Israelis among the healthiest eaters — study

Fresh fruits for sale at at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90) A new study in this month’s The Lancet Global Health Journal places the diet of the average Israeli among the healthiest in the world. The study, which looked at dietary habits — both good and bad — of adults in…

The Food Additive That's Changing Our Guts And Causing Obesity

Processed foods have changed the way we eat. Food can sit longer on shelves, but what does that mean for the stomach? In a new study published in the journal Nature, researchers from Georgia State University investigated how the widely used processed food additive emulsifiers played a role in the gut. Emulsifiers are added to most…

17 Stories Of Eating-Disorder Survival

Eating-disorder recovery is not easily definable. Recovery and survival from any trauma, mental illness, addiction, or disembodiment of self looks and feels different to and for everyone. One thing is certain: Eating disorders do not discriminate. And all too often, they are neither obvious nor visible in presentation. All too often, they are stigmatized, or silenced…

Losing weight in hopes of gaining peace

Film maker Yael Luttwak told a group in Scotch Plains that after participating in her Slim Peace program, Jewish and Muslim women are “humanized.” Photo by Johanna Ginsberg From the documentary Slim Peace Slim Peace started with a simple idea. Could women in Israel from different backgrounds and religions come together to lose weight — and…

Boost your metabolism

If there is one thing every health-conscious, weight-watching individual wishes they had, it's fast metabolism. Imagine how simple life would be if our metabolism burnt off all the calories we ingested, allowing us to eat and drink as we please without having to worry about weight gain. Sounds good, doesn't it? If you answered 'yes' to…

Heart Disease on the Rise for Female Patients Due to Increase in Severe Obesity Cases

More women are suffering from heart failure than ever before, but bariatric surgery offered by expert physicians like Dr. Feiz is helping to buck the trend LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In the United States, heart failure is the leading cause of death every year. According to the CDC, over 600,000 people die from…

Weight Management: U.S. Consumer Mindsets

LONDON, Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The upward trend in obesity that has vexed public health officials for decades may have leveled out and the healthy eating movement remains on the upswing. Still, nearly 100 million Americans are watching their diet to lose weight or to maintain their current weight. Successful weight management remains a tough…

Losing Weight Is Easier Than Keeping It Off

After weeks of discipline, you managed to lose the 10 pounds you've wanted to shed for years, but you understand this is just the first step in your journey since the really hard part has always been keeping the lost weight off. A new study from McMaster University in Ontario may help you accomplish this difficult…

Sometimes Simple Diet Changes Are As Good As Medication

Thousands of years ago, Greek physician Hippocrates, considered one of the most preeminent figures in the history of medicine, advised, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” A study conducted by researchers at Pennsylvania State University investigated the heart-healthy benefits of avocados and published their findings in the Journal of the American Heart…

10 Fitness Myths Debunked

There are a lot of mistruths in the fitness world. Here are 10 fitness myths, that many people think are true but aren't. 1. Stretching: Many people stretch before a workout to prevent injury. This actually destabilizes the muscles and can lead to injury. This is especially true for weight training. Stretching is good but should…

Put some butter in it: The science behind a great cup of coffee, part 3

Christopher Pilny for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online In the final part of this three-part series (Part 1 & Part 2), we sit down with Bulletproof CEO Dave Asprey to discuss one of the more unique philosophies in his coffee creed: Blend in some grass-fed butter. While this editor can't attest to this process, one of…

6 Exercise Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Workout

Fitness is not just about lifting weights or eating the right food; fitness is a lifestyle that requires adherence for more than your one to two hours a day at the gym. Just because you hit the gym first thing in the morning, that doesn’t mean you can put clean eating on the back burner to…

Trovita Health Science to Showcase ENU® Nutritional Shakes at Natural Products Expo West 2015

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Trovita Health Science – the makers of ENU®, an innovative ready-to-drink, complete nutritional shake – today announced booth exhibition at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA. March 5 – 7, 2015 Booth #H303 in the Hilton Hotel Pavilion. Natural Products Expo West is the largest tradeshow in the natural,…

Eating banana is good for health!

Banana is a fruit which is loved by all and good for health. The fruit is not only delicious but also cheap and available throughout the year unlike other fruits. Here are some health benefits of the fruit: Good for heart: Banana is good for heart as the fruit is packed with potassium. High potassium and…

Beyond Beauty: The Life Saving Effects of Bariatric Surgery

Though successful weight loss procedures, like those performed by the highly experienced surgeons at Beverly Hills Physicians, improve the figure, their function is to improve the quality of life. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The desire for a thin physique is a dominating one in our society, and women, as well as men, all…

Weight Loss and Weight Management Market Worth $206.4 Billion by 2019

DALLAS, February 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report " Weight Loss and Weight Management Market by Equipment (Fitness Equipment (Treadmill, Stair Steppers)), Surgical Equipment (Adjustable Gastric Band, Gastric Bypass), Diet (Weight Loss Meals, Diet Soft Drinks), Weight Loss Services - Forecast to 2019", the global Weight Loss and Weight Management Market…

