Check out some video from Charlie's Fight for Fitness program that has been getting rave reviews!!

If you're looking for sound, un-biased food, nutrition, and health information you should try the Nutrition Action Healthletter, published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). The CSPI is a non-profit health advocacy group, which mounts educational programs and presses for changes in government and corporate policies.

Published 10 times a year, the Healthletter offers a wealth of information in only 15-20 pages. I find myself always reading it from cover to cover, and learning something in every issue. The writing is intelligent, while reader friendly to those without Nutrition degrees, and in certain sections delightfully funny.

My favorite section is called "Right Stuff, and Food Porn". It's not usually a comparison of two similar products. Rather, one product has the 'Right Stuff', meaning it's heathly, and the advertising is trueful, while the other, the 'Food Porn' product is largely unhealthy but the buyer would not necessarily assume that based on the packaging and advertising. And although written with a sense of humor I believe the writers are challenging, and encouraging you to make an informed decision about the food you buy.

And fast, yet very informative and entertaining read!

You can learn more about CSPI'S Nutrition Action Healthletter at www.cspinet.org.

Enjoy!!

Prep and cook time 30 mins. Makes 8 bars
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup pitted dates
1 cup whole raw almonds
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/4 cup dried plums (prunes)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Pour juice over dates and let soak for 5 minutes.
Place almonds, dried apricots, and dried plums in food processor and pulse a few times until coarsly chopped. Add salt and dates with orange juice and pulse until mixture starts to pull together. Add pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, pulsing a few times just to incorporate.
Using wet hands scoop mixture onto a work surface and form into a log about 1 3/4 in. wide and 1/2 in. thick. Flatten into a bar and cut into 8 equal pieces.
Arrange pieces about an inch apart on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake 8-16 min. per side depending on how moist or dry you want them. Store in airtight container for up to 4 days or freeze them.

210 calories, 6 g. protein, 13 g. fat, 22 g. carbs, 3.5 g. fiber

CONTROLLING AGING
10 WAYS TO HELP RETAIN YOUTH AND PROLONG THE ONSET OF AGING

1. MUSCLE MASS- Americans tend to lose 6.6 pounds of lean body mass each year with the rate accelerating after 45.
CONTROL FACTOR: EXERCISE AND PROPER NUTRITION
2. STRENGTH- The average person loses 30 percent of his muscles and or nerves between age 20 and 70. Strength and size of remaining cells can be increased.
CONTROL FACTOR: RESISTANCE TRAINING
3. CALORIES- At age 70 a person needs 500 fewer calories per day to maintain body weight.
CONTROL FACTOR: REDUCE CALORIC INTAKE

4. BODY FAT- Fact: One in three Americans are clinically obese. The average 65-year old woman’s body is 43 percent fat compared to 25 percent at age 25.
CONTROL FACTOR: EXERCISE AND PROPER NUTRITION

5. BLOOD PRESSURE- Most Americans show an increase in blood pressure with age.
CONTROL FACTOR: EXERCISE AND PROPER NUTRITION

6. DIABETES- Some diabetes cases are caused by an increase in body fat and loss of muscle mass. “The couch potato!”
CONTROL FACTOR: EXERCISE AND PROPER NUTRITION

7. CHOLESTEROL- Bad cholesterol leads to heart disease, good cholesterol helps protect against it.
CONTROL FACTOR: EXERCISE AND PROPER NUTRTION

8. TEMPERATURE- The body’s ability to regulate temperature declines with age. “It’s ok to sweat!”
CONTROL FACTOR: EXERCISE AND PROPER NUTRITION

9. BONE DENSITY- Fact: One million fractures per year are due to falls in women with osteoporosis. Bones lose mineral content and become weaker with age.
CONTROL FACTOR- EXERCISE AND PROPER CALCIUM INTAKE

10. AEROBIC CAPACITY- The body’s efficient use of oxygen declines by 30 – 40 percent by age 65.
CONTROL FACTOR: AEROBIC EXERCISE

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