Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an excellent It's-Earth-Day-on-Sunday Weekend!
Mark Hyman, MD: Diet Drinks: Helpful or Harmful to Kick the Sugar Habit?
The use of artificial sweeteners, as well as "food porn," the sexy experience of sweet, fat, and salt in your mouth, alters your food preferences. Your palate shifts from being able to enjoy fruits and vegetables and whole foods to liking only the sexy stuff.
Vitamin supplements: good or bad?
The apples contained many other naturally occurring chemicals in addition to vitamin C, including antioxidants called flavanoids and polyphenols that are thought to protect against cancer.
Health News - Majority of cancers 'are preventable'
For instance, they say that smoking is responsible for a third of all cancer cases, while excess body weight and obesity account for a further 20 per cent.
Warning Signs In Dementia Alzheimer's Outreach
However, "Dementia" is not the name of a specific disease, but is a word used to describe the mental condition of a person whose memory is impaired, and whose problems with processing information are severe enough to interfere with his or her ability to function normally. Dementia is not part of the aging process, and is termed as a progressive condition. In other words, over time, the persons abilities will deteriorate
Chips in the microwave | Chatelaine.com
One of the many irresistible qualities of a good potato chip is its crispiness - and to me, crispiness and the microwave don't go hand in hand. So heading into this test I was particularly skeptical. I armed myself with a russet potato, some vegetable oil, sea salt, and a bag of regular potato chips for comparison.
Take This Simple Test To Learn Your Foot Type
Observe the shape of your foot and match it with one of the foot types at the bottom of the page. Although other variables (such as your weight, biomechanics, weekly mileage, and fit preferences) come into play, knowing your foot type is the first step toward finding the right shoe for you.
Chinese herbal medicines contained toxic mix - Health - CBC News
Traditional Chinese medicines seized by Australian border officials contained a host of potentially toxic and illegal ingredients, a new DNA analysis uncovers.
What foods can help beat depression? | Mail Online
Other suggestions which may help are to get a sufficient intake of essential fats from sources like vegetable oil, nuts, green leafy vegetables and fish. A very low fat intake has been linked with higher rates of depression and suicide.
Nuts Linked With Lower Diabetes, Heart Disease Risks: Study
A recent study shows that people who regularly eat tree nuts -- including almonds, macadamias, pistachios, walnuts and cashews -- also have lower risks for Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and heart disease.
Asian Takeout: 10 Things You Must Know
"There are hidden fats and preparation details that can really keep you guessing," says Angela Ginn, R.D., a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. And those unknowns can double, even triple, the calorie count and fat content of a dish. Here's how to dig in without blowing your diet.
What Makes String Cheese Stringy?
If there's any food that should be questioned, you'd think that a string-able cheese would be high on the list. It's a cheese that can do what no other cheese does: it breaks into string-like strands.
Can Household Chores Help Prevent Alzheimerâs? | Healthland | TIME.com
People who are too frail or out of shape to hit the pool or treadmill shouldnât despair, however. According to a new study, even mundane, low-key tasks like gardening, cooking and washing dishes can lower the risk of Alzheimerâs if theyâre performed often enough.
No Regrets! Successful Aging Means Letting Go of âWhat Ifs?â | Healthland | TIME.com
Edith Piaf, the French idol who popularized the song âNon, je ne regrette rienâ (No, I have no regrets), was far from an example of healthy aging, dying of liver cancer at 47. But new research published in Science shows that a philosophy of âno regretsâ may be critical to emotional health in later life.
Fat In Foods: 7 Eats With More Fat Than A Stick Of Butter
But some of the cheesy entrees and meaty meals you're ordering are packed with just as much fat -- or more. There's a total of 92 grams of fat in a stick of butter, much more than the maximum amount recommended for an entire day on a healthy diet.
Allergy Season Stronger Than Normal This Year, Survey Suggests
Are you one of the many allergy sufferers around the country? Check out our slideshow of natural ways to relieve your allergies, from Dr. Gailen Marshall, chair of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's (ACAAI) Integrative Medicine Committee.
Why raising a mama's boy isn't a bad thing - The Globe and Mail
Itâs that boys who are close to their moms are going to grow up to be sissies or wimps, that theyâll never grow up to be independent men who can form healthy relationships. Itâs not true.
Positive Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders - Oprah.com
A Harvard Medical School study concluded that approximately one in four American adults has a mental disorderânow, that's crazy! In the book, I describe eight characteristics that, when dominant, have become the bases for diagnoses. Shyness, for example, is a symptom of social anxiety disorder, self-focus falls under the umbrella of narcissistic personality disorder, and adventurousness can be taken as a symptom of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. But in reality, we all have a little bit of those traits within us. They exist on a continuum. You might be further along on one continuum, but unless you're at the extreme end of it, you probably don't need drugs.
Healthy Breakfasts | Whole Living
Eggs are great sources of iron, folate, vitamin A, lutein, and brain-building choline. The fat in eggs is largely unsaturated, or "good," and each egg has only 72 calories. And both whites and yolks are rich in protein, which makes meals more filling. Best of all, eggs offer endless options for vegetable-packed dishes such as these protein-packed poached eggs. The following breakfast egg recipes prove there's more than one way to crack an egg.
