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Everybody has their own little things that they swear by when it comes to maintaining good health. Many of these things they came up with on their own but most come from the propaganda that we're subjected to on the tube each night during the evening news or during the latest infomercial on how to get rid of your gout. It never ceases to amaze me the things that people will believe. Well, this article is going to blow the whistle on some of those health myths that many of us take as the gospel. It just ain't so.

One of the worst myths that seems to resurface now and then is the one that says taking a drink with dinner, they're talking about white wine and not hard liquor, is actually good for you and will help you live longer. Bull cookies. Alcohol has absolutely NO medicinal value and does nothing but destroy your brain cells, a little bit at a time. The person who came up with this cockamamie story must have worked at a winery or something. Alcohol is not going to lower your blood pressure, cholesterol, make you live longer or do anything good for you.

Here's another one that I love. Ever see those commercials about milk doing a body good? Well, let me tell you, pasteurized milk is not all that good for you. The problem is actually two-fold. The first problem is with the pasteurization process itself. The second problem is because the health of most cows is far from optimal. Combine these two things together and you end up with a product that is not any better for you than a pot of coffee.

Here's one that you're going to love. Low fat diets are supposed to be good for you. Well, think again. Now, I'm not saying to pig out on Burger King Whoppers all day long, but the truth about low fat diets is far from the myth that they're pawning off on us. See, the truth is, your body needs a certain amount of fat to function properly. Fat aids in blood clotting, vitamin absorption and brain function. The fat content in these low far diets is too low to aid in these functions. As a result, what happens when we eat a low fat diet is that we end up with blood that doesn't clot properly, a body that doesn't absorb vitamins, thus leaving us malnutritioned, and a brain that has essentially turned to mush. Why do you think it is that you feel so run down after eating these low fat meals and living on them for so long?

These few items are just the start. I'll have more in future articles. In the meantime, make sure you get the facts on diets and foods.

What you hear isn't always the truth.

To YOUR Health,

Steve Wagner

For natural treatments to a number of ailments, visit our website at http://www.natures-healing-remedies.com/ where you can get a free report on how the drug companies are killing us as well as get a 52 week series on a different ailment and treatment each week.

How to Use Flax Seed

You can eat whole flax seeds but you need to chew them good to break them up. Your stomach will not dissolve whole flax seeds and many of them will come out in your stools. Chew about a tablespoon in the morning. Then drink 8 oz of water. Make sure if you chew flax seeds that you drink water since the seed expand and become gelatinous.

There are brown and golden colored flax seeds. The golden cost more but there is not difference in their nutritional value.

You can grind them up in a grinder and add them to your smoothies. It is best not to use them in any cooking recipes. Heat destroys the value of the flax oil and makes it toxic.

I don�t recommend you buy ground up flax seeds as found on websites or in health food stores. Once you grind your flax seeds, you need to use them in your drinks or food soon after grinding so they don�t lose their nutritive value.

Even though Nutri Flax, ground up flax seed, is packaged so the flax seeds don�t see light or oxygen, what happens when you open the package? These flax seeds are going to be exposed to oxygen and light and as time passes they will become oxidized.

It only takes 10 to 15 minutes in light and oxygen for the ground up flax seeds to become oxidized and lose it nutritive value.

So if you decided to use pre-grounded flax seed like it Nutri Flax, store it in your refrigerator immediately after it is opened and used to minimize its oxidation.

Web Link for Nutri Flax

http://www.prolithic.com/hpages/efoods/nutrflax.ht ml

Flax seeds are composed of,

�41% fat � fifty seven % is omega 3

�18 % is monounsaturated

�16% is omega 6

�9% is saturated

�20% is protein

�7% is moisture

Daily requirements of the essential fatty acids

Daily most people require up to 3-6 grams of linoleic � omega-6 fatty acid And 1.5-3 grams of linolenic � omega-3 fatty acid

For treatment of specific diseases, increase amounts of these fatty acids are required. The actual amounts will depend on the type of illness, the health of the individual, and the diet that they eat. A guideline to the amount needed is,

.Linoleic � omega-6 (9-30 grams per day)

.Linolenic � omega-3 (6 grams per day)

Rudy Silva has a degree in Physics and is a Natural Nutritionist. He is the author of Constipation, Acne, Hemorrhoid, and Fatty Acid ebooks. For more information on the essential fatty acids go to: http://www.fatty-acid-remedies.for--you.info

Wedding Cake - Food for Thought on Your Big Day!

