Showing posts with label fat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fat. Show all posts
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Top 10 Worst Processed Foods
From our dear friend, Jamie Oliver. (http://www.jamieoliver.com/news/top-10-worst-processed-foods)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Dining Out vs. Home Cooked Meal
An interesting infographic showing who spends the most money eating out vs. eating in. I think their waistline could prove most of this! (thanks to flowingdata.com/)
Is Consumption Consuming You?
A fantastic article. Here are a few callouts from it. Read the entire story, it's very insightful and honest.
"Manufacturers love to tweak products in ways that leave our diet largely unchanged, but allow for new "hot buttons" to be added to the product packaging to create a "health halo" and seduce you to buy more of whatever junk it may be. "
"The health care industry makes more money treating chronic diseases than it does preventing them. And the circle of business goes round and round, with us dizzy with confusion."
"The appeal of convenience, low price, added flavor and enriched nutrients is all an illusion to cover up the compromised quality of food."
"Manufacturers love to tweak products in ways that leave our diet largely unchanged, but allow for new "hot buttons" to be added to the product packaging to create a "health halo" and seduce you to buy more of whatever junk it may be. "
"The health care industry makes more money treating chronic diseases than it does preventing them. And the circle of business goes round and round, with us dizzy with confusion."
"The appeal of convenience, low price, added flavor and enriched nutrients is all an illusion to cover up the compromised quality of food."
"With fat, sugar and salt you can make cardboard taste exciting to the palate."
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Top 10 Worst Fast-Food Meals
From Time.com: "Tasty? Yes. But would knowing the calorie counts in these items steer us away? Health advocates — and now the Senate — think so"
Check it out:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The Stats on Soft Drinks
(Just to be fair, I don't see any references to credible sources, but most of these sound pretty accurate)
Click to read all the stats
Click to read all the stats
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
50 Must-See YouTube Videos to Improve Your Health and Happiness
One of the most important nurse practitioner duties is to help patients learn how to live healthy. For many people, though, it can be a challenge to access the information that they need to make better decisions about their health and wellness... READ ON
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Stand Up While You Read This!
From the New York Times recently:
"Your chair is your enemy.
It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting — in your car, your office chair, on your sofa at home — you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of cancers and an early death. In other words, irrespective of whether you exercise vigorously, sitting for long periods is bad for you...
Read the entire article
I'm going to buy me a therapy ball!
"Your chair is your enemy.
It doesn’t matter if you go running every morning, or you’re a regular at the gym. If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting — in your car, your office chair, on your sofa at home — you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of cancers and an early death. In other words, irrespective of whether you exercise vigorously, sitting for long periods is bad for you...
Read the entire article
I'm going to buy me a therapy ball!
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