We all have budgets and while I could argue that buying organic produce may reduce your overall health costs the point remains that organic produce costs more per pound than non-organic. EWG has just posted its list of the worst non-organic foods and the best non-organic foods. Use this information […]
Author: PipeTabor
Fatty Fish Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
This research reveals that eating just 1 – 2 servings of fatty fish (sardines, salmon, etc.) can reduce the risk of breast cancer. My favorite sardines are by Bela–delicious!!
Eat Those Veggies = Live Longer!!
Love this report on veggies: AANP via the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition – Five Produce Servings Daily Adds Three Years To Lifespan – (Monday, July 01, 2013)–The first very large study to investigate the subject found that those who consume a daily average of five total servings of fruit and vegetables live more […]
Caffeinated Medications Linked with Strokes
Taking medications that contain caffeine are associated with a two- to three-fold increased risk of stroke. Interestingly, those that drank coffee were at a reduced risk in this population. Bottom line: avoid medications that contain caffeine. Read article here.
Exercise: How much or How often?
This is an interesting study of how the recommended weekly exercise should be completed. They report that “Sweating for 20 minutes a day doesn’t seem to be better than 80 minutes every four days”. I’ll be interested to see how this bears out in future research–moving every day still remains […]
Carbs Trigger Cravings
Consumption of carbs triggers the brain to crave more carbs. This can obviously lead to obesity, but also impacts our overall nutrition status, health, brain chemistry (think ADD, ADHD for starters), etc. Please include lots of healthy veggies, fruits and proteins in your diet and leave the carbs out. Read […]
More Bad News About Commercial Teas
News is out that both Celestial Seasonings and Teavana teas contain unacceptable levels of pesticides. Check out these links. Celestial Seasonings. Teavana info.
Catching Up On Sleep May Reduce Risk of Diabetes in Men
This study reports that catching up on sleep over the weekends may indeed reduce your risk of diabetes. Check out this link . . .
Gluten-free Meal Planning
A patient shared this link with me (thank you!!!)–she reports it has excellent meal planning support for those of us who are gluten-free. Let me know what you think! 🙂
Red Meat Not the Problem
All the hype about how dangerous meat is for our consumption seems to be boiling down to the obvious: processed meats are dangerous, but healthfully-raised meats do not seem to pose a threat. Imagine that. Read more here.
