Posted in Diet on July 31st, 2008 No Comments »
Summer is here (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, at least), and that means sunshine, vacations, lazy afternoons, long cool drinks and … ice-cream. But if you’re desperately still trying to fit into that new summer outfit, or shape up for the beach, does that mean you have to make do with a […]
Posted in Recipes on July 31st, 2008 No Comments »
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I still remember the first time I encountered zucchini bread as a teenager. I had a hard time getting my mind around the concept. At the time, zucchini was something my mom made me eat, and not anything you would bake into something sweet. Fortunately, the pathway into my naturally resistant-to-new-foods teenage […]
Posted in Recipes on July 30th, 2008 No Comments »
From the recipe archive.
Here’s a salmon dish made for summer. Fresh tomatoes, fresh chopped herbs, a few shallots, lemon juice, balsamic and olive oil make a perfect sauce to accompany baked salmon fillets.
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Posted in Recipes on July 30th, 2008 No Comments »
From the recipe archive.
Every weekend during the summer, if we are lucky, there will be a good supply of wax beans at the farmers market. These golden yellow (and sometimes purple) versions of green beans are harvested young, and are sweet and tender. Here is a simple way to prepare them, with the […]
Posted in Diet on July 30th, 2008 No Comments »
A study done by Newcastle University has shown that a 45 minute daily walk can help to control diabetes. Dr Michael Trenell and Prof Roy Taylor led the research, which found that people with Type 2 diabetes who walk regularly can reduce some of the negative effects of diabetes.
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Posted in Diet on July 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Cleaning the floor doesn’t have to be boring… or back-breaking. Check out these babies.
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Posted in Diet on July 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Injuries suck - plain and simple. They are especially frustrating for those who are used to being active. The standard protocol for injuries is RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation), therapeutic exercise and painkillers. Here’s why diet should play a big part in this equation and how to optimize eating to help hasten […]
Posted in Diet on July 29th, 2008 No Comments »
UK woman Dawn Page has been awarded £810,000 (1.6M USD) in damages from her nutritionist Barbara Nash
Mrs Page started the “Amazing Hydration Diet” in order to lose weight. She ended up suffering a “massive epileptic fit and brain damage caused by severe sodium deficiency.”
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Posted in Diet on July 29th, 2008 No Comments »
You know the weight-loss industry has gone berserk when a guy like Randy Jackson, of American Idol fame, can publish a DIET book! No, I’m not kidding.
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Posted in Diet on July 29th, 2008 No Comments »
I’m sure many readers will have experienced a diet that “failed” in the past. These are often ones which you manage to stick with for a few days, even a week or two, then give up on. Usually, the diet was impractical or you just weren’t feeling committed to it.
Sometimes, though, a diet seems successful: […]
