The Fasting And The Furious
I have yet to see any installments of the long-running Fast and Furious movie franchise, although my son and I recently agreed we probably should. There is, however, a much longer franchise that I’ve been watching closely throughout my career: the fad and folly franchise, devoted not to fast cars, but fast weight loss and promises of high-octane health, achieved magically and without effort.The variations on the theme of quick-fix solutions for excess adiposity or deficient vitality are nearly as endless as they are inevitably useless, or nearly so. If any had worked, why would we need the next one? If none has ever ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Gambia girl has mouth tumor removed in New York
Jannet Sylva, 12, from The Gambia had had a tumor growing inside her mouth for the last three years. It had grown to the size of a grapefruit, but doctors successfully removed it and she is now recovering. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statins and grapefruit WARNING: Mixing drugs and fruit could be DEADLY cocktail
STATINS - drugs to reduce cholesterol - are prescribed to millions of people in the UK, but experts reveal the effects of taking them with a common breakfast drink could be dangerous. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Turns Out Oranges Aren't The Best Source Of Vitamin C, After All
It’s that time of year. The time of year when everyone around us is sick and all us healthy people are popping Emergen-Cs and vitamin C tablets in a desperate attempt to try to remain well. Here’s the thing you should know: despite the commonly held belief, vitamin C doesn’t actually help you fight a cold ― it took 50 years of research to conclude that.
But just because it can’t keep you from getting sick, that doesn’t mean you should discard vitamin C altogether. It is a crucial part of a healthy diet. Vitamin C is believed to help us stay healthy against cardiovascular disease, ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
13 ways to keep free radicals away, and why it's so important
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jennie Yoo discovers she has tumour the size of a GRAPEFRUIT after visiting dentist
Jennie Yoo, 27, from Bangkok, Thailand, complained of pain in her front two teeth in November 2015 and simply feared that she might need a filling. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is Women's Fitness Really Helpful or Just the Latest Fad?
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In the past decade there has been a surge in women joining gyms, subscribing to various diet programs, and becoming involved in fitness-related activities in general. Following a mini-craze in the 1980's that was more fashion-related than health-conscious and another in the 1990's, the new millennium ushered in a generation of women who got serious about health and fitness.
Gone were the bright, shiny leotards, the leg warmers, and the stylish but completely non-functional headbands. Women headed out to the gym or the park in comfy sweats and ponytails. It was time to take fitness seriously.
Today there a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Grapefruit And Salt: The Science Behind This Unlikely Power Couple
Ad campaigns of the first and second World Wars sold Americans on this surprising pairing. Despite a rocky history of breakups, the chemistry between these two flavors cannot be denied. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - November 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nadia Berenstein Source Type: news
4 Foods that Contain Vitamin C which You May Have Never Thought
Vitamin C is an effective way to energize our body immediately. Vitamin C has been known to boost our immune system, to energize our body and uplift mood. It is an important component for growth and repairing of tissues in all parts of the body. It helps the body to make collagen, and is popular for healing wounds, preparing and maintaining bones and teeth, for treating and preventing cancer, colds, and other immune related illnesses.
These 4 Foods Contain High Amounts of Vitamin C:
Lemons
Did you know lemons are high in Vitamin C? This is often overlooked. There is 30.7 mg of Vitamin C in one lemon.
One way we can ge...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Knowing Your Triglyceride Number Matters
Many of us can rattle off our latest cholesterol number at the drop of a hat. Keeping an eye on your cholesterol is important but there's another number you also should have memorized - your triglycerides. However, if asked about our triglyceride number, most of us have little to know idea what it is. That's too bad because our triglyceride number reveals quite a bit of how healthy we are or not. The good news is there are many steps we can take to get it in a healthier range starting today.
What are triglycerides?
Triglycerides (TG) are the most common type of fat in the body and are an important measure of heart health...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month -- Educating All Men On Reducing Their Risk
This study only looked at the effect of dietary or food sources of zinc and not at zinc supplements. Some dietary sources of zinc include the following:
• Beef steak - 3 oz contains 4.9 mg
• Oysters - 3 oz contains 67 mg
• Shrimp - 3 oz contains 1.5 mg
• Pork chop - 3 oz contains 2.8 mg
• Yogurt - 1 cup contains 2.2 mg
• Enriched cereal - ¾ cup contains 15 mg
• Red kidney beans - ½ cup contains 2 mg
Zinc coming from meat sources is more readily bioavailable than zinc from vegetarian sources. Legumes and whole grains contain phytic acid inhibiting zinc's bioavailability.
Consult with your doctor for their ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
4 Foods That Can Calm Anxiety And 3 That Don't.
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Anxiety has become so prevalent in today's world, it's now considered the norm rather than the unusual.
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18% of the population. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
While medication is a valid route, many of us choose to seek a mo...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lingerie model who blamed looking pregnant on weight gain had a tumour
Shorntay Allen, 31, from London, was told she had a fibroid - a benign tumour on her womb - the size of a grapefruit. To her relief, doctors were able to remove the tumour without taking out her womb. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Leicestershire boy born with grapefruit-sized cancerous lump is left with huge scar
Doctors at Leicester Royal Infirmary discovered Bradan Bridge, now 16 months, had a grapefruit-sized tumour growing on his stomach when his mother Elaine was 33 weeks pregnant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Consumer Health Tips: Alzheimer's Caregiving and Hope
Hope takes on different meanings for Alzheimer's caregivers Heat rash Video: What happens during obstructive sleep apnea? Fitness tips for menopause Grapefruit: Beware of dangerous medication interactions (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - July 26, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
