Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Fight against fat like drug addiction

Health commissioner: fight obesity like addiction
WTVC
(AP) -- Tennessee's health commissioner says obesity is a relapsing disease that should be fought like a drug addiction. According to The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/JPtW8N ), Dr. John Dreyzehner spoke at a joint health summit in Nashville on Tuesday ...

Commissioner: Fight against fat like drug addiction
The Tennessean
The state's top health official on Tuesday compared Tennessee's obesity epidemic to drug addictionand called on chambers of commerce to confront the problem. “I'm pretty convinced that when we are talking about obesity and being overweight, ... 

COR Retreat releases Food Addiction Infographic
PR Web (press release)
COR Retreat, a non-profit food addiction treatment program in Minnesota, releases an infographic titled Understanding Food Addiction in America, featuring statistics, symptoms and treatment options. COR Retreat at the McIver Center for Spiritual ...

PR Web (press release) 

Health benefits of Mediterranean diet
Times of India
For years, the Mediterranean diet has been tied to lesser chances of illness and increased well-being. But now, a new study has linked it to mental and physical health as well. The Mediterraneandiet, which is characterized by the consumption of fruit, ...

More Support for Health Effects of Mediterranean Diet
PsychCentral.com
Several studies have determined that the so-called Mediterranean diet is associated with a lesser chance of illness and increased well-being. Now, a new study suggests the Mediterranean diet is also linked to improved physical and mental health.

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A Healthy Diet Rooted in Better Communication Between Couples
BET
And in many households, the woman takes care of the health of her kids and that of her husband. But what happens when a wife wants to eat healthier and the husband does not? Researchers from the University of Michigan wanted to explore this dynamic...

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'Mediterranean diet helps boost mental, physical health'
Business Standard
PTI / Washington May 30, 2012, 15:05 Want to improve your mental and physical health? Then, resort to the daily Mediterranean diet, researchers say. A new study headed by a team from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of ...

Exercise and a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables extends life expectancy ...
EurekAlert (press release)
Women in their seventies who exercise and eat healthy amounts of fruits and vegetables have a longer life expectancy, according to research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Researchers at the University of Michigan and Johns ...

Guide to healthy grains: How to use farro, quinoa and more
msnbc.com (blog)
By Michelle Hainer By now you know that a diet full of whole grains is the gold standard for eatinghealthy. While you may want to incorporate these foods into your diet, a trip through the grain aisle of your grocery store offers tons of confusing ...

Study: Cutting TV time results in better diet
Chicago Sun-Times
Want to lose weight? Drop the remote. According to a Northwestern Medicine study, reducing time in front of the TV or computer also reduces your intake of junk food and saturated fats. The study to discover the most effective way to encourage people to ...

Actress Malin Akerman's No-Diet Bikini Plan
FitSugar.com
"I've never been on a fad diet or tried one of those crazy cleanses. I think they just mess up your system. I believe in eating as nutritiously as I can all the time — not just before I'm putting on a swimsuit. My mother raised me on fresh — rather ...

"Drop 10 Diet" Puts The Health Benefits Back Into Summer Eating
NY1
A summer picnic or barbecue does not have to leave people feeling too bloated for the beach, as the new book "The Drop 10 Diet" shows how a unique spin on some seasonal favorites might actually help people lose weight. NY1's Health reporter Kafi Drexel ...

NY1

Living a Balanced and Healthy Lifestyle, From the Inside Out
Huffington Post
My hectic schedule can be trying, but I know that in order to achieve my goals and look and feel my best, I need to maintain a balanced lifestyle -- from diet and fitness to my beauty routine and overall well-being. I am currently preparing for the ...

Which Diet program Program Is Greatest? Studys Surprising Outcomes
The Bakersfield Voice
For quite a few men and women, New Years resolutions will involve vows to cut back on their food intake, get on a diet and exercising regimen and drop at least a couple of pounds. The question that hangs in the air for these who are anticipating the ...

Enjoying a gluten-free diet
Independent Online
By Lindsay Ord Gluten-free does not mean a diet with no treats, as Lucille Cholerton demonstrates with this cake made with tapioca and potato flour. Picture: Zanele Zulu While most of us had hardly heard of gluten a few years ago, going gluten-free has ...

Independent Online

Weight Watchers makes its point
Jerusalem Post
By LILIT ROMEM Summer is here, and as it is no longer possible to hide under coats and sweaters, this is the time to diet. Weight Watchers Israel is launching the Points Plus method. Developed by professionals in the fields of nutrition, psychology, ...

7 Healthy Lessons Learned From Fad Diets
FitSugar.com
Keep your heart healthy (Mediterranean diet) There's a reason why those living on the Mediterranean coast are so happy; their diet has been proven to help people live longer. As a dietcraze, people turn to the Mediterranean diet to lose weight with ...

Vital Vitamins and Effective Weight Loss
The Bakersfield Voice
Along with well-balanced diet and exercising, it is additionally important to look after the skin by regularly cleansing it, exfoliating and scrubbing and moisturizing it. This is so because all your UV radiation, pollution and stress enjoy vital role ...

How to plan a good diet for recovery from cancer
Times of India
But how true is this for health altering circumstances like cancer rehabilitation? Dr. Amit Bhargava Consultant at the Moolchand Cancer Hospital in New Delhi reveals, "Cancer increases metabolism thus it is essential that the tissues must be rebuilt ...

