Martha Stewart Has Her Very Own Triscuit Flavor, And It's The Bougiest Thing In The Cracker Aisle
Of course. Of course Martha Stewart -- model, housekeeping hero and comrade of Snoop Dogg -- has concocted the fanciest cracker flavor in the grocery store.
Triscuits have been around since 1901, but Stewart's made them very on trend and so 2015. Her toasted coconut and sea salt-flavored Triscuit hit shelves in early May and will stay there for a limited time.
Though Stewart has countless cracker recipes of her own, she told The Huffington Post her partnership with Triscuit was her first experience working with a mass marketed cracker manufacturer. "It was a long and interesting process," she said, and after a lot of t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bone Broth Is The Morning Drink That Will Start Your Day Off Right
You may be hearing growing talk about bone broth lately -- actress Shailene Woodley recently revealed she's been a huge fan -- and, according to health and wellness experts, there's good reason for it. Melisse Gelula and Alexia Brue of Well + Good agree that it's definitely time to make room in your diet for this healthy, beneficial drink.
Bone broth, Gelula and Brue explain in the above video from #OWNSHOW, is essentially slow-cooked soup made using the bones of anything from beef to chicken. "Bone broth has so many benefits," Brue says. "They're filled with calcium [and] magnesium, which is said to be great for bone he...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 6, 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
Pumpkin seeds are bursting with health and beauty benefits
Reaping with beauty and health benefits, experts say it's time to replace coconut oil with pumpkin seed oil, which is being touted as the the new must-have. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7 Simple Swaps for Health Without Big Diet Changes
Your kitchen might be under the cruel reign of the food industry. When you remove the sugary, processed foods that hold your weight and health hostage and replace them with real, whole foods, you have a chance to stage a revolution and reclaim your kitchen.
Getting the obstacles to weight loss and health out of your way will transform your kitchen into a place of true nourishment and healing.
In fact, taking back our kitchens and embracing the act of cooking real food is probably the single most important thing that any one person can do to create a healthy, sustainable food system. It is also a magical alchemy that tra...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Want rice with HALF the calories? Just cook it with coconut oil and refrigerate it overnight before eating
The method increases the amount of resistant starch in the rice, which is indigestible to humans and so lowers calories, scientists from the College of Chemical Sciences, Sri Lanka, discovered. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Eat rice cold for fewer calories'
Scientists believe they have found a way to make rice less calorific - boil it with coconut oil and refrigerate before eating. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ketogenic diet turns around a boy’s severe epilepsy
Sammy enjoys the coconut oil cookies that helped him become seizure-free.
In 2012, just before starting kindergarten, Sammy Meyers had the first of what would become thousands of seizures.
“I found him semi-unconscious,” recalls his mother, Becky. “I thought he was choking and checked to see if his airway was open, and then called 911. It didn’t even cross my mind that he was having a seizure.”
But Sammy had recently been falling a lot. The neurologist in the local emergency room in Albany, N.Y. diagnosed epilepsy, but thought it was a relatively benign form that medications could help.
Instead, Sammy got worse. ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - March 23, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: All posts Epilepsy Our patients’ stories Source Type: news
Brits are going nuts for coconut oil
This cure-all, edible oil has become a hit with consumers nationwide, prompting a start-up boom (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: chi coconut oil health superfood holland & Barrett coconut water whole foods celebrity drink Source Type: news
Coconut Oil Healthier Than Soybean Oil in Mouse Studies (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Genetically modified soy promoted more weight gain and glucose intolerance than coconut. (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - March 15, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
What To Eat After You Work Out
By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD
As a sports nutritionist, I consult for pro teams and privately counsel professional and competitive athletes in numerous sports, as well as fitness enthusiasts. Pros and weekend warriors definitely have different nutrition needs, but they do have one thing in common: In order to get the most out of being active, everyone needs to eat properly to help their bodies recover from the wear and tear of exercise.
Here are six rules to follow, and how to prevent overdoing it, which can cancel out the weight-loss benefits of breaking a sweat.
Eat within 30 to 60 minutes after exercise.
If you've had a p...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Beating high blood pressure with a combination of coconut oil and physical exercise
(Canadian Science Publishing (NRC Research Press)) Researchers working at the Biotechnology Center at the Federal University of Paraiba in Brazil set out to test the hypothesis that a combination of daily coconut oil intake and exercise training would restore baroreflex sensitivity and reduce oxidative stress, resulting in reduction in blood pressure. They published their findings today in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
India's Coconut Development Board prescribes coconut for the faint-hearted
According to the board's chairman TK Jose, clinical trials here have shown the good effects of coconut oil for heart patients. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - February 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Confused About What to Eat? 8 Strategies for Healthy Eating and Weight Loss
It's hard to believe there was ever a time when diet books didn't exist, when home-cooked meals were the norm not the exception, and when people intuitively ate what was good for them. With the plethora of information available today about food, diet and nutrition, we should all be healthier than ever, but instead we're just more confused about what to eat or not to eat!
I've been a foodie all my life. It started as a passion for cooking (and eating) and later became a continuing quest for information on nutrition and health. During my certification as an integrative health coach at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What's The Deal With Bulletproof Coffee?
Whether you’ve heard of it, read about it or maybe even tried it, Bulletproof coffee is all the rage lately. But why has adding butter to coffee become the new cream and sugar?
Dave Asprey, the creator of the small company Bulletproof Coffee that popularized the concoction of coffee, butter and MCT oil, claims the high-fat diet can lead to weight loss. Other supporters say it gives you an extra energy boost, helps you avoid the afternoon crash and keeps you mentally focused. Yet skeptics point out concerns with the high amount of saturated fat and number of calories.
We wanted to get the inside scoop from our readers ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
