Chia is poised to be the next açai – which I’m still not sure how to pronounce. Remember the chia pets? Perhaps you would rather not. Chia has been rediscovered for its health benefits. It is High in omega-3 fatty acids, with excellent ratios Helps stabilize blood glucose levels High in calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, [...]
Category Archives: Diet
Drinking Tea Better Than Water?
April 30, 2010 – 8:28 am
The previous post talked about how high levels of phosphate in soda and junk food may increase the rate of aging. So if we are going to cut down on our soda consumption, what are we going to drink instead? How about tea? A headline on the BBC website is Tea ‘healthier’ drink than water. [...]
Phosphate In Junk Food & Sodas Increase The Rate Of Aging?
April 29, 2010 – 9:16 am
Do we need more evidence that junk food and sodas are bad for you and increase the rate of aging? Though, we often seem to ignore all the evidence. So perhaps we do need more evidence. Junk food and sodas have been suggested to cause bad health (and related increased rate of aging) due to [...]
Eating Flavonoid Rich Foods Help Reduce Harmful Effects Of Bad Meals
April 5, 2010 – 12:47 pm
When you eat a high fat, high carbohydrate meal, the body shows signs of stress. There is an increase in both oxidative stress and inflammatory stress. To find out more out inflammatory stress and atherosclerosis see the post Why is Belly Fat Bad? New research suggests that eating foods that are high in flavonoids, may [...]
Can You Taste Fat?
March 12, 2010 – 11:10 am
Does fat have a taste? Can you taste fat? Does fat, itself, have a specific taste? Probably, like me, your first response was, of course I can. Read on. In biology classes we were all taught that the tongue could detect four basic “tastes”. Remember that our sense of smell contributes to the overall sensation [...]
Are Calorie Counts In Restaurants Correct?
January 11, 2010 – 12:17 pm
A new study analyzed the calorie content of foods from fast food restaurants, chain restaurants and some supermarket frozen meals finding that often the calorie contents were incorrect and were usually higher than stated by the restaurants or boxes. The samples of foods were 18 entrees and side dishes from sit-down chain restaurants, 11 entrees [...]
What Are Inulin and Oligofructose (FOS)? Why Should You Care?
December 7, 2009 – 11:55 am
Inulin (not insulin) and oligofructose are found naturally in plants, and can also be synthesized. Inulin is a general term for fructose polymers. These are the compounds that there are two or more of the fruit sugar fructose. Oligofructose is a subtype of inulin. It is also called fructooligosaccharide, which is often abbreviated to FOS. [...]
Can A Diet Help with Bone Strength And Slow Osteoporosis?
November 25, 2009 – 8:51 am
How do you slow the progression of osteoporosis and protect bone density? The usual recommendation is to do weight bearing exercise and increase the amount of calcium in the diet. A problem with this recommendation is that in many studies where calcium is increased in diet there is not a decreased incidence of osteoporosis. There [...]
Are Natural Supplements Always Good?
November 18, 2009 – 11:04 am
The natural product market is booming. The number of types of products is increasing. Do you take dietary supplements or natural products? For many people there is a big distrust of the drug companies and often most of the medical profession. This distrust does not often extend to dietary supplement and natural product manufacturers, though [...]