“The taste and aroma of food can do more than simply titillate the senses: They spur the body to produce insulin even before food is digested. Now a study has found that the body’s response to the sensory side of a meal appears to be in part genetic and may have a link to type 2 diabetes.” Source: Science Signaling, published online March 11, 2010
“Men who skimp on sleep may be sabotaging their fitness goals. Researchers who studied the eating and sleeping habits of 15 men learned that after a couple of nights getting only four hours of sleep, the men were less physically active–and worked out at a lower intensity–than when they logged eight hours. But contrary to the researchers” hypothesis, the sleep-deprived men didn’t eat more.” Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Dec. 1009
Celiac disease is on the rise! Celiac disease is an auto-immune condition. The culprit is gluten that is found in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is what give baked goods that wonderful texture and keeps them from crumbling apart. Celiac is a multi-system disorder, with the small intestine as the main target of injury. Celiac disease is not the same as gluten allergy or wheat allergy. Celiac disease (gluten sensitivity) is a genetically determined autoimmune condition that damages the lining of the small intestine. Because celiac disease disrupts the digestive process, delayed diagnosis increases the risk of developing neurological problems, osteoporosis, infertility, autoimmune disorders, including Type 1 diabetes, thyroid disease and even cancer, according to Peter H.R. Green, M.D., professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University. Celiac disease is highly treatable by following a gluten-free diet.
Certain activities have been proven to strengthen bone. These include: basketball, dancing, hiking, walking, skating, jogging, running, soccer, softball and resistance activities such as weight training and and using resistance bands. While swimming and biking are good for your health, they are not the best activities to build strong bones. Why not? The water or bike bear your weight, so the bones aren’t benefiting from the impact of the activity. -source: St Luke’s Hospital news letter, April 2010
