The Top Diets For 2018
It’s a new year and we all started out with new pledges and resolutions. We thought to ourselves that this year would be different, it would be better. How many of us pledged to be healthier and to lose some weight is 2018? I know I was one of them. As our wishes for healthier slimmer bodies evolve every year, so do the dieting options and trends. Like clockwork, there are a few new diets to consider for 2018.
The lowest ranking diets this year, also known as, diets you should avoid are the Keto diet and the Dukan diet. The Keto diet requires you to load up on fats while simultaneously slashing carbs. This forces your bo...
Source: Nursing Comments - April 20, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Dieting Source Type: blogs
Eat these foods daily (or at least often)
Improving your diet can seem like a lofty goal, one that people often think requires rigid self-discipline and sacrifice. Cupcakes out, pizza out, treats out, sigh.
But it doesn’t really have to be that way. Sometimes making better decisions for your body can be about adding — not taking away. This may create a more palatable option for those looking for a health boost that feels like a bonus, not a burden.
But what to add? I asked Teresa Fung, adjunct professor in the department of nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for her advice on what foods pack the biggest nutritional punch to a daily diet...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kelly Bilodeau Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Alcohol Clinical Trial Should be Halted Because It Was Designed to Promote Drinking, Not to Answer a Research Question
Digging Deeper into the Harvard/NIAAA Solicitation of Alcohol Company FundingIn a previouspost, I noted that I had reviewed materials obtained by theNew York Times and shared with me for thearticle revealing that the NIAAA solicited funding from alcohol companies for the clinical trial of potential benefits of alcohol. A deeper examination of those materials allows me to now reveal that the real purpose of the clinical trial is not to conduct research to answer a question, but to help the alcohol industry sell beer, wine, and liquor by producing newspaper headlines to get doctors to start recommending moderate drinking to ...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - April 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Source Type: blogs
Mrs. Sprat got it right
(Image by Frederick Richardson via Wikimedia Commons.)
Jack Sprat could eat no fat.
His wife could eat no lean.
And so between the two of them,
They licked the platter clean.
If Jack Sprat could eat no fat . . . well, he’s going to be one sick, hungry guy. Fats, unlike carbohydrates, are essential, as necessary as water or oxygen.
If we are, at the core, hunting carnivorous creatures, a product of our unique evolutionary past, it’s easy to recognize that consuming the fat of animals is also part of our natural physiology. You and your hungry clan spear a wild boar, but no one declares “Just cut off a piece of lean m...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 31, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle diabetes diy health Dr. Davis Fat gluten-free grain-free grains Inflammation low-carb saturated Source Type: blogs
Isagenix. – Diet Review
Conclusion – Does Isagenix Work?
Isagenix Isalean’s shake is marketed well, but it’s loaded with sugar and calories. There’s also a lot of protein added, but once you research what kinds of ingredients are included, you realize it’s not a quality meal replacement. The protein added is cheap and can be found for a reduced price elsewhere. Many customers have also complained about the taste, lack of weight loss, and the hard to drink consistency.
There are better options which have only 1 gram of sugar, no added fructose, only high quality whey protein, and great reviews to back up their weight loss claims. T...
Source: Nursing Comments - March 30, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Isagenix. – Diet Review
Conclusion – Does Isagenix Work?
Isagenix Isalean’s shake is marketed well, but it’s loaded with sugar and calories. There’s also a lot of protein added, but once you research what kinds of ingredients are included, you realize it’s not a quality meal replacement. The protein added is cheap and can be found for a reduced price elsewhere. Many customers have also complained about the taste, lack of weight loss, and the hard to drink consistency.
There are better options which have only 1 gram of sugar, no added fructose, only high quality whey protein, and great reviews to back up their weight loss claims. T...
Source: Nursing Comments - March 30, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Let ’s improve Brain Health Literacy during Brain Awareness Week 2018
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Please join us in getting ready to celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2018 (March 12–18th), the annual global campaign organized by the Dana Foundation to increase public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research.
To learn about activities in your area, please visit BAW’s International Calendar of events.
And remember you don’t need to travel anywhere to improve your brain health literacy and to adopt smarter, brain-friendly habits. Here are ten useful facts and tips coming from the hundreds of scientific studies analyzed to prepare the book The SharpBrains Guide t...
