Nationally Sindicated Fitness, Health, and Medicine Columnist
by Judy Foreman
New research suggests drinking coffee might actually be good for you
Coffee drinkers, rejoice!
The heavenly brew, once deemed harmful to health, is turning out to be, if not quite a health food, at least a low-risk drink, and in many ways a beneficial one. It could protect against diabetes, liver cancer, cirrhosis, and Parkinson’s disease.
by Judy Foreman
We’d like to think pesticide-free food is better for us, but scientific proof remains elusive.
With the recession breathing down our necks, you may be looking for ways to cut the household budget without seriously compromising family well-being. So here’s a suggestion: If you buy organic fruits and veggies, consider going for the less pricey nonorganic produce instead.
by Judy Foreman
Next time you sit down to dinner, dim the lights – but not too much. Both bright light and dim light may make you eat more. Watch the background music, too. If it’s too fast, you’ll eat fast, and therefore more; too slow and you’ll keep eating. And think small for plates – a portion that looks skimpy on a dinner plate looks ample on a salad plate.
by Judy Foreman
Elizabeth Soto used to say no when her husband suggested they go dancing. “I didn’t want to go,” she said. “I felt tired and ugly.” She also was carrying 314 pounds on her 5-foot-7-inch frame and had diabetes.
by Judy Foreman
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have created a buzz with their new – and controversial – book, “The Fertility Diet.”
by Judy Foreman
Is permanent, significant weight loss really possible?
If you’re talking merely10 to 20 pounds — and nobody knows the actual figure — you probably can diet and exercise your way to a svelter self and stay there, provided you stick with your weight control program rigorously. Forever.
by Judy Foreman
My love affair with vitamins and supplements is over: With a few exceptions — stay tuned — I’m tossing them out.
by Judy Foreman
We Americans now spend an estimated $20 billion a year on dietary supplements and so-called “natural” remedies, many of us blissfully — even willfully — ignorant of the actual medicinal value, or utter lack thereof, in of these products.
by Judy Foreman
Last week, researchers conducting a long-awaited study on the effectiveness of low-fat diets dropped a bombshell: Eating a low-fat diet does not appear to reduce the risk of getting breast cancer, colorectal cancer, or cardiovascular disease.
by Judy Foreman
Health food advocates have long claimed that soy, he little legume found in everything from tofu burgers to smoothies, can protect against heart disease, ward off cancer and combat hot flashes.
But those claims are coming under scrutiny, now that a soy food manufacturer, the Solae Co. of St. Louis, Mo., is seeking government approval to tout on its labels soy’s supposed cancer-fighting abilities.