Laurel on Health Food

Women’s Health Magazine has a new article on foods that help to reduce stress. I was very excited to read their article on this topic because so many people are suffering from stress and reach to food for comfort - especially during the holidays. Stress increases your risk for high blood pressure, obesity, [...]

BBQ parties usually thrive with hot dogs, burgers, chicken wings, ribs, chips, and cookies. Don’t get me wrong, these are all tasty…but we all know they have to be eaten in moderation. HealthCastle.com came up with their top five healthy snack ideas you can bring to a summer party or BBQ.

Fresh berries
Haagen-Dazs’s Raspberry [...]

Self Magazine reports that research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed eating walnuts after a high-fat meal might protect your heart.  The heart-healthy omega-3 fats and antioxidants in walnuts work to reverse the arterial damage caused by saturated fats.

Ref: Self Magazine, June 2007, p. 122

Eating Fabulous recommends eating pistachios for a heart-healthy snack. A Penn State study showed that eating pistachios significantly lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of heart disease. Pistachios also reduce the body’s stress response and therefore decrease the risk of hypertension.

Publix’s Green Wise magazine writes why magnesium is such an important nutrient to maintain a healthy body. Besides keeping our bones strong, magnesium may help control blood pressure, relax bronchial passages (relieving asthma), and control blood glucose levels (influences insulin release).
Daily magnesium needs:

Adults: 310-420 mg
Children (age 3): 80 mg
Boys (14-18): 410 mg
Girls (14-18): 360 [...]