What Nutritionists Eat For Breakfast When They Have No Time
How many times have you heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Countless studies have shown that adults don't perform as well at work when they're not properly fueled and the same goes for kids who go to school hungry. Yet, the excuses people make for not eating this first meal of the day are endless, one of the most common being not having enough time. To help you whip up breakfast in a flash, while also assuring you get the biggest nutritional boost for your efforts, here’s some sage advice from nutrition experts on how they start their day when they’re pressed for time. These five-minute...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Society for Public Health and Education (SOPHE) is Celebrating March as National Nutrition Month
Adapted from SOPHE:
The Society for Public Health and Education (SOPHE) has announced March as National Nutrition month. The organization wants YOU participate and take the pledge to eat healthy.
Why eat healthy?
To stay strong and active. Healthy foods have vitamins, mineral, and nutrients your body needs.
To lower your health risks. Choosing healthier foods can help you lower your risk for chronic health conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
To manage your weight. Healthy diet and physical activity can help you stay at a healthy weight.
To set a positive example. If you have children, the healthy food choic...
Source: Network News - March 3, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Marcus Spann Tags: Advocacy Public Health Source Type: news
New App Helps Shoppers Dealing With Food Allergies
BOSTON (CBS) – Reading the ingredient panels on food can be consuming at the grocery store. It can also be life saving for families with an allergy sufferer.
Food is always on Kim Wilson’s mind. Her old son Ethan is allergic to dairy, eggs, and peanuts. “It’s terrifying to be riding in the back of an ambulance with your child, hooked up to machines, making sure they are breathing.”
The average grocery story has about 42,000 items on the shelves so it is no wonder finding allergy safe foods can be so time consuming.
Wilson estimates it takes her 2-3 times as long as the average shopper who can just throw food...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Allergies Dr. Mallika Marshall IPIIT Source Type: news
Starting your baby on solids? Here are three new things I tell parents to do
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All pediatricians have certain “speeches” they can do in their sleep — like the safe sleep speech, the potty-training speech, the healthy diet speech, or the speeches for managing fever, common colds, or vomiting and diarrhea. But research over the past few years has changed one of those speeches: the speech about starting solid foods.
I still say the same things about waiting until at least age 4 months to start (closer to 6 months is likely better, especially if baby is getting breast milk), and about not starting two new foods at a time (so as to know the culprit should baby get constipated ...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - February 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Healthy Eating Parenting Safety Source Type: news
Penn Nursing study answers: What's a good breakfast for kids?
(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) A team of researcher concluded that a breakfast high in protein -- like eggs -- keeps children fuller longer than cereal or oatmeal, causing them to eat fewer calories at lunch. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Superfood Cookie Dough Bites Sound Too Good To Be True, But They're Not
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Khloe Kardashian Opens Up About Her 40-Pound Weight Loss
Khloe Kardashian loves a good sweat session. One glance at her Instagram feed is enough to tell you that. A photo posted by Khloé (@khloekardashian) on Dec 7, 2015 at 4:35pm PST The reality TV star recently shed around 40 pounds by undergoing a major lifestyle change. She said a combination of a healthy diet, a new-found love for exercise and a healthy mindset is what helped her drop the weight. "I definitely think the physical and the mental go hand in hand," Kardashian told People Magazine in an exclusive interview. "I feel so good in the gym that it [affects] the rest of my day. It's a healthy addiction. It'...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My Firsthand Experience with Electroconvulsive Therapy
Lots of people have asked me why I chose to take my college courses online. I used to tell them the same thing every time, “I was having some medical issues and couldn’t deal with on-campus classes back then.” What I didn’t tell them, though, was that those “medical issues” were months of crippling depression for which I was being treated with tri-weekly sessions of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Because of the stigma, I used to avoid talking about my experience with ECT out of fear of being judged. Now, because of the stigma, I use my experience to educate those who still think ECT is a mirror image of what ...
Source: Psych Central - January 9, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jacqueline Ledoux Tags: Antidepressants Caregivers Children and Teens Depression Disorders ECT General Medications Memory and Perception Personal Stories Suicide Bipolar Disorder college Electroconvulsive Therapy Mental Illness Stigma Suicide Atte Source Type: news
6 Food Trends To Help You Eat Better In 2016
Some of the trendiest foods that are popping up on Pinterest and appearing on 2016 food trend lists may just help you eat better in the year ahead.
