Escaping Kroger in One Piece…
$124 dollars is what I spent buying groceries tonight. My father gave me the evil eye as the price tallied higher and higher. Maggie’s dog food alone was $16. I’ve had an unquenchable thirst this week despite getting six cokes a day. I got lots of Milo’s sweet tea, two cartons of grapefruit juice, a gallon of milk, and my usual two quarts of Promised Land’s midnight chocolate milk. Mom called me once I got settled in and all my groceries were put away. “Check on some movies at the Cinema and we will go see one if it is good,” mom told me. I looked online at Carmike’s offerings for this weekend and none...
Source: The 4th Avenue Blues - March 3, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Andrew Quixote Source Type: blogs
“You’re Gonna Be Pissed,” He Said to the Grand Grocery Overlord.
I went way overboard and got carried away buying groceries tonight. There were so many things I needed. I also went grocery shopping on an mostly empty stomach and was hungry which is always a big no-no. I finally put my last item in my cart which was a quart of Florida’s Natural grapefruit juice. I then headed to the magazine aisle where my father was reading magazines. “Pops,” I said. “I am ready to check out.” The total came out to be $117.98 cents when my target was $85 bucks. I about freaked, but didn’t show it. Surprisingly, my father didn’t say a word and sveltely swiped the de...
Source: The 4th Avenue Blues - February 24, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Andrew Quixote Source Type: blogs
GMO Paranoia And The Hollow Health Claims Of Cheerios
Make no mistake about it. General Mills’ introduction of Cheerios sporting the label “Not Made With Genetically Modified Ingredients” is a mere marketing ploy and has nothing to do with health or nutrition. Let’s start the dissection of this blatant attempt to capitalize on the anti-GMO paranoia by looking at the main ingredient in Cheerios, namely oats. Samuel Johnson, the 18th century writer who compiled the first authoritative dictionary of the English language whimsically defined oats as the grain “eaten by people in Scotland, but fit only for horses in England.” A clever Scot supposedly retorted “...
Source: Better Health - February 10, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: admin Tags: Health Tips News Quackery Exposed Cheerios Cholesterol Claims Corn Starch Diet General Mills GMO Oat Bran Oats Sugar Tripotassium Phosphate Source Type: blogs
Meatless Monday Recipe: Grapefruit, Honey & Yogurt Scones
Happy Meatless Monday!
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, today I wanted to share a whimsical, romantic, and waistline friendly version of one of my favorite brunch pastries: Grapefruit, Honey & Yogurt Scones. These beautifully pink tinted flakey scones, made with protein packed greek yogurt, seasonal and vibrant grapefruits and indulgently sweet honey, are sure to wow the honey in your life (and you!). These can easily be made in advance and rewarmed Valentine’s morning to give your special someone or entire family the breakfast in bed experience. I love to serve mine warmed with a small pat of...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - February 10, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: nutrition recipes breakfast in bed brunch grapefruit healthy food healthy recipe meatless monday scones valentine's day vegetarian Source Type: blogs
More Evidence That The Mediterranean Diet Is Healthiest
We’ve known for quite some time that weight loss can reduce the risk of developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. However, a healthy diet alone (without weight loss) may also help to reduce risk. In a recent Spanish study (published in the Annals of Internal Medicine), 3,541 men and women ages 55-80 at risk for diabetes were followed for an average of 4.1 years. Those who ate a diet rich in fish, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and olive oil were less likely to develop diabetes than those following other diets of similar caloric value.
This is interesting for a few reasons. First of all, it provides us wit...
Source: Better Health - January 6, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Dr. Val Jones Tags: Health Tips Opinion Research Annals Of Internal Medicine Diabetes Fish Jordi Salas-Salvado Mediterranean Diet Olive Oil Vegetables Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Is squeaky clean hair harmful?
Bluechase asks…I use Tresemme Daily Cleansing shampoo on a weekly basis. It leaves my hair squeaky clean. I use coconut oil and leave in conditioner afterwards. Is squeaky clean hair harmful?
The Beauty Brains respond:
“Squeaky clean” is a signal that there’s no residue left on your hair, which is a good thing from the perspective of maximizing body and volume.
