NRDC estimates that a plan to cut carbon pollution 30 percent by 2020 would net health
and health disparities amongst the poor and other disadvantaged Americans and potentially save billions of dollars a year in health care costs for diet-related diseases.
I believe in health; I believe in exercise; I believe in eating right Tanner said adding that he ran a half-marathon last weekend.
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Don't forget to think about antibiotics said study researcher Dr. Anne Des Roches an allergist at CHU Sainte-Justine a health center affiliated with the University of Montreal in Quebec.
#Apple Health App: What It Can and Can't Do Apple's new Health app is now up and running on the latest version of ios 8 but
what exactly can this app do for you? The first thing to know is that the Health app doesn't track information by itself at least not yet.
It's an aggregator meaning it pulls information from your other health apps and displays it all for you in a single dashboard.
So for Apple's Health app to be useful you'll need other health apps.
Experts say that aggregation apps like Apple's Health can offer users a new experience
while allowing them to keep the apps they've become accustomed to using. With the Health app Apple is saying you don't have to abandon your old apps
but here's a new experience that you can digest your old data in said Dan Ledger principal at consulting firm Endeavour Partners
Right now there is a limited selection of apps that work with Apple Health. For example if you track your activity with a fitness tracker such as a Fitbit a Withings Pulse
or a Basis watch you're out of luck because the apps for these devices don't integrate with Apple Health yet.
But quite a few popular apps have updated already their software and do work with Apple Health including Jawbone UP Myfitnesspal and Run with Map My Run+.
+You can allow these apps to write data to your Health app so that your data like how many steps you take
and how many calories you've eaten will show up on the Health app dashboard. You can also allow these apps to read data from the Apple app
so your different health apps can share information with one another. Essentially the Health app serves as a hub allowing information to come in
and go out of a central place. And you can choose which information you want third-party apps to see. 10 Fitness Apps:
Which Is Best for Your Personality? But how does aggregation offer more of a benefit than tracking things in just one app?
After all the new UP app (which does not require a wristband) already tracks steps calories burned
but Apple's Health app does. Here's what the graph looks like: Graphing information for a single nutrient like sodium may be a useful way to keep track of
However when I tested the app there seemed to be a few bugs in communication between Myfitnesspal and Apple Health:
First my nutrition data did not show up on the Health dashboard until I restarted my phone
Also right now the Health app can aggregate a number of measurements from your apps
In addition when developers make apps that provide prescriptive information about your health that is give you advice on how to be healthier they have to tread carefully
As a result many health apps provide only descriptive information (i e. just your stats. The biggest challenge right now is getting those insights into an extremely high level of accuracy
which in turn might affect the health of the mother or fetus Metz said. Eating a healthy diet could also benefit the mother long before or after pregnancy too.
With arguments about health benefits inconclusive one might ask what reasons there are to pay the organic premium.
) The sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products is at odds with the company's goal of promoting health according to a statement from CVS.
and our company to help people on their path to better health said Larry J. Merlo President and CEO of CVS Caremark.
Smoking causes 480000 deaths yearly in the U s. CVS has been evolving fashioning itself as not only a retail store but also a provider of health care services offering pharmacy counseling and in store health clinics.
The document details the health and environmental benefits derived from a diet supplemented by insects a diet also known as "
And as a result the city's celebration will include lime-based margaritas without the usual fresh slice of lime as a garnish. 7 Ways Alcohol Affects Your Health Whither the lime?
#Watercress Named Top'Powerhouse'Veggie For a sure way to boost the health benefits of your next meal you may want to add watercress to the salad bowl.
and vegetables by calculating a score for each food based on its health benefits. See the full list of powerhouse produce The score is a nutrient-to-calories ratio said study author Jennifer Di Noia an associate professor of sociology at William Paterson University in Wayne New jersey.
These 17 qualifying nutrients which health organizations have identified as helping to protect against cancer heart disease
but they are rich in phytochemicals that provide health benefits Di Noia said. The rankings did not include data on phytochemicals such as antioxidants
Researchers Rank the Top Fruits and Vegetables for Health Among fruits and vegetables leafy greens rank as the top powerhouse foods according to a new ranking of produce items based on their nutrient content.
