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Iris Feliciano is the editor of our Health Blog. She is a former professional judo athlete, who placed 2nd nationally in the U.S. and won a silver medal at the U.S. Open Judo Championships. As an athlete, she had to master in-depth knowledge about proper nutrition and dieting. At this blog, she shares her news picks about maintaining proper health. Iris is a graduate of the Long Island University and holds a bachlor degree in marketing and management.

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Eat Here to Eat Less When it comes to losing weight, it's not just about what you eat. It's also about where you eat. And nutrition experts think that if you chow down in the dining room, it just might help you keep the pounds off. Link...
Swap Some Stories, Live Longer Chatting with coworkers or friends about last night's episode of The Daily Show isn't just good for a laugh. Researchers think it might help save your life. Link...
The Food That Helps You Feel Carefree You see, nutritionists think the typical American diet is out of whack, including containing far too little omega-3 (found in fatty fish) and too much omega-6 (found in corn oil), and that tipping the scales back toward fish oil fats could boost emotional...
Perry says new study shows Romney health plan cost 18,000 jobs in Massachusetts Boston.com: “If RomneyCare killed 18,000 jobs in Massachusetts, imagine what ObamaCare will do to a US economy already hurting from too much liberalism,” Ray Sullivan, a Perry campaign spokesman, said in a statement. “These government-mandated healt...
13% of Facebook users smoke dope on a regular basis Family Practice News: "Substance abuse is a bigger problem for adolescents who daily spend time on social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace, as 70% of American adolescents say they do, according to a survey released Aug. 24 by the National Cen...
Sit up straight! Practicing good posture at your computer can take strain off the joints and reduce the risk of neck, back and shoulder pain. If you spend several hours a day at your computer, maintaining a proper workstation layout and practicing good posture can help minimize the risk of injuries, aches and pains. Use these ergonomic tips to help your body assume a neutral, strain-free positi...
IBM develops processor which will have the architecture of human brain International Business Times: "Researchers at IBM are collaborating with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the Phase 2 of the much- speculated cognitive computing project called SyNAPSE. The agency has awarded approximately $21 mi...
On Second Thought, Don't Get Married For the first time ever, fewer than half of the households in the United States are married couples. In the past decade, the number of unmarried couples increased 25 percent as more people chose to cohabitate. Link...
Let Your Mind Wander for a Healthier Brain You might think of daydreaming as a slacker habit, but it turns out that it's good for your brain. So let your mind wander a little bit today. Link...
Control Your Appetite with This Dairy Choice Making a simple switch in your cereal bowl or coffee cup could mean better appetite control. The switch in question? Pouring low-fat instead of full-fat milk. Link...
Protect Your Skin with This Healthy Candy The best 100-calorie splurge this summer may be a little candy indulgence that acts like built-in sunscreen: dark chocolate. Link...
Study: College graduates die twice less frequently of cancer than less educated people The American Cancer Society presented a new study which showed that U.S. deaths caused by cancer are dropping. Nevertheless, in 2011 as many as 571,950 people will die of cancer in America. Interestingly, college education has positive influence on the pr...
Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D? 5 Really Good Reasons to Pay Attention studies suggest that as many as 7 out of 10 Americans don’t get enough of the “sunshine vitamin.” Interesting, considering the Institute of Medicine recently upped the daily recommended amount (for ages 1 to 70) to 600 International Units (IUs). Lin...
The 5 Biggest Exercise Myths After all, anyone who’s ever picked up a dumbbell knows that doing 3 sets of 10 reps of each exercise is the quickest way to build muscle. Except it’s not. In fact, it’s the quickest way to get nowhere with your workout routine, says Michael Mejia, ...
The Science Behind Soy Soy is a powerful plant food, packed with valuable protein, essential fatty acids, numerous vitamins and minerals, and fiber. It also contains phytochemicals such as isoflavones, phytate, saponins, and phytosterols. Link...
European food outbreak soars; mystery deepens The number of people hit by a massive European outbreak of foodborne bacterial infections is one third higher than previously known and a stunningly high number of patients suffer from a potentially deadly complication than can shut down their kidneys, of...
Older AIDS survivors face new challenges AIDS nearly killed Lou Grosso three decades ago, but that didn't prepare him for the latest news from his doctor: he has heart disease. Link...
