May 25th, 2007
With the new template pushing up my blogroll, I just realized that one of my favorites isn’t there: Mark’s Daily Apple.
Go on, hope over and check it out for some real, sensible healthy eating tips and pointers! I’m updating my blogroll right away!
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May 25th, 2007
Ok, with this post, I am not in any way advocating alcoholism, but a new study published in the journal Neurology suggests that people with mild cognitive impairment who had up to one drink of alcohol a day, mostly wine, developed dementia at an 85 percent slower rate than people with mild cognitive impairment who […]
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May 23rd, 2007
A reader sent me a tip about SunMilk, I checked it out and thought you readers of Eating Fabulous may also be interested. SunMilk is real milk, minus the fat, plus sunflower oil. The result: all the goodness in milk, trans-fat free. From Amanda’s email:
Why do different kinds of fats matter? Current USDA dietary […]
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May 23rd, 2007
Yes, I know I already wrote about the cancer-fighting properties of broccoli. But did you know that broccoli sprouts may even be more potent? They are rich in compounds called sulforaphane, and three-day-old broccoli sprouts consistently contain 20 to 50 times of this compound in comparison to mature broccoli heads. That means, you get just […]
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May 22nd, 2007
Remember when I told you not to peel your apples and eat them instead, peel and all? The compounds that confer anti-cancer properties on apples are believed to sit just beneath the skin, so if you peel your apples, you’re throwing the goodies away. In fact, scientists have determined the chemical identity of those compounds. […]
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May 22nd, 2007
Hey, how do you like the new template of Eating Fabulous? I think the space is better optimized this way, with the categories and blogroll pushed up a bit so you don’t have to scroll all the way down to see them. Looks neat, but hang on, I think it’s still a work-in-progress.
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May 21st, 2007
There are so many benefits to drinking green tea, there probably should be a blog dedicated to just this one drink (or maybe there is one already?). The latest study indicates that compounds found in green tea may protect from bladder inflammation.
“We discovered that catechins found in green tea protected both normal and cancerous bladder […]
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May 21st, 2007
Are you often sick? Or perhaps one of the first one to be knocked off during flu season? There’s a nice article on Women’s Health with tips on food items that help boost your immunity. Teas, oats, salad dressings, whey protein, tomatoes, bitterbur, sports drinks, wine, and capsaicin (the compound responsible for the zing in […]
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May 20th, 2007
Two reports in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology points to two dietary interventions that may reduce the risk of macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness among the elderly:
Higher intake of {omega}-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (DHA), as well as fish consumption, was associated with decreased likelihood of having neovascular AMD (advanced age-related […]
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May 19th, 2007
I normally don’t post entries regarding weight management here at Eating Fabulous because that’s not really the main focus of this blog. However, this is is an exception, since the emphasis is still on the health benefit of a combo of dietary supplements in weight management in a specific group of women.
According to a […]
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