Eating too much gluten can trigger an abnormal immune response for people with the condition. The body launches an attack on the lining of the small intestine causing damage that prevents vital nutrients from being absorbed.
Nutrient deficiency can lead to conditions such as anemia and osteoporosis. Other health conditions such as diabetes thyroid disease
and intestinal cancers can also develop for people with celiac disease. The new rule applies to packaged food
All of the women were participants in the Women's Health Initiative a long-term nationwide study designed to help researchers better understand the causes of disease in middle-age and older women.
and is diagnosed often accidentally during a medical examination or not until the cancer has progressed. In later stages signs of the cancer include blood in the urine back pain and general feeling of poor health.
But these symptoms could also be signs of other health problems such as infections. Studies have suggested that a process known as oxidative stress may play an important role in the development of kidney cancer the researchers said.
Watch a Tick Bite in Action 1. Repel the bugs Insecticides can be used to repel ticks said Thomas Mather a public health entomologist at the University of Rhode island and the director of tickencounter. org.
but you can make it fun Donohoe said. 6. Cover up Covering up can prevent ticks from latching on said Holly Donohoe a researcher at the University of Florida who studies the health risks of travel and sports.
After biting ticks can take several hours to transmit Lyme disease said Laura Kramer the director of the Arbovirus Laboratory at the New york state Department of health's Wadsworth Center. 10.
and to bring the tick in for testing by a state health department to see if it harbors any diseases Kramer told Live Science.
and a health coach and weight loss expert in the Seattle area with more than 25 years of experience.
Read more tips on her blog Health in a Hurry
#Which US State Has the Healthiest Habits? Healthy living appears to be common in Vermont:
Soybeans provide basic proteins capable of sustaining human health. Greens sprouts and even seaweed may help create a balanced diet.
Heart-healthy eating Despite their health benefits legumes still aren't a common food at mealtimes.
The finding has major global health implications as nearly 2 billion people around the world receive 70 percent or more of their dietary zinc and iron from these types of crops.#
and reductions in IQ and work productivity and increased mortality from infectious diseases#said the study's first author Samuel Myers a researcher at the Harvard School of Public health in Boston.
Howard Frumkin dean and professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle said the new study provides the strongest evidence to date that climate change could threaten the nutritional value of foods
If people consumed more food to make up for the drop in nutrients there could be other health consequences including increased obesity Myers posited.
NRDC analysis shows that strong carbon limits would yield up to $60 billion in health and environmental benefits by 2020.
#Dr Ian Macqueen then Aberdeen medical officer of health took control of the outbreak. Opinion in Aberdeen is divided still about how he handled it.
It was all very embarrassing for the German public health authorities particularly when the Hamburg health minister mistakenly announced that the organism that had caused the outbreak had been found on Spanish cucumbers causing serous economic damage to that industry.
Shades of Dr Macqueen! This mistake illustrated the limits of modern lab technology. We might now be in a position where we could genome sequence E coli 0104:
The Ministry of Health for England and Wales recorded 59 food poisoning incidents during the years 1931-1935 compared to more than 73000 in 2012 itself a gross underestimate
#'Better'Burgers Worse for Health, No Better for Climate (Op-Ed) Elliott Negin is the director of news and commentary at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS.
when it comes to your health or the health of the planet? The short answer is no.
since the mid-1970s largely due to rising beef prices and a greater awareness of the health risks associated with consuming red meat.
Hormones and antibiotics aside the biggest distinction when quantifying beef's marginal benefits to human health
which are better for cardiovascular health. It also has lower levels of dietary cholesterol and provides more Vitamin a
Free-range grass-fed cattle may be slightly better for your health than those that are grain-finished at feedlots
Americans would protect their health and the climate if they replaced beef with poultry or pork or ate less meat altogether.
This article was adapted from'Better'Burgers Worse for Your Health No Better for the Climate
Health Benefits, Risks & Nutrition Facts Watermelons are mostly water about 92 percent but this refreshing fruit is soaked with nutrients.
Lycopene has been linked with heart health bone health and prostate cancer prevention. It's also a powerful antioxidant thought to have anti-inflammatory properties according to Victoria Jarzabkowski a nutritionist with the Fitness Institute of Texas at The University of Texas at Austin.
