Thursday, October 22, 2009
If you drink lots of coffee and your diet’s not as healthy as it should be you’re more likely to have the symptom of a heart problem, abnormal heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation), according to some recent Italian research presented this week at the European Society of Cardiology annual meeting in Barcelona.
If you’re stressing, a French study published in the latest Nutrition Journal offers you a way to reduce cortisol (the stress hormone) by potentially adding a fruit to your diet.
Despite ever-rising obesity rates, eating a less meat based diet has quietly become mainstream. So, what are the benefits of meatless dinners?
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Ever wonder why you can’t seem to stop eating those delicious, saturated fat laden foods? Why you’re still hungry after a weekend indulgence on Monday morning? And What causes compulsive over eating?
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
When it comes to living with diabetes, a low carb, Mediterranean style diet has been shown to be more effective than the typical calorie restricted, low-fat eating plan according to a just-released study appearing in the September 1st issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine looking at the recommended diet for diabetes [...]
An Imperial College London team has potentially found new ways to prevent heart disease, by using a chemical that’s in green vegetables (the ones Mom always insisted you finish) works to boost a natural defense mechanism our bodies use to protect arteries from disease.
The details of the work suggesting that green vegetables provide protection against [...]
Friday, September 4, 2009
If you’re following a Mediterranean diet plan, high in plant foods and monounsaturated fats, you may be cutting your risk of mental decline and it may also prevent Alzheimer’s disease taking hold.
Add exercise to this healthy eating choice and your risk plummets even further.
Earlier work has already studied either diet or activity in relation to [...]
When it comes right down to it, there’s no magic formula or miracle cure to staying healthy and cut disease. The things you need to do are things we all can do…
1. Don’t smoke – if you do, try to quit
2. Get active – at least 3.5 hours a week
3. Stay away from junk food [...]
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Dairy foods, milk, cheese, butter and the like, often get a bad rap and are shunned by the health conscious as a source of artery clogging cholesterol and bad-for-you saturated fats.
Some experts have argued that high fat dairy products contribute to heart problems later in life, though new research out of the Queensland Institute of [...]
Thursday, August 13, 2009
If you’re drinking green tea solely for the cancer protection, you may be interested in the results of a systematic review of studies that involved more than 1.6 million subjects looking at the benefits of green tea.
The review finds “limited” evidence that green tea offers any protective benefits… though it remains a natural, delicious beverage [...]
