Diet blogs and tips for optimal health and longevity
Natural Blaze Sad movies are fattening People watching tearjerkers eat 28-55 percent more Sad movies are bad news for diets. A newly reported study from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab showed movie-goers watching tearjerkers ate between 28% and 55% more popcorn both in the…
Natural Blaze Losing 30 minutes of sleep per day may promote weight gain Losing as little as 30 minutes of sleep per day on weekdays can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism, a new study finds. The results will be presented Thursday, March…
By Heather Callaghan The dietary tides are once again turning for salt. You may remember a landmark JAMA study in 2011 that showed that contrary to what the medical community espoused for years – salt actually lengthens your life; it doesn’t cut your life or…
By Dana Sullivan What’s wrong with skipping breakfast (or any other meal) if I’m not hungry? When you wake up in the morning you’ve probably gone about 11 hours without eating, and since your body uses calories as fuel, you’ll need to refill your tank…
By The Edgy Truth With so many diets taunting our Facebook feeds, it can be incredibly difficult to ingest it all (pun intended). The fact is, most diets fall somewhere between two extremes: Vegan or Paleo. With one focused on low glycemic vegetable, fruit and…
By Heather Callaghan The modern day gluten-free mania and marketing is creating a backlash. People who are sick of it fall back on “inconclusive” studies or dismiss gluten concerns altogether. Unfortunately, gluten-free fare is often filled with junk ingredients, which creates more distrust. Many trending diets…
Tammy McKenzie, Prevent Disease Natural Blaze Although it’s different for everybody, most people who are successful in their health and fitness follow a specific formula. Many of them don’t attribute their success to routine because they’re so passionate about being healthy. They just do it…
By Michelle Schoffro Cook, Care2 Omega 3 fatty acids are the equivalent of nutritional gold. That’s because they are nature’s anti-inflammatory nutrients and are used in most chemical functions in the body. While fatty fish is frequently considered the best source of this essential fatty…
By Prevent Disease Times have changed. It used to be that an apple a day kept the doctor away. But three recent studies indicate this mantra could be changed to ‘a blueberry-avocado-cocoa-bean-smoothie a day’ keeps the doctor away–if the doctor is a cardiologist. Blueberries The new…
by Sheleana Aiyana, Young and Raw Ingredients: 1-2 cups water (room temp or hot water are both fine based on preference) 1 lemon, juiced and sliced 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar 1 tsp. aloe vera 1 tsp. honey is optional for sweetener and antibacterial properties…
Not all “carbs” are “bad.” Sometimes it’s just the way they are processed. For instance, potatoes pack a great protein and mineral punch. But some people are reducing or replacing their consumption of starchy foods like grains, flours, rice and potatoes either to avoid glycemic…
By Christine M. Dionese, NaturalHealth365 Many of my patients grew up thinking butter was a ‘poor’ food choice. So, they’re often happily surprised to learn about the health-enhancing superfood ghee, or clarified butter oil. Abundant in vitamins and essential fatty acids, ghee has been shown…
Natural Blaze What If Obesity Was The Consequence Of Diabetes? Surgeon Peter Attia demonstrates that the obesity crisis might be hiding a bigger problem. As a young surgeon, Peter Attia felt contempt for a patient with diabetes. She was overweight, he thought, and thus responsible…
Everybody needs to feel good about themselves and the best way to do so is to look good. For most people, slimming down is the number one way to feel good about their bodies. A well-toned body is right at the top of the list…
Michael Ravensthorpe, Healthy-Holistic-Living Most of us have, at one point in our lives, experienced intense cravings for unhealthy foods. Whether it be for chocolate, donuts, salty snacks or refined carbs, our bodies appear to want them — and we’re often all too happy to submit….
By Karen Foster, Prevent Disease One of my favorite ways to make chocolate cake is raw with coconut oil, dates, cashews and cacao butter as the primary ingredients. This recipe is one of the better one’s I’ve tried due to it’s texture, taste and heavenly…
New research has identified one of the key cancer-fighting mechanisms for sulforaphane, and suggests that this much-studied phytochemical may be able to move beyond cancer prevention and toward therapeutic use for advanced prostate cancer. Scientists said that pharmacologic doses in the form of supplements would…
Adding an avocado to your daily diet may help lower bad cholesterol, in turn reducing risk for heart disease, according to health researchers. Avocados are known to be a nutrient-dense food, high in monounsaturated fatty acids. Previous studies have suggested that avocados are a cholesterol-lowering…
When University of Utah biologists fed mice sugar in doses proportional to what many people eat, the fructose-glucose mixture found in high-fructose corn syrup was more toxic than sucrose or table sugar, reducing both the reproduction and lifespan of female rodents. “This is the most…
By Heather Callaghan Remember a time long ago when paintings depicted “Rubenesque” figures as a sign of health and prosperity? When being skinny signified pauperism, malnourishment and disease? And while today’s obesity is a signal of malnourishment, brewing disease, and even poverty – it shouldn’t…
