Preliminary Data Show Possible Health Benefits Of Eating Chocolate 15 Feb 2010 Giving chocolates to your loved ones may help lower their risk of stroke based on a preliminary study from researchers at St. Michael's Hospital. The study, which is being presented at the American Academy of Neurology in April, also found that eating chocolate may lower the risk of death after suffering a stroke. Read More...
	Study links beer with bone health February 09, 2010 Women's Health, Nutrition Topics in the News Calcium, vitamin D…and beer? New study findings released this month in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture have added beer to the list of bone healthy foods and nutrients. Researchers at the Department of Food Science & Technology at the University of California have found that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Read more....
	BEST WORKOUT The Ultimate Fitness Plan 2010 Get a slim, sleek, scorching body with this workout plan JEN ATOR To get a slim, sleek, scorching body without losing steam, you need a workout that doesn't totally take over your life and keeps your muscles guessing so you see constant results. That's why trainer Valerie Waters, who has gotten A-listers like Jennifer Garner into on-screen shape in only six weeks, crafted this plan just for Women's Health readers. Read more....
	From LOSING IT! With Jillian Michaels Thursday, February 11, 2010 Pace Yourself Believe it or not, your muscles do not get stronger during your workout; it's after the workout that they grow and develop. Intense strength training places huge demands on your muscles. To adapt to those demands, yourmuscles need adequate recovery time to rebuild and get stronger. Asimportant as it is to stay the course and not get lazy, it's just as important to know when to cut yourself a break so you don't burn out, and your bodymhas a chance to process all of the work you're doing. Read more....
	Making Life Work: Prevent Burnout When Home and Office Collide It used to be that you could deduce what someone was doing based on where she was. Sitting in an office typing? Probably doing work. Camped out on the bleachers during a soccer game? Must be off the clock. Read More.....
	Will Power and Self-Discipline By Remez Sasson Sometimes, you wish to go for a walk, knowing how good it is for your health and how wonderful you feel afterwards, yet, you feel too lazy, and prefer to watch TV instead. You might be aware of the fact that you need to change your eating habits or stop smoking, yet, you don't have the inner power and persistence to change these habits. Read more....
	Coconut Water For Health And Healing by Bruce Fife, N.D. What is the healthiest beverage you can drink? Fruit juice? Milk? Sports drinks? Herbal tea? It may come as a surprise to you, but one of the healthiest beverages is coconut water. Most people respond to this statement with, "what the heck is coconut water?" You've been to the grocery store, picked up a coconut, and shaken it, right? The sloshing sound you hear inside is coconut water. Contrary to popular belief, this liquid is not coconut milk. Read more....
	Seafood: What is Safe, Sustainable and Rich in Omega 3s Los Angeles nutritionist Alyse Levine MS, RD, Americans have started to make eco-conscious choices in their lives, from driving hybrids to reduce foreign energy dependence, to purchasing reusable water bottles to decrease plastic waste in landfills. The choices made at the dinner table can also have a meaningful impact on the environment. When it comes to buying seafood, sustainability has become an important consideration for many consumers. The challenge is that sustainability is not the only factor people are concerned with when buying seafood. Many are also looking to benefit from omega-3 fatty acid content, and to avoid the potential health risks from consuming seafood with high levels of environmental contaminants such as methylmercury. This nutritionbite will help you choose fish that are rich in omega-3's, low in methylmercury AND not damaging to the environment. Read more.....
	Who Wants Revolting Kids? Nutritionwise. In Children's Health on August 13th, 2008 by Vic Shayne, PhD Science says that it’s up to parents to shape the nutrition of their children. I have to agree. To a point. We can show them the way, but we can’t micro-manage their lives, lest they revolt. And who wants to have revolting kids? Read more...
	Natural Health Perspectives: Toxins In Your Body May Prevent You From Losing WeightWednesday, October 11, 2006 - 1:50pm By Wendy Hodsdon, ND You have been doing everything right-getting more exercise, limiting your serving sizes, eating plenty of salads, not eating fast foods-and still you hold on to those extra pounds. When excess weight won't come off, it makes sense to start asking why. Read more...
	Is Intermittent Fasting Healthy? Beyond insulin sensitivity, it appears that caloric restriction and intermittent fasting may “turn on” certain genes that repair specific tissues that would not otherwise be repaired in times of surplus. Read more....
	The Power Of Food 27 Jan 2010 Most of life's circumstances are beyond our control. Family, work and busy schedules can bring allof us a certain amount of stress and anxiety. In my work with patients with difficulty managing theirweight, stress is often reported as the number one thing that triggers emotional eating, whichmeans reaching for food for comfort and support rather than asking for help. Why? Read more....
	Disturbing Reality of Dairy Land Are you sure you know where your milk comes from? There is an obesity epidemic! The news is focusing a great deal on the foods we eat and why more of them are harmful rather than health promoting. This news video shows the dark side of the dairy industry, all is not Eden like as the commercials would lead us to believe.
	The Definitive Guide to Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolutions Let’s face it: most of us fail when it comes to sticking to resolutions — so much so that many people swear never to make resolutions again. And yet the rest of us are eternally hopeful when the New Year comes around, believing without any credible evidence that we can improve our lives, that change is possible, that we’re not going to be stuck in the same old rut again this year. I’m here to tell you that you can do it. It’s possible. I’ll show you how. Read more
	Create SMART Goals Specific: Do you know exactly what you want to accomplish with all the details? Measurable: Are you able to assess your progress? Attainable: Is your goal within your reach given your current situation? Relevant: Is your goal relevant towards your purpose in life? Time-Sensitive: What is the deadline for completing your goal? Create Specific Goals Read more
	Published on January 26th, 2010 Staff ~ The Amherst Daily News If Canadians were already concerned about how the country will afford health care in the future, it's looking like a greater dilemma given Monday's report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The news is particularly upsetting, since the foundation says that people younger than ever before, because of lifestyle choices, face the prospect of heart attack or stroke early on in life. Read more....
	Spiritual Law of the Day Daily Inspiration The Law of Karma Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind. What we sow is what we reap. And when we choose actions that bring happiness and success to others, the fruit of our karma is happiness and success. Read more.....
	Healthful-living experts share their New Year's resolutions By Jennifer LaRue Huget Thursday, January 14, 2010 When I turned to health and nutrition experts I'd interviewed in the past year for inspiration in formulating my own New Year's resolutions, my cup runneth over. So many responded to my request for ideas for eating more healthfully in the coming year that we decided to devote two editions of this column to sharing them with you. Read more...
	Portion control — Downsize portions for better weight control By Jennifer Nelson, M.S., R.D. and Katherine Zeratsky, R.D. December 12, 2009 Research tells us that people eat more when presented with larger portions of food. Even children as young as two years are affected by portion size. Our judgment about serving sizes has been completely skewed by restaurant portions, food packaging and our own eyes. So how do we reset our expectations about appropriate portions? You'realready on track by reading this. Now, how do you apply it to yourself? Read more...
Self control is contagious	Self control is contagious Leslie Beck, RD January 15, 2010 Before patting yourself on the back for resisting that cookie or kicking yourself for giving in to temptation, look around. A new University of Georgia study has revealed that self-control-or the lack thereof-is contagious. Read more...