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 'health foods'. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:26:25 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365159&cid=t_131579_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F1cFgqOiBX3o%2F The next time you’re in a restaurant and see something healthy on the menu, consider your meal choice very carefully. New research shows that when you see a healthy item in a restaurant, you will more than likely order an unhealthy one. Mind boggling, isn’t it? They think that the act of seeing something healthy and briefly considering somehow makes it “okay” in our minds to go ahead and eat the thing that’s bad for you. Oddly enough, when a menu had only unhealthy items on it, people would then gravitate toward the one that is the most healthy out of the choices. Say it with me: MIND BOGGLING! But this just means that if we know our bodies naturally want to do this, we can then pay attention and make the right choice. Image: sxc.hu. (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365159 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:26:59 +0100 2365159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347893&cid=t_131579_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Freally-strange-health-foods%2F Last month Dr Manny from Fox News enlisted the help of Chris Kilham (aka the Medicine Hunter) and went on a culinary quest to find some really strange health foods. His first port of call was an ice cream factory in New York City’s Chinatown to sample dorian ice cream. Dorian, a fruit that’s has been cultivated in southeast Asia since prehistoric times, is loved by many Asian communities. It’s odd appearance (think football with spikes) and abhorent rotten garbage smell, though, has prevented the fruit from become popular in the western world. One look at Dr Manny’s face when he was trying this and it’s pretty obvious that the ice cream doesn’t kill the smell. As for it’s health benefits, apparently it is thought to act as an aphrodisiac!!! The n... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347893 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:28:39 +0100 2347893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543141&cid=t_131579_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F06%2F24%2Foh-pumpkin-i-love-you%2F Image details: Portrait of an aging man looking proudly at a pumpkin served by picapp.com If you want a little more out of “pumpkin” than to use it as a sappy nickname, start by eating the seeds. Why? Because pumpkins pack even more amounts of tryptophan than a whole turkey dinner. And we all know the magic of tryptophan from Turkey Day 101, right? Feelings of relaxation and peacefulness. Ahhhh… Well, tryptophan works by morphing into seratonin, (which is known for fighting depression, reducing anxiety, and minimizing anger), making tryptophan pretty much the Wonder Amino Acid. In fact, in a recent study, folks who were asked to give a speech after eating a pumpkin seed bar had much lower heart rates and anxiety an hour later than those who didn’t have the seeds. So... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543141 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:09:16 +0100 1543141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1292224&cid=t_131579_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F03%2F10%2Fwho-knew-your-favorite-foods-could-be-so-darn-healthy%2F picApp_publisherId = 473;picApp_imageId = 3852;picApp_imageWidth = 328;picApp_imageHeight = 375;picApp_configUrl = "http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/FlashSite/GetConfig.aspx";picApp_Picview="http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/FlashSite/en/picviewerv1_1.swf";picapp_numberOfLine=1;ImageServe(); Macaroni and cheese, pizza, chocolate chip cookies. Not usually found at the top of a dietician’s “Nice” list, are they? Well, no more. With a few tweaks here and there, your favorite foods can go from Nutritionally Naughty to Superfood instantaneously. Add this: Cauliflower To: Macaroni and Cheese For the benefit of: Preventing Lung Cancer Yep, adding just a 1/2 cup of pureed cauliflower to your comfort food go-to on a regular basis can lower the odds of getting lung cancer by 30% for non-s... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1292224 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:44:03 +0100 1292224