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iPhone App You Need (If You're Rattling Right Now): CoffeeNut
I love graphs, I love statistics, and I loooove coffee. I do want to know how much I drink coffee and spend on it — especially when, late morning, I'm vibrating in my office chair and typing and talking extremely fast.
Welcome to my life CoffeeNut (just $1 at the App Store).
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Diabetes diet
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- General Dietary Guidelines...
- Major Food Components
- Weight Control for Type 2 D...
- Heart-Healthy Diets
- Diabetic Exchange Lists
- Exercise
- Resources
- References
Heart-healthy diet
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Dietary Changes
- Lifestyle Changes
- Resources
- References
- In 2006, the American Heart Association (AHA) revised its dietary and lifestyle recommendations. The new guidelines specifically recommend limiting daily saturated fat intake to less than 7% and trans fats to less than 1% of total daily calories.
- The AHA recommends consuming plenty of deep-colored vegetables and fruits, eating oily fish at least twice a week, and including whole grains in your daily diet.
- Women with existing heart disease may consider taking fish oil supplements, suggests 2007 AHA guidelines. Women should include a variety of low-mercury fish in their diet.
What's Cooking at Slashfood
We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up their most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:
- Chantelle Pabros, sommelier of Chicago's L20, suggests the best wine pairings for burgers.
- Have you ever experienced pine nut mouth?
- A few pointers on improving your basic knife skills.
- The CoffeeMeister's advice for brewing exceptional French press coffee.
- The world's first bite-sized melon, the pepquiño, is coming stateside.
- Ritz crackers make a surprisingly suitable fruit substitute in a mock apple pie.
Parkinson's disease
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Levadopa (L-dopa)
- Other Medications
- Surgery
- Lifestyle Changes
- Resources
- References
- In 2007, the FDA approved the first skin patch drug for treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Transdermal rotigotine (Neupro) is a dopamine agonist drug that may help improve symptoms of early-stage Parkinson’s disease. The patch is applied daily.
- Rivastigimine (Exelon), an Alzheimer’s disease drug, was approved in 2006 for treatment of mild-to-moderate dementia associated with Parkinson’s disease.
Gallstones and gallbladder disease
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Prevention
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Surgery
- Lithotripsy and Dissolution...
- Managing Common Bile Duct S...
- Resources
- References
High blood pressure
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Lifestyle Changes
- Medications
- Classes of Medications
- Resources
- References
Rheumatoid arthritis
Overview- Signs and Symptoms
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Treatment Approach
- Other Considerations
- Supporting Research
Healthy Holiday Recipe: Hazelnut Cookies
I love hazelnuts in my salads, in my chocolate, and in cookies. Christmas is a cookie event for me, and these hazelnut cookies have been in my family for generations. Since they contain no flour, I make them for my gluten-free friends every year for holiday gifts.
What's the Deal With: Splenda With Fiber
If you're a fan of sprinkling a packet of artificial sweetener in your coffee instead of sugar, you may be excited to hear that Splenda has a new product out that contains fiber. Each packet of Splenda (which has the sweetening power of two packets of sugar) offers one gram of fiber. Now I'm all for getting extra fiber whenever I can, since the recommended amount is between 25 and 30 grams a day, but I just don't feel right about this.
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