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      Circumcision Debate Goes On

      August 23, 2011 /

      Although the American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend routine neonatal circumcision the debate wages on with little definitive information from either side.

      Parents can feel coerced into making a quick decision with little information.

      With changes in health care policy it may become a matter of cost for a medically unnecessary procedure which can cost $400; quite a lot of money for many families.

      More and more parents are starting to think seriously about whether to circumcise their newborn boys. And many of them are finding that it’s a question without easy answers, not least because guidance from many leading medical organizations has been equivocal. Although rates have declined in recent years, well over half of all boys born in American hospitals undergo the procedure.

      Hospitals, Medicaid, Quality Control, Wellness

      Flavored Milks Will Have Less Sugar and Calories

      August 22, 2011 /

      Kids who drink flavored milk will be ingesting fewer calories and less sugar this year.

      As the school is about to start moms can rest a little easier knowing that their children wont be subject to mind bending amounts of sugar.

      Excess sugar has been linked to childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes and a host behavioral problems in kids.

      This is a small step in the right direction especially for kids who rely on school lunches as their primary source of nutrition.

      Cartons of flavored milk will carry just 31 more calories than white milk as the result of a five-year process of industry reformulations aiming to “provide nutritious new products with the same great taste kids love,” said MilkPEP.

      The healthy trend among milk processors will reduce added sugar in fat-free and low-fat chocolate milk by 38 percent.

      “There are a lot of kids that don’t want to drink plain white milk; they really love drinking flavored milk and that’s very important for the essential nutrients in milk,” said MilkPEP CEO Vivien Godfrey. “It’s a happy balance between some added sugars but making sure that the kids actually drink the milk as opposed to taking the white milk on the lunch line and not in fact drinking it.”

      Nutrition, Quality Control, Wellness

      Smoking Myths Debunked! No More Excuses to Stop Smoking

      August 22, 2011 /

      There seems to be a never ending list of excuse from smokers who fail to quite this nasty, damaging, expensive habit.

      Everyone is a victim of some major roadblock to good health.

      Well, the buck stops here!

      Read the top myth busting facts that will help you stop smoking for good!

      Myth I’ve smoked for so long; the damage is already done.

      Myth Switching to ‘light’ cigarettes will cut my risk

      Myth My other healthy habits may make up for my smoking.

      Myth Trying to quit smoking will stress me out — and that’s unhealthy.

      Myth The weight gain that comes with quitting is just as unhealthy as smoking.

      Myth Quitting “cold turkey” is the only way to go

      Myth Nicotine products are just as unhealthful as smoking.

      Myth Cutting back on smoking is good enough

      Myth I’m the only one who is hurt by my smoking.

      Myth I tried quitting once and failed, so it’s no use trying again.

      Wellness

      Should You Nap at Work?

      August 22, 2011 /

      Should employers allow their employees to nap on the job?

      Some say, yes!

      There is a great deal of evidence to suggest that napping, that’s 20-30 minute cat naps, can increase overall productivity.

      What would have been considered outrageous a decade ago is now a cutting edge workplace practice.

      Office naptime is zonking workplaces across the country. OnSwipe, a software shop in Manhattan facilitates napping at an office “den,” as does Pontiflex, a mobile app ad start-up in Brooklyn; Jawa, a mobile app maker in Scottsdale, AZ; and 42 Inc., an information technology consultant in Berkeley, CA. Big-name players like Google and Ben & Jerry’s endorse napping. NASA has teamed up with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute and 91 volunteers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine to teach astronauts how to nap better during long missions. For some, it’s a company perk akin to gym membership, or free lunch.

      Research, Wellness

      12 Ways to Cut Your Cancer Risk and Trim Down in the Process

      August 22, 2011 /

      There are a few easy ways to lower you risk for certain cancers and a by product of that effort will be shedding a few pounds.

      And who doesn’t want to shed a few pounds?

      Simple changes to your diet can protect you from cancer and unnecessary weight gain.

      Check out some simple tips here and read on for 12 ways to lower your risk.

      The more fat you eat, the greater your risk of developing a highly fatal form of cancer. In a study of more than 500,000 people reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, those who ate the most fat (about 40 percent of their daily calories) were 23 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than those who ate the least (about 20 percent of their cals). Limit fat to 20 to 35 percent of your calories—about 40 to 70 grams total in an 1,800-calorie diet.

      Research in 2009 suggests that egg yolk may be cancer-protective. The yellow stuff is rich in choline, which has been linked to lower rates of breast cancer. One yolk delivers 25 percent of your daily needs.

      Each 22-calorie cup of cabbage is loaded with sulforaphane, a chemical that increases your body’s production of the enzymes that disarm cell-damaging, cancer-causing free radicals.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

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