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Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally
If you are overweight, the chances are almost 100% that you have a problem with high cholesterol. You can lower your LDL and elevate your HDL just by dropping some pounds. Eat fewer fatty foods and more fruits, vegetables, grains and beans and it's a ...
Shop smart for a healthy lifestyle
A big part of enjoying healthier eating is buying healthier foods, and that means making smart choices where it matters most - at the supermarket. Choosing the freshest, healthiest foods is an important first step toward making healthy and delicious meals ...
Why Corporate Wellness Programs Don't Work – And What Does
We have been experiencing an intense focus on "wellness" for close to a decade now, but it seems little has been done to really improve health and well being in this country. Many corporations have gotten on the bandwagon as a way of adding value to the ...
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One serving contains 80 grams of fruit or 77 grams of vegetables. From bananas to cucumbers, whether they are fresh, frozen, chilled, canned or dried, all fruit and vegetables count with one big exception, potatoes, because they contain starch in excess. Beans, lentils and other pulses only contain lots of fibre they don't have the same mix of vitamins and minerals. So, however much you eat, they only count as a portion a day. Also dinking, say, 4 or 5 glasses of natural fruit juice in a day still only counts as '1 portion' from the same reason.
This daily intake of 400 grams of fruits and vegetable is supposed to be the best way to reduce the risk of cancer after reducing smoking. Recent studies concluded that it also has major preventative benefits for heart disease and reduces the risk of stoke.
According to US Department of Health recommendation, the amount of 5 servings a day is very important. For instance, by increasing to five servings a day from three, the body will receive an additional potassium intake by about 50 percent. And the researchers suspect that potassium may be the most important factor in preventing stroke.
The results regarding fruits and vegetable potential to cut the stroke risk is based on evaluating data of more than 257,000 people living in US, Europe and Japan. Study revealed that this risk was 26 percent lower for people who ate more than five servings a day. Study also highlighted the goal for health educators to offer clear and practical information about the sorts of fruits and vegetables everyone should be eating.
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 Study raises hope for obesity treatment - HealthCentral.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers may have found an obesity treatment that unlocks the fat-fighting promise of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone once hailed as the answer to the battle of the bulge. The problem with leptin is that it loses ...
Kitchen Shrink: Eating healthy on the high seas - La Jolla
Sous Chef Jun Geem's halibut ceviche with mango drizzle was served during a recent Caribbean cruise aboard the Mariner of the Seas. Photos courtesy of Catharine Kaufman Fruit sculptures are often part of the buffets on cruises. My clan recently ...
Families Encouraged to Enjoy Healthy Kids Fest at the Blue Cross ... - PR Newswire
Independence Blue Cross members save on ice skating admission PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross (IBC) is encouraging families to attend this year's Healthy Kids Fest on Sunday, January 11, 2009, at the Blue Cross RiverRink ...
Trim some fat from your daily diet - Payson Roundup
Eating healthy is a goal for many people. Regardless of a person’s age, the trend toward adopting a more healthy lifestyle is here to stay, and it often begins with altering our diets. But what are some ways we can tinker with our diets without ...
2009 New Years Resolution - KIMA TV
EATING HEALTHY IN 09 - Jordan Steele is in the studio and talks with Dietitian Nancy Krupin about healthier eating. One of the most common new years resolutions is better eating. This morning we will give you some simple facts and tips on how you can ...
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