Archive for March, 2007
Glycemia – It’s All About Blood Sugar
(Part 1 of the Glycemia series: Glycemia | Glycemic Index | Glycemic Load)
When tennis ace Maria Sharapova gets a surreptitious wink and nod from her dad in the stands and immediately reaches into her gym bag, pulls out a half-eaten banana and proceeds to chomp off a big chunk of it, you know something’s going [...]
FitnessMantra Weekend: Body Fat Percentage Is A Better Obesity Indicator Than Body Mass Index
Welcome to “FitnessMantra Weekend”, your once-a-week health news update. As always you can also stay updated with the latest in fitness news by subscribing separately to the Fitness Mantra del.icio.us feed.
Fitness-wise it was a quieter week than usual over the news wires, but that does not reduce the importance of certain stories, especially the BBC [...]
Nature Valley Oats ‘N Honey 100 Percent Natural Cereal: FitnessMantra Review
While I strive to eat foods that are made from natural ingredients, I am finding it increasingly difficult to find them on store shelves. Most sweetened yogurts, cereals and breakfast-bars are unnaturally flavored and for the discerning consumer it’s frustrating to read words like “Natural” and “Light” on the cover only to find that either [...]
FitnessMantra Weekend: Canned Fruits And Vegetables Are Equally Good For You
Welcome to “FitnessMantra Weekend”, your once-a-week health news update. As always you can also stay updated with the latest in fitness news by subscribing separately to the Fitness Mantra del.icio.us feed.
This week two complementary posts about the benefits of fruits and vegetables are worth mentioning. First off, surprise surprise – Americans are still refusing to [...]
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company: Pioneering Workplace Wellness Programs
When you pick up an issue of BusinessWeek magazine you expect to see news about the latest twists and turns in the stock market, maybe even some good old fashioned corporate corruption. But the cover of the February 26th edition grabbed my attention when I realised it focussed squarely on workplace wellness (just one of [...]
