SELENIUM This mineral provides an important trace element for prostrate gland in males.

SELENIUM This mineral provides an important trace element for prostrate gland in males. Protects immune system and helps regulate thyroid hormones. HERBAL SOURCES: Alfalfa, burdock root, catnip, cayenne, chamomile, chickweed, fennel seed, ginseng, garlic, hawthorn berry, hops, horsetail, lemongrass, milk thistle, nettle, oat straw, parsley, peppermint, raspberry leaf, rose hips, sarsaparilla, uva ursi, yarrow, yellow dock.

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Several species of Sambucus produce elderberries.

Several species of  Sambucus  produce elderberries. Most research and publications refer to  Sambucus nigra . Other species with similar chemical components include the American elder or common elder ( Sambucus canadensis ), antelope brush ( Sambucus tridentata ), blue elderberry ( Sambucus caerulea ), danewort ( Sambucus ebulus ), dwarf elder ( Sambucus ebulus ), red-fruited elder ( Sambucus pubens ,  Sambucus racemosa ), and  Sambucus formosana . American elder ( Sambucus canadensis ) and European elder ( Sambucus nigra ) are often discussed simultaneously in the literature since they have many of the same uses and contain common constituents.

European elder grows up to 30 feet tall, is native to Europe, but has been naturalized to the Americas. Historically, the flowers and leaves have been used for pain relief, swelling/inflammation, diuresis (urine production), and as a diaphoretic or expectorant. The leaves have been used externally for sitz baths. The bark, when aged, has been used as a diuretic, laxative, or emetic (to induce vomiting). The berries have been used traditionally in food as flavoring and in the preparation of elderberry wine and pies.

The flowers and berries (blue/black only) are used most often medicinally. They contain flavonoids, which are found to possess a variety of actions, including antioxidant and immunologic properties. Although hypothesized to be beneficial, there is no definitive evidence from well-conducted human clinical trials currently available regarding the use of elder.

The bark, leaves, seeds, and raw/unripe fruit contain the cyanogenic glycoside sambunigrin, which is potentially toxic.

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I lost my appetite

Something strange happened this week; I lost my appetite. Not permanently or anything, but with work being perpetually busy and life being a little more stressful than usual, I actually reached a point where I wasn't hungry.

This doesn't help at all because it's a bit counterproductive, especially since I've been getting into a pretty good routine of snacks between meals – or so I thought. It turns out I was just starting to fall into my old snacking routines, floating around my office and seeing who had junk that I could nosh on. I was beginning to justify it with "it's only one cookie" and "I know I had a piece of chocolate earlier but it's only one more."

It's such a slippery slope. But when I wasn't hungry, I focused more on what I could and should be eating when it came time to eat. I've been turning to a lot of soups and salads and the occasional chicken with brown rice (which you can get just about anywhere from Thai to Greek to Afghan restaurants).

Work has been nonstop so I've been ordering out a lot, but I find myself coming home with leftovers that I can eat for lunch the next day.

The other thing that is so easy to do, yet so easy to forget, is to drink lots of water. I have a water bottle, but half the time I forget it or it ends up in my gym bag for days. I just need to focus on making it a factor in my routine. I know I've only got about a month left of the program and I just want to start making all of the things I know second nature so I keep doing all of them. It's been such an enlightening experience and I now know that this is how I WANT my life to be.

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The study tested low-carbohydrate

The study tested low-carbohydrate, low-fat and Mediterranean diets over a period of two years in 140 overweight people (88% men, average age 51). It showed that any one of the diets could effect cardiovascular benefit as long as a particular amount of weight was lost. This means that it is the process of weight loss, not what makes up the diet, that is responsible for the positive changes.

Over the two-year period, those who had lost 11 pounds had more improvement in their arteries than those who lost 7 pounds. Those who lost the most weight that also lowered their blood pressure from diet experienced the most benefit in terms of arterial improvement. Because participants who were already on blood pressure medication were left on them, the study was able to show that it was the weight loss related to diet, not the drugs, that were increasing the health of arteries. That is consistent with the following: better numbers shown on paper due to medications is not the same as having better numbers because you are actually healthy.
Weight loss is the key

In other words if you are taking blood pressure medication but not losing weight, then there is not much chance you are actually reversing the health of your arteries. Conversely, real cardiovascular improvement can be set in motion by naturally lowering your blood pressure through weight loss.
Bottom line

This is great news for overweight people. You don't have to lose all the weight to manifest an environment in your body that will start to mitigate the issue of heart disease. It means that if you just get consistently on track and maintain that consistency over a period of time, you can improve your health significantly. You will reach your weight goal sooner or later, however health benefits will begin to reveal themselves during the early stages of such an improvement effort.