The effort it takes to become an engaged patient
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Good news! We can eat butter again!
Walking just as good as running for your health
Meditation improves mental and physical health
A second language sustains brain power
Regularly sleeping too long may indicate a health problem
Media-fueled flip-flops and research breakthroughs on lifestyle and health behaviors are wearing down my usual patience with the provisional nature of science. Even simple dietary recommendations like lower fat/salt recommendations have become complicated as old truisms are overturned by new evidence. All too often the latest findings seem to reveal my efforts to shave preventable ris...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 9, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jessie Gruman, PhD Tags: Patient Patients Source Type: blogs
A Lower Mortality Rate for Vegetarians
Studies show that vegetarians tend to have modestly lower mortality rates, but as for all such observations of human populations there is plenty of room to debate why this is the case. All the normal arguments can be deployed: that a vegetarian diet tends to result in a lower calorie intake and thus less excess fat tissue, that it is more often practiced by people who are more health-conscious in the first place, that it is associated with greater wealth and education, that it results in a lower intake of dietary advanced glycation end products, and so forth. But which of those factors are more important? Therein lies the ...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 26, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
5 Easy Ways to Eat More Fruit and Veggies
We all need to eat more fruits and vegetables! Did you know over 2/3rds of Americans don’t meet the recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake?! We typically throw away spoil fruits and vegetable two times a week on average, which translates into about $42 a week!
I am not saying you need to sacrificing taste or flavor or have to eat salads at every meal, I’m here to say “you can’t mess it up”! Just add in fruits and vegetables to any dish you’re making. No matter what the recipes says, you can always add fruits and vegetables to any dish to help bump up the nutrition. Includ...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - June 25, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking diet eating healthy food fruits nutrition recipes vegetables blueberries healthy eating kiwifruit mushrooms slow cooker smoothies stuffed burgers vegetarian veggie burger Source Type: blogs
The Truth About Supplements
There is no proof that they work!There I have said it. It is a fact that many of my patients and friend don't want to hear. However, at this time, there is no clinical randomized, trial results that show any benefit to any of the many supplements that are advertised and written about on the web.Many of my patients have heard me discuss this with them in the past. When I was in medical school and starting my residency, there were many patient taking Vitamin C and Vitamin E. Both of these have been shown not to prevent heart disease. (Vitamin E may actually increase the risk of heart disease). When I was in fellows...
Source: Dr Portnay - May 28, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Nina Teicholz’s Surprise: Fat is good for you
Investigative journalist Nina Teicholz’s new book, The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet, is now available.
Nina’s eat-the-fat message fits like hand-in-glove with the Wheat Belly lifestyle. You will especially find her chronology of the historical blunders made along the way to the “low saturated fat for heart health” advice enlightening and liberating. It was, as she discusses, the low total fat and saturated fat mistakes that led us down this more “healthy whole grain” detour, the worst nutritional misjudgements ever made on a worldwide scale.
I ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 19, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Fat intake Source Type: blogs
Surprise! Fat is good for you
Investigative journalist Nina Teicholz’s new book, The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet, is now available.
Nina’s eat-the-fat message fits like hand-in-glove with the Wheat Belly lifestyle. You will especially find her chronology of the historical blunders made along the way to the “low saturated fat for heart health” advice enlightening and liberating. It was, as she discusses, the low total fat and saturated fat mistakes that led us down this more “healthy whole grain” detour, the worst nutritional misjudgements ever made on a worldwide scale.
I ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 19, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Fat intake Source Type: blogs
Produce of the Day: Avocados
All this month I’m making it fun to eat better with my 30-Day Challenge “Half Plate Produce” in the spirit of National Nutrition Month’s theme “Enjoy the taste of eating right!”
Tweet, Post, Instagram or Pin your favorite pics and recipes that help make it fun for YOU to eat better. (Use #30DayChallenge and #NNM in your messages.)
Feature Produce of the Day: Avocados
Once upon a time, avocados graced the tables of only the wealthiest people – they were a delicacy that no one short of royalty could afford. And if you were lucky enough to be sitting at one of these historical tables yo...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - March 24, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking eating healthy food fruits nutrition recipes vegetables 30 day challenge avocado produce Source Type: blogs
OK, I'll Shut Up Now: Final Pics and Thoughts on Natural Products Expo West
By Crabby McSlackerRegular readers are probably now vicariously nauseated and exhausted from our many virtual hours wandering through the convention halls together, eating everything in sight. I "dead blogged" Natural Products Expo West on Monday and nattered on again with the Expo West musings on Wednesday and here we are again with more of the same on Friday. Sheesh!The sad thing? Still dozens of more pictures and thoughts, but enough is enough I'm thinking. Natural Products Expo West is a really humongous undertaking and a fun time. I hope to bore you with it again next year... if any of you are ...
