Health, Nutrition and Fitness

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France announces worlds toughest anti-smoking laws Tobacco lobby prepares to fight move to abolish cigarettes over four decades The Independent France, where a Gauloise once hung from the bottom lip of every actor or intellectual, plans to move to one of the toughest anti-tobacco regimes in the world. Garish colours and brand names on cigarette packets will be replaced by health warnings in large type and by prominent photographs of the diseased organs of smokers. Car drivers and passengers will be banned from lighting up in the presence of children under 12. Although these measures will not take effect until 2016, an uncompromising TV and radio campaign started toda…

How dare anyone criticise British food? Indigestible dinners made this country great The US ambassador to the UK, Matthew Barzun, has said that he is sick of being served lamb and potatoes. He should try our colourless tapioca and damp brussels sprouts instead http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2014/sep/02/criticise-british-food-us-ambassador-matthew-barzun

Making, and Eating, the 1950s' Most Nauseating Jell-O Soaked RecipesBy Hunter Oatman-Stanford — February 26th, 2013 Poring over vintage cookbooks and food advertisements is equal parts intriguing and repulsive: People willingly ate things like “Shrimp Aspic Mold” and “Chicken Mousse”? Unlike the menus on contemporary food blogs and in best-selling recipe books, mid-century cooking seems guaranteed to make you gag, thanks to its mismatched flavors, industrial ingredients, and gelatin overload. Top: Shrimpy, gelatinous, mid-century bliss. Above: Decked out in mid-century modern garb, Clark poses with a sour cream recipe book. Often the strangeness of this era’s f…

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Let's discuss some of those things that are the antithesis of healthy for a moment. I came across this video on how to make deep fried butter. I wasn't sure it was serious as it is something I couldn't quite fathom as something that is real. Anyone have this before? Is it as disgusting to others as it is to me? Or is it next to heaven? And while we are at it, anyone care to suggest some other extremely unhealthy guilty pleasure they may have...beside having wild sex with a twink in the back seat of your car

5 Things You Should Never Put In Your Potluck Dish Posted: 08/12/2014 9:55 am EDT Updated: 08/12/2014 9:59 am EDT You're probably not going to bring triple garlic dip or raw shellfish to a friend's get-together, but there are some less obvious foods to avoid, too. By Lynn Andriani 1Green Bell Peppers MrKornFlakes/iStock/Thinkstock While red, yellow and orange bell peppers hog the spotlight, greens are often maligned because they can taste bitter (as none other than Alice Waters declared in Chez Panisse Vegetables). Because they are harvested before they're ripe, they'll never taste as sweet as the other varieties. Another downside to being picked early: The …

A friend sent this to me today. Hard core for sure! 1. Stretch and warm up 5 Min. 2. Cardio - Cardio of choice 1 hour 3. Elliptical trainer, moderate effort 3 minutes 4. Jogging-Treadmill/Walking 3 minutes 5. Stairmaster 3 minutes 6. Recumbent Bike 3 minutes 7. Crunches Set of 20 8. Chest-Push-Up Wide Set of 20 9. Elliptical trainer, moderate effort 3 minutes 10. Jogging-Treadmill/Walking 3 minutes 11. Stairmaster 3 minutes 12. Recumbent Bike 3 minutes 13. Crunches Set of 20 14. Chest-Push-Up Wide Set of 20 15. Elliptical trainer, moderate effort 3 minutes 16. Jogging-Treadmill/Walking 3 minutes 17. Stairmaster 3 minutes 18. Recumbent Bike 3 minutes 19…

5 Reasons Potatoes Don't Deserve Their Bad Reputation The Huffington Post | By Sarah Klein Adam Gault via Getty Images The potato isn't inherently bad, and, really, it shouldn't be treated as such. Yes, it's often smothered in cheese, mixed up with mayo, doused in sour cream or deep-fried -- but when it isn't is when the potato truly shines. In its purest, most potato-y (and perhaps organic) form, it actually packs some very real health perks. Here are five very good reasons to love potatoes. They're loaded with potassium. One large spud baked with the skin on contains a whopping 1,600 milligrams of potassium, nearly half the recommended amount for an entir…

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Only makes sense. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11003676/French-hospital-to-open-wine-bar-for-terminally-ill-patients.html

7 Superfoods You've Never Heard Of The Huffington Post | By Alison Spiegel Alan Majchrowicz via Getty Images If you were asked to name a superfood, we're betting you might say quinoa. And if you were to rattle off a few more, you might mention goji berries, chia seeds or if it was 2009, acai. The term "superfood" is as overused as its meaning, nutritional powerhouse. Everyone's constantly on the lookout out for the next greatest miracle food that is packed with vitamins and antioxidants -- the answer to everyone's health problems. But what really is a superfood? The truth is that the term "superfood" isn't officially supported by the medical community at all…

