Guilt-Free Holiday Eating: Eat Mindfully!
"Guilt-free" holiday eating tips are everywhere this time of year, but the best way to feel guilt-free is to stop feeling guilty! Sound impossible? Here are five steps.
1. Recognize that guilt is counterproductive.
The diet and media frenzy around food have caused the natural act of eating to become guilt-inducing instead. However, guilt does not encourage sustainable behavior change. It simply steals your enjoyment when you're eating what you were going to eat anyway, then it fuels the eat-repent-repeat cycle.
That's not to say that you won't sometimes regret the choices you make. Although you are not bad based on what...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
All I Want for Christmas
1) This year, Santa, my wish list starts with you--and your home at the North Pole. I'm worried it's going to melt. So although the international agreement reached in Paris is progress, I'm asking for your help. We need you to spread the word about what the global agricultural sector can do to mitigate and reverse the impacts of climate change. Santa, did you know that agriculture accounts for about 13 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs)? Some of the main causes are conversion of forests and wetlands to farming, soil management practices that result in large releases of carbon and nitrogen, and livestock d...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 16, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
A Study Did NOT Actually Find That Vegetarianism Hurts The Planet
Cool your jets, carnivores. Multiple headlines Tuesday suggested that a new study determined vegetarianism to be more harmful to the environment than eating meat, flying in the face previous research. But the researchers behind this new study say that’s a total mischaracterization of what they found. Rather, in terms of environmental impact, it turns out that not all foods in a particular food group are created equal, Michelle Tom and Paul Fischbeck of Carnegie Mellon University told The Huffington Post. “You can’t lump all vegetables together and say they’re good,” Fischbe...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
6 Fast-Food Veggie Burgers That Are Worse Than A Big Mac
When you order a veggie burger, you don't have to worry about whether the beef you're about to eat is antibiotic-free and grass-fed. Still, there's a good chance your favorite bean or mushroom patty is a lot less healthy than you think. And by less healthy, we mean it has more calories, lots more sodium, and more saturated fat than a McDonald's Big Mac. More: 5 Things You Need to Know Before Buying Grass-Fed What?! How's that possible? For starters, the veggies in these patties are often held together with oil or lard, pretty much eradicating the low-cal benefits of a burger made from beans, carrots, zucchini, or oats in...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fussy children reveal reasons why they don't want to eat their dinner
A TV experiment hosted by paediatrician, Dr Ranj Singh reveals the reasons why British children reject some foods. Excuses include 'vegetables have disgusting vitamins' and carrots which are 'hot.' (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
4 Things to Add to Your Diet to Lose Weight and Feel Better
In our nutrition practice, and in our personal eating practices, we focus on getting enough of the great stuff more than limiting the not-so-great stuff. If we put this into the context of activities for the day and said, "You cannot walk on the grass today. You also can't run through the sprinklers. You also can't fly a kite." That would seem like a real bummer and you'd feel limited. But if we said, "You can take a beautiful hike today. You can meet up with friends for tea. You can sit by the beach and read." That would make you feel like you had some really awesome options. The same goes for the way you approach healthy...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the Idea of 'Healthy Eating' Can Become Harmful
The concept of "healthy eating" appears to be our new cultural fixation. We are constantly flooded with articles and advertisements consisting of elaborate juices, recipes, and lists of super foods, that all claim to be able to instill us with optimal health. So what on earth does it mean to "eat healthy?" There are many different camps that have opposing viewpoints as to what constitutes "healthy eating." Some people have jumped on the "I eat only organic" bandwagon, whereas others are fixated on the concept of "clean eating," and still others promote the "low carb" diet with an almost religious zeal.
The first problem t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nutrition shortcuts when you live alone
I learned early on in my career that loneliness affects the dinner table. I was a young TV news anchor at the time, and one day, an elderly woman walked up to me in a store and said, “I live alone, but I eat dinner with you every night.” It was the first of many times that I would hear those words. It was always humbling, and it instilled an extra sense of responsibility in me at 6 o’clock every evening.
Now that I have elderly loved ones who live alone, I see that they’re coping with an empty table and little interest to cook or even eat. It’s a common problem. “They’re missing companionship,” says Melani...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - December 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Heidi Godman Tags: Health Healthy Aging Healthy Eating Source Type: news
“Bringing a little bit of home” to our Thanksgiving meal
(Katherine C. Cohen/Boston Children’s Hospital)
Colin Targett
Executive Chef
I have been here for four-and-a-half years and this year, our food service team will be preparing a home cooked Thanksgiving meal for about 800 patients, families and staff. My goal is to always bring a homemade approach to the meal and share something special with our guests for the holiday.
We are roasting fresh turkeys, making a fresh stock and making gravy from scratch. It’s not just opening boxes or taking an already seasoned turkey out of a bag and putting it in the oven. It’s preparing the meal and being able to give it that ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 25, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Maureen McCarthy Tags: Care Team Source Type: news
Whole Foods Sells Jello Shots For Grown Ups? Sign Us Up
Nothing like a jello shot to bring you back to the glory days of college parties and regrets.
Luckily, Ludlow Cocktail Co. has created specialty jelly shots, as they call them, with a grown-up twist: they're all natural and come in unique craft-cocktail flavors. Because watermelon just won't cut it anymore.
"We recommend that people eat them with a spoon, especially because we're adults now," Freya Estreller, founder and CEO of Ludlow Cocktail Co. told HuffPost.
But the best news is that you can purchase them at Whole Foods, along with the rest of your organic grocery needs. Carrots? Check. Cucum...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does a 'Stick' Work Without a 'Carrot'?
(MedPage Today) -- For hospital-acquired conditions, the answer seems to be yes (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology 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
How to Break Your Addiction to Sweets
Depending on who you talk to, sugar is either the root of all evil, the next nicotine, or okay, as long as you counter it with physical activity. Of course the message that sugar is okay most often comes from the food industry, which likes to add lots of sugar (plus salt and fat) to foods to hook us, as reported in The New York Times. Foods that contain these ingredients are addictive, "craveable" and keep us going back for more. Considering that most people have a natural propensity for sweets, it's no wonder the food industry's cardinal rule is: "When in doubt, add sugar." Sugar comes in many forms with a variety of nam...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vegan vs. Paleo: The Yin and Yang of Healthy Eating
Dr. Fred Bischi's raw eating principles are not for the undisciplined. A while back, Dr. Bisci put me on his raw diet when I did the dog-less Iditarod. I ate nothing but raw peanut butter, olive oil and raw carrots... and performed the best I ever have in my life. On the other hand, John Durant believes in a complete paleo diet, which is essentially eating like a caveman would. We ate bone broth together: a recipe that has been around for thousands of years. It wasn't bad, but the idea of drinking bone marrow made me feel sick. I was taught, at a young age, that meat was bad. But if humans have been eating like this for th...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Never mind pointless apps – our best minds should be solving real problems | Helen Lewis
A huge flowering of creativity is focused on the minor inconveniences of the cash-rich and time-poor. That’s why we need proper funding for scienceIt all started with the snacks. A few months ago I lied to myself that eating “omega booster seeds” or tiny squares of carrot cake was in some way a substitute for nipping out to get a packet of Fruit Gums from the corner shop, and signed up to get “nibbles” delivered directly to my desk. Related: Science research grants awarded on the basis of patents is patently wrong | Kim Carr Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 11, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Helen Lewis Tags: Research and development Research funding Technology Higher education UK news Science Source Type: news