Are You Getting Enough Fiber? A person should consume 25 to 35 grams of fiber a day. While many people get their daily intake of fiber from fruits and vegetables, high-fiber cereals such as All Bran, Fiber One and 100% Bran are all optimum sources for fiber. Don't ignore fiber for the...
'Killer Cucumber' Bug From Spain Hits Britain A person in Britain has been diagnosed with a lethal strain of E.coli, believed to originate in organic cucumbers. Link...
CDC is preparing Americans for the Zombie Apocalypse. No kidding! You heard right! "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency tasked with preventing pandemics and pushing flu shots, is now preparing the living for a zombie apocalypse." According to CDC, to survive the Zombies' invasion you will need: ...
Lactose Intolerance and a Healthy Diet While milk is an excellent source of calcium and protein, up to 75% of the world's population cannot properly digest lactose, the sugar found in milk. When they try, the result is tummy trouble that can range from a mild discomfort to severe pain. Link...
Bread, Wine and Cheese-Lovers Diet Does your diet prohibit all of your favorites? Then take a trip to the Mediterranean. Dieting doesn't have to be about deprivation, especially when you follow a Mediterranean-style way of eating. Link...
Omega 3 Fish Oil and Weight Loss A lot of people still don't know there are fat-burning foods that can actually increase the number of fat calories your body burns each day. These are known as free foods and are generally low in calories; in fact, some of these foods are so low in calori...
Beware of the Salad Trap A big bowl of healthy salad. However, if you don't know how to dress your green and leafy favorites, you could be in trouble. A salad can make the transformation from healthy to unhealthy quicker than you can say crouton. Link...
How a New Food Sprinkle Convinces the Brain to Stop Over-Eating A California company has recently launched an interesting new product which may signal a major breakthrough in weight loss. The company, SENSA, came up with an innovative way to convince the brain to stop overeating. Link...
Dear Old Dad: Fathers May Influence Kids' Eating More Than Moms Researchers analyzed the eating-out habits of more than 300 families with children ages 9 to 11 or 13 to 15. They found that how often fathers ate in fast-food and in full-service restaurants influenced how often their children ate in the same places. Lin...
More People May Benefit From Going Gluten-Free Celiac disease is a disorder that causes digestive problems in the small intestine when the person consumes gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. The number of U.S. residents with the disease has grown rapidly in recent decades, but, accord...
Americans Walking, Biking a Bit More, Research Shows Walking and cycling increased among men, the middle aged, employed, well-educated and people without cars, but decreased among women, children and seniors. This suggests that social inequities play a role in discouraging "active travel," the researchers n...
Why 'intolerance' to dairy foods may be all in the mind The mere thought of a latte or cappuccino brings some people out in a cold sweat and they like nothing more than to bore others with the virtues of soy milk. Link...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Whole Grains Discover exactly what whole grains are, how they work, and what makes them one of the healthiest ingredients you can eat. Link...
Rescued Chilean Miner Diagnosed With Incurable Lung Disease One of the 33 men rescued from a Chilean mine after being trapped underground for 69 days said Saturday he is suffering from an incurable lung disease that often afflicts mine workers. Link...
Feeding Your Feelings? Bypass Binges Emotional eating can wreak havoc on even the most determined dieter. It's a way to suppress or soothe negative feelings like boredom, grief, fear and anger. Link...
20 Healthy Kitchen Habits You Need to Learn If you read the title of this article and groaned, don't worry: We're not going to tell you to embark on a five-figure eco-friendly kitchen renovation or encourage you to try baking your potatoes in the sun. Link...
Make the Switch to Whole Grains If you have diabetes, eating more whole grains should be a goal of your diabetes diet. The latest research shows that these foods, including brown rice, can help you stay healthy. Link...
Don't Wash Your Chicken Before You Cook It and 9 Other Surprising Tips. Let’s just admit it: Americans chow down on a lot of chicken—82.2 pounds per person in 2010 alone! So here are 10 things you should know about our favorite fowl, safety tips included. Link...
Vitamin D may or may not have heart health benefits Low levels of vitamin D are associated with reductions in blood vessel functioning, but this may not translate into an effect on cardiovascular disease incidence, according to the results from two new studies. Link...
Compulsive Eaters May Have 'Food Addiction,' Study Finds People who are compulsive eaters show similar activity in the same brain regions as people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol, according to new research. Link...
