Environmental Nutrition

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Subscribers Only www.eatturkey.com - Everything you ever wanted to know about your bird from the National Turkey Federation. You'll find safety tips, recipes, fresh vs. frozen info and tips on how to marinate and stuff a turkey.www.cyberdiet.com - It's not glitzy, but this is the place to go for solid advice, support and nutrition information if you're trying to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle. Calculate your own nutrition profile, find your target heart

Vitex or Chaste Tree, It Helps Balance Women's Cycles

Subscribers Only The dried berry from the chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus L.), a shrub native to the Mediterranean region, has been used medicinally since the time of Hippocrates. Monks are said to have chewed the plant to inspire chastity, hence the name, chaste-tree. It's also called monk's pepper or simply vitex. What It Might Do: Vitex is used mostly to balance female hormone cycles and problems linked to the monthly cycle, such as premenstrual syndrome

Turkey Stuffing From a Box?? Options for the Desperate

Subscribers Only Stuffing mixes can save time in the Thanksgiving rush, but perhaps not as much as you might think. Though most mixes provide croutons and a packet of herbs and seasonings, some actually require you to add croutons, the main ingredient (!). Some provide recipes that call for sautéed onions and celery, simulating real stuffing, not just in taste but in preparation time as well. (By the time you do all that, why not

Age-Proof Your Body—Your Complete Guide to Lifelong Vitality

Subscribers Only Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D. Quill/William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1350 Avenue of the Americas New York, N.Y. 10019 1999, 376 pp., $14, softcover"Dine well, stay fit, keep laughing, and enjoy life and the people you share it with." That, in a nutshell, is the philosophy behind this new hot-topic book by Elizabeth Somer, a registered dietitian and nutrition correspondent for Good Morning America. And don't forget to drink lots of water and green

Research Roundup

Subscribers Only m New ways in which purple grape juice may counteract heart disease have been identified by University of Wisconsin Medical School researchers. In a study of 15 older men and women, drinking grape juice daily (averaging about 18 ounces for a 150-pound person) for two weeks significantly improved arteries' capacity for blood flow and reduced the oxidation of LDL's ("bad" low-density lipoprotein cholesterol), which contribute to plaque formation. Previous studies have shown that the

Making Sense Of Supplement Scene: EN Picks Winners Among Multis.

Subscribers Only The alarm goes off, you shower, brush your teeth and pop a multivitamin. For many Americans, taking a multi is just part of the morning routine. Others consider it costly, pointless or simply overkill. Who's right? Can multivitamins provide protection from disease or, as one vitamin company ad has called it, "nutritional insurance to fill the vitamin gap"? Are the Daily Values (DV's) listed on labels really what you need? What brand of

How Overuse Of Antibiotics On Farms Threatens Your Health: What To Do

Subscribers Only Ever since that magic bullet, penicillin, became widely used some 60 years ago, deaths from bacterial infection have plummeted. The problem today? Bacteria are becoming bulletproof.Imagine getting sick with a bug you just can't kick and your doctor can't treat. What should be a simple case of "food poisoning"—usually easily treated with antibiotics—becomes life-threatening because you're infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Impossible? Certainly not. It's happening right now and is one of the

Get Your Five a Day To Lower Stroke Risk

Subscribers Only "An apple a day…" may turn out to be more prophetic than any of us realize. Now, Harvard researchers report that eating fruits and vegetables regularly may protect against the most common kind of stroke.The findings emerged after the researchers combined the data from two large on-going studies that have followed the diet habits of over 114,000 health professionals for up to 14 years. Each one-serving increase in fruits and vegetables, up to

EN's Tactics for Taking Your (Bad) Breath Away

Subscribers Only Part 3 of a three-part "G.I. series." Though onions and garlic are being lauded of late for helping to ward off diseases like heart disease and cancer, they can also undermine your social life because of the bad breath they cause. An estimated 27 million Americans suffer from bad breath, so it's not surprising that more than $200 million dollars are spent each year on dental and mouth products. Does anything really work?

Combat Holiday Overeating:
Nag Yourself

Subscribers Only That long holiday season—from Thanksgiving to New Year's—is upon us again, this one celebrating the new millennium. That could spell trouble for people watching their weight. One study, for example, found that people ate 32% more during a Thanksgiving weekend than during a typical weekend.

Can Diet or Supplements Prevent Alzheimer's? Delay Symptoms?

Subscribers Only Q. Are there any supplements or dietary changes that can prevent Alzheimer's Disease, which seems to run in my family?A. Unfortunately, right now there are no known dietary remedies to prevent this progressive brain disease that afflicts about four million Americans. However, research offers preliminary promise that some dietary supplements may slow the onset of symptoms, including memory loss. If the supplements prove effective, they may be able to delay Alzheimer's indefinitely—in

Be Sure Bacteria Aren't Lurking in the Leftovers

Subscribers Only Q. Every Thanksgiving I roast an extra large turkey so I'll have plenty of leftovers. With all the recent food safety scares, I'm worried. Is it still safe to eat leftovers?A. Yes, depending on how well you cooked the turkey to begin with. For most people, leftovers are the best part of Thanksgiving. But proper handling —before, during and after cooking—is essential for keeping unwanted microbial guests from ruining your holiday. Researchers from

AHA OK's Mono Fats

Subscribers Only Nutrition experts have maintained for some time now that it's not how much fat you eat but the type of fat that affects heart disease risk. The American Heart Association (AHA) has resisted joining the growing chorus—until now. Reporting in the September 14th Circulation, the organization gives its stamp of approval to diets high in monounsaturated fats, as long as saturated fat intake is kept to a minimum and calories are not excessive.