How High-Fiber Diet Lowers Risk for Colon Polyps?
Looking to add more fiber to your diet? Why? Fiber — along with adequate fluid intake — moves quickly and relatively easily through your digestive tract and helps it function properly. A high-fiber diet helps to reduce the risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Fiber can lower blood sugar, cut cholesterol, and may even […]
Is Cutting salt intake ‘a global priority’?
There is a consistent and direct relation between salt intake with blood pressure. High blood pressure in turn is linked to heart disease, stroke and kidney problems. For your health benefit you need to voluntarily reduce consumption of salt levels. The report – by researchers at the Universities of Warwick and Liverpool – says that […]
Is Nuts-and-soy diet A low-fat diet?
Need to lower LDL cholesterol but your low-fat diet just isn’t doing it? Try upping your intake of nuts, including soy nuts. Add a bowl of oatmeal or some soy milk and a little cholesterol-fighting bread spread. These may not sound all that tasty, but the foods they’re in are! They’re also easy to […]
Bionic legs by Scots engineers on sale?
The micro-processor limbs, known as “bionic legs”, are available to service personnel who have been wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan and will offer them greater stability and mobility. Injured military personnel who have legs amputated are to be given the most up-to-date prosthetic limbs. The new technology provides better stability and greater mobility, as well […]
Birdsong Benefits? Closer to Nature?
The impact of birdsongs on our creativity and on our sense of wellbeing is being explored at the University of Surrey, supported by the National Trust and Surrey Wildlife Trust. The study will examine the psychological impact of being exposed to birdsong, including whether it helps us relax, can assist our ability to complete tasks […]
Do you Celebrate the Hidden Heroes of Technology?
The progress of Science & Technology has given you at your finger tips the everyday objects – paper, tissue, egg box, clothes peg, tea bag, zip fasteners…many more You take these for granted. Do you know who invented these? The rawlplug that millions of us use in DIY jobs every day was invented in 1910 […]
Potatoe diet lowers blood pressure…
Potatoes are rich in both magnesium and potassium, two vital nutrients for heart health. When potassium is low, the body retains extra sodium (and too much sodium raises blood pressure). On the other hand, when you eat a potassium-rich diet, the body becomes more efficient at getting rid of excess sodium. Like potassium, magnesium is also […]
Salt in ONE slice of bread and a bag of crisps!
Cutting back on salty foods such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals could reduce people’s risk of developing stomach cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund. One in four shop loaves contains as much salt in a single slice as a bag of crisps, research reveals. Expensive artisan breads sold by specialist bakeries are […]
Smart Food Choices ‘Key to a Healthy Barbeque’
Choosing healthy foods to barbeque – and even barbequing with marinades instead of high-fat sauces — can help reduce your risk of heart disease as well as stroke, experts say. It is true that you are what you eat. Your food choices affect your intake of calories, cholesterol and sodium. You can also check your […]
What’s Hummus Bros menu for all allergy sufferers?
You have a selection of recipes adapted to meet the needs of your families with a wide range of allergies. Dairy-free, egg-free, wheat-free, soy-free, peanut-free, nut-free, sesame-free and more. Is there a gluten-free menu? Will the chef use a separate cooking area for your food? Does the meal contain any nut or nut byproducts? These […]
What is Salmonella Superbug?
Scientists have identified an emerging “superbug” strain of salmonella that is highly resistant to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, or Cipro, often used for severe salmonella infections, and say they fear it may spread around the world. The outbreak emerged in Africa then spread to Europe, picking up antibiotic resistance along the way. Cases have grown from […]
Why Drinking Tied to Poor Diet?
Drinking, smoking and unhealthy diets have fuelled a doubling in mouth, throat and food pipe cancers in young people. Consuming alcohol during mealtimes is traditionally associated with good health. The researchers found that this is untrue, if the drinkers ate carelessly. Poor diet can lead to a number of health problems and affect not only […]
Appeal to your inner glutton on Diet Foods
If you have a look at the bottom of an ice cream carton, you’ll notice the quantity of calories it contains – perhaps, “150 calories per pint”? Yes, per pint. Foods aimed at helping you slim down have been around for decades, but a recent wave of ultra-low calorie products — such as the 150-calorie per […]
Cholesterol – Foods That Fight to Control!
Cholesterol is a waxy substance produced by the liver and found in certain foods, is needed to make vitamin D and some hormones, build cell walls, and create bile salts that help you digest fat. It’s hard to avoid cholesterol entirely because so many foods contain it. Too much cholesterol in the body can lead […]
Do You Eat Right while Dining Out?
Eating out, whether in restaurants or food joints is convenient. The result of eating out is less favourable for your health. Fast foods contain high calories. You need to consider the sodium and other food additives that are likely in some of your restaurant favourites. Salt certainly brings out the flavour in a meal, but […]