It’s a Grain, Grain, Grain, Grain World
Worldwide, 20% of all human calories come from wheat products. 50% of all calories come from the Big 3 grains: wheat, corn, and soy. Of all the food choices in the world, from mongongo nuts in western Africa, to seafood in coastal areas, to coconut in the South Pacific, the Big 3 grains now comprise half of the human diet.
At what other time in human history has such a situation occurred?
None. Just as we’ve never seen the likes of Honey Boo Boo take center stage on broadcast media before, there is NO evolutionary precedent for such a grain-based lifestyle. Not in the 1800s, not in the Middle Ages, not in the time o...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - February 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Agribusiness Grains Source Type: blogs
The Desire Versus the Act
Disregulated eaters tend to act as
if feelings and behavior are one and the same, or at least as if they’re so intertwined
that they can’t be separated. A line in a mystery I read long ago struck me as
a useful description in distinguishing the two. I hope it helps you recognize the
difference, especially around your eating.
The line came from the protagnist in Lawrence Block’s mystery, EVEN THE WICKED: “There is, I have been
taught, all the difference in the world between the desire and the act. The one
is written on water, the other carved in stone.” The speaker is a recovered
alcoholic, a deeply fl...
Source: Normal Eating - February 15, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders Authors: eatnormalnow 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
5 Foods That Actually Make You Glow
We are what we eat, and that means that the foods we eat dictate our health. When people start to monitor their diet, they concern themselves with body fat and muscle building. But if you also spend some time focusing on the right foods to eat for healthy skin, then you can look younger and feel better.
Avocado
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Many people are familiar with the long list of health benefits that avocados offer, but not enough people are familiar with how good the avocado can be for your skin. This is a fruit loaded with vitamins C and E, both of which are universally recognized as being very good for your...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charli Radke Tags: health and fitness self improvement better health diet exercise pickthebrain superfoods Source Type: blogs
Shall We Down a Few Margaritas?
‘”Let’s go to Red Lobster,” mom said after we left Connie’s Soft Tissue Therapy and Sports Medicine. “I want another one of those margaritas,” Once again Mom got a bit goofy and silly today imbibing in some spirited drinks. She told our waiter that he was cute. I ate a hamburger at Red Lobster and I think I committed a carnal sin in certain circles. Well, I was planning on Niffer’s which is one of the better burger places in the Valley. The Red Lobster “smoked woodhouse” burger turned out to be one of the best burgers I have had in ages. Mom splurged and indulged in a slice of their s...
Source: The 4th Avenue Blues - January 29, 2013 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Andrew Quixote 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
Genetically Modified Salmon May Have Toxic Levels of Mercury
FDA Approves Its Sale for Consumption
After testing only a small sample of genetically modified salmon, the Food and Drug Administration has approved it for consumption. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMateria...
This recent announcement will make this the first genetically modified fish to enter the American food supply, and I believe that this will come with many surprises. Read more on the recent announcement here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/health/policy/04salmon.html?_r=1&ref=h...
Genetically modified salmon grows at twice the rate of regular salmon. That’s great news, rig...
Source: Doctor Kalitenko antiaging blog - January 17, 2013 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: admin Source Type: blogs
Epidemiology Molecular Biology and Detection of Foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections
Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Detection of Foodborne Vibrio parahaemolyticus infectionsfrom Marie Yeung and Kathryn J. Boor writing in Foodborne and Waterborne Bacterial Pathogens: Epidemiology, Evolution and Molecular Biology:As a natural inhabitant of the marine environment, Vibrio parahaemolyticus is frequently present in seafood, and particularly in oysters. V. parahaemolyticus can multiply rapidly under favorable conditions, but also may exist in a viable but non-culturable state under unfavorable conditions. A small subset of this species can cause human disease, with acute gastroenteritis as the predominant cl...
Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. - January 3, 2013 Category: Microbiology Source Type: blogs
Epidemiology and Molecular Pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus
from Iddya Karunasagar and Anusha Rohit writing in Foodborne and Waterborne Bacterial Pathogens: Epidemiology, Evolution and Molecular Biology:Vibrio vulnificus is a normal inhabitant of warm estuarine environments all over the world and may be associated with a wide variety of seafood. In susceptible individuals with underlying liver disease, diabetes or other immunocompromised condition and consuming raw seafood, the organism can cause primary septicaemia with a mortality rate of over 50%. A number of putative virulence factors such as capsule, cytotoxic factors, iron acquisition factors and factors responsible for eva...
Source: Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. - January 2, 2013 Category: Microbiology Source Type: blogs
5 years gone, and Alzheimer's Aunt strikes again
This week was the 5 year anniversary of my dad's death. He's been gone longer than he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I'm not really any sadder than usual, except when I re-watched the episode of Walking Dead where Maggie tells her dad (who has been bitten by a zombie, and his leg cut off to try to save him) that it's okay for him to die. The specifics of the speech, of course, weren't equal to the one I gave my dad, but it was 5 years ago to the day that I gave "it's okay to go" talk to my dad, and there I was watching it on TV. I did cry, I admit. I posted about it on Facebook and one of my ...
Source: Had a Dad Alzheimers Blog - December 1, 2012 Category: Dementia Authors: GBP })i({ Source Type: blogs
Weight loss for the new you
WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE NEW YOUOver 50% of Americans are overweight. Are you one of them? To begin the Battle of the Bulge, you must locate your enemy before your battle can begin.You may crave food at all times of the day, except at meal times. You may be just eating because it’s something to do, and eating helps you forget about your worries and anxieties. At dinner and lunch you eat sensibly in front of others, but when alone, wow do you pig out.Most of us spend very little time eating our meals, are always hurried. The body does not have enough time to adjust the feeling of fullnes...
Source: Dr. Needles Medical Blogs - September 27, 2010 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE NEW YOU Source Type: blogs
