Whole Roasted Squash With Tomato-Ginger Chickpeas & Za ’atar
I read myself the riot act about 6 months ago, when my cholesterol level reached a new high. My doctor seemed nonplussed, perhaps because my cardiac calcium score was a perfect zero. But I was not happy. Yes, I had lost weight and was exercising, but to be honest, my heart belonged to cheese. And eggs. And ice cream. Something had to change.
Breakfast was easy. The whole eggs (which I had been eating almost daily) were replaced by Starbucks Sous Vide Egg whites or oatmeal served with a side of chicken sausage. Lunches were yogurt or soup or vegan bean burritos or salad or tuna or peanut butter. I started snacking on nu...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - February 21, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Vegetables Butternut Squash Chickpeas vegetarian za'atar Source Type: blogs
Suitable Antigens can Attract T Helper Cells that Act to Promote Blood Vessel Regrowth
The immune system is deeply involved in the intricate, complex processes of tissue regeneration, and the research community has much left to catalog of the countless interactions that take place between immune cells and other cell populations during regeneration. One interesting discovery is that a subclass of T helper cells can encourage growth of blood vessels. Thus, given a way of attracting and retaining the appropriate T helper cells in a tissue suffering ischemia, it may be possible to encourage sufficient regrowth of blood vessels to treat conditions involving inadequate blood flow, such as critical limb ischemia. R...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 15, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Biomaterial Tricks Immune System to Grow New Blood Vessels
Researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute have developed a new biomaterial that can activate T cells to promote vascularization of ischemic tissues. Their work demonstrates that the biomaterial results in local blood vessel development, increased perfusion, and new muscle growth after ischemia.
Various compounds have been tested to try to improve angiogenesis in tissues that have undergone ischemia, but they have failed in various ways. New interest has developed in using the body’s own immune system to help aid this process. To this end, the Wyss researchers developed unique biomaterials to modulate the local i...
Source: Medgadget - August 7, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Siavash Parkhideh Tags: Cardiac Surgery Materials Plastic Surgery Rehab Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
The DASH diet: A great way to eat foods that are healthy AND delicious
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is an eating plan based on eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, and choosing lean proteins, low-fat dairy, beans, nuts, and vegetable oils, while limiting sweets and foods high in saturated fats.
A recent study published the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that men and women younger than 75 who most closely followed the DASH diet had a significantly lower risk of heart failure compared to study participants who did not follow the DASH diet. Currently, about 5.7 million adults in the United States have heart failure, and about half of those who d...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Food as medicine Health Healthy Eating Heart Health Source Type: blogs
The Secret About The Power of Intention (Hint: It ’s not very powerful)
Do you remember when the law of attraction hit the public psyche on the back of the movie, The Secret?
Sorry to offend if you think otherwise, but The Secret was a travesty of a book/movie/compact disc/cuddly toy/whatever.
All it did was sell a big fat lie that appealed to a lot of people – many of whom were desperate and couldn’t afford to get ripped off.
It suggested, that if you want anything badly enough and you place your intention in the right place for long enough, then voila, it will be yours.
They even added a Genie and lots of gold into the movie trailer to demonstrate its mystical powers.
The movie spaw...
Source: A Daring Adventure - June 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tim Brownson Tags: Life Coaching Source Type: blogs
Healthy, Low Calorie Cauliflower Breadsticks
Do you think whoever named the cauliflower plant knew that one day we would evolve into overweight, carbohydrate-overloaded, gluten-intolerant creatures, who, in searching for a suitable lo-carb substitute would find their holy grail in that crucifer whose name is homonymous with the ground product of the very thing we both crave and shun?
Think cauliFLOUR.
Then go grind up a head of cauliflower in the food processor (or be lazy like me and buy Trader Joes riced cauliflower), steam or microwave it for 10 minutes, strain out the liquid in a tea towel, pour into a large bowl and add two egg whites, 1/4 cup hemp or flax seeds...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - October 14, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Uncategorized breadsticks cauliflower crackers Gluten-Free Lo fat low calorie SOuth beach diet Source Type: blogs
Sesame Seed Flour
Sesame seeds actually make a very nice grain-free flour.
