Lower Blood Pressure Without Drugs? Take A Nap
If you’re looking to improve your blood pressure, there are some simple solutions to try … before (or in addition to) taking meds. Compare the risks and side-effects of taking a nap versus medication: Taking a nap. Side effects include alertness, better performance, less chronic hunger. Blood...
Designer Drug Abuse Out of Control
Designer drug abuse out of control: U.N. drugs board (Reuters) – The problem of so-called “designer drugs” is running out of control in many regions of the world, the U.N. global drugs watchdog said Wednesday. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said detailed instructions for how to make designer...
Eww. The Hygiene Perils of Hotel Sheets: Tips to avoid them
Philip Tierno doesn’t feel comfortable staying in hotels. He knows too much. The microbiologist travels with an impervious mattress and pillow cover to protect against the unseen debris that guests leave behind in what he compares to the lost Roman civilization, particles “literally buried over time” in the bed....
Is Sarah Palin A “Fruit Loop”?: VIDEO
British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver called Sarah Palin a “Froot Loop” for criticizing the Obama administration’s healthy eating initiatives, and said getting healthy foods to kids is a civil rights issue. The U.S. is in a “really dark moment” when it comes to children’s health and needs to make...
Fighting Parkinson’s … with Fruit?
A diet rich in anthocyanins may help lower the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. Mohammad Ali and Michael J Fox The research, which is due to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 63rd Annual Meeting in April, suggests that men and women who...
Rats On Wine: Wine Supplementation? Take Your Vitamin W?
Dietary supplementation with polyphenols from red wine may slow the decline in vascular function associated with age, suggests a new study with rats. Animals fed red wine polyphenols were found to have less dysfunction of the endothelium – the cells lining blood vessels – as well as an improved ageing-related...
Old Wine In New Bottles. Critics pan new food labels
U.S. grocers joined with food and drink makers to unveil a new system on Monday for putting nutritional information on packages ahead of plans from U.S. regulators, who have called for clear and accurate labels to help fight obesity. Critics were quick to question the front-of-package labeling move by...
‘honey laundering’?
A coalition organization of honey companies and importers has revealed a new initiative to certify the origin of US honey in an effort to ensure product purity and safety. This has NOTHING to do with getting your spouse to do the clothes washing! In 2008, a bunch of US...
Concerns over the 1st US guidelines on Farm-Raised Fish
More people now eat farm raised fish than wild caught fish!! That’s an amazing change, but one that just acknowledges the realities of our modern world. But the general principle that, “There’s nothing so good that you can’t royally screw it up” particularly holds true in this case. Policy toward industrial...
What does it mean that “Fish consumption hits all time high”?
Global fish consumption has reached its highest ever level of about 17 kg per person on average, supplying more than 3bn people with at least 15 per cent of their average animal protein intake, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). That’s huge! Most...
General Mills ad slogan are ‘Now Even Better’
The company that told you its Lucky Charms cereal was a “Smart Choice” — see the handy CHECK MARK right on the top of the box — even though this product is 41% sugar by weight, has a new ad slogan out. By the way, General Mills was forced to...
Headline Fail: High Fiber Diets and Death: Reuters
Here’s what we read: “People who eat a lot of fiber every day might be less likely to die prematurely from a range of illnesses — including heart disease, cancer, and infection — a new study suggests.” The benefits of fiber in promoting weight loss, lowering cholesterol, and...