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Our bodies make noises all day long and, if you’re like me, you never know what’s going on in there. I found a helpful “body know how” section on Health Magazine’s website that tells what common body sounds mean and whether or not they are a cause for concern. Find out if your popping joints,
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The DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) is a heart healthy diet backed by the American Heart Association, the NIH, and other organizations and recommended to help improve blood pressure and heart health. The diet emphasizes fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy products, whole grain breads, and lean meats while moderating sodium intake. If you’re
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Since I’m in school, I’ll give you a “homework assignment” for this week! The American Heart Association has a unique “Face the Fats” webpage with information on the different types of fats in foods. I found the short “tutorials” very informative and interesting. The topics covered include: “The Bad Fats Brothers,” how to not let
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Roasting Instead of using high fat cooking methods (such as frying) to cook your meats, try using lower fat cooking methods such as roasting, baking, or grilling. Since I’m not very familiar with roasting techniques, I checked around online and found this video podcast on the Food Network’s website explaining how to roast the perfect
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Today’s healthy cooking tip comes from Chef Carl Behnke at Purdue University. This is a good idea for making delicious and healthier mashed potatoes. Using fat-free cream cheese or fat-free evaporated milk could help reduce the calories even more. For the full article, including all of Chef Carl’s healthy cooking suggestions, visit the Purdue website. “Mashed
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Here’s this week’s Healthy Holiday Cooking Tip: Find the Fat – Think about what you might gain or lose with a substitution (if you replace a fat source with another fat source, you may not have done much to improve your product). Make a mental list of all the fat sources in your recipe (butter,
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If you love nuts, try adding a few pistachios into your daily diet. Studies show pistachios, which contain healthy monounsaturated fats, have a relaxing effect on blood vessels which can help lower blood pressure. A Study was done by researchers at Penn State to determine whether or not pistachios had an effect on blood pressure.
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With more than one holiday ahead of us, it’s important to begin thinking of healthy ways to prepare your favorite Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s dishes. For most of us (especially in the Southern U.S.), food is a symbol of hospitality and good times. This month’s Today’s Diet and Nutrition magazine had a very good
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Curcumin is an antioxidant found in turmeric, a spice often used in pickles. Turmeric is the yellow-colored spice flavoring curry powder which is found in many Indian and Oriental dishes. Recent studies have shown that this compound may help strengthen certain immune cells called macrophages. These macrophages fight bad compounds characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease. Science
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While working at the Student Health Center, I have gotten several tips on healthy eating out to share with college students during my presentations. Busy schedules (and for some, lack of an oven) make for more eating out, so here are suggestions from the Student Health Center website about making heatlhy choices when eating out:
