I doubt I really need to preach the virtues of activity to anyone here, but here’s a look at how Sedentary Lifestyles Associated With Accelerated Aging Process. Telomere length decreased with age, with an average loss of 21 nucleotides (structural... (read full article)
Here’s a brief Q&A on World’s Healthiest Foods that is very similar to what I have to say about organic versus conventional: If I can’t afford to buy organic vegetables and fruits, can I still be healthy? My take is that organic... (read full article)
Check out this ridiculous article from Med Page Today: Burgers, Fries, and Diet Soda Are Recipe for Metabolic Syndrome. Now, looking at the title, I can’t say I’d argue with that sentiment. That’s basically a fast food diet and most... (read full article)
Here’s lookin’ at you, Kid. Photo courtesy of Pasqualinonet Today, we move along to the Caribbean, specifically the island of Cuba. We’re actually going to be spending our next few posts exploring South and Central America and the... (read full article)
Here’s an article titled Fruit, Veggie Eaters Have Fewer Strokes. The opening line of the story is: The reasons aren’t well understood, but it is increasingly clear that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is a good way to lower your stroke... (read full article)
Via Eating Fabulous comes this article discussing a study regarding getting omega-3s from fish versus fish oil. Here is the study abstract. Here’s the conclusion: From the article: The 16-week study with healthy premenopausal women showed that... (read full article)
Photo courtesy of Museums.org.za A few days ago I promised a post on nightshades in the comments, so here goes. First, we need to define what a nightshade is. Nightshades are any plant from the family Solanaceae. We are namely interested in two genera:... (read full article)
