| Delicious Superfood Smoothies | |
(HealthNewsDigest.com)-You may want to raise a glass and toast a delicious new way to improve your diet-drinking smoothies that offer customized nutritional benefits. |
| Juice A Thirst Quencher? Jo-Ann Heslin, RD, Food & Nutrition Columnist, www.HealthNewsDigest.com | |
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Like many other areas of the supermarket the juice aisle seems to grow weekly fresh, frozen, refrigerated, bottled, boxed, and fortified with vitamins, minerals, sterols, phytochemicals and fiber. Not to mention organic, sweetened, unsweetened, artificially sweetened, and light varieties. The options can be mind boggling. |
| Brisk Walking Lowers Blood Pressure, Increases Fitness in Obese |
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - INDIANAPOLIS, -- If walking seems too simple to be an effective fitness method, think again: taking a stroll is an easy way to lower pressure and for the obese to increase aerobic fitness, according to three researchers who presented findings today at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine.
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| Soy Smoothies Satisfy Sweet Tooth |
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - There are probably a million and one different drink combinations out there for you to serve at your next party or barbeque. However, many of these beverages contain very little nutritional value. Now is a great time to introduce your friends and family to the wonderful world of soy with delicious, refreshing soy smoothies.
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| Feta Cheese Combats Food Pathogens - Naturally |
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - While the benefits of the Mediterranean diet are well-known, and many of us enjoy a Greek salad, researchers have now discovered that feta cheese—made from raw milk—can actually prevent food poisoning. This finding was presented at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting, held last month in Edinburgh.
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| My Oil of Choice, Olive Oil! | |
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - My oil of choice is Olive Oil, because while a fat is a fat when we refer to calories, not all fats (including oils) are equal when we refer to our health. I've chosen Olive Oil because it leads by a margin when we compare it to other oils that are good for our health! |
| Stay Injury-Free While Exercising This Summer |
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - NEW YORK -- Summer, in all its blazing, sunny glory, is back! There's plenty of time to get out on the fairway with your golf clubs or onto a court with your racquet. However, this also means there's time for a sports injury to put an end to your summer fun. Golfer's elbow, climber's finger and runner's knee are just a few of the problems that can plague the boys (and girls) of summer.
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| Exercising in the City? Don't Get Exhaust-ed; Take It Inside | |
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - NEW YORK -- As environmentalists have pointed out, it can be as dangerous to be outdoors behind a city bus -- walking or bicycling -- as it is to be in front of one. All the exhaust and smoke -- even when they have been reduced by clean-air technology -- can damage a person's health. |
| Supersweet Corn is Ready for Grilling |
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - For many Americans, Memorial Day is the official start to summer and grilling season. The weekend warriors begin to join the year-round grill masters by dusting off their set of grill tools and checking the dates on bottled marinades.
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| Go Mediterranean! | |
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Go Mediterranean with the Mediterranean Diet, that is! We may not all live surrounded by the crystal blue waters of the Mediterranean, but I suggest we eat like we do. We can do this by eating the foods that the people from the Mediterranean do, more often and by making it an eating lifestyle! |
| Healthy Fast Food on the Road | |
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The latest trend in fast food is healthy and organic, and luckily for conscious consumers, several chains offering just such fare are taking root in different parts of the U.S. One of the leaders of this small but scrappy pack of fast food upstarts is ONaturals. The small chain currently runs two stores of its own in Maine (Falmouth and Portland) and one in Acton, Massachusetts, and franchises out additional locations in Kansas and Florida. |
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