Expert Reveals How Eating the Wrong Fruits Can Be Worse Than Eating None at All

An apple a day just doesn’t cut it anymore, and too many apples could make you fat.

That’s the advice of Iva Young, a nutritional expert who warns that the wrong kinds of fruits can actually do more harm than good.

“We really should be smart about the fruits we consume,” said Young, author of Healthy Mom (www.ivayoung.com). “After all, remember that fruits are very similar to breads, pastas, rice, and other high carbohydrate-rich foods in that fruits are high in carbs. That is one reason why we should only consume a certain amount, and choose the fruits that are lower in sugar. If you pick the right fruits and eat the proper portions, then you will give your body what it needs and it will benefit greatly from your efforts.”

So, which fruits offer the biggest health boost? Young named the following fruits, all of which are comparatively low in sugar, as her top five:

• Raspberries - Raspberries are an excellent source of fiber, offering 30 percent of our recommended daily value, 8 grams per serving. Raspberries are also a rich source of vitamin C, with about 50 percent of our daily value. In addition, they are a rich source of manganese, delivering 60 percent of what we should have each day. Raspberries rank near the top of all fruits for antioxidant strength and contain many anti-disease properties if consumed regularly, helping to fight against inflammation, chronic pain, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, allergies, age-related cognitive decline and eyesight degeneration associated with aging.

• Blackberries - Blackberries are notable for their high nutritional contents of dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acid, and manganese. Blackberries are well-ranked for having strong antioxidant levels, and they also contain copious amounts of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

• Kiwi - Kiwi is a rich source of vitamin C and vitamin K, which is a natural blood thinner. It’s also a good source of potassium, just slightly less than that of a banana. Potassium is one of those nutrients that’s absolutely essential for heart health, yet many people don’t get nearly enough. Kiwi also delivers a mild laxative effect, possibly because of the high level of dietary fiber.

• Strawberries - Strawberries are low in calories compared to many other fruits, and are a good source of fiber. They are also an excellent source of vitamin C and flavonoids, promoting lots of antioxidant activity in the body.

• Oranges - Oranges are an excellent source of vitamin A and C, along with powerful antioxidants. Oranges also provide a good source of fiber when the pulp is consumed. The white pith of the orange also contains flavonoids, and some doctors are even using extracts from the pith to help fight certain types of cancer.

“Sugar is also something that you should keep your eye on, because it affects the health of your teeth and the functioning of your hormones, specifically leptin,” she added. “Leptin is the important hormone responsible for telling the body that you should stop eating. With excess amounts of sugar in your body, the amount of leptin is diminished, which causes you to overeat. Excess sugar also has been known to cause intestinal issues increasing the chances of bloating, which causes your stomach to stick out and look like you have extra fat. That’s how consuming too many sugar-rich fruits can actually make you look fat, and make you feel less healthy than if you didn’t eat any fruits at all.”

About Iva Young

Iva Young was born in Munich, Germany, and her family moved to Toronto, Canada, when she was two years old. Her parents grew up in Croatia, so she grew up eating traditional high-fat Croatian and German meals. That upbringing helped spark her passion for nutrition and natural health.  She holds a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and health promotion from California Polytechnic University.

Jones Magazine Releases First Fall Fashion Issue

New York – Jones Magazine (www.JonesMag.com) and The NorthStar Group, a New York-based media company, announces the release of its first Fall Fashion issue featuring over 150 pages of the season’s hottest emerging fashion trends. Supermodel Sessilee Lopez stars on the first of the double cover issues (“The Sweet Taste of Success” [pg.127]). On its second cover, Jones presents rising model, Anais Mali (“Revisiting the original Modern Luxury” [pg.116]).

“The sights and sounds from the Fall runways were fresh in our minds and here, in our first Fall Fashion Issue, is where we transferred our impressions; taking cues from Dennis Basso, Karl Lagerfeld, and John Galliano, we’re pushing our readers to take what’s classic and rev it up.  Anyone can imagine our excitement and pride in seeing this gorgeous double cover on stands. This is the issue every editor relishes,” states Editor-in-Chief, Tracey Ferguson.

