Finally a homemade mayonnaise worth writing about! MCT mayo!
I have a love-hate relationship with homemade mayonnaise. I have known about the horrors of conventional mayo, (rancid soybean oil anyone?), not to mention the sugar and poor quality eggs used to make it. I knew I could do better than Hellman's. Until I couldn't do better. I love my Hellman's, (cue 'bring out the Hellman's and bring out the best!), and each time I made homemade mayo it just tasted bad in comparison. Smart me knew that what I had made was greatly superior to the store bought stuff, but man, it was not palatable. Mayo debacle after mayo debacle came in rapid succession. All olive oil? too bitter....
Source: the beautiful diabetic - February 19, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Kathryn Source Type: blogs
What’s the best plant based moisturizer? The Beauty Brains Show episode 18
WHICH plant based moisturizers are most effective? WHAT are the 7 habits of women with great skin? WHEN will Perry pose for our Beauty Science Beefcake Calendar? Learn all this and more in this week’s pulse pounding episode!
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Beauty Science News
This week Perry reviews an article he found on the Seven Habi...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - February 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Randy SchuellerThe Beauty Brains Tags: Best Natural Podcast Source Type: blogs
Meatless Monday Recipe: Broccoli Basil Mac and Cheese
Another Happy Meatless Monday!
Today I wanted to share an incredibly gorgeous and modern take on a family friendly comfort food classic: Broccoli Basil Mac and Cheese. This cozy, yet waistline friendly, casserole is the perfect winter meal for the adults and children in your home, loaded with creamy and melty cheese as well as nutrient packed fresh squash, basil, broccoli and tomatoes. Feel free to get creative with the vegetables and cheeses so suite your family’s preferences. Because there are a number of steps involved, this dish is best made during the weekend and served throughout your busy week (and there ...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - February 17, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: food nutrition recipes cheese healthy food healthy recipe mac and cheese macaroni vegetables vegetarian Source Type: blogs
Hors d'oeuvres Suitable for the Super Bowl
I ' ve never been a big sports fan, in part, because the ticket prices to attend virtually any professional sporting event is beyond ridiculous. & nbsp;I remember attending my first professional baseball game with my Dad at Fenway Park when I was a kid. & nbsp;That event remains one of the most memorable events I spent with my father when I was growing up. & nbsp;But the prices to attend games like that are now simply out-of-reach for many families, and a lot has to do with the salaries for players, although the leagues can afford that with the costly TV broadcasting rights deals they sign for the games. & nbsp;Its little ...
Source: Scott's Web Log - January 31, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2014 Appetizers Crudite Hors d ' oeuvres Super Bowl Source Type: blogs
Mediterranean Diet Protects Against Diabetes, Regardless of Weight Loss
Even if it doesn’t lead to weight loss, a Mediterranean diet could help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes, according to a subanalysis of last year’s influential PREDIMED study. In the main trial, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, nearly 7500 people at high risk for cardiovascular disease were randomized to a low-fat diet or a Mediterranean diet supplemented by either extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) or nuts. After nearly 5 years’ follow-up, the study was stopped early because of a significant reduction in cardiovascular events in the Mediterranean diet groups. The new paper, published i...
Source: CardioBrief - January 6, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: Policy & Ethics Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes diabetes diet Mediterranean diet nutrition nuts Olive oil Source Type: blogs
More Evidence That The Mediterranean Diet Is Healthiest
We’ve known for quite some time that weight loss can reduce the risk of developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. However, a healthy diet alone (without weight loss) may also help to reduce risk. In a recent Spanish study (published in the Annals of Internal Medicine), 3,541 men and women ages 55-80 at risk for diabetes were followed for an average of 4.1 years. Those who ate a diet rich in fish, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and olive oil were less likely to develop diabetes than those following other diets of similar caloric value.
This is interesting for a few reasons. First of all, it provides us wit...
Source: Better Health - January 6, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Dr. Val Jones Tags: Health Tips Opinion Research Annals Of Internal Medicine Diabetes Fish Jordi Salas-Salvado Mediterranean Diet Olive Oil Vegetables Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Best Dairy Free Vegan Cheeses for Christmas
Top 10 Dairy Free Vegan Cheeses for Christmas Yep, it's true, even vegans, those with lactose and dairy allergies and food in-tolerances or those who avoid dairy for ethical or other health reasons can enjoy a cheesey Christmas.Here's a list of our top 10 favourite Christmas dairy free vegan cheesesVegusto Piquant Dairy Free CheeseSwiss dairy free vegan cheese to smile forA delicious, award winning Gruyere-like, good mature cheddar alternative that could rightfully take it's place on any cheeseboard in any restaurant without having to provide a warning with a wag of the finger introducing it as "The Vegan Cheese". Aw...
