MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'eating well'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309595&cid=t_146595_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1013 We’ve all been there… feeling like a walking zombie, whether its day or night, the fatigue of having a newborn can be trying. Remember your body has also been through a trauma, and is recovering slowly. If you learn to eat well and graze during the day on healthy foods you will notice that you have more energy during the day. Smaller healthier snacks and meals help furnish your body with nutrients and vitamins and help it produce more breast milk.  Try staying away from sugary drinks and alcohol too, as your baby is the direct recipient of those foods too.  Read here for a more extensive article for the people at www.parenting.com (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309595 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:27:48 +0100 4309595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272675&cid=t_146595_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FIP04biOKDHU%2F You’ve been looking for ways to have more time and energy, right? Eating like a minimalist is a simple way of eating for a low maintenance life style. This choice will help you find balance, energy, and a new joy when preparing your food. Here are 8 ways to eat like a minimalist. Eliminate prep time. Identifying those ingredients that save you time and energy doesn’t mean using prepackaged foods or processed drive-thru. The fewer the ingredients the better. Finding recipes that requires three to four ingredients will help you spend less money and eat healthier (as long as you choose the right three ingredients). Go for simple presentation. Eliminate the hassle of a sink filled with dirty dishes. The simplicity of your food will minimize the time and energy required to wash dishes. ... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272675 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:50:34 +0100 4272675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632246&cid=t_146595_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F181211%2F Chocolate-y, Healthy, and Free! Don’t forget to enter Blisstree’s Exclusive Better Oats™ Oatmeal Giveaway – Just leave a comment about your favorite way to eat oatmeal by this Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, and you could win a whole case of Better Oats™ Lavish Dark Chocolate Oatmeal! Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632246 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:25:28 +0100 3632246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556182&cid=t_146595_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FIkeNSw7uto8%2F Who doesn’t love Sesame Street? I was hooked on that show as a kid, and for good reason. The show does a wonderful job of teaching children and presenting new ideas in a fun and colorful way. Now, the Sesame Workshop is has distributed 13,000 “child care resource kits” to various child care providers across the United States. The kits will help “integrate healthy eating and activity into daycare settings for preschool children.” If anyone can do it, the people at Sesame Street surely can. If healthy eating becomes a part of children’s everyday lives at a very young age, it will be easier for them to maintain a good diet as they get older. Image: Zuma Press Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Sesame Street Teaches Good Health... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556182 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:57:20 +0100 2556182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398950&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fpreventable-causes-of-death%2F While the media fans the flames of mass hysteria over swine flu, which has infected only a small number of people and killed almost none, they routinely ignore the more common, if not widespread, causes of death, many of which are completely, or nearly completely, preventable if only people were educated and motivated enough to make changes to their lifestyles. Imagine if just a fraction of the energy that people are putting into avoiding swine flu were put into efforts to reduce smoking, high blood pressure and obesity, which together are responsible for over one million premature deaths every year. “To have hundreds of thousands of premature deaths caused by these modifiable risk factors is shocking and should motivate a serious look at whether our public health system has sufficie... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398950 Thu, 07 May 2009 21:27:04 +0100 2398950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365247&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fearth-day-and-health-walk-more-drive-less%2F In honor of Earth Day, which was April 22, I’ve been writing this week about things you can do to improve both your health and the health of the environment. On Tuesday, I wrote about changing your diet in an earth-friendly manner, and today I’d like to talk about another activity that would be good for you and good for the environment; namely, walking more and driving less. You can also substitute bicycle riding for driving, but walking is easier and needs no equipment. Countless studies have proven the health benefits of walking, and less driving is obviously beneficial both from reduced energy consumption and lower production of pollutants such as greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming. Walking has been shown repeatedly to be an excellent form of exercise, espe... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365247 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:40:12 +0100 2365247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353944&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fearth-day-improving-the-environment-and-your-health%2F April 22 is celebrated every year as Earth Day and this year I’d like to encourage you to think about changing your diet in ways that would benefit both your health and the health of the environment. And I can think of no better way than to follow the precepts set forth by Michael Pollan, Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, and the director of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism, and author of the excellent book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, which I highly recommend. Mr. Pollan summarizes his philosophy in seven words: Eat food Not too much Mostly plants I’ll explain his idea more fully in a minute, but first I’ve got to tell you why you should change your diet. First, we know that four of... