It can take some effort to find a ‘healthy’ commercially-prepared substitute for cow’s milk. One will go through a number of different milk products before even finding which is best; but know this, there is an alternative to conventional cow’s milk that stands out above the rest.
The World Health Organization’s prediction for the explosion of obesity into the year 2030 puts Ireland at the top of the obesity epidemic charts. Why? Largely due to the adoption of the obese-fueling Western diet America knows so well.
Most people don’t give much thought into what is in a package of ground beef, but 2 shocking new studies conducted by Chapman University researchers show that what the labels on meat products say and what consumers actually consume are sometimes very different things.
When it comes to eating healthy with high quality organic ingredients, the biggest issue I hear from you guys has to do with the heightened cost of buying organic. The truth is, a lot of organic food IS expensive, but there’s a number of ways to really save when it comes to grocery stores like Whole Foods and others.
The look of many of the foods Americans know and love will soon be changing as food companies start removing artificial dyes from their products. That means less yellow yellows, murkier whites, and even a couple less colors in Trix cereal. [1]
Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, a top health care institution in the US, has finally given McDonald’s the boot upon the realization that fast food may just not be the best choice for the sick (or anyone, really). The riddance of the junk food restaurant is one of many changes the hospital is making to “promote healthy food choices, exercise, and a smoke free environment.”
Cleveland Clinic spokeswoman Eileen Sheil said,
Are you being fooled by deceptive marketing techniques when it comes to the products you buy at the grocery store? Even hardened food experts are being tricked by one of the newest trends in food labeling.
It’s becoming common knowledge that the majority of people in the Western world are deficient in magnesium (among other minerals and vitamins), due to soil depletion. Yet magnesium is a co-factor for more than 700 (maybe as much as 1,300) enzyme systems in the body, which makes it essential for good health. But where can you really find magnesium?
Magnesium supplements often cause unpleasant intestinal consequences, and the use of transdermal magnesium rarely moves the needle in lab tests for magnesium levels. My advice? Seek out some dietary sources rich in magnesium.
If you like spicy food, then keep eating: recently released research shows that super-hot foods like chili peppers may help you live longer.
“There is accumulating evidence from mostly experimental research to show the benefit of spices or their active components on human health,” said Lu Qi, an associate professor at Harvard School of Public Health and co-author of the study published this week in the BMJ. [1]
First, the good news: the FDA has ordered food companies to remove trans fats from their products over the next three years. The bad news: many food companies are looking for a way around the directive.