Source: Cranky Fitness - March 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: J Graham Source Type: blogs
Let’s Go Skydiving!
Sometimes I’m asked what drives me most, what inspires me to take action. My answer is curiosity.
I’m curious about a great many things. I love to learn experientially most of all.
Here’s a list of some things I’ve explored in my life thus far (in no particular order):
30 days of continuous travel
35 days of continuous travel
3 months of comedy improv lessons and two live performances
6 years of Toastmasters (dozens of speeches)
competing in several speech contests
traveling and speaking internationally
2 years serving as an officer of a non-profit corporation (including CEO)
4 years membership in ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - March 11, 2014 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Balance Goals & Goal Setting Intention & Manifestation Motivation Travel Source Type: blogs
How To Break Free From the Vicious Cycle of Violence and Abuse
This is a very personal post that I will be sharing with you. If you grew up in a very dysfunctional and violent household or extended family like I did or had a emotionally dysfunctional relationship you will be able to relate to every single word. You know how hard it is to break free from the scars and mindset we were conditioned to.
Self growth is a constant process for every human being but for the ones who grew up in a violent household, the challenge doubles.
UNDERSTAND THE REASON WHY...
This was an incredibly hard challenge for me. Trying to understand and forgive my parents for having damaged parts of my childh...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - March 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Yara Coelho Tags: self improvement confidence courage pickthebrain survivor tips violence Source Type: blogs
The "Average" Barbie Doll Comes to Life, Tricks to Reduce Anxiety and More!
Meet Lammily, a "normal" iteration of Barbie created to reflect the average body shape and proportions of typical woman. According to the doll's designer, she is still in the early stages of production. [The Atlantic]
Don't let that anxiety get the better of you! Here, easy ways to focus on feeling less overwhelmed and reducing stress. [Greatist] (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. - March 5, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Lunch Break celebrity food health news stress study vegetables vegetarian Source Type: blogs
The Effects of Protein Intake on Mortality
This open access study has something for everyone to argue about, no matter your previous position on diet and health. The basic idea that lower dietary protein levels are beneficial and increase life expectancy is straightforward and supported by research on calorie restriction and methionine restriction. But the results showing that low protein intake becomes disadvantageous and increases mortality in old age run contrary to past studies that demonstrated calorie restriction to be beneficial in old age.
This is not even to start in on talking about competing theories as to why animal protein may be worse for health over...
Source: Fight Aging! - March 5, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Meatless Monday Recipe: Okra Gumbo with Chickpeas & Kidney Beans
Another happy Meatless Monday!
In celebration of Mardi Gras tomorrow, I wanted to share one of my favorite vegan friendly gumbo recipes: Okra Gumbo with Chickpeas and Kidney Beans. This thick and tangy gumbo is made with a toasty roux, fresh tomatoes, plenty of onion and garlic, fresh thyme, and of course, okra. What I love most is that it only requires one big pot and 25-minutes of active cooking time, leaving me with minimal cleanup and more time to spend with my family out of this kitchen, a perfect weeknight meal! I serve my gumbo over brown basmati rice or quinoa (and perhaps a sliced vegan sausage if I’m feeli...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - March 3, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: nutrition gumbo recipe healthy food healthy recipe mardi gras meatless monday seasonal cooking vegan vegan recipe vegetarian Source Type: blogs
Lower Blood Pressure Found In Vegetarians
A new study provides the strongest evidence yet that a vegetarian diet is strongly associated with lower blood pressure. Although various health benefits of a vegetarian diet have often been proposed, a rigorous examination of the effect on blood pressure has not been previously performed. In a paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Japanese researchers analyzed data from 7 clinical trials, including 311 participants, and 32 observational studies, including 21,604 participants…. … Click here to read the full post on Forbes. (Source: CardioBrief)
Source: CardioBrief - February 24, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Larry Husten Tags: People, Places & Events Prevention, Epidemiology & Outcomes blood pressure diet hypertension nutrition Vegetarian diet Source Type: blogs
