“The first wealth is health.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hand-picked health news and information from reputable, reliable sources
Contents:
- Environmental Nutrition’s 12 Tips for Longevity
- Back to Nutrition Basics: Nutrient-Rich Foods
- Recommended Health & Nutrition Web Sites
- Secrets of Super-Healthy People from WebMD
Environmental Nutrition’s 12 Tips for Longevity
Help sway the health odds in your favor:
- Don’t smoke.
- Be physically active for at least 30 minutes most days of the week.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Eat more fruits and vegetables.
- Eat more whole grains.
- Eat beans and lentils more often.
- Select more fat-free/low-fat dairy.
- Limit your intake of sugary foods.
- Avoid stress.
- Sleep seven to eight hours a night.
- Get regular medical/dental checkups.
- Schedule colonoscopies and mammograms regularly. Check with your doctor about how often to be screened. If you have a family history of premature heart disease, get a stress test and in-depth blood tests.
Source: Environmental Nutrition newsletter, September 2008. www.environmentalnutrition.com
Back to Nutrition Basics: Nutrient-Rich Foods
The concept of enjoying nutrient-rich foods—those that provide a significant amount of vitamins and minerals and not too many calories—is making a resurgence.
The Nutrient-Rich Foods approach brings recommendations from the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid to life. It’s a user-friendly, real-world approach to eating healthfully.
The Nutrient-Rich Foods approach was developed by nutrition experts (the Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition), is based in sound science and has been consumer tested. Visit www.nutrientrichfoods.org for meal ideas, shopping tips and lists, recipes, advice for eating out, how to fit in “fun foods,” and to sign up to receive the Nutrient-Rich e-newsletter.
Recommended Health and Nutrition Web Sites
For Adults:
Ellyn Satter Associates (normal eating): www.ellynsatter.com
Intuitive Eating (healthy relationship with food, mind & body): www.intuitiveeating.com
Nutrient Rich Foods Coalition: www.nutrientrichfoods.org
The American Dietetic Association: www.eatright.org
WebMD: www.webmd.com
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services: http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Federal government nutrition information: www.nutrition.gov
Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute:http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/h_eating/h_eating.htm
American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org/food-nutrition-lifestyle/nutrition.jsp
101 Foods That Could Save Your Life (Dave Grotto, RD):http://101foodsthatcouldsaveyourlife.answerstv.com/AnswersTV/index.aspx
Ellie Krieger, RD (recipes and more): http://www.elliekrieger.com/index.php
For Parents:
Healthy Children magazine, American Academy of Pediatrics:www.aap.org/family/healthychildren
Meals Matter, Dairy Council of California: www.mealsmatter.org
Ellyn Satter Associates: www.ellynsatter.com
3-A-Day of Dairy, Dairy Management, Inc.: www.3aday.org
Fruits & Veggies—More Matters, Produce for Better Health Foundation:http://fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/
Meal Makeover Moms: http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com/
Healthy Habits cooking show with Chef Jon Ashton, Detroit Public TV:http://www.dptv.org/kids/healthyhabits/index.shtml
For Kids:
Kidnetic, International Food Information Council Foundation: www.kidnetic.com
Body and Mind (BAM!), Centers for Disease Control: www.bam.gov
Powerful Girls Have Powerful Bones, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services:www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones
Milk Matters for Kids, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development:www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/kids/kidsteens.cfm
Healthy Habits cooking show with Chef Jon Ashton, Detroit Public TV:http://www.dptv.org/kids/healthyhabits/index.shtml
“Secrets of Super-Healthy People” from WebMD