mornings – as well as most mornings of the week, actually! – I fuel up with a slice of toasted 100% whole grain bread and a smear of all-natural nut butter. While a sausage, egg and cheese sandwich might be convenient and quick, I find that this option keeps me satiated and doesn’t slow me down. Because all-natural nut butters tend to be pricier than their sugary, hydrogenated oil-laden counterparts, I’ve recently taken to roasting and grinding my own....
It’s not often that a serious medical condition sparks a dieting fad, but such is the case with the gluten-free craze. Sufferers of Celiac Disease, an autoimmune digestive ailment, must avoid foods containing gluten—but somehow, the diet has caught on with non-sufferers who think cutting out gluten will help them eat better or lose weight. It won’t necessarily do either, yet loads of gluten-free products marketed to the general population suggest that it can....
It’s true that people are often prescribed anti-anxiety drugs or sleeping pills to cope with other life-threatening or debilitating diseases, but the study authors made sure their group didn’t suffer from any of those underlying conditions. The researchers also controlled for psychiatric disorders. In other words, the study participants were healthy apart from the sleep issues or anxiousness that sent them to their doctors for meds.The bottom line: Weich says the message here is not that you should flush your anti-anxiety drugs or sleeping pills down the toilet....
That’s a fact, according to a recent article published in Alternative and Complementary Therapies, which found that people in Middle Eastern countries like India, Pakistan, and Morocco successfully use the herb to treat digestive disorders, anxiety, insomnia, dizziness, headaches, urinary tract infections and more. (Suffering from a UTI? Find out how to Banish The Burn.) The conclusions piggyback on earlier research from the University of California, which found that a compound in cilantro, called dodecenal, is nearly twice as effective at killing salmonella bacteria (commonly found in raw meats) compared to commercial antibiotics....
Green Tea Too much sun can be damaging to the skin and cause early signs of aging. Studies have shown that drinking green tea may actually help reduce your risk of skin cancer (although you still have to wear SPF 30 daily, of course). Renee Snyder, MD, board-certified dermatologist and co-founder of cosmetics brand W3LL PEOPLE, says the catechins (antioxidants that may prevent cell damage) in green tea can decrease inflammation associated with aging, as well as protect against sunburns and potentially long-term UV damage....
Uncorking a bottle of red with dinner tonight? Here’s a tip: Don’t even think about storing it in the fridge. Cooler temperatures can make wine taste more bitter, according to new research from Washington State University. In the study, 12 participants were asked to describe various glasses of Lemerger wine (a medium-bodied red from Washington State) that were served at different temperatures. Wines served at 50 and 61 degrees Fahrenheit were characterized as more astringent, sour, and bitter, compared to wine served at 72 degrees (room temperature)....
[sidebar]True or false? Acetaminophen is the best choice for when you have sore muscles, sunburn, or arthritis. False. Take a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) instead: ibuprofen, aspirin, or naproxen. NSAIDs (unlike acetaminophen) block production of prostaglandins, chemicals responsible for swelling that underlies these conditions. Ibuprofen is the most effective pain reliever for children. True. A Canadian study found that ibuprofen relieved pain better than acetaminophen or codeine in children with broken bones or sprains....
“Simply knowing how many calories an item has isn’t really that meaningful,” says study author Sara Bleich, PhD, an associate professor of health policy and management. “The exercise equivalent of an item is easier to comprehend and carries more weight than calories alone.” While this study looked at teenagers, Bleich says all of us could benefit from picturing the sweat we’d have to expel to zero out those empty calories....
Wake Forest University researchers tested 100 men and women with untreated high blood pressure, all age 53 and over with untreated high blood pressure. By measuring the hemodynamic forces—the forces used in blood circulation—and the hormonal characteristics involved in developing high blood pressure, researchers discovered that the women’s blood vessels were more constricted, setting them up for an increased risk of blockages, heart attacks, stroke, and vascular disease. In fact, women’s blood vessels were 30-40% more likely to have vascular disease compared to men’s—even though both sexes had the same elevated blood pressure levels....
So why am I giving my DNA all the credit? Well, you don’t know how I used to eat. If the food’s been processed, packaged, dyed, or genetically engineered, it’s been in my stomach. My wife would browse broccoli at the grocery store; I was a 7-Eleven man. I bought sugar stuffed in cellophane. I ate premade lunches that featured atomic-orange cheese. I would knock back a Coke Slurpee and be ready for action....
Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the outbreaks—which occurred on Royal Caribbean International and Princess Cruises—they said it would be premature to issue an advisory against cruise travel. “Just because we’ve had two cruise ships with gastrointestinal illness… doesn’t mean there’s a problem with all cruise ships,” CDC press officer Bernadette Burden tells FoxNews.com. “It’s not uncommon or unique to us, it’s just that this particular vessel garnered a lot of media attention but that wouldn’t cause us to say there’s something wrong with all cruise ships....
Italian researchers put 69 people with generalized anxiety disorder, depression, or similar conditions through a 2-week workshop in Surdashan Kriya Yoga, or SKY. Though SKY includes some poses and meditation, the core component is a sequence of five breathing exercises: slow breathing, alternate nostril breaths, fast breathing from the diaphragm, rapid exhalations, and cyclical breathing. (For more mind and body tips, get your FREE trial of Prevention + 12 FREE gifts....
Confusing, right? Researchers at several major U.S. universities agreed, which is why they set out collectively to learn more the complex relationship between dietary yeast and gut health. What they found: After a series of cultured cell and rat experiments, they discovered that just one single bacterium—Bacteroides thetaiotomicron, or B theta—is responsible for hunting down and digesting yeast sugars called mannans, which are found on the surface of every yeast cell....
Would you mind talking about how you became paralyzed? I was a very athletic little boy. I loved hanging upside down and playing all sorts of sports, but when I was 13, my family’s car skidded off a snowy overpass. My father and sister were killed, and I was paralyzed from the chest down. I broke my neck, my back, and my wrists. I couldn’t eat solid food for 60 days; I went from being a 116-lb thriving young boy to being 79 pounds in two months....
Researchers at Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab surveyed about 500 American women of all different backgrounds and lifestyles, asking them detailed questions about their eating habits. They found that, on average, women who ate more adventurously—those who tried lots of new foods like kimchi, rabbit, seaweed, quail eggs, and seitan—had significantly lower BMIs than women who didn’t. MORE: 20 Super-Healthy Smoothies Why? Researchers suspect that the answer is in the kitchen....
Past lessons teach us that we are surprisingly capable at weathering challenges that might at first seem overwhelming. We can’t control our circumstances—but we can control their effect on our well-being. Experts attribute about 50% of a person’s happiness to genetic endowments and another 10% to circumstances—where we live, how much money we make, how healthy we are. That leaves 40% of our happiness in our control. Fortunately, science has much to say about how we can make the most of that 40%....
MORE: 8 Friends Every Woman Needs When we got married, we were doing it at least once a month, sometimes more. Then, after our first child was born, the dry spells got longer and longer. I had gained 54 pounds and had a C-section, and Dave was traveling 3 weeks out of the month. I was focused on our baby, so I didn’t miss our closeness, and eventually this lack of physical intimacy just got institutionalized....
Of course you do. It’s no secret that demanding work drives plenty of us to reach for junk food. It’s delicious, it’s distracting, it’s comforting, and most of all, it’s rewarding. (Report done—you just earned yourself a brownie.) It can also be pretty fattening, since 99% of us find ourselves buried under a brain-draining to-do list on a near-daily basis. The good news is that science may have found The Thing that can stop you from wanting to eat junk when you’re burnt out from work....
