The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
How are you all 100 Pushups people going? I confess I only got round to starting this past Sunday. So far, so shaky! But what a novelty to have a challenge that takes 15 minutes instead of your entire bloody...
British Journal of Pharmacology (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Nationwide product reformulations to reduce trans fatty acids in Canada: when trans fat goes out, what goes in? European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication, July 2, 2008. doi:10.1038/ejcn.2008.39 Authors: W M N Ratnayake, M R L'Abbe & D Mozaffarian
TINSEL GURUS (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Nicole Richie wants to publish her own cookbook. The 'Simple Life' star - who has battled eating disorders in the past - has been preparing home-cooked meals for fiance Joel Madden and wants to pass on her recipes. A source close to Nicole - who has a five-month-old daughter Harlow with the Good Charlotte rocker - told America's OK! magazine: "She keeps a box full of recipes handwritten on index cards....
The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Aside from the toaster, the greatest invention ever must be the Time and Date thingy on digital cameras and mobile phones. Two weeks after the Moonwalk I can barely remember it; my brain seems determined to suppress the finer details...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
The tummy's taste for red wine with red meat What happens when red wine meets red meat? If the rendezvous happens in the stomach, scientists in Israel are reporting, wine's bounty of healthful chemical compounds may thwart formation of harmful substances released during digestion of fat in the meat.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
We've all been told it's important to drink plenty of fluids during exercise. But now it seems too much water can be very dangerous. So which is right? Both. Good hydration is important, but overhydration can be hazardous, even lethal. Common sense and moderation can help protect you from both extremes, reports the July 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch. Dehydration increases the risk of muscle...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
At the age of 12 I was anorexic, weighing just over 6st (38kg)at 5ft 2in (1.57m). A few months before, I'd had puppy-fat, but a girl in my class had called me ugly. I wanted people to think I was beautiful, so I'd decided to starve myself. One day I saw a TV programme about a girl who threw up to stay slim. Starving, I went to the kitchen, got several scones, smothered them with jam and after eating...
Girl On A Wire (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
I’m not somebody who normally gets involved with politicians and their great admissions of whatever, usually because they involve hotel rooms, toe sucking, cocaine and odd outfits. However, the revelations of John Prescott are rather more intriguing, not least because he suffered (or suffers) from bulimia, and has at long last come out and confessed. The [...]
The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
Holy moanfest, Batman! Thanks for indulging me in the last entry. I always need to have a good whinge before getting my act together again. It's an official stage in the Getting Back On The Wagon process. There are official...
Gossip Thug - GossipThug.com (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
Cute Wall-E posters Come party with me: Fourth of July drinks Television moms quiz Obesity and decline in savings could be connected How fattening is Ben & Jerry's ? Ask E. Jean: I'm a total basketcase ! The Starter Wife: Molly gets a new love interest How-to: Alicia Keys's bright BET makeup Style for style: fly the fab skies Cute alert: puppies chase boy Positive Step? NY wants to test everyone in...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
Food prices in Ethiopia, which have risen by 40% in the past year as a result of drought and the global food crisis, are having a detrimental effect on HIV-positive people in the country -- who may be weak, unable to work and shunned by their communities -- IRIN/Plus News reports.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
Dr. Timothy S. Harlan, assistant professor of clinical medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, knows how important the right foods are for cardiovascular health.He also understands that it can be tough to stay on a healthy diet, so he launched his own website, http://www.drgoumet.com, to promote the joys of eating delicious food that promotes excellent health, too.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
The Olympics may be underway halfway around the world in Beijing, China, but right here at home, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) is earning its share of bright and shiny honors. SNA was named the recipient of several prestigious awards for its flagship publication, School Nutrition, and the 2008 National School Breakfast Week campaign.
P87997 (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
...reasing any negative effects. Anorexia affects your bodys energy levels and reduces the bone density, creating unwanted negative effects at a physical level. Regular yoga practice also increase the overall fitness level of the body, giving it a good chance of fighting against illnesses. The yogic system identifies eating disorders as a problem related to the first chakra and different poses are...
The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
I'm back from me holidays! We attempted to balance all the whisky, cooked Scottish breakfasts and Cadbury Top Deck with lots of walking - to big rocks, steep steps and a pair of munroes. Mysterious Jenny on Ben Lawers. I'm...
