Typical cooler Sunday morning.  I wake up wanting a nice steaming cup of cappuccino.  Not a real cappuccino, but the “add the powder to hot water” type that you can get from a gas station.  And lucky me, I found a  mix in the grocery store that was SO good and I could have it at home to enjoy a cup whenever I wanted.  Which soon became a daily occurrence.

Enter in client who was also a lover of this cheap cappuccino.  Our mission - lowering her cholesterol.  After reviewing her excellent diet history, her 4 “from the powder” cappucino a day habit stuck out like a sore thumb.  She agreed to wean off these to see what difference it would make.   After 3 months of no capp, her cholesterol was down 40 points!!!!  We were thrilled. 

So was this enough for me to stop my once daily habit?  Not quite, but thought I would try watering it down some and now – no more in the house!  I’ve switched to green tea and have at least one daily.  Packing in those cancer and heart disease fighting anti-oxidants instead of the refined sugars and shelf stable fats.

But I must tell you it still calls my name…and I am trying not to listen.

Lawsuit claims PCB’s found in 10 fish oil supplements. Some of the companies that failed the PCB test were Twinlab, Now, Solgar, Pharmavite, and GNC.   Just any retail store fish oil may not be the best choice. 

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/truth-fish-oil-concerns/story?id=9994049

“Keep children focused and on track by using these certain supplements”?  That is what the radio advertisement said this morning.  My question: do they need some supplement or are the processed carbohydrates they are eating for breakfast contributing to their concentration problem?  

My opinion:  Most of the items that children eat for breakfast makes it harder for them to concentrate.  Processed carbs like cheap waffles, cold breakfast cereal, french toast sticks, white toast, doughnuts, Pop-tarts and Toaster Strudels keep children full for a very short amount of time – maybe only until 9 or 9:30 a.m.   And lunch isn’t until 11:30 or 12 p.m.?  Can you stay focused and concentrate enough to learn when you are hungry?

Your task:  You try it.  Eat what your children usually have for breakfast at 7 am.  Then have nothing else to eat or drink except water until noon.  Are you full and focused?  

Better yet, skip the experiment.  Just change your family’s breakfast to some quality wholesome food and don’t forget the protein!