| Mediterranean diet in pregnancy helps ward off childhood asthma and ...
Mums to be who eat a Mediterranean diet while pregnant could help stave off the risks of asthma and allergy in their children, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax. The findings are based on 468 mother and child pairs, who were tracked from pregnancy up to 6.5 years after the birth. What the mothers ate during pregnancy and what their children were eating by the time they were 6 years old were assessed using food frequency questionnaires. The results were then scored from 0 to 7, according to how much of their food intake matched a traditional Mediterranean diet of vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, fish, dairy products and olive oil. A score of 4 to 7 indicated a high quality Mediterranean diet, while a score of 3 or less reflected the opposite.
Kathy Kolasa column: Mediterranean style of eating can contribute to ...
Q I resolved to eat healthy in 2008. I think I want to follow the Mediterranean way of eating. I like to eat out, so I need to know if eating pizza and lasagna and eating at Italian restaurants counts as Mediterranean. — M.F.G., Greenville A On my first trip to Italy in the early 1970s, I was surprised when I couldn’t find a pizza. I went to school in the Detroit area where Domino’s and Little Caesars were born, and I assumed the idea had come from Italy. Ryan Thomas Holland, a third-year medical student, wanted to learn more about the Mediterranean diet and what it means to us in the United States. Read on to see if pizza counts. Here is what Ryan learned: In recent years, the Mediterranean diet has become popularized, mostly because people from Mediterranean countries have a lower incidence of heart disease than those in the United States.
Nicor Contributed More Than $1.8 Million in 2004 to Philanthropic ...
Nicor also helped 900 deserving college-bound students with scholarships through Illinois Dollars for Scholars in 2004. The company has helped establish 150 local chapters throughout northern Illinois and is the founding sponsor of the Illinois chapter. As part of the company's "Nicor Volunteer Day in the Community," the third Saturday each May, nearly 750 volunteers participated in 15 projects in 13 northern Illinois communities, the largest in the eight-year history of the event. More than 100 Nicor employees raised approximately $20,000, including the company match, for the March of Dimes WalkAmerica. More than 600 Nicor employees invested their time and talents to support 500 different not-for-profit organizations year-round. In turn, the company provided approximately $90,000 in grants to those organizations, through Matching Grants and Volunteer in Partnership Grants, where the company matched donations to those organizations.
Kowalski on WDFN: Lions didn't progress this season
This team beat the teams they should have beat and lost to the teams they should have lost to. They were inches away from beating the best team in the NFC and nearly made the playoffs. They still could finish 8-8 and look positive going into next season. Why scrap everything and start from scatch with a new coach or coordinator. If this team starts canning people like Martz or Rogers, then it will really take a step backwards. They need to just fix some holes in the defense, bolster the O-line and they will have a good shot at the playoffs next year. Things take time and I think Rod and Martz desrerve at least one more year for their systems to start to really click. .
Sensei And Humana Inc. Join Forces To Offer Humana Associates ...
Sensei, Inc., a pioneer in mobile and Web-based wellness solutions, today announced that Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies, will now offer its 22K associates nationwide Sensei's next-generation approach to health and weight loss. The program will be offered at a discounted rate to encourage enrollment.
Beginning today, Humana associates, family and friends can sign up for Sensei for Weight Loss™. Launched in November, 2007, Sensei provides a true Web and mobile 2.0 experience by transforming your mobile phone and PC into a "personal digital coach" (PDC). Sensei is like having your own nutritionist and health coach at your fingertips, delivering customized meal plans, weekly shopping lists, goal tracking and motivational support to a user's mobile phone display or personal Web page - prompting consumers at point-of-decision moments to make healthier choices.
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