When most women think of milk, they think of those small cartons served with school lunches or the milk they may pour over their morning cereal. Too often considered a beverage for children, milk can be vital for women’s health and the prevention of osteoporosis, the most common metabolic bone disease in the United States. What osteoporosis means is that with age, bones can become more fragile and easier to break. Twenty-eight million adults have osteoporosis in the US today, and women are four times more likely to suffer
Drink Milk – Prevent Osteoporosis
by MPK April 5th, 2008 | Aging, Nutrition, Women's HealthEat Your Sprouts
by Melissa April 1st, 2008 | Children's Health, Nutrition, VitaminsIf you would you like to eat some of the healthiest, most nutritiously complete foods available, try sprouts! I know what you’re saying, “I’m not eating those-- they look like little weeds!†(Okay, maybe you won’t say it, but my kids sure did!) Don’t be afraid to try them—not only are they healthy, they taste great, too.
Try a variety until you find some that you like. Try sprinkling a green salad with alfalfa and radish sprouts.
Saturated, Unsaturated, Trans, Oh My!
by Louise March 28th, 2008 | Diet
First of all, fat is an essential part of your diet. It is recommended that about 30% of your calorie intake come from fat. Be careful when you look at that number. Do not mistake it to mean that 30% of the food you eat can be fat. One gram of fat is equal to more than double one gram of protein or carbohydrates. (If you're wondering what percentage of the amount of food you eat can be fat, that number is around 15%.) What matters most is the type of fat. There are "good" fats and "bad" fats.
Trans fat
Read More
Trans fat
Red Wine and Fat Mice
by TK March 19th, 2008 | Health Research
I am a big red wine fan. So anytime I can get health news that justifies me drinking red wine more often, I am a big fan. I found a study led by microbiologist David Sinclair from the Harvard Medical School, originally published at the end of 2006, that has convinced me to uncork a few more bottles of Burgundy!
Dr. Sinclair's research involved fat mice and average girth mice. In the study, fat mice that consumed red wine lived as long and as healthy as the slim and trim mice. The fat mice which
Read More
Dr. Sinclair's research involved fat mice and average girth mice. In the study, fat mice that consumed red wine lived as long and as healthy as the slim and trim mice. The fat mice which