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Don’t drink alcohol. Take vitamins. Avoid eating eggs. We’ve heard these pieces of nutritional advice for years - but are they accurate?
Not necessarily, say two exercise physiologists presenting at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 11th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition in Dallas, Texas. Wendy Repovich, Ph.D., FACSM, and Janet Peterson, Dr.P.H., FACSM, set out to debunk the “Top 10 Nutrition Myths.”
According to Repovich and Peterson, these nutrition myths are:
10. Eating carbohydrates makes you fat.
9. Drink eight, 8-oz. glasses of water per day.
8. Brown grain products are whole grain products.
7. Eating eggs will raise your cholesterol.
6. All alcohol is bad for you.
5. Vitamin supplements are necessary for everyone.
4. Consuming extra protein is necessary to build muscle mass.
3. Eating fiber causes problems if you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
2. Eating immediately after a workout will improve recovery.
1. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented by eating foods low on the glycemic index.
Dispelling The Top 10 Nutrition Myths
Written by Ian McKenzie on April 4th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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I can really tell the effect my eating has on my workstyle when I’ve been consuming junk. Lifehack.org has some good tips for optimizing your eating habits.
The brain is a hungry organ, it’s cells requiring two times the amount of energy than that of other cells in the body. To work well and efficiently throughout the day, this energy level must be kept high enough so not to cause mental stress and exhaustion.
So we’ll look at simple ways to keep your brain working effectively throughout your day so your work doesn’t suffer. When the brain doesn’t become stressed it can work continuously so not to sabotage your daily workflow. For this discussion we will assume you work most of the day, morning to evening.
Brain Food - Eat For Productivity - lifehack.org
Written by Ian McKenzie on March 13th, 2007 with no comments.
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My latest annual check-up revealed high trigyliceride levels. The doctor called me in and told me I needed to lose some weight —about 30 pounds— and get exercising. He wants me to be re-tested in July. If there is no significant change in weight other indicators, he’ll put me on medication.
My preference is the weight loss, so I’ve started improving my intake. I’m paying more attention to the Canada food guide and virtually eliminating junk food from the diet. I started tracking 3 weeks ago at 194 pounds. As of today, I’m down five pounds to 189.
The other part of the equation is exercise. So far, I’ve added a couple of days per weeks of walking, but need to improve that. The diet blog has posted 10 Ideas to Get You Exercising. I’m going to read through these tips and add more exercise to my routine.
Written by Ian McKenzie on March 13th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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I suspect these superfoods continue to have health benefits beyond this year. If you’re looking to improve your health, these nutrient-rich foods are a good addition to your diet.
By now, deeper into the winter months, most of our well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions have taken a backseat to the buzzing of our BlackBerrys and the business of everyday life. Instead of throwing away your goal to eat healthier in 2007, it is far wiser and healthier to try to include “superfoods” into your daily regime, foods that are filled with nature’s goodness and include a variety of minerals, vitamins, essential fats, fibre and lean protein that can help to prevent the onset of future illness or disease. While there are many superfoods that should be in your grocery cart this year, the following list highlights what I believe to be some of the best:
- Whole grain bread
- Wild Salmon
- Green Food
- Bluberries
- Avacados
Canadian Living : Top 5 superfoods of 2007
Written by Ian McKenzie on February 27th, 2007 with no comments.
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Ingredients:
- 2 cups peeled, cored, and chopped apples
- 2 cups fresh or frozen (unsweetened) strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries
- 1/2 cup frozen apple juice concentrate
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook over very low heat for about 25 minutes, or until apples are tender when pierced with a fork.
- Mash lightly or purée in a food processor, if desired.
- Serve either hot or cold.
Written by Ian McKenzie on February 12th, 2007 with no comments.
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Morsels from this week’s food-blog browsing:
Written by Ian McKenzie on February 9th, 2007 with no comments.
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Catherine points to the updated Canada Food Guide. Among the on-line features is the ability to create a pesonalized version of the food guide. Once you have gone through steps, you can download and print a PDF version of your food guide.
My Food Guide is an interactive tool that will help you personalize the information found in Canada’s Food Guide. By entering personal information, such as age and sex, selecting various items from the four food groups and choosing different types of physical activities, you can create a tool that is customized just for you. There are lots of foods to choose from in each of the four food groups, so be sure to try different combinations when creating this tool that illustrates how you can eat well with Canada’s Food Guide.
Written by Ian McKenzie on February 6th, 2007 with no comments.
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I tend to go with chips and ice cream which leads to a whole host of problems. Tea and some whole-wheat toast should be a better deal.
What is the secret to getting a solid 7 to 8 hours of sleep? Head for the kitchen and enjoy one or two of these 10 foods. They relax tense muscles, quiet buzzing minds, and/or get calming, sleep-inducing hormones - serotonin and melatonin - flowing. Yawning yet?
- Bananas
- Chamomile tea
- Warm milk
- Honey
- Potatoes
- Oatmeal
- Almonds
- Flaxseeds
- Whole-wheat bread
- Turkey
Top 10 Foods for a Good Night’s Sleep - Beauty Eats on Yahoo! Food
Written by Ian McKenzie on January 29th, 2007 with no comments.
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Most people have heard about the importance of including leafy greens in their daily diet, but many of us admit to confusion when it comes to the choice, taste, storage and preparation of the less familiar, but vitamin-loaded leafy greens like kale, collards, dandelion greens, and Swiss chard.
This short video clip, The Power of Leafy Greens, takes a look at buy, storing and preparing leafy greens.
Go South Fresh
Written by Ian McKenzie on January 25th, 2007 with no comments.
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