Posts Tagged ‘Health News’
Fit or Flop Web Series Premieres: The Search for America’s Best Fitness Star
APOGEE Media recently launched a new reality web series entitled Fit or Flop. The innovative series challenges personal trainers and fitness instructors to demonstrate why they are worthy of the crown of America’s Best Fitnes...
What You Need to Know to Avoid Food Poisoning This Summer
Backyard barbecues, coolers packed for picnics, al fresco dining and hot summer days are all the ingredients for a bad case of food poisoning if you’re not careful. Cases of foodborne illness peak during the summer month...
Top 10 Cities of 2012 Where Residents Appear Older Than They Really Are
The Patient’s Guide, the leading online destination in beauty and skin care, released the top U.S. cities where the average population appears “older than they really are.” To determine these rankings, The Pat...
No Name Change for High-Fructose Corn Syrup
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today denied a Corn Refiners Association (CRA) petition to rename high-fructose corn syrup “corn sugar,” saying the action would only serve to confuse U.S. consumers and could ...
Speaking Out Against Antibiotics
Moms from Maine to Hawaii have come toWashington, D.C., today to press the Obama Administration and Congress to do more to rein in the overuse of antibiotics on America’s industrial farms, a practice that breeds antib...
Food Revolution Day
The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation launches its first-ever Food Revolution Day this Saturday, May 19 to inspire, educate, and empower people everywhere to stand up for real food. The weekend of events will bring together an...
Dr. Oz Teams Up With Charter School to Address Childhood Obesity
HealthCorps, co-founded by world-renowned cardiac surgeon and two-time Emmy® Award-winning host Dr. Mehmet Oz and his wife Lisa Oz, will launch at ASTEC Charter School in Oklahoma City this fall. Led by a full-time salari...
How to Burn Excess Fat . . .
A recent study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that low intensity exercise such as bicycling, walking, or swimming, can increase the speed at which the body utilizes excess fat. If you overindulge on hig...
Does Grape Seed Extract Help Fight Cancer?
New data published in the Carcinogenesis shows that grape seed extract kills cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. Researchers agree that the extract creates an unfriendly environment for the cancer cells to grow. ...
Is a Diet Free of Gluten and Casein Best for Children with Autism?
While this type of diet has had many skeptics, new research is showing positive results with a gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet. Now you are asking yourself what is gluten and casein. Gluten is a protein found in wheat ...
