The Obesity Epidemic: Could Antibiotics Be at the Root of the Problem?
While researchers are still gaining an understanding of how gut health affects our overall health, one thing has become clear – interfering with natural gut microbes can have unforeseen long term impact on multiple health issues. One of the areas of attention from researchers into gut health has been the influence of antibiotics and how it potentially impacts a...
Looking for Non-GMO Foods? Find This 5-Digit Code
Like Dorian Grey, the fictional ageless man, whose wrinkled face was invisible to those around him, the newly devised Arctic Apple defies oxygenation, almost never browning. Seems this genetically engineered fruit has had its genes for an apple enzyme that creates browning (polyphenol oxidase, or PPO) replaced with genes for a different enzyme (low-PPO) that doesn't cause browning. This development...
3 Protein-Packed Seeds You Should be Eating
Health nuts are getting serious about seeds. The blogosphere is going crazy for chia seeds (yes, like the "pets") and hemp seed sales grew 156 percent between 2008 and 2010. It's no wonder: Seeds deliver as much protein as nuts (and in some cases more), and all three of these seeds deliver heart-healthy alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), the plant-based omega-3...
“Healthy” Labels Not Always True: FDA Comes Down on Hershey
Hershey Foods was recently slammed by the Food and Drug Administration for placing words on their food labels that were misleading. Although Hershey jumped to correct the misleading labels, they are not alone in trying to dupe the public into thinking their foods are somehow healthy and good to eat. Consider Product Ingredients Hershey Foods is certainly not the first food...
Popeye’s Secret to Nutritionally Fight Cancer
Doctors have known for a long time that cancer is caused by healthy cells that mutate into dangerous cancer cells. However, researchers are now finding that cancer is often the expression of a gene that is turned on by environmental factors, such as diet or exposure to other body toxins. One food that fights the expression of these genes...
Autumn Babies More Likely to Live to 100th Birthday
Good news for autumn babies: Those born in the fall are more likely to live to 100 than those born in other seasons. The month of your birth can influence the environment in which you develop -- inside the womb and out. Evidence suggests that this can have a lifelong impact on your health. Leonid Gavrilov and Natalia Gavrilova, at the...
Post-Hospital Gut Infection? It May be Time to Switch Your Poop
Q: I've had almost constant diarrhea since I got out of the hospital. They say I picked up an infection from a bug called C. difficile - difficult isn't the half of it! Help! - Susan P., Moline, Ill. A: That's a dangerous and draining infection. And there's been a 400 percent increase in the incidence (usually related to stays...
Organic Diet Boosts Childhood IQ
Research out of Australia sheds light on the impact of early childhood nutrition and how it impacts intelligence in later years. In a study of nutrition in children during the first two years of life, researchers discovered that those who were fed breast milk and ate a healthy diet tested higher in intelligence than children who routinely ate high...
Summer’s Not a Wrap Yet! Try These Cajun Avocado Salmon Wraps [Recipe]
![Summer's Not a Wrap Yet! Try These Cajun Avocado Salmon Wraps [Recipe]](https://www.thealternativedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cajunavocado.png "Summer’s Not a Wrap Yet! Try These Cajun Avocado Salmon Wraps [Recipe]")
Even though the kiddies are starting to go back to school, summer is not over yet! There is still time to dip into your favorite warm weather recipes and enjoy a healthy, nutrient-rich Cajun Avocado Salmon Wrap. Open a bottle of white wine and toast to your endless summer! Cajun Salmon Avocado Ingredients: 1-pound boneless skinless salmon 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp....
Veggie-intense Diet Makes You Happier
Sir Paul McCartney, 70 and still rocking, says being a vegetarian accounts for a lot of the happiness in his life. Although you don't have to abandon all poultry and fish to upgrade your attitude and roll back your brain's real age (yes, red meat is out), you just might want to Listen to What the Man Said. Recent studies...
