We’ve all heard how certain foods can affect the way we think, feel and look. But what about the way we hear?
Tag: healthy diet
Study: Skipping Meals Linked to Childhood Obesity
A study from the University of East Finland found that skipping meals can lead to obesity in children as young as ages six to eight.
The Best Diet for the Planet is also Ideal for Humans: Local Plants
Vegetarians can add another helping of kale to their plates. According to a study published in the recent issue of the journal Nature, there are more perks to a plant-based diet than just health. It’s also the best diet to reduce the impact of global warming.
Just Like Parents, the Food Baby Eats Hinges on the Growing Economic Divide
The food baby eats, just like adults, hinges on the economic divide and socioeconomic class. And these economic choices may impact their health and eating habits later in life. That’s the finding of a new study out of the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
How to Balance Hormones with Diet
How to balance hormones is a subject close to my heart, as I have long dealt with hormone imbalances.
Homegrown Microgreens: Small But Mighty And Easy To Grow (Book Review)
Do you like to grow your own food? Looking for an easy gardening project that delivers results fast? Ever considered trying your hand at homegrown microgreens?
Insurance Giant to Doctors: Recommend Plant-Based Diet!
In a startlingly reasonable development, health insurance monolith Kaiser Permanente urges physicians to make use of the abundant existing evidence regarding diet and disease prevention. Kaiser now encourages its 15,000 affiliated doctors to recommend a plant-based to all patients, “especially those with high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or obesity.”
Vegan Recipe: Nutty Power-Snackers
When you’re operating outside your normal kitchen habits — maybe on a long road trip, or spending the weekend with omni inlaws, or (egads and GRR!) trying to eat well in a markedly un-vegan hospital-type setting — quick and easy nutrient-dense food is a must! This vegan recipe fits the bill when you need real food real fast, and don’t have the time or supplies for full-meal food-prep. Pre-made and stored in airtight bags or containers, these raw crackers keep for several weeks… I’m not sure exactly how long, since my family keeps eating them all up. But anyway: enjoy!
Research Shows Mangos May Help Prevent Breast Cancer
About 200,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the US this year. The disease will kill nearly 40,000. Mangos may help lower those numbers.
Real Good Mood Food: 10 Foods to Fight Depression
Real good mood food nourishes your body and feeds your soul. Try these foods to fight depression or to just lift your mood.
Healthy Diet Makeover, Part Three: Out with the Old!
In prior installments of this series I’ve focused on setting up an ecovore-friendly kitchen and pantry, and developing the kitchen skills you need in order to bring more healthy foods into your diet. Now let’s talk about trimming the fat: with all these healthy new food habits, it’s time to ditch those sad old SAD ones!
The Superhero Diet
Superheroes–humans with powers beyond what any ordinary man or woman possesses–have the weight of the world on their shoulders. Surely they have an extensive fitness regimen to keep them in tip top shape but what do our favorite men of might eat that gives them the fuel they need to keep the world safe?
Since we’ll be meeting a slew of crime fighting hunks this summer, let’s break down what these comic book kings most likely feast on for overall health and fitness!
Eating Vegan: How Much Vitamin B12 Do You Really Need?
Although I would love nothing better than to tell you that all the nutrients you need are easily available from fresh, organic, whole plant foods B12 is unfortunately one nutrient that vegans in the developed world should be getting from supplements. But how much B12 do you need, and what are the best sources?