Posts Tagged ‘diet tips’
Instant Recess: Group Exercise to Improve Health
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 23:53 No CommentsWashington Post: SHIRE Imagine the scene: it’s 1:05 p.m., and you hear co-worker Stacey Thompson announcing, “Okay. It’s time!” Within seconds you find yourself gathered at the reception desk with a dozen of your co-workers, marching in place, in preparation to dance. Sound strange? Well, this is what employees of Summit Health Institute for Research and Education (SHIRE), a nonprofit…
The Odd One Out [Forum]
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 13:22 No CommentsForum Post: I go to an all-girls school. Im 15 and I weigh 185 pounds. I feel like a complete disaster, and my mother tries to remind me of this every chance she gets. I guess you could say the girls at…
Quinoa: A Mystery “Supergrain” [Forum]
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 9:58 No CommentsForum Post: As a physician, I have recently discovered a new supergrain called quinoa (pronounced keen-wah). Let me tell you why quinoa is better than rice. 1. DELICIOUS – a light nutty flavorful taste 2. NUTRITIONAL SUPERIORITY a. HIGHER PROTEIN: It consists…
Tips for Satisfying a Sweet Tooth? [Forum]
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 9:34 No CommentsForum Post: I just discovered these Dole Fruit Bars today, I guess they’re new. I wanted something healthy to satisfy my sweet tooth but also to satisfy my grandchildren’s craving for something sweet and dessert like. They are made with real fruit,…
Poll: Do Shame Based Diets Work?
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 23:15 No CommentsWith the age of Facebook and Twitter it is now possible to know every mundane detail of a person’s life, play by play. Shame based dieting, one of the newest dieting fad’s sweeping the internet, is doing just that. Using Twitter and Facebook as a tool to keep dieters on the straight and narrow by using food journaling that…