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The role of the brain in obesity

February 13, 2012

Filed under: Health news — sclark @ 10:42 pm

Researchers from the French Inserm institute have tested young mice with a diet rich in sugar and fat… And guess what? This diet completely modified their enteric nervous system (ENS).

In addition to our “principal” brain, protected by the skull, our organism is helped by a “second” brain: a group of nearly 100 million neurons lodged in the digestive tube – the enteric nervous system (ENS). And its main job? To regulate digestive function, such as gastric drainage, colonic transit, absorption of nutrients and the regulation of food intake.

Light, nutritious egg recipes

February 4, 2012

Filed under: Uncategorized — sclark @ 3:53 pm

Looking for a low-cost healthy menu option? Think eggs. They are low in calories, bursting with vitamins and minerals and quick and simple to prepare.

Awardwinning chef Sophie Wright says: ‘If you want a nutritious meal you can’t go wrong with eggs. They are packed with vitamins and minerals, easy to combine with healthy ingredients, and contain high quality protein which will help you keep fuller for longer. My recipes are perfect for people who want to watch what they eat without compromising on taste.’

Coming up, find out how to cook:

Seared tuna steak with three-bean salad and a soft boiled egg
Moroccan spiced eggs and tomatoes with a minted yoghurt
Curried scrambled eggs with spinach and smoked haddock

Find out more about the health benefits of eggs

Ref. http://www.eggrecipes.co.uk/thinkoutsidethebox

Lifestyle changes can help prevent 30% of cancers: WHO

Filed under: Uncategorized — sclark @ 3:48 pm

More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization said Friday, on the eve of World Cancer Day.

Among key risk factors for cancer are tobacco and alcohol consumption, a diet low in fruit and vegetable intake and lack of physical activity.

“Tobacco use is the most important risk factor for cancer causing 22 percent of global cancer deaths and 71 percent of global lung cancer deaths,” the UN health agency said.

Halting tobacco use, for instance, could therefore help cut cancer mortality rates.

According to latest available figures dating to 2008, cancer caused 7.6 million deaths worldwide during the year, making up about 13 percent of global mortality.

Lung, stomach, liver, colon and breast cancers caused the most fatalities.

About 70 percent of all cancer deaths in 2008 occurred in low- and middle-income countries.

The WHO projected that deaths from cancer will continue rising, and will hit an estimated 13.1 million in 2030.

To Detox or not?

January 19, 2012

Filed under: Nutrition,Top tips — sclark @ 9:32 pm

To detox or not to detox – that is the question?

Popular detox diets promise to flush poisons from your body, purge pounds of excess fat, clear your complexion and bolster your immune system. But experts say there’s little evidence that extreme regimens do anything more than lead to unpleasant side effects.

Healthy Rice Pudding

Filed under: Recipes,Top tips — sclark @ 11:34 am

• 2 1/2 cups nonfat milk
• 1/2 cup arborio rice , uncooked
• 1 cup nonfat milk
• 1 cinnamon stick , about 3 inches long
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest , grated
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• ground cinnamon

Carrot and Potato Soup

January 12, 2012

Filed under: Recipes,Top tips — sclark @ 9:11 pm

Ingredients: three potatoes; two large carrots; 3oz lentils; one onion; chicken/vegetable stock; salt and pepper; vegetable oil for frying

Instructions: fry the onion in some oil, then add the veg and fry some more. Add water (just enough to cover everything) and the lentils and bring to the boil. Add a stock cube and season to taste. Simmer until everything is cooked and blend down. If it’s too thick, just add water.

Keeping well this winter

Filed under: Top tips — sclark @ 10:56 am

ONE FROM GRANNIES TREASURE CHEST
At the first sign of a cold or flu, soak your feet up to the ankles in hot water (as hot as you can stand without scalding) for 20 minutes before going to bed. Take 5,000 milligrams of vitamin C a day for five days.

Shock obesity statistics revealed

December 11, 2011

Filed under: Health news — sclark @ 8:06 pm

Nine out of 10 British adults and two-thirds of children will be overweight or obese by the middle of this century unless eating and exercise habits change, Health Secretary Alan Johnson has warned.

Predictions from a Government agency suggest that the cost to the UK of the obesity epidemic will treble to £50 billion a year by 2050 unless urgent action is taken.

Smoothies are better than we thought!!

May 18, 2011

Filed under: Nutrition — sclark @ 8:51 pm

Recent research has shown that smoothies are worth two portions of our daily ‘5’ and not just one as we were previously led to believe.

Those of us in the know have always appreciated the nutritional value of smooties. Not only do they taste good but they are a great energiser for both the body and mind.

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News

The role of the brain in obesity

Light, nutritious egg recipes

Lifestyle changes can help prevent 30% of cancers: WHO

To Detox or not?

Healthy Rice Pudding

Carrot and Potato Soup

Keeping well this winter

Shock obesity statistics revealed

Smoothies are better than we thought!!

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