Do you know… The difference between margarine and butter?
Both have the same amount of calories. Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter according to a recent Harvard Medical Study. Continue reading
Banana facts that may surprise you
Bananas. Containing three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes. Continue reading
Haute-cuisine under the Golden Arches!
Last February, Morgan Spurlock decided to become a gastronomical guinea pig. His mission: To eat three meals a day for 30 days at McDonald’s and document the impact on his health.
Scores of cheeseburgers, hundreds of fries and dozens of chocolate shakes later, the formerly strapping 6-foot-2 New Yorker – who started out at a healthy 185 pounds – had packed on 25 pounds. Continue reading
Green tea’s ability to fight cancer is even more potent and varied than scientists suspected, research suggests.
Scientists already know that green tea contains anti-oxidants which may have a protective effect against cancer.
But now they have discovered that chemicals in the tea also shut down a key molecule which can play a significant role in the development of cancer. Continue reading
A clove a day may cut risk of prostate and other cancers
Recent studies have sparked debate about whether garlic can help lower cholesterol. While that discussion continues, another set of findings about garlics health benefits tends to get overlooked. Mounting evidence suggests garlic in the diet is consistently linked to a lower risk for cancer.
IN ONE OF the latest studies on this topic, less than a clove of garlic a day was enough to cut mens risk of prostate cancer in half compared to men who ate none. Continue reading
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APPLETON, Wisconsin – A revolution has occurred. It’s taken place in the Central Alternative High School. The kids now behave. The hallways aren’t frantic. Even the teachers are happy.
The school used to be out of control. Kids packed weapons. Discipline problems swamped the principal’s office. But not since 1997.
What happened? Continue reading
Flax Could Be A Valuable Addition To The Diet
A diet rich in flaxseed appears to reduce the size and severity of prostate tumors in mice, say scientists. However, the amount given to the mice was far too high to be a realistic prospect in a human diet.
It also contains large amounts of dietary fiber and a chemical called lignan, which controls the metabolism of both estrogen and testosterone.
This is not the first study to suggest that flaxseed could be beneficial against prostate cancer. Continue reading
A Bowl Of Cereal Can Contain More Fat Than Chocolate Cake
People who eat healthy-looking, granola-based breakfast food might as well start their day with a handful of cookies or a slice of chocolate cake.
People who eat healthy-looking, granola-based breakfast food might as well start their day with a handful of cookies or a slice of chocolate cake, according to new research by a British nutrition watchdog. Continue reading
CANOLA: Not good for health
Is canola oil a dream come true or a deadly poison? And why has canola captured so large a share of the oils used in processed foods?
Canola oil has a number of undesirable health effects when used as the main source of dietary fats, although these side effects can be offset by the intake of saturated fats.
This is what the food industry says about canola oil:
Canola oil is widely recognised as the healthiest salad and cooking oil available to consumers. It was developed through hybridisation of rapeseed. Rapeseed oil is toxic because it contains significant amounts of a poisonous substance called erucic acid. Canola oil contains only trace amounts of erucic acid and its unique fatty acid profile, rich in oleic acid and low in saturated fats, makes it particularly beneficial for the prevention of heart disease. It also contains significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, also shown to have health benefits. Continue reading
“…Now diet isn’t everything, of course, but let’s face it, the world is divided into those who exercise and those who never will…”
I had an argument with my father a few years back. He had read Dr. Atkins book and, as is his custom, was preaching it as Holy Writ to anyone who was either A) willing to listen or B) too polite to flee. Naturally, I thought both he and Dr. Atkins were insane, since at the time, everyone knew that getting fat was a combination of eating too many calories and/or too much fat. Remember Snackwells? This was during the heyday of the no-fat cookie and ice cream sans fat. It sounds terrible now, but that Turtle Fudge Brownie was actually pretty good. Continue reading
Lavender can be grown in a variety of North American climates. Time of bloom will depend on geographic location, type of lavender and current weather phenomena. In the mid-Atlantic region, where I live, it is possible to have plants in bloom from June until late September.
If I could have only one plant in my yard, I would choose lavender. This wonderful bush came into my life when we purchased a home with a front flowerbed of perennials and two gray-green shrubs. It wasn’t until June, when the bushes sprang into full glorious purple bloom, that I recognized the plants. Continue reading
Losing weight could prevent one of every six cancer deaths in the United States – more than 90,000 each year, according to a sweeping study that experts say links fat and cancer more convincingly than ever before.
Researchers spent 16 years evaluating 900,000 people who were cancer-free when the study began in 1982. They concluded that excess weight may account for 14 percent of all cancer deaths in men and 20 percent of those in women. Continue reading
Men Who Used Lycopene Supplement Had Smaller, Less Aggressive Tumors
A tomato extract called lycopene – found naturally in tomatoes, pink grapefruit, watermelon, and other foods – might have a role in slowing the progression of prostate cancer, according to a small study of men undergoing surgical removal of their prostate.
Twenty-six men with prostate cancer who were scheduled to have their prostate removed were randomly assigned to receive a 15 mg capsule of lycopene twice daily for three weeks, or no supplementation. Following surgery, the prostates of men from both groups were compared. Continue reading
The traditional family meal is good for a child’s mental health, researchers say. They found that teenagers who regularly ate with their parents were less prone to mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.
They also discovered that young people with no history of mental illness were more likely to participate in family activities such as going to the cinema, shopping and playing sport. Continue reading
Why not….
Plant three rows of peas:
1. Peace of mind
2. Peace of heart
3. Peace of soul Continue reading