A recent Harvard study shows that cutting back on saturated fat does pay off; even a simple switch from saturated to poly- unsaturated fat has its benefits!
Tag Archives: Behavior Change
Heart Disease Study Says Steer Clear of Sat. Fat
Meatless Means More Veggies!
The dreary cold of winter causes many of us to forego our normal diet and exercise routines —but poor diet and hibernative habits can lead to vitamin deficiencies. Before you reach for a highly processed food with added supplements, take a look at these common vitamin deficiencies and how you can combat them using plant-based whole foods! Incorporate a wide variety of veggies into your Meatless Monday this week for an added nutritional boost that’s sure to cure the winter blues.
Natural Medicine with Dr. Ma
Dr. Serena Ma practices naturopathic medicine, which deals with holistic health and disease prevention. We asked her to tell us about her field and offer advice on how to stay healthy.
Tips for a Healthy 2010
2009 was a landmark year for health reform, nutrition education and preventative medicine. Whether you’re trying to eat right, quit smoking, or exercise more, take the lessons of the past year to heart and start having a healthy 2010! Here are our tips for better health in the year to come, along with some of the events that brought us here.
Love Food, Eat Mindfully
Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat is a simple eating guide for those who love food! Dr. Michelle May takes an honest look at the relationship between eating and mindset. She offers straightforward answers to start your week with a positive mindset.
Pledge for the New Year!
New Years is fast approaching. It’s the season of sober resolutions and hopeful (but too often hopeless) personal pacts. What will you commit to in 2010? Why not consider a resolution with a built-in weekly reminder? Why not pledge something that can have a huge impact? For your own health, and the health of the planet, take the Meatless Monday Pledge and resolve to start each week by cutting meat!
Curb Your Killer Sweet Tooth
Many of us associate the holiday season with our favorite sweets. In her newest book, Dr. Nancy Appleton argues this may be a deadly connection.
Happiness With Every Bite
The editor-in-chief of Nutrition Alert Newsletter, Elizabeth Somer, has written a new book, Eat Your Way to Happiness. She offers simple, powerful tips helping you to live brightly and be more energetic – try them this Monday!
Eating Down the Fridge, One Week at a Time
The holidays, particularly Thanksgiving, are often a time of gluttony and overindulgence. This Monday, give your belly a break following last Thursday’s gorge. Take the next week off from grocery shopping to challenge your household to eat from ingredients already in your pantry, refrigerator and freezer.
Daphne Oz’s Dorm Room Diet
Daphne Oz is author of The Dorm Room Diet and the daughter of renowned cardiac surgeon Mehmet Oz. She uses both personal experience and the lessons of her upbringing to answer collegiate questions about diet and nutrition.
Top Surgeon Cuts the Meat
Former president of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, talks with best-selling author Kathy Freston about cutting meat to limit heart disease.
Carole Carson, Health Coach
Carole Carson, author of two fitness books and AARP’s online health coach, talks about her life-changing program.
Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD
The award-winning author of The Flexitarian Diet offers her top-ten tips on how to make every Monday Meatless.
No Impact Week Goes Meatless
No Impact Week has kicked off – encouraging people to reduce behaviors that negatively impact our environment. It’s a community based project — based on the film No Impact Man — offering new themes and challenges each day of the week. We’re delighted that Meatless Monday is highlighted as the perfect way to cut your personal carbon footprint!
We Need Preventative Medicine
Our nation is in the midst of a lively debate about public healthcare. What seems to be missing, however, is a discussion about preventative medicine. Gradual behavior change, coupled with health education, would make a dramatic impact on the lives of many Americans while reducing overall expenses.
Julieanna Hever, RD
Julieanna Hever, registered dietitian and mother of two, offers tips on healthy eating for every age group.
No Impact Man Makes A Splash!
No Impact Man goes meatless in making that rarest of things: a funny, feel-good environmental documentary.
The High Cost Of Cheap Food
Large quantities of cheap fast food may seem like a bargain on the surface, but a closer look shows us that these highly processed, industrialized food products have a multitude of hidden expenses. Brian Walsh, a health and science writer for TIME Magazine, recently tallied up the impact that industrial farming is having on the environment, our health and the national budget. Our solution: go meatless on Mondays!
Dr. Kessler Takes On Overeating
Dr. David Kessler — a Harvard educated pediatrician and former head of the FDA — found himself incapable of controlling his longing for chocolate chip cookies. His struggle served as the inspiration for the best-selling book, The End of Overeating.
52 Opportunities for Rejuvenation
Don’t worry, this isn’t a promotion for the latest skin treatment or another time-share deal. It is however a reminder that something important happens 52 times a year. What do Mondays mean to you? Do you jump out of bed excited to start a new week? Or are you lethargic, seeing the world in shades of gray? If we treat every Monday as a time for renewal, we can improve our nation’s health, save money on healthcare and have happier weeks 52 times a year.
Climate Education Turns On Teens
American teenagers live a fast paced life surrounded by modern technology. The Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) explains the environmental dangers of this lifestyle by performing entertaining high school assemblies.
