Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Tilapia is bad for the health!

Jul 10, 2008 (The Philadelphia Inquirer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Consider the latest food to hit the danger list: farm-raised tilapia.
Researchers from Wake Forest University Medical Center say you're better of with a big juicy burger than with this mild, low-fat fish, which turns out to be high in an unhealthful form of fat called long-chain omega-6 fatty acids, especially when it's produced by fish farms.
Long chain omega-6 fats promote inflammation associated with heart disease, asthma, some cancers, Alzheimer's disease, stroke and other conditions, said Floyd Chilton, professor of physiology at Wake Forest and head of the study.

Is there anything left that the experts say we should eat? Not much, said Chilton, thanks to a large-scale corruption of the American food chain with cheap corn feed. That has altered the composition of fats found in beef, chicken, eggs and farmed fish, such as catfish and tilapia.
In tests, the researchers found that grain-fed tilapia concentrated even more of the worst fats than did grain-fed beef.

One animal-based food that Chilton recommends is wild-caught fish, such as salmon and sardines, since they contain inflammation-fighting omega-3 fatty acids. Unfortunately, he said, public health officials have been wrongly telling people to get more of this important nutrient by eating more fish without specifying what kind.

Hmm, if this article is saying that farm raised fish is bad because of the cheap feeds, then that makes farm raised salmon, milkfish etc... bad for the health too. I guess that I'll be left to eating organic vegetables.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Ionax Scrub

Its fresh lemon scent and small crystals feels like I’m using dish scrub and dishwashing detergent on my skin… Don’t get me wrong, I love this product and use this at least once a week, 2x a week maximum. Its ingredients are mild and I love the scent. Everytime I use it, I feel that my face is really clean. The tiny granules exfoliate your skin and removes dead skin cells making it feel squeaky clean. You can buy it in any Mercury Drugstore for PHP350++ . I’m not sure about the price now since one tube lasts me 1-11/2 years.

Be careful not to be too addicted to this product to use it everyday. Doing so will abrade your skin.



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