Having graced the cover of Vogue Italia’s Black Issue in 2008, Supermodel Sessilee Lopez relives her “pinch me moment” with JONES and poses for a six-page fashion spread photographed by Gomillion&Leupold, featuring looks from,Halston and Helen Yarmak, and stylist, Donald Lawrence–who cloaked Lopez in the most sumptuous furs of the season. JONES also presents stunning new face fashion model, Anais Mali, who showcases Fall’s best head-to-toe designer furs, hats and coats.

The season’s five coveted trends to embrace are outlined in “What’s Fresh For Fall” [pg.49]. Luxurious Camel, Urban Warrior, Faux Fur, Jewel-Toned Velvet and Sheer Genius are the noted styles making their way into your closet straight from the runway. The JONES Accessory report (“Accessories Report” [pg.65]) gives a snap shot of baubles and bags to punctuate fall’s fashion-forward wardrobe. JONES spotlights British designer, Charlotte Olympia, lauded for her signature golden spider web-branded shoes and innovative point-of-view.

Notable designers Dennis Basso, Dean & Dan Canten of DSquared2, Alice+Olivia, 3.1 Phillip Lim and Mychael Knight are a few of the bright and talented forces shaping Fall’s classic appeal (“A-Line Fall’s Classics” [pg.55]). “Fashion Insider and shopping expert Daisy Lewellyn” [pg.75] weighs in to offer readers access to Autumn’s luxurious investment pieces, all while maintaining a well-balanced checkbook. She ropes in some of the biggest names in upscale retailto advise on what to buy now to love forever, from Holly Rogers of Netaporter.com, to June Haynes of Valentino.

HGTV Design Star Kim Myles, Wine expert Monsterville Horton and JONES “I can do it all” woman, fashion icon and Supermodel, Iman, bring their expertise to the “JONES Living” section for insight on interior design, go-to boutiques around the globes and which wines compliment the season.

JONES will be hosting the first ever JONES Awards at New York Fashion Week, honoring designers, models and executives who celebrate and promote diversity and equal opportunity within the fashion industry. JONES will be reporting from New York Fashion Week, Miami Fashion Week and Fashion Houston for the upcoming Spring 2011 season.

The Kardshian clan has built an empire around the hit E! TV series Keeping Up with The Kardashians. Kim, Khloe and Kourtney are not only beautiful faces but smart business woman. Supermom, Kourtney, popped into the Perfect Skin Spa at The Green Technology Suite at The London to with baby Mason and baby daddy, Scott Disick to check it out. Kourtney was overheard telling best friend Lala Vasquez that Perfect Skin saves her everyday because little Mason can’t have all her makeup near his little face. Looks like little Mason wants to be a star like his mom as Kourt picked up a pair of gold Chilli Beans sunglasses Baby Mason grabbed a matching pair as well! Kourtney says Mason always gets jealous and grabs the sunglasses off her face when she’s holding him.

For more information on PerfectSkin check out their site! www.perfectskinnow.com

Over a million people walk by shelves of counterfeit product every day and have no idea it’s been placed there illegally. Our neighborhood drugstores and retailers carry them, and unknowingly, they are bought every day.

Welcome to the underground world of Cosmetics Diversion. Where products are illegally bought and sold much like drugs and other contraband just to make a profit.

Illegal Diversion occurs when a distributer sells a product to a retailer which they do not have a legal contract to do so. This is considered to be “Black Market” or “Grey Market” product on the shelves of retailers.

When professional hair product is seen on the shelves of big box retailers or drugstores, it is a diversion product. If it’s not in a salon, it’s not licensed to sell it. This trend has also moved into the cosmetics and fragrances world as well.

Bare Escentuals, i.d. Minerals Make-Up has recently appeared on Target and Costco shelves.  It’s unclear still to BE Executives which distributer is responsible. There has been an ongoing investigation since fall of 2008 with no success. BE is just a small fraction of the Diversion Market.

Paul Mitchell, Redken, Bed Head, Biolage are all other name brands that are manufactured with the intention of being sold ONLY to licensed professional hair salons and spas. The fact of the matter is, it isn’t illegal for these other retailers to sell professional products. What is illegal is when the companies distribution chain breaches contract.

By purchasing black market products you are not only buying into a world of hijacking, illegal immigrants and counterfeit you are also aiding an industry that increases insurance rates and product prices.

Steps to Diversion and how this affects you

Agreement is reached illegally between a salon and sales representative outside of the normal distribution chain.

