Brain's response to sugars may explain obesity | Share on LinkedIn

Brain's response to sugars may explain obesity | Share on LinkedIn

Two very similar sugars — fructose and glucose — cause quite opposite reactions in some regions of the brain, according to a new study. Fructose stimulates brain activity in those regions, while glucose decreases them.

The findings support the idea that an increase in Americans' fructose consumption over the past decades has helped fuel the nation’s obesity epidemic, the researchers said. Click the link above to read more. The commercials about high fructose corn syrup not being so bad for you, could be really wrong. We'll keep watching the research and will let you know.

White Bean Rosemary Dip « Whole Foods • Clean Eating • Healthy Recipes

White Bean Rosemary Dip « Whole Foods • Clean Eating • Healthy Recipes

A delicious and healthy snack to balance out your Super Bowl party. Do you have any healthy snack recipes you can share?

Thanks!

Store calendar | Cincinnati | WholeFoodsMarket.com

Store calendar | Cincinnati | WholeFoodsMarket.com

My Health Cincinnati is offering a free "mini clinic" at Whole Foods in Rookwood on Jan. 22 at 1:00. Would love to see all of you there!

More info:

Mini Clinic with Sunnie Southern at 1pm

Join Sunnie Southern with Viable Synergy for a mini clinic on making the most out of the New year. She will cover healthy snack ideas, exercises, and activity ideas in the Cincinnati area to keep you active. This is one class you won’t want to miss! Registration is not required. Please meet at the Healthy Eating desk located by the produce department. For more info about Viable Synergy, please visitwww.MyHealthCincinnati.com .

What's holding you back from achieving your healthy life style? Tips to help!

 Top 3 things stopping most folks from changing their lifestyles are time, money, and downright laziness.  The attached link will help you overcome a few common hurdles.  Share your success with us today!


Overcome your excuses for getting healthy. Read on.

Winner Announced: Design a Better Food Pyramid - Food - GOOD

Winner Announced: Design a Better Food Pyramid - Food - GOOD

The federal government updates its dietary guidelines every five years. Over the years, the guidelines have lead to the Basic Four Food Groups and the Improved American Food Guide Pyramid.

Women's Calorie Calculator - Good Resource

http://nutrition.about.com/library/bl_nutrition_guide.htm

As I was searching for some information for a diabetes education class that I am preparing for, I found a great resource to calculate calorie needs and to help you to determine how much you need to increase or decrease your calorie intake to loose or gain weight.  This tool also includes customized recommendations for calculating the number of calories you can burn if you exercise.

If you have other great tools that you use for yourself or patients who are working to maintain and gain an healthy lifestyle, please share them!

Thank you!

Sunnie

Health Eating: 10 tips to Help You Eat Smarter

Michael A. Snyder, M.D.: Healthy Eating: 10 Tips to Help You Eat Smarter

For the average person looking to lose 10, 20 and 30 pounds, it's all about finding the right tools and leveraging them, to help curb emotional eating or poor dietary habits. Fad diets don't work long term because they ask too much of the person. But small practical changes do work.

Here are some simple tools from Dr. Michael A. Snyder, weight loss surgeon, for losing weight and keeping it off that I have seen work time and time again.