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The Crusade Against Ground Meat
There's been a lot of talk in the media about E. coli contamination in ground meat lately, hamburgers specifically. First, The New York Times profiled Stephanie Smith, a young woman who was paralyzed after eating a contaminated hamburger.
Yet Another Reason to Exercise!
As if you needed another reason to exercise, but CNN has listed three more reasons to get moving: Better Sex!
According to a new study of more than 31,000 men by the Harvard School of Public Health, those who were physically active had a 30 percent lower risk for erectile dysfunction than the men with little or no physical activity.
No ladies, the men do not get all the sexual benefits here.
Courts Call It: Keira's Not Anorexic
Keira Knightley has been battling with British tabloid UK Daily Mail regarding a story they ran with a picture of her in a bikini, headlined: "If Pictures Like This One of Keira Carried a Health Warning, My Darling Daughter Might Have Lived." Knightley felt that the article could have been interpreted that she was the cause of the tragic death of a 19-year-old, who battled with anorexia.
CNN.com has reported that the courts chose to rule in Keira's favor, awarding her £3,000 ($5,965) in libel damages.
Should You Say Sayonara to Chinese Food?
Recent reports from the Center for Science in the Public Interest are giving Chinese food a very bad rep. The reports show that a typical battered, fried chicken dish with vegetables has 1,300 calories, 3,200 milligrams of sodium and 11 grams of saturated fat. The rice has about 200 calories per cup and an egg roll has about 200 calories and 400 milligrams of sodium.
5 Supplements to Avoid
We are constantly bombarded with supplements that we should be taking and buying and while some of them are good there are some that you should just try and avoid all together. CNN (with Health.com) gives us a helpful list of supplements that may do more harm than good:
- Cascara: This is a natural laxative -- not a safe way to shed pounds.
- Dandelion: It's a natural diuretic, so you lose only water weight.
- Ephedra: The Food and Drug Administration banned it in 2004; now, court challenges hope to put it back on the shelf [GASP]. Ephedra increases the risk of heart problems and stroke.
- Garcinia: There are possible links to liver damage.
- Hoodia: There's been lots of hype about hoodia gordonni, a cactuslike South African plant with appetite-suppressing chemicals.
Numbers to Live By
Cooking Light Magazine polled adults who successfully take action day-by-day to improve their health in order to further understand about what motivates us in what we eat, how we exercise and how we view our health.
How do you compare?
- 70 % of American adults drink lower fat milk instead of whole milk
- 59 % eat chicken with the skin removed
- 54 % take vitamins
- 52 % use lower fat alternatives when cooking
- 51 % read nutrition labels on food
- 6 % of Americans adults get 30 minutes of exercise a day
- 22 % exercise three to four times per week
- 19 % walk or bike instead of taking transportation
- 41 % take the stairs whenever possible
- 33 % regularly park their cars farther from their destination to get in extra walking
- 67 % recognize that making small, healthy improvements today add up to big benefits later
- 76 % are satisfied with their mental and emotional well-being
- 45 % are satisfied with their body weight
- 58 % are satisfied with their stress level
Be Inspired: A Weight Loss Story
I am often inspired by success stories (this is why I love the Biggest Loser so much), but every so often there are success stories from an average Joe that are equally inspiring.
At 34 years old, Matt McKenna saw his life spiraling out of control. He ate as if it were a hobby and he was unable to do the simplest physical activity.
Tips to Make Any Dish Healthier
If you like to cook, you may have a hard time doing it in a healthy way.
Luckily, Cooking Light has shared some great tips for making dishes more nutritious and still tasty.
For all recipes:
- Study the recipe.
BubbleYum, Heartburn's Worst Enemy
Alternative remedies are on the rise but not just for the major aches and pains, for something as simple as heartburn, which happens when stomach acids splash back into the esophagus and burn it. Check out this alternative remedy from CNN.com for dealing with heartburn:
...chewing gum after a meal helps fight heartburn. Chewing gum increases saliva, which helps wash the acid back down to the stomach, the researchers say.
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Take it From Someone Who Has Heart Disease...
Heart disease is a killer, making it a very scary thing. The risk factors for heart disease include family history, diet, smoking and a lack of exercise -- 3 out of the 4 are factors that we have control over.
Maybe if you don't know anyone with heart disease, it is hard to realize the harm and pain it brings.
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