PRAL values of foods in USDA database
A reader asked me if I could make a file with the PRAL values of all foods in the USDA database…
[read article]Breastfeeding and Vitamin D
When my daughter was smaller I used to frequent parenting boards…
[read article]How not to deal with stress
We just bought our first house, in another part of the country…
[read article]Saturated fat
In this fourth post in the series about cooking oils I will discuss saturated fat…
[read article]Monounsaturated oils
In this third post in the series about cooking oils I will discuss mono-unsaturated oils (or: oils that consist primarily of mono-unsaturated fatty acids)…
[read article]DHA Purity Sale: 50% off
I normally don’t write advertising posts, but I think this is a great deal that you may find useful…
[read article]See the damage to your arteries
Arteries of a 50 year old woman…
[read article]Back!
I encourage everyone to go on vacation…
[read article]Dangerfoods: conclusion
This post concludes the series on dangerfoods…
[read article]Dangerfoods: Trans Fat
What is trans fat
Trans fat is made by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil…
Cancer proof your future
The cancer-lifestyle/nutrition connection seems to be getting more and more attention in mainstream media…
[read article]Dangerfoods: Aspartame
The other day, the owner of my friendly neighborhood health food store offered me a piece of a brownie…
[read article]Three things I thought I knew about health and nutrition
Sometimes I assume everybody knows the same things about nutrition as I do…
[read article]Dangerfoods
It is always interesting to see the logs for this weblog…
[read article]Dirt is good for you
Gritty rats and mice living in sewers and farms seem to have healthier immune systems than their squeaky clean cousins that frolic in cushy antiseptic labs, two studies indicate…
[read article]Lack of rest during the weekend increases heart disease risk
I posted recently about the secrets of longevity…
[read article]Does eating healthy make a difference after a lifetime of junk food?
Most people who start to get interested in healthier eating wonder sometimes if there is a point to it all…
[read article]Eat healthy, exercise and play video games
Many people who are interested in health think video games are evil…
[read article]Diet Blog reaches 10.000 comments
The popular Diet Blog reached 10…
[read article]The acid/alkaline connection to health
If you google acid/alkaline you will find many sites that are trying to sell you something to make your blood/urine more alkaline…
[read article]Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Month
May is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month…
[read article]The secrets of longevity
National Geographic has a stunning online feature about cultures with the longest living people on Earth.
[read article]Eat less, live more
In many weight loss groups boosting your metabolism is a hot issue…
[read article]Nutrition studies don’t cut the mustard
Most people think moderate drinking is good for your heart…
[read article]Healthy eating on a budget
It can be hard, eating healthy on a budget…
[read article]"Saturated fat is good for you" and other myths
If you are interested in nutrition and you are using the internet, chances are you found many conspiracy theories…
[read article]Health food junkie
Health Food Junkie is a must read for everybody who is interested enough in nutrition and health to read weblogs about it…
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