Harvard School of Public Health has a good article with all the information, and misinformation about calcium. I appreciate how readable they make information that otherwise might be a bit boring, or complicated. It’s a pretty comprehensive look at calcium and healthy bones, osteoporosis, vitamin D, vitamin K, and vitamin A. It’s short, and worth…
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Heart to Heart about Breakfast
The American Heart Association published a study in July relating the incidence of heart disease with importance of breakfast. The study was done over a 16 year period and included over 26,000 men. Even after considering all the variables that existed, there was still a 27% higher risk of coronary disease in those not eating…
Nine Good Foods That Could Be Bad For You, the Dirty Dozen, and Good News from the HSPH
From the Healthmonitor, 9 good foods that could be bad for you: Turkey. Low in fat and high in protein, turkey is a terrific menu option—unless you suffer from the painful joint condition known as gout, in which uric acid builds up in the body and causes severe joint pain and swelling. White meat turkey…
School Lunch News and Alzheimers News
Before the serious stuff, I just have to share a few more pictures of the fall bloom. Excerpts from an article by Jack Challem Blood Sugar, Insulin, and the Brain Could Alzheimer’s Disease Be “Type 3 Diabetes?” Some doctors now believe that problems with blood sugar and insulin are major factors in the development…