As you can see from the ingredient list below this shampoo is a pretty simple system of surfactants and natural extracts. It does contain one ingredient that could be considered a conditioning agent – a wheat protein which will stick to...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - December 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy Schueller Tags: Problems Source Type: blogs
Foods That Fight…Illness, That Is
By Amy Campbell
That time of the year is upon us: the "holidays." It's not even Thanksgiving yet, but the stores are already filled with Christmas decorations and gifts. Holiday music is playing on radio stations. Holidays are fun, but this season can come with side effects, including colds and flu, heartburn, upset stomach, headaches, muscle aches, and fatigue. Medicine is often needed to treat these maladies, but if you're looking for something a little more natural and gentle, think, instead, about food. Food is medicine, too, and what better way to remedy your maladies and nourish your body at the same time?
Colds and ...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - November 25, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Amy Campbell Source Type: blogs
Exercise and Breast Cancer
Recently I was asked to suggest alternative hormone treatment for an obese postmenopausal woman with breast cancer. My advise was to lose weight. Supplemental estrogen in any form is estrogen and carries increased risk for breast cancer patients. Exercise can reduce the risk for developing breast cancer probably by changing the way estrogen is metabolized. Get up and get moving while eating plant based whole foods (mostly vegetables and fruit, especially blueberries, apples with the skin, grapes and grapefruit) and eliminating processed food and most meats, especially red meat. Not as easy as taking a pill but much more ef...
Source: Fixin' Healthcare - October 9, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs
NaturOli Restorative Skin Repair Cream – Look at the Label
This “100% natural” skin moisturizer is a top seller on Amazon.com this week. Let’s look at the label to see how natural it really is.
Color us skeptical but most product that claim to be all-natural typically end up with hidden synthetic ingredients. So imagine our surprise to see that NaturOli lives up to its name better than most we have seen.
The good and bad of natural
As you can see from the ingredient list below all of the oil-based ingredients are derived from plant sources such as olives, avocados and sesame seeds. It also uses an amino acid derived preservative rather than the typical formaldeh...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - September 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
This-For-That
When it comes to going gluten- or grain-free, the first complaint I always hear is the same: “But what am I going to do without my (insert grain/gluten-filled food here)!” For those of you who have the same concern, here’s a simple list of some easy substitutions you can make to phase grains and gluten out of your diet:
Instead of hamburger buns, try wrapping your patty in lettuce
Instead of a cupcake, try a square of dark chocolate
Instead of a tuna melt, try spreading it over spinach and drizzling on some olive oil
Instead of cereal, try halving a grapefruit and filling with cottage cheese
Instead of nachos, try s...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - September 19, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: gbadmin Tags: Nutrition Gluten Grains Source Type: blogs
Blueberries and Red Grapes
The sugar consumed by eating whole fruit is not the same as refined sugar contained in soda. And the nutrition content of fruit is beneficial. It has been noted that eating fruit does not aggravate blood sugar for diabetics like eating junk food. Blueberries, apples, grapes and grapefruit appear to be beneficial for diabetics. Blueberries and red grapes may work with vitamin D to boost immunity. (Source: Fixin' Healthcare)
Source: Fixin' Healthcare - September 18, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs
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This week I've written a number of new articles:
Low-Bacteria Diet
How Beneficial is a Low-Bacteria Diet?
How Do I Follow a Low-Fat Diet?
What are the Six Classes of Nutrients?
Healthy Ideas for Apricots
Healthy Ideas for Grapes and Raisins
Healthy Ideas for Grapefruit (Source: About.com Nutrition)
Source: About.com Nutrition - September 10, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Source Type: blogs
What I've Done for You Lately
This week I've written a number of new articles:
Low-Bacteria Diet
How Beneficial is a Low-Bacteria Diet?
How Do I Follow a Low-Fat Diet?
Healthy Ideas for Apricots
Healthy Ideas for Grapes and Raisins
Healthy Ideas for Grapefruit (Source: About.com Nutrition)
Source: About.com Nutrition - September 10, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Source Type: blogs
Pura d’or Hair Loss Prevention Premium Organic Shampoo: Look at the label
Believe it or not this hair loss prevention shampoo is a top beauty seller on Amazon.com. Let’s look at the label to see if it has a chance in hell of actually preventing hair loss.
The good news is the shampoo uses one of the mildest cleansing ingredients you can buy – sodium cocoyl isethionate. The bad news is it costs $22 for 16 ounces which is expensive. There are other shampoos based on the same ingredient which you can get for much cheaper.
More good news: if you read the claims carefully you’ll see that it really is just a shampoo and not a drug product. More bad news: they throw in all sorts o...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - August 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