Product is then ordered and received.

Trucks are hijacked, products stolen

Insurance claims are made increasing rates locally and nationally.

Product prices are raised to cover the lost from stolen goods.

Payment is made then product changes hands.

Products are then transported to warehouses where illegal employees remove barcodes and/or tamper with products.

Decoded products are then shipped to discount stores, grocery stores, etc..

Products are marked up on an average of 10% higher than salon prices in these locations.

What to do if you suspect a company is participating. Contact the companies Diversion Hotline or Customer Service line which can generally be found right on their website.

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Mr. L. Rx is the author of the popular DatingToRelating.com website and the author of the popular book “Dating To Relating – From A To Z”. Have a question? Send it to Column@DatingToRelating.com and it may be selected for answer in this column. (Sorry all questions can not be answered.)

Question: Mr. L. Rx, I already have a casual intimate relationship with a woman, I met about two months ago. It is not serious. We get together about once a week. Problem is I am beginning to have some feelings for her and think I might really like her. Can I develop a real relationship with her? Or is it too late? How would I go about doing this?

Answer: Well, this is unusual. Most of the time, guys are trying to figure out how to develop a relationship with a girl they haven’t been intimate with. Yes, it is possible but it does present some unique challenges.

First of all you need to find out where this woman stands. If you guys are having a casual intimate relationship, you need to know if that is something she wants to maintain or if she, like you, is starting to feel different about things.

Now if you go about this the wrong way, you can scare her off. So be careful. A lot of times people who are coming out of a divorce or a break up want an intimate relationship but they don’t want commitment or feeling like they are getting close to someone. They are trying to protect themselves from being hurt by not getting close.

Of course this will heal in time, but the time factor can take one, two or even three years for some people. If you really like someone and feel they are worth the wait, you can seal the deal by not putting any pressure on them during this time, maintaining the casual relationship and just being there for them when they are ready for something else.

Most of the time, these type of things don’t work out because one person is too impatient to wait and puts pressure on the other person who is not ready, so they end up in a spat and a break up.

Now, from your question we know nothing about this woman. She could be a career “no commitment” type or recently divorced or one or two years down the road after a break up.

So you need to ask a lot of questions in a neutral sort of way, so that you do not play your hand in case she is not ready for your feelings. The best way to maintain neutrality is to not originate questions out of the blue, but to play off of her originations.

For example, if she mentions her ex and berates him, you could say, “Sounds like you guys didn’t have a very good relationship.” If she says, “Yeah,” you could come back with something like, “So does that mean you hate all men, or do you think he was just a bully?”

If she says, “No, I don’t hate all men, blah, blah, blah,” then she might be more ready for a relationship then if she says “Yeah.”

The conversations you will have with her will be very situational so I can’t tell you what to exactly say and ask in this short column, but perhaps you get the idea. What you don’t want to ask are questions about you and your relationship with her. That is not neutral and could get you in trouble if she is not ready for anything serious.

So don’t say things like, “How do you feel about our relationship?” or “I am starting to have feelings for you,” etc. until you know if she is ready and can handle this type of topic. If she is not, you just need to keep informed of her general feelings about men and relationships until she is ready to get serious with someone again.

Mr. L. Rx

Even after my 2 hour long re-packing session, I still found there to be room for improvement. Here are some tips and tricks I’ve acquired over the years of prepping and planning for shoots and film sets that can easily be applied to your own personal travel.

Mini sized sets are key to saving space in your case. There are so many brands out there that have travel sized options for your beauty needs. Blue Q being one of them. Not only is the packaging eye catching, fragrances beautiful but the prices are extremely reasonable.

Miso Pretty Mini Kit $19.99 ~ Contents: Peony hand cream, deep sea body wash, blossoming cherry lip balm and two persimmon beauty bars. www.blueq.com

Ziploc bags and palettes are key to pretty easy travel. Avoiding products in glass containers as they are heavy and take up too much space. Ziploc bags are also ideal for any liquids like shampoos, body washes, hair sprays, etc in case they burst.

Take shadow, check and lip palettes instead of individuals, there’s more of a variety and less space to take up. Not to mention ease of use when dealing with small bathroom counters in hotels.

