Personal Wellness Salem OR
Personal wellness is all about you and the choices you make, from diet to exercise. Read the following articles to learn how to maximize your personal wellness
Nutrition Advice Salem OR
We face a fundamental problem that our whole healthcare system is still geared principally toward repair and recovery as opposed to health promotion and disease prevention.
Nutrition Counseling Salem OR
Feeling smug about all that calcium-fortified soy milk you drink? Not so fast: A new study shows that the actual calcium content of a glass of fortified soy milk, rice milk, or orange juice may be quite different than what’s on the label.
Nutrition Programs Planning Salem OR
See below to find local dieticians in Salem that give access to nutrition programs planning, food service system management, and daily nutritional analysis, as well as advice and content on healthy diets.
Nutrition Tips Salem OR
When I was growing up, Sunday supper was the only time I could count on all four of my siblings showing up at the table at 6 p.m. sharp. No late arrivals because of football practice. No reprieves for dance lessons. No break for TV shows.
Nutritional Counseling Salem OR
We’ve all heard it before: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But if you exercise regularly, another feast deserves front-page news—the one you eat post-workout. While researchers haven’t even begun to identify all the super combinations, they know these six power couples will give your health a boost.
Nutritional Supplements Salem OR
Our bodies make DIM from indole-3-carbinol (I3C), found in cruciferous veggies like broccoli and cabbage. I3C on its own has been shown to limit the most active form of estrogen, protecting against estrogen-related breast cancers. But new research shows DIM is more stable, safer, and protects against a broader range of cancers than I3C.
Obesity Prevention & Treatment Salem OR
In interviews with the press, the researchers stressed that their study in no way minimizes the importance of how much or what types of food we eat or how much energy we burn through exercise—instead they say it points to the oversimplification of an extraordinarily complex problem.
Olive Dishes Salem OR
Too bitter to eat right off the tree, olives are first fermented and cured in oil, salt, or brine (a combination of salt and water or wine). The method and ingredients determine the olive’s final flavor, texture, and color. While olives come in an amazing variety of sizes, colors, textures, and flavors, their nutrient profiles are remarkably similar.
Olive Oil Supplements Salem OR
Stay with us for a little more science. The more saturated with hydrogen atoms an oil is—that is, the fewer spots it has to react with oxygen—the longer it lasts. Saturated fats like butter take much longer to go rancid than polyunsaturated fats, like soybean oil. Heart'damaging trans fats (partially hydrogenated oils) are created by adding hydrogen to the oil’s fatty-acid chains to keep the oxygen out.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Salem OR
Ideally, you want a ratio of 4'to-1 for omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids. Most people get far too many omega-6s, but in an attempt to lower the O-6s and up the O-3s, a growing number of people load up solely on flaxseed and fish oils; not such a good idea, it turns out.
Onychomycosis Prevention Salem OR
Warm, wet, and dark conditions—the exact conditions found on the toenail area beneath socks—encourage fungal growth. Doctors call this type of fungal infection onychomycosis. You can prevent onychomycosis (and also help treat it) by changing the environment to something the fungus doesn’t like—cool, dry, and light. So wear open toe shoes or sandals whenever possible.
Optometrists Salem OR
Aging takes its toll on sight. The lens becomes less transparent and flexible. And the retina—the paper'thin, light'sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that acts like the film in a camera—falters due to reduced blood supply and a lifetime of sun exposure.
Orange Dishes Salem OR
In a small jar, combine 1/4 cup fresh'squeezed orange juice, 1 tablespoon each of grated orange peel, finely grated ginger, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and minced cilantro, and 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil. Shake well to blend, season with salt and pepper, and serve over a salad of cold soba noodles, grated carrot, snow peas, and black sesame seeds.
Orange Juice Salem OR
Indeed, the popularity of low-carb diets is most likely responsible for the four percent drop in sales of refrigerated juices over the past year. Though it's not news that juice is high in sugar and low in fiber, it may be the first time juice has been penalized for these nutritional deficits.
Organic Aloe Vera Juice Salem OR
Try drinking 1/2 cup of organic aloe vera juice each day for its cooling, cleansing effects on your liver and skin. One cup of freshly made cucumber or zucchini juice daily on an empty stomach can also do wonders for reducing pitta skin problems. To relieve heat rash, smooth pure aloe vera gel on your skin.
Organic Antioxidants Salem OR
While free radicals are necessary for life and play a vital role in maintaining health, in excess they damage the body itself and contribute to aging and most major diseases, including heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and cancer.
Organic Chocolate Salem OR
While this is great news for closet chocoholics who've been trying to placate themselves with carob bars, it’s not quite a license to set up camp inside Willy Wonka's factory. Since chocolate is fairly high in calories and fat, experts still say we should eat it in moderation—probably no more than an ounce a day, says Zanecosky.
Organic Coconut Oil Salem OR
Coconut oil, which is the fat in coconut milk, has gotten a bad rap for its high saturated fat content. Lately, though, it’s been making a nutritional comeback. Read on to gain more information on coconut oil.
Organic Diets Salem OR
It’s gorgeous, it’s tasty, and it’s politically correct—so naturally, most of us assume that organic produce is healthier, too. But research on the subject has been surprisingly sparse. Now a new Danish study adds credence to the notion: Rats that chowed down on organic fruits and veggies had stronger immune systems and less body fat than rats who ate conventional produce.
