According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylactic Network, more than 15 million Americans suffer from one or more foods allergies. In addition, physicians believe that many more people suffer from food sensitivities, which are undiagnosed and untreated. Knowing the difference between the two conditions caused by commonly consumed food can make difference in seeking help, […]
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, is the 24 of February through the 4th of March, is designed to help give warning signs and treatment options for eating disorders. If you know someone who eats copies amount of food, is bulimic or anorexic you need to sit up and take control of the situation. There are […]
Every year, 48 million Americans suffer from some type of food-borne disease and 2000 of them die from it. According to the latest report from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), most food poisoning is caused by produce such as lettuce and spinach. Most deaths were caused by poultry. This report is based […]
Anorexia is an eating disorder and also a psychological illness. The cause of anorexia has not been expertly established but self-esteem and body image plays a huge part in this condition. Anorexia affects females far more than males and is common in adolescent females between the ages of 14 and 21. The socioeconomic class that […]
Americans obsess about their weight. They pass this attitude on to their children and eating disorders are the result. Eating disorder sufferers are often lonely and driven to keep their eating disorders a secret. They are highly irritable and can be rigid and determined to keep to their own set of rituals and rules.
For most of us, holiday season is the time to spend with our loved ones and to over-indulge in good food and drinks. We know we will pay for that, but we plan on going through some serious detox after the holidays to even things out. But, many recent studies show that all those detox […]
The Christmas and Thanksgiving seasons are filled with endless parties and diners. Delicious food is tempting you at every turn. This doesn’t have to sabotage your healthy eating or exercising plans, however. You can fit holiday treats into your healthy eating plan and the key is to eat in moderation and balance what you consume.
Like drugs, smoking or drinking highly palatable foods will trigger feel-good brain chemicals called dopamine. Once you feel the pleasure reward from eating certain foods you will quickly want to eat them again. Reward signals will override the signals of fullness after eating a meal and as a result you will eat continue to eat […]
Lacking self-control is at the roots of many of our troubles: eating the entire tub of ice cream, watching TV instead of studying, quitting school because it was too hard etc etc. We would love to have more of it. The new study found that gargling some sugared water might help with it.
Allergic reactions to foods may be uncomfortable but these types of allergies generally are not severe. If, however, you are unlucky enough to be allergic to foods and you do have acute allergic reactions, you may have to seek emergency care. Food allergies have distinctive signs and symptoms which include tingling or mouth itching, hives […]
