Archive for the 'health' Category
Good fats v bad dietary fats
Cancer is another possible by-product of excess fat in the diet. In fact dietary fat is credited with playing a role in as much as 40% of cancers in men and 60% of cancers in women. Read meat is considered to be one of the biggest culprits, increasing the instance of colon, rectal [...]
Read More..>>Our love affair with fat.
We love fat so much that we eat the equivalent of 1 ½ cups of butter every week! Yes, that’s correct. Walk to your refrigerator and pull out 6 sticks of butter and imagine them placed at different points in and out of your body. Pretty scary, isn’t it? Excess fat [...]
Read More..>>Make the switch to unsaturated fats for anti-ageing
Switching to a low-fat style of eating mostly unsaturated fats you may very well quickly feel rejuvenated regardless of your age. No matter what your age or medical conditions might be, diabetes, high cholesterol, gout or heart disease a low-fat diet is the way to go.
Limit saturated fat to less than 10% of your daily [...]
Read More..>>It might be a cliche, but you ARE what you eat.
We have to discuss it. You’ve heard it before but it must be repeated. You ARE what you eat. There are over 13.5 million Americans alive today who have a history of heart attacks, angina or a combination of both. 50% of them are age 60 or older and 83% who die of heart attacks [...]
Read More..>>Your environment.
Are you under the assumption that pollution is a modern day problem? Think again. In ancient times, the Greeks AND the Romans spewed huge amounts of toxins into the air extracting silver from lead.
The stench of an abandoned canal in
Washington, D.C. clogged with animal carcasses and human waste was so bad it permeated the [...]
Berry nice!
Tannins are not just colorful substances used in dying, making ink or tanning leather. Ellagic acid, one form of tannin, is in foods that stain. Strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. Get more tannins into your system and fight cancers, heart disease and stroke. Skip juices and go for the whole fruits. Check the labels of your [...]
Read More..>>Who’s anti-oxidant?
Although you can get most of the nutrients you need from a multi-vitamin, you may want to take extra supplements of certain vitamins and minerals to promote optimum health. As we get older, the body reduces the amount of antioxidants it produces and it will become more difficult to get enough antioxidant protection just from [...]
Read More..>>Health Screenings Are Important!
There are many health insurance programs that cover preventive health care like health screenings. Here are screenings that are important as you age:
Screenings for breast, cervical, vaginal, colorectal and prostate cancer
Testing for loss of bone mass leading to osteoporosis
Blood test for diabetes
Flu, pneumonia and Hepatitis B
Annual blood pressure check
Check your HDL and LDL [...]
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