From “What Kids Hear About Being Fat,” to “The Truth About Grass-fed Beef,” here is today’s harvest from the greenest and healthiest of the Internet:
What Kids Hear About Being Fat
One of the consistent themes that I ran across speaks to the fact that children associate some of the worst possible personality traits and social outcomes with the words “fat” and “obese”. Today, the younger generation no longer thinks of fat as simply a descriptor for shape or a biological substance, they equate it to lazy, bad, evil, uneducated, unacceptable and unlovable.
http://bingebehavior.com/kids-hear-fat#.UoLGYpG1JFz
Omega 3 fat, alpha lipoic acid help Alzheimer patients
A randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial scheduled to appear in the Jan 2014 issue of Journal of Alzheimer's Disease suggests that taking omega-3 fatty acids and alpha lipoic acid as dietary supplements may help Alzheimer's patients.
http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Nutrition/Supplements/omega_3_fat_alpha_lipoic_acid_help_alzheimer_s_disease_111113074.html
Rickets, Caused by Vitamin D Deficiency, Makes a Comeback
Rickets, the childhood disease that once caused an epidemic of bowed legs and curved spines during the Victorian era, is making a shocking comeback in 21st-century Britain. It results from a severe deficiency of vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium. Your body makes vitamin D after exposure to sunlight, and it's also available through food.
http://www.weather.com/health/rickets-caused-vitamin-d-deficiencies-makes-comeback-20131108
Natural Immunity: 8+ Natural Antibiotics to Replace the Drugs
The overuse of antibiotics has become a modern-day epidemic. These drugs have depleted our natural immunity by killing the good bacteria in our guts and also creating super-bugs that have become resistant to almost any form of prescribed drug around. Instead of making yourself weaker, and depleting your body’s natural ability to cure itself from any number of ailments, try utilizing these natural foods and herbs.
http://naturalsociety.com/8-natural-antibiotics-immune-system-ditch-pharmaceuticals/
The Truth About Grass-fed Beef
A lot of people today, horrified by how animals are treated in factory farms and feedlots, and wanting to lower their ecological footprint, are looking for healthier alternatives. As a result, there is a decided trend toward pasture-raised animals.
http://www.foodrevolution.org/blog/the-truth-about-grassfed-beef/
Healthy Recipe Bonus: Pumpkin Pie Dip
http://www.sugarlesse.com/4/post/2013/05/pumpkin-pie-dip.html
and a LOT more at:
http://www.scoop.it/t/healthy-recipes-by-steve-kingsley
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