Laurel on Health Food

You might think chocolate is sinful, but it’s a lot better for you than you think. In fact, it has been used for hundreds of years by medical professionals to cure ailments such as tuberculosis, gout, fatigue, diarrhea, weak digestion, hemorrhoids, low virility, and shortness of breath.
Recent nutritional research has identified many health benefits [...]

MSNBC reports that Kellogg Co. announced they would boost the nutritional value of cereals marketed to children or stop marketing them as a whole.  Check out the new requirements for a single serving of Kellogg’s cereals:

200 calories or less
No trans fat
2 g saturated fat or less
230 mg sodium or less
12 g sugar or less

Kellogg’s change [...]

New York Times reports that brown sugar and white sugar are similar on a nutritional level.  While brown rice is healthier than white rice, the same is not true for sugar.  Brown sugar is just sugar turned brown by the reintroduction of molasses.  Brown sugar does have calcium, potassium, iron, and magnesium that are otherwise [...]

Self Magazine reports that a Harvard Medical School study shows eating whole-grain cereal a minimum of twice a week reduces the risk of heart failure by 22%. To choose a healthy and hearty cereal for breakfast, look for:

Whole-grains
4 grams of fiber or more
5 grams of sugar or less (per 100 calories)
0 grams of [...]

Women’s Health Magazine reports on research from the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture that showed honeydew honey has more antioxidants and less sugar than nectar honey.  For the most part, the darker the honey, the higher the antioxidant content.
Rosa Ana Perez, Ph.D., lead researcher of the study, recommends substituting two tablespoons of [...]