My favorite - ChefMD - has a new book. And it's really exciting, from the title alone: ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine, in a way that only Dr. John La Puma can be bring us. Said John La...
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I recently got the following email from Michelle Savta: Hi Gloria, I came across your website and thought that you might want to support our Diet Support Group by linking to it: mdjunction.com/diet....
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March is National Nutrition Month and various organizations and offices have different ways of celebrating/watching this event. Like some of the following: Moffitt Cancer Center Dietitians Celebration...
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Everyone knows what an Atkins Diet is right? It is a (once?)popular low-carb, high protein diet fad which was first intended to the clinically obese, needing drastic weight loss. But then, anything in...
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According to Israeli researchers, polyphenols found in red wine, fruits and vegetables can counter the unhealthy effects of fatty foods. For the study, six men and four women were fed three different...
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According to a new study in mice, overeating and obesity is triggered by a lack of gene: a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is critical in mediating satiety in adult mice....
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Good news to older women, a glass of wine a day can help towards healthy aging. Such were the findings of researchers at the University of Newcastle: "...indicates that moderate consumption of...
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We already know that being overweight increases our risk of developing serious conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. However, according to Tel Aviv University researchers, the more overweight...
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You've probably read so many times that soy is healthy. Soy is healthy. And that grape is healthy. Grape is healthy. At least the compounds found in grapes and soy are the ones healthy. What if...
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According to a joint Chinese-American study, a big handful of almonds every day could boost the antioxidant defences of smokers - a group at risk of low antioxidant levels due to higher oxidative...
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I have always been amazed about stories and research findings on the kind of diet or food that may prevent or even treat cancer. Here are some of them from the past week: Low fat diet shows decreased...
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative eye disease which is the leading cause of blindness in older people. While antioxidants have always been associated in the prevention and delay...
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To me it has always been old notion that it is healthy to eat fruit peels. In the case of grapes and apples, it is not a feat to eat the peels right away. Although there are individuals that...
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When taking calcium supplements, we always wonder that if our bones are not able to absorb that calcium, where it will go. Is it really true that we could develop kidney stones by excess calcium...
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We already know that the mediterranean diet prevents cardiovascular diseases and is also beneficial to those who already have heart problems. Just recently, the mediterranean diet has been found to...
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Diet alone is not enough for those over 50 and will only get adequate amounts of several vitamins and minerals if they regularly take dietary supplements. According to Researcher Rhonda Sebastian from...
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