Health, Nutrition and Wellness, News, Articles and Tips for women, men and children. Also including mental health, diets and research.I happened to catch a segment on the Today show about a new book called The Nine Rooms of Happiness.  I thought it sounded a bit corny at first, or I was skeptical about a new self-help book.   But I was quickly wooed by the authors — Lucy Danziger, editor in chief of Self magazine, [...]

Health and Nutrition blog that can give you great information to let you understand your body better. Knowing about the modern illness such like heart attack, hypertension, etc and how you can use nutrition supplement or alternate medicine and natural methods to recover or prevent it.
Have you heard?  Atkins is back.  This time it’s supposed to be a kindler, gentler low-carb diet.  With new authors, and a (slightly) new approach, the new book promises to create a new you:  The New Atkins for a New You:  The Ultimate Diet for Shedding Weight and Feeling

Thoughts, opinions, musings and discussion about nutrition, food trends, diet myths, new products and fad-free healthy eating.All the popular new diets books seem to have “skinny” in the title.  Have you noticed?
New York City Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel’s “Naturally Thin” promises to unleash your Skinnygirl.  Her latest cookbook is The Skinnygirl Dish and there’s

Health, Nutrition and Wellness, News, Articles and Tips for women, men and children. Also including mental health, diets and research.Not sure it deserves a second post, but I’m back again talking about The Big Breakfast Diet. I reviewed this new diet book in a previous post.  I really thought this little paperback would just go away.  Now it’s gotten a good review in the LA Times. Really disappointing.

Bad dietary habits are the major causes of chronic diseases today. The good news is that the disease and death caused by it can be prevented. But what is dietary habits and how can nutritions save us? Here, we gather infos to explain the importance of nutrients for good health, how it works in our body, suggestions of foods and supplements to take.To me, a sign of a good cookbook is when you immediately find about five recipes you can’t wait to try.  A sign of a good “healthy” cookbook is when you don’t know it’s “healthy.” 
You don’t get the feel of “diet foods”

Health and Nutrition blog that can give you great information to let you understand your body better. Knowing about the modern illness such like heart attack, hypertension, etc and how you can use nutrition supplement or alternate medicine and natural methods to recover or prevent it.Detox and cleansing have become a true phenomenon in this country.  I can’t believe how much the concept is picking up steam.
It’s even been a major discussion recently among dietitians — who are divided over the value of detox diets.  In fact, you’ll find

Thoughts, opinions, musings and discussion about nutrition, food trends, diet myths, new products and fad-free healthy eating.OK, I admit it.  I often write about what I think is BAD nutrition information — books not to read, diets not to try or products not to buy.  Unfortunately, there’s a lot of that.
But this time I’m happy to showcase some good information.  My latest column in

Health and Nutrition blog that can give you great information to let you understand your body better. Knowing about the modern illness such like heart attack, hypertension, etc and how you can use nutrition supplement or alternate medicine and natural methods to recover or prevent it.One of the new diet books on the scene is The Big Breakfast Diet by Daniela Jakubowicz, MD,  an endocrinologist in Venezuela.
The book is based on a study Dr. Jakubowicz and colleagues presented a few years ago at the Endocrine Society’s 90th annual meeting.  Her research

Health and Nutrition blog that can give you great information to let you understand your body better. Knowing about the modern illness such like heart attack, hypertension, etc and how you can use nutrition supplement or alternate medicine and natural methods to recover or prevent it.Do I dare disagree with Michael Pollan?
There’s probably no one bigger today in the food world.  Michael Pollan has become the prominent voice in defining what we should eat.  And I like him.  He’s a terrific writer, charismatic speaker and a tremendous thought provoker.  Pollan