Recipe: Pasta with spinach, garbanzos and raisins
Garbanzo beans have a slightly nutty flavor that compliments the spinach and raisins in this healthy pasta recipe. (Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - July 22, 2016 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
6 Easy Ways To Reduce Food Waste At Home
Call it best-intentions grocery shopping. At the store, you promise yourself you’ll cook a wholesome dinner every night—and the next thing you know, you’re tossing wilted spinach and shriveled tomatoes to make room for takeout cartons and pizza boxes. To eat more nutritious food, you may need to do only one thing: Get smarter about how you stock your fridge, so you’ll have fresh, enticing options at your fingertips. Here’s how:
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biodiversity, GMOs, Gene Drives and the Militarised Mind
TRANSCEND Member Prof. Vandana Shiva is a physicist, ecofeminist, philosopher, activist, and author of more than 20 books and 500 papers. She is the founder of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, and has campaigned for biodiversity, conservation and farmers’ rights, winning the Right Livelihood Award [Alternative Nobel Prize] in 1993. She is executive director of the Navdanya Trust.By Dr Vandana ShivaNEW DELHI, Jul 18 2016 (IPS)A recent report from the National Academy of Science of The United States, titled Gene Drives on the Horizon : Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning Rese...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Vandana Shiva 2 Tags: Biodiversity Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Global Globalisation Headlines Health Inequity IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse North America opinion Population Poverty & S Source Type: news
Health Tip: Keep Spinach Fresher
-- Proper storage of fresh spinach helps retain its freshness and nutritional value longer.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers these helpful hints:
Store spinach in a plastic bag in the refrigerator's crisper.
Pack spinach loosely... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 14, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Moringa's Health Benefits In Lowering Inflammation
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Moringa is known throughout the world as a miracle tree. But, what exactly is moringa and why is research buzzing about the possible health benefits of this hearty plant?
Moringa is a tree that is an important crop native to India and currently grown throughout the world in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa. The entire tree is edible, from its roots, flowers, leaves, seeds, gum, fruits and bark. Generally, moringa is consumed by cooking the leaves or immature fruits and more recently as a dried leaf powder used as tea or sprinkled into food.
Although 13 species exist in the morin...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Veggie juice that illuminates the gut
(University at Buffalo) The pigment that gives spinach and other plants their verdant color may improve doctors' ability to examine the human gastrointestinal tract. That's according to a study, published today (July 11, 2016) in the journal Advanced Materials, which describes how chlorophyll-based nanoparticles suspended in liquid are an effective imaging agent for the gut. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
7 Amazing Super Foods You Need to Know About
We keep reading about how important superfoods are to include in your diet. What exactly are superfoods? There is no scientific definition of a superfood but the term usually refers to foods containing high levels of vitamins and minerals that offer many health benefits such as boosting your immune system and natural weight-loss (1)(2). By consuming these superfoods on a regular basis, you are feeding your body large doses of antioxidants, polyphenols, fiber, probiotics, and high levels of omega 3 fatty acids. Superfoods also contain few calories, are low in sugar and salt plus have lots of soluble fiber and health-boostin...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Walmart Worker Threw Away Food On The Job, Then Went Home Hungry
When David Alvarez worked at a Walmart in Tampa, Florida, he regularly chucked unsold tomatoes, potatoes and bananas into compost bins behind the store. Meanwhile, the food on his own table was much less fulfilling -- sandwiches, ramen noodles, milk. It was all he could afford, he said.
Alvarez felt like he was "starving to death,” he told The Huffington Post. “I’d been on food stamps the whole time I’d been out there at Walmart, because you just cannot make it on what they pay.”
For most of his time as a “produce associate,” Alvarez, 56, made $9.15 an hour -- about a buck more tha...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 28, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Eye Strain Caused by Digital Screens
I’ve noticed a frightening trend occurring around the world. Instances of eye problems are increasing with rapid numbers.
Problems like myopia – once thought to be genetic – are going up exponentially with each passing year.
Many eye diseases have no early symptoms. You may not see a change in your vision until the disease has become advanced.
Are Eye Problems Genetic?
We have to look at the bigger picture here… eye problems aren’t always genetic, and there are changes in our environment that are having a negative impact on our eyesight.
Serious Eye Problems That Affects Your Vision
One area of concern is eye str...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - June 24, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Health Source Type: news
PRP Therapy: Play Hard, Heal Fast
There’s a way to heal sports injuries that doesn’t involve surgery, months of physical therapy or a dependence on prescription medication.
It’s called platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy.
What Is PRP Therapy?
It’s a form of stem cell treatment that uses platelets — colorless blood cells that help your blood clot — to rebuild a damaged tendon or cartilage. It not only relieves the pain, it also jumpstarts the healing process.
That’s because platelets contain hundreds of proteins called “growth factors.” The natural growth factors in PRP can actually regenerate injured tissues.1
H...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - June 8, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
Book Review: Outsmarting Alzheimer’s
As we get older, we become more sensitive to forgetfulness. Blanking out on a name at twenty-five years old does not instill the same inner reaction as it does at fifty-five years old, namely, is this the beginning of some form of dementia? These days, I work with a number of older folks and hear the conversations about the mental, physical, and emotional changes that occur as we age. Some changes are comforting, some not, and some can be downright scary.
In Outsmarting Alzheimer’s: What You Can Do to Reduce Your Risk, neuroscientist Kenneth Kosik, MD, with the help of Alisa Bowman, has put together a manual to pinpo...
Source: Psych Central - June 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Stan Rockwell, PsyD Tags: Aging Alzheimer's Book Reviews Caregivers Diet & Nutrition Disorders General Genetics Healthy Living Memory and Perception Neuroscience Psychiatry Self-Help Seniors Alisa Bowman Alzheimer's disease Books for caregivers bo Source Type: news
Is Buying Organic Really Worth It?
Buying organic food typically involves shelling out a premium. But is the extra pinch to the pocket actually worth it?
Last week, a Department of Agriculture report revealed just how much it really costs to shop organic.
Organic eggs, milk and salad greens can cost upwards of 60 percent more than conventional alternatives, while items like apples, carrots, granola and spinach carry premiums of between 7 and 30 percent, the study said.
Producing organic food tends to be costlier along every part of the supply chain -- including farming practices that usually require greater labor inputs and segregating organic ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 1, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
5 Reasons to Add Smoothies to Your Daily Routine
Smoothies seem to be everywhere you turn. They are on the shelves in the produce section of your grocery store, blended up at your local Starbucks and coffee shops, and smoothie and juice chains and shops. They might even be blended up in your very own kitchen. Recipes can be found on food blogs, smoothie and recipe books, and all over Pinterest.
The reason these are everywhere is because they offer so many benefits to your health, not to mention they are super easy to make, buy or order for a quick and healthy meal or snack. Smoothies offer endless options of ingredients, an easy way to get healthy ingredients into you...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Your Favorite Exercise Teachers Eat Every Day
After a tough exercise class, many people find themselves crawling toward the nearest source of food and hoovering up anything in sight.
But imagine doing that exhausting exercise class two, three or four more times in one day. That’s what your favorite teachers and trainers do to help keep you motivated. Not only do they have to show you proper moves, but they also sweat (and even suffer) alongside you to inspire you to give it everything you’ve got, just like they do.
Of course, it takes a lot of food to fuel all of that activity. HuffPost Lifestyle asked master trainers from five major gyms and boutique exer...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
