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As New York and the East Coast cool down a bit from a record heat wave, everyone is ready for a break. But summer is here for awhile so you may still be at risk for heat-related illnesses such as heat rash, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and, most seriously, heatstroke. Why is heat such a [...]
“I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.” – George H.W. Bush, 41st U.S. President The first President Bush may not have been fond of his broccoli, but [...]
Vacations are great, but the travel can be hard on your body. Yoga To Beat Jetlag described the benefits of the pose viparita karani (Legs up the Wall) after a long airline flight or car trip. In this follow-up, you’ll learn a set of four poses to refresh your body and help reset your internal [...]
Long, warm, sunny days are the hallmark of summer, when the sun’s warmth drives off all memory of winter. Summer is about spending time outside, whether at the beach with a book, working in the garden, or just eating lunch on a park bench. Exposure to sun makes us feel good and makes our bodies [...]
As the busy summer travel season approaches, many of us will find ourselves on planes. The journey may be long or short, but the effects on the body are similar: airline flight slows the body’s metabolism dramatically, makes digestion sluggish, and can cause legs to swell due to decreased blood circulation. The recycled air, cramped [...]
Lots of packaged foods now promote their omega-3 content, as interest in the essential fatty acid has made it the latest hot nutrient but less commonly understood is the importance of the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 consumption for overall health. It appears that humans used to consume roughly equal amounts of omega-3s and omega-6s [...]
Gardening offers a refuge from the stresses of modern living, be it tending a backyard orchard, plants in a window box, or a collection of potted herbs in the kitchen. Many of us have sedentary work indoors, and the stress of just getting to work and coping with deadlines can numb both our bodies and [...]
Did the change to Daylight Savings Time throw you for a loop? I saw a lot of yawns around our water cooler. Even this one-hour time change reminds us how important our sleep cycle is, and how easily it is disrupted. Sleep is controlled by our circadian rhythm, or internal daily biological clock, which dictates recurring physical [...]
Just what are these omega-3s that the news and food product labels are full of? Omega 3s are essential fatty acids, which means our bodies need them but cannot make them so we have to get them from our diet. There are three different omega-3s: alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). ALA exists [...]
Orange juice has been breaking American fasts since the Jazz Age; it’s as American as apple pie. Recently author Alissa Hamilton, a Food and Society Fellow with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, has been punching holes in our orange juice cartons. In her book Squeezed: What You Don’t Know about Orange Juice, Hamilton [...]
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