Tag Archives: Recession
Survey Shows Weight Rivals the Economy as Source of Stress
Despite the biggest recession since the Great Depression, a recent survey found that 60 percent of respondents feel their weight causes just as much or more stress than the economy. Of 630 people surveyed, mostly women, it is clear that negative thoughts about our bodies persist even as times are tough. “What do we do when we’re stressed about the economy, our weight, or anything else?” said Marsha Hudnall, MS, RD, director of Green Mountain at Fox Run, a women’s healthy weight loss spa in Vermont that conducted the online survey. “Many of us eat, and it shows up as extra pounds and inches over the years.”
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Former executive rides out recession by opening bike shop
Ray Kidd part of a growing number of corporate managers who are buying or starting own businesses. Continue reading
Local sports nutrition chain takes a bite out of the industry
OMAHA – A sports nutrition chain that started cutting its way into the billion-dollar supplement industry in 2004 with stores in Omaha and Lincoln has flexed its muscles by expanding to 26 states during and after the recession. Continue reading
Microsoft Demonstrates “Heat of Recession” is Still On
Although Microsoft claims that its spree of cutting down 5,000 jobs (about 5% of 96,000 employees worldwide) before June 2010 is over but there is a doubt on that Continue reading
Dearest dogs and costliest cats
You might think that owning a pet far outweighs the costs involved, but with the recession pushing up prices, a new survey has revealed that pet loving Brits spend £1.7 billion a year on cat & dog food alone. The survey from M&S Money suggests that the princely sum was spent feeding the nation’s 14.5 million cats and dogs. And increasingly expensive tastes are partly to blame. The report argues that consumers are becoming more concerned about what they feed their pets, with 90% o Continue reading
Memoirs of a Recession: Recipes Included- Lima Bean Minestrone
Lima beans from the frozen section have never been my favorite, but the dried baby lima beans are another creature all together when cooked in a good soup. In addition to being delicious, they are extremely heart-healthy, high in fiber, and very nutritious. They are an excellent source of many minerals, including molybdenum, manganese, folate, potassium, iron, magnesium, iron, and B1, and protein as well. They are considered to have advantages for people with diabetes and sulfite sensiti Continue reading
Nutrient Dense-Low Cost Foods
Eating healthy can cost more and with the recession we are all facing we need to find a way to get the healthiest foods for less. Researchers from the University of Washington have been analyzing the foods that will give the most nutrition for the price per portion. Here are some of the foods from their list: Lower-fat milk; low-fat yogurt; cheddar, American or mozzarella cheese Lean ground beef; chicken (not deep-fried); canned fish Whole eggs Beans, dry or canned Pean Continue reading
Peaks and Troughs: It Happens To The Best of Us
Today I am not going to remind you all that France has just decided that they are entering a recession. I am not even going to remind you all that we are going deeper into debt, as the Government borrow more than they can afford to pay back. That’s obvious to even the most naive amongst us. I was in point of fact going to touch upon the subject of Writers Block (we all have our bad days), but, instead after several distractions, I have decided to discuss:- Health In this day and age mo Continue reading
Health Care You Can?t Afford Not to Afford (New York Times)
As the recession intensifies, more Americans are delaying doctor?s visits and medical treatments. What can you safely postpone, and what must be treated now? Continue reading
The silent tsunami that is killing 25,000 a day
from Sunday Herald, 07 December 2008 A silent tsunami of hunger is engulfing the world, afflicting nearly a billion people in 60 countries and killing 25,000 men, women and children every day. The global food crisis, triggered by high prices, shortages and bad weather, is deepening as the world’s economy moves into recession. Millions more people are now facing poverty, starvation, disease and death. The World Bank is predicting that 967 million people will now go hungry in 2008, 44 m Continue reading