Raisins Linked to Lower Blood Pressure from Tufts University In what researchers said was the first clinical trial to test raisins effects on blood pressure, people with prehypertension who ate a handful of raisins three times a day sharply reduced their blood pressure. The study, presented at an American College of Cardiology co...
read more >Your body is like a car: it needs fuel to go! from Dr. Yolanda Evans I often hear from the children and teens I work with that they skip meals throughout the day. They may be rushed in the mornings and not have time to grab breakfast. Or at lunch, they may be embarrassed to bring a lunch, or may not like all of the choices in cafeteria. ...
read more >Unhealthy Habits and Your Job from Produce for Better Health A poor diet, little exercise, and smoking contribute to an unhealthy lifestyle. But did you know they can also affect your productivity at work? A balanced diet, daily physical activity, and other healthy habits are essential to optimal health but it’s a dauntin...
read more >Chocolate Could Combat Strokes from Tufts University The good news just keeps on coming for chocoholics. Now a new Swedish study suggests that eating chocolate may help reduce your risk of stroke. Researchers followed 37,103 men for more than 10 years, during which 1,995 incidents of stroke were recorded. Men in the top one-quart...
read more >from Yolanda Evans, MD Did you know that having family meals together can equal healthier kids? Sitting as a family at the same table may seem impossible with our busy lives. We are often racing to and from work, school, and other activities. Eating happens when it’s convenient, which means sometimes in the car and oft...
read more >Make Your Party Healthier from Fruits and Veggies More Matters Party Tray. Have a party tray of different vegetable choices such as carrots, celery, broccoli and cauliflower, and dip them in a healthy vegetable dip with non-fat sour cream. Recipe: Carrot Tuna Vegetable Dip Watermelon Gazpacho. Watermelon is the star of this refreshing ch...
read more >from Tufts University Despite our ever-widening waistlines, Americans are making progress on at least one front in the war on heart disease: the battle against high cholesterol. According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of US adults with high cholesterol dropped 27% over th...
read more >Could Chocolate Make You Skinny? from Tufts University Forget those images of bonbon-eating overweight people: A new study finds that regular chocolate eaters may actually be thinner than those who don't indulge. Though the research can't prove a cause and effect relationship, scientists noted that certain kinds of chocolate - da...
read more >from Tufts University Low-Glycemic Diet Helps Overweight Health Not all carbohydrates may be equal for overweight individuals, for whom a low-glycemic diet could improve some health markers even without losing weight. The Carbohydrates and Related Biomarkers Study reports that overweight people given low-glycemic foods, which boost blood sugar m...
read more >from Tufts University Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Increase Women's Heart Risk Factors Women who drink 2 or more sugar-sweetened beverages a day may be increasing their cardiovascular risk factors - even if they don't gain weight. Research presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association reports that regular consumers of sugary drinks were...
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