Recently enjoyed an early lunch with another couple at a neighborhood restaurant. She brought a slice of sour dough whole wheat bread because she didn't want any sugar. The bread served at the restaurant contained sugar because sugar helps bread to rise. Sugars have been making headlines for years but the story about sugars …
Category Archive: Nutrition
Mar
31
Coffee May Be Raising Your LDL(BAD) Cholesterol
If you are doing everything right to lower your cholesterol so you won't have to go on statin drugs, check out the coffee you've been drinking. The culprit for raising your cholesterol could be the kind of coffee you're drinking and how much of it you have. Apparently unfiltered coffee tends to increase cholesterol levels. …
Mar
24
Preserving Your Health with Good Nutrition
Many of the body changes that we accept as natural and part of aging may not be what we assume. Some of them or at least some degree of them are probably caused by not caring and protecting ourselves at a younger age. I can't explain why, but I was always under the impression that …
Feb
02
Going Vegetarian? Do It Right!
More people in their 50s and 60s are going vegetarian. I'm not sure what started their journey but I suspect it was related to losing weight and improving their digestive process. Once they started to lose weight and were no longer constipated, they just kept going in the same direction. The good news is that …
Oct
20
Lactose Intolelrance and Getting Your Dairy Nutrients
Milk is very special because there aren’t that many foods that can give you nine essential nutrients in one cup: Calcium Potassium Phosphorous Protein Vitamin A Vitamin D Vitamin B12 That probably explains why the current dietary Pyramid recommends three daily servings of the low-fat and fat-free variety. Those directions may work for some folks, …
Sep
22
Reduding Arthritis Pain with Another 7 Foods
Obviously there are many foods that we eat which can affect chronic conditions like arthritis. I just found 7 more. I had a chance this week-end to read several newsletters and reports that focused on health. Much to my surprise I came across an article in the October 2008 newsletter of Cleveland Clinic’s Arthritis Advisor. …
Sep
19
Arthritis Pain Reduced by 5 Super Food Groups
According to the National Institutes of Health, arthritis affects about one in every five people in the United States. Actually, arthritis isn’t one single disease but a category that includes many, many conditions and disorders that involve your joints. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most common of these. Most of us don’t realize how …
Aug
16
Organic Foods – Extra Cost or Extra Value?
When I purchase a food product that is labeled "organic" I assume that the product is made with all organic ingredients other wise it wouldn’t be labeled organic. I’m wrong. If a food is labeled ‘USDA Organic" it means it’s produced and processed according to USDA standards and that at minimum, 95% of the ingredients …
Aug
13
Natural Foods- Healthy or Hype?
Most of us realize that good nutrition is a major factor for a healthy lifestyle as you get older. The problem is that figuring out how to achieve good nutrition can be confusing. Take the word "natural" which is often part of a food label. In fact, it’s probably one of the most prevalent labels …
Jul
25
Broccoli – the new green anti-dementia pill
We all know we’re supposed to eat our vegetables. We also know that brocolli is good for us and we should eat more. What you may not know is that it’s just not brocolli but all its cruciferous cousins that are good for you such as cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, kale, cabbage and bok choy. These …
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