Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Here’s some important news on promoting healthy bones.
When it comes to fractures, supplements of calcium and vitamin D cut the risk in both men and women of all ages – even if they’ve had a fracture before according to a massive new study published online in BMJ on January 12, 2009.
Vitamin D alone just doesn’t [...]
Adding fish to the diet is a natural source of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, but may also raise concerns about contamination.
Many believe that farmed fish are healthier than those caught out in the wild, polluted ocean.
Always to be counted on for an opinion when it comes to animals and the environment, PETA (People for the [...]
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Eating Your Way To Good Health
We’ve all heard the expression, “You are what you eat”… and many of us hope that just by upping our intake of broccoli or other green veggies will be enough to protect against devastating problems such as heart disease and cancer.
Recent research isn’t supporting these hopes, casting doubt on the [...]
You’ve probably heard that carrots are good for your eyes… and they are, but according to some new work out of the University of Georgia, leafy greens and colored fruits are also incredibly helpful to our vision.
Researchers have found that foods containing pigments known to science as carotenoids help your visual performance, and are very [...]
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Though ginkgo biloba has a reputation for helping memory and brain function, the widely popular dietary supplement has yet to prove itself with hard and fast research.
Despite this, in 2007 Americans spent $107 million on ginkgo. When the herb first became popular in the 1980s and 1990s, everyone (researchers and the rest of us) was [...]
A new study suggests that a cup of Brazilian mint tea has the same pain relieving qualities as commercially available analgesics.
We’re not talking normal mint tea here, as you might infer from some headlines, but rather the Brazilian plant Hyptis Crenata.
Prescribed by Brazilian healers for centuries to treat conditions as varied as headaches and stomach [...]
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Holidays are not only a time for family and friends, but one of the times where food plays a big role in the celebrations.
Delicious dinners, rich appetizers and all those yummy deserts are just as much a part of the holidays as the decorations and gifts. And at this time of year we’re all (even [...]
Wondering about super sweet soda? Some recent studies have found that sugar-sweetened drinks are related to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance in middle or older aged populations, but there hasn’t been any work on these drinks and pregnancy.
Women who drink 5 (or more) servings of sugar sweetened cola a week [...]
Thursday, December 31, 2009
A woman who is lacking vitamin D before she enters menopause may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure in her later years according to new research presented at the American Heart Association’s 63rd High Blood Pressure Research Conference in Chicago. Only recently have researchers come to recognize that deficiencies of this vital [...]
Sunday, December 20, 2009
As we approach the time of year when resolutions are about losing weight… you might be interested in a well-kept secret to achieving this goal of really losing and keeping the weight off – That’s both affordable and natural.
Best of all, it’s no weight loss gimmick; it’s a way to eat that you can stick [...]