This is so cornball-true-to-the-mid-South I can't resist posting it. No idea how it tastes; I may have to find out. ? Chocolate-Cola Pound Cake This rich, delicious pound cake gets Southern flavor from pecans. This type of dessert is served at many Southern family reunions and potluck suppers, writes Lisa Varner of Charleston, South Carolina. It's the perfect size for my husband and me. Ingredients 3/4 cup butter, softened 1-1/4 cups sugar 3 eggs 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup baking cocoa 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sour cream 1/3 cup cola 1/2 cup chopped pecans ICING: 1 cup co…

Not, regrettably, a poop joke. Your chicken is about to get more full of fecesObama is letting the poultry industry run wild Monica Potts theguardian.com And Jules thought pigs were filthy animals. Photograph: Alamy If you buy your chicken from the supermarket, here are a few things about its life that might make you less eager to eat it. As a chick, your chicken's beak was cut off so that it wouldn't attack other chickens in the overcrowded cage in which it was raised. Your chicken was fed so much grain so quickly – supplemented with antibiotics – that, by the time it was ready for slaughter at the age of five weeks, its breasts were swollen and disproportion…

10:15 AM ET This week in poop-smoked beer Ray Isle (@islewine on Twitter) is Food & Wine's executive wine editor. We trust his every cork pop and decant – and the man can sniff out a bargain to boot. Take it away, Ray. In this week’s do-not-miss world of beer news, it appears the Icelandic brewery Borg Brugghús has created a beer that gets its unique taste characteristics from, yes indeed, sheep dung. The malted barley that goes into their Fenrir Nr. 26 is smoked over burning Icelandic sheep excrement for several hours, resulting in a brew that is, according to brewmaster Sturlaugur Jon Björnsson, “Þetta er í raun léttur IPA bjór með sítruslegt og ferskt bragð o…

And now for something completely different: a vagina fitness tracker. http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2014/jul/04/kgoal-fitness-tracker-vagina-pelvic-floor

But if starving is so good for you, shouldn't those guys in the Sahel live past 100? http://dailydigestnews.com/2014/06/fasting-can-regenerate-entire-immune-system-study-finds/ Maybe it's only beneficial for us overfed Westerners but, hey, if you've been feeling poorly lately, give it a try. If nothing else, (visible) ribs are sexy!

Simple Tests for Heart Attack Risk Could Save Lives and Money By Lisa Collier CoolJun 02, 2014 Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented—and millions of dollars in healthcare costs saved—if doctors used a new, more accurate screening strategy to identify at-risk patients, according to new research presented at the International Society of PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) Annual Meeting in Quebec. The study was the first to analyze clinical and financial outcomes of adding a multimarker blood test to standard cholesterol testing. The new test checks a sample of the patient’s blood for three inflammatory biomarkers that may signal…

6 'Bad' Carbs that Are Actually Good for You By Health.com | Healthy Living – Mon, May 12, 2014 11:21 AM EDT by Leslie Barrie Thanks to popular low-carb diets, these carb-heavy healthy foods have been unfairly blacklisted. But there's no need to be scared of spuds or ban bananas. We're setting the record straight-dig in guilt-free! Corn Corn gets a bad rap because it's frequently found in packaged, processed food that can be void of nutrients. But real, straight-up corn is a healthy whole grain, points out Jessica Levinson, RD, a New York City-based nutritionist. "It's a good source of fiber, vitamin C, and the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin, which promote he…

The 5:2 diet (also known as the 5/2 diet) is a diet that limits the calorie intake for 2 days, then eating normal for 5 days. This type of diet is called ‘intermittent fasting’. The general idea behind the 5:2 diet is calorie restriction on the two (non-consecutive) given days. That is, for two of the 7 day week, you eat extreme low calorie (but highly nutritional) foods, while the other 5 days you can eat what you normally do. This diet doesn’t require a full fast (as in water only), but just a carefully planned couple of days each week. The 5:2 diet came to popular attention in August 2012, with the BBC Horizon’s documentary on it featuring reporter Michael …

A few weeks back I heard it for the first time out of the mouth of Sec. of State Kerry.Now one of the talking heads just said is again. When did Kiev become Keev. When I am back in the States and I go to some Eastern European goulash and schnitzel groaning board, do I now pleasantly order Chicken Keev or Keyv or Kyev, but never more Kyev? Adam Smith, where oh where are you, when an aged and distraught Carioca puta needs you now more than ever?

Lately I've switched over from Thai Basil Chicken to Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken. Not sure why as I have both basil and lemongrass growing in my kitchen garden along with rosemary, sage and mint. Definitely not anything to do with my choice in men as I'm still with the same one since July, 75% Portuguese/25%Spanish.

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Several nice surprises here. The 10 Most Filling Foods for Weight Loss Baked potatoes, greek yogurt, and popcorn can help you load up on fiber and protein By Health.com / Nicole Yorio Jurick @goodhealthFeb. 26, 2014 If you were to describe The Perfect Food, it might go something like this: healthful, delicious, bigger than a morsel and filling enough to fight hunger for hours. Foods that promote satietya feeling of lasting fullnessdo exist, insists David Katz, MD, founder of the Yale University Prevention Research Center. What makes some grub extra satisfying? Fiber and protein can help, says Barbara Rolls, PhD, author of The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet. Getting more ba…