Because I suspect they are appealing to the soda drinking crowd but that isn't a much healthier drink, in my books... They say the fizz is to counteract Vitamin C side effects. Well side effects to Vitamin C (nausea, gas, heartburn and diarrhea) usually would not occur unless you overload big time (8,000 to 10,000 mg a day) and their amounts of 1000mg per packet isn't even close to overdosing, so I don't find their reasoning valid. .. Again I suspect it's a marketing ploy... Since this is sold in just about every grocery store and drug store around I am suspect of the quality as well...

My opinion and you asked for it!
Lena

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WHO REKINDLES YOUR LIGHT?

An insightful woman, who had lived through numerous dark nights and days, once taught me about getting through difficult times. "I appreciate your outlook on life," I commented to Mrs. Tucker. I was in my twenties and she was fifty years my senior. She exhibited a remarkable attitude and strength of character, which had probably carried her through those painful experiences.

"Well, I have been through a lot of tough times," she told me. "In fact, sometimes it was awfully hard for me and my husband. He couldn't always find work. Some days he would come home horribly depressed and say, 'Things are so bad I don't know if I can take it.' And I would say to him, 'Well, you know, things could be worse.' And once he said, 'I've heard that so many times I think I'm gonna die!' I was hurt...but I just hated to see him so depressed. I didn't know what to say. Later he confessed that if I would have wept in despair, he wouldn't have been able to make it. He needed me during those times."

Over the years, it has occurred to me that HOW she responded to her husband's pain was probably not as important as the simple fact that she was there and cared. He knew he could always count on her to be a ray of light in his darkness and a strong hand to lift him when he stumbled or to soothe his hurts. He needed her...and for similar reasons, she needed him, too.

Albert Schweitzer said so well, "Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light." During those difficult times they rekindled one another's light.

Who rekindles your light? Who blows your light into flame when it threatens to flicker out? Sometimes this person is a relative, sometimes a teacher, or a minister, or a special friend. If you need the light of your  spirit rekindled during this bleak time, there are those who will listen and care.

Likewise, a great and wonderful gift you can give is to fan into flame the spirit that is in another. Rekindling someone's flame is an important task we perform, for few of us can go it all alone.

The greatest weapon against darkness is, and always has been light. Even one small light is stronger than the darkness.
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FOOD OF THE WEEK
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Bitter Sweet but Oh So Good For You!
 
This week's question above brought about this study and one I find to be very interesting as well as healthful! This great fruit is just about ready to come into season and will last through spring.  I can hardly wait! There is nothing so tasty as fresh fruits or vegetables?
 
A large citrus fruit related to the orange, lemon and pomelo. Grapefruits are categorized as white, pink or ruby. However, this terminology doesn't reflect their skin color, which is either yellow or pinkish-yellow, but simply describes the color inside. Grapefruits usually range in diameter from four to six inches, with some varieties featuring seeds while others are seedless. The wonderful flavor of a grapefruit is like paradise, just as its Latin name Citrus paradisi connotes. It is juicy, tart and tangy with an underlying sweetness that weaves throughout.
 
History of grapefruit
 
Grapefruits have a rather recent history, having been discovered in Barbados in the 18th century. Many botanists think the grapefruit was actually the result of a natural cross breeding which occurred between the orange and the pomelo, a citrus fruit that was brought from Indonesia to Barbados in the 17th century.
 
The resulting fruit was given the name ´grapefruit` in 1814 in Jamaica, a name, which reflects the way it's arranged when it grows - hanging in clusters just like grapes.
 
Grapefruit trees were planted in Florida in the early 19th century, although they did not become a viable commercial crop until later that century. Florida is still a major producer of grapefruits, as is California, Arizona and Texas. Other countries that produce grapefruits commercially include Israel, South Africa and Brazil.
 
The National Cancer Institute placed grapefruit on their list of cancer preventative foods. Low in calories and actually known to trigger weight loss.
 
An excellent source of vitamin C, that helps to support the immune system. Vitamin C-rich foods like grapefruit are known to help reduce cold symptoms or severity of cold symptoms; Numerous scientific studies have found vitamin C to be a cold-fighter. Also shown to prevent free radical damage that triggers the inflammatory processes, and reduces severity of inflammatory conditions, such as asthma, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Vitamin C is beneficial to promoting cardiovascular health. Owing to the multitude of vitamin C's health benefits, it is not surprising that research has shown that consumption of vegetables and fruits high in this nutrient is associated with a reduced risk of death from all causes including heart disease, stroke and cancer.
 
Also an excellent source of Vitamin A the healthy skin nutrient!
 
Grapefruit may be the less favored citrus choice when compared to the sweeter orange, but grapefruit sparkles with health promoting compounds that are known to help:
 
* fight cold symptoms
* prevent certain forms of cancer
* prevent heart disease
 
New research presented August 2004 at the 228th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society provides two more reasons to drink grapefruit juice: protection against lung and colon cancer.
 
