8 Health Foods That Are Bad For Your Health Fish has always been pushed as something good for you, by doctors, health nuts and the Japanese, opposed only by people who don't like fish, and of course, fish. And occasionally, Don Knotts. However, in recent years, a lot of people have been jumping on the fish-are-poison bandwagon, which is alarmist and inaccurate. Fish aren't poison. Fish are similar to Brisk Iced Tea in that way. The good news is you have a choice of what kind of poison you want to eat in your fish. Do you prefer mercury? And it's not the good or "Freddie" variety. According to the EPA, children, pregnant women and women who think they might possibly get pregnant someday should completely avoid four species of fish that seem to be mercury superstars, while not eating more than one moderate serving of even a low-mercury fish a week. You can avoid mercury by eating farmed fish, that have grown up nice and safe in a little fish farm, eating, uh, pesticide runoff. "No. Bacon salad bowls would satisfy both demographics. "No.
How Milk Causes Osteoporosis Click here for a summary of this entire website (oder: auf Deutsch / Espanol ) Excessive Calcium Causes Osteoporosis The older you get, the higher your risk of osteoporosis. Obviously, osteoporosis is about aging. Osteoporosis patients originally had very strong bones, like everybody else. Osteoporosis is not about the inability to build strong bones, but about premature degeneration of the bones. What makes the bones degenerate prematurely? Somehow, osteoporotic bones have degenerated more than healthy bones of the same age. So, the key question is: What accelerates aging of the bones? All our organs age. We all know that if we expose our skin to the sun too much, that we will look older sooner. Accelerated aging of cells is about a higher turnover of cells; new cells replacing old cells more frequently. What causes old bone-cells to be replaced by new ones sooner? We know that estrogen is protective. So, how exactly is bone-metabolism influenced by estrogen? Proof Yes there is. And yes…. Why ?
Welcome to McDonald's 365Black - I'm lovin' it! Home Learn More Prev Next More Vegetarian Journal 2005 Issue 2 Vegetarian Journal 2005 Issue 2 Building Strong Bones Over a Lifetime By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD We often take our bones for granted— they’re just a part of us—keeping us standing, walking, running, sitting a lot, maybe skiing or biking. While following a vegan diet can promote bone health, it does not guarantee healthy bones. “I’m a 58-year-old woman, vegan, post-menopause, and I’ve just found out that I have osteoporosis. This article was written to explain what osteoporosis is, what causes it, and what vegans can do at every age to reduce their risk of developing osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a disease that affects more than 25 million Americans. To understand osteoporosis, we’ll need to look more closely at bones. Early in life, more bone is being built than is being broken down. Women are at much greater risk for osteoporosis than men because women start out with less bone and lose bone mass more quickly, particularly in the years immediately after menopause. References Vegan Biscotti
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6 Changes The "Pink Slime" in Your Kid's School Lunch USDA photo of a beef grinding operationUSDA/Wikimedia Like a horror-film villain, "pink slime"—the cheeky nickname for scraps of slaughtered cow that have been pulverized, defatted, subjected to ammonia steam to kill pathogens, and congealed into a filler for ground beef—takes a pounding but keeps coming back. Last month, McDonald's announced it would stop using the stuff. But just this week, pink slime got a de facto endorsement from none other than the USDA, which—the online journal The Daily reported—plans to keep buying millions of pounds of it for use in the National School Lunch Program. These developments are just the latest installments of a long-playing drama. The scene, video below, features a Beef Products executive talking over a milieu straight out of Chaplin’s Modern Times: a vast network of steaming tubes, with people in protective gear and face masks wandering about fussing with dials. Yet that premise was false. His report generated outrage in some circles.
The Magic of Chia Seed - an excellent source of EFAs and other Chia Seed - The Ancient Food of the Future By: William Anderson In the last twenty five years, there has been a resurrection in the definition of medicine, a resurrection that amplifies the significance of our eating habits and our lifestyle. Medicine is not only defined as a treatment for illness and disease, it is now understood to be for the prevention of illness and disease. That would mean, for example, laughter is a medicine because research found it to boost the immune system. Research has revealed that more than two thirds of all deaths in the United States are diet related. Because the question of what might be the optimum diet can, at times, be emotionally charged for many people, having had a significant emotional commitment in believing they know what’s best, I would like to suspend the issues of diet and introduce you to a “super” food that all would agree on. Chia seeds are the definitive hydrophilic colloid for the 21 century diet. To Purchase Chia Seeds, Click here.
Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France View full graphic There is a simple reason health care in the United States costs more than it does anywhere else: The prices are higher. That may sound obvious. But it is, in fact, key to understanding one of the most pressing problems facing our economy. In 2009, Americans spent $7,960 per person on health care. There are many possible explanations for why Americans pay so much more. As it’s difficult to get good data on prices, that paper blamed prices largely by eliminating the other possible culprits. “The United States spends more on health care than any of the other OECD countries spend, without providing more services than the other countries do,” they concluded. On Friday, the International Federation of Health Plans — a global insurance trade association that includes more than 100 insurers in 25 countries — released more direct evidence. Prices don’t explain all of the difference between America and other countries. More in Post Business: The downside of digital medicine
How to cook dry pinto beans Pinto beans have been used in Mexico for a long, long time and now are also popular in the United States. The Southwestern United States is especially fond of pinto beans, using them in many popular dishes including chili, tostadas, burritos, dips, and soups. The taste of pinto beans is only appealing when prepared and seasoned correctly. Turning dry pinto beans into moist, tender, delicious pinto beans is not hard. Starting the process of delicious pinto beans begins with sorting. After sorting the beans, place them in a colander and wash under running water under the faucet in the kitchen sink for a minute or so. Once beans are sorted and washed, it's time to begin the cooking process. The fast method is to put the pinto beans in a pan. The slower method involves covering the pan of beans with water at least three inches above the beans. If you have a slow cooker (commonly called a crock-pot), you can cook the pinto beans all day on low.
Guest post: Joseph Kony is not in Uganda (and other complicated things) — blog.foreignpolicy Click here to see photos of the evolution of the LRA. Thanks to an incredibly effective social media effort, #StopKony is trending on Twitter today. The campaign coincides with a new awareness-raising documentary by the group Invisible Children. Former FP intern Michael Wilkerson, now a freelance journalist and grad student at Oxford -- who has lived and reported from Uganda -- contributed this guest post on the campaign. By Michael Wilkerson: "Joseph Kony is basically Adolf Hitler. Have you seen something like that fly across your Twitter or Facebook feed today? "#TweetToSave the Invisible Children of Uganda! "Kony 2012," a video posted by advocacy group Invisible Children to raise awareness about the pernicious evil of Lord's Risistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, has already been viewed over 8 million times on Vimeo and more than 9 million times on YouTube (and surely more by the time you read this) since its release this week. It would be great to get rid of Kony.
Leeks WHFoods Recommendations With their unique combination of flavonoids and sulfur-containing nutrients, the allium vegetables belong in your diet on a regular basis. There's research evidence for including at least one serving of an allium vegetable in your meal plan every day. If you're choosing leeks, make your individual portion 1/2 cup or greater, and try to include at least one cup of chopped leeks in your recipes. Many people are unfamiliar with how to cook leeks or how to include them into a Healthiest Way of Eating. Leeks, cooked1.00 cup(104.00 grams) NutrientDRI/DV This chart graphically details the %DV that a serving of Leeks provides for each of the nutrients of which it is a good, very good, or excellent source according to our Food Rating System. Health Benefits Leeks, like garlic and onions, belong to a vegetable family called the Allium vegetables. Cardiovascular Support Often overlooked in leeks is their important concentration of the B vitamin folate. Other Health Benefits
US Congress expands authoritarian anti-protest law By Tom Carter 3 March 2012 Defend democratic rights! Support the Socialist Equality Party election campaign! For more information and to get involved, click here. A bill passed Monday in the US House of Representatives and Thursday in the Senate would expand existing anti-protest laws that make it a felony—a serious criminal offense punishable by a lengthy prison term—to “enter or remain in” an area designated as “restricted.” The bill—H.R. 347, or the “Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011”—was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate, while only Ron Paul and two other Republicans voted against the bill in the House of Representatives (the bill passed 388-3). H.R. 347 expands an existing federal criminal statute – Title 18, Section 1752 of the United States Code, or the “restricted buildings or grounds” law. Under existing law, the areas that qualify as “restricted” are defined in extremely vague and broad terms. The timing of the bill is significant.
Sugar's effect on your health In the last 20 years, we have increased sugar consumption in the U.S. 26 pounds to 135 lbs. of sugar per person per year! Prior to the turn of this century (1887-1890), the average consumption was only 5 lbs. per person per year! Cardiovascular disease and cancer was virtually unknown in the early 1900's. The "glycemic index" is a measure of how a given food affects blood-glucose levels, with each food being assigned a numbered rating. One of sugar's major drawbacks is that it raises the insulin level, which inhibits the release of growth hormones, which in turn depresses the immune system. An influx of sugar into the bloodstream upsets the body's blood-sugar balance, triggering the release of insulin, which the body uses to keep blood-sugar at a constant and safe level. Sugar depresses the immune system. We have known this for decades. We know that glucose and vitamin C have similar chemical structures, so what happens when the sugar levels go up? Honey is a simple sugar Sugar and cancer