Ingredient Spotlight: Whey protein builds on success In 2010, performance beverages, juices, beverage mixes, enhanced waters, meal replacement drinks and even teas launched with whey protein included. Innovations such as Kellogg’s Special K2O Protein Water Mixes and Bolthouse Farms Protein Plus All Nat...
FDA launches Web page on recalled foods The agency's new site compiles recall notices in a searchable table, displaying information on recalls since 2009. The goal is to make navigation easier for consumers. Link...
What to Eat for Healthy Hair and Nails. No doubt you know that eating healthy is good for you in a plethora of ways—it can decrease your risk of disease, improve your immune system, increase your energy levels and even affect your sleeping habits. But did you know certain foods can improve th...
The 3 colors you should be eating more of. Remember ROYGBIV? I do. The mnemonic is how I learned the seven colors of a rainbow—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Nowadays I use the acronym to represent the colors of food I should be eating. Each color represents phytochemica...
Prognosis: Study Finds Troubles With Gastric Band Surgery More than a decade after having gastric band surgery for weight loss, patients at a university hospital in Belgium had lost just 43 percent of their excess weight on average, a new study reports. In nearly half of the patients, the bands had been remov...
The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet The following is a "healthy food hot list" consisting of the 29 food that will give you the biggest nutritional bang for you caloric buck, as well as decrease your risk for deadly illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Along with each descript...
8 Health Benefits of Asparagus Asparagus has so many health benefits, it should be added to the healthy diet. Link...
Cream of Asparagus Soup Asparagus is great as a detox vegetable, an anti-aging vegetable, and no surprise - an aphrodisiac, and much more. Link...
Counting carbs may help with type 1 diabetes Tallying the number of carbohydrates in the diet may be helpful to people using an insulin pump to treat type 1 diabetes, a small study suggests. Link...
Poor Eating Habits May Lead to Anemia in Older Women Researchers analyzed data from 72,833 older women in the United States and found that deficiencies in more than a single nutrient were associated with a 21 percent increased risk of persistent anemia. Risk increased 44 percent with deficiencies in three n...
U.S. asks if food dyes make kids hyperactive U.S. regulators are weighing a question parents have asked since the 1970s: do artificial food dyes make children hyperactive? Link...
Is epigenetics the ‘means’ to achieving nutrition’s potential? In the first part of our special series on how nutrition affects genetics and the genome, we take a look at the rapidly emerging area of epigenetics. Defined as the study of changes in gene activity that doesn’t involve a change to DNA, epigenetics is g...
Walnuts are the healthiest nut, say scientists Walnuts are the healthiest of all the nuts and should be eaten more as part of a healthy diet, US scientists say. Link...
Eat These Carbs to Live Longer White bread may shave years off your life. But studies show that whole-wheat bread may be a life extender. Link...
Shave 200 Calories a Day with This Swap To shave 200 calories from each day without missing a thing put your blender to work. Link...
Crazy About Kefir Kefir contains lots of live microorganisms that help to digest the lactose in milk, kefir is usually well tolerated by people with lactose intolerance. Kefir’s other health properties arise from its probiotic actions that are specific to the bacterial s...
Researchers Find Differences in Celiac Disease, Gluten Sensitivity Researchers at the University of Maryland say they have proven that gluten sensitivity is different from celiac disease. Link...
Banana Oatmeal Cookies Banana Oatmeal Cookies. From the American Institute for Cancer Research. Link...
Older gardeners eat more vegetables Older people who garden eat more vegetables but not fruit researchers at Texas A&M University and Texas State University found. Link...
Higher prices for food are about to get worse Food prices at the wholesale level rose last month by the most in 36 years. Cold weather accounted for most of it, forcing stores and restaurants to pay more for green peppers, lettuce and other vegetables, but meat and dairy prices surged, too. Link...
Just 1 Mile Keeps Your Brain from Shrinking Our brains tend to shrink as we age, just like a piece of fruit on the counter. But you could help keep your brain plump and young just by walking about a mile a day. Link...
Eat This for Breakfast for a Younger Heart This fruit-and-cereal combo gives you two types of fiber soluble and insoluble. And research shows that ample amounts of both may be key to reducing the risk of dying from heart disease. Link...
Do This for 7 Minutes Daily to Get Skinnier In a study, dieters who spent about 7 minutes meditating each day experienced far fewer food cravings than their nonmeditating peers. And the meditators were far more likely to resist their cravings. Link...