There's no shortage of good diet advice, but the following tips have scientific research to support them. For starters, take the advice to never go shopping hungry one step further by eating a piece of fruit before you go. Researchers found this encouraged people to buy 25 percent more produce. It's always a good idea to limit snacking while watching TV, so never eat right out of the bag. This is even more important advice to heed when you're caught up in the action of a program: The more distracting the show or movie, the less aware you are of how much you're eating. Most people know that it takes diet and exercise to lose weight. But a three-part approach may be even better. Staying in contact with a diet coach, just by phone, helped dieters in one study maintain a 10 percent weight loss. Another study found that first learning maintenance skills for healthy eating -- before any attempt to diet -- led to greater weight loss success. Here's how to get smarter about weight loss before … [Read more...] about Science-Based Diet Tips That Really Work
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Nutraceutical agent based on compounds found in the Mediterranean diet found to reduce the risk of metabolic disease
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 by: Michelle Simmons Tags: cardiovascular health, cholesterol, disease prevention, disease risk, food science, goodfood, healing foods, healthy diets, heart health, Mediterranean diet, metabolic disease, nutraceutical, nutrients, nutrition, prevention, supplements, triglycerides, weight loss (Natural News) A study found that a nutraceutical agent using compounds found in the Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of metabolic disease. A team of researchers from Italy aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of a nutraceutical agent that contains fermented red rice, phytosterols, and olive polyphenols. In conducting the study, they recruited 80 Caucasian patients who were over 18 years old. These participants have low cardiovascular disease risk but are overweight. The research team randomly gave the participants either a nutraceutical combination that contains fermented red rice, sterol esters and stanols, curcumin, and olive polyphenols or placebo that was … [Read more...] about Nutraceutical agent based on compounds found in the Mediterranean diet found to reduce the risk of metabolic disease
Mental health check in — Five tips for a healthy mind and body
Dr. Andrew Segovia Kulik, chair of psychiatry at the Cook County Health & Hospitals System, is the first to admit that maintaining good mental health is hard, even for those who know how to spot and treat a mental illness. "We know that wellness means so much more than just a healthy body. It also means a healthy mind," he said. "Much of mental health is related to how we physically treat our bodies, but there is still a significant portion of mental health that we cannot prevent just by lifestyle change. Instead, it may require medical intervention, and there should be no stigma." Mental illnesses are conditions that affect how a person thinks, feels, or behaves. Examples are: depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder.And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 50 percent of U.S. adults will develop at least one mental illness during their lifetime.This May during Mental Health Month, Dr. Segovia Kulik encourages people to take an active role in … [Read more...] about Mental health check in — Five tips for a healthy mind and body
The ketogenic diet is not good for people with existing thyroid problems…but here’s what you can try instead
Monday, May 14, 2018 by: Michelle Simmons Tags: badhealth, diet, diet tips, fitness, Foods, hormone health, keto diet, ketogenic diet, natural cures, nutrients, slender, superfoods, thyroid, thyroid diet, thyroid gland, thyroid patients, thyroid problems, time-restricted eating, weight loss, women's health (Natural News) Although the ketogenic diet has been effective for losing weight in some people, it may not be good for people with thyroid problems. This is because the thyroid requires glucose to make necessary hormones and to transform inactive forms into active, usable ones; but a ketogenic diet does not provide the right form of energy to make the thyroid work properly if it is struggling. It can also result in the production of reverse T3, an anti-energy thyroid hormone that can worsen the symptoms and lead to weight gain. Thus, adhering to a ketogenic diet will do more harm than good for people with thyroid problems. Instead of following the ketogenic diet – here … [Read more...] about The ketogenic diet is not good for people with existing thyroid problems…but here’s what you can try instead
Add 7 disability-free years to your life by simply practicing healthy lifestyle habits
Wednesday, May 02, 2018 by: Zoey Sky Tags: active lifestyle, aging, Alcohol, Diets, disability-free life, disease prevention, Drinking, exercise, fitness, Health and Wellness, healthy diet, healthy lifestyle, life expectancy, lifestyle changes, long life, longevity, natural diet, nutrition, obesity, old age, overweight, physical activity, prevention, real science, smoking, weight loss, workout (Natural News) It looks like its time to get up from the couch, turn off the TV, and put on your running shoes. Aside from making you fit and strong, a study has confirmed that living a healthy lifestyle can also help add seven disability-free years to your life. The results of the research, which was published in Health Affairs, determined that several healthy lifestyle factors can boost your longevity by as much as seven years. Most of those years can even be spent free of any disability. The study findings noted that to some extent, alcohol consumption, being … [Read more...] about Add 7 disability-free years to your life by simply practicing healthy lifestyle habits