The Top 10 Things We Should Tell Our Patients About Weight Loss
In conclusion, obesity underlies most of America’s chronic disease burden but can be reversed with modest weight loss through diet and exercise modifications. Patient adoption of long-term lifestyle changes are challenged by economic factors (e.g. healthy food “deserts” in inner cities), sedentary lifestyles, poor urban planning, excessive fast food and sugary beverage consumption, increasing portion sizes, and high tech conveniences that reduce energy expenditure, among other factors.
Patients are more likely to begin weight loss programs if recommended to do so by their physician, though studies suggest...
Source: Better Health - June 21, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Dr. Val Jones Tags: Health Tips Research Advice For Patients CDC Chronic Disease Diabetes Diet Exercise Guidelines Healthy Weight Loss Heart Disease HHS IOM National Weight Control Registry NIH Obesity Stroke Walking Weight Loss Tips Source Type: blogs
Foods and Gadgets to “Fuel” Your Active Lifestyle
If you like exercise like I do, then you might also like to know how to stay energized before, during, and after your workout. When it comes to eating, the key is quality foods, quality nutrients. I also think it’s important to “train smart,” meaning push yourself when you need to and cut yourself some slack when you need to. I support heart rate training as method for customizing your program to meet your goals and current fitness level.
I was on Let’s Talk Live DC this week sharing foods and gear that will help fuel an active lifestyle. Check out my tips on hydration, pre-exercise fuel, recovery n...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - May 22, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: eating healthy exercise food nutrition recipes cherries flapjacked protein pancakes Kind Bars lets talk live polar heart rate monitor pre-fuel nutrition recovery nutrition smoothie recipes Vita Coco Source Type: blogs
Freekeh Burger with Chipotle Mustard
Bored with your typical, bland veggie burger? This Meatless Monday, spice things up a bit with these freekeh burgers with chipotle mustard. Freekeh is a roasted green wheat with a smoky, nutty flavor. It has fewer calories and THREE times as much fiber as rice, plus protein and antioxidants. If you can do a dish with quinoa or rice, you can use freekeh. But what really rules? Freekeh also has the perfect texture for "beefing" up a veggie burger. Topped with the chipotle mustard, this burger is anything but bland, more like freakin' good. (Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S.)
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - May 20, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Meatless Monday diet food freekeh meatless meals nutrition recipes Source Type: blogs
Recipe of the Week: Greek Quinoa Salad
What's better than a fresh, flavorful salad in the Spring? A super-refreshing one that isn't the same ole' bowl of lettuce. This quinoa salad that I adapted from the Two Peas and Their Pod is bursting with bright, Greek-style flavors from all the fresh produce and creamy feta cheese. (And you guys know how good the Mediterranean Diet is for you, right?) Enjoy as a side with chicken or fish or enjoy a big bowl all on its own for a light, yet hearty lunch. (Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S.)
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - April 19, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Recipes Diet Food Mediterranean Diet Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Thirty-Five.
Birdy,People warned me about the “terrible threes,” alluding to the fact that a two year old was a cakewalk when compared to the parenting quandary that is a three year old.“Of course,” I said at the time, sighing and picturing myself in the future, working on my knitting whilst my perfectly-behaved child tugged my shirtsleeve, asking politely for a bowl of quinoa because she was done coloring a picture for our elderly neighbor across the street.What I should have pictured was: “Oh my God, three is freaking HARD,” swiping my hair out of my eyes with a sticker-covered wrist whilst my craz...
Source: Six Until Me. - March 25, 2013 Category: Diabetes Tags: Diabetic Mommy Source Type: blogs
Six-O’Clock-Scramble Recipe: Chicken Tikka with Indian Quinoa Pilaf
I’m always in search of flavorful, healthy recipes, so when I came across The Six O’Clock Scramble I knew I hit the jackpot. It’s a web-based subscription service that sends you weekly menus and shopping lists that not only taste amazing, but they’re good for you too! You can visit my website and click on the link on the right side of the page to click through and subscribe. Use the coupon code RSRD13 to save 10%!
Below is their recipe for Chicken Tikka and Indian Quinoa Pilaf that I wanted to share with all of you. The aromatic flavors in this dish come from the ginger, cumin, and curry powder...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - March 22, 2013 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food nutrition recipes chicken tikka healthy recipes quinoa six o'clock scramble yogurt Source Type: blogs
Getting Your Family On Board with Life Changes
‘Men learn while they teach.’ ~Seneca the Younger
By Leo Babauta
It is a curious phenomena that when we try to change our habits — simplify our clutter, eat healthier, start exercising — the other people in our life don’t instantly want to be changed in the same way.
It’s as if they had their own minds!
Horrible as that might sound, it’s the reality we have to deal with if we have a family (or friends, roommates, coworkers, etc.). They often resist changes we make, or their possibly unhealthy habits stand in our way.
You’re trying to eat only whole foods, and yet your d...
Source: Zen Habits - March 15, 2013 Category: Life Coaches Authors: zenhabits Tags: Finance & Family Habits Source Type: blogs
Create the Habits of Being Lean, in 7 Years
By Leo Babauta
People want to lose weight really fast (myself included). We fantasize about having a flat stomach, a leaner body, in just weeks. Two weeks would be ideal.
