7 Reasons You Need to Eat More Eggs

     Many Americans were raised on the theory that eggs were loaded with artery-clogging cholesterol, and that eating them was a surefire way to promote coronary heart disease. That couldn’t be further from the truth, though. When Wake Forest University researchers reviewed some of the top scientific studies, they found no link between eating eggs and heart disease.
     In fact, many leading health experts call eggs the perfect food. The white part and the yolk work together to bring you an ample serving of important vitamins, healthy fats, trace minerals, and other nutrients—all in one convenient, low-calorie package. After all, a single whole, large egg contains just 72 calories. They’re easy to cook, too—nature’s healthy version of convenience food. Here are seven reasons to put eggs back on your menu.
Enjoy.
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10 Delicious Ways To Lower Your Blood Pressure

Here's some news that will send your blood pressure through the roof: An alarming new report by the American Heart Association (AHA) reveals that 50% of people on meds to manage their blood pressure don't actually have their pressure under control.

Whether you're on medicine or not, doctors say a healthy blood pressure is one of the key steps to preventing heart disease and stroke. And while taking your BP medicine as prescribed is important, it's not the only way to rein in your pressure. Plenty of new research points to your kitchen—or some creative swaps, substitutions and other tricks housed in your cabinets and fridge—as a natural solution to help lower blood pressure.

In keeping with the idea that "food is medicine" these delicious tips can help you shave several precious points off your BP.

Enjoy.

Read more: http://www.prevention.com/10-delicious-ways-lower-blood-pressure#ixzz2OHRlu0eK

The Best Foods For Every Body Part

Today's busy, high-stress lifestyles often lead to a diet of convenience—one that's lacking in vitamins and minerals, and overloaded with sugar, fat, and calories. The result: a body that never realizes its full potential. But you can fight back with food; start today and you'll hit your peak from head to toe.

Read the article at the link below to find food recommendations to improve your skin, hair, eyes, heart, muscles, bones and that all important belly.

Enjoy.

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Health Food Face-off: White Potato-vs-Sweet Potato

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The 25 Best Foods For Your Heart

“What's good for your heart is good for your brain and good for you in general,” says Arthur Agatston, MD, a renowned cardiologist and founder of the South Beach Diet. There’s just one little trick to turning your kitchen into a hub for heart health: Don’t stick to the same few foods. The secret is in varying the types of fish, vegetables, whole grains, and other items you enjoy every day. With that in mind, we’ve compiled the world’s 25 top foods for your heart—mix and match a handful of them every week to eat your way toward a healthier you.

To read the entire article please click on the link below.
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Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet

     This is another great research study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that again confirms the benefits of increasing our fruit and vegetable intake.
     Please, lets help ourselves, our families, and our communities simply by eating more fruits and veggies and less junk food, sweet drinks, and sodas.

DISCUSSION

In this trial, an energy-unrestricted Mediterranean diet supplemented with either extra-virgin olive oil or nuts resulted in an absolute risk reduction of approximately 3 major cardiovascular events per 1000 person-years, for a relative risk reduction of approximately 30%, among high-risk persons who were initially free of cardiovascular disease. These results support the benefits of the Mediterranean diet for cardiovascular risk reduction. They are particularly relevant given the challenges of achieving and maintaining weight loss. The secondary prevention Lyon Diet Heart Study also showed a large reduction in rates of coronary heart disease events with a modified Mediterranean diet enriched with alpha-linolenic acid (a key constituent of walnuts). That result, however, was based on only a few major events.4,19,20

The risk of stroke was reduced significantly in the two Mediterranean-diet groups. This is consistent with epidemiologic studies that showed an inverse association between the Mediterranean diet2,34or olive-oil consumption22 and incident stroke.

In conclusion, in this primary prevention trial, we observed that an energy-unrestricted Mediterranean diet, supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts, resulted in a substantial reduction in the risk of major cardiovascular events among high-risk persons. The results support the benefits of the Mediterranean diet for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

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9 Spring Superfoods

Good morning everyone.
     Although it may not feel like it in many parts of the country spring—time is approaching and it is a time to go green, literally. Take a stroll through the aisles of your local farmers' market, and you'll see stands covered in emerald green: think asparagus, spinach, scallions and early spring arugula. All that green is good for you too. Spring vegetables provide some of the highest levels of vitamin K, iron, and phyto-nutrients that ward off chronic diseases. Here are nine nutritional powerhouses to load up on while the season, short though it is, lasts.

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6 Snacks We Should Ban from the Classroom

     Over the past few years, nutritional standards have improved in the lunchroom, but the classroom door is still wide open to the perils of junk food and empty calories. A recent study published in Childhood Obesity found that snacks brought from home are more likely to be high in fat and sugar, and that sack lunches often lack fruit, vegetables, and dairy products compared with school lunches. With that in mind, I took a good, hard look at what kids are eating these days and rounded up a list of foods that should be banned from school. Here are six foods that just don’t make the grade.
     Remember to share this with other parents.

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