Sugars: Become an Expert Sugar Detective
The media has been full of articles about the massive amount of sugar that children and adults are consuming. Most of this added sugar consumed comes from sweetened beverages -- soft drinks, energy drinks, bottled green tea and ice tea, sweetened bottled water, and water with added vitamins. Special coffee drinks such as lattes, iced cappuccinos are full of sugar.
Shocking Amounts of Sugar
The American Heart Association (in a survey conducted between 2001-2004 -- Added Sugar in the Diet) concluded that on average, Americans were consuming 22 teaspoons of sugar per day. I suspect that it is much higher today. A more rec...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Nutrition Pioneer
I got a great magazine in the mail last week. It’s a TIME special edition about all my heroes in science. Sir Isaac Newton, Einstein, Pasteur…
I read a little further and I was happy to see Linus Pauling. I thought, “Great! They recognized what a pioneer he was…”
I was excited because Pauling is someone who’s close to home for me. He was a scientist who then became a nutritionist, and he was a contrarian. Someone who said to mainstream doctors, “You guys have missed the boat.”
But TIME didn’t say that about him. Instead, they chose to portray him as someone who went off the deep end. They wrote, “T...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - December 18, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Heart Health Nutrition Cancer heart attack telomeres vitamin C vitamins Source Type: news
An Orange A Day?
I have an important new way of thinking about nutrients that I want to tell you about.
If you’re a member of my Confidential Cures newsletter you already know a bit about my Nutrition Pyramid. Today for you in Doctor’s House Call I want to tell you why this is important in the way you think about food, supplements and nutrients.
There are four simple levels. At the base is Primal Nutrition. Just above that is ortho-nutrition. Then you have ultra-nutrition. And at the top is telo-nutrition.
Primal nutrition means getting the basic amounts of protein, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants our paleo ancestors got from their...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - December 10, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Nutrition nutrients omega-3s vitamins Source Type: news
Oranges could fight cancer, new study reveals
ORANGE juice could have greater powers than expected to prevent cancer and heart disease (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Take Your Time: Mindful Eating
When was the last time you enjoyed a meal largely in silence, paying attention to what you were eating, savoring every nuance of the food, contemplating its origins and complexities and your reasons for consuming it? I'm guessing not recently, if at all. The fast pace of modern life has all of us mindlessly hurrying through our mealtimes with no time to enjoy the moment, our food, and our lives. It's definitely time for mindful eating.
Mindfulness is not a new concept; it has been a basic tenet of Buddhist thought and practice for millennia. But the specific application of it to eating is garnering a great deal of attenti...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
36 Life Lessons From a Man Named Red
I come from a fairly large family. There are 13 people in my immediate family and 49 people in my extended family. (With more being added on soon!)
The only disadvantage of coming from a large family is knowing how much to cook for intimate gatherings. I always have leftovers. Lots of them.
Even though the majority of my family lives on the opposite side of the country, I never ever feel far away from them. I think that's the best advantage of coming from a large family circle. We're somehow always connected.
Growing up I was convinced my Grandpa Red was magical. He always had this look about him that made me believe h...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5 Nutritional Deficiencies You Might Not Even Know You Have
SPECIAL FROM Grandparents.com
As we age, proper nutrition is essential for maintaining a healthy body and mind. And while we need to eat fewer calories the older we get, our bodies actually require more of certain vitamins and minerals.
A number of factors may contribute to nutritional deficiencies: Some people have limited access to food due to financial constraints or physical disabilities. Depression, loss of appetite and forgetfulness can also lead to a decreased intake of food. Furthermore, certain medical conditions and medications can increase nutritional needs or decrease the body's ability to absorb nutrients as...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tigers, pandas and people: Recipe for conservation insight
The first big revelation in conservation sciences was that studying the people on the scene as well as nature conservation was crucial. Now, as this science matures, researchers are showing that it's useful to compare apples and oranges. Or, more accurately, tigers and pandas. Scientists show that useful insights and ways of scrutinizing wildlife and their habitat can be found in unlikely places. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 15, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Tigers, pandas and people a recipe for conservation insight
(Michigan State University) The first big revelation in conservation sciences was that studying the people on the scene as well as nature conservation was crucial. Now, as this science matures, researchers are showing that it's useful to compare apples and oranges.Or, more accurately, tigers and pandas.In this week's journal Ecology & Society, Michigan State University scientists show that useful insights and ways of scrutinizing wildlife and their habitat can be found in unlikely places. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 15, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
How to tame stubbornly high blood pressure
High blood pressure is a leading cause of stroke
and heart disease. Dozens of medications and other therapies are available to
treat high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Yet many people can't
get their blood pressure under control even by taking multiple medications, reports
the September 2014 Harvard Heart Letter.
"When people have high blood pressure despite being on
three different medications, including a thiazide diuretic, they have what's
known as resistant hypertension," says Dr. Joshua Beckman, a cardiologist
at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Some people with resistant hypertension may...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Extreme Medicine: The Search for New AntibioticsExtreme Medicine: The Search for New Antibiotics
Pampering leafcutter ants with fragrant rose petals and fresh oranges may seem an unlikely way to rescue modern medicine, but scientists at a lab in eastern England think it's well worth trying. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - August 19, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Ebola - in Benin, Consumers Dump Bush Meat
[Daily Independent]Getting someone to give direction to the part of New Benin Market where Bush meat is sold is now a herculean task. A young girl hawking oranges within the vicinity of the market who was accosted by Saturday Independent for direction to where the sellers of bush meat in the market could be located did not answer. Rather, she gave the reporter a very cold, long stare and walked away so fast that she was almost knocked down by a car as she was crossing the road. The bowl of oranges she carried on her head fel (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 18, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Extreme medicine: The search for new antibiotics
NORWICH England (Reuters) - Pampering leafcutter ants with fragrant rose petals and fresh oranges may seem an unlikely way to rescue modern medicine, but scientists at a lab in eastern England think it's well worth trying. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Comparing Apples to Oranges: Comparative Case Study of 2 Produce Carts in Chicago
(Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease)
Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - August 15, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Claims that men are being 'nagged to death' inflated
ConclusionThis Danish cohort study found that frequent demands or worries from partners and children increased the risk of dying during an 11-year follow-up period, as can conflict with your partner, other family members, friends and neighbours.These results are not particularly surprising. The harmful effects of sustained stress over a long period of time on both mental and physical health are well-established.Methods and treatments that may help improve the quality of your relationships include: learning tips to help you cope better with stress learning methods to better control your anger couples therapy and...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Mental health Source Type: news