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353944 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:54:09 +0100 2353944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2318537&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fyou-and-salt-not-so-perfect-together%2F Since nearly 70 percent of adult Americans have risk factors that warrant their reducing the amount of sodium they consume each day, the odds are high that you should pay attention to the following information and heed its advice. And since the national average daily sodium intake is already much higher than what’s recommended even for the 30 percent of people who don’t have risk factors, the odds are overwhelming that you are currently eating too much salt every day; the only question being how much you need to cut back? First let’s look at the 70 percent of adults who have risk factors. The risk factors are: High blood pressure (also known as hypertension) -31 percent of adults All people over age 40 - 34 percent of adults All black Americans – 4 percent of adults The people i... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2318537 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:58:23 +0100 2318537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2321755&cid=t_146595_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fobesity-should-be-a-four-letter-word%2F Don’t you hate that word, obese? And when they use the words “morbid obesity” it’s twice as nasty. Guess, as a nurse, I’ve read too many doctor’s history forms describing physical exams on patients. I confess the phrase “morbidly obese” sends chills up my spine. Just those two words denigrate the individual and somehow, relegate them to second class citizen. This whole subject of weight and over-weight is such a frustrating one. It has social as well as health implications. I think for many of us with various forms of arthritis, particularly if we have been on varying doses of prednisone, we know what it is to have our “fat” move around. “Traveling deposits of fat.”  Now, there’s a thought. If only it would keep... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2321755 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:26:12 +0100 2321755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2318539&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fits-time-to-cut-back-your-red-meat-consumption%2F Eating red meat increases your chances of dying prematurely. That’s the stark finding of a very large and very well done clinical study just published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.  The study found that eating red and processed meat was associated with increases in total mortality, cancer mortality, and cardiovascular disease mortality. They found that eating just 4 ounces of red meat a day raises your overall risk of dying prematurely, raises your risk of dying from cancer and raises your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. I’d say that means it’s time to decrease your consumption of red meat, which includes beef, pork and processed meats like sausage, bacon and cold cuts. There are a number of reasons why eating red meat might be bad for your health. Red... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2318539 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:05:39 +0100 2318539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2290614&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fpreventing-and-detecting-colon-cancer%2F March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month and as it’s such an important issue I’d like to bring it up today.  I’ve written on this topic several times before but according to the American Cancer Society it is the third most common cancer found in men and women, and the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States so I think it warrants attention. If you are over the age of 50 (or over 40 with risk factors), you should be screened for colon cancer on a regular basis. The schedule for the various screening methods is shown here (discuss this with your physician and decide which one is best for you): Tests that find pre-cancer and cancer: • Colonoscopy every 10 years • Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years • Virtual colonoscopy every 5 years • Double-contra... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2290614 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:57:27 +0100 2290614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2223202&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Flose-weight-now-ask-me-how%2F This study proves it. Of course, the less you cut back the less you’ll lose. And the less you exercise the less you’ll lose. So while I don’t recommend doing anything drastic, I also don’t recommend doing nothing or next to nothing. Drastic measures are impossible to maintain. Doing nothing is hard to live with. Take the middle way: eat a little less and exercise a little more. Keep it up and very gradually increase your efforts. There’s an old adage of “no pain, no gain.” In a way this is true in that some effort is required, but if the pain is too great you’ll stop in a few weeks and there will surely be no gain. Take the middle way instead. Start small. Eat a little less and exercise a little more. And get a lot of support. I wish you the best of luck. (Source: Dr. Z's M... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2223202 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:07:34 +0100 2223202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195226&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fsalmonella-and-tainted-peanut-butter%2F A nationwide outbreak of Salmonella caused by tainted peanut butter has already resulted in the recall of hundreds of products with more being added to the list every day. Consumers are being advised not to consume any peanut butter containing products until more information becomes available on which brands may be affected and to destroy any that already have been identified. The majority of affected products are packaged prepared foods such as cookies, crackers, cereal, candy and ice cream. To avoid consuming tainted foods you should take the following precautions: Go to your pantry or any other food storage areas and look carefully for packaged products that might contain peanut butter. Be sure to check the labels of any product with “nuts” in the name to see if the... