Category Archives: Healthy Eating
Strawberries Can Help Protect Your Stomach Against Alcohol
October 26, 2011 
Enigma 
Researchers have discovered that eating strawberries–or drinking them in the form of strawberry daiquiris–can help protect your stomach against damage due to the consumption of alcohol. Strawberries, in addition to containing antioxidants, activate various enzymes that help protect the body
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Tags: antioxidants, strawberries, strawberries protecting stomach against alcohol Eating Fish Could Lessen Your Risk of Developing Dementia
It has long been know that eating fish conveys certain kinds of health benefits. Researchers at Northwestern, under the direction of Head Researcher Dr Philippa Jackson, have recently discovered that consuming fish may increase blood flow to the brain, which
Food, Healthy Eating Tags: dementia, eating fish, fish, fish are healthy, fish consumption may lower risk of dementia Food Day
October 24 is Food Day, a nationwide event aimed at, among other issues, pushing for reforms in diet, agriculture and farm worker rights. The main focus of Food Day is to promote healthy and sustainable food growing practices and choices.
The Most Dangerous Place to Leave Food in Your Refrigerator
The most dangerous place to leave food in your refrigerator, according to researchers, is the salad drawer. In some cases, salad drawers can contain 750 times the level of bacteria considered to be safe. In order to protect yourself and
Healthy Eating, Quick Fix Tags: bacteria, refrigerator, safety, why you should clean your refrigerator Olive Oil and Virginity
Virginity has long been held to to be the standard for determining the quality of olive oil. But, according to a study by the UC Davis Olive Center, 73% of the top five brands of imported extra-virgin olive oil did
Cooking, Food, Grocery Budgeting, Healthy Eating Tags: 3E, extra-virgin olive oil, international standards, olive oil, virginity Trying to Lose Weight? Stock up on the Protein!
Apparently, Atkins didn’t have it entirely wrong–eating too little protein makes people feel hungry and makes them more likely to eat fattening food. Researchers estimate that eating more than the average amount of protein can stop you from gaining 2
Food, Healthy Eating Tags: Atkins, how to lose weight, losing weight, protein, weight-loss Too Much Vitamin E Increases the Risk of Prostate Cancer
A group of researchers led by Dr Eric Klein from the Cleveland Clinic in Chicago found that men who are ingesting overly large doses of vitamin E are 17% more likely to develop prostrate cancer, even years after they stopped
Healthy Eating Tags: increased risk of developing the disease, prostate cancer, vitamin E Vitamins May Shorten Your Life
You know how when you were a kid, your mother always told you to eat your vitamins so that you’d grow up to be big and strong? Well, it turns out that she was wrong. Not only that, eating vitamins
Five Overlooked Healthy Foods
It seems like everyone nowadays is trying to eat healthy, but it can be easy to overlook the lesser-known healthy foods. Below is a list of five extremely healthy and often under-appreciated foods. 1. Celery Although long reviled for being
Food, Healthy Eating Tags: celery, five overlookd healthy foods, health, healthy eating, healthy foods, scallops Getting Your Kids to Eat Vegetables
Getting your children to eat their vegetables has long been the bane of parents everywhere. Below are a list of tips about how to get your child to eat her vegetables. 1. Make lasagna. Slip a small amount of vegetables
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