Don’t Go Overboard on Nutrition Fads
If zoot suits came back in style, you wouldn’t go out and replace your entire wardrobe, would you? Nutrition advice comes and goes like the latest fashions. When an item is labeled “superfood” it...
Monthly Archive: March 2011
A Cold Needn’t Freeze Out Exercise
It might be the tail end of cold and flu season, but don’t consider yourself out of the woods yet. If the sniffly-sneezies get a grip on you, don’t let it put a wrench...
Focus on Avoiding Eye Strain
Do you spend much of your day parked in front of a computer? All of that time staring at a monitor can cause eye strain. While it’s typically a minor problem, eye strain symptoms...
Lace Up Right
From trail shoes to hiking boots to casual sneakers, there’s no shortage of walking footwear. Follow these tips for selecting the most comfortable and functional: Gravitate to early-evening shopping sprees. Gravity commands your circulation...
Tone Up for Summer
Though you might not be in beach mode yet, this is the time to start prepping for swimsuit season. If you packed on some pounds during “winter hibernation,” you can wake up your body...
Eating Healthfully on a Small Budget
What’s bigger — your car payment or your grocery bill? According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, grocery prices rose 3.9% in 2007. And it feels like they’ve been going up ever since....
Fast Food Non-Transparency
One advantage the fast food industry has over its competitors in the stores is that there is very little transparency required compared to what must be put on a package in a store. Labeling...
Corn Sugar
Amazingly some good news has emerged from the mass food production industry – some large food producers are switching away from the use of high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has...
Need to lower high blood pressure but don’t want to rely on drugs?
First of all, exercise more. For sedentary people with high blood pressure (hypertension), just 10 minutes of walking can reduce blood pressure. Imagine the effect that a regular exercise regimen will have on high...
Weight loss saboteurs and how to defeat them
Late night snacking. Sleep doesn’t burn many calories, so late night foods don’t get burned away. Make a point to stop eating 2-3 hours before bedtime. Impulse eating. Plan your meals and snacks, and...
Rye and Rice
Rye Rye is a cereal grown in colder parts of northern and central Europe and Russia. It is mainly used for animal feed, but is also used to make breads and crispbreads. Rye contains...
Pumpkin seed
Pumpkin is of New World origin, and was widely distributed over central and northern Mexico and the south-west USA. Archaeological remains, dated about 8750 BC, have been found in Mexico. It was an integral...
Lean mean muscle machine
Lactic acid, or more accurately lactate, has been blamed for the cause of a burning sensation during intense exercise and the subsequent soreness that accompanies vigorous exertion. It often comes as a surprise to...
Nuts
In the popular sense the term “nut” is applied to a seed or fruit with an edible kernel inside a brittle or hard shell; the botanical definition is somewhat more complicated. – remains have...
Drink these teas to avoid snacking
Drinking herbal teas throughout the day is an effective way to help kick the annoying habit that so many of us are guilty of. Herbal teas prevent feelings of craving and restlessness because they...
Weights and Measures
Take a shower for low back pain Never underestimate the power of hot (but tolerable), surging water. If your pain is the sudden result of a wrenching strain, then wait 24 hours before applying...
Gluten-free foods
These foods do not contain wheat, rye, triticale, or barley flours. The main protein complex in wheat is gluten and small fractions of this complex – gliadins – cause and adverse reaction in sensitive...
Cereals
Administration allows claims to be made for the health benefits of consuming wholegrains in relation to both cancer prevention and heart disease. For example: Low-fat diets rich in fiber-containing grain products, fruits, and vegetables...
Prebiotics
These have been defined as “non-digestible food ingredients that beneficially affect the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon that can improve...
How to improve your brain health – Clean Nutrition
The man looked back at his newly-introduced acquaintance in embarrassment: “Can you tell me your name again?” This happens every day to most of us. Is this the beginnings of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease？...
Cereals – Oats
Oats are a cool-season crop growing mainly in northern Europe (Russia is the main producer), probably since 1000 bc. Grown mainly as an animal feed, the grain has seen an upsurge in use as...
Smoking Therapy Helps, but With Side Effects
Smokers trying to kick the habit may have a new option for help. For smokers in whom standard therapy has failed, a combination therapy in a new study resulted in an increased cessation rate...
Relief for Dry Mouth
Patients undergoing cancer treatment often suffer from dry mouth, a condition known as xerostomia. Now researchers from the Naval Medical Center in San Diego think they have found an effective way to relieve this...
Prescription Toothpaste
Fluoride is a well-known cavity fighter. Now, some powerful prescription toothpastes take the bite out of toothaches — giving patients something to smile about. Her teeth may look nice, but showing them off was...
Sleep Disorders: How and Why to Find Help
“Mom, I’m tired. I think I have African Sleeping Sickness.” Last summer this became my 15-year-old’s mantra. We all laughed. She stayed up late, slept late, napped during the day — what did she...
Treating and preventing acne with nutrition
We can no longer blame it on adolescent hormones. In the United States, not only do up to 95 percent of teens experience some degree of facial acne, but more and more adults are...
Plant Protein Power
Protein is the most essential nutritional element for the body (after, of course, water) – its very name provides the essential clue. The root base of the word protein comes from the meaning. “of...
Melting Away Chocolate Myths
Chocolate! It’s loved so much that the average American eats about 13 pounds of the heavenly stuff a year. However, instead of pleasing your palate, you’re likely to end up a glutton for guilt!...
Addicted to Exercise
Working out is one of the best ways to avoid the health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle, but is there such a thing as too much exercise? If you exercise seven days a...
Alcohol Crave
While craving is a normal part of life, it can cause trouble when we satisfy our cravings by binging. This is also true for alcoholics. Researchers have identified in alcoholics, a part of the...