Month: May 2014

If any doubt remains in your mind that we are, in fact, a society addicted our smartphones, stop what you’re doing and simply take a look around. There's a pretty good chance that the majority of the people around you staring down at their palms, scrolling Twitter feeds or engrossed in texting conversations — headphones optional. And when you think of the last time you were in the same position, it may be just a few seconds ago. From strolling down city streets to catching up with friends over the dinner table, we miss out on some of life’s simple

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Electronic medical records will let patients access their health information over the Internet, but a new study suggests some of the most vulnerable older Americans may be left behind. Functional impairments, including physical disabilities such as the loss of a sense or the ability to walk, make it difficult for people to live in their community, take care of personal finances and coordinate transportation. “If you look at the subgroup of people functionally impaired, there was also a doubling (of Internet use) there but it was still remarkably low,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. S. Ryan Greysen, from the University of California, San Francisco. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees those two U.S. government-run health insurance programs, wants doctors to go digital.

It occurred to me the other day that there is an inverse relationship between how good a food looks and tastes and how healthy it is for you. The worse it is for you, the harder stores, restaurants and food companies try to make it irresistible.

She believes that meals consisting only of a massive quantity of a single … however, say mono meals are not conducive to health or weight loss.

TWIN FALLS • A lot of healthy foods are on the market, but which one is better for you? … They are not designed for long-term weight management.

Should you be following a gluten-free diet? Can it help with weight loss? Does it have health benefits? The gluten-free diet eliminates any food that …

Avoid refined carbohydrates and dig into a low-carb diet high in fats, with … that low-carb diets are the way to go for weight loss as well as overall health. … food pyramid upside down, preaching protein over grains and fats over fruit.