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Healthy bites: On aspirin, low carbs, fiber and the truth behind eating an apple a day

Taking aspirin could be doing healthy people more harm than good Taking a daily aspirin in the hope of preventing a heart attack by people who are otherwise healthy probably aren’t doing themselves any good and may even be causing harm in the form of excess bleeding. The study, from the Aspirin for Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis trial in Scotland, found that taking a daily low-dose aspirin didn’t help healthy people prevent heart attacks. Researchers say aspirin is helpful, though, for peop Continue reading

Recommended Healthy Foods For Weight Loss

by James Zane Johnson When you decide that you want to get fit and lose weight, choosing a healthy eating plan is essential. You have to change certain habits and unhealthy food choices are one of them. Healthy foods can really change your life and aside from helping you to lose weight, they can make you feel fitter, healthier and stronger. Here are some great healthy foods that you can choose from when planning your weight loss regime. An Apple a Day… We have all heard this saying before Continue reading

Improve Weight Loss With Healthy Foods

by James Zane JohnsonIf you are trying to lose weight, you will have probably decided to start a healthy eating plan. With any eating regimen for losing weight there are certain healthy foods that you must consume for the weight loss to be effective. These healthy food choices will also depend on how often you exercise, and what your long term goals are. For the best weight loss food choices you can make, keep reading. An Apple a Day…When you want to lose weight quickly and be healthy, the most Continue reading

Healthy Foods Recommended For Losing Weight

by James Zane Johnson When you have a few extra pounds and want to shed them fast and easily, you must think about a healthy eating plan. This does not have to be some crash diet, eat only salads type of eating plan. It is rather a change of lifestyle, choosing better foods that contain more nutrients. Your healthy foods can be from any group and are all needed for fast weight loss results. Below you will find some of the foods recommended by professionals. An Apple a Day… We have all hea Continue reading

Healthier Lifestyles Now Looking Budget Healthy

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what does it do to the budget deficit? There’s been some long-running debate in the community over whether or not having people adopt healthy lifestyles would actually reduce health care costs as opposed to just making people healthier. After all, getting crushed by a an anvil at age 45 is terrible for your life expectancy, but not particularly costly compared to letting you live 20 more years before getting a cancer diagnosis. But via Ezra Klein Continue reading

An apple a day (or more) to keep the cancer doctor away

Image via Wikipedia New research indicates that eating apples can lower the risk of developing breast cancer , in an animal model ( Liu et. al., 2009 ). The paper mentions that a series papers that have come out recently supporting the idea that apples reduce cancer risk ( Sun and Liu 2008 , Liu et. al., 2005 , etc, see Gerhauser 2008 for review). This study compliments the epidemiological studies in humans that have shown that a hearty consumption of fruits and vegetables lower t Continue reading

Apples for Weight Loss

The old saying goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Well I’ve found some new research that may add to the good reputation of apples. After reading today’s blog, the new saying may be, “An apple a day, keeps overeating at bay”. Continue reading

An Apple A Day to get those A’s

Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler, Ed. D. Came across a real good article on a school leader that’s found another way, here’s part of it : With healthier eating, exercising, and joining Overeaters Anonymous (www. oa.org), Sanders — Butler, a borderline diabetic, took control of her life. In six months she lost 50 pounds and got her blood pressure to a healthy 120/72. She also became more educated about what it takes to lead a healthy life and made it her life mission to pass that knowledge on to Continue reading