Posted on Friday, 11th June 2010 by Hanna
Kate Hudson appeared on the the Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday, June 9th and confirmed that her secret to getting her weight back on track is counting calories. During her appearance she stated “I’ve been doing this calorie counting thing,” speaking to letting herself go from time to time and wanting to lose weight.
It’s true, celebrities indulge in food like the rest of us, and gain weight doing it. The que
Posted on Thursday, 10th June 2010 by Irvy
Asthma has come to be an unwanted word in our home. Our youngest was first diagnosed with asthma when he was about a year old. His first asthmatic attack resulted in an emergency room visit. The doctors went through all the possibilities as to why his asthma could have started. The top of their list was allergies, however, at that time they wouldn’t test children that young.
Asthma has become one of those things that you just never know when it is going to hit.
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Posted on Saturday, 15th May 2010 by admin
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Posted on Monday, 10th May 2010 by admin
Harvard researchers suggest that our food consumption does indeed influence our risk of suffering a stroke. This matters since stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
Scientists looked carefully at 121 different studies—published between 1979 and 2004—on the relationship between dietary factors and stroke. High blood pressure is a major modifiable risk factor for stroke, so it also was considered. Dietary factors included fats, minerals, animal protein, cholesterol, fish, whole grains, fiber, carbohydrate quality, fruits and vegetables, antioxidants, B vitamins, and dietary patterns.
I quote their conclusions:
Diets low in sodium and high in potassium lower blood pressure which will likely reduce stroke risk.
Consumption of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, folate, and fatty fish are each likely to reduce stroke risk.
A prudent or traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern, which incorporates these individual dietary components as well as intake of legumes and olive oil, may also prevent stroke.
Evidence is limited or inconsistent regarding optimal levels of dietary magnesium, calcium, antioxidants, total fat, other fat subtypes, cholesterol, carbohydrate quality, or animal protein for stroke prevention.
A diet low in sodium, high in potassium, and rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, cereal fiber, and fatty fish will likely reduce the incidence of stroke.
Take Home Points
The article abstract does not address the optimal intake amount of these various foods, vitamins, and minerals. That’s probably not known with any certainty.
The traditional Mediterranean diet incorporates many of these stroke-preventing foods. The Advanced Mediterranean Diet helps people lose weight while teaching how to eat Mediterranean-style.
The very low-carb Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet includes these stroke-preventing foods and minerals, except for whole grains and a tendency to be low in potassium. The KMD is high in total fat and animal protien, and potentially high in cholesterol; this study indicates those issues are nothing to worry about in terms of future strokes.
I’ll use articles such as this to recommend long-term food consumption for followers of any future Diabetic Mediterranean Diet.
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Posted on Wednesday, 14th April 2010 by admin
Choose the best equipment for your fitness training program can be a very difficult decision. What home gyms have got more and more important and popular in society, picking the best equipment for you can be important for a variety of reasons. It can be complicated because there are so many different types of equipment to choose. Everything from treadmills to elliptical can be purchased at any fitness store unique. Want some MORE?
Posted on Wednesday, 14th April 2010 by admin
Dieticians are really food scientists. Yet, like many things when it comes to scientists trying to explain their findings to the population, much of their message can be lost in communication. There are terms and vocabulary of messages that are unfamiliar to most people. Scientists and people like them will have no trouble understanding the results and advances in health that may occur when applied in the life of an average person, but people repeatedly do not improve their health simply because they do not include breakthroughs Health Sciences. Want some MORE?