Category: Nutrition (Page 17 of 48)

      Your Co-Workers Can Sabotage Your Diet

      March 20, 2012 /

      Feeling pressure from colleagues when it comes to your dieting efforts can sabotage all of your hard work.

      Eating with colleagues is a way to create camaraderie , celebrate shared accomplishments and show that you are part of the team.

      If you don’t partake in the office cupcake and coffee breakfast you can be judged critically.

      Also, slim peers are seen as threatening elements in the office, often considered to be tougher competition in an already shaky job market.

      From subtle to shocking the methods of co-workers to undo your diet can result in weight gain for you.

      Read on to find strategies to help you beat the pressure!

      Some 29% of people on diets say colleagues pressure them to eat more, make fun of their diets or order them restaurant food they know isn’t on their diets, according to a recent survey of 325 dieters by Survey Sampling International for Medi-Weightloss Clinics, a Tampa, Fla., franchiser of physician-supervised weight-loss clinics.

      The approach can seem innocuous, but can result in weight gain over time. A colleague brings in home-baked cookies to celebrate a promotion, a birthday or to rally the team, and who wants to look like they don’t appreciate the work of others if they decline?

      Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      The Snake Oil That Is Energy Drinks

      March 20, 2012 /

      When it comes to energy drinks and potions you may be wasting your money.

      Sugar, caffeine, B-12 and herbal concoctions do little to truly increase your energy level.

      In fact, hospital visits related to energy drinks have surged more than tenfold since 2005, reports the U.S. Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. And most of those amped-up patients are men.

      Regular sleep of 7-8 hours, a healthy diet and moderate exercise are the best ways to maintain an energy level which will allow you to stay awake and alert, productive and energized throughout your day.

      “We don’t use our bodies the way they’re built to be used,” says Dr. Edlund. “We guzzle energy drinks and then can’t sleep at night. We sit all day and then read e-mails at 3 a.m.” It’s no wonder we walk around like zombies, and treat these drinks like liquid life support. As sales and heart rates spike, it’s a good time to question the trends and find healthier ways to power up.

      Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Sun Alone Doesn’t Give You All The Vitamin D Your Body Needs

      March 18, 2012 /

      It takes more than a little sunshine to correct a vitamin D deficiency.

      “Clearly solar exposure is an influence — there is no doubt about that — but you cannot predictably say that a certain amount of exposure will normalize vitamin D deficiency,” said Dr. Gallo, chief of dermatology and professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego, in an interview with Medscape Medical News.

      Food sources such as sardines with the skin and bones, eggs with yolks, and beef liver among a few others.

      A supplement may be necessary if you can’t consume a diet rich in vitamin D.

      Screening for deficiency or insufficiency of vitamin D is easily done in your doctor’s office.

      Your physician can recommend the best supplement for you.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

      Get The Scoop On Lactose Intolerance

      March 17, 2012 /

      Lactose intolerance can be confused with lactose allergies.

      Whatever your ailment you can still enjoy dairy products. There are many brands of lactose-free dairy products and lactose digestive aids.

      Many people who are lactose intolerant (or malabsorptive) can eat yogurt and have no gastrointestinal issues because of the active live cultures, like lactobacillus bulgaricus.

      Hard cheeses like parmesan, Swiss, cheddar and colby have smaller amounts of milk sugar and great quantities of milk solids which make them easier on the digestive system.

      Lactose intolerance has several causes. In rare cases, it is caused by a rare-autosomal recessive trait, in which the body cannot create the enzyme lactose at all. Primary lactase deficiency tends to occur in adults, in which they lack the lactose persistence gene. Just as it sounds, the body loses its ability to produce the enzyme lactase over time.
      However, as humans “domesticated” dairy animals and continued to consume dairy products, the gene for lactose persistence has prevailed for survival. In many cultures, dairy products from various mammals, such as cows, sheep and goats, can feed more individuals than the meat of the animal alone.

      Nutrition, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      To Your Health! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With A Beer

      March 17, 2012 /

      Learning about the health benefits of beer will be good news for those who plan to imbibe while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.

      Beer actually has a number of natural antioxidants and vitamins that can help prevent heart disease and even rebuild muscle. It also has one of the highest energy contents of any food or drink.

      Beer is intoxicating and often high in calories.

      Moderation is key.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

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