8 Foods I ’ve Added to My Diet to Enhance My Health
Some nutritionists believe that food is medicine. I’m not sure if I want to go through life taking nothing but chicken soup every time I get sick, but I pay attention to what I put in my mouth and its effects on my body.
As a result, I’ve eliminated many products from my meals over the years, but what I gave up, I made up for in healthier additions. Here are eight foods I’ve added to my diet to enhance my health and why.
1. Beets
Your thoughts might not turn to this root vegetable until it’s time to make red beet eggs for your next picnic. However, including more of them in your weekly diet could help your...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - March 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: diet featured health and fitness self-improvement food mental health pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
Phytonutrients: Paint your plate with the colors of the rainbow
Did you know that adding color to your meals will help you live a longer, healthier life? Colorful fruits and vegetables can paint a beautiful picture of health because they contain phytonutrients, compounds that give plants their rich colors as well as their distinctive tastes and aromas. Phytonutrients also strengthen a plant’s immune system. They protect the plant from threats in their natural environment such as disease and excessive sun.
When humans eat plant foods, phytonutrients protect us from chronic diseases. Phytonutrients have potent anti-cancer and anti-heart disease effects. And epidemiological research sug...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
10 superfoods to boost a healthy diet
No single food — not even a superfood — can offer all the nutrition, health benefits, and energy we need to nourish ourselves. The 2015–2020 US Dietary Guidelines recommend healthy eating patterns, “combining healthy choices from across all food groups — while paying attention to calorie limits.”
Over the years, research has shown that healthy dietary patterns can reduce risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Dietary patterns such as the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet and the Mediterranean diet, which are mostly plant-based, have demonstrated significant ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Source Type: blogs
Genetically Engineered Baker ’s Yeast Detects Variety of Fungal Pathogens
Researchers at Columbia University have developed a cheap and easy to use fungal pathogen sensor based on store bought baker’s yeast. Currently available methods for detecting specific fungi involve expensive equipment, the use of refrigeration, and trained personnel. Using the team’s technique may result in cheap, readily available testing for a variety of fungal pathogens that a layman can perform.
While the yeast used is indeed the commonly available variety (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), it has been genetically modified to produce protein cell surface receptors that stick to target fungi as well as lycopene, t...
Source: Medgadget - July 6, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Diagnostics Genetics Pathology Source Type: blogs
Let Food Be Thy Medicine: 20 Superfoods to Improve Your Health
Conclusion
Based on extensive medical and scientific studies, health professionals have identified different types of superfoods that are greatly beneficial in promoting a healthy lifestyle. To help health enthusiasts get a better idea of the superfood concept, the comprehensive list above will serve as an important source of information. At the same time, they are given the liberty of incorporating these foods into their daily diets based on their personal preferences.
References
http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-eats/nutrition/nutrition-tips-spirulina-helps-cleanse-and-detox/
https://www.glozine.com/lifestyle/health/affo...
Source: Life Learning Today - June 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AgentSully Tags: Green Living Healthy Living Recipes food be thy medicine natural healing nutrition superfoods Source Type: blogs
Let Food Be Thy Medicine: 20 Superfoods to Improve Your Health
Conclusion
Based on extensive medical and scientific studies, health professionals have identified different types of superfoods that are greatly beneficial in promoting a healthy lifestyle. To help health enthusiasts get a better idea of the superfood concept, the comprehensive list above will serve as an important source of information. At the same time, they are given the liberty of incorporating these foods into their daily diets based on their personal preferences.
References
About the Author
Katleen Brown is a health, beauty and fitness writer. She loves to publish her articles on various health related websites...
Source: Life Learning Today - June 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AgentSully Tags: Green Living Healthy Living Recipes food be thy medicine natural healing nutrition superfoods Source Type: blogs
Foods that Nourish, Replenish and Repair
The food we eat serves many purposes. It satisfies a primal need to fuel our bodies and quell hunger. It connects us to family and friends in lovely ways, during the holidays, in social situations and at the nightly dinner table. It encourages us to be creative, to try new things, explore different cultures, and savor interesting tastes. And it comforts us, at least temporarily, when we are lonely, sad, anxious or otherwise spent.
Food has another very important purpose: it cleanses, repairs, replenishes our body at the most basic cellular level. In fact, the latest research from the field of nutrigenomics[1], reve...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Produce of the Day: Avocados
All this month I’m making it fun to eat better with my 30-Day Challenge “Half Plate Produce” in the spirit of National Nutrition Month’s theme “Enjoy the taste of eating right!”
