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Nutrition

Meatless Mondays: 52 Opportunities for Rejuvenation

Sarah Newman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Nutrition, Farmers Markets, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Obesity, Meatless Monday, Meatless Mondays, Green News
Sarah Newman

One of the easiest and most profound ways to improve your health is by skipping meat and thereby eating lower on the food chain every Monday.

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A Healthier America

Anna Deavere Smith | Posted 08.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Health, Nutrition, Home News
Anna Deavere Smith

If a new improved era in health care comes to pass, we will need to reclaim our bodies back from medicine. We need to revise not just health care, but also our relationship to it.

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Mind Your Own Fat

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Over-Eating, Dr. Regina Benjamin, Exercise, Nutrition, Oprah, Fat, Fox News, Genetics, Obama, Medication, Surgeon General, Obesity, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

Let's talk about fat. Really talk about it. Oprah does. Why not the rest of America?

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Wheaties - Breakfast of Champions or Just Sea Monkeys?

Fred Hahn | Posted 08.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Athletes, Nutrition, Sea Monkeys, Wheaties, Healthy Eating, Health, Cereal Grains, Health Food, Cereal, Sugar, Living News
Fred Hahn

The real breakfast of champions would consist of real foods - meat, eggs, fish, vegetables and fruit - foods that actually exist in real life.

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Why Self-Help Can't Solve It All

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Crisis, Food Choices, Dieting, Fda, Nutrition, Weight Gain, David Kessler, Diet, Living Ne, Food Industry, Food Policies, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

The rest of us have to subsidize food industry profits through covering the health care costs of the resulting health problems.

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Snack Attack: U.S. Schools Should Rethink Vending Machines Right Now!

Susan Weissman | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, USDA Policy, Obama Nominee Kevin Concannon, Healthy Snacks, Vending Machines in Schools, Nutrition, School Funding, Living News
Susan Weissman

it just doesn't make sense to encourage a child to run a soccer field with the "empty calories" of Doritos in her stomach. Some schools around the U.S. are addressing that health contradiction.

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Vote With Your Fork!

Linda Buzzell | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Michael Pollan, Factory Farming, Food Inc., Sustainable Food, Nutrition, Farmers Markets, Food, Ecotherapy, Green News
Linda Buzzell

Every purchase of genuinely organic, local and/or sustainably grown food is a contribution to a grower who's doing the right thing

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Small Good News: Skinny Monkeys Might Want a Second Helping

Karen Stabiner | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Undereating, Longevity, Diet, Medical Research, Overeating, Nutrition, Skinny Monkeys, Calorie Restriction Diet, Living News
Karen Stabiner

Those underfed, longer-lived skinny monkeys are the hit medical story of the moment because they eat less and live longer, and what works for them mig...

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In California's Central Valley: Rich Land, Poor Nutrition

npr.org | Posted 08.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Justice, Fresh Food and Cities, Central Valley California, Nutrition, Fast Food, Food Deserts, Food, Green News

California's Central Valley produces many of the fruits and vegetables consumed in America. It is also one of the poorest areas of the country....

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Are You Also Being Deceived into Eating Fake Frankenfoods?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Food Choices, Nutritionism, Whole Foods, Nutrition, Food Industry, Processed Food, Canned Food, Packaged Food, Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

Should we buy food with health claims on the label? These days, we are seeing more and more health claims that go beyond the usual. These include "tr...

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Health Class No Longer Required In Texas High Schools

Associated Press | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tennagers, Children, Obesity, School, Grugs, Sex Education, Texas, Health Class, Education, Nutrition, Teens, Teen Pregnancy, High School, Substance Abuse, Tobacco, Health Care, Politics News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP)-- Health class will no longer be a state requirement for high school students this fall, making Texas one of the few states in the ...

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Wisdom From Around The World On Healthy Eating

forbes.com | Joshua Zumbrun | Posted 08.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Global, Omega-3-Fatty-Acids, International Eating, Health, Nutrition, Fish Oil, Women's Health, Men's Health, Diet, Foreign Diets, Living News

There is a universal wisdom to healthy eating. Pile on the fruits, vegetables and whole grains and skip the meat and saturated fat. Consume everything...

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Cleansing, Or Just Starving? The Scoop On Dangerous New Detox Diets

msn.com | Posted 08.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Vitamins, Celebrity Detox, Dieting, Fasting, Nutrition, Health, Women's Health, Men's Health, Weight Loss, Cleansing, Weight, Detox, Living News

Some women in Los Angeles are forswearing dieting and embracing a new euphemism for it: cleansing. In reality, however, lemon juice is not a meal, and...

