100 Calorie Snack Packs Aren’t Healthy, Try These Alternatives
Snacks are as dialed into our daily meals as breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yet, these between-meal repasts, which all too often are nutritionally inadequate, may thwart an otherwise healthy diet. As tempting as it is to grab a 100-calorie pack of chips, cookies, or other deceitfully "healthy" convenience item, they provide energy in calories, but often little else in terms...
Holiday Desert Idea: Swap Out the Sugar for Veggies
As the days get shorter, the temptation to eat comfort food increases, picking up a full head of steam through holiday dinners that serve up table-loads of sweet desserts. You know that added sugar and sugary syrups are big, bad food felons, guaranteed to make you older, damage your heart and brain, and cause premature wrinkling (crow's feet, too), decreased...
Are We Having Enough Sex?
The amount of sex we have varies from person to person. However, recent studies have suggested that there are many benefits to regular sex that go beyond simply feeling good and all sexed up.
Diagnostic Changes to Autism Coming
The American Psychiatric Association announced in early December that it is making substantial changes to autism diagnostic criteria. The Diagnostic Statistics Manual, also known as the DSM will be reissued in its fifth version in spring of 2013. In it, Asperger Syndrome will be eliminated as a diagnosis. Instead, it will be enfolded in a new diagnosis called “Autism...
Protect Yourself Against the Silent Killer
When Burt Lancaster boarded his submarine in the 1958 movie "Run Silent, Run Deep," he used sonar to hunt for the enemy. But when it comes to protecting your family from carbon monoxide - a stealthy hazard that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls "the silent killer" - we recommend tracking this menace with carbon monoxide detectors...
The Plastic Poison That Lingers for Generations of Children
BPA (bisphenol A) is a hormone-disrupting synthetic estrogen chemical additive that is used in many forms of plastic and packaging products. Numerous studies have linked it to reproductive changes in children, cancer, early puberty onset, fertility problems and heart health issues. Although many companies have reduced or eliminated that use of BPA in their plastic products, the long term...
Eating Disorders: What Are the Differences and How Can We Help?
Several celebrities have made news in the past few weeks by announcing they have struggled with eating disorders in the past. Lady Gaga announced she has fought binge eating since she was 15 and Katie Couric recently stunned fans when she announced that she has struggled with bulimia in the past. While eating disorders are most often thought of...
Permanently Decrease Stress With Meditation
Even if you're as high-strung as the saber-tooth squirrel Scrat in "Ice Age," you can train your brain to calm down, cool out and stay younger. You'll avoid anxiety, anger, stress and depression, and the big health risks they promote: everything from diabetes to cancer and heart attack to headaches. The great news? Brain scans of people who regularly practice mindful...
Winter Delight: Roasted Sage-Orange Squash Recipe
As the cool weather comes upon us, it's time to embrace the season's produce. At the top of my list is winter squashes, such as acorn, banana, turban, butternut, hubbard, and kabocha varieties. The hard shells of winter squash make them durable--they can last for weeks as an organic winter arrangement on your dining room table. However, these plants in the...
3 Libido Killing Foods: Your Diet Might be Stalling Your Sex Drive
If you find yourself saying “not tonight,” it might be the fault of what you are eating. Low libido has become a serious problem for many couples and research has shown that much of it is related to daily diet habits. So if you want to up your mojo and liven up your nights, avoid these libido killing foods! Soy While...
