Food and Fitness Fundamentals With the holidays just around the corner, you may find that you are still in need of some last minute gift buying suggestions. Whether your bequest is directed toward a “foodie” who loves to spend time in the kitchen or a person who barely gets by when preparing a meal, consider […]
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Thanksgiving Tactics
Food and Fitness Fundamentals We all realize the holidays can be a challenging time gastronomically as far as keeping our calorie and fat consumption under control. In today’s blog, I will suggest some ideas that touch on this problem and hopefully stimulate you to come up with some creative ideas of your own. To start […]
The Many Faces of Rice
Food and Fitness Fundamentals There are over 40,000 varieties of rice grown worldwide. The United States has been producing rice since about 1690, and is now the world’s fourth largest rice exporter. Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Missouri produce over 24 billion pounds of rice each year. Rice is available in many different types […]
Arsenic and Rice
Food and Fitness Fundamentals By now many of you have heard recent discussions and concern regarding inorganic arsenic levels found in rice and rice products. Arsenic is worrisome due to its association with cancer of the skin, lung and bladder, as well as heart disease (learn more). But before you jump to conclusions and stop […]
Hydration for Life
Food and Fitness Fundamentals Adequate hydration is of key importance for everyday physical health, and is especially crucial when exercising in the extreme heat that summertime often brings. Fluid needs are quite individualized and dependent on many factors such as health condition and personal fitness, body size and gender, normal daily activity, exercise routine, (intensity […]
