Cool Foods for Warm Weather
Me mind on fire. Me soul on fire. Feelin’ Hot. Hot. Hot
You too? Last thing you want to do is turn on the oven. I feel ya. That’s why I I’m keeping mine off and making these easy foods and recipes instead. No oven necessary.
Go ahead and store your winter sweaters and other things you don’t need in there. Pour a nice cold glass of ice water and get inspired to keep it cool (and healthy) when it’s hot outside.
Disclosure: The brands and organizations included in the TV segments and blog are clients of mine.
ABC Newschannel 8 Let’s Talk Live DC
Watch my appearance on NBC WBAL Baltimor...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - May 19, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food recipes TV segments best cereal canned peaches chicken wraps chocolate milk smoothies healthy deviled eggs Kind Bars lamb sliders memorial day recipes picnic foods slow cooker recipes Source Type: blogs
Day 5: A Day in the Life of my Food Choices
Today’s topic is Foods on Friday. Taking a cue from Adam Brown's recent post, write a post documenting what you eat in a day! Feel free to add links to recommended recipes/shops/whatever. Make it an ideal day or a come-as-you-are day – no judgments either way. (Thank you, Katy of Bigfoot Child Have Diabetes for this topic.)Welcome. You have now entered the No Judgement Zone.(aka it's so good to be with friends,although if you are a telemarketer intent on immeadietly sending me a email of the latest super food product please don't. I don't really need it. Also I hope thi...
Source: The D-Log Cabin - May 14, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: HVS Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly meals and flours for baking
So you kiss all things wheat and grains goodbye. And you’ve come to learn that gluten-free foods made with replacement flours like cornstarch, tapioca starch, potato flour, and rice starch are also very destructive, since they make visceral fat grow, send blood sugar through the roof, and contribute to diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, and dementia. (If these gluten-free food manufacturers persist in pushing gluten-free foods made with these awful ingredients, I’m going to have to write a new book: “Gluten-Free . . . Fat, and Diabetic“!)
But perhaps you’d sure like a few muffins o...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 13, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle baking cakes cupcakes gluten grain-free baking grains muffins scones Source Type: blogs
The deadly danger of Valentines day
Valentines Day may be more dangerous than you realize – especially if you kiss someone who’s eaten a food you’re allergic to!
NBC11.com reports that food allergies send over 30,000 people to the emergency room each year and a significant number of those cases are caused by loose lips.
Careless kissing
Dr. Suzanne Teuber of the University of California, conducted a study of 379 patients with food allergies and found that as many as 5% had an allergic reaction after kissing someone who eaten a food which they were allergic to. The risk is even greater on February 14th because more kissing occurs on Valentines Day than ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Source Type: blogs
Don’t waste money on expensive beauty brands
According to this study, when a product’s price goes up, it increases “blood-oxygen-level-dependent activity in medial orbitofrontal cortex, an area that is widely thought to encode for experienced pleasantness during experiential tasks.” So by purchasing a more expensive product, your brain physically changes and tells you that the product is better. But if spending more actually gives you more pleasure then shouldn’t you buy the more expensive one?
Does sunscreen make you infertile?
A new study claims certain sunscreen ingredients can make men less fertile. The researchers studied 500 couples that wer...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerThe Beauty Brains Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
Celebrate the New Year With These Recipes!
Here are a two Wheat Belly recipes that you can enjoy for your New Year holiday!
Anyone new to the Wheat Belly discussion: Choose the most benign sweeteners such as pure powdered or liquid stevia; monk fruit; erythritol; Wheat-Free Market sweetener; Swerve; Truvia. We avoid sugar, agave nectar, coconut sugar, or other fructose-containing sweeteners.
Irish Cream
This is an adults-only treat!
If you are a fan of the Irish Cream served as a liqueur or splashed over ice cream or other desserts, this is how you make a healthy version rich with all the flavor but with none of the sugar. I provide the dairy-free version here. ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 31, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes gluten gluten free wheat Source Type: blogs
Mediterranean Diet: May Reverse Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions — increased blood pressure, a high blood sugar level, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol levels — that occur together and has been shown to greatly increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.A recent analysis of the PREMIMED trial showed that patients with established metabolic syndrome who adhered to a Mediterranean diet were more likely to reverse their disease. The PRIMIMED study placed patient on either:- Mediterranean diet—one supplemented with about 1 L of extra-virgin olive oil a week, and one supplemented with 30 g/day of wal...
Source: Dr Portnay - October 15, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Appetizers for Summer Book Club
As much as I love book club, I love hosting it even more. Because hosting means I get to leave work early and do my favorite thing in the whole world – spend the late afternoon in my kitchen. I’m rarely at home at that time of day, when something wonderful happens to the light in our apartment as the sun begins to peek out from behind the tall apartment towers just south of us, and pours into my kitchen. Add in NPR or a good book on tape and I’m in heaven.
