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Wedding Tips – Health and Safety

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:28:16 +0000

Say, “I do” to your health! Follow these tips to help you plan a safe and healthy wedding and marriage.

Eat healthy.

Make healthy choices for your wedding, showers, parties, and new life together. Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables every day. Limit foods and drinks high in calories, sugar, salt, fat, and alcohol. Choose healthy snacks.If you want to lose weight, eat smaller food portions, lower the amount of fat in your diet, and be active. Avoid crash dieting. Meet with your doctor or nurse to talk about your best approach, especially if you have any health problems.Include healthy meals and snacks for your guests. Add seasonal fruit or vegetables, low-fat snacks, and low-calorie drinks or desserts.

Healthy Weight

Nutrition for Everyone

Rethink Your Drink

via CDC

Neuromuscular mouth guard draws performance debate

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:23:49 +0000

The concept of a mouth guard that allows athletes to maximize muscle efficiency throughout the body with the perfect alignment of the lower jaw isn’t new, but the technology is.
Many attempts were made to develop such a product since the 1960s, but that was largely done by guesswork

Read full story via USATODAY.com.

Summery Quinoa Recipe

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:58:29 +0000

Summery Quinoa Recipe – Get some protein power with this â€œancient grainâ€ â€” it makes aÂ delicious, light & savory salad or side dish.

Summery Quinoa (serves 4-6)
1 cup quinoa (dry)
2 carrots, peeled and cut in small pieces
1 red bell pepper, cored & seeded, cut in small chunks
Â½ cup shelled edamame (fresh or frozen)
Â¼ cup fresh mint, chopped
1 large lemon
3 Tb. Olive oil
Salt

Rinse quinoa with cold water and cook quinoa according to directions (takes about 15 minutes.)Â When done, pour into a serving bowl.
If using frozen edamame, microwave it for 1 minute on high power to defrost.
Add all veggies and mint to quinoa and toss.
Squeeze lemon over quinoa (using a small strainer to catch seeds).Â Pour on olive oil.
Add salt to taste (about Â¼ tsp.) and toss well.Â Serve & enjoy!

Find great healthy recipes from Dietician and Nutritional expert Susan Greeley

Warning on Body Building Products Marketed as Containing Steroids or Steroid-Like Substances

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:56:52 +0000

samples of body building products affected by the FDA advisory

On July 28, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory warning consumers to stop using any body building products that are represented to contain steroids or steroid-like substances. Many of these products are marketed as dietary supplements.

This advisory was issued along with a warning letter sent to American Cellular Laboratories Inc. for marketing and distributing body building products containing synthetic steroid substances. Although these products are marketed as dietary supplements, they are NOT dietary supplements, but instead are unapproved and misbranded drugs.

Read full report via FDA.gov.

To work your brain, work your body

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:20:30 +0000

Brain-boosting software programs are a booming business. And studies show that both computer exercises and old-fashioned mental activitiesâ€”reading or craftingâ€”can affect memory. But Wang noted that “fitness training only lasts as long as the benefit to your cardiovascular system.” Brain exercise, on the other hand, “might last longer.”

Read full story viaÂ chicagotribune.com.

Strength Training Needed In School Fitness Programs

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:17:42 +0000

Nutrition experts say school fitness programs may not be doing enough to keep kids from becoming overweight. For the most part, school fitness programs emphasize exercise, but fail to focus on strength training and the importance of nutritional balance as a part of staying in shape.

Read full article via redOrbit.