 Harness Your Hunger
Seven ways to silence a grumbling gut
By: Paul Kita
Have you ever left your home without proper planning and soon found yourself hungry? It happens to the best of us when we don't stop long enough to plan or prepare our nutrition. These are a few nice tips I read in Men's Health to help you avoid the drive thru on your way to your next errand run.
Some highlights from the article:
- Know what (and when) to drink
- Fill up with fiber
- Pack in the protein
- Savor the flavor
- Trick your belly full
- Avoid distraction at dinner
- Downsize your snacks
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 Eating well for Heathy Hair
by: Daily Glow
This article came across my desk this morning and I wanted to share it will all of you. Of course healthy eating is always important but who doesn't want great hair. Here is a quote from the article and a link to the source so you can read the whole thing.
"What you eat can work magic — or wreak havoc — on your hair. To learn which foods will help keep your locks shiny, full, and healthy, read on.
Diet-for-hair-health
The food you eat can't turn straight hair curly, or dark hair blond. Your stylist has to help you with that. But the right diet can help improve your hair's health at the source, and shiny, vibrant tresses can be the result.
There are many ways in which diet affects the health of your hair. Here are a few things you can do to assist nature:"
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 Unscrambling Organic Eggs
by Jennifer Chait
Filed under Green Living
Eggs come in all sorts of colors, all sorts of
packaging, and with all sorts of labels. Heading
to the market, just to grab some eggs can be
mighty confusing. Here's the bare basics you
need to choose the greenest egg. Follow the link below to get a nice explaination of the different types of eggs you might find in your local market.
Unscrambling Organic Eggs Via Jennifer Chait |
 Healthy Eating And Associated Weight Loss Improves Cardiac
Risk Factors
Cardiologist Philip Ades, M.D., not only counsels his cardiac rehabilitation patients to eat healthier food, he shows them how. The author of the "EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook" (Countryman Press, 2008), Ades' research focuses on cardiac rehabilitation, treatment of obesity, hypertension, and management of high cholesterol.
The director of cardiac rehabilitation and preventive cardiology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Ades published a study in the May 2009 issue of the journal Circulation that showed weight loss achieved through regular exercise and mild caloric restriction improves insulin resistance and improves a host of other cardiac risk factors, such as blood pressure, cholesterol level, clotting measures and measures of inflammation.
The balance of the Medical News Today article can be found here |
Master chef keeps his best dishes simple
By PHIL DEVITT
It's no secret that George Karousos — who holds the prestigious job title of "master chef" — knows a lot about cooking. But despite years of intensive culinary training in Europe and America, his philosophy stems from common sense.
"Good food is simple," he said. "You don't have to put a lot of makeup on food for it to look good because it's already fresh. If it's not fresh, it's no good. You can cover it up with spices and sauce and everyone's happy, but if it's fresh, keep it simple and plain."
Karousos espoused that practical advice to a crowd of hungry onlookers who gathered recently outside the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center for a demonstration about healthy barbecuing.
Then, he put his words in action.
The rest of the South Coastal today article can be found here
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Beat the 2-Day Binge: Your Weekend Diet Survival Guide
By Whitney Provost
If you've ever avoided your Monday-morning weigh-in because you blew your diet over the weekend, you're not alone. Most people, even those who are not dieting, tend to eat more on weekends than they do during the week. You don't have to be like the average person, however, if you follow a few simple steps. Here are 10 tips for surviving the weekend on a diet.
In a study published in the journal Obesity in 2008, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis followed 48 men and women for a year to determine how weekend eating affected their diets. Almost all of the participants, who ranged from healthy weight to nearly obese, lost weight during the week and gained it back on the weekends. Their physical activity didn't change much; the weight increase was caused by a higher calorie intake. Weekend overeating is so powerful, the researchers found, that it could lead the average person to gain 9 pounds over the course of a year.
Indulging on the weekends can cause you to make up any calorie deficit you created during the week, which means you won't lose weight. And who wants to diet without seeing results? Don't let your days off derail your hard work. Be a weekend diet warrior.
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 25 Diet-Busting Foods You Should Never Eat
Bad news foods
By Sarah Klein
It really is a shame. Some of the best-tasting foods are actually some of the worst in terms of fat and calories. But it can be hard to avoid them, especially in places—like malls—where nutrition information usually isn't available.
