Many of us want to stay in shape as we get older, but once the natural fitness of our early 20s wears off, it can be hard to know where to start. But the key is knowing which types of fitness are best suited to your body’s abilities at different stages of life. Experts from … Read more
When it comes to improving bone health, there are evidence suggest that eating prunes is a good dietary option to help prevent fractures and osteoporosis. Prunes, or dried plums, continue to garner attention in the search for being good for your bones. One of the latest studies on the fruit, published this year in the … Read more
The old adage tells us that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and it turns out that this bit of diet-related wisdom might be true. That’s because a new study found that skipping breakfast could seriously harm your Cognitive function. The findings were reported in an article by Dr. Changzheng Yuan and … Read more
Protein, iron, calcium, vitamin C – the list goes on and on when it comes to trending nutrients we could all need. Potassium is no exception, as it’s an essential mineral your body needs to function properly, especially when it comes to maintaining optimal hydration and fluid levels and helping with muscle contraction. Fortunately, there … Read more
If you’ve ever eaten black rice, you may appreciate its slightly sweet, nutty taste, chewy texture, and exotic purple-black hue. However, besides being simply delicious, due to the multiple health benefits of black rice, it is considered a “superfood”. It first originated in China and then spread to other parts of Asia around 10,000 years … Read more
A Michigan company has issued a recall for 25 brands of Brie and Camembert cheeses after five people were hospitalized with a strain of listeriahealth officials announced. In a September 30 recall noticethe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the products were made by Old Europe Cheese Inc. and sold at popular … Read more
“],”renderIntial”:true,”wordCount”:350}”> It can be difficult to identify what nutritional wisdom is outdated and what you should follow as an athlete. So we asked a sports dietitian: What are the common running nutrition myths we need in retirement? Here are the top five. Myth #1: Eating late at night will make me gain weight Weight isn’t … Read more
Enlarge / A young Hadza Bushman making an arrow for a hunting bow. What did we eat for dinner tens of thousands of years ago? Many proponents of the so-called paleo diet will tell you that our ancestors’ plates were high in meat and low in carbs, and as a result, we have evolved to … Read more
TOMATOES. EGGPLANTS. BELL peppers. What is all this vegetables have in common? If you guess they all caused inflammationyou would be wrong. Of course, many celebrities who claim to follow an anti-inflammatory diet avoid foods like nightshade vegetables. Tom Bradyfor example, don’t eat (or haven’t eaten at any time) tomatoes, peppers, or eggplant because they’re … Read more
