America’s Food Pyramid was controversial from the start. After developing the Pyramid for several years, the brochure was sent out in early 1991. But then representatives for the National Cattlemen’s Association reportedly saw media coverage that put beef in the same category as fats and dairy.
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Breaking the Soda Pop Habit
Americans frequently enjoy soda because it’s readily available. Almost all food establishments now carry soda. Soda pop has become a staple of the American diet, making it harder and harder to avoid and give up. But today, I am going to tell you how you can break this habit. Especially for shift workers who seem to reach for that soda to help them get through that hard shift.
5 Popular Immunity Myths Busted
Your immune system is always working to keep you healthy. With over 85% of your immune system in your gut, understanding how your body protects itself from these viruses, gives you ammunition to fight off these nasty germs. There are a lot of immune system myths out there about keeping you healthy. But what (or who) do you believe, remember my last blog post about trusting social media people! Do your own research to separate the fact from fiction so you don’t fall victim to these immunity myths.
Don’t Take Advice From Social Media Influencers
Take caution when getting information about your health and well-being on sites that are not legit. When you are reading about weight loss “quick” fixes don’t believe them! There is no quick fix to weight loss. It is a time, tested, researched, and long process. Do not take advice from sites that do not have researched, evidence-based information. When in doubt, check with your doctor, personal trainer, dietician, or nutritionist.
Should You Go Grain Free
Grains are basically the edible seeds of certain grasses (in a nutshell). Without the nuts! So, anyway some examples of such grains are wheat, rice, oats, corn, barley, millet, rye, spelt just to name a few or most of them. There are some grains referred to as “pseudo-grains” such as quinoa, buckwheat, and amaranth. These are technically seeds so I know the people that follow a grain free diet generally stay away from these as well.
My Top 6 Herbs and Spices For Better Health
Today we are going to focus on my top 10 herbs and spices for better health. Some of you already use herbs and spices and that’s great, keep up the good work. However, many of you have not used them or very many or possibly the right ones. Just a word of caution, check the label and watch for any allergy symptoms. But what are some of the good spices? What are their benefits?
Is it Intuitive Eating or Mindful Eating?
Intuitive eating is actually a very simple idea. It basically means that you make peace with all types of food. You see, unlike traditional diets that restrict or “ban” certain foods, intuitive eating requires you to stop looking at food as “good” or “bad.” Instead, listen to your own body and eat what feels right for YOU. You might think this means you can and should just eat whatever you want, anytime you want. No! That’s not the case. Experts say intuitive eating means that you tap into your body’s natural ability to tell you when you’re hungry or satisfied.
Best Snacks for Night Shift
Working the night shift may drastically alter your life in one way or another. The human body is meant to function during the day and relax or sleep at night. Frequent changes in shift work have a huge influence on one’s internal body clock. Particularly night shifts disrupt the body’s biorhythm. Working against your natural body biorhythms presents challenges that adds extra stress when you work night shifts. Eating a nutritious diet can help productivity and maintain focus at work throughout the night or early morning.
Meal Timing and Shift Work
A study done on overweight nursing professionals working night shift found that night workers tend to eat at irregular times, carb intake was higher on their days off, however carbs were higher later in the hours for both days on and days off. According to this study in sciencedirect.com, night shift workers had a 25% higher risk of being overweight and a 17% higher risk of obesity, and the study concluded this was in part by wake-sleep cycle disturbance. Night shift workers tend to have snacks and meals as a strategy to stay awake.
Circadian Rhythms, Biological Clocks, Master Clocks, Oh My!
Researchers have identified similar genes in people, fruit flies, mice, plants, fungi, and several other organisms that make up the “clocks” molecular components. However, research has shown that the biological clock is not equally sensitive to light at all times of the day as has been shown subsequently for many organisms that use light as an entraining signal.
Harmony Shift 