Breaking myths about women and risk of heart disease
Florida Times-Union
Despite being in relatively good health, she had some hidden risk factors. By Charlie Patton When it came to heart disease, Susan Grandin figured she was bulletproof. "I wasn't overweight, I don't smoke, I'm not diabetic," said Grandin, a 52-year-old ...

Weight Loss Success: Chander Joined A Gym And Lost More Than 70 Pounds
Huffington Post
How I Gained It: At one stage of my life I was going through a very unhealthy daily routine which comprised of not cooking healthy food at home, eating junk food such as Hungry Jack's, McDonald's burgers, chips and pizzas, to name a few!

Eye for health, fitness
Alamogordo Daily News
Consuming a diet comprising primarily fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats and low-fat dairy while limiting added sugars and fats is also a great way of keeping healthy and managing weight. HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE -- Maintaining good health and ...

ADW Talks To Nutritionist and Diabetes Expert Samantha Heller About Diet ...
PR Web (press release)
Heller is part of the team working on the 'Blood Sugar Basics' campaign that is designed to offer education and instruction on how a person with diabetes can take care of themselves as it relates to diet, exercise, and overall health.

PR Web (press release)

5 tips for a healthy summer
OCRegister
Diet, exercise and other elements of self-care needn't take a vacation. Here are some ways to stayhealthy in the heat. By COURTNEY PERKES / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER With summer unofficially under way, it's time to officially think about ways to stay ...

US Olympic Swimmer Natalie Coughlin Talks Health and Fitness
Diets In Review (blog)
She keeps up with her fitness outside of the pool and eats healthy to maintain a well balanced diet. She embraces the green lifestyle, so much so that she has a garden in her backyard where she grows her own fruits and vegetables.

Five ways to lose 5 pounds: Dropping weight is never easy, but these five ...
Kansas City Star
Now that you know the trick, read on for five simple lifestyle modifications that will help you shave hundreds of calories from your diet and reach your goal. Research indicates that chugging H2O curbs appetites. In fact, in one American Chemical ...

Classes to help kids become superheroes of health, wellness
Salt Lake Tribune
New offering » Children will learn about healthy food choices, the importance of exercise, otherhealthy habits. By Jon Clifford Is the Incredible Hulk's skin green because of a lethal dose of gamma radiation, or is it because his diet includes plenty ...

How Two Key Lifestyle Changes Can Help Boost Your Health Overall
TIME
By Alexandra Sifferlin | @acsifferlin | May 29, 2012 | + Getting healthy doesn't mean having to overhaul your entire lifestyle. Just a couple of key behavioral tweaks can have a domino effect on your other health-related habits, with lasting benefits, ...

TIME

Mediterranean Diet Benefits Mind and Body, Study Finds
MyHealthNewsDaily
Eating a plant-rich Mediterranean diet might not only be good for losing weight, it may have positive effects on general mental health and physical well-being as well, according to a new study from Spain. Researchers tracked more than 11000 university ...

Blogger: State Agency Censored Online Health Food Advice Column
CBS Local
CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — Steven Cooksey says all he wanted to do was help other diabetics get healthy, but a North Carolina agency tried to censor his online healthyfood advice column, saying he was not a licensed dietitian.

CBS Local

Technology And Financial Incentives Inspire Healthy Habits
RedOrbit
For any person, losing weight and eating healthy can be a difficult challenge. In a recent issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers stated that mobile technology, remote coaching, and financial incentives could possibly improve the diet ...

FDA warns of fake ADHD pills; extroverts may live longer
USA TODAY
TV time and diet: Want to improve your diet? Step away from the TV, grab an apple or celery stick and you may be well on your way, new research suggests. The study, in which participants were paid to try two positive health changes, found that the ...

USA TODAY

Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss
Reuters
Three years on, she has dropped 50 pounds to reach a healthy 145 and has normal blood pressure without medication. That isn't too surprising: Weight loss is the purpose of bariatric surgery and often reduces blood pressure. More remarkable, Iaboni no ...

La Cantera fitness/diet program opens this fall | Body Work | a mySA ...
By Jessica Belasco
Weight-loss program based in New York expands to the Westin La Cantera Hill Country Resort. ...out exercise programs and trends. ← Workplaces recognized as healthy ... The program, which lasts from one to 12 weeks, will use the resort's Castle Rock Health Club & Spa and swimming pools and includes nutrition counseling and cooking classes. This will be the second location for Shane Diet &Fitness Resorts, which also has a program in the Catskills in New York. Rates for the ...
Body Work

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The Mediterranean diet is definitively linked to quality of life
The Mediterranean diet, which is characterised by the consumption of fruit, vegetables, pulses, fish, olive oil and nuts, has been proven to be beneficial to the health in terms of a lesser chance of chronic illness and a lower mortality rate. A new study headed ... Henríquez states that "the Mediterranean diet is an important factor associated with better quality of life and can be considered as a healthy food model." Its food .... Female fat prejudice persists even after weight loss, study finds...
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The Serotonin-Plus Weight Loss Blog: Why Bother? | SP Diet Plan
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The Serotonin-Plus Weight Loss Blog: Why Bother? Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 09:47am - 0 Comments ». I would bet that many, if not all people in that have struggled with weight control have, at times, given in to the “why bother?
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Paula Deen Dishes on New Diet, Weight Loss on 'The View' | ABC ...
From the blog ABC News Blogs: Celebrity chef Paula Deen has revamped her diet and lost 30 pounds, she told the co-hosts of “The View” today. Today's ...
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