Move over, chia seeds: why we're all chomping on charcoal
If you thought charcoal was just for cooking with, think again. The black stuff is the hottest new ingredient around, says Sue Quinn (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - April 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: food trend sue quinn charcoal Source Type: news
Move over, chia seeds: why we're all chomping on charcoal
If you thought charcoal was just for cooking with, think again. The black stuff is the hottest new ingredient around, says Sue Quinn (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - April 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: food trend sue quinn charcoal Source Type: news
The six foods you should add to your diet to help prevent cancer and stroke
Weight-loss expert, Dr Sally Norton, reveals how cherries, avocados, cranberries, blueberries, pumpkin and chia seeds are a 'power-house of nutritional value' helping boost your health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Fantastic, Delicious, Super Low-Carb Muffin, Bread and Biscotti
For the past seven years I've traveled the country speaking to hundreds of people with diabetes. What does everyone want to know: "What can I eat?!"
The cry rises midway through a presentation followed by, "I know I should cut my carbs but I can't give up______(fill in the blank with anything crumbly and delicious)."
Being a recovering muffin- and scone-aholic myself, who has long gone without for better blood sugar management, I am hooked once again. But this time it's a nutritious, soul-satisfying low carb muffin that has found its way into my heart and onto my plate. And this muffin comes with "mojo." You make it in ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 3 Things That Wreck Your Hormones (Part 3)
Part 3 of 3: STRESS
In the last installment, part two of three, we explained how your hormones can be wrecked by aging. This installment will explain the final culprit: stress. Being able to thrive under stress will help you be more resilient so that even when things go wrong, you will remain alert, energized and able to manage whatever comes your way.
The first thing to understand is that stress is much more than you might think. The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about stress is the angry boss, the rude drivers on the highway with you, your deadlines or financial pressures. These are stressors that c...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The One Food Nutritionists Eat Every Single Day
By Sarah-Jane Bedwell, SELF
While registered dietitians certainly recommend balance, variety, and moderation to ensure you get all the necessary nutrients that you need, they have "personal superfoods" that they reach for on a regular basis for both nutrition and convenience purposes. From turmeric smoothies to chocolate and peanut butter combos, dietitians around the country share the foods they eat every single day.
Citrus Fruit
I eat some form of vitamin C and potassium packed citrus each day because the delightfully refreshing flavors are a great reminder that good nutrition should taste great! It might be a 6 ounce...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Spice Up Nutrition Month With the Peruvian Superfoods Diet
March is National Nutrition Month, making for the perfect moment to check in with your eating. Believe it or not, there are still new discoveries in the world of nutrition -- it's an exciting time to explore healthy and delicious foods you might not already know. That's why I'm using this opportunity to introduce the Peruvian Superfoods diet. Peruvian superfoods, direct from the Andes and the Amazon, promise multiple health benefits with a Latin American flair. Fortunately, these once-obscure products are now available in mainstream American supermarkets.
The Peruvian diet has an extraordinary number of superfoods, enough...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
4 Reasons to Ditch Your New Year's Resolution Diet
Let me guess, you have set a New Year's resolution, focused on the fact that 2015 will be the year to drop weight, quit sugar or pledge to go paleo. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but New Year's resolution diets don't work and here is why
You are setting yourself up for failure
The majority of people who go on a diet fail, usually putting on all of the weight they lost and more. Dieting slows down your metabolism and puts you into starvation mode so more of what you eat is stored as fat and you put on weight as soon as you start eating your regular diet again.
The language we use when we diet sets us up for failure...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Schools Need to Prioritize Addressing Obesity in 2015
During this time of year, many adults are making New Year's Resolutions to exercise more and eat a healthier diet. We also need to make a national resolution to address America's childhood obesity problem.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents over the past 30 years. From 1980 to 2010, the percentage of obese children aged 6-11 rose from 7% to 18% and obese adolescents aged 12-19 rose from 5% to 18%. These numbers reflect a frightening portrait of students in the United States that I, Dr. Padilla, ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
So which foods really ARE good for you? Interactive tool reveals the truth about chia seeds, acai berries, wheatgrass and green tea
EXCLUSIVE: Data journalist David McCandless spent nine months collating scientific studies to produce the infographic rating the scientific evidence of health claims relating to different 'superfoods'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nuts, seeds, beans are good steps toward a plant-based diet
A plant-based
diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy plant oils can help
men stay healthy and ward off heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and
other chronic conditions. Adding fresh fruits and vegetables is a no-brainer for
adopting a plant-based diet, but don't neglect nuts and seeds along with beans
and other legumes, recommends the December 2014 Harvard
Men's Health Watch.
Choosing the right portions is important, too. Nuts and
seeds are rich in vegetable oils, which pack nine calories per gram. That means
eating too many nuts and seeds in a day can deliver an overload of calories.
But it doesn'...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - November 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The truth about ‘miracle foods’ – from chia seeds to coconut oil
Cancer, diabetes, heart disease, dandruff… can these things really be cured, or at least prevented, by what we eat?As books that give answers go, there’s one classic that often gets overlooked – the dictionary. So next time you’re wondering whether a £10 tub of the latest miracle food can really stave off cancer, diabetes and heart disease, and get rid of a podgy belly in time for summer, run your finger down to the word “miracle” where you will find this definition: “an extraordinary and wondrous event” – so far so good – “that cannot be explained by natural or scientific laws”.“Whether it...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 18, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Dara Mohammadi Tags: Diets and dieting Food & drink Health wellbeing Medical research Science Life and style Society Source Type: news
Prevents diabetes, improves heart health: 7 reasons to add chia seeds to your diet
THESE TINY nutrition-dense seeds have multiple health benefits, so if you haven't already added the superfood to your shopping list here are seven reasons why you should... (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Use Chia Seeds With Caution, Researcher Warns
Never eat them dry, especially if you have swallowing problems, expert says (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Use Chia Seeds with Caution, Researcher Warns
Never eat them dry, especially if you have swallowing problems, expert says
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Page: Dietary Supplements (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - October 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
