Muffins!!

I baked these muffins today for Clara's preschool class (and extras for us!). They are FREE of junk and FULL of healthy ingredients. The brand is Namaste Foods. The girls just did a taste-test and they LOVE these. It is possible to bake and have treats that are healthy and free of tons of artificial gunk...without sacrificing yummy-ness!

Exercise For The Brain

Aerobic exercise and strength training plays a vital role in maintaining brain and cognitive health throughout life. A review of 111 recent articles suggests aerobic exercise is important for getting a head start during childhood on cognitive abilities. Physical inactivity is associated with poorer academic performance and results on standard neuropsychological tests, while exercise programs appear to improve memory, attention, and decision-making. These effects also extend to young and elderly adults, with solid evidence for aerobic training benefiting executive functions, including multi-tasking, planning, and inhibition, and increasing the volume of brain structures important for memory.
Journal of Applied Physiology, July 2011

Pancakes and Brownies

Healthy Brownies and Pancakes? YEP! Tonite I made the brownies you see here and they are FREE OF: Gluten/Soy/Whey/Wheat/Preservatives/Refined Sugar. They taste AMAZING! Tomorrow we are testing out this brand of pancake mix which also has a healthy ingredient philosophy.

Great Review of Arbonne Detox Tea

www.365tea.blogspot.com

Olive Oil

Olive Oil!
Consuming olive oil may help prevent strokes in older people. After considering diet, physical activity, body mass index and other risk factors for stroke, the study found those who regularly used olive oil for both cooking and as a salad dressing had a 41 percent lower risk of stroke. Olive oil has been associated with protective effects against many cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity.
American Academy of Neurology, June 2011

Health for our Children!

Food and Behaviour Research: Welcome to FAB Research

Liquid Calories

Beverages account for 50% of the calories consumed through snacking. Most people don't equate beverages with calorie intake and are less likely to offset or take these calories into account.
Institute of Food Technologists, June 2011

The Happiness Project

CLICK HERE ... isn't Psychology cool?

Bad Foods Do Good

YES! I said it. "Bad Foods." Click here to see why we are talking about Bad Foods on a Healthy blog site.

Quality Matters Most

An average adult gains one pound per year. Small changes in diet, consumption of beverages, physical activity, watching TV, and sleep duration were most strongly linked to long-term weight gain. The idea of 'eat less and exercise more' may be too simplistic a weight-loss strategy, as it is the quality of food that matters most and making a handful of small, targeted changes is likely to be most effective.
New England Journal of Medicine, June 2011