Here are six food trends to get on board with in 2016:
1. Power bowls
Bowls are the new plates. All sorts of creative one-dish meals are being served in a bowl with various monikers – protein bowls, Buddha bowls, broth bowls, quinoa bowls and globowls – for globally inspired bowl meals. The same rules apply to breakfast bowls, which are being dubbed smoothie bowls, acai bowls and Banzai bowls. Just do a search on Pinterest, and you'll be bowled over.
For lunch and ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What to Bring to a Potluck
By Stacy Simon With all the parties and festivities this time of year, there is bound to be at least one potluck, where you are expected to come bearing a dish to share. This year, consider bringing something that not only tastes good, but is good for you too. Making healthier food choices can help you reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes. American Cancer Society Director of Nutrition and Physical Activity Colleen Doyle, MS, RD recommends making something you like to eat that’s healthy, so you’ll know there will be a healthy option for you at the party. In genera...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - December 14, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Diet/Exercise/Weight Source Type: news
5 Fascinating Things You Didn't Know About Emotional Eating
Scientists and psychologists continue to unravel the mystery behind why people emotionally eat despite very good intentions to avoid it. We all know that just a few moments after digging into a bowl of Rocky Road ice cream to calm and soothe your nerves inevitably leads to regret. So why do we do it anyway? Here are five fascinating truths about emotional eating that I reveal in a chapter entitled, 15 Fascinating Things You Didn't Know About Emotional Eating in my new book, 50 More Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food. 1. Food only gives you a three-minute fix. A study reported in the Journal of Appetite gave participants...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Can I Lose Weight: 8 Fat-Loss Strategies
The most common phrase related to fitness that is searched on Google is "how do I lose weight"?
I can't even begin to tell you many times I have been asked (and answered) this question in the last 5 years. Whenever I get asked this question, there is a phrase that always comes to mind - "If only I had a nickel for every time someone asked me how to lose weight". Before you read any further, let me say 1 thing: there is no such thing as a magic pill that's going to help you lose weight. It takes hard work, dedication, sacrifice and time to achieve your dream body.
Let me share 8 fat -oss strategies that can help you lose ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What You Should Eat for Breakfast
I know you've been told, "breakfast is the most important meal of the day," more times than you care to hear it, and I hate to break it to ya, but it's true. Think of your body as a car - it can't run without fuel. Studies have shown that breakfast is both a physiological and psychological need. Kids and adults who eat breakfast are less likely to be overweight or obese, concentrate better and out-perform those who do not eat breakfast at work or school. So even if you think you can't stomach food that early in the morning, do it for your body and that extra edge over your peers or coworkers (hey, there's nothing wrong wit...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7 Pantry Essentials Dietitians Always Have On Hand
As a dietitian, I often recommend – and include in my own diet – foods that provide the biggest nutritional bang for the buck. These powerhouse picks go above and beyond simply satisfying hunger. They also help prevent diseases, according to research. So, check out seven of the hardest-working foods that nutrition pros like me always have on hand. How many are in your pantry? Canola and Extra-Virgin Olive Oils With recent headlines stating, "Butter Is Back,” you may be confused about what fats are best for your health and whether or not saturated fats like those found in butter, bacon and red meats a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
10 tips for mindful eating — just in time for the holidays
Leftover Halloween candy. Marathon Thanksgiving meals. Up-for-grabs office chocolates. One holiday party followed by another…and another.
Whether you want to avoid overeating and gaining those extra pounds, you need to control your blood sugar (for example, if you have diabetes), or you simply wish to consume only what your body requires, the holiday season can make that goal challenging.
But mindful eating might help you reach it.
Mindfulness refers to the practice of being aware and in the moment. All too often, our thoughts wander somewhere other than where we are in the moment. Perhaps we are preoccupied with what ha...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - November 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Wynne Armand, MD Tags: Behavioral Health Diet and Weight Loss Healthy Eating Mental Health holiday eating mindful eating mindfulness Source Type: news