Organic Food Salem OR
By buying and consuming organic foods fairly consistently, consumers can easily double their daily intake of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Organic Fruits Salem OR
The staunchest organic proponents have had to concede there was little proof that food grown without pesticides contained higher levels of health-promoting nutrients.
Organic Shampoo Salem OR
Choosing whether or not to go with a natural shampoo has typically boiled down to one question: How much do you like suds? Until recently, going the natural route meant living without them, because the chemicals left out also happen to be the main source of lather.
Organic Tea Salem OR
True teas—white, green, oolong, and black—all come from this same ancient plant and contain varying levels of caffeine, tannins, trace elements, and vitamins, as well as a diverse array of antioxidant-packed polyphenols. But the hot summer months are hardly the ideal time to curl up with a cup of hot tea—and iced tea gets old after awhile.
Organic Toothpaste Salem OR
Toothpastes are almost as old as teeth. Early humans used abrasives like crushed oyster shells, bone and egg- shell mixed with flavoring and powdered charcoal. Along the way someone discovered that a dash of peppermint or cinnamon made brushing more pleasant and helped kill bacteria at the same time.
Organic Wedding Salem OR
Insist that your caterer use local foods and that all fish served carries certification from the Marine Stewardship Council. Use eco-friendly paper and vegetable-based inks for invitations. Check out www.custompaper.com for ideas.
Organic White Wine Salem OR
There’s growing evidence that moderate consumption of alcohol can enhance a healthy lifestyle; for instance, the phenolic compounds and antioxidants in wine appear to protect against ills such as heart disease, diabetes, and gallstones.
Organic Wine Salem OR
Walk into a liquor store, and the row upon row of options can daunt the most determined-especially since you can't look to nutrition labels for help. Because the FDA doesn't classify alcoholic drinks as food-no matter how thick the Guinness'the labels for wine, beer, and spirits don't list calories, vitamins, additives, and so forth the way a bottle of orange juice does.
Oriental Medicines for Immunity & Colds Salem OR
Oriental Medicine offers a number of alternatives to Western over'the-counter medicines that provide a significant health advantage. Whereas the typical drugstore remedies tend just to reduce symptoms, often with some unwanted side effects, Chinese remedies, many of which were first documented 1800 years ago in the Shang Han Lun, or Treatise on Damage from Cold, engage the immune system and actually fight pathogens, which leads to a faster healing process.
Osteoporosis Doctor Salem OR
If you think osteoporosis is a geriatric disease, think again. New research shows that for girls as young as eight, getting too little calcium can increase the risk of brittle bones later in life. The seven-year study, among the first to follow girls from childhood into early adulthood, showed that during girls- growth spurts, taking calcium supplements is actually critical.
Otolaryngology Salem OR
Why do children’s ear infections keep coming back despite multiple courses of antibiotics? Because they’re mostly caused by viruses, not bacteria. Antibiotics don’t treat the cause of the problem—the virus. What treat virus then? Read on to find out.
Outdoor Grills Salem OR
At high heat, the protein in beef, pork, poultry, and fish reacts with a compound in muscles called creatine to form cancer-causing heterocyclic amines (HCAs). Numerous studies have found an association between eating barbequed, well'done, or fried meats and an increased risk for cancers of the breast, pancreas, stomach, and colon.
Panchakarma Salem OR
The doshas govern nature much as they do bodily functions. For instance, a particular dosha dominates each season—kapha governs spring, pitta summer, and vata fall and winter. Since our physiologies are so connected with nature, we tend to accumulate the dosha of the season.
Panic Attack Specialist Salem OR
Anyone can suffer an isolated panic attack, especially during times of great stress. But if you experience them frequently—several times a month or regularly over longer periods—then you have what’s called “panic disorder.” Thankfully, in most cases, you can manage both varieties without resorting to long'term drug therapy.
Peanut Butter Salem OR
Rich in calcium, magnesium, and potassium, almond butter strengthens bones and helps maintain muscle and nerve function, making it ideal for athletes. These nutrients also boost the body’s immune system and help ward off disease and infection.
Pedicures Salem OR
The increasingly popular salon pedicure has its dark side, however; each year some customers endure outbreaks of potentially dangerous fungal infections caused by the procedure.
Personal Wellness Coach Salem OR
Fighting inflammation is a critical part of any treatment for arthritis. In fact, it's an important part of fighting many other conditions, too, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alz-heimer's disease, and even aging.
Pet Specialists Salem OR
The liver and gallbladder meridians commonly detoxify through the ear, Lankenau explains. Thus chronic ear infections may signal the presence of some common liver or gallbladder irritants: poor-quality food, food allergies, vaccinosis (vaccine-induced chronic disease), or exposure to environmental toxins like commercial weed killers or chemical-laden household cleaners.
Photon Therapy Salem OR
Bales was using infrared technology to identify stress fractures in turbine engine blades for NASA. He also knew that medical doctors had been studying the infrared light emission patterns of the human body, and that many diseases could be diagnosed with this information. He became determined to go one step farther and find a way of using infrared light to actually promote healing and ease pain.
Plantar Warts Treatments Salem OR
Treat existing warts as early as possible to prevent more from growing. You can easily distinguish them from corns and calluses by searching your soles for small grainy bumps, hard flat growths with well'defined boundaries, or gray or brown lumps with black pinpoints.
Pool Aerobics Salem OR
Before jumping in the pool, warm up to prevent cramps and reduce your likelihood of injury. Efficient swimming demands supple twisting and bending with each stroke. Here are Scott's favorite swim warm-ups to make life in the lap lane flow.