Getting Older Stinks

Never take medications together with grapefruit juice without a doctor’s OK.

Chemicals in grapefruit juice have an odd effect on medicines, possibly because they interfere with liver enzymes. This can cause either decreased or increased concentration of a drug in your bloodstream, making it less effective or increasing the risk of side effects.

From: bNet

Tags: food, medication

Eliminate "White Foods" from Your Diet. White flour, white sugar and other processed foods are not only devoid of vitamins and minerals, but they’ve also been stripped of their natural fibre. As a result, they rapidly drive up blood sugar levels.

From: alive.com

Tags: diet, food

When you are eating on-the-go and in restaurants you are unsure about, your best bet is to stick to simple items.

Avoid menu descriptors like glazed, gooey, cheesy, creamy, fiesta, piled, smothered, etc. Sauces are really a problem at airport-style restaurants. Stick to predictable items to keep yourself out of trouble.

From: summertomato.com

Tags: food, diet

Check the expiration dates on the food and medicine you buy. If you buy a good that is stale you will be too lazy to take it back, so it’s lost money.

From: atfinancialplan.com

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Search the menu for dishes that sound like they have a high percentage of vegetables, preferably multicolored. Ordering a side salad or vegetables instead of potatoes is an easy way to accomplish this mission.

From: summertomato.com

Tags: food

Researchers at the Australian Institute of Sport found that athletes who consumed a small intake of caffeine before exercise could continue for up to 30 minutes longer than those who had not consumed it.

The caffeine also enabled the athletes to increase the amount of weight lost during physical activity. It also produced a 3.5% increase in exercise capacity.

From: worldhealth.com

Tags: exercise, diet, health

Garlic is known as an aphrodisiac because garlic improves the blood circulation significantly from the medical point of view. Medical researches proved that garlic in certain forms can stimulate the production of NOS particularly in individuals who have low levels of this enzyme.

An enzyme called nitric oxide synthase (NOS) is primarily responsible for the mechanism of erection.

From: myhealthyman.com

Tags: food, diet

Most grocery stores have fresh sections with cut up vegetables, fruits, hummus, lean meats and lots of other healthy items (nuts included).

Pretend like you are having a picnic and nibble on a few of these things instead or resorting to the drive-thru.

From: summertomato.com

Tags: food, diet

Twinkies have been part of the fat and furious diet since the 1930’s. If you’ve been a coinsure of twinkies throughout your life like I have you will obviously know that the rich creamy filling was not the first filling for twinkies.

Actually, Twinkies originally contained a banana cream filling, but this was replaced with a vanilla cream filling because of a banana shortage during World War II. Since then, 500 million of these tasty treats have been baked each year.

Twinkies in the factory are baked for 10 minutes, then the cream filling is injected through three holes in the top of the cake which becomes browned from baking. The cake is then flipped before packaging, so the rounded yellow bottom becomes the top and the 3 holes are nicely nestled under the cardboard bottom of the cellophane packaging.

Throughout history, people have surmised that Twinkies have an indefinite shelf life. If you’ve ever seen the first Die Hard movie or visited Snopes.com you’ll know that is not the case.

But did you know that your favorite snack cake will explode in a microwave? According to Hostess, it takes 45 seconds to explode a Twinkie. Try it for yourself at home.

A single Twinkie has between 150 and 160 calories. Packed in there is 4.5 grams of fat, which has 2.5 grams of saturated fat. Not bad for single serving snack, but lets be realistic. You’re not having one of the double packs, so that’s 300+ calories.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Twinkie the Kid, the loveable mascot introduced by twinkie in 1947. Twinkie the Kid was a Western cowboy cartoon to sell the snack.

Twinkie the kid was one of seven fun characters created by Don Duga, representing Hostess Cakes starting in the 1970s, along with Captain Cupcake (Cupcakes), Happy Ho Ho (Ho-Hos), Chief Big Wheels (Big Wheels), Chauncey Choco-dile (Chocodiles) Fruit Pie The Magician (Fruit Pies) and King Ding Dong (Ding Dongs). All have been retired except for Twinkie The Kid.

Twinkies have become a part of the American Experience in movies and tv as well as our stomachs. Archie Bunker, from the 1970s sitcom All in the Family, loved Twinkies. He even called it the white man’s soul food, offering it to Sammy Davis Jr. when he visited his humble home. In a pivotal episode of Family Guy, Peter leaves his loved Cohog after a nuclear event in search of the twinkie factory to survive. And in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Xander teaches the Mummy Girl about this essential American food. twinkies have also made appearances in countless Hollywood movies, like Ghostbusters, Grease, and Die Hard.

Recipes and Links

• The Twinkies Cookbook
• Copycat Twinkies Recipe
• Deep-Fried Twinkies
• Twinkies on Wikipedia
• The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project
• Snopes.com - Twinkies
• ABC News - The secret behind the twinkie

Many men are surprised to learn that what they eat can affect their sexual performance, but it does. 

By eating healthy foods that are rich in nutrients and low in fats, you will keep your “sexual” system in good working order.  Strive for plenty of fruits and vegetables, lean cuts of meat, whole grains and low-fat milk.

From: healthcentral.com

What you consume on a daily basis has a major impact on how well your skin regenerates itself.

Foods that are low in nutrients, such as, refined carbohydrates are empty calories, they will not provide your body with vitamins and minerals it needs to develop and maintain a healthy glow.

Choose foods that are close as possible to their natural state — fresh and unprocessed.

From: Pioneerthinking.com

Tags: food. diet, skincare

Rats fed 30% less than normal live 30% longer than usual–and in a recent study at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the hearts of the leaner human calorie-cutters appeared 10 to 15 years younger than those of regular eaters.

In other research, calorie restrictors improved their blood insulin levels and had fewer signs of damage to their DNA. Eating less food, scientists believe, may reduce tissue wear and tear from excess blood sugar, inflammation, or rogue molecules known as free radicals.

From: Mary Mezack Anti-Aging Tips

Tags: diet, aging, food

Sugar increases triglycerides, cholesterol, and insulin, and can impair the immune system. Check food labels and look for hidden sugar such as corn syrup, sucrose, glucose, and lactose.

From altmedicine.about.com

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Tea doesn’t have any calories, unless you add sweetener or milk. Consuming even 250 fewer calories per day can result in losing one pound per week. If you’re looking for a satisfying, calorie-free beverage, tea is a top choice.

From yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com

Tags: food, diet