How Healthy Is Your Salad?
By Stacy SimonSalad is a healthy choice for lunch or dinner, isn’t it? That depends on what’s in it, or perhaps more importantly, what’s on it. Dressing, cheese, and bacon add calories and fat that can sabotage your healthy eating plans. Follow these tips to keep your salads healthy without sacrificing flavor.Choose a variety of fresh, colorful vegetables at their peak flavor, like dark green kale, red bell peppers, orange carrots, and red onions.Skip fatty toppings like cheese, bacon, nuts, and seeds. If you must indulge, use only a little.Use less salad dressing. In restaurants, ask for the dressing on ...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - August 9, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Diet/Exercise/Weight Source Type: news
Rosemary and thyme found to act as natural painkillers to 'reduce the pain of cancer'
Rosemary and thyme both contain key chemical compounds that act as an analgesic to inflammation and pain, including the kind that affects those suffering from cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Orange roughy with lemon and thyme
(Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - July 20, 2016 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Thyme roasted beets
(Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - April 22, 2016 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
The 5 Best Remedies For Sinus Problems
SPECIAL FROM Here’s an appetizing tidbit: Your sinus produces one to two liters of mucus every day—that’s the size of two large soda bottles. Under normal conditions, most of the mucus dribbles undetected down your throat. Yes, it’s gross but also very important: Mucus filters out bacteria, viruses, and fungi in the air that we breathe, and moistens the nasal passages and sinuses, allowing us to breathe easier and lessen risk of infections. Sometimes, due to allergens, environmental pollution, nasal obstruction or inflammation, the system goes haywire, filling you with congestion. According...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 5 Best Remedies For Sinus Problems
SPECIAL FROM
Here’s an appetizing tidbit: Your sinus produces one to two liters of mucus every day—that’s the size of two large soda bottles. Under normal conditions, most of the mucus dribbles undetected down your throat. Yes, it’s gross but also very important: Mucus filters out bacteria, viruses, and fungi in the air that we breathe, and moistens the nasal passages and sinuses, allowing us to breathe easier and lessen risk of infections.
Sometimes, due to allergens, environmental pollution, nasal obstruction or inflammation, the system goes haywire, filling you with congestion. Acco...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How eating herbs could boost your brain
Researchers found the flavonoid apigenin - found in thyme, parsley and other plants and herbs - boosts formation of human cells and strengthens their connections. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - December 11, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Medical News Today: How eating herbs could boost your brain
Researchers found the flavonoid apigenin - found in thyme, parsley and other plants and herbs - boosts formation of human cells and strengthens their connections. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Plant compound found in spices, herbs increases brain connections
Apigenin, a substance found in parsley, thyme, chamomile and red pepper, improves neuron formation and strengthens the connections between brain cells, new lab research demonstrates. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 10, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Laundry List: What To Do For Yourself This Weekend
The weekend is upon us, and with it, two days to unplug and unwind. That's right. Skip the to-do lists and take some time for yourself. Embrace the little things you love to do -- whether it's baking a pan of brownies or sleeping way past brunch -- or try something new. With the holiday season in full swing, winter weather encroaching on most of us, and the year drawing to a close, it's time to look after yourself this Saturday and Sunday. Here are some suggestions to get you started: COOK: Baked Brie With Maple Syrup And Thyme -- Recipe Tin Eats Go ahead and get real cozy with this one. Baked brie is a perfec...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
2 Months Down, 10 to Go
At around 4 pm local time about two months ago, six acquaintances entered a dome-on-a-volcano and NASA's longest Mars simulation began. For our first-month-i-versary in the dome, we all wrote blog posts. The theme was: What I learned in my first month on sMars. This month we came up with another theme: What's the most challenging, and most rewarding, part of being on sMars? Answering this month's topic required taking a step back. And then, another. Then....there was some hopscotch involved. The first step was simple: a short step-to-the-right over our lack of social media and open internet. Silly right? The internet ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 30, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
2 Months Down, 10 to Go
At around 4 pm local time about two months ago, six acquaintances entered a dome-on-a-volcano and NASA's longest Mars simulation began.
For our first-month-i-versary in the dome, we all wrote blog posts. The theme was: What I learned in my first month on sMars. This month we came up with another theme: What's the most challenging, and most rewarding, part of being on sMars? Answering this month's topic required taking a step back. And then, another. Then....there was some hopscotch involved.
The first step was simple: a short step-to-the-right over our lack of social media and open internet. Silly right? The internet ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 30, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
15 Indulgent Desserts That Won't Kill Your Diet
It's often one of the first things to go when someone embarks on a diet, so it's no surprise that desserts have a bit of a bad rep when it comes to healthy eating. But Cheat Day and dessert have become a bit synonymous, meaning it's only right to celebrate the best part of a meal. Even certified nutritionist Christine Avanti sees its benefits. More: 4 Simple Secrets to Making Healthier Desserts "If you're really jonesin' for that chocolate blackout cake (hey, just because I'm a nutritionist doesn't mean I don't enjoy rich desserts!), have a small serving, enjoy it, and move on," Avanti writes in her book, Skinny Chick...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Natural compound could reduce breast cancer risk in some women
The odds of women being diagnosed with breast cancer increase in postmenopausal women who have taken a combined estrogen and progestin hormone replacement therapy; these women also have an increased risk of developing progestin-accelerated breast tumors. Now, researchers have found that luteolin, a natural compound found in herbs such as thyme and parsley as well as vegetables such as celery and broccoli, could reduce the cancer risk for women who have taken hormone replacement therapy. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 10, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
