Eating vegetables like broccoli, kale and cabbage can cut spread of prostate cancer
Researchers from Harvard found that eating a varied plant-based diet (file photo) - and avoiding all meat, fish, chicken and dairy products - could cut the risk of cancer progression (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
If You Eat Any Fruits Or Vegetables At All, You're Doing Better Than Half Of America
If you’re feeling down about how you eat, consider this: if you eat about one cup of fruit and more than 1.5 cups of vegetables a day, you’re actually eating better than about half of all Americans. If you eat 1.5 cups of fruit (the recommended serving size for an adult), you’re doing better than more than three-fourths of Americans. And if you eat two cups of vegetables a day (another recommended serving size), that’s better than almost 90 percent of your neighbors. We say this not to put down our fellow Americans, but to point out that eating more fruits and vegetables is linked to lower rate...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 29, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Oversleeping: The Effects and Health Risks of Sleeping Too Much
This article originally appeared on the Amerisleep blog. Rosie Osmun is the Creative Content Manager at Amerisleep, a progressive memory foam mattress brand focused on eco-friendly sleep solutions. Rosie writes more posts on the Amerisleep blog about the science of sleep, eco-friendly living, leading a healthy lifestyle and more. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eating healthily at Christmas
We all know that the festive season can also be the season of food. But that doesn’t have to stop you getting the vitamins and minerals that you need.
Not having enough (a deficiency) of some vitamins and minerals seems to be linked with arthritis progressing more quickly. The most important vitamins and minerals to think about if you have arthritis are:
calcium
vitamin D
iron
vitamin C.
It's also important to keep to a healthy weight as being overweight puts extra strain on weight-bearing joints like your back, knees, hips, feet and ankles. And having too much body fat may also incr...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - December 17, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Plasticulture system offers alternative for cabbage producers
(American Society for Horticultural Science) Optimum plant population and plant arrangement to maximize marketable yield were established for cabbage grown in a plasticulture system in Florida. Plants were grown on raised beds with black plastic mulch and drip irrigation in a variety of row, plant spacings and plant population treatments. Results indicated that variable plant populations could be selected when using a high population plasticulture system. In-row plant spacings for early and later plantings are also recommended in the study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - December 14, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
In The Marshall Islands, Traditional Agriculture And Healthy Eating Are A Climate Change Strategy
LAURA VILLAGE, Marshall Islands -- Holding in his hand a bunch of what he called mountain apples, Steve Lepton grinned like a kid with a new toy. “Oh, it’s good,” he said. “Yesterday I didn’t find any fruit on this one. Wow, this is great. They’re getting red.” The delicate little fruit is crunchy like an apple and sweet. It’s a popular snack in the Marshall Islands, Lepton told The WorldPost, but kids pickle it with salt and Kool-Aid, which defeats the purpose of eating fruit in the first place. As the Global Climate and Health Alliance made clear with an announcement ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
In The Marshall Islands, Traditional Agriculture And Healthy Eating Are A Climate Change Strategy
LAURA VILLAGE, Marshall Islands -- Holding in his hand a bunch of what he called mountain apples, Steve Lepton grinned like a kid with a new toy.
“Oh, it’s good,” he said. “Yesterday I didn’t find any fruit on this one. Wow, this is great. They’re getting red.”
The delicate little fruit is crunchy like an apple and sweet. It’s a popular snack in the Marshall Islands, Lepton told The WorldPost, but kids pickle it with salt and Kool-Aid, which defeats the purpose of eating fruit in the first place.
As the Global Climate and Health Alliance made clear with an announcement ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 12, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Do potatoes reduce stomach cancer risk?
Conclusion
This systematic review has gathered and summarised the results of prospective cohort studies published to date that have examined links between specific dietary items and the risk of stomach cancer.
The review has many strengths, including the large number of studies that have been reviewed and quality assessed, the large sample size, and extensive analyses carried out by individual food type.
But there are various points to note when interpreting these results. The media attention focused on potatoes and how we should eat these to reduce the risk of stomach cancer – this was not a finding of this study. It...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Food/diet QA articles Source Type: news
Potatoes can help cut cancer risk
New study reveals eating potatoes and cabbage can help reduce risk of developing stomach cancer (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - November 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: cauliflower vegetables potato prevent cancer stomach white Source Type: news
How To Avoid A Thanksgiving Food Coma While Eating What You Want
After eating that enormous Thanksgiving meal, you may want to curl up on the couch (or a stretcher) and moan in belly agony while half-watching football on TV.
Experts estimate the average American consumes upwards of 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving, so it's no wonder a lot of us experience pain after the culinary pleasure. But be grateful for this: There are ways to abate the stomach misery without skimping on any of your favorite Thanksgiving foods. A lot of the discomfort will subside with time and patience (and stomach-settling foods on Black Friday), but certain activities and strategies -- like walking after d...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 24, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Nordic diet: Healthy eating with an eco-friendly bent
If you’ve never heard of the Nordic diet, you might imagine a plate of those Swedish meatballs sold at Ikea. But in fact, this eating style focuses on healthier fare, including plenty of plant-based foods that nutritionists always encourage us to eat. And while the data are limited so far, several studies suggest following a Nordic eating pattern may foster weight loss and lower blood pressure.
As the name suggests, the Nordic diet features foods that are locally sourced or traditionally eaten in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Developed in collaboration with the acclaimed Copenhagen gourmet restaurant NOM...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - November 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Health Healthy Eating Prevention Source Type: news
Forget Paleo - try the VICTORIAN diet! Eating onions, cabbage, beetroot and cherries meant 19th century people were healthier than we are today
Victorians were healthier and had stronger immune systems than us, Dr Paul Clayton, of the Institute of Food, Brain and Behaviour, and Dr Judith Rowbotham, of Plymouth University argue. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Move Over, Yellow 6. More Natural Colors From Plants Are Coming
From purple carrots and cabbage to grapes, the food industry is finding new ways to derive natural colors from plants. It's happening just as consumers are pushing Big Food to ditch artificial colors.» EMail This (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - November 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lynne Shallcross Source Type: news
Is This The End Of Dieting?
Fewer and fewer women are choosing to count calories or follow restrictive diets. And they're feeling better than ever because of it. By Gabrielle Glaser, SELF (Photo: Johnny Miller) When Mallory Gibson, 29, moved to New York City after college to work as a financial analyst at an investment bank, she soon found herself grinding out super stressful 14-hour days. She ate takeout at her desk most nights--and, not surprisingly, put on a few pounds. Although she'd been a healthy-enough eater at college in Austin, Texas, where she'd grab meals at the flagship Whole Foods, now she turned to juice fasts to manage her weight. H...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sex and the single worm | Richard P Grant
Research into genetically encoded sex differences could tell us not just about sexuality, but also about how we learn thingsIt is said – often as if it’s a bad thing – that a man thinks about sex every 7 seconds. Even if the reality is slightly less fantastical, it’s not too difficult, from an evolutionary standpoint, to understand why this might be. The most successful organisms are those that are able to reproduce most prolifically in their given ecological niche. The plants and animals you seen around you today exist because they are the ones whose genomes were able to survive better than their competitors in th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 14, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Richard P Grant Tags: Science Neuroscience Biology Sex Source Type: news