This 3rd Edition 120 colour palette by Bh Cosmetics is ideal. 120 colours would cover every occasion, day or night. It’s a steal at $34.95, they also have loads of other sets to choose from, why not grab a few! http://www.bhcosmetics.com

Keeping clean can also pose a challenge. Money is filthy, so giving cash to your cabby, then going to grab a bite to eat can feed your body full of germs and other toxins. I find it a necessity always pack plenty of hand sanitizers in my purse, kits and suitcases. The more natural they are, the less dry they make your hands.

Try Clean Well products http://www.cleanwelltoday.com

Plan on shopping while your away? Plan ahead and bring a bag to tote all your goodies home with you. These collapsable bags are lightweight, adorable and made from 95% post consumer waste recycled material. Dozens to choose from, this Yummy overnighter is by far my favorite.

Blue Q Yummy Overnighter bag $17.99

A laughing bowl of noodles and rice or a swinging cherry, there’s also a leaf hopper and a smiling apple, a giggling tofu. Designed by our brilliant pals at 64 Colors. Made of 95% post consumer recycled material. 27.5″ w x 13.75″ h.

Dark Shadows Magazine is doing something it’s never done before! Our Spooktober Issue will feature 31 haunted places and things to do across the USA. We even plan on visiting them and investigating them ourselves. Know somewhere, someplace haunted? Let us at it? We’re thirsty for some spooky action and want to check on every lead.

Email us: info@darkshadowsmedia.com with your place and whatever it is you know about it and we will look into it from every angle.

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Question: Mr. L. Rx, how do you talk to women in order to attract them?

Answer: Now, I have a question for you.  What do you mean by talk? Do you mean actual communication? Communication is talk that results in someone understanding what you are saying, from your point of view.

But there is another type of talk. Talk aimed at producing a result. It is aimed at getting someone to do something or it is aimed at creating an effect on someone. We don’t really care if the person understands our viewpoint as long as what we said gets them to do or be or have whatever it is we want them to do or be or have. Any parent knows that if you tell a two year old “not” to do something, he will do it. So that is the type of talk we are referring to with this definition. It doesn’t require understanding. It is just a matter of what we say produces the desired effect on another.

Casual talk on the other hand, doesn’t have much to do with understanding, or a particular desired effect. (Unless we say that the desired effect is a pleasant time while conversing with another.) Casual talk is just something to do to take up time; it can be interesting and entertaining even, but not much to do with understanding or a desired effect on another outside of a pleasant time conversing.

Then there are those people who talk to achieve emotional release. They talk about something that is bothering them for a while and they feel better and get an emotional release. They again are not looking for any type of understanding, or to create a desired effect on another, or to have a pleasant time with another. They just want someone who will listen long enough so they can get an emotional release.

So right there we have at least four different purposes to or types of “talk.”

Now oddly enough, personality factors intersect with these various different types of talk, because some personalities specialize in one of the types of talk more than the others.

We all have the friend who just talks and talks about their problem trying to achieve some emotional release. They don’t want your advice or attempts to solve their problem. They just need to talk.

We all have the buddies that we can just shoot the breeze with. Nothing in particular to talk about. Just pleasant conversation.

And we all have good and bad experiences with people who say things in order to get us to react in one way or another.

Now here is where personality comes in again. Obviously if you were talking to a woman who was a personality type that specialized in emotional release – you would attract her by listening to her unburden herself and achieve emotional release. If you were talking to a personality type that just like to have a pleasant time – then chatting in a pleasant way about nothing in particular would score you big points. Just don’t bring that conversation into “unpleasant” realms and you will do just fine on “attraction”.

Now if you are with the type of personality that needs to create effects on you or needs an effect created on herself,  then let them do so or do so to them and you will do fine on the attraction vector. And if you are with the type of women who longs for understanding and being understood, then achieve understanding in your conversation and you will achieve attraction.

Mr. L. Rx

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Question: Mr. L. Rx, I am attracted to this girl at the campus store. She is really hot. But she is really cold to me. I don’t think she has a boyfriend, but whenever I say, “Hi,” with a big smile, it doesn’t work. She just gives me a cold stare and says, “How can I help you?” What do I do?

Answer: Well, if you have been following my writing, you would know that my recurring theme is that people have different personalities and different personalities require different approaches.

