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Bagged Salad and Bacteria: What YOU Can Do
catsper / CC BY 2.0Pretty much the last thing you want on your salad greens is bacteria that tends to reside in human feces. Many people, including me, buy the pre-washed spinach and romaine lettuce in bags expecting them to be clean and bacteria-free.
Well, Consumer Reports pretty much blew this belief out of the water. According to their recent tests, 39 percent of packaged salad green samples exceeded the level for total coliforms considered acceptable and 23 percent exceeded this level for enterococcus bacteria…bacteria that Consumer Reports describes as “better indicators of fecal contamination.” Shocked and concerned? I know I am. Continue reading…
Hollie Self’s Biggest Loser Season 9 Episode 5 Back Stage Pass
Week five of Biggest Loser nine is shaping up to possibly be the most intense episode yet this season. As two teams return to the ranch to vie for a chance to stay, another contestant is in an emergency situation and we’re teased that he will be going home permanently. Hearts will be pounding inside and out of the gym this week.
If you’re a fan of the show, there’s even more reason to tune-in to Biggest Loser this week. For the first time in the nearly ten-season history of the show, a former contestant is working behind the scenes to actually create this episode.
A member of season four’s remarkable black team, Hollie Self, who continues to eat, breathe and live this healthy, active lifestyle two years later, is a story editor and played a key role in producing this week’s episode. Hollie an
Cutting Salt Could Save the U.S. Billions
Ironically, salt is put into a lot of food to increase self life by decreasing spoilage, which reduces waste, and saves money.
But cutting salt out of Americans’ diets could save $24 billion in healthcare costs each year.
It boils down to preventing heart disease.
Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that removing just three grams of salt per day would lower the number of heart disease cases in the U.S. b
Don’t Self-Destruct! Adapt and Adjust!
Since you began your “I’m gonna get into better shape” journey, you’ve been learning how to integrate better nutrition and physical activity into your daily life. And I’ll bet that you’ve come to realize that living healthfully in today’s 24/7 grab-and-go world requires navigating countless minefields of tempting trash treats and hefty speed bumps every time you want to get in some physical activity. When men and women start a journey to improve their health, shed pounds, and become fit, the original enthusiasm begins to fade right around the fourth week of slugging it out. Red alert when you start to hear these words spill from your lips “I was doing just fine UNTIL …” as you contemplate throwing in the towel. Continue reading…