Tag: vegetables

Make Gardening with Kids Enjoyable

Gardening is good for the mind, body, and spirit. It is also good for the youngsters in our lives. Research shows gardening helps relieve stress, improve focus, positively impacts mood and psychological well-being, builds a sense of confidence, and more. Look for creative ways to get children involved in gardening. Tap into other interests or… Continue reading Make Gardening with Kids Enjoyable

Brain Food: Alzheimer’s and Diet

The MIND and Mediterranean diets — both of which are rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, olive oil, beans, and fish — are associated with fewer signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the brains of older adults. Green leafy vegetables were associated with less Alzheimer’s brain pathology. This study, funded by the National Institute on Aging… Continue reading Brain Food: Alzheimer’s and Diet

Grow a Few Vegetables Indoors This Winter

Limited outdoor growing space or cold winters may have you missing fresh homegrown vegetables. Make this the winter you try growing a few vegetables in a sunny window or under artificial lights. Greens are one of the easiest to grow indoors. Most leafy vegetables tolerate the lower light indoors, require minimal space, and prefer cool… Continue reading Grow a Few Vegetables Indoors This Winter

Garden-Fresh Vegetables Help Fight Cancer

Cancer prevention starts on your dinner plate; actually, it starts in the garden. Growing your own nutrient-rich cancer fighting vegetables allows you to grow pesticide-free vegetables, harvest them at their peak, and use them right away, ensuring the highest nutrient value and best flavor. It’s never too soon to start planning. Be sure to include… Continue reading Garden-Fresh Vegetables Help Fight Cancer

What You Need to Know about The Best Diet of 2019

There’s a lot of conflicting information out there about what we should eat to stay healthy. With so much contradiction, it’s hard to know which foods are best. But recently, U.S. News & World Report set the record straight when it named the Mediterranean-style eating pattern the Best Diet Overall alongside the DASH diet (an… Continue reading What You Need to Know about The Best Diet of 2019

Eat Healthy – But Safely, Too

If you’re trying to eat better with the aim of improving your health or losing some pounds, that’s great. But besides the health benefits of food, you also need to monitor the safety of what you eat. And that holds true as well when the food isn’t considered healthy. Here, Stop Foodborne Illness, a nonprofit… Continue reading Eat Healthy – But Safely, Too

Why Fresh Produce Can Be Bad for You

Most people know about the dangers of animal products. But the United States has had several large outbreaks of illness caused by contaminated fresh fruits and vegetables. In 2018, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigated an E. coli outbreak of romaine lettuc  that sickened more than 40 people in 12 states and sent… Continue reading Why Fresh Produce Can Be Bad for You

The Most Dangerous Foods

We’re all familiar with reports of foodborne illness and governments alerts to avoid a particular food until the problem is solved. But which categories of food are the source of most illnesses? To find out, the federal Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) compiled statistics related to four of the most serious bacteria: Salmonella, Escherichhia… Continue reading The Most Dangerous Foods

Yet Another Reason to Eat More Vegetables (And Fish)

A naturally occurring compound could be a new weapon in the fight against heart disease and hypertension. Researchers working with an animal model found that elevated levels of the compound, trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), may reduce hypertension-related heart disease symptoms. Treatment with TMAO also reduced heart thickening (cardiac fibrosis) and markers of heart failure in in… Continue reading Yet Another Reason to Eat More Vegetables (And Fish)

14 Foods for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

The typical American diet leaves a lot to be desired. It’s heavy on calories, saturated fats, added sugars, fatty meats, baked goods, and highly processed grains. This type of diet is disastrous to your health and is even linked to type 2 diabetes and a host of other health problems like heart disease and some… Continue reading 14 Foods for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention

Many Popular Vitamins Don’t Have Health Benefits

The most popular vitamin and mineral supplements provide no health benefit or harm, according to a new study. The finding, from researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital, in Toronto, and the University of Toronto, was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. According to a news release from St. Michael’s, the systematic review… Continue reading Many Popular Vitamins Don’t Have Health Benefits

4 Ways to Involve Kids in The Kitchen

  Children often can’t wait until a parent fixes dinner, but getting the youngsters involved in helping to prepare those meals could do more than help mom and dad out. It also could lead to life-long healthy eating habits, nutrition experts say. And that in turn could have a profound effect on their well-being, because… Continue reading 4 Ways to Involve Kids in The Kitchen

Ninety Percent of Adults Aren’t Eating Enough Fruits or Vegetables

Just one in every ten adults meet the federal fruit or vegetable recommendations, according to a new study published in the Center of Disease Control’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Depending on their age and sex, federal guidelines recommend that adults eat at least 1½ to two cups per day of fruit and two… Continue reading Ninety Percent of Adults Aren’t Eating Enough Fruits or Vegetables

Five Steps to Reducing Your Diabetes Risk

Each year, 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes. To help reduce the probability of becoming part of that statistic, the health experts at Envolve, an integrated healthcare solutions company, hare five easy lifestyle changes you can make to decrease your risk of developing diabetes. Eat A Rainbow. Experts recommend filling half of your plate with… Continue reading Five Steps to Reducing Your Diabetes Risk

5 Flu-Fighting Foods

American Family Care, the nation’s leading urgent care provider, shares strategies to avoid the flu in the coming months. Besides getting your flu shot, they say, eating these five foods can help ward off the pesky ailment: GARLIC Garlic contains allicin, a compound that is known to boost immunity. You can crush, slice or chew… Continue reading 5 Flu-Fighting Foods

Eat Like An Italian (Minus the Pizza)

Mediterranean cuisine has gotten a lot of attention for its potential impact on cardiovascular health. In fact, newer research has added to the mounting evidence that certain food choices of Italians who live in the Molise region correlated with 37 percent fewer deaths during the research than those who didn’t make those choices. “Mediterranean diet”… Continue reading Eat Like An Italian (Minus the Pizza)

Avoiding Vacation Infections

Dr. Brent W. Laartz thought he was in for the ride of his lifetime when he set out on a horseback riding excursion in Costa Rica. Admittedly younger and more naïve than he is today, Laartz – an infectious disease specialist and author of the book How to Avoid Contagious Diseases (http://www.drlaartz.com/) – failed to… Continue reading Avoiding Vacation Infections