Last week I had a post discussing immune-boosting foods. Here’s a semi-followup, discussing a nice article from the New York Time’s always informative Well Blog. This time they review The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating. These foods all have an underlying similarity in terms of good nutrition and immune-boosting properties; many also taste really good (blueberries!). Here’s a sneak peek at their list: …Continue reading: The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating…

The website WebMD is a bit too commercial for me to consider as my first-line source, but they often have informative articles that at least provide a good starting point for research and discussion. I wanted to share their recent slideshow on immune-boosting foods. It’s a quick review of 15 foods that have particularly good effects on your immune system, thus providing a good level of general protection. It’s an easy read for everyone and at least gets us all to think about our diets and what we can do to improve them. By the way, the photo on the right shows elderberry, rich in antioxidants and possibly effective against the flu. …Continue reading: Immune-Boosting Foods…

How much salt do you eat? Most likely a lot more than you think. My readers should (hopefully!) remember my previous discussions on how a high-salt diet can raise blood pressure; now, a large study, just published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that if everyone in America consumed half a teaspoon less salt per day, there would be between 54,000 and 99,000 fewer heart attacks each year and between 44,000 and 92,000 fewer deaths. As they affirm, “lowering the amount of salt people eat by even a small amount could reduce cases of heart disease, stroke and heart attacks as much as reductions in smoking, obesity and cholesterol levels. ” (Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less Salt). Here’s more from the New York Times summary: …Continue reading: Eating Less Salt Can Save Lots of Lives…