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Welcome to our 16th issue of Healthy World Digest!

In this issue:

* Interval exercise, revisited, again

* Vitamins & supplements for teens

* The yummiest herbal remedy? Hershey's Kisses!

* Pesticides and plants

* Alcohol & weight loss

Oh, and we wont harass you with numerous mailings or with articles that are longer than the War and Peace.

Just a few important, interesting, up to date, super beneficial health items that you could easily apply to you life or pass along to loved ones.

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* Interval exercise, revisited, again

Are you still doing the same old exercises? You know, the light weights, 45 minutes of aerobics, a little stretching and you're off. Every day, year after year. And you wonder why you just don't get anywhere.

Well, your body long ago adapted to the routine and so nothing really good is happening to it. But as we've outlined before, the way out of this mess is to do interval exercise.

Interval exercise has been shown to best traditional aerobic fitness routines for increasing cardiovascular health. It has been shown to increase growth hormone release even after the age of 30. Growth hormone is really the youth hormone. It is superior for normalizing blood sugar. It helps achieve weight and fat loss in ways traditional cardio can not.

A good 20 minute session of interval exercise beats a 60 minute session of cardio any day.

Briefly, make sure to include 8 peak 30 second long "hard" intervals, resting 90 seconds between hard intervals. What is "hard" and "rest"? Well that all depends on your fitness level. Hard could be sprint to a soft jog. Hard could be jog to soft walk. Hard could be walk to soft standing still. Get it?

For more, visit our page on high intensity interval exercise

* Vitamins & supplements for teens

If you are a adolescent just about to start your growth spurt or in your adolescent spurt and you have a fantastic diet, pass over the rest of this section. The likelihood of that? Fat chance.

Remember that good nutrition, which includes the necessary nutrients and vitamins, is particularly critical at two separate phases.

In the first year of life, diet & nutrition intake sets the course for wellness, health, vitality, for proper growth and cognitive development during childhood. Then, during adolescence, diet and nutrition help determine how positive the growth spurt is. This phase lays down the tracks for what you'll likely be as you head into adulthood and beyond.

So, be sure to take a high quality multi-mineral and multi-vitamin supplement during your adolescence. Make sure it contains vitamins A, B, C, D, E. Along with these vitamins, make certain that important minerals are present. Magnesium, zinc, calcium, et al.

Along with vitamins, a protein supplement, especially following a workout and/or preceding bedtime could really go a long way to assure proper intake of protein, vital for muscular growth. Any high quality protein shake should do, particularly after an exercise session and before bedtime to assist recovery and boost growth, respectively.

Of course, ideally, consume real foods for protein and vitamin supplementation isn't as pressing if you are eating vitamin rich foods.

For example, whole eggs are a great source of protein. For natural vitamins, a mixed salad made up of many colors, green lettuce & spinach, red tomatoes, orange carrots, yellow peppers, black olives provides various vitamins and living matter, such as enzymes. Of course, delicious fruits also provide needed minerals and vitamins. Bananas, oranges, apples, strawberries, mango, melons all provide what growing bodies require.

* The yummiest herbal remedy? Hershey's Kisses!

Yep. Hershey's Kisses are a potent herbal remedy. Just a pair of these babies have lots of happy health benefits due to their antioxidant content.

Here's another health benefit. Chocolate reduces blood vessel inflammation which decreases the chances of artherosclerosis which lowers the chances of heart disease and hypertension.

So, pop two and you wont have to call your doctor in the morning.

Or do as I do. Enjoy that cup of cocoa made from a tablespoon of powdered, unsweetened dark chocolate powder. I use Hershey's, add a little stevia for sweetness and some creamer. My creamer is blend of 1/3 heavy cream to 2/3 unsweetened, organic, whole soymilk in a large jar and use over 7 to 10 days. Good and healthy.

Or, have a bit of good, dark, sweetened chocolate bar before a workout for a little boost of caffeine, sugar and antioxidants.

Much more on chocolate in the coming issues.

P.S. Make sure to avoid the diluted, over sugared milk chocolate.

* Pesticides and plants

Unless you go completely organic, pesticides in our fruits and vegetables are just a fact of life. If you have access and extra money to buy organic products, it would be worth your while. At least you should know which foods contain the most contaminants.

All of the foods on this list contain a lot of pesticides.

So, from least to most:

10) grapes

9) lettuce

8) kale

7) strawberries

6) cherries

5) nectarines

4) celery

3) peppers

2) apples

1) peaches

* Alcohol and weight loss

So, a drink or two of alcohol daily has been touted as good for your health. Especially if you have a glass or two of red wine with lunch or dinner.

But here's an important caveat. Don't drink right before bedtime. Alcohol before bed discourages growth hormone release. Growth hormone regenerates cells, builds & maintains muscle. That regenerating, building action keeps you looking young, fit and discourage fat storage.

Have to run. It's July you know. Gotta get some sun and some park time. You should too. Go out. Have fun.

Comments? Ideas? Feedback? I'd love to hear from you. Just reply to Healthy World Digest and tell me what you think.

See you next month!

Sal

Owner, Healthy World Online