From Couch Potato to Fitness Guru: How Denise Lost 160 Pounds
Updated: 2011-02-28 15:00:00
GMO foods are a hotly debated topic in the past few years, and especially in the last month. We haven’t addressed this issue and thought it might be time to share some thoughts. GMO (Genetically modified organism) or GE (genetically engineered) foods were introduced into our food supply less than 20 years ago. Today, about [...]
Since launching the Fooducate iPhone App, we’ve been swamped by requests for an Android version. And we will be happy to oblige. We are working on an Android app, and expect it to be available soon. How soon? A beta version should be out in several weeks. If you’d like to be notified when the [...]
Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG Citizen-Centered Health Promotion February 25, 2011
Aunt Jemima is a brand that’s been around for over 100 years. It conjures thoughts of Southern hospitality. It’s comforting to know a brand has been around that long. You can probably trust it.. And thus, many people buy their pancake kit (mix + syrup) from Aunt Jemima. Here’s why Aunt Jemima thinks you should [...]
I get this question virtually every day here at 29 Again Custom Fitness in Timonium. Fortunately, Dr. John Berardi and his Precision Nutrition (the same program we use at 29 Again) team have figured it out – statistically. Our actual weight loss expectations are as follows: Men should be able to lose 0.5763% of their [...]
Following in the footsteps of many other grocery retailers, Safeway is introducing its own nutrition labeling system to the mix. “Consumers are inundated with conflicting nutrition information and are often skeptical of the nutrition claims on packaging,” said Safeway’s Barbara Walker, group vice president, consumer communications and brand marketing. “SimpleNutrition is an ‘at the shelf’ [...]
Here’s a great piece of work for health and wellness marketers – Future of Health report – from PSFK which you can view here on Slideshare, and purchase here on Amazon.
It details 15 trends, exemplified through a lot of interesting products and services, within four core themes (Communication, Global Networks, Feedback Loop and Tools) that [...]
How many of you have heard of the following grains? Spelt, Amaranth, Quinoa, Millet, Einkorn, Triticale, Emmer, or Teff If you haven’t, you soon will. An interesting article in the LA Times last week covered the growing trend of using Ancient Grains in breads and other baked goods. Buoyed by record levels of health awareness, [...]
Last week, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) petitioned the FDA to ban certain types of caramel coloring because their production process creates carcinogenic chemicals: In contrast to the caramel one might make at home by melting sugar in a saucepan, the artificial brown coloring in colas and some other products is [...]
This is a guest blog post by Carol Harvey, director of nutrition labeling at Palate Works. This is segment #2 of “Eating Habits We’ve Learned from Food Industry and Friends” Spread-ing (too much) Love Do you feel like you’ve just won a backstage pass when you get an extra side of blue cheese dressing or [...]
A not for profit, Corporate Accountability International, recently released a report with a startling revelation: members of Congress over the course of a year spent nearly one million dollars on bottled water. That works out to about $2000 per member of congress, just on bottled water. According to the group, there is a strong corporate [...]
Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG Food Trends for 2011 February 18, 2011 08:58 by Rachel
Here’s a strong example of a healthcare brand living in its consumer’s world and adding value to their lives on their terms.
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center provides confidential comprehensive medical, mental health, family planning, and health education services to young people mainly from the South Bronx and East Harlem.
Text in the City is [...]
Healthcare clinics and retailers combining their services to create added convenience for their customers has been happening for some time (e.g. Take Care Clinics in Walgreens).
Now, reversing this trend, Best Buy has entered into a test partnership with Memorial Hospital of South Bend, IN to (begin to) take their hospital gift shop into the technology [...]
Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG Winter Blues February 14, 2011 08:47 by Erica Howard MS
About Dr . Hyman Functional Medicine The UltraWellness Center The UltraWellness Center Books DVDs View all UltraMind Solution UltraSimple Diet Diabesity Prescription UltraMetabolism For Practitioners Online Formulary Upcoming Lectures Articles and Speeches Contact Newsletter : Signup 7 Keys to Ultrawellness Store Health Library Health Quizzes Articles DrHyman.com Functional Medicine , Books Supplements You are here : Home Articles Do Milk and Sugar Cause Acne Do Milk and Sugar Cause Acne Tweet I T’S CONFIRMED . DAIRY PRODUCTS AND SUGAR CAUSE . ACNE As our sugar and dairy consumption has increased over the last 100 years so has the number of people with acne . We now have over 17 million acne sufferers , costing our health care system 1 billion a year . Eighty to ninety percent of teenagers
Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG The Fun Theory February 11, 2011 08:32 by Rachel Huber
Laurie says:
I seem to be looking at portraits lately. I saw this one of the actress and activist Ruby Dee and really liked it. I’ve always admired her and this shows her at time I hadn’t seen before.
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This was taken when she worked at the Western Electric Company’s Kearny Works during World War II, soldering [...]
Here’s a tip for healthcare marketers based on a recent experience. It’s better to make prudent promises and then over deliver, rather than over promise and under-deliver.
A friend of mine recently had a less than stellar experience at a hospital (which will remain nameless). And it wasn’t limited to just one questionnable encounter. His experience, [...]
: About Dr . Hyman Functional Medicine The UltraWellness Center The UltraWellness Center Books DVDs View all UltraMind Solution UltraSimple Diet Diabesity Prescription UltraMetabolism For Practitioners Online Formulary Upcoming Lectures Articles and Speeches Contact Newsletter : Signup 7 Keys to Ultrawellness Store Health Library Health Quizzes Blog DrHyman.com Functional Medicine , Books Supplements You are here : Home Articles Stopping Addiction to Sugar : Willpower or Genetics Stopping Addiction to Sugar : Willpower or Genetics Tweet W E ARE ALL PROGRAMMED TO LIKE SUGAR . New research shows some are genetically much more prone to sugar and food addiction than others . I have observed this in my patients , but now it is becoming clear why some have more trouble kicking the sugar habit
, Home BLOG LIBRARY TOOLS OUR CAUSE CONTACT What We Stand For The Stand Up Eat site is an educational and participatory site to help people balance the calories they eat with the calories they burn each day by making active living and healthy eating choices . MORE . CALORIE NEEDS What is your calorie need JOIN THE BURN WHAT'S IN Calories in eating . Articles , downloads , and links to help you make the most of the calories that you eat . Check out the latest resources in our What's In , Healthy Eating Library WHAT'S OUT Calories out physical activity . Articles , downloads , nbsp and links to help you find ways to stand up and move more . Check out the latest resources in our What's Out , Active Living Library THE COOPER INSTITUTE BLOG 2010 Yes , 2010 Dietary Guidelines Just Relased