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Is Salt, Sugar & Fat Your Dark Secret?
You know eating nutritious food is good for you. You know it can prevent, even reverse diseases of aging such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. You know it can thwart weight gain that leads to obesity and exacerbates these diseases. What’s more, you actually love healthy food: avocados, wild… Read More
March is National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month! Sponsored by the American Dietetic Association, it’s a month devoted to smart food choices and physical health. Kelly at The Health Nut Blog offers some great tips to get you in the spirit of this year’s theme, “improving your nutrition from the ground up,” including… Read More
Is Death a Disease to Be Cured? Anti-Aging Uncovered: Part I
Recently, we read a fun post from the Idaho Statesmen that takes a global look at the Top Antiaging Foods. The “You” docs, the force behind www.RealAge.com, also known as Oprah pals Mehmet Oz and Mike Roizen, the authors of You: On a Diet, are responsible for the list. To… Read More
Try the Fruit & Veggie Experiment
Try this experiment: Take a piece of paper and make three columns. In the first column, list the meals or snacks you ate yesterday. In the second, list the veggies or fruits (if any) that were part of each meal or snack. In the third, write what could have been… Read More
High Five Your Freezer – March is Frozen Food Month
A month that celebrates what is in your freezer? You bet. Consider that less than a century ago, before the launch of quick frozen foods, consumers were unable to take advantage of the convenience and nutritional value of fruits, vegetables, meats and fish. Today, “frozen” has truly caught on with… Read More
True or False: Pizza is Health Food (Hint: Rejoice)
Psst. Pizza is good for you. So say the authors of The 10 Things You Need to Eat: And More Than 100 Easy and Delicious Ways to Prepare Them, a new book written by New York Times Health columnist Anahad O’Connor and Food Network chef Dave Lieberman. O’Connor and Leiberman… Read More
Just the Facts (More or Less) – A Nutrition Label Analysis
Do the Super Chocolate Sugar-Os you had for breakfast claim to combat heart disease? Did that 20-ounce bottle of soda from the vending machine you polished off during lunch say it actually contains 2.5 servings? If so, you are a casualty of Nutrition Labeling. Nutritional Labels began showing up on… Read More
Beet Lovers: Don’t Read This
Love beets? That delicious earthy flavor makes them a favorite in salads, and while we’ve all had them pickled or canned, baked fresh beets can be superb. If beets are a staple in your kitchen, that’s great news. Beets are full of those natural red pigments that may be cancer… Read More
The Mediterranean Diet & Stroke Connection: Incentive to Get Your Fruits & Veggies?
A new study out of Columbia University Medical Center reveals that adhering to the Mediterranean diet may help seniors avoid strokes, and ultimately dementia. A Mediterranean-like diet can lead to reduced strokes in the part of the brain that leads to reduced cognitive function in later years, according to the… Read More
Superfoods Uncovered: Who is Behind this Nutritional Catchphrase?
You’ve seen the term on blogs, on websites and in the news. Health Magazine used it in America’s Healthiest Superfoods for Women, and it has been used by Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Oz, on WebMD, in Better Homes & Gardens and by a host of nutritionists. The term is superfoods,… Read More
