Do Food Labels Miscount Calories? Yes, Say Some
Are calorie counts on food labels really inaccurate? Kind of.
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Those White Streaks On Your Teeth? Blame Your Water
The government is lowering the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water because some kids are getting too much, causing white splotches on their teeth.
How to Make Your Own Hummus
It wasn’t too long ago that hummus was available only at specialty markets. Now this healthful bean dip is a household name and everyday snack. See how easy it is to make your own clean hummus from scratch! Hummus is a creamy blend of chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, oil and tahini.
Celebrate May Day With A Yogi-Approved High Tea
The fab English tradition gets a springtime makeover.
U.S.-African Diet Swap Has Dramatic Impact On Colon Cancer Risk
Black Americans who switched to a high-fiber African diet for just two weeks saw a dramatic drop in risk factors for colon cancer, a study published on Tuesday found.
Whole Foods Tops List Of Companies Forced To Recall Food
A new analysis of the FDA’s food safety database reveals the most common reasons for food recalls.
5 Exercise Combos That Work Just as Well as Burpees
Just as much sweat, just as many results. (Image Credit: Kathleen Kamphausen/Lauren Ahn) Assuming you want to transform your body (and don’t mind temporarily torturing yourself), burpees are just about the best exercise out there, according to Massy “Mankofit” Arias, Instagram star and certified fitness trainer. Sink your hips backward and bring both arms straight out behind you.
More American doctors favor Democrats
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – American physicians remained more likely to donate to Democrats in the 2014 midterm elections even as voters passed control of Congress to the Republican party, a study finds. While the percentage of doctors contributing to Republicans has for the most part been declining since the mid-1990s, 55 percent of physician donors backed Democrats in the last election cycle, just as they did in 2012,
The Digestive Perks Of Being A Vegetarian
Besides typically consuming more nutrients, and avoiding congesting foods, vegetarians also have incredible digestion. Switching to a vegetarian diet may be a good way to enhance your digestive health, and you don’t have to take an all-or-nothing approach to the switch. There are several types of vegetarian diets, and semi-vegetarian diets to choose from, including: Vegetarian. Related: This High-Fat Food Can Lower Your Cholesterol Digestive health can improve with a vegetarian diet,
Nepal scrambles to organize quake relief, many flee capital
By Gopal Sharma, Rupam Jain Nair and Ross Adkin KATHMANDU, Nepal (Reuters) – Nepalese officials scrambled on Monday to get aid from the main airport to people left homeless and hungry by a devastating earthquake two days earlier, while thousands tired of waiting fled the capital Kathmandu for the surrounding plains. By afternoon, the death toll from Saturday’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake had climbed to more than 3,700, and reports trickling