To really maximize your lycopene intake let your watermelon fully ripen. The redder your watermelon gets the higher the concentration of lycopene becomes.
These amino acids promote blood flow leading to cardiovascular health improved circulation and according to research at Texas A&m University erectile dysfunction improvement (you'd probably have to eat a lot of the fruit to get a Viagra-like effect though).
Heart health Watermelon's high levels of lycopene are very effective at protecting cells from damage
'In this way anti-inflammatory foods can help with overall immunity and general health. Hydration Watermelons are the perfect example of a food that can help you stay hydrated said Jarzabkowski.
According to the National institutes of health hyperkalemia can result in irregular heartbeats and other cardiovascular problems as well as reduced muscle control.
The lack of health knowledge driven by social pressures and limited accessibility to information was at the root of the problem.
and environmental conservation and improve community health in an economically viable way. This is my 2014 mantra:
While studies have shown that cocoa provides many positive health effects the chocolates you buy from your local stores may not impart those benefits.
Treatments have included curing fatigue angina constipation dental problems (tartar removal) dysentery gout an overheated heart skin eruptions fevers and seizures.
and flavor with its health-giving properties largely forgotten by the civilized world until recently.
Through their research and others scientists have made many interesting discoveries about cocoa's health benefits.
Are there any health benefits there? The answer: probably not many. Most research about chocolate's health benefits have used unsweetened cocoa or specially formulated high-flavanol chocolate.
Unfortunately these compounds are rarely in the chocolate we eat in 21st-century America. Flavanols impart a bitter taste
Since flavanols and their health benefits are a new discovery chocolate companies are just beginning to see
Katherine's Chocolate for Health Tips: If you're eating chocolate for health benefits you'll need to be very discriminating in your selections.
First you'll get more flavanols and therefore health benefits with less processing. The first choice is cocoa
which isn't Dutch processed. When cocoa is processed Dutch with alkali the flavanols are reduced. Second look for chocolate
Tallmadge's most recent Op-Ed was 7 Simple Steps for a Post-Holiday Health Detox
and their friends'circles the same size. 5 Ways Relationships Are Good for Your Health In comparison Europeans draw their circles 0. 14 inches (3. 5 mm) larger than their friends
Health Benefits, Risks & Nutrition Facts Spiny on the outside sweet on the inside pineapples are one fantastic fruit.
Still he recommended that people be cautious about taking supplements including lycopene as it is often not completely clear how exactly they might affect people's health.
#Can Apple Health Change Behavior?(Op-Ed) Dr. Jim Lebret is an assistant professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical center/Bellevue Hospital center.
when I heard Apple had announced its new Health app which is designed to collect and organize health-related information from other apps on an iphone.
It's an easy-to-read dashboard of health and fitness data such as heart rate blood sugar and miles walked.
But as a doctor I asked Will this save lives? For the moment the answer is no.
People are limited by their own health-behavior issues. Most people are motivated to eat well and work out but good intentions aren't enough.
You need motivational support to turn intention into action said David Conroy a professor of kinesiology at Pennsylvania State university in an interview with me.
I tried to imagine my former patient Linda using Apple's Health app. When I first met Linda in my residency clinic she was 62.
Some will suggest that Apple's Health app could bring attention to poor health behaviors spurring Linda and others to act.
and relapse that led to their health decline. In addition Apple largely caters to those who have taken already steps to change their lives not the vast majority of people who stall at the vague insight
Doc Reviews Food Words Used in Medicine From symptoms such as watermelon stomach to blueberry muffin rash food imagery has helped long doctors describe features of diseases and health conditions.
A croissant in a cell nucleus cues doctors to diagnose benign growths on peripheral nerves and blueberry muffin rash is a sign of congenital rubella
#Smart Health: Apple Watch Wants to Get You Moving Apple's new smartwatch Apple Watch aims to get people to move more by tracking their daily exercise as well as sitting time according to an announcement from the company today (Sept. 9). Being more active is one of the best
things you can do to improve your health and Apple Watch gives us the ability to motivate people to be more active Tim cook CEO of Apple said at the Apple Watch unveiling today in Cupertino California.
