Are fresh juice drinks as healthy as they seem?
On these midsummer days, it’s hard to walk down the street without passing someone sipping a vividly colored beverage. According to food industry statistics, these folks aren’t likely to be drinking McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes or 7-Eleven Slurpees. Instead, people are shifting from sugary beverages with artificial ingredients to cold-pressed juices and smoothies. Sales of juice extractors and blenders lead the small-appliance market, and juice bars continue to spring up on city streets, in shopping malls, and even in supermarkets.
There are a couple of reasons people are taking to these beverages, says Kathy McManus, ...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - July 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Beverly Merz Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Healthy Eating Source Type: news
What Happens When A Killer Is Celebrated Every Day
People need to stop telling me I should have a drink. Seriously. Not because it makes me want to drink. Because it makes them look like complete idiots.
Those who know me know I don't drink. And, they know why. Those who don't know me have absolutely no business suggesting I ingest an addictive substance. How dare they? Alcohol is a drug. It kills. It doesn't matter that it's legal. No one should ever assume another person consumes alcohol. Or wants to consume alcohol. Or should consume alcohol. Or needs to consume alcohol.
People who assume everyone they meet can benefit from a drink -- a beer, or a glass of wine, or ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
7 Brilliant Ways To Make Your Costco Runs Last And Last...And Last
As part of HuffPost’s “Reclaim” project, HuffPost Taste will focus the entire month of July on simple ways you can reduce food waste in your own home.
In the sky-high aisles of Costco, where you can buy an engagement ring, an inflatable pool and a 3-pound bag of pre-peeled garlic cloves in one fell swoop, going overboard is not only inevitable, it almost seems encouraged.
But in America, where up to 40 percent of food goes uneaten, it’s important to do our part as consumers to help reduce food waste. As part of HuffPost’s “Reclaim” project, we decided to explore ways to ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strawberries can save your sight and prevent cancer
London-based dietitian Nigel Denby says strawberries are one of the world's healthiest foods and contain a range of phytonutrients, which have a range of health-boosting effects. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why you CAN freeze grapes, cheese and chutney but it'll ruin cucumber and boiled eggs
We reveal the foods that fare surprisingly well in the deep freeze and those that will emerge a soggy mess from sub zero temperatures including cucumbers, ketchup and strawberries. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Astronaut Snaps The Best Shot Of The Rare Strawberry Moon
While the rest of us struggled to snap one of the rarest full moons this century on our phones, one man got a shot that's truly out of this world.
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams was in the International Space Station, hovering over western China, when he snapped this picture of the celebrated "Strawberry Moon" on Tuesday:
The phenomenon only occurs when a full moon coincides with the northern hemisphere's longest day of the year, known as the summer solstice.
The last time it happened was during the so-called "summer of love" in 1967.
The strawberry name originates from the Algonquin tribes&nb...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 22, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Forget The Super Moon And Blue Moon. This Week, We'll Have A Rare Solstice Strawberry Moon
Look to the skies this evening and you'll enjoy something of a rare phenomenon: A full moon on the same day as the summer solstice -- something that hasn't happened since 1967.
The full moon of June, also known as the "Strawberry Moon," will occur at 7:02 a.m. ET on Monday, according to Space.com. The solstice arrives at 6:34 p.m. ET, marking the start of summer in the northern hemisphere as the days get shorter and the nights grow longer.
Algonquin tribes believed June's full moon meant it was time to start picking fruits such as strawberries, thus the nickname, AccuWeather reported. However, the lun...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 20, 2016 Category: Science 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 Steps for the Perfect Smoothie for Weight Loss
There are so many reasons to start drinking smoothies, especially for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. Here are five of them:
We all know we need to eat more fruits and vegetables, and get more antioxidants, vitamins, and healthy fats into our diet. A good smoothie has all of that.
Smoothies are great for busy people -- especially people who don't like to cook -- because they're fast!
At the same time, making smoothies can help you connect with your kitchen.
Smoothies introduce you to the grocery store's produce aisle, and all its possibilities.
You know every single ingredient that's in a smoothie you make yourself (unl...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Mountain's Daily Diet Is More Shocking Than Anything On 'Game Of Thrones'
You want a "mountain" body? You better eat b**ch.
At least that's what "Game of Thrones" actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (he goes by Thor for short) does to achieve his massive frame. Björnsson, who is currently in competition to be the World’s Strongest Man, plays Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane, a now Frankenstein-like monster with a penchant for violence and the ability to "take the head off a horse with a single swing of his sword."
Horse decapitations aren't for the weak-bodied apparently, because Björnsson has to consume an insane amount of food to ke...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What may cause painful sex includes strawberries and even shampoo
Strawberries and coffee contain high levels of compounds called oxalates, which can irritate a woman's urethra, according to Samantha Evans, co-founder of sex toy company Jo Divine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 'Dirty Dozen' Produce Named Worst for Pesticide Exposure
Strawberries, peaches and apples all made the list by environmental group. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Nutritional strategies to ease anxiety
This study used supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids). Prior to the study, omega-3 fatty acids had been linked to improving depression only.
A recent study in the journal Psychiatry Research suggested a link between probiotic foods and a lowering of social anxiety. Eating probiotic-rich foods such as pickles, sauerkraut, and kefir was linked with fewer symptoms.
Asparagus, known widely to be a healthy vegetable. Based on research, the Chinese government approved the use of an asparagus extract as a natural functional food and beverage ingredient due to its anti-anxiety properties.
Foods rich in B vitamins such as avo...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Uma Naidoo, MD Tags: Anxiety and Depression Behavioral Health Brain and cognitive health Complementary and alternative medicine Healthy Eating Stress Source Type: news
Strawberries top this year's 'Dirty Dozen' list
Would you like a bit of pesticide with your produce? (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - April 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is the Acai Berry a Superfood or a Super Scam?
A juice bar/health food restaurant located along my dog walking route is always crowded with diners sitting at sidewalk tables and eating large mounds of a mud colored food with the consistency of chocolate pudding. The mud, upon closer inspection, is dark purple and served with chunks of banana and sprinkles of granola. The diners are usually wearing yoga pants, running shorts or biking gear, and are so fully engaged in eating their bowl of purple stuff that they are not even looking at their cell phones. "Do you know what they are eating?" I asked my dog walking companion. "It is Acai," she responded. "It comes from a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
