Stand up.
If you can, do it as much as possible.
According to Stand Up (more) & Eat (better), The Cooper Institute’s blog, you burn 33% more calories by standing instead of sitting.
What are you waiting for?
Food for Fun and Thought
Do You Drink Soda?
If you do drink soda, you might want to take a good look at this graphic.
If you don’t drink soda you might want to take a good look at this graphic, too. Then, you can congratulate yourself on the good habit of not drinking soda and perhaps suggest to soda drinking friends and family that they have a look.
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Hippocrates, Medicine, And Food
Hippocrates (born c. 460BC, died c. 377BC on the Greek island of Kos) is considered the father of medicine. He spent his life proving that disease and healing were not acts of the Gods but rather physical phenomena that stem from natural causes — and that are potentially curable through observation, deduction, and treatment.
He took superstition out of healing and out of the hands of the priests and shamans — and put it into the hands of the people.
“Let Food Be Thy Medicine And Medicine Be Thy Food”
Hippocrates emphasized the importance of diet to health and to the body’s ability to restore itself. He is famous for saying, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” a philosophy that is as pertinent and important today as it was thousands of years ago.
Something To “Chew” On . . .
The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor. ~ Chinese Proverb
Common Foods That Can Make You Sick
According to the Centers for Disease Control, most foodborne illnesses are preventable. Here’s some information from their newest report:
1,034 foodborne disease outbreaks were reported resulting in:
- 23,152 illnesses
- 1,276 hospitalizations
- 22 deaths
In outbreaks where the cause was confirmed, norovirus and salmonella continue to be the causes of the largest number of outbreaks and illnesses.
In outbreaks linked to food in which all ingredients belong to a single food group, these foods were responsible for the biggest number of outbreaks:
- beef
- poultry
- fish
The food groups responsible for the biggest number of outbreak-associated sicknesses were:
- fruits and nuts
- vine vegetables
- beef
Foodborne illnesses come not just from “bad” meat, fish, eggs, and dairy. Be alert to spoiled or contaminated fruit, nuts, and vegetables, too.