Laurel on Health Food

I found an interesting study today giving me yet another reason to fit some more healthy fish into my diet. An animal study conducted at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan found that the carotenoid Astaxanthin, which gives salmon its pink color, may boost fat burning in your body and improve endurance. The study [...]

We all know it’s good to drink plenty of water, but what do you do when you need something a little more interesting that you don’t have to feel guilty about? I’m looking for new healthy and natural drinks ALL THE TIME, so I had the idea to post some of my favorites here. My [...]

I recently learned about Meatless Monday, a national public health campaign to help Americans prevent four leading causes of death: heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer . The campaign, affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, encourages people to avoid eating meat, poultry, and high-fat dairy products on Mondays (you can still eat [...]

Cooking Light wrote that most experts agree the best way for your body to get antioxidants is to eat a varied diet. “Antioxidants work synergistically” which means that when they work together, they have greater benefit for your body than when they work individually. As you’ve probably heard by now, antioxidants keep your body healthy [...]

An Oprah Magazine reader wrote to David L. Katz, M.D. in this month’s “The Way to Eat” section (Ref: The Oprah Magazine, May 2008, p. 200). She mentioned that her mother had ovarian cancer and her father had Alzheimer’s disease. Knowing that this meant she was more likely to get those diseases, she asked Katz [...]