Tag: healthy eating

Boost Your Brain Health With Superfoods!

DMUSA News

Reading Time: 2 minutesINTERVIEW ON THE PRICE OF BUSINESS SHOW, MEDIA PARTNER OF THIS SITE. Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, welcomed Coach Terry & Zita to provide another commentary in a series. The Coach Terry & Zita Commentaries Superfoods are a game-changer for brain health, as Zita and Terry highlight in their engaging video. From the memory-boosting power of blueberries to the mood-enhancing properties of turmeric, these foods nourish key areas of the brain like the hippocampus and amygdala. Their casual yet informative presentation makes complex…

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Understanding Omega 3, 6, and 9: Essential Fatty Acids for Health

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEssential fatty acids play a crucial role in our overall health, from brain function to heart health. Let’s explore the unique benefits and sources of Omega 3, 6, and 9 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids, including EPA and DHA, are perhaps the most celebrated of the group. Found abundantly in fatty fish like salmon, mackerel, and sardines, these nutrients are essential for brain development, reducing inflammation, and supporting cardiovascular health. Plant sources include flaxseeds, chia seeds, and walnuts, though these contain ALA, which must be converted by the body into…

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The Food Pyramid & Fighting Against The Grain

Dr. John Poothullil

Reading Time: 4 minutesShould I eat according to the 2023 Food Pyramid?  The first Food Pyramid was created in the 1970s in Sweden by a special committee to suggest nutritionally balanced meals at a reasonable cost. In 1992, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced a Food Pyramid to recommend servings of each food group, which previous guides did not do.  The 2023 Food Pyramid modified the recommendations in an attempt to improve the health of Americans who continued to experience increasing incidences of cardiovascular diseases and Type 2 diabetes.  For example,…

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Enjoy the Thrill of True Joy and Happiness

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Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the walk of true joy and  happiness, living free of all resentment is the absolute must ingredient. Primarily because resentment and happiness can not exist in a human heart at the same time. Harboring  resentment is absolutely disastrous in the human life and foolish because this form of anger,regardless of the seeming cause, always comes back like a boomerang and harms the resentful person and never the person who one is angry with. One way to look at resentment is the person who has a resentment  is like a…

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Food for Thought: Why We Shouldn’t Count Calories

Dr. John Poothullil

Reading Time: 6 minutesTo maintain health, humans must have a constant supply of nutrients to feed the cells in the body. Maintaining a steady but dynamic state requires that we acquire sufficient varied nutrients regularly from the foods we consume. Nutrients are absorbed in the form of molecules and ions into the bloodstream, where cells absorb them and utilize them to perform their functions. This process requires the use of energy, just like what happens in a factory that manufactures goods.  It is this use of energy that produced the rationale for creating…

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Trick or Treat: The Really Scary Sugar To Fear This Halloween

Dr. John Poothullil

Reading Time: 5 minutesFor many, the overwhelming access to sugar is a scary fact about Halloween and all the upcoming holidays. Added sugar is often thought of as the cause of weight gain, obesity, and diabetes. “Added sugar” is actually what you need to be concerned about.  Added sugars account for about 17 percent of the total calorie intake of adults and up to 14 percent for children, according to a recent study.  Many people are confused about whether added sugar is the same as sugar (glucose) in your bloodstream. The answer is…

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