Source: SharpBrains - March 2, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Alvaro Fernandez Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness baw18 brain Brain Teasers Brain-Fitness Brain-health Brain-Plasticity brain-supplements brain-teaser brains exercise facts improve-brain-health Lifelong N Source Type: blogs
Diet and depression
Just this week, I have seen three patients with depression requiring treatment. Treatment options include medications, therapy, and self-care. Self-care includes things like sleep, physical activity, and diet, and is just as important as meds and therapy — sometimes more…
In counseling my patients about self-care, I always feel like we don’t have enough time to get into diet. I am passionate about diet and lifestyle measures for good health, because there is overwhelming evidence supporting the benefits of a healthy diet and lifestyle for, oh, just about everything: preventing cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Anxiety and Depression Behavioral Health Healthy Eating Mental Health Source Type: blogs
Scientific Studies Show How Nutrition Influences Our Creativity
In conclusion, our creative thinking is affected by a number of external elements, but the food we eat is such an important part of it. Choosing a diet with ingredients that are gradually processed by our body are crucial to staying productive. At the same time, our diet will also affect mental energy and positivity, and the combination of these factors will determine our levels of creativity.
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Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - February 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maria Onzain Tags: featured productivity tips self improvement creativity improve well-being nutrition nutrition and creativity nutrition and mental health pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
4 Easy Steps to a Better Brain
Did you ever think that the ability for your brain to achieve its maximum superpowers resides well within you? Scientific research suggests that doing just these 4 simple things listed below will help not just preserve your brain power, but maximize it so you can feel like you are functioning well, maybe even at your very best, and feel energized no matter what your age and circumstance of life is.
1. Get moving.
Whether it is dancing, walking your dog, working in the yard, all that matters is that you simply move around. Physical activity clears out a substance called amyloid, which is believed to accumulate and “gun...
Source: World of Psychology - February 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Emily Waters Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Exercise & Fitness Habits Health-related Memory and Perception Motivation and Inspiration Self-Help amyloid Brain Health Cognitive Decline Dementia Memory Loss mental decline Neuronal Conne Source Type: blogs
Green Bean Casserole
Here’s the Wheat Belly version of a traditional holiday favorite side-dish, Green Bean Casserole.
In the Wheat Belly version, there are no grains, of course, and net carb exposure is low, as the onion, carrots, and green beans are the only substantial carbohydrate sources. If divided into 6 servings, each serving yields approximately 6 grams net carbs, well within our limit of no more than 15 grams net carbs per meal. And, unlike many recipes for Green Bean Casseroles you’ll find online and in some cookbooks, no canned soup is used, thereby avoiding the grain landmines commonly contained, especially wheat flou...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 22, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten-free grain-free grains Inflammation low-carb undoctored Source Type: blogs
Study suggests canola oil is not as beneficial as advertised; sustained use may cause memory problems and brain damage
Canola oil could cause weight gain and memory loss (Los Angeles Times):
“According to a recent study conducted on mice, just two tablespoons of canola oil per day can cause weight gain and severe progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The new results are calling into question previous recommendations of canola oil as a healthful alternative to saturated fats.
“Canola oil is appealing because it is less expensive than other vegetable oils, and it is advertised as being healthy,” said lead researcher Domenico Praticò, M.D. “Very few studies, however, have examined that claim, especially in terms of the brain.”
Afte...
Source: SharpBrains - December 14, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Alzheimer’s Disease brain brain-damage canola oil Learning memory olive oil pathophysiology plaques saturated fats Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 217
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blogJust when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 217: children who changed medicine. Question 1In 1796, What did James Phipps (1788-1853) participate in that significantly changed the course of modern medicine?+ Reveal the Funtabulous Answerexpand(document.getElementById('ddet87874616'));expand(document.getElementBy...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - December 8, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mark Corden Tags: Frivolous Friday Five Christmas disease cow pox Doogie Howser Edward Jenner Haemophilia B IVF James Phipps Lorenzo's oil. Lorenzo Odone Louise Joy Brown small pox stephen christmas test tube baby Source Type: blogs
Real-life healthy dinners (for real people with real busy lives)
At the end of a long workday, my husband and I will often trade texts figuring out who will pick up the kids at my mother’s, and who will deal with dinner. Thankfully, we’re equal partners in all responsibilities (except spider-killing, which is strictly Hubby’s job) and dietary preferences. We’re both health-conscious foodie types. We want good food that’s good for us.
An unvarnished look at family dinner
The kids, on the other hand… I’m not sure how this happened, but we somehow raised creatures with tastes vastly different from ours, and each other. We’ve never tried to cook an evening family meal that e...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - November 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Count Your Blessings – Not Your Calories
For years you’ve been wrongly told that: “To lose weight, eat less and exercise more. “Calories in, calories out.” “A calorie is a calorie.”
These gems of conventional dietary wisdom aimed toward controlling weight are simply not true. All calories are far from equal. For example, 1,000 calories of baked goods are not the same as 1,000 calories of, say, meat, vegetables or olive oil. When it comes to calories, I suggest you forget that you can count at all…
It is true that extreme calorie reduction (e.g., starvation) will result in weight loss. It is also true that when the macronutrient (...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 22, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Calories Carbohydrates Undoctored blood sugar diabetes grain-free grains Weight Loss wheat belly Source Type: blogs
