November 16th, 2007
Special K and Registered Dietitian Lisa Cohn recently conducted a survey to better understand women’s holiday eating habits. According to a media alert I received on the topic…
…75 percent of women surveyed do not bring a healthy snack while shopping
…60 percent of women do not stick to their holiday eating goals
…4 in 10 women admit […]
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October 18th, 2007
Of course you already know that women need the nutrients found in fruits and veggies and you ALWAYS eat your recommended servings EVERY DAY no matter WHAT, but not everyone is as committed to their health as you are. If your family isn’t quite on board, Washington Post foodie Sally Squires offers some great tips […]
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October 5th, 2007
Well, kind of, anyway. Jul over at Veggie Chic shares that certain vitamins can actually have a negative effect on your health, according to recent findings reported by the BBC.
According to the article…
Millions worldwide use antioxidant supplements such as vitamins A and E, and beta-carotene.
Looking at dozens of previous studies, Copenhagen University researchers suggested […]
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September 28th, 2007
To say that I was wildly unimpressed with Kellogg’s Special K2O Protein Water would be an understatement. But just after one of my readers suggested that I give the powdered mix a try, my contact over at Kellogg’s offered me some free samples, which conveniently arrived yesterday. So far, I’ve tried the Pink Lemonade and […]
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September 27th, 2007
I found an awesome tool that helps you pick out the best healthy foods for 9 popular diets:
Anti-Aging
Athletic Endurance
Disease Prevention
Low Calorie
Low Carb
Low Fat
Low Sugar
Raw Food
Vegetarian
Select your diet, and then choose from the best fruits, veggies, proteins, beverages, and extra goodies to help you achieve your individual goals.
Tags: anti-aging, athletic-endurance, Diet, disease-prevention, grocery-shopping, low-calorie, low-carb, low-fat, […]
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September 26th, 2007
This is a great time waster that is also good for you. I’m going to let it speak for itself: The Good Food Fight
Tags: Diet, Nutrition, Recipes, the-good-food-fight, woman, women, Womens-HealthShare This
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July 17th, 2007
I’m kind of picky when it comes to sweet stuff, but I always love a healthy treat that only feels sinful. Check out this great recipe, which I pried out of my mother’s hands a few years ago. (And funny story: the first time I made it, I forgot the sugar. Be sure to include […]
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July 12th, 2007
In honor of today’s “Going Green” Science and Health Channel Theme Day, here are 5 green foods every woman should eat for optimum health:
Spinach. It’s not just for Popeye — spinach is an important part of any woman’s diet. It provides vitamin k, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and that all-important folic acid to name just […]
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May 29th, 2007
A UK-based international study recently published in the journal Nature reports that scientists have isolated five parts of the genome that are associated with increased breast cancer incidence in women. The good news is that these genes contribute to approximately 25% of inherited breast cancer, so detecting it earlier may be possible for that quarter […]
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March 29th, 2007
New research shows that men who consume seven or more servings of whole-grain cereals each week have a marked decrease in risk of heart failure compared with men who didn’t eat whole grain cereals, even when other risk factors were present.
The study followed 20,000+ men over an 18-year period to reach its conclusions, which were […]
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