Want to cut your risk of heart disease in half? A new study shows eating the heart healthy foods of the Mediterranean diet is the way to go.
Tag: diet
Can Feast and Famine Fasting Make Us Live Longer?
A small study from the University of Florida looked at how a new type of fasting – dubbed “feast and famine fasting” – impacted subjects’ health.
Top News from the Food Front: Vegan Romance, GMO Controversy, Organic Boomtime
What’s new in food news? Great things and foolish things! Veganism boosts sexytime, organics go mainstream, and states take action against agricultural abuse of antibiotics. Meanwhile the GMO labeling battle rages, the biotech industry throws well-funded hissyfits, and U.S. trade suffers because we can’t get our GMO problem under control. Read on, for the week’s best and worst news in food!
Eat Healthy And Delicious On The Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet isn’t a “diet” in the traditional sense of the word. It’s a delicious, healthy way of eating. A lifestyle choice. Want to learn more?
The ADHD-Food Connection: Can Food Cure ADHD?
Is there a relationship between ADHD, food and behavior? Are there foods to eat, and foods to avoid? Research suggests there are. I recently came across an article about how ‘poop pills’ could [ … ]
7 Ways to Ditch Fad Diets, & Change Your Lifestyle!
How many ‘eating plans’ have you been on, in your lifetime? According to the CDC, 70% of adult Americans are overweight or obese — and that number is not decreasing, regardless of the fact that the fad diet industry is booming. If you’re working towards healthy-body-weight goals, it’s important to consider just why quick fix diets don’t work. And more importantly, it’s important to explore the basic rules of what does work! For a lastingly healthy lifestyle and an end to destructive fad diets, read on…
Do You Eat Mindlessly?
While researching the milk industry’s attempt to use artificial sweeteners in milk without labeling, I can across some interesting data. In specific, a webcast featuring Dr. Brian Wansink of the Cornell University [ … ]
How Important Is Breakfast?
An email, this time from LuckyBolt a breakfast and lunch delivery service in San Francisco, alerted me to new research that suggests that, as your momma (and LuckyBolt) told you: [ … ]
New Diet Guarantees Health and Weight Loss — No Lifestyle Change Needed!
New study reveals how you can lose weight, reduce bad cholesterol, have more energy, and feel great — without giving up fast food, junk food, or a sedentary lifestyle. Read on, to find out how!
Mountain Dew Kickstart: The Latest in a Long Line of Breakfast Atrocities
It’s a question many of us have pondered, when trying to develop the healthy lifestyle habits that are invaluable in the quest for health and wellness. Answering the breakfast question may have just become more difficult with the release of PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew KickStart, aimed at further divorcing our best intentions from the behaviors that truly support health.
‘Advergames’ and the Unhealthy Truth of Food Marketing
When are food marketing techniques considered predatory and recognized for their intent to mislead their target audience?
Wonder Bread is Back! For Better or Worse, Flower Foods to Purchase Iconic Hostess Brands
In a statement released last Friday, January 11th, Flower Foods of Thomasville, Georgia was announced as the “stalking horse bidder” for a variety of Hostess assets including the adolescent dietary staple Wonder Bread.
Avocado Nutrition: New Study is Great News for Avocado Lovers
Could eating more avocados make you healthier? A new study on avocado nutrition looked at that very question.