Celebrities: nutrition
A healthy diet can include ‘sensible indulgences’
Since we have been discussing exercise-related topics including injury, it might be time to begin to address the eating side of the equation. I realize that the scope of this topic can be daunting, but perhaps applying a bit of the KISS (Keep It Simple Sweetheart) Philosophy will at least establish a base for critical [...]
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Port gets grant for healthy-eating program - Times Herald
Print this Article Email this Article The City of Port Jervis Community Development Agency will be receiving a $6,962 grant from the state Department of Agriculture and Markets under the Fresh Connect Program. The grant will be used to help fund the Port Jervis Eat Well, Live Well program. The program was established as a [...]
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A healthy diet will fight winter blues
According to Dr Zintle Mbuqe, a general practitioner, people crave carbohydrates in winter because at this time of the year the brain chemical serotonin that regulate mood and appetite falls to its lowest levels. “Another way to boost brain serotonin is by eating sugary or starchy foods, which causes insulin to be secreted. This, in [...]
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A healthy diet will fight Winter blues
DREADED winter is on its way. As the days get shorter and darker, most people find themselves craving carbohydrate-rich foods. Come summer, they have to deal with the extra kilos they have put on during winter. According to Dr Zintle Mbuqe, a general practitioner, people crave carbohydrates in winter because at this time of the [...]
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Healthy Diet Tips: Better Eating for Better Aging
Here in the 21st century, there is no end to our focus on the baby boom generation. Baby boomers will be the key factor in the coming “agequake” when the elderly will comprise a much larger share of the population. The first “boomers” reached 65 in 2011 and by 2030, the 65 and older will number one in [...]
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Nurturing healthy habits in your children
Wow! I looked with interest. Yesterday, in the mist of visiting the water wall, I saw a mother, an older woman and four overweight, if not overtly obese children. Knowing the long-term consequences of childhood obesity, my mind drifted to the future of these children. “If they only knew what I did,” I thought. Children [...]
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5 Ways to Get Kids to Eat Healthy Foods
(Image credit: Tetra/Getty Images) Reported by Diane Hendricks: Have you been trying to get your kids to eat healthier? Parents today are inundated with advice about healthy eating. Is it any wonder we are unsure of what we should serve our families? The common concern is raising healthy kids in a world full of [...]
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Governments should intervene where industry has failed for healthier diets: UN … - FoodNavigator
In a report presented to the UN Human Rights Council, United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, said that governments need to take the reins from food companies to ensure the promotion and provision of foods that are central to healthy diets, at reasonable prices. “Urbanization, supermarketization and the global [...]
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Governments should intervene where industry has failed for healthier diets: UN … - FoodNavigator
In a report presented to the UN Human Rights Council, United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, said that governments need to take the reins from food companies to ensure the promotion and provision of foods that are central to healthy diets, at reasonable prices. “Urbanization, supermarketization and the global [...]
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Conference to promote healthy diet
SHARJAH: Sharjah will be host to the second regional conference on proper diet and nutrition among Arab children and teenagers from April 23 to 25 at Holiday International Hotel. A dozen Arab countries including all the Gulf Cooperation Council states will be represented. The meet comes at a time when the statistics of obese Arab [...]
