Health and Fitness News

Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also an opportunity to share and exchange your favorite healthy recipes.

Questions are encouraged and I will answer to the best of my ability. If I can’t, I will try to steer you in the right direction. Naturally, I cannot give individual medical advice for personal health issues. I can give you information about medical conditions and the current treatments available.

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Pastries to Ring In the New Year

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I’ve covered a number of good luck foods for the New Year in the Recipes for Health column, including beans, black-eyed peas and lentils, and greens. This year I had a lot of fun playing around with recipes for another type of good luck food: ring-shaped breads and pastries.

The rings symbolize the year’s coming full circle, and also eternity. Doughnuts come to mind, but that doesn’t quite fit the Recipes for Health profile. Neither do most bagels, even most whole wheat bagels (which are usually white bagels with a little brown flour thrown in).

~Martha Rose Shulman~

Peter Reinhart’s Whole Wheat Bagels

The magic of sprouted whole grain flours makes for delicious truly whole grain bagels.

Whole Wheat Sesame Rings (Simit)

A thick coating of sesame seeds gives this dense bread a delicious flavor.

Taralli

A delicious rusklike Italian snack that is fragrant with olive oil.

Walnut Apricot Bundt Cake

A cake that is not too sweet and makes a perfect breakfast coffee cake or snack.

hole Wheat and Ricotta Bundt Cake With Lemon and Poppy Seeds

A dark and golden cake that has a wonderful moist texture, with a slight crunch.

Western-style Fructose May Be Blamed For Fueling Cancer Growth

Fructose, a type of sugar, may be blamed for fueling the growth of cancer, finds a new research. The research paper published in the journal Cancer Research has shown a possible mechanism as to…

Fructose, a type of sugar, may be blamed for fueling the growth of cancer, finds a new research. The research paper published in the journal Cancer Research has shown a possible mechanism as to how it works.

People who consume more sugar are at an increased risk to suffer from cancer, especially breast cancer. Study researcher Lorenzo Cohen of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center said, “A lot of patients are told it doesn’t matter what you eat after you are diagnosed with cancer. This preliminary animal research suggests that it does matter”.

Experts: Mild flu season no reason to skip vaccineA 37 percent year-over-year drop in San Diego County’s number of confirmed flu cases hints that this may be a mild season. But with three influenza-related deaths already tallied this season and the traditional peak time for infections less than a month away, health officials are warning the public not to get complacent.

Weekly case totals and flu-like illness reports from emergency departments show that in most years, a big spike in activity comes in late January and early February, putting pressure on emergency rooms and intensive care units in San Diego and across the nation. It is always the case that many who end up at the hospital could have avoided the trip by rolling up their sleeves and getting a flu shot — buc few do.

Can Too Much Exercise Harm the Heart?

With many of us contemplating marathons or other prolonged endurance events in 2016, we, our spouses and other family members most likely have wondered whether such strenuous training could be harmful to our hearts. Could any of us, in making ambitious resolutions, exercise too much?

A newly published scientific review offers both reassurance and some caution. It found that while most athletes’ hearts can withstand most exercise, there are exceptions. For some people in seemingly good health, heavy loads of exercise might be problematic. That’s why all of us who work out should be as informed as possible about our family’s cardiac history and our own potential genetic risks.

Psychotherapy May Have Lasting Benefits for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Psychotherapy is effective in easing the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, researchers have found, even after therapy has ended.

Irritable bowel syndrome can cause diarrhea, cramping, fever and sometimes rectal bleeding. The chronic ailment affects up to 11 percent of the population, and there is no cure or completely effective treatment.

Childhood Bullying Leads To Health Problems In Adulthood

A new Canadian study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health shows that childhood bullying leads to health problems in adulthood. Previous research showed that mental illness was caused in the children and teenagers…

A new Canadian study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health shows that childhood bullying leads to health problems in adulthood. Previous research showed that mental illness was caused in the children and teenagers who were being bullied, but this is the first time that a study studied the long time effects of bullying.