Could your relationship with your mom increase your child’s chances of obesity?

http://www.stonehearthnewsletters.com/could-your-relationship-with-your-mom-increase-your-childs-chances-of-obesity/obesity

All About Santa's Health

This is timely and cute. It gives us an outline of healthy living, too: http://www.stonehearthnewsletters.com/how-healthy-is-santa-claus/human-behavior-habits

Substitutes for Cravings

http://laurenconrad.com/blog/post/foodie-facts-what-your-cravings-are-really-telling-you-healthy-eating-food-tips-lauren-conrad-july-2013

This was an interesting article. If you crave certain junk food, your body is telling you what it really needs. Here are the better substitutes so you can feel better about your choices.

Foods Bad for You?

I was linking a resource guide to WebMD and found this slide show of food that have a bad rap, but may not be all that bad for you.

See for yourself.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-bad-foods-that-are-good-for-weight-loss

Kathi

Really Interesting Points About Heart Health

bduncan@myjclibrary.org thought you might be interested in this article from Health.com:
17 Worst Habits for Your Heart - Health.com
http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20475961,00.html?xid=hearthealth06032013

Greek Tzatziki Dip

This dip is very versatile.  It is delicious when used: as a dip for veggies or chips, as a marinade for fish or chicken, or as a sauce on sandwiches or wraps.  Do yourself a favor and make it a few days before using to really give the flavors time to meld.  Also, you may use garlic salt instead of using real garlic (some people don't like getting pieces of garlic in their food).



For more great recipes and nutrition advice (plus some great workouts) visit toneitup.com.

Caffeine Is Being Added to Gum, Foods and Drinks

What do you think about this? Have you been seeing how caffeine in these items is affecting kids? It's been all over TV, but here are some facts: http://www.stonehearthnewsletters.com/caffeine-targeted-by-fda/updates/

A quote: "One pack of this gum is like having four cups of coffee in your pocket. Caffeine is even being added to jelly beans, marshmallows, sunflower seeds and other snacks for its stimulant effect.
Meanwhile, “energy drinks” with caffeine are being aggressively marketed, including to young people. An instant oatmeal on the market boasts that one serving has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee, and then there are similar products, such as a so-called “wired” waffle and “wired” syrup with added caffeine."

By the way, we have the book, Buzzed, but it is checked out, so you will need to place a hold if you want to read it.