_ Healthy Diet & NutritionAn Over-The-Counter Remedy Could Eventually Fight TB By Jane Farrell articleAn over-the-counter remedy can help reduce age-related lung inflammation, according to a new study. Researchers from The Ohio State University … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition7 Ways to Eat More Vegetables By Jane Farrell articleWe all know we’re supposed to eat plenty of vegetables, but we don’t always do it, even though consuming veggies … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionStudy: Personalized Therapy May Combat Alzheimer’s By Jane Farrell articleA personalized, multi-pronged approach involving diet and lifestyle changes may be effective in combating Alzheimer’s and other cognitive disorders, according … Read More→
Healthy Diet & NutritionDairy is Good for Your Metabolic Health By Jane Farrell articleResearch done at CHU de Québec Research Center and Laval University in Canada found that dairy consumption may also have … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Heart HealthFall Fruit and Vegetable Guide By Jane Farrell articleWith fall come brisk days, turning leaves – and a bounty of tempting, seasonal fruits and vegetables. Here, the experts … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition“Spice” Up Your Health By thirdAGE articleDid you know that one of the easiest things you can do to improve your health is to use a … Read More→
_ Weight LossTechnologies for Weight Loss By Sondra Forsyth articleDespite US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for screening and treating obesity, there are many barriers. However, several of these problems may be ameliorated through technological approaches, according to a study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center published online August 21st 2014 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM).
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition“Spice” Up Your Health By Sondra Forsyth articleBy Diane Blum Did you know that one of the easiest things you can do to improve your health is to use a handful of spices each day?Simply adding the right spices increases nutrients in your diet, allows you to use less salt and sugar for taste, and also has important health side benefits. Here are a few of the healthiest:1) Cinnamon
_ Watch: How to Tell Proper Serving Size By Sondra Forsyth articleHere's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Healthy recipesWatch: 6 Healthy Green Superfood Alternatives to Kale By Sondra Forsyth articleHere's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Preventing Organic Food Fraud By Sondra Forsyth articleA growing number of consumers are willing to pay a premium for fruits, vegetables and other foods labeled "organic", but whether they're getting what the label claims is another matter. Now scientists at the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority and the Wuerzburg University in Germany are studying conventional and organic tomatoes are devising a new way to make sure farms are labeling their produce appropriately. Their report, which appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in August 2014, could help prevent organic food fraud.
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Medical CareChange in Tube Feeding Boosts Nutrition By Sondra Forsyth articleWhile the importance of enteral nutrition (EN), or feeding patients through a tube, in an intensive care unit is well understood, underfeeding is still common. A practice of a certain amount of feeding per hour can be interrupted by tests, procedures, or emergencies. Changing to a volume-based system, which calls for a certain nutrition volume per day, could reduce underfeeding, according to a quality improvement audit published in the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition's (A.S.P.E.N.) Nutrition in Clinical Practice journal on August 26th 2014.
Preserve the Harvest for Winter Meals and Holiday Gifts By Sondra Forsyth article By Melinda Myers The cucumbers have filled the vegetable drawer, you’ve run out of cabbage recipes and your family is refusing to eat one more BLT. Or maybe you just couldn’t resist that special deal on a bushel of tomatoes, potatoes or apples at the farmer’s market. So what is a gardener or shopper to do with all that produce?
_ Is MSG Really Bad for You? By Sondra Forsyth articleThe American Chemical Society has debunked a long-running food myth about monosodium glutamate. More commonly known as MSG, the compound has had a bad reputation for nearly 50 years. The society felt it was time to clear its name. In a video, the chemists explain why the scientific consensus is that this flavor enhancer, known for its savory umami flavor, is perfectly safe for the vast majority of people.
_ Aging Well Healthy Diet & NutritionAre You as Old as What You Eat? By Sondra Forsyth articleResearchers from University College London (UCL) have demonstrated how an interplay between nutrition, metabolism, and immunity is involved in the process of aging. The two new studies, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), could help to enhance our immunity to disease through dietary intervention and help make existing immune system therapies more effective.
_ Weight LossBack to Basics: Counting Calories By Jane Farrell articleDespite all the diet strategies out there, weight management still comes down to the calories you take in versus those you burn off. Fad diets may promise you that avoiding carbs or eating a mountain of grapefruit is the secret to weight loss, but it's really all about calories.CALORIES: FUEL FOR YOUR BODYCalories are the energy in food. Your body has a constant demand for energy and uses the calories from food to keep functioning. Energy from calories fuels your every action, from fidgeting to marathon running.
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionSeafood Substitutions High In Mercury By Sondra Forsyth articleNew measurements from fish purchased at retail seafood counters in 10 different states show the extent to which mislabeling can expose consumers to unexpectedly high levels of mercury, a harmful pollutant. Fishery stock "substitutions"—which falsely present a fish of the same species, but from a different geographic origin—are the most dangerous mislabeling offense, according to research by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa scientists and published in August 2014 in PLOS One.
_ Pets Vitamins + SupplementsShould Your Pet Take Supplements? By Sondra Forsyth articleOur pets are like our family, right? Even pet food manufacturers now refer to “pet owners” as “pet parents” in their marketing! This humanization trend has been fueled by us Baby Boomers who are refocusing our discretionary spending on our pets rather than spending it on feathering our now empty nests. So it’s no wonder we “pet parents” are now pondering the question of vitamins and other supplementation for Fido and Fluffy. But what’s the real scoop of pet supplements? Good idea or bad?