Fight the Flu with Exercise
A recent Wall Street Journal article stated that: “Physical activity has long been known to bestow such benefits as helping to maintain a healthy weight and reduce stress, not to mention tightening those abs. Now, a growing body of research is showing that regular exercise—as simple as a brisk 30- to 45-minute walk five times a week—can boost the body's immune system, increasing the circulation of natural killer cells that fight off viruses and bacteria. And exercise has been shown to improve the body's response to the influenza vaccine, making it more effective at keeping the virus at bay.”
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February 5th is Wear Red Day!
 Mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts — every day women are dying at the rate of almost one per minute. Speak up. Make a difference. Show your support for the fight against heart disease in women by wearing red on National Wear Red Day Feb. 5, 2010. It’s an easy, powerful way to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
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Cut Food Costs, Not Quality
Here are some tasty tips from IDEA fitness journal on cutting the cost of food without cutting the quality.
These days, everyone is trying to find ways to cut corners in the household budget. One place to do that is in the kitchen.
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Whole Grain Intake Prevents Diabetes, Heart Diseases, and Excess Weight Gain
Although national guidelines recommend three daily servings of whole grains to prevent type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and excess weight gain, survey data shows that few adolescents and young adults follow them.
Researchers found that young people consume less than one serving of whole gains per day, based on the results from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens), involving 1,686 young adults and 792 adolescents. The survey estimated daily whole-grain servings according to the reported frequency of consuming one slice of dark bread; kasha, couscous, or bulgur; one small bag of popcorn; one bowl of hot breakfast cereal; and one bag of cold breakfast cereal.
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