The evening promised good weather, so we planned to meet on the roof. I took my cue for the menu from the book we were discussing – “...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - September 3, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Appetizers Appetizer recipes Book Club Food Ideas Book Club Menu Fig & Blue Cheese Savories Olive all'Ascolana Recipes for book club Source Type: blogs
Blood test results 2014
After over a year with no tests, I decided to subject myself to the needle again and have my blood analyzed.
The good news: no change
The tests show no signs of kidney function degradation. Serum creatinine is 2.0mg/dL, exactly what it was when I was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease over five years ago. All other parameters are pretty consistent with the results obtained over the last five years and are within, or close to, the normal healthy range.
This either means that:a) My hard work watching my diet and trying to live a healthy life is paying off and protecting my kidneys from further damage, or,b) None of my lif...
Source: All Kidney News - September 3, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: admin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
The Tooth Decay Index
Source: BestMedicalDegrees.comThe Tooth Decay IndexDid you know that starchy, refined carbohydrates–foods like chip, bread, pasta, and crackers — can be as harmful to teeth as candy? What about how important saliva is to tooth health? Find out how with out tooth decay index!You are what you eat, your teeth are too. The pH Scale affects bad breath, tooth decayCommon pH values:pHBattery acid 1.0Gastric acid 2.0Lemon juice 2.4Cola 2.5Vinegar 2.9Orange or apple juice 3.5Beer 4.5Acid rain < 5.6Coffee 5.0Tea 5.5Milk 6.5 Normal pH level of mouth 6.5Pure water 7.0Healthy human saliva 5 – 8Blood 7.35 – 7.45Sea water 8...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 18, 2014 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs
Healthy Meeting Tips
Get Up!
Tips for a healthy and productive meeting, conference, or convention
Recently, I had the honor of presenting a session at the National Speakers Association Convention about healthy meeting strategies. Here is the companion article for the session:
A multiple day conference can undo the good work of healthy habits. Four hours of sitting increases triglyceride levels, raises blood pressure, deters blood flow, and slows thinking. Taking steps to protect your health as a participant is important. As a presenter, using movement within the program can support audience engagement, learning, and health. Event organiz...
Source: Embrace Your Heart Wellness Initiative - July 23, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eliz Greene Tags: Events & Media Heart Health Healthy Meeting Tips National Speakers Association Source Type: blogs
Healthy Entertaining Ideas for the Fourth of July!
Nothing says 4th of July like watching fireworks and getting together with family and friends for a delicious barbecue! I recently appeared on Let’s Talk Live with fun and healthy food ideas to make your Fourth of July celebration taste great. Read on to learn how to flavor up your celebration the healthy way with quality foods and ingredients, or watch the full clip below.
Surprise Your Guests with an Unexpected Burger
Did you know that over 90% of American households have a jar of peanut butter? Peanuts and peanut butter do more than just add fabulous flavor to our favorite snacks and meals — they also ad...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - July 3, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food life nutrition recipes bbq cranberries july 4th Kind Bars peanuts Pirates Booty Real Deal All Natural Snacks sunkist Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly Holiday Recipes 2
Now for the desserts!
Here are recipes for Pumpkin Pie, Apple Cranberry Crumble, and Pumpkin Spice Muffins.
Remember: By taking out wheat and other grains, not resorting to gluten-free junk carbohydrate replacements, not adding sugar or high-fructose corn syrup, limiting net carbohydrate content and not using other problem ingredients, we now have healthy desserts that do not pack on the pounds, screw with blood sugar, mess with satiety signals, or exert inflammatory effects.
Have your Apple Cranberry Crumble or Pumpkin Spice Muffin and suffer not a moment of guilt! And I think they’re pretty darned tasty, too.
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Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 30, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Source Type: blogs
Add Liquid Gold for a Healthier Diet
We've been told for years to steer away from fat, but the right kind of fats—consumed in moderation—can actually boost your health. Here are five of the best oils to add to your diet as liquid gold.1. Coconut OilOnce thought to be a heart attack in a bottle, coconut oil has reclaimed its place as a tasty and beneficial oil. Just a few tablespoons can help the body to do the following:Resist bacterial and viral infectionsFight off yeast, fungus and candidaStabilize blood sugar levelsRegulate hormonesRestore thyroid functionIncrease HDL cholesterolStabilize weightBoost energy levelsUse coconut oil as a butter subst...
Source: Happy Nutritionist's Nuggets - June 24, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Almond Oil Coconut Oil Cottonseed Oil Oils Olive Oil Source Type: blogs