Source: Healthy Eating and Nutrition News - December 17, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: cheese cheeseboard cheeses cheeze cheezly christmas dairy free food freefrom health risella scheese sheese sheeze vegan vegerella Source Type: blogs
Fit Family Challenge 2013: Ten Tips For Fast, Healthy, And Affordable Meals
I’m very excited to be the nutrition coach for the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Fit Family Challenge again this year. In surveying the finalist families, I discovered that the two most important nutrition issues on their minds were cooking speed and food affordability. Far down the list were things like food allergies, weight loss, and nutrition basics.
Contrary to popular belief, healthy eating doesn’t have to be expensive. A new study showed that a healthful diet only costs an average of $1.50/day more than an unhealthy diet, and the additional cost is mostly related to the expense of leaner protein sources....
Source: Better Health - December 12, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Dr. Val Jones Tags: Health Tips 2013 Affordable Food Boys And Girls Clubs Cheap Fit Family Challenge Greek Yogurt Groceries Healthy Hummus kids Lean Protein Meal Ideas Mediterranean Diet Nuts Organic Foods Quick Meals Seeds Snacks Supple Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly holiday recipes I
At the start of their Wheat Belly journey, many people resign themselves to a life without gravy, biscuits, or pumpkin pie, having to make the best of holidays devoid of enjoyment and indulgence. Just eat your dry turkey meat and lettuce leaves!
It’s not true. You can indeed have all your holiday dishes. But we are going to recreate them without wheat, without other grains, without use of gluten-free junk carbohydrates (no cornstarch, tapioca starch, potato starch, or rice flour), with little to no added sugars, and no other problem ingredients. Minus all the undesirable ingredients, in fact, pumpkin pie, biscuits, a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 25, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Source Type: blogs
Olive Oil: An Optimal Skin Remedy
Especially for those who have extremely dry or flaky skin, olive oil is an excellent all-natural remedy to re-hydrate and heal your skin.Contributor: Dylan YoungPublished: Nov 05, 2013 (Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content)
Source: Most Recent Health Wellness - Associated Content - November 5, 2013 Category: Other Conditions Source Type: blogs
Olive Oil: Brain Food
Many people find it hard to believe that I’m such a vocal endorser, and liberal user, of olive oil. At almost any meal, I’ve been known to drizzle a bit of extra olive oil on top of my food. To those who aren’t familiar with it, olive oil is just a source of hidden calories. However, olive oil is actually one of the foods that has the greatest potential to keep us healthy. Consider that it’s a staple of the both the Grain Brain and highly-praised Mediterranean diet!
The post Olive Oil: Brain Food appeared first on Dr. David Perlmutter MD. (Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN)
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - October 11, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: gbadmin Tags: Nutrition fat Grain Brain Mediterranean Diet olive oil Source Type: blogs
5 Keys to Eating for Better Brain Health
Although many people may see the value in the grain- and gluten-free diet proposed by Grain Brain, getting them to take the final step, to actually make a nutritional change in their life, can often prove difficult. That’s understandable, because the first few days and weeks of making any lifestyle change are challenging. In this case, those who have trouble cite an inability to find gluten-free recipes, uncertainty over conflicting gluten-free food lists, reliance on dinning out, or any other of a multitude of issues. So, I decided to write this blog post. Eating to prevent brain disease and Alzheimer’s is, of course,...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - October 9, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: gbadmin Tags: Nutrition Alzheimer’s avocado beef coconut oil coffee NrF2 olive oil Omega-3 Source Type: blogs
Olive Oil
Olive oil is healthy but it needs to be fresh. Some of the components that contribute to health degrade quickly. Treat olive oil as you would fruit juice. (Source: Fixin' Healthcare)
Source: Fixin' Healthcare - September 30, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs
NaturOli Restorative Skin Repair Cream – Look at the Label
This “100% natural” skin moisturizer is a top seller on Amazon.com this week. Let’s look at the label to see how natural it really is.
Color us skeptical but most product that claim to be all-natural typically end up with hidden synthetic ingredients. So imagine our surprise to see that NaturOli lives up to its name better than most we have seen.
The good and bad of natural
As you can see from the ingredient list below all of the oil-based ingredients are derived from plant sources such as olives, avocados and sesame seeds. It also uses an amino acid derived preservative rather than the typical formaldeh...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - September 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: thebeautybrains Tags: Questions Source Type: blogs
The Healthful Vegan Diet
‘Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.’ ~Hippocrates
By Leo Babauta
Eat plants. Those two words are the best things I’ve learned about diet, and if you stick to that, you’re likely be pretty healthy.
That said, eating a vegan diet (no animal products) doesn’t necessarily equate to a healthy diet, despite what many believe.
Yes, vegans on average are healthier and leaner than the average person. But that’s an average — there are unhealthy vegans.
How is that possible? You can eat lots of sweets, fried foods, processed foods, foods with white flour (br...
Source: Zen Habits - July 25, 2013 Category: Life Coaches Authors: zenhabits Tags: Health & Fitness Source Type: blogs
