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Welcome to our 17th issue of Healthy World Digest!

In this issue:

* How to exercise for more muscle

* Why do you think they call'em supplements?

* Olive oil may not impart health benefits

* Herbs to lose weight

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In a Brazilian study, the key to increasing muscle mass proved to be changing the number of reps per set and rotating changes each workout. That forces your muscles to adapt and grow.

Use sets of 5, 10 and 15 reps.

It all makes sense. Bodybuilders know that rep manipulation is a real key to increasing muscle size.

But, note to get stronger you need to lift heavier weights even if you do fewer reps.

What should you do? That all depends on your goals.

When I want to increase strength to help me do something better, I lift heavy. For example, when I want to increase jumping strength for basketball, I'll use heavy weights when doing heel raises for calves. Also, I'd use heavier barbells when doing squats.

But if I want to look a little better for the beach, I emphasize rep rotation.

* Why do you think they call'em supplements?

A friend of mine told me that he downs high doses of vitamin C to check against the effects of smoking a pack a day. My head virtually imploded.

Look Einstein, supplements are called "supplements" because they supplement a healthy lifestyle. OK?

They don't undo breathing in cancer sticks or sucking down a gallon of soda or posing on your fat posterior 14 hours a day.

That's not the way they work. Don't expect them to. Hey, but if it makes you feel better, go ahead and squander your hard earned dollars on "miracle" supplements. A lot of good that'll do you. After downing your tray of supplements, perhaps you'd be interested in buying the Brooklyn Bridge from me.

* Olive oil may not impart health benefits

Well, it may not if you are not getting the stuff you think you are getting.

The health benefits of olive oil come from virgin or "first press" oil. How exciting for an Italian like me to have researchers report that the stuff we freely sprinkled on bread, salads, what have you, actually helps keep us healthy.

So, imagine the shock and anger when the following news story ran across my PC.

Associated Press 07/15/10 7:30 PM EDT

A study by researchers found many of the olive oils in the United States are not the top-grade extra-virgin oils their labels proclaim. It analyzed samples from 19 randomly selected, widely distributed brands from retailers in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento and Los Angeles. 69 percent of imported oils and 10 percent of domestic oils sampled did not meet the international standards that define the pure, cold-pressed, olive oils that merit the extra virgin title. Bob Bauer, president of the North American Olive Oil Assn., said he was "somewhat skeptical" of the results. He noted that some of the chemical tests weren't universally accepted by the industry. "We've been conducting tests on oils in the marketplace since the early 1990s, from all over the country, and we've never come up with results like these," said Bauer, whose group represents most of the companies that import olive oil into the U.S.

So, now, those of us who depend on the health benefits of olive oil cannot be sure that we are getting what we think we are. Hopefully, Bauer is right in his assertions but surely further tests will need to be conducted to assure proper consumer protection.

For now, here's a look at how the olive oil brands fared in the study:

DOMESTIC OLIVE OILS:

Corto Olive Extra Virgin Olive Oil: All passed.

California Olive Ranch Extra Virgin Olive Oil: All passed.

McEvoy Ranch Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil: All passed.

Bariani Olive Oil Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 1 of 2 samples failed.

Lucero (Ascolano) Extra Virgin Olive Oil: All passed.

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IMPORTED OLIVE OILS:

Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 of 3 samples failed.

Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 of 3 samples failed.

Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 of 3 samples failed.

Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 of 3 samples failed.

Star Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 1 of 3 samples failed.

Carapelli Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 3 of 3 samples failed.

Newman's Own Organics Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 of 3 samples failed.

Mezzetta Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 3 of 3 samples failed.

Mazola Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 3 of 3 samples failed.

Rachael Ray Extra Tasty Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 of 3 samples failed.

Kirkland Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil: All samples passed.

Great Value 100 percent Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 1 of 3 samples failed.

Safeway Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 of 3 samples failed.

365 Everyday Value 100 percent Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil: 2 of 3 samples failed.

* Weight loss herbs

Under the category "herbs are great."

A study finds that eating spicy foods helps burn fat. Luckily, the herbal spices are fantastic flavor enhancers. The particularly helpful herbs include ginger, cloves, cayenne, coriander and dry mustard.

Well, that's all for this month. By the time you get the next issue of Healthy World Digest, summer will be essentially gone but no reason to slack off.

Be smart. Stay motivated. Keep going.

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See you next month!

Sal

Owner, Healthy World Online