Here’s Chef Jody’s take on natural nutritional foods:
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Showing posts with label Diet. Show all posts
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Chef Jody on natural nutritional foods
Here’s Chef Jody’s take on natural nutritional foods:
Friday, January 28, 2011
Gluten free dessert tastings at Chicagoland Whole Foods
“I am excited to bring our delicious desserts to Chicago to give the Windy City a taste of Tia’s ‘Scrumptious and Totally Healthy’ treats,” notes Tia’s Bakery Founder Paul King.
Tia’s Bakery products are gluten free, wheat free, yeast free and soy free, with a low glycemic index. All Tia’s cookies and their Carob Truffles are vegan also.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Walgreens continues to expand fresh foods offerings in food deserts
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
From dusty punch cards, new insights into link between cholesterol and heart disease
A stack of punch cards from a landmark study published in 1966, and the legwork to track down the study's participants years later, has yielded the longest analysis of the effects of lipoproteins on coronary heart disease
The study, published in a recent issue of the journal Atherosclerosis, tracked almost 1,900 people over a 29-year period, which is nearly three times longer than other studies that examine the link between different sizes of high-density lipoprotein particles and heart disease.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Best Recipes for your 2011 Health Resolutions
This Chicago Wellness Examiner column has been pleased to be able to present a number of healthy recipes during 2010. As you look to eat better and healthier in 2011, these nourishing recipes are well worth another look:
Best recipes for your 2011 health resolutions - Chicago wellness | Examiner.com
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Chef Jody’s healthiest recipes of 2010
Chef Jody Emer is a celebrated chef in the Chicago northern suburbs. Certified in Professional Cookery, Bakery and Pastry, and Catering and Dining Room Management, she is currently a personal chef specializing in healthy cooking and wellness coaching. Here are some of her favorite recipes from the Chicago Wellness Examiner column this year.
Chef Jody’s healthiest recipes of 2010 - Chicago wellness | Examiner.com
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Go Ahead ... Drink Your Milk!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Healthy Holiday Tips for those with Diabetes
For snacking and dining out, use these tips as a guide, from Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RD, CDE, Certified Diabetes Educator, and spokesperson for the Illinois Dietetic Association:
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Diabetes Myths and Facts
November is American Diabetes Month. Test your knowledge of this disease with this true/false quiz from Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RD, CDE, Certified Diabetes Educator, and spokesperson for the Illinois Dietetic Association.
Small Changes, Big Difference: tips for American Diabetes Month
November is American Diabetes Month. The CDC says diabetes will double or triple in U.S. by the year 2050. That means up to one third of adults could have diabetes by then, due in part to weight gain and sedentary lifestyles.
However, there is much you can do to manage diabetes and live a healthy life. Small changes and healthier lifestyle habits really can make a big difference. Here are some tips from Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RD, CDE, Certified Diabetes Educator, and media spokesperson for the Illinois Dietetic Association.
However, there is much you can do to manage diabetes and live a healthy life. Small changes and healthier lifestyle habits really can make a big difference. Here are some tips from Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RD, CDE, Certified Diabetes Educator, and media spokesperson for the Illinois Dietetic Association.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Chicago Botanic Garden Winter Farmers’ Market
The popular Chicago Botanic Garden Farmers' Market has moved indoors, and will be held on the first and third Sundays of November and December, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The market is free to Garden visitors and takes place in the Garden View Room located in the Visitor Center.
Read More...
Monday, September 20, 2010
Risky Additions to a Low-Carb Diet
The New York Times, 9/13/10
Atkins-style low-carbohydrate diets help people lose weight, but people who simply replace the bread and pasta with calories from animal protein and animal fat may face an increased risk of early death from cancer and heart disease, a new study reports.
... But death rates varied, depending on the sources of protein and fat used to displace carbohydrates. Low-carb eaters who drew more protein and fat from vegetable sources like beans and nuts were 20 percent less likely to die over the period than people who ate a high-carbohydrate diet.
But low-carb dieters who got most of their protein and fat from animal sources like red and processed meats were 14 percent more likely to die of heart disease and 28 percent more likely to die of cancer, the analysis found. Read More...
Atkins-style low-carbohydrate diets help people lose weight, but people who simply replace the bread and pasta with calories from animal protein and animal fat may face an increased risk of early death from cancer and heart disease, a new study reports.
... But death rates varied, depending on the sources of protein and fat used to displace carbohydrates. Low-carb eaters who drew more protein and fat from vegetable sources like beans and nuts were 20 percent less likely to die over the period than people who ate a high-carbohydrate diet.
But low-carb dieters who got most of their protein and fat from animal sources like red and processed meats were 14 percent more likely to die of heart disease and 28 percent more likely to die of cancer, the analysis found. Read More...
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