5 Ways to be Healthy Without Kale
Is being healthy about guzzling down 14 kale smoothies, going to 6am spin classes, and shopping at Whole Foods?
When my body became sick with Epstein-Barr virus (mono that doesn’t goes away,) I believed the pathway to health was threefold: gentle exercise in the forms of swimming, yoga, and strength training, a nutritional plan that included a whole array of supplements, and acupuncture.
Burgers and pizza became no gluten, no dairy, grass fed, pastured, and organic. I canceled my health insurance so I could begin to afford the $100 a week acupuncture treatments and the overpriced farmer’s market bills from all the pr...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - November 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brigitte Theriault Tags: confidence diet health and fitness self improvement how to be healthy meditation pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
You Should Really Make This Tofu Mac 'n' Cheese. Like, Really.
So yeah, we are a little obsessed with all things mac 'n' cheese at the moment. I mean, it's not hard to be. Plus, mac 'n' cheese was the star of this month's Chef Showdown, where we asked James Beard award-winners Chef Laura Werlin and Chef Marcus Samuelsson, to each lighten up this favorite without losing any of the creaminess or skimping on the cheese. Werlin's Fontina Mac and Cheese with Squash and Sage and Samuelsson's Gouda Mac and Cheese with Kale and Bacon both scored so big in the "yum" department that we decided to share another recipe, but this time, made with tofu -- yes, tofu! We swear it's so creamy and delic...
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - November 8, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Recipes calories dinner food nutrition pasta recipe of the week superfood tofu vegetarian Source Type: blogs
Weird but true
WCK is really into these "Weird But True"books published by National Geographic Kids. They're filled with all kinds of strange, random facts. She found this one particularly delightful:And this one:But she was absolutely stunned by this one, and, quite frankly, driven to anger:I was pretty stunned by that one, too. Only 90 percent? Did National Geographic rely on scientific surveys to come up with this number? If so, who are these goody-goody parents who make up the 10 percent who do not steal the candy? What is wrong with them? I imagine them looking all wholesome and smug and eating nothing but kale. Instantly, I ha...
Source: The Adventures of Cancer Girl - November 8, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs
Food Truck Examining Room, an Evolving Concept
Given that our health care system has become a bloated carcass of once honorable intentions, I think a fundamental redesign of the examining room is in order. For beyond the doctor and patient, the physical room which contains their ebullient repartee is the next logical target for improvement. Here is one radical idea that may need only a few tweaks:
The foodtruckexaminingroom will roam from town to town across the United States, stopping in major cities and small towns with main streets in order to provide excellent medical consultations. The charge will be $25 per “visit”, with home made food gifts stro...
Source: The Examining Room of Dr. Charles - October 30, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: drcharles Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Go to Kale! Why This Leafy Green is Good for You
In this article, I discuss several of the nutritional benefits that result from eating kale. Some of them include vitamin K, manganese, and tryptophan.Contributor: Jocelyn CrawleyPublished: Oct 26, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - October 26, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Building Unity Farm - Fall Hoop House Planting
It's Fall in New England and the weather is turning cold. Nights are in the 30's and days are in the 50's and 60's. All the ferns in the forest are brown and most of the insects are gone. On the farm, the apples are harvested, cider made, mushrooms dried, paddocks/pastures readied for winter, and the pace of harvest-related food preservation projects is slowing down.We now turn our attention to Fall and Winter plantings. Our 48x21 foot hoop house heats to 80 degrees F during the day by trapping solar energy under a 6 millimeter roof of UV resistant plastic sheeting. We use barn fans to ...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - October 24, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs
Dr. Perlmutter and Grain Brain on Dr. Oz
As many of you know, yesterday I had the opportunity to spend some time with my good friend Dr. Oz discussing my new book, Grain Brain, and the role of diet in determining brain health. For starters, welcome to all who are joining me for the first time. I hope you’ll take some time to read Grain Brain and participate in the dialogue that takes place on my website and on my Facebook page.
While there were many interesting and important ideas we could have discussed, we focused on the primary and detrimental role of dietary choices favoring carbohydrates as actually proving toxic to brain health. Dr. Oz and I mentioned h...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - October 22, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: gbadmin Tags: Events Grain Brain Blueberries Celery Dr. Oz Fruits kale Spinach Squash Tomato Vegetables Source Type: blogs
Grain Brain on Dr. Oz
As many of you know, yesterday I had the opportunity to spend some time with my good friend Dr. Oz discussing my new book, Grain Brain, and the role of diet in determining brain health. For starters, welcome to all who are joining me for the first time. I hope you’ll take some time to read Grain Brain and participate in the dialogue that takes place on my website and on my Facebook page.
