http://www.theskinnykid.com A Journey Back to Where I Started Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:11:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How to live 14 years longerPeople who adopt four simple healthy behaviours live up to 14 years longer than their less healthy counterparts, the results of a new study indicate.According to a team of UK researchers, these key behaviours are exercising, drinking alcohol moderately, eating five servings of fruit and ... http://www.theskinnykid.com/2008/01/14/how-to-live-14-years-longer/ Book extract: In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating by Michael Pollan | Society | The Guardian The first time I heard the advice to "just eat food" was in a speech by the nutritionist and author Joan Gussow, and it baffled me. Of course ... http://www.theskinnykid.com/2008/01/08/book-extract-in-defence-of-food-the-myth-of-nutrition-and-the-pleasures-of-eating-by-michael-pollan-society-the-guardian/ Culinary Shocker: Cooking Can Preserve, Boost Nutrient Content Of Vegetables Boiling and steaming maintained the antioxidant compounds of the vegetables, whereas frying caused a significantly higher loss of antioxidants in comparison to the water-based cooking methods, they say. For broccoli, steaming actually increased its content of glucosinolates, a group of plant ... http://www.theskinnykid.com/2008/01/04/steaming-nutrition-and-exercise/ It's the Fat... There's a more than reasonable weight of science behind the bad things that excess fat cells do to your metabolism - such as act as a source of chronic inflammation, continually generating damage at the cellular and biochemical level that your body cannot repair. That's not even to ... http://www.theskinnykid.com/2008/01/03/skinny-kids-live-longer/ Diet alone won't whittle your waistline- you need to move it Losing weight solely through counting calories, reducing portion sizes and restricting high-calorie foods (especially the ones we love) takes an incredible amount of willpower that is difficult to maintain day in and day out, year after year. Hence the high ... http://www.theskinnykid.com/2008/01/02/youve-got-to-move-it-move-it/ Miao county named 'home of longevity' Mayang is home to 45 centenarians and is one of two counties to have won the title on the mainland. The other is Rongfu County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Mayang's rate of centenarians is 12 out of every 100,000 people, which is much ... http://www.theskinnykid.com/2008/01/01/miao-county-named-home-of-longevity/ FOXNews.com has the Top 5 Exercises For Baby Boomers: Several studies have shown that exercise helps promote a healthier and longer life, including a recent study published in the Dec. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The University of South Carolina study found that people over age ... http://www.theskinnykid.com/2007/12/31/exercising-in-maturity-continuing-my-goals/ According to Got your game plan for ’08? - The Fit List - msnbc.com, To really get fit in ’08, you’ll need a good game plan. 1. Set a goal. 2. Devise a practical strategy. 3. Keep it simple. 4. Think long-term. I have decided that my game plan will be that of the Body ... http://www.theskinnykid.com/2007/12/30/my-game-plan-for-%e2%80%9908/ Born lucky: Scientists discover ‘skinny’ gene - Fitness - MSNBC.com Scientists now say they have discovered the “skinny” gene. And they’ve found this lucky batch of DNA in a variety of animals, according to a report published Tuesday in the journal Cell Metabolism."This gene is in every organism from worms to ... http://www.theskinnykid.com/2007/09/04/skinny-gene/ Black Raspberries May Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer Black raspberries are highly effective in preventing the development of cancerous tumors, according to a study published in the October issue of Acta Pharmacologica Sinica published by Wiley-Blackwell.The black raspberries will, however, have no therapeutic value if the tumors have already developed. Now, dip them ... http://www.theskinnykid.com/2007/08/30/black-raspberries-may-help-prevent-esophageal-cancer/