_ Healthy Diet & NutritionConvenience Store Confidential: Eat Smart When You’re on the Road By Sondra Forsyth articleBy Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD Americans love hitting the open road, especially during summer. Road trips mean long hours in the car, with pit stops at gas station convenience stores — often the only options on long stretches of highway. Too often, when we fuel up our cars, we fuel up our bodies with snack choices we regret 20 miles down the road.
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionHealth Buzzwords on Food Products: False Promises? By Sondra Forsyth articleHealth-related buzzwords such as "antioxidant," "gluten-free" and "whole grain," lull consumers into thinking packaged food products labeled with those words are healthier than they actually are, according to a research done at the University of Houston.A release from the university reports that the team suggests that false sense of health as well as a failure to understand the information presented in nutrition facts panels on packaged food may be contributing to the obesity epidemic in the United States.
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionHow Sweet It Is: All About Sugar Substitutes By Sondra Forsyth articleWhether it’s to cut down on the number of calories they consume or any of a variety of other reasons, some people use sugar substitutes – also called high-intensity sweeteners – to sweeten and add flavor to their foods. They can be used alone to sweeten foods and beverages such as iced tea or coffee, or as an ingredient in other products. There are a number of sugar substitutes on the market from which to choose.
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionWatch: Summer Diet Shape-Ups By Sondra Forsyth articleHere's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionWatch: Do's and Don'ts of the Salad Bar By Sondra Forsyth articleHere's another addition to our ThirdAge Video Collection. Press play to start learning!
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionFruits and Vegetables: Fresh vs. Frozen and Canned By Sondra Forsyth article By Sondra ForsythPlenty of people assume that fresh produce is healthier than the frozen and canned versions, but that’s not always the case. Flash-frozen fruits and vegetables are actually better for you than most fresh produce. The same goes for many canned vegetables if the salt content is low, and for many canned fruits if no sugary syrups are added. (Tip: Rinse canned vegetables to lower the salt content, and buy canned fruits packed in their own juice.)Why Frozen and Canned Products Are Healthy
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionUpdate on Leptin & Appetite Control By Adprime Admin articleTwenty years ago, scientists found that the hormone leptin regulates metabolism, appetite, and weight through brain cells called neurons. Now Yale School of Medicine researchers have discovered that the hormone also acts on glial cells in the brain cells to control appetite. The study, published in the June st 2014 issue of Nature Neuroscience, could lead to development of treatments for metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes.
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Weight LossEating Prunes Helps Pare Off Pounds By Adprime Admin articleYour mother may have made you eat prunes keep you “regular” but now there’s another reason to add those dried plums to your diet. Researchers at the University of Liverpool in the UK have found that eating prunes as part of a weight control diet can improve weight loss.
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionOrganic Foods: Are They Safer and More Nutritious? By Sondra Forsyth articleBy Sondra Forsyth
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionThe Importance of Prebiotics and Probiotics By Sondra Forsyth articleBy Sondra Forsyth Both prebiotics and probiotics are essential components of a healthy diet. Prebiotics are indigestible carbohydrates that act as food for probiotics, which contain live bacteria. Together, they help promote the growth of the good bac- teria in your intestines and maintain your gut’s ecosystem. When a food contains both substances, it is called synbiotic: a synergistic combination of the two. Prebiotics
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition Mental & Emotional Health Stress Management Stress-Free LivingChronic Stress Makes Junk Food Even Worse for You By articleFile this under “That’s not fair!” People who are not dealing with chronic stress can get away with eating a lot of high-fat, high-sugar food without upping their risk of metabolic syndrome, but stressed out people can’t. That’s the finding of research done at the University of Califorina, San Francisco.
_ Aging Well Beauty & Style Healthy Diet & Nutrition Skin Skin HealthHome Remedies to Keep Normal Skin Looking Young By articleBy Soriyya Bawa If you have normal skin, you may feel like you’ve won the skin care lottery. But despite what the name may suggest, normal skin requires just as much care as oily skin, dry skin, or combination skin. Before you rush out to rake up as many anti aging skin care products as you can, take a look around your home—you may already have everything you need to make your own anti-aging home remedies for normal skin.