Look for white or yellow seeds, not the dark or black, as less sesame flavor shows through (nor will the end-product be dark or black). Grind them in your food chopper, food processor, or coffee grinder until reduced to flour. (Stop when a flour-like consistency is achieved, as further grinding will yield seed butter.) If you don’t like the modest sesame seed flavor that comes through, you might find sesame seed flour more suited to a savory, rather than sweet, recipe.
Look for bulk sesame seeds that are inexpensive, certainly less expensive than almonds to gri...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 26, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates alternative flours gluten-free grain-free low-carb sesame wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Grain-free baking tips from Gary Miller, founder of Wheat-Free Market
If you are new to grain-free baking, or if you are struggling to get the results you want from your grain-free baking, here are some tips provided by Gary Miller, founder of Wheat-Free Market that develops and sells Wheat Belly-compliant foods:
If you’re like most of us, you didn’t get recipes and tips passed down from Grandma that used the typical ingredients we now use in our grain-free lifestyle. In fact, the majority of us had never really heard of almond flour until a few years ago, and it is very unlikely we had ever actually used it! So we have put together this list of things we have learned tha...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle baking gluten-free grain-free grain-free baking grains low-carb Wheat-Free Market Source Type: blogs
Medgadget ’s Best Medical Technologies of 2017
We reported a surge in the use of augmented reality in healthcare at the end of 2016, with the trend continuing in 2017. Notably, Microsoft’s HoloLens was successfully used for spinal surgery applications by a surgical navigation company named Scopis. There are several advantages to this system including reduced radiation exposure of patients, improved screw placement accuracy, and decreased surgery times.
It has been an exciting year for healthcare with many advances in how diseases are diagnosed, treated, and cured. Medical devices are constantly becoming smaller, smarter, cheaper, more precise and user friendly...
Source: Medgadget - December 26, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Hate Strength Training?
By Crabby McSlackerStrength training, alas, is still considered a crucial ingredient in the ever-changing recipe for a fit and healthy life. Omitting this key ingredient is like trying to make meringue with no egg whites--the results may be disappointingly gloppier than you were intending.But it's not just about looking more buffed or losing weight more easily. There are plenty of importanthealth benefits from strength training that I'm too lazy to list. But trust me, strength training is good for you in ways that cardio is not! You need both.Of course I realize that many peoplelove weights and hate cardio. To me thi...
Source: Cranky Fitness - October 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Crabby McSlacker Source Type: blogs
$40 Keychain Device Detects Food Allergens
For those with allergic reactions to certain foods, cross-contamination or accidental mislabeling can lead to reactions ranging from annoying to life-threatening. To address this health need, researchers at Harvard Medical School have made a device that can quickly, inexpensively, and accurately detect common food antigens.
The integrated exogenous antigen testing, cleverly abbreviated iEAT, was developed to detect five common antigens, including those in peanuts, hazelnuts, wheat, milk, and egg whites. The device consists of three components: a small tube-like extraction kit, a disposable electrode chip, and a keychain-...
Source: Medgadget - September 13, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Cici Zhou Tags: Diagnostics Medicine Pathology Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
The ABCs of Wheat Belly Baking
When we divorce ourselves from wheat, we lose the gluten and amylopectins that, when combined with yeast, generate the “rise” that gives wheat bread that light and airy texture, as well its stretchy, or “viscoelastic,” property. It means that we often struggle to create non-wheat breads that rise and are sturdy enough to make sandwich breads or buns.
The rise generated by yeast just means that carbon dioxide (CO2) was generated by the metabolism of carbohydrates (amylopectin and amylose) by yeast, with gluten providing a “scaffold” for capturing CO2 gas. We can also generate CO2 by other means, ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 26, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle baking Gliadin gluten gluten-free grain-free low-carb Source Type: blogs
Flourless Chocolate Cake (dairy-free)
There are many recipes for Flourless Chocolate Cake available, especially since the Wheat Belly message demonized the use of wheat flour and sugar. But here is a very low-carb version of Flourless Chocolate Cake that is also dairy-free.
Flourless cakes are heavier than flour-based cakes, so even small servings are quite filling. The use of less chocolate and use of cocoa powder, however, make this a bit more cakey than other recipes that can yield a more brownie or fudge-like cake.
Makes 8-10 servings
6 ounces 100% chocolate, broken into fragments
1/2 cup cococonut oil
5 large eggs, separated
3/8 cup Virtue Sweetener (or...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 25, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle dairy-free flourless gluten grain-free grains low-carb Source Type: blogs
