Better Nutrition articles from July 2002

Better Nutrition archives from July 2002

Happy meals. (notes).
July 1, 2002... My father, the late Irish optimist, once observed that, "You have to eat to live, but what you eat kills you." His words apply especially well to mainstream fast food, given the health issues that surround it--among them obesity and heart...

Sharing.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2002... I want to thank you for your balanced views in "Meaty Issues" (Feb. 2002). I know there are lots of pros and cons about consuming beef, fish and dairy products--one study says they're good for us, another says they're unhealthy. But meats...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2002... In our May 2002 feature "10 Herbs You Need to Know," two of the herbs--saw palmetto and milk thistle--were inadvertently reversed. Saw palmetto is actually used to treat enlarged prostate, while milk thistle is useful for various liver...

Comfortable cures. (choices).
July 1, 2002... Sanhelios introduces three new dietary supplements that can make a woman's life a lot more comfortable. CimiWoman contains a concentrated black cohosh formula that helps balance hormones and ease menopause symptoms. Curbita capsules feature a...

Mini-Van's. (choices).
July 1, 2002... If you're gluten-intolerant, or simply looking for ways to cut back on wheat in your diet, check out Van's latest breakfast offering: Wheat-Free Mini-Waffles. Made with a combination of brown rice flour, sweet rice flour and soy flour, not only...

Cool it. (choices).
July 1, 2002... Looking for a cool summer drink that won't add inches to your waistline? Try Honest Tea's newest bottled beverage, Lori's Lemon Tea. Brewed in spring water using only organic black tea, organic lemon verbena and organic lemon juice, Lori's...

The buzz. (choices).
July 1, 2002... If the summer sun leaves your lips feeling dry and chapped, check out Jess' Bee Natural Lip Balm. Available in two flavors--Peppermint and Tangerine--the balm is made of 100 percent natural ingredients, including aloe vera, beeswax, vitamin E...

Cloning controversy. (updates).(first cloned human baby)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... If the announcement is true, the first cloned human baby will be born in November. A woman in a controversial human cloning program was eight weeks pregnant on April 3, claims embryologist Dr. Severino Antinori, president of the...

Heart health. (updates).(homocysteine associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... High blood levels of a compound known as homocysteine are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease--particularly among the elderly. Folic acid can lower homocysteine levels, but just how much is needed? A Scottish...

Vulnerable kids. (updates).(children at risk from diseases caused by environmental contamination)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Children under age 5 are most at risk from diseases caused by environmental contamination, according to a report from the World Health Organization. "Children are threatened by a variety of physical agents such as polluted indoor and...

TV bashed. (updates).(television viewing in adolesence and young adulthood linked to violent behavior later in life)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... A first-of-its-kind, long-range US study--reported in the March 29, 2002 issue of Science--links television viewing in adolesence and young adulthood to violent behavior later in life. Already strong evidence shows that prolonged exposure...

Ounce of prevention. (updates).(preventative health care and United States Global Health ranking)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Even though the United States spends more money per capita on healthcare than any other country in the world, it ranks a mere 17th in terms of how healthy its citizens actually are, according to an index of global health published in March,...

Ill for every pill. (updates).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... There's a cure for whatever ails you, even if it's not a disease. The British Medical Journal (BMJ) reports that a poll of its physician-readers identified almost 200 conditions that aren't real diseases--ranging from baldness to jet lag--but...

Blue-green booster. (updates).(spirulina, a blue-green algae, may help fight cancer)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... A recent study indicates spirulina--a high-protein, blue-green algae--may play a role in fighting cancer. In April 2002, researchers at the Osaka Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases in Japan announced that a hot-water extract of...

Help for MS. (update).(ginkgo biloba may help with memory and brain function problems in multiple sclerosis patients)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Ginkgo biloba may help people with multiple sclerosis (MS), an April 2002 study reported. "We found that ginkgo, in doses of 240 milligrams a day, may show a beneficial effect on attention, memory and functioning in patients with mild MS,"...

Food for thought: how choline endows the infant brain.
July 1, 2002... Boost your baby's brain power! How to raise baby's IQ! Make your baby smarter! If you're a parent--or about to become one--you've probably seen headlines like these screaming from the covers of parenting magazines. Wouldn't it be nice...

It's a guy thing: men's skin care in 5 easy steps. (bodycare).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... By the time a man is 50 years old, he's probably pulled a sharp blade across his face more than 9,000 times. That much shaving calls for some serious skin care and repair. So if your morning ritual consists of scrubbing your face with deodorant...

Great grilling. (food).(grilled vegetables)
July 1, 2002... Everything heats up in July. It's a month of catching fireflies, setting off fireworks and lighting fiery barbecues. What better time to experiment with the varied tastes and textures of grilled vegetables? Not only are they healthy, but...

Right bulbs: shedding light on garlic's power. (wellness).(how garlic works to promote health)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... At age 56, immediately after undergoing double bypass surgery, George Weber of Portland, Oregon started taking aged garlic extract. Two-and-a half years later, his cholesterol has dropped from a high of 300 to 140, his trigylcerides from 250 to...

Supplement ABCs. (basics).(dietary supplements)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... A good diet is the foundation of better health, but even the most nutrition-savvy consumers don't always eat the way they should. That's where dietary supplements come in. If you're acquainted with the US Department of Agriculture's Food...

Closing time. (snapshots).(Bell Health Foods specialty store closes)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... By the time you read this, Bell Health Foods will have closed its doors for good. Located on the outskirts of Bismarck, North Dakota, the store is only a half-mile from the nearest Wal-Mart. "We can't compete," says store manager Belinda...

Eat more, weigh less: a diet that's easy to digest. (Healthy Lifestyles).(eating healthier, easy-to-digest foods)
July 1, 2002... If you're interested in losing weight, you're not alone. Tens of millions of Americans are dieting at any given time. That's not surprising, considering a report released by the US Surgeon General in December 2001 that announced that nearly 60...

The big event: master perimenopause the natural way. (Healthy Lifestyles).
July 1, 2002... Ask herbalist Susun Weed what to take for your perimenopause symptoms, and you're apt to get an interesting response. "Did you take anything for puberty?" she asks. Weed, director of the Wise Woman Center in Woodstock, New York, believes...

Candid talk about Candida: to prevent yeast, infections naturally, start with diet. (Healthy Lifestyles).
July 1, 2002... Just as an apple a day keeps the doctor away, so does a healthy diet help keep yeast infections at bay. Of more than 150 types of yeast that flourish in the body, Candida albicans is the most common cause of infection. Yeast infections are the...