Archive for the ‘Immune System’ Category
Regular Workouts Ward Off the Common Cold
Tweet This one only got my attention because Dr. David Nieman, is the director of the Human Performance Laboratory at Appalachian State University in North Carolina. My son goes to school there and whenever I see bad science being directed at my child, I get a bit riled up, as I’m sure many of you [...]
In: Diet, Disease, Exercise, Immune System
Salmonella
Tweet I feel really bad these days for the egg producers. They are once again getting the blame for America’s poor diet. Almost 2,000 illnesses from the strain of salmonella linked to the eggs were reported between May and July, about 1,300 more than usual. No deaths have been reported. The CDC is continuing to [...]
In: Diet, Disease, Immune System, Tweet
Specialty Stores, Skinny People and Salmonella
Tweet Strange headline, right? Of course it is. However, I couldn’t help thinking of these things this morning as I browsed one of our many specialty stores this morning looking for some full-fat yogurt. Very hard to find. Everything is low-fat and gross. Adam Drewnowski, a University of Washington epidemiology professor who studies obesity and [...]
In: Diet, Disease, Immune System, Tweet
The Untold Pain of Vegetarianism
Tweet I saw a rather obscure article over at MSNBC regarding an an 88-year-old Chinese woman who ate enough raw bok choy to send herself into a life-threatening, thyroid-induced coma. The strange thing was (according to the experts who reported on this) was that she did all of this eating vegetables, which they believe to [...]
In: Diet, Disease, Immune System, Tweet, Vitamins
Does Health Improve after a Fruit and Vegetable Intervention?
Tweet Most people would answer this question with an emphatic “Yes” even though they have never really tested this theory. Of course, if you eat a predominantly junk food diet and then you make a switch to fruits and vegetables, you are indeed likely to see some improvement. After all, there is not much worse [...]
In: Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet, Disease, Immune System, Insulin, Sugar, Tweet
