McNeil Nutritionals LLC, the maker of Splenda No Calorie Sweetner, has introduced 3 new forms of their popular sugar alternative. According to http://www.splenda.com, Splenda Essentials “help you to reduce added sugar, but also make everything you sweeten a little bit better for you; with a small boost of Fiber, B Vitamins, or Antioxidant Vitamins C and E.” Really? Does that mean Splenda (sucralose) can be considered a nutritional food supplement? In 1998 the FDA approved sucralose for use in the United States. Depending on whom you believe sucralose is the ideal no calorie sweetener or a dietary evil. But debating the safety of sucralose is not my concern this month. My concern is that woman will start to believe that Splenda Essentials are a healthy, good for you food choice. Just to be clear . . . I'm not a purist. If you ask my family they will tell you I am addicted to Arizona Diet Green Tea, which is sweetened with sucralose. But I fear we are going to see an increase in the number of processed food products adding antioxidants, vitamins and fiber to try and confuse consumers into believing that their product is part of a healthy diet.Every now and then I read the story of an incredible woman. A woman like Amber Miller who was 39 weeks pregnant on October 11, 2011 when she ran the Chicago Marathon. She used a half-run, half-walk approach, drank lots of liquids and snacked during her 26.2-mile journey. Amber completed the marathon in 6 hours 25 minutes. Seven and a half hours later she delivered a healthy baby girl proving once again there really is nothing a woman can’t do.
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Good Health!
Terry
“You live but once; you might as well be amusing.”
~ Coco Chanel
Prune eaters rejoice! It turns out that the “dried plum” is the wrinkly wonder of the fruit world. Researchers at Florida State University followed a group of 55 postmenopausal women who ate 9-10 prunes (100 grams) every day for a year. A second group of 45 postmenopausal women ate 3.5 ounces of dried apples. The women in both groups also took daily doses of 500 mg of calcium and 400 IU of vitamin D. It turns out that the prune eaters had significantly higher bone mineral density in the forearm and spine when compared to the dried apples eaters. In fact, several studies suggest that prunes increase bone density, decrease bone turnover, reverse bone loss that occurs during bed rest and increase blood markers of bone formation. No other fruit even comes close to having the same effect on bone. That’s very important inform