Apple Watch has a fitness app that monitors a person's movement throughout the day using the watch's accelerometer
Fantasy Fitness Tracker: 8 Absolutely Must-Have Features The Apple Watch also has a move ring that fills up as you burn calories
in addition to not enough exercise too much sitting is bad for your health.)A separate workout app in the Apple Watch will track your stats during a workout including how far you've gone how fast you're moving and the length of your workout.
Data from your Apple Watch can be stored on the iphone's Health app which can be accessed by third-party apps the company said.
Many of the health components in Apple Watch are available in fitness trackers such as Basis
On the other hand most fitness trackers do not have the ability to run apps as the Apple Watch does.
The Apple Watch the Sport Collection (specialized for fitness) and the Apple Watch Edition which is made from 18-karat gold.
and the health of animals raised for food and firmly believe that robust farm animal health
and welfare standards can have both a direct and an indirect impact on food quality and safety.
Health Benefits, Risks & Nutrition Facts Potatoes are the No. 1 vegetable crop in the United states and the fourth most consumed crop in the world behind rice wheat and corn according to the U s. Department of agriculture.
But when prepared in these ways they can lead to weight gain diabetes and heart disease according to the Harvard School of Public health.
which are organic components of plants that are thought to promote health according to the USDA. Phytonutrients in potatoes include carotenoids flavonoids and caffeic acid.
or delay some types of cell damage according to the National institutes of health. They may also help with digestion heart health blood pressure and even cancer prevention.
Blood pressure Potatoes may help lower blood pressure for several reasons. Victoria Jarzabkowski a nutritionist with the Fitness Institute of Texas at The University of Texas at Austin said that the fiber found in potatoes can help lower cholesterol by binding with cholesterol in the blood.
After it binds we excrete it she said. Potatoes are also a good source of potassium.
Brain functioning and nervous system health The B6 vitamins in potatoes are critical to maintaining neurological health.
Digestion The largest health benefit offered by potatoes is how they can help with digestion due to their high fiber content Jarzabkowski said.
Heart health Potatoes give your heart plenty of reasons to swoon due to the fiber content.
The Harvard School of Public health tracked the diet and lifestyle of 120000 men and women for about 20 years and found that people who increased their consumption of French fries
If they are sprouting the National institutes of health recommends cutting off the eyes and their sprouts before eating the potato.
Solanine is very toxic even in small amounts according to the NIH. Poison is also found in green potatoes.
According to the NIH you should never eat potatoes that are spoiled or green below the skin.
and hence a public health concern they wrote. 6 Foods That May Affect Breast cancer Risk The results also showed that eating more poultry in early adulthood was associated with a lower risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
and protect human health. Fuel-reduction burning will remain a key tool that must be incorporated cleverly in landscape fire planning.
But chronic stress can produce negative effects in an individual's health and behavior and can jeopardize a parent's ability to care for its young.
However in the modern one where booze is plentiful this adaptation produces a major public health problem for some people according to his hypothesis. His idea echoes the thrifty gene hypothesis which proposes that millennia of natural selection for an efficient metabolism led to diabetes
The health effects of alcohol are another point of contention. Dudley cites studies showing beneficial effects of moderate ethanol consumption in a few animals and in humans.
and generation after generation has learned to like it as a result The reason for this attraction probably has nothing to do with nutrition or health:
#Health check: How Food Affects Mood and Mood Affects Food (Op-Ed) This article was published originally at The Conversation.
Eating good food promotes overall health and well-being but what you eat may also impact how you feel.
Results of research on the connection between food selection and poor mood are reasonably consistent people in a negative frame of mind are more likely to choose sugary fatty or salty indulgence or comfort foods rather than nutritious ones.
What we can say with confidence is that eating a well-balanced diet may confer not only physical health benefits but also better mental health through improved mood.
The new study used data from 5540 high-school seniors who were asked about their hookah use between 2010 and 2012.4 Myths About Hookah Health The new finding is in line with a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control
However evidence suggests that hookahs may be even more damaging to health than cigarettes are said he. Lung cancer respiratory illness and periodontal disease are some of the health risks associated with hookah smoking according to the CDC.