Guidelines To Help You Boost Your Health and fitness, Which Makes It Better- Not More difficult

Exercise is a terrifying expression to numerous people. Most people think of a exercise program of something unexciting and painful and prevent it without exceptions. Even so, exercising is essential for you and it can be entertaining, also! Please read on for several advice on remaining match and having enjoyable! As a way to optimize your…

The Search for the Perfect Sugar Substitute

Think of all the kinds of sugar: white for cakes, brown for cookies, powdered for frosting, turbinado for single-origin pour-over coffee, simple syrup for brandy old-fashioned cocktails. Despite these different forms and uses, chemically speaking, they’re all the same, made of a molecule called sucrose. Sucrose and its even simpler component parts, fructose and glucose, are…

Top 10 causes of high blood pressure

Heart ailments like heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases claim approximately 80% lives in low and middle income countries, according to a global brief on hypertension published by WHO on World Health Day. So what contributes to such a large mortality rate owing to heart disease? Doctors and research point to the incidence of abnormally high…

Minnesota Company, Takam Ventures (LLC) Introduces New Online Organic Health Food Store at www.naturalforyourhealth.com

ISANTI, Minn., Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota-based internet company, Takam Ventures (LLC), today unveiled its new Organic Health Food store at www.naturalforyourhealth.com. The new online store offers an array of exceptionally high quality organic foods. Founder and owner of Takam Ventures, Linda Mikush states, "Naturalforyourhealth.com was designed for the health-minded consumer. It's a cost effective…

Why put eggs back on your daily menu

If you are one of those people who is not sure whether they should be eating eggs, I hope this can put your mind to rest. Eggs are good for you. Many adults avoid eggs because they are afraid of cholesterol. However, dietary cholesterol is only responsible for 20 per cent of your total blood cholesterol.…

6 Exercise Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Workout [SLIDESHOW]

Fitness is not just about lifting weights or eating the right food; fitness is a lifestyle that requires adherence for more than your one to two hours a day at the gym. Just because you hit the gym first thing in the morning, that doesn’t mean you can put clean eating on the back burner to…

Nutrisystem Introduces 15 New Menu Items

New Products Contain No Artificial Flavors, Colors or Sweeteners FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Feb. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nutrisystem (NASDAQ: NTRI), a leading provider of weight management products and services, announced today the addition of 15 new items to their existing menu of more than 150 breakfasts, lunches, dinners and desserts. The items, which include a mix…

The Hormone That Stops You From Losing Weight

Whenever you feel really happy (like too happy) or even just healthy and content, your brain is releasing the neurotransmitter serotonin. But while this form of serotonin is the most popular, it only makes up five percent of the body’s total supply. The other 95 percent, a new study finds, is busy regulating how well your…

Could The Answer To Weight Loss Be In A Bladder Medication?

Obesity is an omnipresent threat to America’s health and future, but a possible solution may be on its way thanks to the discovery of a switch that turns on the body’s most masterful fat-burning machine — brown fat. Researchers from Harvard Medical School figured out how to burn fat from repurposing a bladder medication and published…

US Dietary Proposals Easier On Cholesterol, Harder On Sugar

Americans should eat less added sugars and stop worrying about cutting back on cholesterol, according to the recommendations of a nutritional advisory committee that was asked to shape the next draft of the federal dietary guidelines. The last version was released in 2010, so the committee’s recommendations represent five years of research into what we should,…

Beyond Meat Redefines How Americans Think About Meat

Plant Protein Products Align with 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee RecommendationsGreater Emphasis on Environmental Impact in Addition to a Healthy Diet EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, expert recommendations released today for the upcoming 2015 Dietary Guidelines call for healthy eating and food production that is environmentally sound, particularly when…

Promoting Healthy Hearts While Providing Nourishing Meals

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- It is National Heart Health Month, and we are reminded that thousands of Oklahomans are diagnosed each year with hypertension, high cholesterol, and other heart-related diseases and illnesses. Oftentimes, the cost of the medications prescribed to treat these chronic heart ailments can add up and be too expensive. To…

The New Dietary Guidelines Backtrack On Cholesterol And Saturated Fat, But That's OK

“Ask, and ye shall receive,” right? Following an increasingly fierce fight against added sugars and cholesterol (the latter fight being whole eggs, plural), the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have proposed new federal dietary guidelines. The gist of the 571-page-long report is egg yolks are back from exile; drinking coffee…

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Why An Early Intervention Is Crucial

That eating disorders aren’t just a phase is one of the points the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) hopes to drive home during its annual week of awareness, Feb. 22 to Feb. 28. This particular idea lends itself to NEDA's overall campaign theme, “I Had No Idea…” Additional ideas include “I had no idea that my…