Follow the pros. They know what they’re doing. The next time you move your household, or even just clean out the basement — as silly as it may seem for those guys who think they’re invincible and no harm will ever come to them — take the advice of...

Here’s the rule. No one over 12 should believe advertisements, especially when they provide miracle cures. The diet product, hoodia, makes the point. A UK company has been told to amend advertising for a hoodia gordonia product. Why? Because they claimed that it could cause you to reduce calorie...

David H. Murdock: A Recipe For Longevity: 33 Of The Healthiest Foods On Earth This is a terrific list of healthy foods, and also what they do for you. Enjoy!!...

Apparently so. Canning together gets a fresh reappraisal http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_7738/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=yOGgwVbM Sent from my iPhone...

This study, published in the National Academy of Sciences and reported in the New York Times, suggests that if you exercise to improve your metabolism and prevent diabetes, you may want to avoid antioxidant supplements C and E. The researchers, led by Dr. Michael Ristow, a nutritionist at the...

Good fats are SO good. They turn out to be critical for you to include for so many reasons, including your eyes. This piece in CNN reports on work published Monday in the Archives of Ophthalmology, showing that these foods — which contain healthy fats — can reduce the...

No kidding … a drug. That is, according to the FDA. In fact, General Mills has been told to change the marketing of its popular Cheerios whole grain cereal, as the health claims it currently uses classify it as an unapproved drug. The food giant has until next week...

The Mediterranean Dietary approach can help lower blood pressure. This, according to this report published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, adherence to this way of eating was associated with lower blood pressure. This adds to the data indicating that the consistent health benefits of this approach. For...

This really makes no sense. Sticking needles into your skin along the “meridians” that allegedly course through your body. But here’s the issue: knowing WHY something works is not a prerequisite to it working. And, if we don’t understand it yet, if it does not fit with any of...

This series of pictures is stunning. It shows both WHAT the people of the world eat, and HOW MUCH they eat in one week. You have GOT to see this. Food QualityPlease note the healthy nature of the foods in ethnic cultures, compared to the traditional fare of the...

  Yields 2 cups   You’ll Need · 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (thawed if necessary) · ¼ cup orange juice · ¼ cup water · 2 Tablespoons sugar · 1 Tablespoon cornstarch · 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg · 1/8 teaspoon salt · ¼ teaspoon grated orange peel...

  You’ll Need: · 8 ounces plain yogurt · 1Tablespoon honey · Grated peel of a half an orange Directions In a small bowl, combine yogurt, honey and orange peel. Serve as a dip with fresh sliced fruit of choice. Tips If serving apple or banana slices you can...