Info & Resources

Browse some interesting information through articles, videos, websites and book recommendations!

Access inspiration!

Movies:

• What’s on Your Plate?
• Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
• Food, Inc.
• Forks Over Knives

Websites!

• Let’s Move!
• The Doctor Oz Show
• Everyday Health
• EatRight America! – Superfoods & ANDI Scores
• Losing Weight: A Battle Against Fat and Biology (Listen to this great NPR segment!)

Good Books to Read:

• Food Rules by Michael Pollan – (this is fast and fun!)
• In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch – (recommended to me by a friend)
• Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver (recommended to me by a librarian)
• Free for All by Janet Poppendiek

Articles:

Healthy Diet

   Recipes!!!

• 6 Heart-Smart Smoothies and Juices
• 7 Healthy Dessert-for-Breakfast Recipes
• 10 Easy, 5-Minute Breakfast Ideas

   Organic?

• How to Shop Organic
• Are Organic Foods Really Better?

   Fats, Cholesterol, and other Ambiguous Words

• Get the Facts on Fats and Carbs – They’re Not All Bad!
• Good Fats, Bad Fats
• 4 Tips for Eating Well with High Cholesterol
• Control Cholesterol Levels with a Healthy Diet
• 6 Food Additives to Subtract From Your Diet
• Top 5 Cholesterol-Lowering Foods!
• High Fructose corn syrup (Pursue Natural)
• The Keys to Cutting Cholesterol
• Nutrition in a Pill? (if subscribing to Time Magazine)
• Calories Are Everywhere, Yet Hard to Track
• What Kind of Vegetarian Are You?

   All about you…

• How Can I Stop Craving Sweets?
• Minding Your Food With Mindful Eating
• “I Don’t Feel Satisfied After Meals!”
• Satisfy Your Appetite With These Delicious Choices
• What’s Your Diet Personality?

   “I need incentives!”

• A Heart-Healthy Diet for Cardiovascular Health
• Eat Your Fruits and Veggies for Healthier Eyes
• Eat A Healthy Diet to Feel Better
• Eat to Beat Inflammation
• ‘Get Your Plate in Shape’ for National Nutrition Month
• Being Fat Can Cause Dementia
• Join a Motivation Group Forum
• Cranky? Drink a Glass of Water

   Helpful How-tos and “Dos!”

• Eat Food. Real Food. (from my sister’s pantry)
• How to Eat Healthfully on the Road
• Could Two Words Help You Resist Temptation?
• Your Budget-Friendly Guide to Healthy Cooking
• Inhibiting Instant Gratification (400 Days ’til 40)
• 9 Steps to Better Digestion as You Age
• 10 Ways to Help Your Kids Eat Their Veggies!
• Dining-Out Dilemma
• Get Wise About Serving Size
• Finding Quick and Healthy Eats
• Decoding Food Labels
• 10 Easy Portion Control Tricks
• Learning Serving Sizes
• Foods that Burn Fat
• Leaving the Stress Eating Behind
• Beating a Sugar Addiction
• The Oz Diet (if subscribing to Time Magazine)
• Fitting Healthy Snacks Into Your Diet

   Health’s persistent questions

• How Much Water Should I Drink?
• Why Would it Be Better to Eat Breakfast?
• Why Shouldn’t We Drink Soda?
• The Right to Sell Kids Junk
• Why Do We Eat More in Winter?

   Food & Nutrient Info

• Eating High-Fiber Foods for Type 2 Diabetes
• The 13 Most Powerful Superfoods
• Healthy Vegetables
• Foods that Promote Brain Health
• 10 High-Protein Power Snacks
• Make the Switch to Whole Grains
• Reasons That Vitamin D May Matter
• 8 Low-Carb Veggies for Diabetic Diets
• Boost Your Diet with Fiber!
• Other Fish in the Sea
• 9 Surprising Secrets About Sugar
• Foods that Burn Fat
• How Flaxseed Benefits Digestion
• Berry Good News About Berries!
• A Sweet Alternative?
• Java at the Gym?
• Sources and Benefits of Potassium
• Foods That Boost Your Memory
• 6 Colorful Diabetes-Fighting Foods
• Red Meat: The Real Story
• Red Meat Can Be Unhealthy, Study Suggests
• Is Brown Really Better?
• Foods to Avoid
• Finding Foods to Help You Sleep Better
• 9 Great Foods for Type 2 Diabetes
• Build a Better Body with Broccoli
• Broccoli, Cabbage, Other Veggies May Protect Against Colon Cancer
• The Truth About Soy
• 9 Essential Facts about Caffeine
• Fish Facts
• 7 Bad-Mood-Busting Foods
• Seasonal Cooking with Winter Foods

Exercise

• Americans Do Not Walk The Walk, And That’s A Growing Problem
• The Less & More of Running (more or less) – (by in pursuit of more)
• 10 Ways to Get Motivated for a Morning Workout
• 10 Winter Fitness Activities for the Whole Family
• Java at the Gym?
• Get Moving to Ease Depression
• What to Eat Before, During, and After Working Out
• Is Barefoot Running Really Better?
• The Best Pain-Relieving Workouts for Arthritis
• Fuel Your Workout
• Can I Exercise When I’m Sick?
• De-Stress and Protect Your Heart with Yoga
• How Can I Get Over Fitness Slumps?
• How to Buy the Right Walking Shoes
• How to Get Exercise When Working at a Desk
• Desperately Seeking Exercise Motivation
• Exercise Addiction – Healthy Habit or Obsession?
• 11 Easy Exercises
• 7 Great Exercises to Fight Depression
• Pool Workout
• Exercising Constipation Out of Your Life
• 8 Ways to Focus on Getting Fit
• Exercise Away Your Risk of Lower Back Pain
• Hit the Road: How to Start a Running Program

Sleep

• How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?

Body (its functions, patterns, etc.)

• Water it Down
• The Truth About Slow Metabolism
• Diet and Physical Exercise: What’s the Cancer Connection?
• Five Hidden Dangers of Obesity (preview)
• Pump Up Your Metabolism
• The Truth About Metabolism
• Is it Hunger or Stress?
• Fascinating Facts About Urine
• Can Muscle Turn Into Fat?
• Stand Up Straight and Stay Pain Free
• Heartburn Causes and Common Triggers
• 10 Ways to Love Your Body

Skin & Hair

• The Best Foods for Your Skin
• Promote Hair Growth and Prevent Hair Loss
• Glowing Skin
• The Beauty Benefits of Exercise
• The Best Foods for Gorgeous Hair
• Sun Protection on Your Plate (from Sunny Sleevez)

Where our Health Meets that of the Environment…

• Salad Split Three Ways! (by Pickahling)
• More Food, Less Energy

Miscellaneous

• Food, Glorious, Nourishing, Emotional Food (from my sister’s pantry) — I highly recommend this one!
• G Proteins Series: the connector proteins that try to prevent Autism Spectrum Disorder (by Pursue Natural)
• Let’s Move, She Said – and We Have
• When is Thin Too Thin?
• Finally, Good News About School Lunches
• Fitness on the Road
• Staying Fit on the Road
• 5 Fresh Fitness Trends for 2012
• Finding Fulfillment in Life, Not Food
• Four Facts About Allergy (by Pursue Natural)
• Fad Diets: A Look Back at Weight Loss Trends (just to get some perspective)
• Finding Alternatives to Emotional Eating
• Diet and Fitness for Men
• Is Your Child at Risk of an Eating Disorder?
• State Leaders Grow Farm to School in Georgia

Shows:

• A Physical Education in Naperville