For many Americans, the problem isn’t that they want to eat unhealthy food. It’s that the healthiest foods are also the most expensive. Produce prices and health are inextricably linked.
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The Benefits of Whole Grains: Eat More, Live Longer
More good news on the benefits of whole grains in our diets… According to a large, long-term study: Eat more whole grains, live longer.
Salty Foods Are Causing Big Problems for Our Kids
90% of US children eat more sodium than recommended. 1 in 6 have raised blood pressure. Want healthy kids? Then stop feeding them so many salty foods.
Not as Hard as You Think: Veganism is My ‘Easy Button’ for Healthy Eating
‘I just could never do it!’ my friend said. ‘Just, gosh, the constant vigilance — I could never be vegan, it’d be way too hard for me!’ Then she told me all about the new Weight Watcher’s plan she’s on now, since the gluten-free diet failed to perform as promised. Points, lists, calories, meetings, portion measurements — all designed to counteract the chronic obesity spiking her risks for diabetes, stroke, cancer, heart disease, and early mortality resulting from standard American food habits. As I listened, I had the feeling I always have in conversations like this: seriously?! Veganism is just SO MUCH EASIER than all’a that!
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.”
Sodium Intake: Painting The Pictures (Infographics)
I began researching sodium facts because I have a crush on salts of all varieties. For you visual learners, here are some grand infographics on sodium intake.
Southern-Fried Stroke Risk with Denial Gravy (Quick, Spit It Out!)
A newly published study finds the strongest connection to date between stroke incidence and diet. As we see over and over in food and agriculture studies, researchers scramble to avoid potentially controversial recommendations despite empirical findings.
A Drink A Day May Reduce Strokes
A new study joins the growing body of research that concludes light-to-moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk of stroke.
Apples, Bananas, Pears, Cauliflower, Cucumbers May Reduce Stroke Risk
A newly published 10-year study by Dutch researchers found that people who ate a lot of white-fleshed fruits and vegetables, like apples and pears, had a 52% lower risk of stroke.
Diet Soda May be Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
A recent study conducted by Colombia University and the University of Miami Miller found those who consume regular amounts of diet soda have a 61% increased risk for strokes.
Diet Soda Causes Strokes! Or Not
A press release last week indicated that diet soda drinkers had a 61% higher risk of stroke than people who didn’t drink soda (regular or diet) at all. Is that really likely?
Health Benefits of Avocados + My Favorite Guacamole Recipe
Check out the many health benefits of avocados and get my favorite guacamole recipe.
Movie Review: Chow Down. Eat Like Your Life Depends on It.
Review of the movie Chow Down. Chow Down follows three individuals on their quest to eliminate ‘chronic’ diseases through a plant-based diet. Enter to win a free copy on DVD!