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The role of nutrition in slowing Alzheimer’s disease You might be surprised to learn that nutrition may become one of the cornerstones in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Over the past few years, medical research has strongly suggested that the progression of Alzheimer’s may be slowed by good nutrition. A nutrient-dense diet, in some cases,…
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Chia Seeds, Animal Fat, & Hormones « Heather Eats Almond Butter. Get Physical: 5 CardioVascular Workouts to Burn Belly Fat. Women’s Heart Disease Awareness Still Lacking – BusinessWeek. BBC News – Sweet-toothed children ‘may have depression’. Being bored to death is no joke: Chronic boredom is a killer, study finds.
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For Olympians and weekend warriors, winter sports can trigger asthma – CNN.com. Exercise-induced asthma is surprisingly common among people who work out in cold climates, whether they’re jogging around the neighborhood or gunning for gold in Vancouver. I have Exercise Induced asthma and only found relief when I talked to my doctor and started using…
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Orthorexia: Can Healthy Eating Be Labeled a Disorder? – TIME. a name for her eating disorder: orthorexia, a controversial diagnosis characterized by an obsession with avoiding foods perceived to be unhealthy. We can’t win. Are we all so screwed up that we go too far either way? And do I have this disorder? I am…
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First lady begins fight against childhood obesity – washingtonpost.com. At its core, the first lady’s initiative centers on clearer nutrition information, increased physical activity, better access to healthy foods and, ultimately, personal responsibility. “This isn’t about trying to turn the clock back to when we were kids, or preparing five-course meals from scratch every night.…
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Personal Health – Food Rules From Michael Pollan Worth Following – NYTimes.com. I highlighted the Jon Stewart Daily Show video with Michael Pollen a while back. But I suspect that this little book, which is based on research but not annotated, can do more than the most authoritative text to get you motivated to make…
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Six Meaningless Claims on Food Labels – Well Blog – NYTimes.com. Although food labels are supposed to tell us exactly what’s in the food we’re buying, marketers have created a language all their own to make foods sound more healthful than they really are. Prevention.com – 25 Ridiculously Healthy Foods. Lots of good ideas about…