Will Green Tea and Hot Peppers Set Your Metabolism on Fire?

By Helen Kollias

Eat the right foods and burn more calories!

There are actually foods that can increase your metabolism and increase how much energy you use. These are known as thermogenic foods, since they get your body to burn more calories, which is a measure of heat/energy use (”therm” refers to heat) [1].

Five Ideas For the President's Task Force on Childhood Obesity

By William A. Anderson

On March 17th I was contacted by Melody Barnes, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and asked to submit my ideas for solving our country's childhood obesity epidemic. The deadline was March 26th, so there wasn't much time to get back to her with the solution to what is arguably the most difficult behavioral health problem our population has. But I was sure I could do it. I had been preparing for this job my whole life.

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Just the Facts :: When Corporations Rule Our Food

Just the Facts :: When Corporations Rule Our Food

Rates Of Severe Childhood Obesity Have Tripled

Rates Of Severe Childhood Obesity Have Tripled

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Say Hello to (My Trillions of) Little Friends: Gut Bacteria and Your metabolsm

Research Review: Say Hello to (My Trillions of) Little Friends: Gut Bacteria and Your Metabolism

by Helen Kollias, February 27th, 2009.

Lonely? Well you shouldn’t be, because you have trillions of friends with you all the time. Sure, they’re kind of small, but they’re always with you, wherever you go. In fact, they’re such good friends that you have more of them than cells in your body! You have hundreds of trillions of micro-organisms in your body, while you have only a measly ten trillion cells. Most of those micro-organism buddies are bacteria.

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The High Fructose Corn Syrup Conspiracy

A decade ago OLESTRA, was approved by the FDA as a natural soy product with a disclaimer on the back of the packages warning that many people had many health problems included anal leakage, now the disclaimer has been REMOVED, so much about trusting what we read on the labels.

Now, once again, we are reassured that there is nothing wrong with eating High Fructose Corn Syrup, as long as we eat it in moderation. Who are they kidding? Eating in moderation when corn syrup is in EVERYTHING WE EAT AND it's legal to sell us hamburgers with three beef patties, three slices of cheese, bacon AND fries and a liter of Coke, all saturated with HFCS?

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Changing Your Mind Can Change Your Body Too!

By Jacqueline Stenson
MSNBC contributor
msnbc.com

Change your mind, and you just might change your body, too. Psychologists say our “self talk” or “internal dialogue” can make or break a fitness routine.
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How to Lower Your Cholesterol With Better Eating

By Kate Stinchfield


About one in two American adults has borderline or high cholesterol levels, which increase one's risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease.

Statins, medications that lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, are now among the most prescribed drugs in the country (and the world). But medication is only part of the solution: To keep cholesterol under control, maintaining a healthy weight and diet is just as important as taking a daily pill.

The guidelines for treating high cholesterol from the National Cholesterol Education Program recommend that patients try to lower their cholesterol through Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC), which include exercise and a healthy diet, before starting a statin. Read more

The Search For The Anti-Aging Diet

New studies suggest healthy eating may add years to your life.
By Peter Jaret, EatingWell.com

"What's the secret to a long and healthy life?" When I asked my great-grandmother that question on the occasion of her 90th birthday, her answer took everyone by surprise. "I always make sure to eat the fat and gristle off meat," she said.

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Eating healthy when dining out is getting easier...

By Stacey Colins

In the dining room's soft amber glow, dozens of patrons peruse the menu at Rock Creek restaurant in Bethesda, Maryland. From a health standpoint, making a smart choice is easy.

Watch your portion size and inquire about the nutritional content of your meal when you eat out.

Whether it's the slow-cooked salmon with sesame seeds, warm bok choy salad, and miso mustard dressing or the jumbo lump crab cakes with celeriac-apple slaw and lemon-caper aioli, each meal contains 600 or fewer calories -- nearly half the amount found in a typical restaurant entree.

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