Work It Girl: Stand While You Work
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 19:00 - http://www.fitsugar.com/Sitting all day long at a desk job is not only boring, but it's bad for your body. It can cause lower back pain, tight hips, and tense shoulders. Research also shows that not moving for hours on...
Eat, drink and be merry: dieting's new philosophy
Published on Sunday 28 December 2008 - 01:07 - http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/There is a new lifestyle ethos taking the most fashionable by storm. It is less of a diet, more of a magic cure-all. According to a range of A-list celebrities, this universal remedy promises to...
Cholesterol: Soy
Published on Saturday 27 December 2008 - 17:37 - http://feeds.feedburner.com/A hot button right now is soy. In 1999, FDA permitted companies to claim 25 g/d of soy protein, in a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease; but, recently...
DRHOOK- Off-putting: Why '08 really was year of the rat
Published on Thursday 25 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.readthehook.com/2008 was the Chinese Year of the Rat, the first of the 12 calendar animals. If I were to make my own interpretation of the year, it would be the Year of the Dirty Rat (said like James Cagney...
Cholesterol: Good vs. Evil
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 18:56 - http://feeds.feedburner.com/Cholesterol has become a very dirty word. It s right up there with heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke. When considering cholesterol, there are obvious foods to steer away from such as a...
Healthy Holiday Recipe: Hazelnut Cookies
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 17:00 - http://www.fitsugar.com/I love hazelnuts in my salads, in my chocolate, and in cookies. Christmas is a cookie event for me, and these hazelnut cookies have been in my family for generations. Since they contain no flour, I...
Older Patient's At Risk From Dangerous Drug Combos
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 00:16 - http://www.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' JAMA 12/24/08' InjuryBoard on FDA use of over-the-counter medications (OTC), dietary supplements and prescription drugs has surged, writes researchers in the December 24 issue of the...
Gifts to help loved ones stay fit
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 00:06 - http://thestate.com/Great gift ideas can come from unusual places.Cosmetics retailer Ulta offers pedometers for $19.99, Suzanne Deason yoga DVDs for $11.23 and exercise balls for $29.98. Marshalls and TJ Maxx offer...
Christmas dinner for dieters
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 00:00 - http://www.health24.com/Spare a thought for slimmers this year and prepare a Christmas dinner that isn't loaded with kilojoules, fat and cholesterol.
Fats From Nuts Can Drop Bad Cholesterol Numbers
Published on Saturday 20 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www2.tbo.com/Even if we pay a little more for pecans this year, these and other nourishing power foods are worth the extra pennies.