Nutrients in grapefruit are; Vitamins A & C, Lycopene, Limonoids and Pectin,
 
In humans, drinking three 6-ounce glasses of grapefruit juice a day was shown to reduce the activity of an enzyme that activates cancer-causing chemicals found in tobacco smoke. In rats whose colons were injected with carcinogens, grapefruit and its isolated active compounds (apigenin, hesperidin, limonin, naringin, naringenin, nobiletin) not only increased the death of cancer cells, but also increases the production of normal colon cells. Researchers also confirmed that grapefruit may help prevent weight gain by lowering insulin levels.
 
Lycopene; the rich pink and red colors of grapefruit are due to lycopene, a carotenoid phytochemical. Lycopene appears to have anti-tumor activity. Among the common dietary carotenoids, lycopene has the highest capacity to help fight oxygen free radicals, which are compounds that can damage cells.
 
Limonoids; phytochemicals in grapefruit called limonoids inhibit tumor formation by promoting the formation of glutathione-S-transferase, a detoxifying enzyme. This enzyme sparks a reaction in the liver that helps to make toxic compounds more water soluble for excretion from the body. Pulp of citrus fruits like grapefruit contain glucarates, compounds which may help prevent breast cancer.
 
Pectin; a form of soluble fiber that forms a gel-like substance in the intestinal tract that can trap fats like cholesterol. In animal studies, grapefruit pectin inhibited the formation of atherosclerosis. Animals fed a high-cholesterol diet plus grapefruit pectin had 24% narrowing of their arteries, while animals fed only the high-cholesterol diet had 45% narrowing.
 
Prevent Kidney Stones; reduce your risk of calcium oxalate kidney stones. Drink grapefruit juice. A study published in the August 2003 issue of the British Journal of Nutrition found that when women drank ½ to 1 liter of grapefruit, apple or orange juice daily, their urinary pH value and citric acid excretion increased, significantly dropping their risk of forming calcium oxalate stones. (October 4, 2003)
 
Protection against Macular Degeneration; Data reported in a study published in the June 2004 issue of the Archives of Opthamology indicates that eating 3 or more servings of fruit per day may lower your risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the primary cause of vision loss in older adults, by 36%, compared to persons who consume less than 1.5 servings of fruit daily.
 
In this study, which involved 77,562 women and 40,866 men, researchers evaluated the effect of study participants' consumption of fruits; vegetables; the antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E; and carotenoids on the development of early AMD or neovascular AMD, a more severe form of the illness associated with vision loss. Food intake information was collected periodically for up to 18 years for women and 12 years for men. Fruit intake was definitely protective against the severe form of this AMD vision-destroying disease. Three servings of fruit may sound like a lot to eat each day, but grapefruit can help you reach this goal. Try starting your day with a half grapefruit, add grapefruit sections to your green salads, or for an elegant dessert, spread a little honey over a half grapefruit and broil for 1-2 minutes. (July 10, 2004)
 
How to Select and Store Grapefruit!
 
A good grapefruit doesn't have to be perfect in color. Skin discoloration, scratches or scales may affect the appearance of a grapefruit, but they do not impact the taste quality. Signs of decay include an overly soft spot at the stem end of the fruit and areas that appear watersoaked. These form of decay usually does translate into poor taste; a flavor that is less vibrant and more bitter than a good quality grapefruit.
 
The grapefruit should be heavy for its size as this usually indicates thin skins and therefore a higher concentration of juicier flesh. Those that have overly rough or wrinkled skin usually tend to be thick skinned with less meat inside, a dryer taste and not as flavorful.
 
Grapefruits should be firm, yet slightly springy when gentle pressure is applied. While chilled grapefruits do not have an apparent fragrance, those kept at room temperature should have a subtly sweet aroma. Grapefruits can be purchased throughout the year although the height of the season ranges from winter through early spring.
 
Since grapefruits are more juicy when they're slightly warm rather than cool, store them at room temperature if you are planning on consuming them within a week of purchase. If you will not be using them within this time period, store them in the refrigerator crisper where they will keep fresh for two to three weeks.
 
The next time you eat a sweet, juicy grapefruit know that you will also be consuming a variety of nutrients you may not have realized. These nutrients are called phytochemicals. They are found naturally in grapefruit and many have been linked to the prevention of certain cancers. One of these phytochemicals is called lycopene. Some animal studies have shown lycopene to reduce the risk of prostate, breast, cervical and colon cancer. Studies by Dr. Steve Clinton at the Harvard School of Public Health have shown that when lycopene is found in high concentrations in the human prostate it significantly reduces the risk of prostate cancer.

I have no recipe here as we eat fresh grapefruit peeled in citrus fruit salad or as a breakfast fruit or snack. You can find canned grapefruit sections that are quite tasty. Use your imagination and enjoy grapefruit for your health!

Lena
 

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