How A High-Fat Diet May Be Screwing With Your Brain
Dietary fat is having a moment. From Paleo diet converts who hail the virtues of saturated fat to nutritionists who want to do away with upper limits on total fat consumption, Americans are getting a strong message: Fill up on fat and stay away from refined carbohydrates and added sugar. Here to throw a wrench into this fashionable mode of thought is a small but illuminating rodent experiment presented on July 10 at the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior in Denver. Neuroscientist Krzysztof Czaja of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine made the case tha...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 14, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Peppermint oil, cinnamon may help treat, heal chronic wounds
Stephen FellerWASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- Researchers packaged compounds from peppermint oil and cinnamon in tiny capsules that kill bacteria and promote wound healing. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Coffee Chronicles: One Girl's Mission for the Healthiest Cup Possible
We've all heard that phrase, "It's not what you said, but how you said it." Well, that's sort of what it's like with coffee, because we're hearing that it's not so much the coffee that creates problems but, rather, the way it's brewed... and stored... and ground. As a health coach, I do have my concerns about negative health impacts, but I also know research is pointing toward more health benefits than we first thought. I certainly also emphasize moderation and would never approve of a six-cup-a-day habit. Let's be completely honest, though: The bottom line is that I just love the taste of coffee. I even loved it as a y...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Coffee Chronicles: One Girl's Mission for the Healthiest Cup Possible
We've all heard that phrase, "It's not what you said, but how you said it."
Well, that's sort of what it's like with coffee, because we're hearing that it's not so much the coffee that creates problems but, rather, the way it's brewed... and stored... and ground.
As a health coach, I do have my concerns about negative health impacts, but I also know research is pointing toward more health benefits than we first thought. I certainly also emphasize moderation and would never approve of a six-cup-a-day habit.
Let's be completely honest, though: The bottom line is that I just love the taste of coffee. I even loved it as a y...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
General Mills says to rid its cereals of artificial flavors, colors
(Reuters) - General Mills Inc, maker of Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Original Cheerios cereals, said it would stop using artificial flavors and colors in almost all of its cereals, joining the U.S. food industry's move towards products perceived as healthier. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