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195226 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:04:41 +0100 2195226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195228&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fthe-number-one-killer-of-women-heart-disease%2F Friday February 6, 2009 is National Wear Red Day, which is a day for all Americans to be aware of heart disease in women and to wear red in support of The Heart Truth: A National Awareness Campaign for Women About Heart Disease. Everyone can participate by wearing a favorite red dress, sweater, shirt, tie or even the specially designed Red Dress Pin on Friday. Despite the emphasis on wearing red, this year’s message, is that “Heart Disease Doesn’t Care What You Wear - It’s the #1 Killer of Women.” Every woman needs to know about heart disease. While you hear a lot about breast cancer in the media, the fact is that heart disease is the number one killer of women with one in four American women dying of heart disease. In fact, as the picture below graphically il... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195228 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:10:41 +0100 2195228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2122058&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fthe-vitaminwater-scam%2F I’ve long held that most bottled water is a scam either because it’s simply way overpriced or because it’s falsely and/or misleadingly advertised as being good for you thanks to some added ingredient gimmick its marketers came up with. In fact, I previously wrote Water: A scambuster report, which deals with the issues of cost, the amount of water you need to drink each day, and safety (as in which is safer, tap or bottled water?). So it came as no surprise to me, and with a resounding “here, here” when I learned that the Center for Science in the Public Interest  (CSPI) had sued the Coca-Cola company for “deceptive and unsubstantiated claims” on its vitaminwater line of beverages.  The vitaminwater products are made by a company Coke owns called ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2122058 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:15:05 +0100 2122058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2090241&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fhealthy-weight-week-january-18-24-2009%2F It’s the first full week of January and for many people that means starting a new diet. And for many of them the next week, the second week of January, will be when they “blow” their diet and go back to square one (and if not that week, shortly thereafter). That’s why the Healthy Weight Network sponsors Healthy Weight Week during the third week in January, which this year is January 18-24. The Network was started by Francis M. “Francie” Berg, MS, a licensed nutritionist, family wellness specialist and adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota some 16 years ago and they’ve been sponsoring this annual event ever since. According to their website, Healthy Weight Week “is a time to celebrate healthy living habits that last a lifetime a... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2090241 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:15:39 +0100 2090241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2075151&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fgardening-is-good-exercise%2F New research has found that gardening is an effective way to exercise. Researchers at Kansas State University determined that gardening is a form of “moderate intensity” exercise that can easily contribute to the exercise recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which advises at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most days of the week in order to maintain and improve optimal health. This recommendation is especially important for older Americans, who can be less likely to fulfill this requirement, yet are more at risk for chronic diseases associated with aging. Moderate intensity exercise is physical activity that causes an increase in breathing or heart rate and is typified by such things as walking, cycling, swimming or even ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2075151 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:45:12 +0100 2075151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2055823&cid=t_146595_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F12%2F21%2Fhealthbolt-giveaway-win-a-copy-of-the-2009-calorieking-calorie-fat-carbohydrate-counter%2F I know. No one want to count calories during the holiday season, not when you’ve got all that food sitting at the table, just waiting for you to dig into. But just in case you do, here’s your chance to win a copy of not only The 2009 CalorieKing Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter but also the companion CalorieKing Food & Exercise Journal. This edition of the Calorie Counter has been completely reformatted and revised to reflect current popular food trends and products. The pocket-sized 2009 Counter not only contains food data and over 11,000 meals found at 200 chain and fast food restaurants, but also features a variety of convenient diet and lifestyle tips, including: Fats & Cholesterol Guide Hints to Reduce Fat Calcium & Osteoporosis Guide Diabetes Guide with ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2055823 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:16:53 +0100 2055823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033847&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Ftop-5-health-scams-of-2008%2F It’s the time of year when annual “top” lists begin appearing everywhere like so many ornaments on the tree. So here’s Dr. Z’s roundup of the top five health scams of 2008: Kinoki Detox Foot Pads Kinoki and all other so-called detox foot pads top the list because of the sheer audacity involved in their shameless marketing and the utter lack of either a scientific basis through which they might work or any medical studies proving that they do. Yet we’ve received over 400 comments on my blog about them, attesting to the surprising interest people have in these worthless products. Despite their having been debunked on National Public Radio and the ABC news program “20/20″ inquiring minds still want to know, likely due to relentless marketing a... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033847 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:00:36 +0100 2033847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975919&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fnatural-remedies-for-irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs%2F It’s not often that I recommend natural remedies because there’s rarely any scientific evidence that they work better than a placebo. But when there’s data supporting their use I’m all for it. Such is now the case in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as shown by a review of research recently published in the British Medical Journal. Turns out that two of the best treatments for IBS, peppermint oil and fiber, are old-fashioned, inexpensive and widely available over-the-counter (OTC). And I don’t mean that these are just two of the best natural remedies or two of the best OTC remedies, they are two of the best remedies period. The research review found three IBS treatments to be consistently better than placebo. In addition to peppermint oil and fi... