Diet Soft Drinks Contribute to Heart Disease Risk
It’s common knowledge that people who consume sugary soft drinks tend to put on the pounds. But for all you virtuous individuals who stick to diet sodas, surprisingly, it turns out that there’s no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to soft drinks, even diet ones. Drinking more than one soda a day — regular or diet — appears to increase the risk factors for heart disease, warn Framingham Heart Study researchers. Read more
Zinc Bolsters Immunity
Zinc, an essential element, exists in nearly every cell of the body and is critical to proper immune function. The importance of its role in providing immune support is not yet fully understood, though a new observational study sheds more light on its significance, especially in the elderly. Read more
Natural Support for Liver Function
People sometimes complain of feeling “off,” a sense of being not quite well, if not exactly sick. This is how it was for 51-year-old “Larry,” a business executive in Southern California. Larry had been divorced for several years and whenever his busy work schedule allowed it, he was enjoying the bachelor social life. But now he wasn’t feeling right — at his annual physical his doctor said his tests were fine and maybe he just needed to slow down. That didn’t satisfy Larry, who was sure something was amiss. He decided to schedule an appointment with naturopathic physician Mark Stengler, ND, since NDs can often identify illness that MDs overlook in their symptom/disease-focused paradigm. Read more
One Way to Predict If You’ll Get Cancer
One Way to Predict If You’ll Get Cancer
A question to readers: Do you agree with the following statements? Read more
Brain Booster from the Mediterranean
Researchers continue to look to the Mediterranean region, particularly Greece and Italy, for secrets to heart-healthy eating, since heart disease mortality is so much lower there. Their latest exciting discovery relates to a nutrient called choline, abundant in the Mediterranean diet, especially in fish and eggs. The health benefits of choline and one of its most important metabolites, betaine (which can also be obtained from food sources), are just beginning to be understood, but they range from keeping the liver healthy to boosting brainpower and more. With its assorted virtues, choline is worth learning more about. Read more
Nutrition Program
This nutrition program offered by WeMD for Blue Shield of California Lifestyle Rewards covers all aspects of nutrition and diet to improve your health in daily life. Read more
Keeping It Fresh - Review
Phase 10: Keeping It Fresh - Step 7: Review
Before you started this program, you had probably become very comfortable with your eating habits by this point in your life. You knew what you liked and didn’t like, and you planned and ate meals that fit into your schedule. As a result, you may not have thought too much about the foods you eat. Read more
Keeping It Fresh - Review of the program
Phase 10: Keeping It Fresh - Step 6: Review of the program
You’re almost finished! This step is your last review in the program, so take a few moments to absorb the most important points of the entire program: Read more
Consult a Dietitian
Phase 10: Keeping It Fresh - Step 2: Consult a dietitian
There’s a lot to know about how food affects your health, and hopefully you’ll want to maintain your healthy lifestyle for the rest of your life. So it’s a good idea to be sure that you’re making the right choices and using plenty of creative methods to keep your diet interesting. That’s why you might want to pay at least one visit to a dietitian or nutritionist. Read more
Nutrition Program Special Issues
Phase 9: Special Issues - Step 7: Review
This is your next-to-last review for the program. Take another look at some of the points you learned earlier in the program to refresh your memory: Read more
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