Believe it or not, you develop a greater sensitivity to sodium as you get older. Cutting down on salt becomes even more important to help keep your blood pressure down. … Read More
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Keep an eye on your diet. Those who eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains reduce their risk for age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) by 35%. ARMD affects 1.75 million Americans and is the leading cause of blindness in older adults. … Read More
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Lower the sodium. Simply draining and rinsing canned beans will low their sodium value by 40%. … Read More
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Tiny temptations that add on calories: The coffee shop is offering samples of their famous holiday pumpkin latte as you wait on line. Those cups as so small and everyone is murmuring about how good it is. So you try one. One 2-ounce (1/4 cup) sample of pumpkin latte = 45 calories. … Read More
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Tiny temptations that add on calories: The cheese department of the specialty food store you are wandering through at lunchtime is offering cheese and cracker samples. You will take just one sample as a pre-lunch treat. One cracker + cheese = 55 calories. … Read More
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It can be tricky to determine the actual calorie content of foods. Most calculations are done using the Atwater system which showed that carbs and protein have 4 calories in 1 gram and fat has 9 calories in 1 gram. You can think of a gram as about the weight of an average paper clip. … Read More
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Saturated fats “anger” your immune system. Found in meat, bacon, cheese and butter, saturated fats irritate the immune system leading to low-grade inflammation. Choose monounsaturated (olive oil) or polyunsaturated (corn oil) instead. … Read More
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Tiny temptations that add on calories: Dinner is over and you are putting away the leftovers. There are only a couple of spoonfuls of candied sweet potatoes left. Too little to save and you hate to throw out food, so you eat them. Three tablespoons of candied sweet potatoes = 75 calories. … Read More
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Researchers from Spain, following 12,059 volunteers in the SUN Project found that both trans fats and saturated fats increased the risk for depression, and that olive oil appears to protect against mental illness. Trans fats seems to be the most harmful. The greater the amount consumed the higher the risk for depression, with a 48% … Read More
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Drinking too much alcohol can damage your liver and your brain but did you know that it can cause an irregular heartbeat? Men who drank 5 or more beers a day had a 46% chance of suffering an irregular heartbeat. Women who drank 2 drinks a day had a 60% chance of having atrial fibrillation. … Read More
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