Laurel on Health Food is a blog about nutrition, healthy eating, and health food. It summarizes articles in the news, lists healthy recipes, offers tips and personal feedback on healthy eating, and reports on nutritional research.
A recent Canadian study published in the Nutrition Research journal found that taking daily supplements of vitamins C and E may help reduce memory loss and improve mental function in people with Type 2 diabetes. Researchers noted that people with Type 2 diabetes are more susceptible to “acute elevations of free radicals” after ingesting a [...]
Dr. Andrew Weil wrote an article for Natural Awakenings magazine called “Nutrition & Prostate Cancer: Top 10 Risk Reducers”. He said that men can significantly reduce their risk of prostate cancer by changing what they eat and drink. Dr. Weil’s top ten prostate cancer risk reducers are listed below.
NewsTarget.com reports that our skin is a strong indicator of our overall health. Many skin problems people have are caused by eating unhealthy foods and not eating enough nutrients that help keep our skin healthy. The nutrients in the following list are the best to keep your skin young, nourished, and healthy. Next [...]
MSNBC.com reports on some common food myths exposed by exercise physiologist Wendy Repovich. Read on.
“Eating eggs will raise your cholesterol.” - Although eggs have a concentrated amount of cholesterol, if you eat them in moderation, you won’t consume enough cholesterol to put you at risk.
“Eating carbohydrates makes you fat” - Removing carbohydrates from [...]
Laurel on Health Food is a blog about nutrition, healthy eating, and health food. It summarizes articles in the news, lists healthy recipes, offers tips and personal feedback on healthy eating, and reports on nutritional research.