Besides the bride�s dress, few things at a wedding receive more "ooohs" and "aaahs" than the wedding cake. On a day full of symbols and rituals, everybody, from Grandma Betsy to little Buddy, your ring bearer, will recall how lovely the cake looked � although Buddy may only remember if he got seconds!

What you want to avoid is choosing a wedding cake that might end up on YouTube as a wedding blooper. I once went to a wedding where the bride chose a stylishly elegant ice cream cake.

This still makes my list of �most memorable wedding cakes� because no one thought to take the frozen-hard-as-a-rock cake from the freezer beforehand and serving the guests involved an ice pick and a hammer. Now that was memorable!

To make sure your cake is as perfect as your dress and your groom, consider these things:

How large should it be?

The wedding cake of Britain�s Queen Victoria and Prince Albert weighed 300 pounds and was nine feet around. While yours may not be that weighty, by adding more tiers to the cake, it�s possible to serve as many guests as you�d like. Since the tiers symbolize prosperity � the more the better!

Don�t choose an ice cream cake in July!

Which season is your big day taking place? Summer is a popular time to get married but some cakes, like the previously mentioned ice cream cake, wouldn�t work for an outdoor June wedding.

Likewise, a cake with buttercream icing might not work in summer�s soaring temperatures as it tends to melt - and there�s nothing worse than a melting wedding cake!

Summer might be a great time, though, to decorate the cake with real flowers or fruit in season, like strawberries or peaches. For winter, try a carrot or spice cake with cream cheese filling.

Which decorations are best for you?

White icing is traditional and symbolizes purity, but these days your cake can go wherever your imagination takes you.

Are you and your spouse avid bungee jumpers? Will your pet schnauzers be standing up with you?

Maybe you�re a little more traditional and would like the wedding cake to match the color in your bridesmaids� dresses or to fit the lacy, elegant Victorian theme you�ve chosen.

Other options for decorating the cake include cake jewelry, which you can save as a souvenir of the day, silk flowers or even real flowers, which are very popular. Your wedding cake can be sweet and simple, sleek and modern, or frilly and fussy, depending on your individual tastes.

How Much Should You Spend?

Like the ring, the dress and the reception, wedding cakes also come in all price ranges. One of the determining factors of the price of your cake is the quality of ingredients. More expensive cakes will probably be baked from scratch with fresh ingredients.

Of course, size and amount of labor involved in decorating will also affect cost. A high priced baker may charge up to $8 to $10 a head.

If cost is a factor in your wedding budget, you might want to consider making your own cake. One word of caution, practice beforehand allowing plenty of time to create a cake you will enjoy looking at in your wedding photos.

When choosing a wedding cake recipe, be sure it has the buoyancy and mass needed to support multiple cake tiers stacked one on top of each other. Here is a recipe that fills the bill:

Classic White Cake

6 cups sifted cake flour

2 tablespoons baking powder

1 1/2 cups butter or margarine

3 cups sugar

2 cups milk

1 1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

12 egg whites

Preheat oven to 325�F. Grease bottom of pans and line with waxed paper. Sift together flour and baking powder. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Set aside. Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry. Set aside.

With a mixer at slow speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture, alternately with the milk. Beat well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract. Gently fold egg whites into batter.

Pour into prepared pans. Bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

Makes 12 cups batter.

This delicious cake recipe comes from �Cake Decorating Made Easy!� One reader had this to say about our Video Books:

"I have already recommended your video books. ...it is very easy to learn how to make the flowers and borders and how to make fondant and smooth a cake, and worth every penny."

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Casselberry, FL

It was once the custom, rather than eating the wedding cake, for guests to throw pieces of it at the bride.

Happily, those days are gone!

Samantha Mitchell, Co-Author Cake Decorating Made Easy! Vol. 1 & 2 The World's First Cake Decorating Video Books. For more recipes and decorating tips (from our �Cake Decorating Made Easy!" Video Books) to help you create a cake you�ll love as much as your future husband, sign up for our free newsletter at http://www.CakeAnswers.com

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