Eat Your Greens! No excuses!
January 20, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Rising food prices not an excuse to not eat your greens Contrary to the public belief about fruit and vegetable price rise, a charity organization named ‘World Cancer Research Fund’ revealed that a daily five-a-day diet can be bought for 50p. The charity also revealed that a meal including red cabbage, carrots and tomatoes plus [...]
The Fatigue Gene
January 23, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Thought this was an interesting article, giving a glimpse of what the future may hold…Genes and Athletic Performance. Will there come a day when you can get a baby tested to see if he/she has the potential to excel in any sport? Will they make a better bodybuilder, baseball player or long-distance runner? I think [...]
Vitamin D In the Winter
January 27, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Vitamin D is a popular vitamin in the world of nutrition right now – it seems there’s news about vitamin D research every week. Your body needs vitamin D in order to absorb calcium and various research studies have linked deficiencies with several health conditions, including high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Today I read [...]
Vitamin D In the Winter
January 27, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Vitamin D is a popular vitamin in the world of nutrition right now – it seems there’s news about vitamin D research every week. Your body needs vitamin D in order to absorb calcium and various research studies have linked deficiencies with several health conditions, including high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Today I read [...]
Dietary Magnesium and Stroke Risk
January 24, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition came to the conclusion that dietary magnesium intake is inversely associated with the risk of ischemic stroke (these are the strokes caused by blood clots in the brain). The authors performed a meta-analysis, which is a type of study that involves taking the data from [...]