Monthly Archives — November 2014
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4 more tips for learning how to cook healthy
We recently ran a piece highlighting some healthy cooking fundamentals recommended from the Mayo Clinic. Here are a few more of their suggestions. READ MORE »
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Treat hunger pangs with these healthy snack ideas
You need to take baby steps to ensure a gradual and guaranteed transition into eating better. READ MORE »
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Scientists: FDA focuses too much on sugar, not enough on sodium
One of the biggest health risks facing the average American diet is sodium, though you wouldn’t know it given all of the attention that the FDA places on sugar or fats. READ MORE »
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How seaweed benefits are derived from nutrient-rich ocean waters
Having already been cultivated and eaten in Eastern cultures for centuries, seaweed is making a long-awaited trip into the stores and kitchens of the Western world, offering not only healthier meal choices but a more environmentally-sustainable alternative to growing food. READ MORE »
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Japan offers model example for eating and cooking with seaweed
The Japanese eat about 100,000 tons of seaweed each year, possibly allowing for health benefits like longer longevity and fewer breast cancer diagnoses. READ MORE »
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Teaching yourself to cook healthier foods
Here are a few tips from the Mayo Clinic about how to ease your way into cooking healthier meals. READ MORE »
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Expecting a child? Don’t forget your iodine intake!
Since the body doesn’t naturally produce iodine, we need to get enough of it from the food we eat, and not doing so can present risks for not only the mother but their unborn child too. READ MORE »
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Study: Spike in thyroid cancer among South Koreans may be result of overdiagnosis
Thyroid cancer rates have increased exponentially in South Korea over the past two decades, but overdiagnosis may be to blame. READ MORE »
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For older women, a healthy diet can reduce risk of stroke
Older women who eat well, exercise regularly, drink in moderation and don’t smoke saw an over 50 percent drop in their risk of having a stroke. READ MORE »
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Seaweed increasingly popular alternative to meat consumption
Could organic seaweed ever overtake meat in our eating habits? While that’s probably a long ways off, it’s not as unlikely as you might think! READ MORE »