Allergies - Clancy Fitness System

NUTRITION TIP: THROW OUT YOUR MICROWAVE! You are damaging your health every time you eat nuked food, even if it's for just a few seconds! Studies have shown microwaved food increases blood cholesterol, increases percentage of cancerous cells in the body, destroys nutrients in food, and triggers an immune system response. Hospitals have banned infants from consuming microwaved milk and microwaved blood actually killed a woman in Oklahoma. The convenience is not worth it! Throw it out!1,2,3

GOT ALLERGIES?

Seems like everyone is sniffling and hacking their way into spring. Not a fun way to begin the season!

"It's important to note that allergies, whether they occur only in the spring or year-round, are a reflection of an impaired immune system," says Dr. Joseph Mercola, operator of the world's number one natural health website.4

What can you do to strengthen your immune system? A healthy immune system is a symptom of overall health! So how do we get healthy to achieve a strong immune system?

* Avoid sugar! A TEASPOON of sugar will suppress your immune system for a whopping 4-6 HOURS! Um, how many teaspoons of sugar in 12 oz of coke? That would be TEN- scary! That's 40 grams of sugar! And you're worried about fat? It's time to start counting sugar grams instead of fat grams. 5, 6

* Dr. Mercola states on his website that not only are ANTIbiotics linked to asthma and allergies, but that PRObiotics may halt allergies in children. My advice is to avoid unnecessary prescription antibiotics if possible (always do what your doctor tells you of course) and to get on a probiotic ASAP. The ONLY supplement that Jon and I take, including vitamins, is Garden of Life's Primal Defense, a powerful probiotic.7, 8

* Fatty acids, such as those found in healthy (organic fed or wild caught) fish such as salmon, can reduce allergies via suppressing an inflammatory response (also good for achey joints and arthritis).

* Eat meat! "One of the proteins that decrease when the immune system is engaged in battle is a crucial protein called albumin (which) is found in most animal tissues", says Dr. Mercola. Added bonus: meat also helps build muscle, stabilize blood sugar, and aids in shedding bodyfat. Plus it's yummy! Look for organic, grassfed, hormone/chemical-free.

* Drink water. Water will help flush toxins out of your system, thus relieving the immune system of even more work. Drink half your bodyweight in ounces, as if you haven't heard me say that a hundred times already (think of how my clients feel)!

* Stop touching your face. Your fingers are teeming with stuff and letting that stuff crawl all over your face is not helping matters. Antibacterial soap is not helping- it teaches your immune system to not work. Order a Clenzology kit for optimal cleanliness! www.GardenOfLife.com

* And of course...throw out your microwave!

I hope to hear less of you sneezing and coughing!

1 www.mercola.com
2 Paul Chek, How To Eat, Move, and Be Healthy!
3 www.relfe.com
4 www.mercola.com
5 Paul Chek during my Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Level 2 certification, June 2004
6 www.usc.edu
7 www.mercola.com again
8 www.gardenoflife.com