Tweet, Post, Instagram or Pin your favorite pics and recipes that help make it fun for YOU to eat better. (Use #30DayChallenge and #NNM in your messages.)
Feature Produce of the Day: Avocados
Once upon a time, avocados graced the tables of only the wealthiest people – they were a delicacy that no one short of royalty could afford. And if you were lucky enough to be sitting at one of these historical tables yo...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - March 24, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food fruits nutrition recipes vegetables 30 day challenge avocado produce Source Type: blogs
Produce of the Day: Citrus
All this month I’m making it fun to eat better with my 30-Day Challenge “Half Plate Produce” in the spirit of National Nutrition Month’s theme “Enjoy the taste of eating right!”
Tweet, Post, Instagram or Pin your favorite pics and recipes that help make it fun for YOU to eat better. (Use #30DayChallenge and #NNM in your messages.)
Feature Produce of the Day: Citrus
Nothing brightens up a dreary March day like a pop of vibrant citrus – its bright color and fresh flavor help remedy most cases of late-winter funk. One bite of a juicy tangerine immediately gets me dreaming of sunshine a...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - March 19, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food fruits nutrition recipes 30 day challenge citrus sunkist Source Type: blogs
Canned vs. Fresh vs. Frozen
By Diane Fennell
Hardly anyone, least of all anyone with diabetes, hasn't heard the message: Eat more fruits and vegetables. Consuming a hefty dose of produce is recommended by virtually every medical and nutritional organization, for benefits ranging from cancer protection to aid in weight loss and maintenance. But some of the common advice on how to increase your fruit and vegetable intake — visit farmers' markets; shop around the outside (rather than in the center) of the grocery store — ignores the possibility of consuming produce largely in canned rather than fresh or frozen form. And in today's freshness-...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - March 12, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Diane Fennell Source Type: blogs
Make Celeb Chef Ingrid Hoffmann's Roasted Tomato Sopa When Temps Drop
Nothing beats a hot bowl of soup on a cold day -- and we're big fans of tomato soup, which packs a hefty dose of lycopene, a promising antioxidant. However, many tomato soup recipes use loads of butter and cream to give them a creamy texture (which we will say goes great with a grilled cheese sandwich). However, in this recipe from celeb chef Ingrid Hoffmann's latest book, Latin D'Lite: Delicious Latin Recipes with a Healthy Twist, she takes the classic soup to a tastier, healthier next level by using roasted tomatoes, onions and cumin for flavor; Hoffman mimics a creamy texture by garnishing it with protein-rich nonfat pl...
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - December 6, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Recipes dinner food nutrition recipe of the week soup vegetables Source Type: blogs
Three Great Nutritional Properties of Tomatoes
In this article, I discuss three great nutritional properties of tomatoes. Some of them include lycopene and vitamin C.Contributor: Jocelyn CrawleyPublished: Oct 22, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - October 23, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Prostate Cancer: Lowering Your Risk
By Amy Campbell
After I wrote last week's posting, I came across more information on how nutrition and diet may help lower the risk for prostate cancer, so I'll share that this week. But first things first.
How is prostate cancer diagnosed?
Prostate cancer may be diagnosed during a physical exam; specifically, a digital rectal exam, during which the doctor inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum to feel for lumps, bumps, hard areas, or anything else unusual on the prostate. If cancer is suspected, your doctor may be able to tell which side it's on and/or if it's spread.
The other way that prostate cancer may ...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - July 1, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Amy Campbell Source Type: blogs
Is There Such A Thing As An Eye-Healthy Diet?
Eye diseases and vision loss are becoming more common in the United States as diabetes rates rise and the population ages. Many eye conditions worsen very slowly and have no noticeable symptoms in their early stages. For this reason, getting an annual eye exam is extremely important. But is there anything we can do to prevent eye disease from a nutritional perspective? Experts believe that there is such a thing as an “eye-healthy diet.” I interviewed Dr. Jeffrey Anshel, President of the Ocular Nutrition Society, and Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, a leading nutrition researcher, to get their views on the subject. Please...
Source: Better Health - January 8, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Dr. Val Jones Tags: Health Tips Beta-Carotene Bugs Bunny Carrots Egg Yolks Eye Health Fat Soluble Vitamins Fish Healthy Vision Kale Lutein Macular Degeneration Ocular Nutrition Ocular Nutrition Society Omega-3 Fatty Acids Ophthalmology Optomet Source Type: blogs
