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A short time ago I was using StumbleUpon and came across a web page that discussed food cravings and what they meant. For example, the article states that if you crave bread, your body really needs nitrogen. The article then suggests food sources for the need. In the case of nitrogen, high-protein foods. I’ve [...] All I can do is say wow! If you haven’t seen this story, please take a gander. Truly, we live in amazing times. Salamander-inspired therapy may aid injured vets – CNN.com I have a daughter that probably will need a kidney transplant someday. This indicates perhaps someday she might be able to grow her own [...] Apparently for the past 40 years heart disease has been in decline. However, earlier this month Reuters reported that the trend may be at an end. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic and the University of British Columbia examined the autopsy reports of residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota that died between 1981 and 2004 from unnatural [...] Here’s a study from The Journal of the American Medical Association that shows that cocoa, or more specifically, the polyphenols in cocoa, has a positive effect on blood pressure. It points out several important facts: It doesn’t need to be a huge quantity of dark chocolate to have an effect The dark chocolate must be [...] In the past, I’ve made a few posts regarding dark chocolate and hypertension. Here’s a link to a brief article that reminds us that indeed, research indicates that dark chocolate can improve blood pressure and may improve cholesterol levels and insulin sensitivity. http://www.ephit.com/coventry_contest/chocolate.htm The article also points out that processing removes much of the benefits [...] Back in the beginning of January, NPR interviewed Michael Pollan, the author of several books related to food. The interview is in regards to his latest book, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. His advise is simple, and the book can be distilled down to seven words – “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly [...] One of the things I mention in my disclaimer is to do your own research. One reason for that is ultimately, each of us is responsible for our own health. Your health care provider can’t know everything and can’t keep up with all the research that is constantly presented. You should, of course, tell him/her [...] I’ve had quite a bit going on for the past few months, but mostly I’ve just been putting off making that next post about acronyms. It’s involved a little more research than I’d anticipated and it has been a challenge to understand what I’ve gotten myself into and then trying to make it understandable to [...] If you’re like me, you might feel like you’ve been dropped in a vat of alphabet soup when you read about anti-aging or antioxidants. I’m no microbiologist or even a whiz at word games, but I’ll give a shot at trying to ‘splain some of the acronyms involved in the articles about which I post. [...] If you have stopped by here more than once, you must have thought I was lost in a time warp. That was the longest three weeks ever. South Africa was wonderful! I’d love to go back sometime soon. We were gone three weeks, but I’ve been slow at getting back into the blogging thing. Sorry [...] |
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