Healthy Living

Healthy Living

• Mangoes almost too good to share - 2/9/2010

  It's Tuesday.

• Healthfood Quiz - 2/9/2010

  For those wary of dietary supplements, the fact that the popular supplement spirulina is an algae doesn't make it sound appetizing.

• Learning label literacy - 2/9/2010

  You've probably heard some of the rules of the road when it comes shopping healthfully at the grocery store: Don't go shopping hungry because you're...

• D-plus - 2/2/2010

  As recently as a decade ago, vitamin D was mostly thought of as a helper-nutrient — it allowed the body to absorb and use calcium for strong...

  
• Common objects can help size food portions - 2/2/2010

  It's far easier to picture how much of something you really should be eating when you talk about portion size in terms of everyday objects, such as...

• Cracking the cognitive egg - 2/2/2010

  Think of your brain as "plastic." That's the word used by Dr. Kathleen Taylor, a professor at St.

• Doctor prescribes the human touch - 2/1/2010

  In an era of unprecedented medical advances, many patients remain deeply dissatisfied with the care they receive from physicians.

  
• Sitting too much could be deadly - 1/26/2010

  Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly.

  
• Home cookin' is a hot trend - 1/26/2010

  What's for dinner? Not a clue? In the recent past, you might have said, "Aw let's just go out."

• Facebook helps friends be healthier - 1/26/2010

  Most people use Facebook to find old friends, market a business, enact a make-believe mafia war or to share news big and small — the birth of a...

• Mastery of Aging Well class - 1/26/2010

  Oregon State University associate professor and Mail Tribune columnist Sharon Johnson will lead a new series of classes for the Mastery of Aging Well...

• Food for thought - 1/19/2010

  At almost any social occasion that involves older adults, memory challenges surface.

• Restaurant calorie counts sometimes off - 1/19/2010

  Dieters can't believe everything they read: The food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a...

  
• To keep bones healthy, don't get too skinny - 1/19/2010

  Girls suffering through the insecurities of puberty often likely for the rail-thin bodies of supermodels.

• New year means new dietary guidelines - 1/19/2010

  It's 2010 — and we all know what that means. Yes! Time for a brand-new iteration of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

• Supplement Nation - 1/18/2010

  "To supplement or not to supplement?" That is a question I'm often asked. My answer is usually "yes," with some conditions.

• Battle Dance - 1/12/2010

  They're captivating, those ubiquitous, action-packed capoeira videos circulating on YouTube. But they hardly do the activity justice.

  
• Spending big time with little people - 1/12/2010

  In 2010, I encourage you to spend maximal time with small children.

• Whole-Grain Pasta With Shrimp, Tomatoes & Feta - 1/12/2010

  Not so long ago, whole-wheat pasta tasted too much like the boxes it came in.