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.

That’s the question posed in a debate during a provocative session at the American Dietetic Association’s Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo last week in San Diego.  In one corner was John Foreyt, PhD,  a prominent obesity researcher at Baylor

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Happy Father’s Day to all the dads.  Hope you enjoy your special day — you deserve it!  And while we’re thinking about all the contributions dads make to the family, there’s one  more to consider. What if dads could be a solution to our country’s

Thoughts, opinions, musings and discussion about nutrition, food trends, diet myths, new products and fad-free healthy eating.With the goal of reducing 1 trillion calories in food sold annually by 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama made a major announcement today related to her Let’s Move! Childhood obesity campaign.
In a press conference today, Mrs. Obama revealed that the Partnership for a Healthier

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

Here is an in-depth guide to the world of nutrition. We cover new developments in both the worlds of traditional and alternative medicine, break them down and help you make sense of your health in general. We focus especially on the impact food has on the body and how that relates to disease.OK, so you know how I feel about Jillian Michaels getting into the diet pills business.
Now maybe she’s regretting that decision.  The Associated Press is reporting that the “Biggest Loser” trainer has been sued for alleged false advertising by a woman who claims

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.Today was a momentous day.
President Obama signed an executive order creating a first-ever task force on childhood obesity and the First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled a new nationwide campaign to combat childhood obesity called Let’s Move.  You can learn more by visiting the

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

Health, Nutrition and Wellness, News, Articles and Tips for women, men and children. Also including mental health, diets and research.The American Heart Association’s new guidelines for added sugars was the topic of my latest article in the Chicago Tribune.  It’s been interesting to see the reaction to these new recommendations — which are the strictest of any major health organizations’

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.It doesn’t sound like much, but there appears to be a lot of power in 100 calories.  In fact, some of the country’s leading obesity experts believe 100 calories may hold tremendous potential to stem the obesity epidemic.In an excellent commentary in the Journal of the

Health, Nutrition and Wellness, News, Articles and Tips for women, men and children. Also including mental health, diets and research.Got the late night munchies? Or maybe you find yourself at Waffle House every Saturday morning at 2am? Even if you eat within your calorie allotment every day and exercise on top of that, late night eating could be impairing your weight loss progress.Scientists at Northwestern University