Feb
4
Thought on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010
February 4, 2011 | 3 Comments
Hello everyone!
I know I haven’t been updating the blog as often as I used to. Once I missed the weekly post–the minimum I set for myself–it was easy to miss another week and almost another. And while I do miss blogging and reading comments from my lovely readers, I’m enjoying the new baby. And when [...]
Nov
4
Six Tips for Stronger Bones
November 4, 2010 | 9 Comments
If you receive Nutrition Action Health Letter, a newsletter published monthly by the Center for Science in the Public Interest and one of my favorite reads, then you might have seen this. The November featured article was on preventing osteoporosis and fractures.
The article is a bit technical, based on an interview with Bess Dawson-Hughes, a [...]
Sep
20
Are Food Companies and Restaurants to Blame for Obesity? Thoughts Inspired by Moderation Nation Coalition
September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Have you heard about the coalition between the American Dietetic Association and Hersheys Center for Health and Nutrition, Moderation Nation? If you haven’t, Hersheys is giving people free $250-certificates to consult with a nutrition expert, a registered dietitian.
There are some people bashing such a coalition, angry that the dietitians’ association is making good friends with [...]
Sep
16
Childhood Obesity: Healthy Habits Start Early…Even If Your Child is NOT Overweight
September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
September is Childhood Obesity Awareness month.
I’m not going to talk about the statistics. We all know the facts. And I’m not going to dwell into the reasons and causes of childhood obesity. Health professionals and policy makers are still trying to determine the cause, and no one can point the nail to a single direction.
What [...]
Sep
4
Exaplining the DASH Diet
September 4, 2010 | 2 Comments
The DASH Diet–Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension–was designed for and been successful at lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels. A new study by researchers in John’s Hopkins University found that the diet plan also lowers the risk of heart attacks by almost 20%.
After eight weeks, the DASH dieters, who were eating nine to 11 servings [...]
Sep
1
Homemade Easy Black and Green Olive Tapenade
September 1, 2010 | 6 Comments
We had friends over few weeks ago and I made this olive tapenade that was amazing. It’s simple to make and all ingredients are fresh. I’m finding myself making more and more homemade foods and I love it. It does take little more time than picking a dip or tapenade from a grocery store shelf, [...]
Aug
30
Recap on Food, Health, and Fitness Trends
August 30, 2010 | 2 Comments
I can’t believe August is over! For the past month, I have been posting on trends in food, health, and fitness as part of my theme for Healthbuzz.
Today, I wanted to do a recap to highlight some things I talked about, and other things I wanted to but didn’t get a chance to do so.
Fitness [...]
Aug
23
Can Detox Diets Be Done Right?
August 23, 2010 | 5 Comments
As my HealthyBuzz theme for August revolves around trends in food, health, and fitness, I’ve been asked to write about detox diets. Right on spot. Detox diets are predicted by Mintel firm to be one of the hottest health trends for 2010.
While the term “detox” originally referred to the lemon diet–the Master Cleanse promoted by [...]
Aug
16
Acai Berry False Weight Loss Claims…Scam Exposed
August 16, 2010 | 6 Comments
You have probably heard already: the FTC to Announce Action Against Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and “Colon Cleansers.”
About time!
Watch this video from ABC news for the story.
When the Center for Science for Public Interest investigated acai berry success weight loss personal blogs, they found that the pictures are all of ONE model, [...]
Aug
5
The Low Down on Agave, Honey, and Date Sugar
August 5, 2010 | 17 Comments
Georgie Fear, a registered dietitian who writes Ask Georgie, wrote me a comment for ideas on trends in health and food for my HealthBuzz theme this August:
I think a topic you should consider addressing is normal sugar vs other sweeteners (caloric). There are so many people out there blogging about using agave and honey and [...]