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975919 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:01:55 +0100 1975919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955587&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fis-diabetes-in-your-future%2F Diabetes is common and increasing in prevalence. About 24 million Americans already have diabetes, and millions more are at risk. Moreover, if current trends continue, one in three Americans (one in two for minorities) born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetimes. In fact, recent research has found that the rate of new cases of type 2 diabetes, which is the most common type, has nearly doubled in the last 10 years while spending on diabetes medications has also nearly doubled, but in just the last six years. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease, blindness and amputation. And since 1987 the death rate due to diabetes has increased by 45 percent, while the death rates due to heart disease, stroke, and cancer have declined. Is it any wonder then that during November, Ameri... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955587 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:53:39 +0100 1955587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939843&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Flean-times-good-or-bad-for-health%2F With the economy slowing (or crashing depending on your point of view), and food prices rising, you may be forced to make some tough choices when it comes to what to eat, where to eat it and how to pay for it. Can you still afford to buy nutritious fresh food, which is notoriously more expensive, or will you turn to more calorie-dense, less nutritious packaged foods? Will you “dine” at fast food restaurants more often, eating their high-fat, high-sugar but low-price offerings? Recent articles in the Los Angeles Times and on MSNBC.com address this issue. You might think that leaner times would lead to leaner waistlines as people cut back on spending. But it appears that the opposite is true. Adam Drewnowski, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington in Seattle ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939843 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:59:58 +0100 1939843 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1379612&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fdetoxykall-a-scambuster-report%2F Detoxykall. To some, a new chance at weight loss. To me, just another in a literally endless stream of weight-loss scams. That such a product exists at all, and that it is generating interest among thousands of people, speaks to two unfortunate truths: • There is tremendous suffering and desperation surrounding weight, weight-loss, eating and body image issues; and • There are legions of unscrupulous predators eager to exploit that pain for their commercial gain. Of course, there’s nothing especially bad or unique about Detoxykall. I could have picked any of hundreds of similarly bogus weight-loss wonders, this one just happened across my desk at the right time and just happened to catch my attention because of the large amount of Internet-interest it seems to be generating. What i... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1379612 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:54:12 +0100 1379612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1347673&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Ftrans-fats-a-scambuster-report%2F Most people know that foods containing trans fats are bad, which is good. But not everyone realizes that foods containing no trans fats are not necessarily good, which is bad. You can hardly walk through the supermarket without being bombarded with product messages announcing “No Trans Fats,” as if that fact automatically rendered them healthful. In fact, a product could contain no trans fats and actually be 100 percent pure fat! That’s because there are two main types of fats; namely, saturated and unsaturated fats. And while avoiding trans fats is a good idea, equally, if not more important, is monitoring and limiting saturated fat intake because saturated fat (along with trans fat and cholesterol) raise the bad LDL form of cholesterol and lower the good HDL form. The way this work... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1347673 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:46:51 +0100 1347673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1331627&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fdemi-moores-leech-detox-therapy-a-scambuster-report%2F While on the talk show circuit to promote her new diamond-heist film, “Flawless,” Demi Moore has also taken to promoting her recent experience with leech therapy, which she underwent in Austria as part of a so-called “cleanse.” The 46-year-old actress told Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa on “Live With Regis & Kelly,” that with leeches, “They apply them to your body, and they suck your blood. They detoxify your blood.” But while it’s clear that the leeches do suck out some blood, it is equally clear, at least to me, that they don’t “detoxify” it. How could they? How could the removal of a small amount of blood, even if it were full of “toxins” serve to detoxify the remainder? Ms. Moore told David Letterman on “The Late Show with David Letterman” that “…t... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1331627 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:33:56 +0100 1331627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1311553&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fplastic-water-bottles-hot-cars-and-breast-cancer-what-you-need-to-know-about-pet-and-bpa%2F Recently, we’ve received a number of inquiries about whether there’s an increased risk of breast cancer in women who drink water from plastic water bottles, especially from those bottles that might have been left in a hot car. The assertion is that the heat in the car causes the plastic bottle to release harmful chemicals into the water, which is then consumed leading to inadvertent ingestion of potential carcinogens. This claim has been the subject of many waves of e-mails that get forwarded around the Internet, but which never come with any background or supporting information. Some Web sites, like Snopes.com, have debunked these e-mails as nothing more than either a hoax or an urban legend. The origin, they say, is from overblown media reports of a master’s thesis written by a Uni... