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Anxious that the traditional holiday meals and party foods this celebratory season will wreck the healthy eating habits you have worked on all year? Well, don’t fret. With a little planning and practice, you can fit all of your favorite festive dishes into a salubrious routine without packing on the pounds. Read More
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We’re all familiar with the uncomfortable feelings stress can create. What’s even more important than the feelings, however, is what that stress may be doing to our bodies. The medical community links “psychosocial stress” to both the onset and the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD), proof positive that stress affects our lives beyond our conscious feelings. Plainly put, stress can indeed kill and reducing stress is key to protecting our health and wellbeing. The good news is that it appears that our brains may well have the power to positively impact our health by helping keep stress at bay. Read More
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It’s no secret that sodium can play a villainous role in our health. We’ve all heard that the average American consumes far more sodium than we should, increasing our risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. Read More
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Here are some practical strategies for reducing sodium intake from the top sodium bombs in our daily diets.
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Did your Thanksgiving feast leave you bloated, tired, and with terrible heartburn? Though heartburn can regularly show-up after a big meal, the symptoms can be a sign of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). You experience acid reflux and heartburn when the lower end of the esophagus loses its tone and is unable to open and close after food enters the stomach. This allows acid from the stomach to back up into the esophagus, which creates a burning sensation in the “heart” area. Avoid GERD by following these simple steps to ensure a healthy esophagus, stomach, and that you enjoy your meals even after you eat them.
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L-tryptophan, an essential amino acid the body uses to build protein, is found to regulate the appetite, induce sleep, and elevate your mood. However, this time of year Tryptophan is notorious around the Thanksgiving table for putting everyone into a food coma. However, we must ask ourselves is it the turkey, the pumpkin pie, the alcohol, or the copious amounts of calories consumed that makes people tired after devouring this festive feast? Read More
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Come Monday morning, it’s all many of us can do to not race to the office coffee machine for a mug o’ joe. It seems that in our g0-go-go culture, java is nothing less than the Nectar of the Gods. With just one cup, you’ve got a pep in your step. Alert and ready to tackle the day, you are thankful for your fuel.
Besides waking you from your morning stupor, did you know that coffee provides a range of other benefits? If you limit the amount of cream and sugar, your daily cup–or cups–of coffee can go a long way. Read More
Do you consider yourself as a team-player? If you just said yes, then I’d like to welcome you to the Kung-Flu Fighters. I’ll be here to coach you on what could very well be your best season yet. This year, and every other year, the team to beat is “Team Flu”. What is that? Think of “Team Flu” as your arch nemesis who wants to and can take you down. However, I’d like to give you and the team (your body) a few tips on making this a winning season.
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Changing one’s eating habits from “bad” to “good”, though important for health, is not an easy task. It takes education, change in habits, a shift in awareness, and copious amounts of motivation. However, the approach to how we are educated in modifying our diets, coupled with our unwillingness to break old practices keeps our bodies bloated, tired, and susceptible to diseases.
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Changing the way our children eat could be as simple as changing the way they talk about food. According to a recent study by Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab, children in schools are almost twice as likely to choose vegetables as part of their lunches when they have more exciting, dynamic names like “Power Punch Broccoli,” “X-Ray Vision Carrots,” and “Silly Dilly Green Beans.” While not calling for a revolution in naming, these simple observations are almost intuitive in their conclusions: making any activity fun and engaging makes children more enthusiastic about it, and eating better is no different. Read More
Whether it’s finding the best goat tacos in LA, spotting a well-worn vintage bag in Sweden, or interviewing the “crab man” selling seafood on a corner in Harlem, we tell stories seen from Chef Marcus Samuelsson‘s point of view. MarcusSamuelsson.com strives to create conversations about food, nutrition, culture, art, and design. We want to find Read More
