Category: Lifestyle

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ‘Tis still the season to Kill a Germ with cold and flu season in full swing (Well, I should say germs!), . Of course, these days, we’re concerned with killing all sorts of germs. How often do we shake someone’s hand, pay for something, touch something many others have touched and then touched our face? How often during the course of one day do we touch our face after touching something?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Self-monitor by keeping record, a food record, that is! Studies show that if we’re trying to lose, we’ll lose more weight and keep more of it off when we self -monitor our eating.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – We know that people tend to be attracted to, date, and marry other people who resemble themselves in terms of personality, values, and physical appearance. However, these features only skim the surface of what makes a relationship work.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The fads continue but trends are usually here to stay. It’s a new year with the topic of being healthy and fit for our health expanding in every area ( of course, I’m happy about this!)! But what about all the fads that abound within the fitness industry? And what is the difference between a trend and a fad?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Bananas are known to be healthy because they have lots of potassium, but I think they have also been given a bad rap. I often hear from clients how fattening they are, meaning they have a lot of calories. While they do contain more calories per ounce than most fruits, let’s take a closer look before we rule them out even if we are watching our calories.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Going forward this week we enter a new year, and for many of us a new chance to achieve our goals. I believe that our perceptions contribute a great deal when it comes to our achieving our goals, and in this case, I’m referring to our perceptions and goals about exercise, food, dieting, and the change process itself.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ‘Tis the season for eating, so ’tis time to burn a few of these holiday calories! Holiday eating, drinking and merry -making can add up to gaining extra pounds. But we can also burn a few, because burning more over time adds up to weight control. Let me say now that burning calories is the other half of the weight loss equation over the long haul!

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ‘Tis the season to be jolly, but it’s also the season of eating too much while we make merry! I call it seasonal eating. Seasonal eating is the type of eating we’re likely to do during different seasons, because each season bring different eating triggers.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Yes, Make Time for Exercise! The saying “Don’t Put Off For Tomorrow, What You Can Do Today” is true for many things including making time for our exercise routines during the holidays. Since we’re smack in the middle of the holiday season and busy, we may find it hard to get to the gym.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Thanksgiving is more than a food feast, it’s a phytochemical feast too! Thanksgiving is here, with most of us shopping, cooking and looking forward to a feast of eating, allowing ourselves to indulge. But how many of us realize that in addition to good food (with lots of calories) we are also consuming lots of disease fighting phytochemicals?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Cheese made the news recently in the New York Times, which pointed out the discrepancies of The Department of Agriculture’s recommendations to lower food choices high in fat, in this instance cheese. We all love cheese, well a good majority of us Americans do, and the position of the government is for us to lower our intake of total fat, particularly saturated fats.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – We’ve heard all along that the fatty acids known as the Omega 3’s are the good fats, protecting us from many diseases, mostly chronic diseases that increase as we age. But just this past week a report was released that some of these benefits did not hold up as shown in a recent study. So, are these fats good for us and beneficial or not?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Let’s “Make it a Combo” when we eat by combining different types of food at each meal or snack. Once upon a time, a book came out which discussed the varied problems that occur including weight gain when we combine different foods.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The NYC Marathon is almost upon us, and most of its participants have been training year- long to complete the 26 mile route (oh my!). Running is popular for so many reasons, and so many feel addicted to it. And it is a marvel to see our body as a machine accomplish a marathon whether we aim to perform within a set time, or just finish.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Let’s strengthen our immune system by exercising, that is! I’ve always maintained that “Exercise is a Natural Medicine” vital to our health and well- being, and every day we do hear about the health benefits to our engaging in a regular exercise program.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – This week, an American family videotaped circus workers desperately hosing down angry lions as they attack one of the trainers during their visit to a circus in Lviv, Ukraine. I watched the video shown on several news broadcasts as they announced, “Something Went Wrong”.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – We’ve all heard the motto “An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away” and apples are “The American Fruit” no matter how we eat them. Statistics show that we Americans each consume roughly 40 pounds of apples annually in some form (I hope it’s more from fresh apples than pie!).

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – We feed our hunger, our appetite and most of us feed our cravings, at least once in awhile. But how often do we feed our body mainly for the purpose to nourish and protect? Okay, in other words, how many times during this past week did we consider how our food choices are connected to the function, appearance and health of our body? This week, let’s discuss “Feeding Our Eyes” because they are vital to our health and happiness.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Herbs are drugs so this week let’s look more closely at how to choose, and safely use all supplements, herbal or otherwise. As we discussed in part one, herbal supplements have become increasingly popular. Natural is in, and natural is a good thing (to once again paraphrase an admired professional)! Herbs can indeed be effective, safe and many times they can help us with less side effects than their prescription drug counterpart. However, let me say again, and again that Herbs are DrugsToo!

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Herbal supplements have become increasingly popular. Natural is in, and natural is a good thing (to paraphrase an admired professional)! Herbs can indeed be effective, safe and many times they can help us with less side effects than their synthetic prescription drug counterpart. However, let me say unconditionally that Herbs are Drugs! So, while we definitely want to consider herbs to prevent and ease symptoms and disease, we also want to be informed before we use them.