| Welcome to the August
edition of Access Digest. This month our theme
is Diabetes and Diet Pills. Many people
with diabetes are anxious to lose weight. Sometimes
we are tempted to try diet pills. But there are
dangers to be aware of when using some of these
products. This month we'll feature some articles
designed to get you thinking. We hope you'll find
them of interest.
Our featured recipe of the month is for tangy
Citrus Chicken and our Lifestyle Tip is
Alternatives to Diet Pills.
As always, when you see "Read More" at the end of
an article, or something that is underlined,
you can click on it to be linked to another
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in the future, you can bookmark it.
Each month we receive
questions from our readers. We post some of the
more frequent questions and answers for everyone
to read. If you have questions or comments of
your own, please e-mail them to us at the end
of this issue.
We hope you enjoy this issue of our newsletter.
Thank you for choosing Access Diabetic
Supply as your choice for diabetic supplies. |
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Do Diet Pills Really Work |
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Have you tried weight loss using
diet pills? If they didn't work for you, do you
wonder if there are some better diet products
out there that are actually helping people to
lose weight safely without giving up all of their
favorite foods?
There are now many "non prescription" weight loss
diet pill products on the market that claim their
ingredients can actually help overweight men and
women lose weight and fat, but without any potential
dangerous side effects. They are supposed to help
us lose weight by doing one or more of the following:
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Exploding the Myths |
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Diet pills are very tempting things if you want
to lose weight, especially if you have tried
several conventional weight loss diets without
success.
Maybe one of your diet buddies has decided to
buy diet pills, or maybe you've seen or heard
a commercial for diet supplements promising
easy fast weight loss.
If so, please beware! Even the most natural-sounding
diet pills or weight loss supplements can be
useless for weight loss, or dangerous, or both.
According to Fat - Exploding the Myths
(by Lisa Colles), Americans are reported to
spend between $30-50 billion each year on diet
and weight loss programs, products and pills;
$6 billion of this is said to be spent on weight
loss products and pills that are fraudulent.
Read more
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How Safe are Weight
Loss Pills? |
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| The appeal of losing
weight fast through over-the-counter weight-loss
pills is often hard to pass up. But are these
products safe and effective? It's the latest weight-loss
pill or herbal supplement that has people talking
and you wondering whether it really works. Certainly
the appeal of losing weight quickly is hard to
pass up.
But do these pills and products lighten anything
but your wallet? And are they a safe option for
weight loss? Here's a look at some over-the-counter
weight-loss pills and what they will and won't
do for you.
A number of weight-loss pills are available at
your local drugstore, supermarket or health food
store. Even more options are available online.
Most haven't been proved safe and effective, and
some are downright dangerous.
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How Diet Pills
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| Diet pills are weight
loss products that are orally ingested. They contain
stimulants that speed the metabolism and suppress
the appetite. Many diet pills also contain mild
diuretics, such as caffeine, to assist in the
elimination of excess fluid. There are two broad
categories of diet pills: over-the-counter (OTC)
diet pills and prescription diet pills.
OTC diet pills are typically inexpensive and easily
accessible. Diet pills are not regulated by the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), so there is
simply no way of knowing the real risks of a particular
product until private studies on it have been
conducted and publicized. Examples of diet pill
ingredients that have been found to be extremely
dangerous -- or even deadly -- are phenylpropanolamine
(PPA), ephedra, aristolochic acid, and tiratricol.
The known side effects of other OTC diet pills
include dizziness, nausea, excessive urination,
chest pain, diarrhea, elevated blood pressure,
nervousness, bulging eyes, heart attack, liver
and kidney damage, stroke, and seizures. To minimize
harm from OTC diet pills, consult your doctor
if you are considering the use of a particular
product, get a medical examination, and ask your
doctor to help monitor how the diet pill is working.
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Healthy Living: Monthly Recipe & Lifestyle Changes |
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August Lifestyle
Tip: Alternatives to Diet Pills
In this issue of the
Access Digest we have talked about some of the
dangers of "quick-fix" diets -- the hundreds of
fad diets, weight-loss programs and outright scams
that promise quick and easy weight loss. But the
foundation of every successful weight-loss program
still remains a healthy diet combined with exercise.
You must make permanent changes in your lifestyle
and health habits to lose significant weight and
keep it off.
How do you make those
permanent changes? Here are six strategies.
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August Recipe: Citrus Chicken
Source: DiabeticGourmet.com |
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This month our featured recipe is for Citrus
Chicken.
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| Ingredients - Citrus
Chicken
| Ingredient |
Measure |
Weight |
| Whole
skinless and boneless chicken
breast |
4 (4 oz.)
pieces |
1 lb. |
| Fat-free, reduced sodium chicken broth |
3/4 cup |
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| Lime juice |
3 Tbsp. |
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| Sugar |
2 tsp. |
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| Minced
shallots |
2 tsp. |
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| Extra
virgin olive oil |
2 tsp. |
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| Cornstarch |
1 tsp. |
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| Cold water |
1 Tbsp. |
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| Chilled
butter, cut in tiny pieces |
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| Dash of
salt and freshly ground black
pepper |
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| Baby arugula
leaves |
3 cups |
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| Baby spinach |
3 cups |
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Preparation
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Place one piece of the chicken
breast between 2 sheets of plastic
wrap or wax paper. Using a meat-pounder,
mallet, or small, heavy frying
pan, pound the chicken until it
is evenly 1/4-inch thick. Repeat
with remaining chicken pieces.
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In a measuring cup, combine
the broth, lime juice, sugar,
and shallots, and set aside.
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Heat the oil in a large skillet
over medium-high heat. Add the
chicken and cook 3 minutes. Turn
and cook until chicken is white
in the center, 2-3 minutes. Transfer
the chicken to a plate, cover
loosely with foil, and set aside.
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Pour the broth mixture into
the pan, scraping with a wooden
spatula to gather up any browned
bits. In a small bowl, dissolve
the cornstarch in the cold water
and add to the pan. When the sauce
boils and turns clear, 1-2 minutes,
remove pan from the heat and whisk
in the butter.
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Season lightly with salt and
pepper.
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In a large bowl, toss together
the arugula and spinach leaves.
Divide them among four dinner
plates. Slice each chicken breast
across the grain and at an angle.
Arrange one sliced breast on top
of the greens on each plate.
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Spoon over the sauce. Serve
immediately, accompanied by cooked
brown rice, if desired.
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Nutritional
Information - Citrus Chicken |
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Recipe makes four servings
of four ounces each;
Amount per serving: |
| Calories |
195 |
| Saturated fat |
3
g |
| Total Fat |
7 g |
| Sodium |
194 mg |
| Carbohydrates |
5
g |
| Protein |
28 g |
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Questions & Answers - Ask the
Experts |
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We do our best to answer all questions, but we
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month's theme. Each question is linked to a Web
site that gives an answer and provides more detail.
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