Archive for April, 2009
More Than Half of Americans Living with Dirty Air
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by Steve W..
More than half of the nation’s population, 186.1 million people to be exact, live and breathe in communities with dangerously high levels of air pollution, new research shows.
“Six out of ten Americans live in areas dirty enough to send people to the emergency room, to shape how kids’ lungs develop and even dirty enough to kill,” [...]
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Half a glass of wine a day may boost life expectancy by five years
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by Steve W..
The Dutch authors base their findings on a total of 1,373 randomly selected men whose cardiovascular health and life expectancy at age 50 were repeatedly monitored between 1960 and 2000.
The researchers looked into how much alcohol the men drank, what type it was, and over what period, in a bid to assess whether this had [...]
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Bee Propolis Stops Tumors from Neurofibromatosis and Cancer
Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Steve W..
Honeybees are some of the most amazing creatures ever created by nature. They play a vital role in much of the food supply through pollination, and they provide people with a healthy natural alternative to sugar. Some of the most interesting aspects of bees are the substances they make to use themselves. Propolis is a [...]
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The cereals with more sugar than a bowl of ice cream
Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Steve W..
Some children’s breakfast cereals are laden with more sugar than a bowl of ice cream, a damning study has discovered.
And some contain as much salt as a packet of ready-salted crisps.
Research by the consumer watchdog Which? found the vast majority of breakfast cereals offer ‘poor nutrition’.
Using guidelines from the Food Standards Agency, just 8 per [...]
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52 Ways to Control and Conquer Stress
Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Steve W..
It’s hard to say, exactly, what the worst part about stress is. Is it the tightness that starts somewhere around your solar plexus, then extends out to your toenails, earlobes, and cerebellum? Is it randomly snapping at innocent and, occasionally, quite guilty coworkers and loved ones? Is it sobbing quietly behind the closed door of [...]
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Sounds Scare Scrawny People More Easily
Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by Steve W..
Scrawny people tend to think approaching sounds are closer than do strong people, a new study found.
Scientists think this inclination might have evolved to help the weak escape from approaching danger. Back when humans were prey for large mammals, the less physically fit may have benefited from earlier warnings of incoming threats. Even now, it’s probably helpful [...]
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Hospitals adding fresh, organic food to the menu
Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by Steve W..
The days of bland chicken, reconstituted potatoes, frozen peas and a side of syrupy, canned peaches appear to be coming to a close at a growing number of hospitals across the U.S.
Spurred by patient demand, concerns about setting a healthful example and a desire to make notoriously bad hospital food nutritious and appetizing, more hospitals [...]
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As the first over-the-counter drug for weight loss is launched we ask… could it actually be bad for your health?
Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by Steve W..
Last week Alli, the first weight-loss drug to be sold over the counter, was launched with much fanfare. Backed by large-scale clinical trials, it looks promising – the evidence shows that when used with a reduced calorie, low-fat diet, Alli helps you lose 50 per cent more weight than dieting alone. Dieters taking Alli lost [...]
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Which Sugar Is Worse: Fructose Or Glucose?
Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by Steve W..
In 2005, the average American consumed 64kg of added sugar, a sizeable proportion of which came through drinking soft drinks. Now, in a 10-week study, Peter Havel and colleagues, at the University of California at Davis, Davis, have provided evidence that human consumption of fructose-sweetened but not glucose-sweetened beverages can adversely affect both sensitivity to [...]
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Organic foods: Are they safer? More nutritious?
Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by Steve W..
You’re in a bit of a dilemma standing in front of the produce section of your local supermarket. In one hand, you’re holding a conventionally grown Granny Smith apple. In your other hand, you have one that’s labeled organically grown. Both apples are firm, shiny and green. Both provide vitamins and fiber, and both are [...]