A “Hi” with a smile might work on most people but it won’t work on all personalities. When I was a young man I did door to door sales. “Hi” with a big smile and a funny joke is how I opened most conversations door to door. It worked like a charm in middle class neighborhoods.

One day, however, they dropped me in an upper middle class neighborhood. And I was shocked. My “Hi” with a big smile got me a lot of “fear” reactions with doors slammed quickly in my face. These were upper middle class very-good-looking women that were doing the door-slamming fear-reaction.

I was a skilled salesman by this time however as I had started door to door sales at eleven years old. I learned quickly to “mimic” people when I didn’t have the right presentation or my presentation or personality wasn’t doing well.

So I quickly changed my strategy with these upper middle class “hot” housewives and I mimicked their style. Instead of a “Hi” and a smile, I said “Hi” and told them the same joke but in a very “dry” deadpan manner with absolutely no smile or expression at all.

Instead of slamming the door in my face, they all laughed at my joke, opened the door and invited me in. You see, to some personalities, and in some environments, a “smiling face” is not to be trusted.

I have even used the same strategy when approaching women in stores or on the street, such as in your situation. For example, there was this woman who was really hot ( like a 9.5/10) that worked at a Louis Vuitton store in the mall. I went by and targeted her for a slow multiple-come-back approach. I initially approached her with a smile and a “Hi” and friendly conversation (which works on most mall store employees).

She talked to me but was very cold and not friendly at all.  After about three times, I realized she was not the right personality type for that approach and I changed to my deadpan “humor’ with no smile. I caught her out in front of a “fast food” place eating a cheap burrito or something and said in my best deadpan voice, with no smile and an extremely deadpan expression, “So that’s how you spend your time, huh, eating cheap burritos.”

She laughed and laughed and laughed. And the next time I walked into her store she was all over me with conversation. She would practically tell me her life story when I would go into the store. Best of all, she asked me out, after a couple of more visits. She also changed her attitude. I didn’t have to keep up the deadpan stuff. I was able to go back to being cheerful with a smile.

But not all personalities are like that. Some women you have to keep up the deadpan routine forever. (Like the upper middle class housewives, for instance.) In this case, however, she was one of those really hot women who just didn’t trust “smiling” men who approach them. So she had her defenses up but this wasn’t really her personality. Once I got past that point with the deadpan routine, I could put the smile back on and she could be herself.

Like I said, everyone is different. The way you figure it out is with a lot of experience and a lot of keen observation. And if you are short on experience and observation, then get yourself a copy of “Dating To Relating – From A To Z”.

Mr. L. Rx

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Why should waxing be an excruciating, embarrassing and wholly unpleasant experience?

Dr. Edna Ma, M.D. board-certified Anesthesiologist and pain management expert, asked herself that very question when she experienced her first Brazilian bikini wax. As with Carrie Bradshaw of renowned Sex and the City fame, who was horrified by her first Brazilian while vacationing with her gal pals in L.A., Dr. Ma suffered through the procedure, wincing from the pain and waiting patiently for the agony to end, all the while thinking, “Wait a minute… why should this hurt? I’m a doctor and pain specialist… I can DO something about this!!!”

Fortunately, Dr. Ma’s pain is our pleasure… as it resulted in the development of the first-ever, ouchless, garment-based, numbing kit for bikini hair removal!
Announcing BareEase & Cream – a preparatory kit for use by women undergoing waxing and laser procedures to painlessly remove unsightly and unwanted hair in the sensitive bikini area.

Featuring lidocaine (4%) as its active ingredient, (the most safe, widely used topical anesthetic and superior numbing agent), along with natural ingredients including aloe and jojoba, the kit’s specially doctor-formulated cream will not only eradicate the pain and discomfort associated with waxing and lasers, but its skin soothing and moisturizing components will leave your skin feeling soft, silky and sexy! The cream is quickly absorbed into the skin underneath the cute pink panty made of latex, which segregates the cream from clothing and outside air, allowing for complete absorption and maximum results, while being discreet! Available in two sizes, small/medium and medium/large – and with the super-stretchy qualities of soft latex, women of virtually any size/shape will fit comfortably into the disposable pink panty.

For women on-the-go, the kit can be used just prior to departing for any waxing or laser hair removal appointment, so that once you’re at the spa or physician’s office, you’re nice and numb and done in mere minutes… so you can get back to significantly more important things!

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