Search for “weight loss” in Amazon and you’ll find books that will show you how to “lose weight fast” or in a certain number of weeks, like 8 weeks, 4 weeks, even 2 weeks.
Of course, that’s bunk.
Let’s take a closer look at what it would take to lose weight in 4 weeks:
About 2/3 of American adults are overweight or obese, and have more than 20 lbs. to lose. If you’re trying to lose 20 lbs. in 4 weeks, ...
Source: Zen Habits - February 22, 2013 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Leo Tags: Health & Fitness Source Type: blogs
What's in Store for 2013?
By Amy Campbell
At the end of the year, articles and predictions abound on what the latest, greatest, or hottest food trends will be for the upcoming year. In the recent past, for example, we've seen the rise in popularity of cupcakes and cake pops, quinoa, gluten-free foods, organic foods, and sustainable farming, to name a few. Some of these are still going strong, including cake pops and gluten-free foods! I'm never really sure who makes the decision to make something a trend, but it's all very interesting.
Of course there are also food trends for 2013, and now that we're into February, a few are worth mentioning. Not a...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - February 11, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Amy Campbell Source Type: blogs
7 Things You Should Know about the Raw Food Diet
When I first transitioned to a raw food diet, I loved the results. I dropped more than twenty pounds of excess body fat. My skin cleared. I slept better, and my energy level skyrocketed. But I couldn’t stick with it. I had a lot of misconceptions about what a raw food diet should look like. I thought it had to be done at its most extreme to get the results I wanted. It took me a while, but I learned a few things that make eating raw in the real world a lot easier.
1. You don’t have to eat 100% raw to benefit from a raw food diet. Most raw food enthusiasts also include cooked veggies and cooked grains, like high-protei...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - February 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Candice Davis Tags: diet health and fitness self improvement pickthebrain raw food vegan vegetarian Source Type: blogs
Heart healthy whole grains and the new agenda for the Wheat Lobby
This recent Six Servings post from our nice friends at the Wheat Lobby prompted me to make this counterpost.
Their post begins with:
According to the American Heart Association, the best way to keep your heart in peak form is by eating well and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Whole grains are a cornerstone of a heart-healthy diet and consuming them has been associated with a reduced risk of heart disease by keeping blood pressure, cholesterol – and even weight – in check. Because of these benefits, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends making at least half your grains whole grains. By following this simple ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
"If Poor People Get Richer, They Won’t Have Anything to Eat"
K. William Watson
The nonsensical sentiment expressed in this post’s title seems to be the guiding belief among people in the United States and United Kingdom currently concerned that eating imported quinoa is harmful to the Bolivian farmers who grow it.
For the uninitiated, quinoa is a grain-like plant that grows only in the Andes Mountains and is possibly the most nutritious food on the planet. In recent years, health food enthusiasts in the United States and Europe have developed an affinity for the exotic import. The result has been a sharp rise in the food’s global price and a concurrent i...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 25, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: K. William Watson Source Type: blogs
Discomfort Zone: How to Master the Universe
‘The only thing I can’t stand is discomfort.’ ~Gloria Steinem
By Leo Babauta
Of all the skills I’ve learned in the past 7 years of changing my life, one skill stands out:
Learning to be comfortable with discomfort.
If you learn this skill, you can master pretty much anything. You can beat procrastination, start exercising, make your diet healthier, learn a new language, make it through challenges and physically grueling events, explore new things, speak on a stage, let go of all that you know, and become a minimalist. And that’s just the start.
Unfortunately, most people avoid discomfort...
Source: Zen Habits - January 24, 2013 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Leo Tags: Habits Source Type: blogs
New to Diabetes: What's Next? (Part 3)
By Amy Campbell
Last week I focused on blood glucose monitoring and logging as essential tools to help people new to diabetes (well, actually ANYONE with diabetes) get a handle on how factors like food, alcohol, physical activity, and illness affect blood glucose.
If you don't have a blood glucose meter, or if you have one but haven't been using it, now's the time to start. Remember that it's your diabetes, and it's up to you to learn how it affects you so that you can effectively manage it. Don't be afraid of the numbers, learn from them. And if you're not sure what they mean, take them to your doctor or to a diabetes ed...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - January 22, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Amy Campbell Source Type: blogs
In the two days I've had off since the holidays. . .
. . .I've gotten into an Ancient Cookbook Frenzy.One thing I can say for people in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: they had one hell of a collective sweet tooth. Make a pie of artichoke bottoms? Strew it with sugar before you serve it to table. Boil a calve's chaldron (which I just found out is entrails) and spice it with mace and nutmeg and cinnamon? Sprinkle a little sugar over that mofo before you serve it up in a pasty. Roast a rooster? Sugar. Making a nice (meaning exacting) recipe for biskit? Sugar. Sheep's feet? Sugar.When a recipe starts with "Take a pound of sugar, seirced, and lay it onto four pounds of ...
Source: Head Nurse - January 5, 2013 Category: Nurses Authors: Jo Source Type: blogs
