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8905 Burlington Ave Brookfield, IL 60513

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Health information:

Healthy LOW refined carbohydrate lifestyle:

Monday thru Friday, work on stopping ALL bread/ pasta/ potatoes/ rice/ and added sugar (which is in the form of juice, soda, gatorade, creamers/ milk, cheese, pastries, cookies, cakes, chips, chocolates, pretzels, snacks, etc).  


If you do this, then you can splurge "a little" on Saturday and Sunday.   


Do NOT drink anything but water or black coffee/ tea (NO alcohol= it kills brain cells, causes cancer, etc). 


Example of a healthy diet:

   Breakfast:  protein (nuts/ seeds/ beans etc or an omelette of 2 egg whites) with veggies or berries

   Lunch:  Kale/ Spinach salad (NO croutons), Olive oil dressing, fruit/ veggies/ avocado, or protein 

   Dinner:  1/2 plate veggies, 1/2 plate of protein (fish, nuts, beans, seeds, chicken/ turkey)


Follow a healthy lifestyle consuming:  

1.  MOSTLY fruits/ veggies/ fiber/ nuts/ fish/ seeds. 

2.  RARELY animal products such as red meat (beef/ pork)

3.  NO fatty/greasy/ fried foods, etc.


Go for a BRISK WALK daily for at least 10minutes (and if possible ADD a jog 3 times per week) plus lift weights every other day.


LIMIT TOTAL DAILY SCREEN tiME

Limit screen time (especailly in youth) to prevent permanent NEGATIVE cognitive changes (like ADHD)

   Here are some articles explaining the dangers of screen time to the young developing mind:

1. https://people.com/parents/screen-time-linked-to-adhd-kids-circle-app-solution-exclusive/

2. https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/news-features-and-safety-tips/Pages/Children-and-Media-Tips.aspx

Put your phone down = talk to people

   This is a great video (she also wrote a book about it) regarding the loss of empathy and social skills due to excess screen time, etc:

  Sherry Turkle:  "Reclaiming Conversation"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awFQtX7tPoI

Dangers of Social Media

   This video sums up the dangers of Social Media/ screen addiction:

  Simon Sinek, The Dangers Of Social Media Addiction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPmNf362_K0


Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/

ADDITIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION:

Berries are full of healthy antioxidants.

Keys to staying healthy:

Don't smoke or drink alcohol, cardiovascular exercise >3 time per week, get at least 7hours of sleep nightly, eat 4-6 servings of fruits & vegetables daily, eat berries/ handful of nuts daily, and fish 2-3 times per week.


Prevent viral illness acquisition from your surroundings (good hand washing with soap and water scrubbing for >30seconds EVERY TIME especially after using the bathroom, don't touch your eyes/ nose/ mouth/ or face to prevent self inoculation, cough into your elbow like Dracula to prevent spreading illness to others, etc). 


Benefits of limiting refined carbs and following the Mediterranean diet:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/well/eat/how-a-low-carb-diet-might-help-you-maintain-a-healthy-weight.html


https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4583


https://www.ted.com/talks/william_li?language=en


Books to read:

"Always Hungry" by Ludwig

"The Truth About Food" by Katz

"Eat to Live" by Fuhrman

"Anti-Cancer Living" by Cohen/ Jefferies


Here are some other books that I recommend:

"A short history of nearly everything" by Bill Bryson

"Some Assembly Required" by Neil Shubin

"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

"How We Got to Now- 6 Innovations that made the modern world" by Steven Johnson

"The Body" by Bill Bryson

"The Idea Factory- Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation" by Jon Gertner

"The Innovators: Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution"- Walter Isaacson

Reduce your risk of Alzheimers

by 60% (even if you have the genes) with exercise, healthy diet, NO smoking or alcohol:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/doing-these-five-things-could-decrease-your-risk-of-alzheimers-by-60-percent-new-study-shows/2019/07/14/a4b2f82c-a4e4-11e9-bd56-eac6bb02d01d_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.787af4a82398


Researchers say Vitamin D deficiency raises Alzheimer’s risk

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/researchers-say-vitamin-d-deficiency-raises-alzheimers-risk/2014/08/06/ed278fde-1da1-11e4-82f9-2cd6fa8da5c4_story.html

Breast Cancer Risk

Drinking milk every day could increase your risk of breast cancer:

 https://apple.news/AEOvAj1e8TfOpt9-sIP9NCA

 

Limit screen time in kids to prevent cognitive harm:

https://people.com/parents/screen-time-linked-to-adhd-kids-circle-app-solution-exclusive/


https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/news-features-and-safety-tips/Pages/Children-and-Media-Tips.aspx


Parents, put down your cellphones- Your kids are watching.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/parents-put-down-your-cell-phones-your-kids-are-watching-ncna909796

Eating Fruit Cuts Heart Disease Risk by 40% | TIME

http://time.com/3263737/eating-fruits-cuts-heart-disease-risk/


Study finds 5 servings of produce is enough, but we're not eating it

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-5-servings-produce-20140729-story.html



WEIGHT LOSS IS THE CURE!

   CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE

Running of any length or speed reduces risk of death:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/28/running-speed-duration-study-health-fitness-mortality-risk-death/13282817/


   EAT ORGANIC

You can cut your cancer risk by eating ORGANIC

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2707948


Study of Organic Crops Finds Fewer Pesticides and More Antioxidants

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/12/science/earth/study-of-organic-crops-finds-fewer-pesticides-and-more-antioxidants-.html?_r=0&referrer=


Eat a Plant based diet

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/07/22/health/plant-based-diet-diabetes-study/index.html


Food additives on the rise as FDA scrutiny wanes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/food-additives-on-the-rise-as-fda-scrutiny-wanes/2014/08/17/828e9bf8-1cb2-11e4-ab7b-696c295ddfd1_story.html


Aspartame: By Far the Most Dangerous Substance Added to Most Foods Today

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/06/aspartame-most-dangerous-substance-added-to-food.aspx#!


Mother's Exposure to Pesticides During Pregnancy May Raise Children's Autism Risk

http://time.com/5555300/pesticide-exposure-autism/

https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l962


   DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL or SMOKE

No amount of alcohol is good for your overall health, global study says

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/23/health/global-alcohol-study/index.html

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31310-2/fulltext


Another study finds no link between autism and measles, mumps and rubella vaccine

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/another-study-finds-no-link-between-autism-measles-mumps-rubella-n979176


Air Pollution Contributes to More Than 20,000 Deaths a Year

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/well/live/air-pollution-smog-soot-deaths-fatalities.html


   WEIGHT LOSS towards your ideal weight

Parents think their overweight kids are healthy

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/parents-overweight-kids-healthy-study-article-1.1916008

Eating seafood 2-3 days per week decreases the risk of dementia by 33%.

Eating seafood 2-3 days per week decreases the risk of dementia by 33%.

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