How I realised a dream and joined Legs&Co (sort of!)
As a teenager, Nicola Hill watched Top of the Pops and longed to be one of those beauties gyrating to the chart toppers. Now, a middle-aged mum of two, she's seizing her chance (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - February 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pauline's Dance Motivation. Lensbury Club Legs & Co Pauline Peters Strictly Come Dancing Top of the Pops Arlene Phillips Tenko Caroline Flack Pineapple Studios Source Type: news

5 Helpful Tips For A Long Life
Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster David B. Agus, MD, is a professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California and heads USC’s Westside Cancer Center and the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine. He is a CBS News contributor and the author of A Short Guide To A Long Life, now available from sister company Simon & Schuster. He lives in Beverly Hills, California. For most people, going to the doctor is a dreaded event and is sometimes avoided altogether. But what if someone empowered you with the tools to manage your own health. What if you knew the right tests to have taken, how to choo...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: cbskapost Tags: Boston's Best Family & Pets Health A Short Guide To A Long Life Best Of CBS Local David Angus Family and Pets Simon and Schuster Source Type: news

Atmospheric rivers, cloud-creating aerosol particles, and california reservoirs
In the midst of the California rainy season, scientists are embarking on a field campaign designed to improve the understanding of the natural and human-caused phenomena that determine when and how the state gets its precipitation. They will do so by studying atmospheric rivers, meteorological events that include the famous rainmaker known as the Pineapple Express. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 17, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

“Sleep” hormone reawakens your youth gene
You could be 80 years old and feel like a teenager. Or you could be in your 30s and feel like you have one foot in the grave. The secret to feeling young is how well your body “talks” to your telomeres. In doing research for my upcoming book on how to benefit from telomere biology, I’ve discovered an interesting fact. Telomeres have receptors that communicate with your hormones. They talk to each other. That’s important because your hormones and your telomeres affect aging more than anything else. If they have “good” conversations you feel (and stay) young. If they have “bad” conversations you can age more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - January 12, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news

Fitness Trainer Tricks to Get Fit
I am often asked for my trainer tricks or what I do to get and stay fit. People ask what I do when the munchies strike, how often I work out, and if I ever indulge in adult beverages! The answer is YES, I do, but I live by the 80/20 rule. (Actually, I'm closer to the 90/10 rule.) I stick to healthy habits 90 percent of the time and allow for some indulgence 10 percent of the time. Here are some of the things I do regularly to stay fit. Breakfast: For breakfast, I typically make a green smoothie with frozen banana and pineapple, almond milk, coconut extract, kale and spinach. I just stuff all of the ingredients in the bl...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

California's drought is the worst in 1,200 years, evidence suggests
As California finally experiences the arrival of a rain-bearing Pineapple Express this week, two climate scientists have shown that the drought of 2012-2014 has been the worst in 1,200 years. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 5, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

Bromelain
This fact sheet provides basic information about bromelain (pineapple extract), its effectiveness and safety, and provides resources for additional information. (Source: NCCAM Featured Content)
Source: NCCAM Featured Content - November 21, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: NCCAM Source Type: news

Pumpkin: More Than Just Pie
We carve faces in them and love the pies, but pumpkin, it turns out, is actually a very nutritious gourd with so many great beneficial components that can make it a great side dish to many meals, much like sweet potatoes, only without a blood sugar spike. It's in the same plant family as squash, cucumber and melons, very similar to butternut squash, yet it's mostly forgotten and left out of our diet. Its bright orange color denotes a rich content of carotenoids, the precursors to vitamin A. Nurses Health Studies indicate that a diet high in carotenoids can decrease the risk of cataracts and cancer. Pumpkin is chock full...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New natural supplement relieves canine arthritis
Arthritis pain in dogs can be relieved, with no side effects, by a new product based on medicinal plants and dietary supplements. Two formulas were developed. The first formula, composed of curcumin, devil's claw, black current, Indian frankincense (Salai), willow bark, pineapple bromelaine and camomile, was developed to treat arthritis-induced inflammation. The second included the same ingredients, plus dietary supplements such as omega 3, chondroitin sulfate and glutamine, and was formulated in the hope that it would promote the regeneration of articulations. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 10, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

Fruit chemical may prevent organ damage
Conclusion This exciting set of experiments has identified the metabolic driver of tissue injury seen when blood supply is returned after a period of ischaemia. The researchers have also shown this process can be limited by using an injection of dimethyl malonate in mice and rats. It is likely the same increased metabolic processes occur in humans, so there are wide implications for the future, including the potential use of dimethyl malonate injections to prevent tissue damage during surgery. At present it is unclear how this could be used practically during a heart attack or stroke, and this will be one of many issues...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medical practice Medication Source Type: news

Recipe: Grilled pineapple
(Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - September 12, 2014 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news

Case series: 9 patients with acute kidney injury after smoking a synthetic cannabinoid
This article is a very complete and finely done description both of the clinical syndrome of AKI associated with use of synthetic cannabinoids, and the related public health investigation. [HT @DougBorys] Related posts: Four (really three) cases of acute kidney injury associated with us of synthetic cannabinoids MMWR: synthetic pot suspect in cases of kidney failure Blueberry “spice” in Wyoming linked to cases of renal failure (Source: The Poison Review)
Source: The Poison Review - August 22, 2014 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical acute kidney injury clown loyal renal toxicity spice synthetic cannabinoid Source Type: news

Recipe: Chicken with braised pineapple
(Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - July 29, 2014 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news

Recipe: Pineapple chicken stir-fry
(Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - July 29, 2014 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news