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Michael Jackson Beats Up Food Inc.

Derek Beres | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Eric Schlosser, Michael Jackson, Cnn, Michael Pollan, Health, Nutrition, Food Inc., Living News
Derek Beres

When food became "fuel" instead of nourishment, and when vitamins became more important than wholesome nutrition, we began to journey down a terrible cliff of ignorance.

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Too Hot - I Can't Do Anything

Stefan Aschan | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Stefan Aschan, Weight Loss, Motivation, Summer, Detox, Exercise, Nutrition, Living News
Stefan Aschan

Supply your body with adequate fluids. Use your common sense. If you are one of those individuals who sweat more during exercise, drink more.

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The "Nut" In Nutritious

David H. Murdock | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Nutrition, Health, Dole Foods, Weight Loss, Brain Fitness, Wellness, Dole Nutrition Institute, Living News
David H. Murdock

In the first of ten posts covering ALL the areas crucial to longevity, David Murdock discusses the role of nuts in building overall good health, ranging from brain fitness to weight control.

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Now I Know My Fats And Oils: Nutrition Quiz

livescience.com | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Hydrogenated Fats, Calories, Dieting, Health, Nutrition, Fats, Women's Health, Food, Men's Health, Eating, Living News

When it comes to nutrition, most people know to avoid empty-calorie culprits such as cake and candy. But diet-book hype and evolving food pyramids can...

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11 Common Health Myths, Busted

nytimes.com | Tara Parker | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Sinus Problems, Women's Health, Men's Health, Nutrition, Milk, Five Second Rule, Doctors, Health Tips, Health Myths, Don't Swallow Your Gum, Superstitions, Sugar, Arthritis, Living News

Myths, half-truths and wives' tales persist in medicine. Sometimes doctors and nurses even believe things that aren't true or at least are unproven. T...

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How To Optimize Your Nutrition For Vibrant Health

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Omega-3 Fats, B Vitamins, Vitamin D, Ultrawellness, Supplements, Calcium, Mark Hyman MD, Healthy Foods, Magnesium, Nutrition, Wellness, Organic Food, Health, Food, Healty Eating, Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, summed up all nutritional research in 3 simple principles: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

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Food, Inc. Inspires Moms to Cut the Crap

Sarah Newman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, White House, Takepart.com, Congress, Childhood Nutrition, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, Obesity, Cspi, Junk Food, Child Nutrition Reauthorization, Food Inc., Nutrition, Moms Rising, Soda, Desperate Housewives, Healthy School Lunch Brigade, School Lunches, Diabetes, Deidre Hall, Andrea Bowen, Childhood-Diabetes, Politics News
Sarah Newman

Parents have had enough. They know their kids need nutritious, fresh ingredients that encourage healthy growth and fuel their minds instead of foods that fuel an obesity epidemic amongst kids.

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Missouri Child Hunger Denier Believes Life Ends at Birth

Joel Berg | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hunger, Foood, Children, Nutrition, Politics News
Joel Berg

Rep. Davis's extreme claims are only the tip of the iceberg of a whole Right-wing cottage industry of hunger and poverty denial.

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The 7 Keys to UltraWellness: Discover Why You are Sick and How You Can Heal

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Longevity, Health, Nutrition, Mark Hyman MD, Ultrawellness, Functional Medicine, Wellness, Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

Most people don't know how poorly they feel until they feel better. In fact, most of us don't recognize that fatigue, digestive problems, aches and pains, allergies, headaches, and more aren't just annoying symptoms.

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Hungry Cows, Hungrier People

Josh Ruxin | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Hunger, Nutrition, Rwanda, Tutsi, Rwanda Works, Heifer International, The African Council of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Hutu, Rwandans, World News
Josh Ruxin

In a country where ethnic distinctions were often linked to the number of cows owned, the free distribution of cows in Rwanda is a great equalizer. But if the cows are hungry, so are the people.

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Fat Can Be Good For You

odemagazine.com | Ursula Sautter and Janet Paskin | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Food, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Butter, Fat, Food, Eating, Weight Loss, Diet, Living News

Jenny Matthau stands in front of hundreds of students at the Natural Gourmet School and speaks heresy. The New York City culinary program specializes ...

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Hey Waiter! There's a Megacalorie in My Stew!

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Obesity, Menu Labeling, Nutrition, Cspi, Restaurant Meals, Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

The restaurant industry had resisted calorie labeling for years, but the future is clear: consumers, want nutrition information when they're ordering at restaurants.

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