Archive for May, 2009
Lyin’ Headline
Untangling Misleading Headline that Says Exercise Doesn’t Rev Metabolism If a Web site headline could be given a fine by the Newspaper Police for misleading the public, the amount collected on this one would be enough to save the dying newspaper business: “Exercise not likely to rev up your metabolism.” In January, I wrote an [...]
Posted: May 26th, 2009 under Exercise.
Tags: exercise and metabolism, metabolism, metabolism boost
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Chew on This: Almonds
Study: Vigorous Chewing on Almonds Suppresses Appetite In a recent article, I talked about a certain chewing gum company promoting the fact that one ought to chew gum to avoid snack attacks in the middle of the afternoon. Aside from the fact that traditional chewing gum is loaded with chemicals that can send your digestive [...]
Posted: May 24th, 2009 under Appetite Suppressors, Obesity.
Tags: almonds, almonds appetite suppressant, chewing, suppress appetite
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With More “D”s, You Get More “A”s
British Study Links Vitamin D to Mental Sharpness Writing a book about health is a lot like buying a laptop, iPod, or any other piece of advanced technology: Before you know it, your top-of-the-line machinery has been replaced by something new and more advanced. I often feel this way when writing books. For instance, I’m [...]
Posted: May 23rd, 2009 under Vitamin D.
Tags: mental health, Sunlight, sunlight vitamin d, vitamin d benefits, vitamin d deficiency
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I’ll See You, ICU
Exercise Benefits Even the Critically Ill “Is it all worth it?” An older gentleman friend of mine said this to me at the gym today, wondering whether all the effort he’s put in at the gym over the years will amount to anything. Joe is a bit overweight, so this is no doubt the reason [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2009 under Exercise, Senior Fitness.
Tags: benefit of exercise, Exercise, exercise benefit, exercise benefits, senior exercise
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Anti Antioxidant
German Study Pooh-Poohs Antioxidant Benefits There’s no news like bad news, and once again, the media have illustrated this axiomatic truth. For years, I and others in the natural health world have written about the array of benefits antioxidants provide the body. How antioxidants neutralize free radicals, how they diminish the risk of an assortment [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2009 under antioxidants, Exercise.
Tags: antioxidants, Exercise, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
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More Mediterranean Magic
Study: Hypertension Risk Reduced with Mediterranean Diet The last time I wrote about the Mediterranean diet – the diet that evokes thoughts of ocean and sand, yet is built on the brick-and-mortar foundation of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and sea-faring protein sources – I talked about a huge study that showed how strict adherents [...]
Posted: May 13th, 2009 under High Blood Pressure, Mediterranean Diet.
Tags: fruits, hypertension, Mediterranean Diet, nuts, Olive Oil
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It Takes Two
U of C Study Shows How Fish and Nuts Protect Heart Differently I tried a great fish recipe the other day – salmon, lightly coated with all-natural honey mustard, and topped with crushed walnuts. Not only was it delicious, but it was a dynamic duo for heart health, as walnuts and fish protect the heart [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2009 under Heart Health.
Tags: Fish, fish benefits, lipids, walnut benefits, walnuts
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Ah-Chew?
National Institutes of Health Links Obesity to Allergies While April showers bring the May flowers of the spring (though I’m starting to doubt that mantra, as it’s been raining in NYC for well over a week now), it ushers in an unwelcome rite of season as well: allergies. Ah, yes, allergy season is upon us, [...]
Posted: May 10th, 2009 under Allergies, Childhood Obesity, Obesity.
Tags: obesity and allergies
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‘High Five’ Fiber Find
Latin Americans Decrease Diabetes Risk with Five Extra Grams of Fiber I fully recognize that this is a report that’s not exactly breaking news. And if you’ve read even a little of my book, you know what an advocate I am of maintaining a high fiber diet, while reducing any diet that’s high in sugar. [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2009 under Diabetes.
Tags: diabetes fiber, diabetes fiber diet, diabetes fibre, fiber
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