The appeal of hookahs Although hookah smoking and cigarette smoking cause similar health woes they differ in important ways said Joseph Palamar an assistant professor of population health at NYU
and co-author of the study. For one thing hookahs are smoked frequently in hookah bars and lounges where smokers can order their preferred flavor of tobacco along with their favorite cocktail or juice.
Left untreated gout can cause permanent damage to joints and kidneys according to the National institutes of health (NIH.
This condition is known as hyperuricemia according to the NIH. The high concentration of uric acid in the blood will eventually convert the acid into urate crystals
There are several factors that can make a person more susceptible to gout according to the NIH.
From alerting you to an incoming call to monitoring your heart rate the newly unveiled Apple Watch is being promoted as the next great high-tech tool for gadget lovers and fitness fans.
Fantasy Fitness Tracker: 8 Absolutely Must-Have Features Its crystal clear transparency makes sapphire ideal for display screens.
#Health check: Is It Safe to Cut Mold Off Food? This article was published originally at The Conversation.
and use the unaffected parts without exposing yourself to a health risk. That s good if your moldy food is an expensive vintage cheddar cheese!
Given the risk to your health its best to take a very cautious approach to visible mold growth on any food with some exceptions.
The Healthy Geezer answers questions about health and aging in his weekly column. Question: Are older people at greater risk of getting food poisoning?
A chronic disease reduces your immune response. Food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated by organisms such as bacteria viruses and parasites.
Dehydration symptoms include thirst reduced urination dark urine dry skin fatigue dizziness and fainting. You should see a doctor
And there are health benefits too: Kids who play outside more often are less likely to develop nearsightedness obesity diabetes and Vitamin d deficiencies.
and because it impacts the health of the hosts she says. The gut microbiota is another dimension of animal biodiversity particularly
In recent years however there has been increasing concern over rampant bee colony losses dubbed Colony Collapse Disorder and the overall health of bees in general.
Are problems with gut microbiota part of the problem of honeybee health or could microbiota be preserved in a way that helps bees thrive?
A big part of the problem with bee health is undoubtedly the decreasing availability of diverse floral resources
and how this variation might affect colony health. By establishing methods for culturing and type strains that can be studied by different laboratories we can start to untangle the mechanistic basis for colonizing hosts she says.
Heavy-metal tunes from Motorhead and Judas priest appeared to increase pups body shaking considered a sign of nervousness.
& Health Claims The term probiotic is misused so often that a group of experts has taken a fresh look at what probiotics really are examined
Experts define probiotics as live microorganisms which confer health benefits when present in adequate amounts.
which bacterial species may have health benefits and what those benefits may be. But there's still enough confusion surrounding the concept of probiotics and
what they can offer that some governments do not even allow the term to appear on product labels to protect consumers from unfounded health claims.
and concluded that for most strains of well-studied probiotics the evidence has grown enough to say probiotics support digestive health.
When you look at findings from a variety of studies on different end points that look at some aspect of digestive health the combined evidence suggests that digestive health is a core benefit of many probiotic species said Mary Ellen Sanders
and consultant who was one of the experts on the panel as well as executive science officer for the organization that convened the panel. 5 Ways Gut Bacteria Affect Your Health
However the evidence for whether probiotics have health effects on other systems in the body wasn't as strong the scientific findings were either not as convincing
even if a bacterial species has the potential to offer health benefits it shouldn't be called a probiotic until the effects are demonstrated in studies.
There's much folklore around the health benefits of fermented food Sanders told Live Science. For example aged cheeses such as blue cheese contain a mix of bacteria.
and have been shown to have some health effect Sanders said. The researchers also said that fecal microbiota transplants#procedures that involve transferring fecal matter from a healthy person into an infected person to help patients suffering from hard-to-treat gut infections with the bacteria Clostridium difficile#shouldn't be considered probiotics
How much probiotics should be in products For probiotics to actually have a health benefit it is important for them to be ingested in sufficient amounts.
it has to be in suitable quantity to have health benefits. Some products cannot have probiotics The researchers on the panel noted that the term probiotics has been misused on products such as mattresses shampoos disinfectants and aftershave probably as a marketing effort that's not based on any scientific finding.
and be substantiated to have a health benefit Sanders said. But organisms are probably not surviving in a shampoo.
And I'm not aware of any evidence that delivery in a shampoo confers a health benefit.
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