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A Lower Glycemic Index Leads Healthier to Healthier Blood Vessels
photo courtesy of Uwe HermannSo, I’m reading this article in RealAge about how certain cereals can be good for you because they protect your blood vessels. Important stuff because damaged blood vessels lead to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arte...
Fight Fat With White Tea
Are you drinking more green tea to increase your anti-oxidant intake? Ever heard of white tea? It’s a delicately light tasting tea, sometimes noted by a faint jasmine fragrance. But don’t let the light flavor fool into believing the tea has no su...
Feel Happy! Turn Off the Television`
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Ginger can ease the nausea of chemotherapy
St. George slewing the beast (dragon) Raphael's St. George and the Dragon, 1504-06, oil on wood, The National Gallery of Art at Washington D.C. This is not the happy go lucky topic of the day, and yet in some ways I’m ecstatic about this news. Some...
Another Reason Why You Need Some More Sleep
picture courtest of www.AZFOTOS.COMA recent study of industrialized showed that Americans do better in getting that was previously thought. Koreans, they need to get some more sleep. So, why is good night's sleep something a country's Leaders should ...
S T R E T C H for Stress Relief
I had one of those days last week, where no matter what I did; everything seemed to go to hell. It was so bad, that I opened up an email at 8:30AM, and didn’t complete and send the email until 5:00PM. I was busy, but unfortunately, I don’t think ...
Jogging is good for your eyes
Okay, these study results surprised me. One study revealed that joggers who, on average, ran a little over a mile a day reduced their risk of developing age-related macular degeneration by a whopping 36 percent. Even better, people who jogged about ...
EAT MORE FRUIT!!!
An author should try to consider the impact of their words. So, with all awareness about yesterday’s posting about how fructose can stimulate an appetite, I would like to say this loud and clear….EAT MORE FRUIT. Some folks will reason that they ...
Fructose Can Stimulate the Appetite
picture courtesy of Uwe HermannFor those of you living in the US, have you noticed the television ads for high-fructose corn syrup? These are ads produced by corn growers and processors and they are stating that high-fructose corn syrup has the same ...
Cancer Fighting Foods
I've created a few posts that have noted how foods, broccoli comes to mind, are cancer fighters. In a book written by David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D. , Anticancer: A New Way of Life (Viking, 2008), he produces a list of foods that eith...
Protect and Heal Your Body With Folic Acid
picture courtesy of http://www.pachd.com/One of the ironies of strenuous exercise is that many of us exercise to improve our health, yet excessive exercise without a break will over time will lower your immunity, making you susceptible to colds. Hen...
Sleep Deprivation: Get Some Sleep!
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Belly Fat Fighting Foods
pictures courtesy of www.pachd.comOne of my challenges as a wide-body is keeping my belly fat in check. It is so easy to put on the muscle, and as I age, it is SO easy to put on the fat, especially around the belly. Unfortunately, fat around th...
Foods For Healing The Body
Picture courtesy of www.pachd.comIn keeping with yesterday’s theme of getting more quality, and not just quantity, out of life, I present this article from the good folks at Experience Life Magazine. http://www.experiencelifemag.com/issues/november...
Keep That Big Brain
Have you heard this said before, “John over there has the big brain.” Typically, it’s a compliment of someone’s intelligence, yet it could also mean that John is taking care of his brain as he ages. “Uhm, come again, Wide-Body?” Yep, I kn...
Tilapia Can Be Good For You
photo courtesy of http://www.abouttilapia.com/ Check out the tilapia info and tasty recipes at this site.It appears that there is some confusion in the general public about a recent study published by the Journal of the American Dietetic Associa...
Protect Yourself From Salmonella and E.Coli
I don’t know about you folks, but does it feel like we are constantly being bombarded by the news that our food supply is being poisoned by either Salmonella or E. Coli bacteria? Did we have this same problem 20 years ago and we just now understand...
Heart Healthy: Calcium Is Good For Your Heart
You all may remember the Danish study that noted how an increase in the consumption of low fat dairy products leads to less fat being absorbed in the body. (Check out http://blog.wide-body.com/2008/08/11/hooray-for-dairy.aspx )Essentially, if you reg...
Heart Healthy: Massages Are Good For Your Heart!
The picture above is not of a deep-tissue massage, but it looked so cool, that I wanted to post it. You can live this cool little dream if you go to the Beaver Creek Park Hyatt in Colorado. If you go, please send me an email and let me know how it we...
Manage Your Inflammation and Relieve the Pain
Let’s face it, pain happens, and it’s going to happen when you exercise. Pain is an integral part of your fitness, strength, and mental development and you should consider it to be part of a normal course of in your growth. Don’t kid yourself, ...
Foods That Wake You Up
Eggs picture courtesy of www.pachd.comYou know, sometimes we all need a little boost in the morning. Everyday stresses do add up and some days you just feel a little slow and down. For those days, what do we typically do? We grab another cup of...
Magnesium For Stronger Muscles: Drop the Tired and Feel Inspired!
Photos:Spinach: http://www.worldcommunitycookbook.org/season/guide/spinach.htmlBananas and Potatoes: http://www.pachd.com/ A lot of you are starting new exercise programs with the New Year. I say “Bravo” and wish you all the luck for ...
Eat Grapefruit and Lose Weight
Photo from http://www.producepedia.com/grapefruit.php Please check out that site for additional health and nutritional information on grapefruit. I remember as a kid, whenever Mom wanted to lose weight, she would buy grapefruit and eat it for we...
Sesame Seeds - A Powerful Heart Healthy Seed
I've noted in a post a few months ago the "wonders" of flaxseed. Those little brown wonders have amazing heart healthy, cancer fighting, and anti-inflammatory powers. Now it appears there is another little seed you should consider adding regularly to...
Natural Appetite Suppressant: Olive Oil
Yes! Another great reason to use olive oil! I've posted about olive oil's wonderful antioxidant properties and how it is not only a good moisturizer for the skin, but can also reverse sun damage from UVB rays. Now we learn that olive oil is also an ...
Weekly Food Tip: Broccoli - Fights Heart Disease and Cancer
This is the 1/5/09 weekly food bulletin from The Worlds Healthiest Foods, www.whfoods.org Food of the Week . . . BroccoliDid you know that broccoli is one of a small number of vegetables that contribute to a significant reduction in heart disease? Of...
Manage Your Blood Sugar With Chamomile Tea
I've already posted other articles that give details on how you can regulate your blood sugar with broccoli and cinnamon. Here is a new study suggesting that blood sugar can be regulated with chamomile tea. In recent animal studies, it was shown that...
Better Blood Flow With Grapes
You’ll notice that I’ll continue to post articles about blood flow. I think most medical professional assume that we all understand that blood flow is important, yet anecdotally, I don’t think most folks appreciate how important blood flow is t...
Exercise, It's Good For Your Brain
I’ve noted on other postings that I’ve bought into part of the old German school of education which taught that to educate the mind; you had to also exercise the body. The two were intertwined; ignoring one came at the detriment of the other. 19t...
EAT MORE CRANBERRIES
I should have posted this sooner. Keep some room open on your Christmas table for cranberries this year. You've heard that cranberries are loaded with antioxidants, but what does that mean? What are all of those antioxidants going to do for you? Glad...
