Making one simple change to your diet – adding a salad almost every day – can pay off with plenty of health benefits. Eating salads is a super-convenient way to work in a couple of servings of vegetables and/or fruit. Green salads are on the menu of almost every restaurant.…
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If you love whipping up healthy recipes and experiencing new ways to enjoy fresh and tasty foods, you are part of a growing food movement. People who call themselves foodies represent a move away from TV dinners, fast food, and processed foods. The foodie movement’s emphasis on fresh ingredients, preparation,…
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Adding certain foods to your diet can help protect your bones, heart, and the rest of your body. Learn about the best foods to eat after menopause. If you’ve gone through menopause or will shortly go through this change of life (on average, it occurs around age 51), it’s a…
Continuing from Part 1 here’s a look at the next aspect of aging – what to expect as you grow older: Your digestive system What’s happening. Constipation is more common in older adults. Many factors can contribute to constipation, including a low-fiber diet, not drinking enough fluids and lack of…
Continued from Part 1 You Should Know For women it may be their brains and not their stomachs that lead to overeating. A recent imaging study showed that a woman’s brain drives her to overeat when presented with her favorite foods or when she is under emotional stress. The same…
Image courtesy tqnyc.org Calories are calories, whether they come from apples or chocolate fudge. Every time you eat, you take in calories. All foods, except water, have some. Your body is a machine that uses food calories as fuel. All these facts are true. But, still myths about calories abound.…