A painful and threatening intestinal condition Eat more fiber each day to keep the doctor away Decades ago, I lived downstairs from an older couple. Both of them suffered from a painful intestinal condition called diverticulitis. In the evening, I often heard my friends moaning from the pain in their bellies. Believe me, you don’t…
more
About: Alan Carpenter
Recent Posts by Alan Carpenter
Successful Aging According to Seniors
Two groups of Israeli seniors weigh in on successful aging Keep Moving, Eat Better, Cultivate Social Connections, Develop a Positive Mental Attitude, Live with Purpose Most studies of healthy aging focus on risk factors or steps that elders can take to increase their Quality of Lifespan. Two recent studies took a different approach, both seeking…
more
Monitor Your Cardiovascular Disease Risk
The ratio of total cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol is a good marker if you're low-risk The ratio of apoB to apoA-1 may be better if you're high-risk Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) kill more Americans than any other cause. Thus, it behooves us, especially those of us who are at higher risk for CVD, to monitor our risk…
more
How to Read a Food Label
Read the fine print Words on a package may be misleading 1) Ingredients must be listed in decreasing order of abundance. For example, if you’re buying a loaf of whole wheat bread, the first ingredient should be “whole wheat flour” or some other whole grain flour. Remember that “wheat flour” and “organic unbleached wheat flour”…
more