ENERGETIC HEALTH

Craving A 'Soda'? Give These 3 Brands A Go

ginchywords@gmail.com (Abbie Stutzer) — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:12:41 +0000

Dare we say it? Sometimes nothing's better than an ice cold soft drink. They're crisp and make that refreshing, oh-so-unmistakable sound every time a bottle is cracked. But, as we all know, soft drinks and all those other tasty, fizzy drinks aren't exactly as good for you as they taste.

The Other TMI: Is Media Overload Real?

shaw.erinm@gmail.com (Erin Shaw) — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:50:29 +0000

Concerns about “information overload” have been around since before the printing press. The worry has been that too much information could overwhelm our human sense of understanding, and yet people have so far adapted to each new wave of information technology. We got used to books, phonographs, phones, television, and the web. Now we have access to more information on demand than ever before through phones, TV, and the ever-expanding Internet, all competing for our attention. How does using this technology affect our bodies and minds? How can we adapt gracefully as media proliferation accelerates?

Reality Check: Picture Perfect Portion Sizes (Infographic)

lacylu42@gmail.com (Lacy Boggs Renner) — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:48:14 +0000

Picture this: A small fast food French fries today is three times the size it was 40 years ago, and a restaurant serving of pasta can be as much as seven times the serving size you'd find on the side of a box of spaghetti. One of the biggest contributors to our nation's obesity epidemic is our problem with portion distortion. Portion sizes have grown exponentially, but do you even know what a proper portion looks like?

100 Years of Carrots? How Much Does Diet Really Affect Longevity?

ridereight@gmail.com (Jill Ettinger) — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:58:53 +0000

At the dawn of the 20^th century, life expectancy was essentially half of what it is today. And as many Baby Boomers now approach their sixties in extraordinary health, there's every possibility that many will live well beyond the 70 to 80 'expected' years. What does that say for the rest of us? How long can we expect to live, and does what we eat really make a difference?

If Antibiotics Won't Work Anymore, What Will?

ridereight@gmail.com (Jill Ettinger) — Sun, 13 May 2012 18:35:31 +0000

Nearly 80 percent of the antibiotic supply in the U.S. is fed to livestock. This is done to prevent infections common in such unsanitary conditions, as well as to increase the growth of animals. Because the majority of Americans who consume these animals are also consuming a steady dose of the antibiotics the animals eat, the consequences are severe: decreased human resistance to antibiotics, more severe strains of pathogens, and no real plan to deal with the situation.

The 20 Best (and Worst) Protein Sources for Your Health and the Environment

jessica@jessicareeder.com (Jessica Reeder) — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:19:13 +0000

The food you eat doesn't just impact your body—it impacts the environment where it's grown and produced as well. So which foods are the most responsible, not just for you, but for the entire world? That's a big question, and one that the Environmental Working Group has endeavored to answer with a recent roundup of 20 conventionally-grown protein sources. They're the foods you see in the store every day. Which to choose? Follow this guide.

What? Poverty + Malnutrition = Starvation AND Obesity?

ridereight@gmail.com (Jill Ettinger) — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:21:16 +0000

John Robbins wrote in his seminal book The Food Revolution that there are as many people on the planet currently suffering from obesity-related illnesses as there are those suffering from hunger-related illnesses. And, ironically, both have two critical factors in common: malnutrition and poverty.

We're Nutty for Nuts... Are You?

monacoem@gmail.com (Emily Monaco) — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:54:41 +0000

After no fat or low-fat diets, followed by high-protein and high-fat diets, we met the idea of "healthy fats." Healthy fats are those that come from such natural sources as fish; nuts are also an important source of this vital element... but do you know what a nut actually is?

Don't Just Get Better, Get Superbetter

lacylu42@gmail.com (Lacy Boggs Renner) — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:11:44 +0000

What happens when Jane McGonigal, one of the world's preeminent alternate reality game designers and experts in game theory, suffers from a traumatic brain injury? Well, she designs a game to get better, of course. And not just better; Superbetter.

Doc: Take Two Quinoa Salads and Call Me in the Morning

lacylu42@gmail.com (Lacy Boggs Renner) — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:44:30 +0000

Is flavor a health issue? About 400 doctors, who spent a long weekend at the Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives conference at the Culinary Institute in Napa, might argue that it is. The conference, which is a collaboration between the Culinary Institute and the Harvard School of Public Health, seeks to teach doctors how to cook delicious, healthful foods so that they can take that knowledge back to their patients.