Cascara 'Tea': A Tasty Infusion Made From Coffee Waste
Hot or cold, in a soda, hot toddy or beer — people are finding all sorts of ways to imbibe cascara. It's a caffeinated, tea-like drink with a fruity flavor made from dried coffee cherries. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - December 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Murray Carpenter Source Type: news
'Falling Fruit' Map Helps Foragers Find Their Next Free Meal
The ways we get our food these days sure have changed a lot, with technology dramatically affecting the way we catch or grow our next meal. So isn't it about time foraging was changed too? An interactive crowd-sourced map called Falling Fruit allows urban foragers to map out and review locations around the world where the public can find free fruits, vegetables and herbs growing in their area. There are also listings for free markets and dumpsters that potentially contain edibles -- 2,181 dumpsters, to be exact. The volunteer-run nonprofit, based out of Boulder, Colorado, currently boasts 1,317 different types ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 26, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
'Falling Fruit' Map Helps Foragers Find Their Next Free Meal
The ways we get our food these days sure have changed a lot, with technology dramatically affecting the way we catch or grow our next meal.
So isn't it about time foraging was changed too?
An interactive crowd-sourced map called Falling Fruit allows urban foragers to map out and review locations around the world where the public can find free fruits, vegetables and herbs growing in their area.
There are also listings for free markets and dumpsters that potentially contain edibles -- 2,181 dumpsters, to be exact.
The volunteer-run nonprofit, based out of Boulder, Colorado, currently boasts 1,317 different types ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 26, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Go Ahead, Take a Bite: New GMO Apples Are Perfectly Safe
There is perhaps no more iconic food than the apple. Think about it; from the Garden of Eden to the logo on the smart phone you might be holding in your hand right now, the apple claims a special place in the arc of modern civilization. It's both a forbidden fruit and the main ingredient in our all-American dessert. We cried when Snow White ate the poisoned version but eating one a day can keep the doctor away. It's the name of a body part and the nickname of America's biggest city. Heck, Gwyneth even named her daughter Apple.
So, could an apple now symbolize a major turning point in the public's acceptance of GMOs (genet...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 24, 2015 Category: Science 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
Distinct 'chemical cocktail' released by dead bodies smells like berries and apples
Forensic scientists at the University of Leuven in Belgium found five compounds, with smells like ripe apples, cherries, or blackberries, are given off by human bodies as they decompose. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is Sugar Making Us Sick?
Who doesn't like sugar? I don't think many people would say they don't like it! I grew up in Istanbul, Turkey, and it was traditional to eat a sweet desert with every dinner. When we visit friends or family, the first thing they do is to serve you a sweet, sugary desert. I never thought that sugar was bad for you, because it's sweet and delicious! In Turkey we have a religious celebration called "Ramadan". It's actually an Islamic fast that lasts for a whole month, from sunrise to sunset every day. At the end of the months fasting there is a three-day celebration called "festival of sweets." Yes, it's a sweet holiday -...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malic acid encourages sweet cherry cracking
(American Society for Horticultural Science) Water uptake and fruit cracking in sweet cherries was observed following incubation in polyethylene glycol 6000, real sweet cherry juice extracted from the same batch of fruit, or in artificial juice. A dramatic increase in cracking was observed when sweet cherry fruit was in direct contact with the expressed juice of sweet cherries. The research clearly identified malic acid as the major crack-promoting component in sweet cherry juice. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 29, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
9 Secrets for Quick Snacks for When You Don't Have Time to Eat
ER doctors don't get lunch breaks (we don't get bathroom breaks either, but... well... another post, another day). Getting even a quick bite can feel like a cross between The Hunger Games and Survivor -- finding the time between patients and securing the last peanut butter and graham cracker is a challenge worthy of reality TV.
The same probably goes for your day -- finding time to eat (let alone something healthy) can seem impossible. But it's not -- plus, after working too many long (and hungry) ER shifts, I learned that WHAT you eat is crucial for operating at peak capacity. So, here's what I keep on hand.
Rule of ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cherries can trim tummies, soothe exercise pain and even help you sleep
At just less than 100 calories per serving, studies have revealed that cherries can trim our tummies, help to prevent heart disease, make exercise easier and even improve our sleep. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nature’s Most Powerful Age Fighter?
When I lecture at anti-aging conferences around the world, I get a good sense of what the leading anti-aging physicians are thinking about.
And I’m surprised by how many are still holding out hope for an anti-aging “drug.”
But I’m not holding my breath.
And even if the FDA approved a drug for aging, it would likely include a laundry list of side effects, and only affect a small range of age-related decline.
I’ve always had more faith in nature.
Many of the most powerful age fighters are naturally occurring, and they do a better job of supporting and lengthening your telomeres than any drug.
Te...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - July 6, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Nutrition omega 3 telomere vitamin C Source Type: news
6 Easy Tips for Clean Eating on a Small Budget
Photo: Pond5 By Kristen Domonell for Life by DailyBurn Ever thought about cleaning up your diet but worry about the price tags on all that healthy food? You're not alone. Whole Foods Market, often nicknamed "Whole Paycheck" for its prices, recently announced the launch of a new, budget-friendly store geared toward millennial shoppers who share these cost concerns. "It's really challenging for people to make the right choices when price is sometimes the thing that strikes them in the face," says Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spokesperson Libby Mills, MS, RDN, LDN, a nutrition and cooking coach in the Philadelphia ar...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Purple Power For Your Brain
During one of my trips to Brazil a few years ago, I went in search of new healing herbs I could use at my wellness center. That’s when I discovered açaí berries.
Now everyone’s talking about these berries. And they really are one of the richest sources in antioxidants, vitamins A, B, C, and E, minerals and omega-3s.
In fact, I ended up including powdered açaí berries in one of my supplements.
Back then, they were pretty much a novelty outside of South America, but now I even see frozen açaí berry smoothie packs when I’m in the grocery store.
And that’s my problem with açaí berries – they grow mostly i...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - June 29, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Brain Health Nutrition Acai berry anthocyanin extract brain-derived neurotrophic Parkinson’s disease Source Type: news
Well: Cherries Add a Dash of Sweetness
Martha Rose Shulman, the Recipes for Health columnist, adds cherries to grains and more. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TOBY BILANOW Tags: Cherries Food Recipes medicine and health Recipes for Health Featured Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
Well: Cherries Add a Dash of Sweetness
Martha Rose Shulman, the Recipes for Health columnist, adds cherries to grains and more. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - June 27, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: TOBY BILANOW Tags: Cherries Food Recipes medicine and health Recipes for Health Featured Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news
