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USDA Urged to Update Nutritional Guidelines on Greek Yogurt
February 1st, 2013The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been urged to update its nutritional guidelines to differentiate Greek from other traditional types of yogurt and reclassify it as a high-protein product.
The Food Truck Community Goes to the Dogs
February 1st, 2013That’s right—the food truck community has gone to the dogs. And that’s a good thing. With 78.2 million dogs living as pets in the US, there simply aren’t enough pet-friendly food trucks available to serve them. Chef Michael’s is leading the charge to help food trucks serve up thoughtful meal experiences for dogs and their owners.
The Elderly and Their Pets
February 1st, 2013It’s easy to understand why elderly pet owners develop deep and meaningful relationships with their pets—pets provide essential elements of unconditional love and companionship for seniors. For these reasons, family members may choose to give a pet to their aging parents.
Get Moving!
February 1st, 2013It’s an epidemic, folks, and the media is calling it “sedentary death syndrome.” According to the US Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies, the prescription is physical activity.
Work out the body’s most important muscle—the heart
No More SAD Hearts
February 1st, 2013“Progress,” says futurist-physician Richard A. Swenson, MD, “is a one-way street. It thrives on differentiation, giving us more and more of everything, faster and faster.”
Walking away from the Standard American Diet
DiabeTEAS
February 1st, 2013Black tea consumption has been mathematically linked to a low prevalence of type 2 diabetes, according to data collected in 50 countries all over the world. In recent years, a great deal of interest has focused on the health benefits of green tea, which is thought to have anti-inflammatory properties.
Remember When?
February 1st, 2013Turns out that feel-good hormone dopamine (you experience it when pleased or motivated) can help out your sluggish memory as you age. Researchers have found that dopamine specifically affects episodic memory. This is the part of long-term memory that allows us to recall actual events, and happens to be the first part of the memory affected in Alzheimer’s dementia.
Resveratrol for the Elderly
February 1st, 2013Findings from the Resveratrol for Improved Performance in Elders (RIPE) trial were recently presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America. The conference offered more than 400 scientific sessions to over 4,000 leaders in the field of aging from around the world.
A Matter of Life or Death: Energy Drink Crisis in America
February 1st, 2013Jason Balleta—the CEO of BeeAlive, a beehive jelly company—recently made a public statement on the health concerns about energy drinks. These have frequently been in the news, with a myriad of health concerns. There are also possible links to several deaths.
Cellphones, Germs, and You
February 1st, 2013When you combine a cell phone’s proximity to your ears, nose, and mouth with its bacteria-loving warmth, the result can be harmful to your health.