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1311553 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:45:12 +0100 1311553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1260054&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fthe-flat-belly-diet-is-a-scam%2F Next to Lindsay Lohan’s naked photos, the hottest thing on the Internet these days is the Flat Belly Diet. And while Lindsay Lohan may have a flat belly, she surely didn’t get it from the Flat Belly Diet, which is just the latest in a long line of weight loss scams. It’s not that the program they recommend is dangerous or bad, it’s just that it’s basically a marketing gimmick designed to slim down your wallet first and your abdomen second. Here are the reasons I call the Flat Belly Diet a scam: • The book costs $31.95! That’s simply outrageous. • The book is just the first part of the program, to which you must subscribe. I’m not sure of the exact cost but it’s around $15 a month. • There is a huge marketing effort behind the book including a slick website and coun... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1260054 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:24:41 +0100 1260054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1230435&cid=t_146595_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Ffebruary-recipe-for-success-soup-sundays%2F A year can fly by so quickly for me. It was a year ago this week that we first had our first “Recipe for Success” blog posting here at Life with MS. In the ensuing 12 months, we’ve talked about ingredients, recipes, seasonal foods and the like. Today, I’d like to talk about a piece of equipment to make our lives easier and allow creativity. For the past several years, Sundays are “Soup Sunday” around Trevis Gleason’s kitchen. I like to head to the local farmer’s market or Seattle’s famous Pike Place Market early in the morning (it’s kinda like church for me) and see what’s fresh and yummy looking. It’s usually one or two ingredients that strike me and get my juices (or should that be broths?) flowing. I run into old friends, chat up the farmers, sample a few of thei... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1230435 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:04:47 +0100 1230435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1175087&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fmaster-cleanse-debate-on-radio-talk-show%2F I have written many times about the Master Cleanse program in this blog (links provided at the end of this post). My comments have been covered by the Associated Press and are also on Wikipedia. Most recently, however, was a radio talk show virtual debate between Peter Glickman, a major proponent of the Master Cleanse, and myself, taking a more negative position. The program aired live on Saturday January 19, 2008 on KCRW, a public radio station in Los Angeles. The show was part of a weekly food program called Good Food, hosted by Evan Kleiman. But if you’re interested, you can access the show’s archive at any time simply by visiting the KCRW web page. When you get there, you’ll find a description of the entire show, including all the guests. Near the top of the page, under the date,... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1175087 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:49:52 +0100 1175087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1137292&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fwomens-health-risks-heart-disease-trumps-cancer-by-far%2F Many women worry obsessively about developing cancer, particularly breast or ovarian cancer. But, while these are obviously of concern, their actual risk of having either of these is far lower than is their major risk of having or dying from cardiovascular disease. In fact, heart disease is the number one killer of women and is responsible for more deaths in women than all cancers combined! The numbers show that the risk of dying from heart disease is about 10 times higher than dying from breast cancer and about 20 times higher than dying from ovarian cancer. And that’s not even counting the deaths from stroke, a related problem, which would just magnify the overshadowing risk that cardiovascular disease presents in relation to cancer (stroke is usually related to the ‘vascular’ part... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1137292 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:58:13 +0100 1137292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1108825&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fhangover-cures-a-scambuster-report%2F Tis’ the season to be jolly. But for some people this means suffering through the after effects of their jolliness in the form of a hangover. And based on the amount and variety of purported cures touted around the water cooler and on the Internet, the number of people seeking relief must be fairly high. So, what’s the best way either to prevent or treat a hangover? Well, hangover remedies come in two basic flavors. There’s the free, but unproven, advice you can get from friends, family or the web, and there are the products you can pay for, which are equally unproven. Either way, nothing’s yet been proven to work. “No compelling evidence exists to suggest that any conventional or complementary intervention is effective for preventing or treating alcohol hangover,” was the conc... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1108825 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:46:02 +0100 1108825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1103683&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Ftake-a-walk%2F I’ve written many times in this blog about the health benefits of modest amounts of exercise, and in particular about the ease and advantages of walking. Study after study has shown that you don’t need fancy exercise equipment, a health club membership or a personal trainer to realize the exercise-related health benefits that can accrue simply from taking a walk. And a new study has reconfirmed this fact. The study found that just by walking for 30 minutes a day six days a week people significantly improved their health profile. Without any change in their diet. At the beginning of the study, 41 percent of the participants met the criteria for metabolic syndrome, but by the end only 27 percent did. Metabolic syndrome is a set of risk factors that raise your odds of developing heart dis... