Tag: "diet"

Can Diet and Exercise Prevent a Breast Cancer Recurrence?

bjh_blog | February 29, 2012 | Comments (0)

After everything is finished with a breast cancer treatment, preventing a recurrence becomes a focus. Patients are prescribed medications to reduce chances it doesn’t happen again. There’s another idea in mind that may hold off a recurrence: losing weight. Cancer prevention researcher Kate Wolin, ScD, from our Siteman Cancer Center has a new study enrolling women with [...]

31 Days of Health Tip #13 – Heart Tips & Fashion

bjh_blog | January 18, 2012 | Comments (2)

You may be confused by the title – heart and fashion don’t usually go together. Well, they do when it comes to one of the ways Barnes-Jewish Hospital educates our community on heart disease: February is American Heart Month and doctors are spreading the word about lowering the risk of heart disease. Anita Bhandiwad, MD, [...]

New study shows that fitness trumps body weight in reducing risk of death

bjh_blog | December 5, 2011 | Comments (1)

The American Heart Association released results from a new study today that sheds light on whether it’s better to shed pounds or keep up with physical fitness. As it turns out, physical fitness edges out losing weight when it comes to reducing risk of death from heart attack and stroke. According to the study, in [...]

What's blue and purple and good for you?

bjh_blog | September 26, 2011 | Comments (0)

Superfoods! That’s right – perhaps you’ve seen this term come up when you’re searching for healthy foods that help to detoxify and add nutrients and vitamins to your system. Below are the top five blue and purple superfoods that you can add to your daily diet for a kick to wellness: 1. Blueberries – these [...]

New study links stress to city living

bjh_blog | June 23, 2011 | Comments (0)

I’ve lived many places in and around St. Louis – U City, Creve Coeur, Richmond Heights, Tower Grove East, downtown and even St. Charles. I can’t say I have a favorite neighborhood, because each came with their own perks. University City gave me tree-lined streets which were safe for dog-walking late into the night. St. [...]

Happy Registered Dietitian Day!

bjh_blog | March 9, 2011 | Comments (0)

Today we celebrate a particular branch of our staff – the registered dietitians! I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I first met with Mary Ellen Biendorff to help her celebrate her special day. Mary Ellen is but one of many very talented registered dietitians here at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Our dietitians work closely [...]

Heart healthy snacks for a Super Bowl Sunday

bjh_blog | February 4, 2011 | Comments (0)

We’re closing in on Super Bowl XLV this Sunday and many people look forward to this day NOT for the football but for the snacks. Yup – the snacks. At our house the Little Smokies smothered in rich BBQ sauce, the varieties of savory chips and dips, and of course the cold beverages that accompany [...]

A Healthy You In 2011

bjh_blog | January 6, 2011 | Comments (0)

We introduced the “31 Days of Healing” campaign, in which we listed a healing “tip” every day in December. In researching ideas related to diet, exercise, stress relief and general health and happiness, we learned a lot about ourselves and our community. Ending the year on a positive and healthful note was a satisfying way [...]

Portion Control – is it for you?

bjh_blog | January 6, 2011 | Comments (1)

As always, with the new year comes the promise of dieting, exercising, or both. There are many ways to diet, but it would seem that portion control is what’s being touted by many of the commercial diet businesses. Consumer Reports recently did a taste test of the food quality of two such portion-control diet plans [...]

31 Days of Healing – Tip #22

bjh_blog | December 22, 2010 | Comments (0)

Ever have someone tell you to “cut it out”? It probably referred to something you were doing to bother them. Did you know that adding salt and sugar could actually be bothering your body? Salt can cause weight gain in that it makes you retain water. There are people who are “salt sensitive”, in which [...]

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