Fievel is protecting his prostate.
Here are a few valuable articles that I didn’t think warranted a full write-up. Enjoy!
More girls than boys benefit from breastfeeding
For the study, investigators tracked responses to a first infection after birth and found that breast-fed girls were the least likely to be hospitalized with an acute respiratory disease. Only [...]

Tags: BMI, body fat, breastfeeding, broccoli, cancer, cruciferous, pregnancy, prostate, sexual health, weight loss, Weight Watchers

Photo courtesy of Glimmerveen
Looks like we’re following the wrong “circadian” rhythm. Early to bed early to rise … depends on the TV schedule in your time zone - “authors Daniel S. Hamermesh, Caitlin Knowles Myers, and Mark L. Pocock look at the brief fight between American’s natural timing cues—the circadian rhythms determined by the [...]

Tags: ALA, alphalinolenic acid, bladder, broccoli, broccoli sprouts, cancer, circadian rhythm, diabetes, L-arginine, omega 3, sleep, tumor

Grandma was right about eating your broccoli. Broccoli Protects Skin From Sun Damage - “Add sunscreen to the list of broccoli’s health benefits. A new study suggests the potent vegetable may help protect the skin from sun damage. … Researchers say the broccoli extract did not physically absorb the UV rays, but it appeared [...]

Tags: Big Bang, breast, broccoli, cancer, Cool Whip, fat, saturated fat, skin, sleep, tumor

Here’s a brief Q&A on World’s Healthiest Foods that is very similar to what I have to say about organic versus conventional: If I can’t afford to buy organic vegetables and fruits, can I still be healthy?
My take is that organic is better than conventional, but conventional produce is better than no produce at all. [...]

Tags: avocado, broccoli, grain-fed, grass-fed, organic, red meat, Whole Foods

No Traditional Diets post today. I’m still running behind due to things. Fear not friends, it will be rekindled in the near future though. In the meantime, enjoy some other reading.
Do National Dietary Guidelines Do More Harm Than Good? What?!? No way that a dictum from the government to eat [...]

Tags: appetite suppression, broccoli, caffeine, cancer, coffee, ghrelin, heart disease, low fat, meat, olive oil, pregnancy, protein