How healthy eating can protect us from extreme weather
Hurricane season starts June 1, and many of us in the Southeast and along the Gulf Coast are stocking up on bottled water and other supplies. As a physician focused on preventive medicine and public health, I recommend filling your pantry with healthful plant-based foods like black-eyed peas, sweet potatoes, pecans, canned soups, peanut butter,
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: R. Jason Newsom, MD, MPH Tags: Policy Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs
Manganese: The Magical Element?
The element manganese is essential for human life. It’s aptly named after the Greek word for magic, and some mysteries surrounding its role in the body still exist today—like how our bodies absorb it, if very high or low levels can cause illness, or how it might play a role in certain diseases.
Manganese is necessary for metabolism, bone formation, antioxidation, and many other important functions in the body. The element is found in strong steel, bones and enzymes, and drink cans. Credit: Compound Interest CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Click to enlarge.
Making Much With Manganese
Structure of the human manganese s...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 26, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Molecular Structures Cellular Processes Proteins Source Type: blogs
3 New Year ’s resolutions that always get results
In a world of delightfully fit health coaches who gleefully snack on kale chips during the holidays, I am not one of them! I like to splurge. Holiday cookies are my weakness, and pecan balls did not disappoint this season! Did you stray from your health goals? I am right there with you. But asRead more …3 New Year’s resolutions that always get results originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
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Appreciation Density
In the past 11 weeks, I’ve lost an average of 1.15 pounds per week, mainly just by logging what I eat. This simple practice has helped me tweak and adjust my meal choices even though I’m still eating the same foods as I was previously. I’m eating less food in terms of calories, but my current diet is actually more satisfying than before. Since there’s no sense of restriction or deprivation, it’s frictionless to maintain this approach.
Let’s say that the appreciation density of a meal is your overall physical and emotional satisfaction with it, divided by its calories:
Appreciation ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - July 31, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Emotions Health Lifestyle Productivity Source Type: blogs
Home-cooked meals with less salt
With more people staying at home these days, there’s more opportunity to prepare homemade meals. Although home-cooked meals tend to be much lower in salt than what you’d get from a restaurant, you still need to be careful, says Liz Moore, a dietitian at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).
Why worry about salt?
Most Americans consume far too much sodium, which raises blood pressure and the risk of heart disease. On average, we consume around 3,200 milligrams (mg) per day. That’s about 30% more than is recommended by the federal dietary guidelines, which advise people to limit their dai...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Cooking and recipes Health Healthy Eating Hypertension and Stroke Source Type: blogs
Fabulous Fats in Your Holiday Feast
Happy Thanksgiving!
During this time of year, family and friends gather to enjoy rich foods and good company. Even if you typically follow a healthy diet, it can be hard to make wholesome food choices during occasions like these.
Our previous post, Five Fabulous Fats, highlighted essential fats made in our bodies. Here we discuss five important fats our bodies can’t make on their own, the foods that contain them, and why you should include a healthy dose of each in your diet.
Geranial
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Geranial, a fat some people may not know about, is present in the oils of several citrus plants such a...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 26, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Cellular Processes Source Type: blogs
Avoiding nuts and seeds for better gut health? You shouldn ’t
Nuts and seeds are important components of a healthy diet. But if you have diverticula — little pouchlike structures that sometimes form in the muscular wall of the colon and bulge outward — you may worry about nuts or seeds getting stuck in those little pockets, which can cause a painful infection called diverticulitis.
Take heart. While it was once believed that nut and seed consumption could lead to diverticulitis, the link is unproven.
In fact, quite the opposite is true. Nuts and seeds are rich in fiber, which is important for gut health and keeping you regular.
How much fiber do you need daily? If you’re over 5...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Heidi Godman Tags: Digestive Disorders Healthy Aging Healthy Eating Nutrition Source Type: blogs
7 Foods That May Help Your Productivity
You're reading 7 Foods That May Help Your Productivity, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Food is fuel to your productivity. Understanding this should revolutionize the way we eat. How often do you ask yourself “Am I eating what my body needs, or what my tastebuds want?”
When it comes to achieving productivity in your workday, the importance of eating well cannot be overemphasized. Here are 7 suggestions for healthy meals/snacks to improve your health and productivity at the same ti...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: BenTejes Tags: featured productivity tips food for brain food for the mind Source Type: blogs
Breakfast Nut Mix
Here a recipe from the Wheat Belly 30-Minute (Or Less!) Cookbook.
Here’s your answer to breakfast cereal—but this “cereal” has none of the problems of the stuff that lines an entire aisle at your supermarket. Serve this nut mix with coconut milk, almond milk, or dairy milk, cold or hot. Top with 1/4 cup fresh or frozen berries. It’s also a great accompaniment to yogurt, such as our oxytocin-boosting L. reuteri yogurt.
I make use of the modest fruit sugar in raisins. If you’re serving the nut mix to your children and they prefer it sweeter, add just a bit of stevia or other benig...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 11, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes breakfast cereal grain-free low-carb wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Update: Wheat Belly safe flours and meals
So you kiss all things wheat and grains goodbye. And you’ve come to learn that gluten-free foods made with replacement flours like cornstarch, tapioca starch, potato flour, and rice starch are incredibly unhealthy, since they make visceral fat grow, send blood sugar through the roof, and contribute to diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, and dementia.
But perhaps you’d sure like a few muffins or cookies once in a while . . . without paying the health price that follows wheat and grain consumption such as high blood sugar, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, autoimmune conditions, acid reflux, and inc...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates gluten-free grain-free low-carb wheat belly 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
What Are Lectins? The Health Implications and How to Avoid It
Over the past few years, there has been so much hype and speculation around gluten, with many people considering it the number one gut health enemy. While you could genuinely be having gluten intolerance or any other health condition linked to gluten, sometimes this protein isn’t the real menace. Individuals claiming to have gluten intolerance may actually be suffering from lectin sensitivity. So if you have been experiencing symptoms of gluten intolerance especially after eating something that’s made from wheat, then lectin could be the cause of your problems. Read on to find out more about lectin and how you can avoi...
Source: Nursing Comments - April 9, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Avoiding holiday excess (and what to do if you overdo it)
The holidays are famously a time of celebration, and where there is celebrating, there is usually too much alcohol, too many rich foods, and not enough sleep.
Here are some basic tips on not overdoing it — and how to manage when you have.
Common sense rules
You know the saying “Don’t go to the grocery store hungry”? The reason is pretty obvious. If you’re famished, you may not make the best food choices. Well, the same applies to holiday parties. If you are truly hungry, have something healthy and filling beforehand, like a beautiful salad. Pressed for time? Eat an apple.
Already there? Look at the appetizers. Is...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Behavioral Health Healthy Eating Prevention Source Type: blogs
Christmas with Nana: The Joys of Giving and Giving Back
We called our grandmother on my mother’s side “Nana.” Nana was a widow for most of my life. Back in 1965, my grandfather died when I was about two-years-old. Nana supported herself after that, and although she worked a full-time job, she was poor. She lived in a one-bedroom apartment overlooking Lake Erie. She enjoyed the simple pleasures: watching the boats float on the water, entertaining her family on the weekends, swimming alone at midnight in the apartment’s tiny swimming pool.
How did we know Nana was poor?
She didn’t have enough money to do her laundry at the laundromat, so she did it in her bathtub. After...
Source: World of Psychology - December 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laura Yeager Tags: Family Holiday Coping Personal Charity Christmas Family Bond family memories giving back Grandmother Holidays Source Type: blogs