While there were many interesting and important ideas we could have discussed, we focused on the primary and detrimental role of dietary choices favoring carbohydrates as actually proving toxic to brain health. I mentioned how Grain Br...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - October 22, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: gbadmin Tags: Events Grain Brain Blueberries Celery Dr. Oz Fruits kale Spinach Squash Tomato Vegetables Source Type: blogs
alimentary, my dear Watson
When Cal was little I freely admit that we rarely cooked and ordered out a lot due to a confluence of factors: residency, tiny apartment kitchen, ridiculous availability of cheap multi-ethnic restaurant delivery options being the primary ones. When Mack was a toddler I cooked a little bit more, but again, freely admit that I relied very heavily on the Trader Joe's ready-made-meal aisle for, well, 75% of our dinners, though supplemented with fresh fruit and vegetables to round out the microwaved, peel-back-the-plastic-wrap experience.Now, with Nina eating table food and me being somewhat more firmly entrenched in the trappi...
Source: the underwear drawer - October 16, 2013 Category: Anesthetists Authors: Michelle Au Source Type: blogs
31 Easy Ways to Eat More Plants: Celebrating National Vegetarian Awareness Month
31 Days in October, 31 Healthy Eating Ideas… Coincidence? I think Not!
October is National Vegetarian Awareness Month. It’s a great time to focus on incorporating more plant-based foods into every meal and snack. As part of my relationship with Silk (I’m a #SilkBlogger, one of two RDs on the team), I’m bringing you this post chock full of easy ideas to help you get more good stuff.
Why Aim for More Plants?
Eating more plants is a good choice for your health and the environment. Plants are loaded with beneficial fiber, vitamins, minerals, protein, antioxidants, and other nutrients your body needs to ...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - October 16, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: nutrition coconut milk easy recipes eating healthy plant based diet silk soymilk vegetarian Source Type: blogs
Building Unity Farm - Reflections on our First Year as Farmers
While I'm traveling in Asia, my wife Kathy is running the farm, ensuring that all our animals are healthy, our last few harvest duties are done, and our preparations for winter have begun.Before I left, I did everything possible to minimize her tasks. I installed heating panels in the duck house so that she could move the duck babies from the brooder to the outside world. I harvested mushrooms from all our fruiting logs. I added yeast and nutrients to our fermenting apple cider. I secured all our gates, cleaned the barn, and finished moving all our building materials into the hoop house.Think...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - October 11, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs
Building Unity Farm - Creating the Hoophouse
This summer, as we cleared land for the orchard, we graded a level surface for a 21x48 foot hoophouse to extend our growing season and enable us to produce greens for our table and the animals year round.We purchased the steel for the structure from Ledgewood Greenhouses in New Hampshire and sought the help of River Valley Fencing to build it. Although we built the 10x30 foot shade house for mushroom cultivation ourselves, creating the 21x48 foot structure required tools and equipment we do not have. The back of the structure is T-11 plywood. The front is lucite. The top is a 6 millimeter UV resist...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - October 3, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs
Baby’s First Foods: Millet, kale and nutritional yeast
Millet is a super healthy whole grain cereal and can be used instead of brown rice as a first cereal. With recent concerns about arsenic levels in white and brown rice, even organic, millet is a terrific choice as a Super Porridge base. Millet is not likely to cause an allergy and is easily digested. Millet has many wonderful nutritive properties including Vitamin B, potassium, iron, protein, and other vitamins and minerals. Super Porridge millet alone is a terrific meal.
Below, I describe the preparation of millet Super Porridge and the preparation of steamed, puréed kale. To blow things right out of the nutritional wate...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - October 2, 2013 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Ruth Yaron Tags: Perspectives Infant Infant Feeding Source Type: blogs
It's National Kale Day
What day is it?
Well, yeah, it's hump day (or Wednesday), but it's also National Kale Day. When I was kid, kale wasn't something we ate, it was something used ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Nutrition)
Source: About.com Nutrition - October 1, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Source Type: blogs
Top 5 Foods to Help You Sleep Better and Stay Healthier
Many adults today suffer insomnia. If not that, they rarely have a restful night's sleep. They are usually restless, cannot seem to find a comfortable position to sleep in, and are easily distracted by odd sounds that are common at night. There are also people who get enough hours of sleep, and yet they wake up tired, sluggish, and wanting to crawl under the covers again.
The usual solutions are to get a prescription from a physician (for those who are diagnosed to be insomniacs), and to change the bed for a moderately softer mattress—preferably, ones stuffed with memory foam. Pillows that are too soft or too hard are a...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Adana Baro Tags: health and fitness self improvement diet insomnia productivity tips sleep sleep better Source Type: blogs