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1103683 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:18:48 +0100 1103683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1030323&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fbreast-cancer-and-grapefruit-not-always-a-good-combination%2F In this study, some 40,000 postmenopausal women were followed over several years and it was found that those who ate grapefruit had a 30 percent higher chance of developing breast cancer than those who didn’t eat grapefruit. The study did not include women who were premenopausal or those who were breast cancer survivors. It is only one study and it is what’s called an observational study, which has many limitations. Further research is needed to answer the question of whether all postmenopausal women should avoid grapefruit. But now let’s get back to those women who already have estrogen receptor positive breast cancer. If you have breast cancer that is dependent on estrogen for its growth, you may be taking a drug to limit the activity of estrogen in your body, like tamoxifen (Nolva... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1030323 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:53:40 +0100 1030323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=922133&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fkevin-trudeau-consumer-advocate-or-master-con-artist%2F Many writers to scambuster@healthtalk.com want to know about Kevin Trudeau, whose books, infomercials and websites claim vast conspiracies designed to keep important medical information about various miracle cures from the general public. Information that Mr. Trudeau says is being suppressed by the FDA, the AMA and the pharmaceutical industry. Information that Mr. Trudeau offers to supply, but only if you buy his books. And since Kevin Trudeau has no medical training or expertise and is a convicted felon, an ex-convict, and regular target of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulatory enforcement actions, you should, at a minimum, be very careful about taking his advice. Of course, some will doubtless argue that even the worst criminals can reform and that only someone outside the medical/in... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=922133 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:17:07 +0100 922133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=908819&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fsalt-sodium-plus-chloride-equals-trouble%2F I recently wrote about high blood pressure and its associated health problems. Today, I’d like to focus on salt because it is a major contributor to high blood pressure and because many people either don’t understand it or are misinformed about it. Around the world, and in the U.S., excess salt intake and increasing rates of high blood pressure go hand in hand. High blood pressure in turn leads to cardiovascular disease and to premature death from heart attack and stroke. The evidence linking salt intake with high blood pressure is overwhelming and definitive. Americans consume too much salt and the amount they consume is increasing. Between 1970 and 2000, the amount of salt we consume went up 55 percent and the prevalence of high blood pressure went up 50 percent. On average, we each ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=908819 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:36:57 +0100 908819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=888903&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fstevia-sweetener-or-supplement%2F You may have seen headlines stating that “FDA Warns (about) Stevia” in a recent FDA enforcement action against the Celestial Seasonings tea company’s use of the natural sweetener called stevia and wondered what it’s all about. The fact that the FDA action is a bit bizarre probably adds to the confusion. In a formal Warning Letter dated August 17 (but only just now made public) the FDA took Celestial Seasonings to task not because their Zingers Tangerine Orange Tea contains stevia, which it does, but because they were marketing it as a food and not as a dietary supplement. Got that? Stevia is a natural sweetener derived from the Stevia rebaudiana plant, native to Central and South America, which is also known as sweet leaf and sugar leaf because its leaf extracts are some 300 times ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=888903 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:47:41 +0100 888903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=868395&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Feating-a-low-fat-diet%2F In the first installment of this two part series on dietary fat, I reviewed the differences between good fats and bad fats, where they come from and how to tell them apart. Today I’ll talk about fat in the diet, what to eat, how much is ok and how to make positive changes regarding the food you eat. According to the USDA Dietary Guidelines, the recommended total fat intake for adults is between 20 and 35 percent of calories, with less than ten percent of calories coming from saturated fat, and cholesterol less than 300 mg/day. Got that? I didn’t think so. And even if you could remember these guidelines you’d still have to count your calories every day and, in addition, track fats as a percentage of those calories. That’s a tall order. Here’s a better way. Eat as little fat as pos... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=868395 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:03:57 +0100 868395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=864419&cid=t_146595_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fgood-vs-bad-fats-how-to-tell-them-apart%2F Everyone knows that eating too much fat is bad for your health, but just as many people know that fats are just plain confusing. There are good fats and bad fats and different types of each. Fats come from both animals and plants - and then there’s cholesterol. No wonder some people just throw up their hands and give up. But it’s not impossible to get a basic understanding of fat. Just keep reading and you’ll be well on your way. One thing that all fats have in common is the number of calories they produce inside your body; namely, nine per gram of fat eaten. To put that into context, a gram of protein equates to four calories and a gram of carbohydrate is also four. That is the sum total of everything you need to know about calories: fats = 9, protein = 4 and carbohydrate = 4 (calo... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=864419 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:14:57 +0100 864419