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Started by Denise in Welcome Nov. 23, 2007.

 

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New Tool Helps Families Find the Best Yogurts for their Daily Dairy Needs

June is Dairy Month, which makes it a great time to think about whether you and your family are getting the recommended three servings a day of dairy products. Many people simply can't drink that much milk every day, so they often use yogurt to supplement their dairy intake. But with so many varieties of yogurt available, many family shoppers have no idea what they're really getting when they put that yogurt container in the shopping cart.

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Hypoglycemic Herbs and Their Action Mechanisms

This article reviews recent findings about some of the most popular hypoglycemic herbs, such as ginseng, bitter melon and Coptis chinensis.

Glycemic Index of Common Foods (Vegetables, Fruits, and Breakfast Cereals)

Glycemic index measures the rate at which sugars in food are released to the blood stream. A list of common foods (fruits,...

Broccoli Sprouts May Prevent Stomach Cancer by Defeating Helicobacter pylori

Three-day-old broccoli sprouts uppressed Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) , one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide and are a...

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer

Omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer.

Diabetics on High Fiber Diets Might Need Extra Calcium, Report UT Southwestern Researchers

A high fiber diet rich in soluble fiber has a small impact on calcium and phosphorus balance in subjects with...

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Large-scale Analysis Finds Bariatric Surgery Relatively Safe

Advances in weight-loss surgery have made it as safe as any routine surgical procedure, according to a researcher who reviewed data from nearly 60,000 patients, and found it resulted in low complication and mortality rates.

Mom’s Weight During Pregnancy Affects Her Daughter’s Risk Of Being Obese

A mother's weight and the amount she gains during pregnancy both impact her daughter's risk of obesity decades later, according to a new study.

'Jumping Gene' Diminishes The Effect Of New Type 2 Diabetes Risk Gene

Research has identified a new gene associated with diabetes, together with a mechanism that makes obese mice less susceptible to diabetes. A genomic fragment that occurs naturally in some mouse strains diminishes the activity of the risk gene Zfp69. The researchers also found that the corresponding human gene (ZNF642) is especially active in overweight individuals with diabetes.

Overweight Kids Experience More Loneliness, Anxiety

As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. A new study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten.

Vegetarian Diets Can Help Prevent Chronic Diseases, American Dietetic Association Says

The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes.

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Food Group Servings/Day Food Choices Tips
Grains 6 1 slice bread -1 oz dry cereal -½ c. cooked rice, pasta, cereal -½ bun, bagel Choose whole grains rather than refined grains, such as brown rice, whole wheat bread or pasta, and oats
Vegetables 3-4 ½ c. cooked vegetable -½ c. cut-up raw vegetable -1 c. raw leafy vegetable -¾ c. vegetable juice Choose fresh
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Posted by Denise on December 26, 2007 at 7:02pm

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Exercise Keeps Your Mind Sharp

A recent study from the National Institutes of Health found that the most sedentary individuals (i.e. couch potatoes) are 2.5 times more likely to develop dementia than regular exercisers. Dementia is a condition of declining mental abilities (especially memory) that affects your personality, skills (like driving a car), and verbal abilities.

Action Sparked: Stay on a consistent exercise program throughout your lifespan. Try not to view exercise as a temporary means to and end such as… Continue

Posted by Denise on December 26, 2007 at 7:01pm

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Weight Loss Tips

*Strike a 50-50 balance between meats or starches & raw vegetables.
*Avoid mixing proteins & starches
*Get your fruit servings in the morning before noon without other food
*Lunch & Dinner – salad with either protein or starchy foods (not both)
*Avoid white flour, sugar, pasta, white rice (substitute whole wheat flour, honey, molasses, brown sugar, whole wheat or spinach pasta, brown or wild rice
*Limit red meat to twice a week.
*Eat more fi

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Posted by Denise on December 26, 2007 at 6:56pm

Learn How to Lose Weight

Let's be sensible. Losing weight is a battle, but it does not have to be. Choosing healthier foods is a must. If you are on low income (or know someone who is), pick up bags of brown rice, dried beans, soup, whole-graham wheat flour, and frozen or canned green vegetables. These can go far in planning healthy low-fat meals. Toss in some fresh or frozen fruit, low-fat milk, skinless chicken, cans of tuna and salmon (with the bone) and you can create some great meals for your family.

I speak from experience. I was a single mother with a low income and one son who had a very healthy appetite. When his half-sister had her baby, she came to live with us. On a $9000 income, money didn't go very far, but we never went hungry! No candy or potato chips were allowed. Just because we were poor was no reason not to eat sensibly, as I hear so many profess. (That is a load of crock - If you're too poor to eat healthfully, are you going to be able to afford the doctor bills when you get sick from high blood pressure, hypertension, diabetes, strokes, heart attacks, and cancer?)

It is what you eat, and what you do (or don't do) physically that makes you overweight. My son, step-daughter, and I ate cake, cookies, and pie for birthdays and holidays only. We got outside and rode bikes, or walked, or gardened. We were active! (And we could have vegged out in front of the idiot box with the Nintendo instead!)

When I go to town and see 8-15 year olds sitting in wheelchairs because they are so obese they cannot walk, it really disturbs me. Most of them won't live to be 20, and will suffer heart attacks and strokes - and it is preventable.

Get off the couch, America! Turn off those Nintendo's, GameBoy's, PlayStation's and computers! You can walk at least 30 minutes a day - and 4 hours a week is much healthier! The USDA and the CDC says we are a FAT NATION, so I am not alone in my thinking!

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Meals Eaten

2/13/08
Breakfast:
2 eggs, scrambled with 1 slice soy cheese
1 slice oat bread, toasted
2 TBS Brummel & Brown's Yogurt Spread
1 cup regular coffee, black

Lunch
1 Soy Chick'n Patty
3 Broccoli Cheese bites
1/2 cup brown & wild rice
1/2 cup baked beans
1 cup regular coffee, black

Dinner:
1 bowl Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup
5 small Bistro Crackers
2 TBS peanut butter
1 cup regular coffee, black

Snack:
1/4 cup peanut M&M's
1 cup regular coffee, black

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