So we did the work for you; take a look at a list of foods you should skip—or pick—at a mall, restaurant, or grocery store.
(A 2,000-calorie-a-day diet should have no more than 66 grams of fat, less than 20 grams saturated; 2,400 milligrams of sodium; and 300 grams of total carbohydrate, including sugars.)
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 Are you getting enough protein?
By Maureen Callahan, R.D.
Real Simple
Even if the low-carb diet craze ended up being a bit of a bust, the attention it focused on protein is a good thing. Researchers are taking a closer look at this often ignored nutrient and discovering its hidden health potential.
Eating enough of the right kind of protein may help curb appetite, improve heart health, and keep blood sugars in check.
Eating enough of the right kind of protein may help curb appetite, improve heart health, and keep blood sugars in check.
The gist of the latest research: generous amounts of the right kinds of protein --still within recommended levels but closer to the top of the optimal range experts recommend -- could curb appetite, improve heart health, and help lower risk for a laundry list of chronic ills. The key to unlocking benefits starts with taking a closer look at the quality and quantity of protein you eat.
The right kind of protein
Sure, a juicy T-bone steak will net you plenty of protein, about 53 grams for 8 ounces. Thing is, that protein package comes weighted down with 52 grams of fat, 20 grams of it the artery-clogging kind. To net the health-promoting benefits of protein, experts recommend tapping into lean, high quality choices: fish, skinless poultry, lean meat, egg whites, low fat dairy, and legumes. Real Simple: Make nutritious snacking choices on the go
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 At Temple lab, a child's-eye view of how to eat: Behavioral nutrition is one weapon in obesity fight.
By Don Sapatkin
Inquirer Staff Writer
Want your children to eat less? Let them serve themselves. They probably won't dole out a supersize portion on their own.
Or pour drinks into tall, narrow glasses rather than short, wide ones; they'll think they are getting more (so will you).
With Americans spending billions of dollars a year on fat-loss techniques ranging from celebrity diets to stomach-stapling surgery, the relatively new field of behavioral nutrition examines more down-to-earth questions.
Can you reduce the attraction of sweets? Can you supersize fruits and vegetables? (Yes in both cases, although it depends on the child.)
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Get biggest bang for your calorie with nutrient-dense food
By Wayne Kalyn,
Cooking Light
In 2005, the government's revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans introduced the term "nutrient density," which sounds complicated but simply refers to how much nutrition a food provides.
Eating foods in a variety of colors will help you achieve a nutrient-dense diet.
For example, a slice of 100 percent whole-grain bread is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and fiber, while a slice of regular white bread is lower in all three.
Cooking Light asked nutrition consultants Lola O'Rourke, M.S., R.D., spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association (ADA), Lona Sandon, M.Ed., R.D., L.D., also with the ADA, as well as Ann Yelmokas McDermott, Ph.D., M.S., L.N., of the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, to talk about nutrient-dense foods and how to add them to meals to boost nutrition and flavor.
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 America's Deadliest Sweetener Betrays Millions, Then Hoodwinks You With Name Change
By: Mercola.com
Aspartame producer Ajinomoto is launching a new initiative that will rebrand the sweetener as "AminoSweet".
Aspartame is used in many foods and beverages marketed as low calorie or sugar-free. However, its reputation has been clouded somewhat by studies that have investigated reports of ill effects.
Just to remind you, the side effects of aspartame can include:
- Headache
- Change in vision
- Convulsions and seizures
- Hallucination
- Nausea and vomiting
- Joint pain
It can cause many, many other problems as well.
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 Speed up Your Metabolism
By: Jen Ator
Don't bemoan the fact that you were born with a sluggish calorie-burning system. Turbocharge it with these tips—some even work in your sleep!
Here's a secret: slaving away inside your body—right this minute—is your very own personal trainer working tirelessly to help you burn calories and shed fat. It's called your metabolism, and it's the sum of everything your body does. Each time you eat, enzymes in your body's cells break down the food and turn it into energy that keeps your heart beating, your mind thinking, and your legs churning during a grueling workout. The faster your metabolism runs, the more calories you burn. The more you burn, the easier it is to drop pounds. And get this—you can make your metabolism work harder, a lot harder, 24 hours a day.
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