Category: Nutrition (Page 29 of 48)

How to Stave off Holiday Weight Gain

December 4, 2011 / Staff

This is the time of year when excess rules the day.

Holiday entertaining, meals out and time spent with friends all add up to more calories.

And not just more food but rich, sugary , creamy treats and cocktails that only come around this time of year

The Cleveland Clinic suggests how to ward off those holiday pounds:

Despite the busy season, don’t skip exercise.

Eat seven servings of fruits and veggies per day, both for nutrients and to help you stay full without all of the calories.

Keep candy, cookies and other treats out of sight.

Indulge in just one small treat per day.

Make wise choices at the holiday party buffet. Politely decline if hosts keep pushing more food.

Make holiday gatherings more about conversation and socializing than food.

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Fighting Childhood Obesity Takes the Whole Family

December 2, 2011 / Staff

Fighting childhood obesity is a family business!

Isolating a child with a weight problem is neither practical nor possible.

Family eating habits are ubiquitous and often times an obese child is the progeny of an obese parent.

Sometime it is necessary for a third party to become involved and retrain the whole family’s ideas about food.

With more and more children in the U.S. becoming overweight, many parents are wondering how to talk to their children about weight. The Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program for families is remarkably straightforward and successful.
After a long day of school or work, a group of families gathers in a Stanford Hospital classroom in Menlo Park, Calif. The children are all in the highest percentile for body mass index, or BMI. They’ve signed up with their parents, often at the urging of a pediatrician, for a six-month healthy eating and exercise boot camp.

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Is It Aging, Alzheimer’s or B12 Deficiency?

December 2, 2011 / Staff

Loved ones exhibiting the early signs of dementia may simply be lacking in a vital dietary nutrient.

The question you might need to ask is, “Old age or low B12?”

B12 is an essential vitamin with roles throughout the body. It is needed for the development and maintenance of a healthy nervous system, the production of DNA and formation of red blood cells.
A severe B12 deficiency results in anemia, which can be picked up by an ordinary blood test. But the less dramatic symptoms of a B12 deficiency may include muscle weakness, fatigue, shakiness, unsteady gait, incontinence, low blood pressure, depression and other mood disorders, and cognitive problems like poor memory.

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Vitamins You Need and the Ones You Can Do Without

November 30, 2011 / Staff

A list of vitamin do’s and don’ts can help you to decide which vitamins you need and which vitamins and nutrients you can get by eating a well balanced, healthy diet.

Your nutritional needs will also change as you age, become pregnant or face illness.

Choosing the right supplements and foregoing the unnecessary will lead to optimal wellness.

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There are ways to Prevent Colorectal Cancer

November 30, 2011 / Staff

Beyond getting a colonoscopy starting at age 50, what can you do to prevent colorectal cancer? A lot, it turns out. The good news is that colorectal-cancer-preventing habits are nearly identical to those that help your heart.

There are ways to prevent colorectal cancer and a few dietary and lifestyle changes is all it takes.

Avoid red meat
There’s something about eating red meat—a lot of it—that seems to harm the intestines.
Numerous studies have linked red-meat consumption to a higher risk of colorectal cancer, as well as diets heavy in processed, salted, smoked, or cured meats such as bacon, sausage, and hot dogs.
If you just can’t live without red meat, limit yourself to two 4-ounce portions each week, but choose lean cuts, trim the fat, and don’t char it on a grill.