Healthy and Green Living » Diet & Nutrition

Always in Season: An Apple a Day

Care2 Editors — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:30 +0000

Growing up, I rarely hungered for apples. I lived in Los Angeles, so I never once roamed through an orchard or yanked an apple off a tree, or even sliced up apples for a pie. But these days I’m making up for lost time. Over the past couple of years, I’ve eaten at least one [...]

Replacing Trans Fats for Better Health

Care2 Editors — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:00:01 +0000

The rush to remove trans fats from fried, baked, and processed goods has never been more frantic. Even Dunkin’ Donuts and the Indiana State Fair have promised to use healthier frying oils. But are the “heart-healthy” changes everything they seem? Labeling loophole A “Zero grams of trans fats!” sticker should give any consumer pause. Federal guidelines allow [...]

When to Choose Low-Fat, and When Not To

Care2 Editors — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:00:43 +0000

Still unsure about whether to buy skim milk or regular? Here�s a guide to help you know when to choose low- or full-fat foods. Three Times To Go Low: 1. You’ve got cancer in your family. A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that women who limited their fat intake to 24 [...]

Demystifying the Glycemic Index

Annie B. Bond — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:19 +0000

Much of the diet buzz in my world of middle-aged friends is about eating according to the Glycemic Index. I have become a true believer myself because the diet gets you off all refined carbohydrates and into eating more fresh food and food full of fiber. Andrew Weil, M.D., has some interesting things to say [...]

5 Keys to Balancing Your Metabolism

Annie B. Bond — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:00:14 +0000

Think of these five keys as ways to come into better balance with your eating habits and your relationship to food. Nutrition and metabolism are intimately regulated by natural rhythms; living a rhythmic life can rebalance us personally and emotionally.

8 Steps to the New Green Diet

Annie B. Bond — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:19 +0000

Nowhere does the win/win of green living for health and the environment show up more than when one chooses to eat the foods of the new green diet. This diet is the old and timeless one of eating real food grown locally in well-tended soil, with some adaptations for modern life. Here are the steps:

Children of the Corn-Fed Cows

Jana Ballinger — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:00:38 +0000

Corn-fed beef raised in the Midwest. This was proudly printed on the menu for a pretty nice restaurant I was having dinner at the other day. The claim puzzled me. I suppose to the uninformed, this evokes a lovely picture of happy cows eating healthy vegetables. And a few weeks ago, I might have thought [...]

Open Wide and Take Your Fluoride?

Avery Hurt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:00:19 +0000

From time to time over the years, I�ve heard people going on about the dangers of fluoride in the water–from obscure health risks to government conspiracies intended to keep the population compliant. I have always dismissed these as wild, paranoid theories; after all, the CDC has listed fluoride in the water as one of the [...]

Surprise Foods Rich in Flavonoids

Annie B. Bond — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:00:16 +0000

Flavonoids provide powerful protection against cancer and other diseases. Flavonoids are plant pigments responsible for the color of flowers, fruits, and sometimes leaves. Researchers believe that it is in the flavonoids that plants supply us with the natural, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant magic bullets so important for our health.

13 Symptoms of Chronic Dehydration

Annie B. Bond — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:00:12 +0000

Most people don't think they need to worry about dehydration. To them, dehydration is something that happens to travelers in the desert when they run out of water. But there is a chronic form of dehydration that does not have the sudden and intense nature of the acute form. Chronic dehydration is widespread in the present day and affects everyone who is not drinking enough liquid.