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January 2011 Low levels of folic acid (folate) may be associated with age-related hearing loss, according to a new study published in the journal  Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery . The study of 126 healthy Nigerian men and women over the age of 60 found that low serum levels of folic acid, a B vitamin, were significantly associated with hearing loss in high frequencies. "Based on our research, age-related hearing loss may be associated with poor micronutrient status. The role of folate in cellular metabolism, the nervous system and vascular function are important for the auditory system," study author Akeem Olawale Lasisi said. The researchers concluded that "serum folate was significantly lower among elderly with age-related hearing loss." They called for further study into the role of vitamins in hearing, particularly in developing countries where malnutrition is common. Folic acid is found in fruits, leafy green vegetables such as romaine lettuce, dried bea...

Banana Corn Fritters 3/4 cup  Arrowhead Mills Organic Corn Meal 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon  Swanson Organic Cinnamon 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon  Swanson Organic Cayenne Pepper 1 1/4 cups bananas, roughly mashed (about 3 medium bananas) 1 large egg 2 tablespoons skim milk 2 tablespoons  Swanson Organic Coconut Oil , divided Directions: Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Whisk corn meal, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cayenne in a medium bowl. Mix banana, egg and milk in a separate bowl. Add the cornmeal mixture to the banana mixture and stir until just blended. Heat one tablespoon coconut oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium. Using 2 tablespoons of batter for each, space 5 fritters evenly in the pan. Cook until golden brown, 30 seconds to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Cook a second batch with the remaining oil and batter, adjustin...

Well shame on me. It's now 2011. I can hardly believe it. I'e been away from my blog post for quite some time now. Well it's time to get serious about my blogging again. I do love blogging, but I became distracted with other things in my personal life, so here I am ready to get going again. Ready, Set, Go!! Enjoying Yoga to Live Healthy Aging Yoga is a sort of exercise. Yoga assists one with controlling various aspects of the body and mind. Yoga helps you to take control of your Central Nervous System (CNS) and more. Enjoying yoga on a daily scale will build you up, which you will notice changes (Good changes), such as a boosted self-esteem. Your body will feel stronger also. For more than 5000 years, people have enjoyed yoga. Yoga derived from the India nations, which many believed that the act has helped millions of American citizens take control of their body and mind. Yoga has proven to reduce stress, which promotes the nervous system helping it to stay strong...

Many individuals who diet, wonder what prevents them from succeeding toward their long-term goal of losing weight. Appesat helps these individuals to overcome one of the principal hurdles that cause these disappointments: simply having a big appetite. Most individuals who go astray from their diet do so because they are undisciplined or not committed enough to their long-term goals; they go astray because their appetite gets the best of them and because the diet foods they're eating are simply not enough to satisfy that appetite. Appesat is designed to attack this problem at its root. When we eat, our stomachs eventually send a signal to the brain that indicates that a satisfactory amount of food has been consumed. As anyone knows, this signal is sent at different times between one individual and the next. Some people who struggle with weight simply have a big appetite. Appesat is a natural fiber product which is consumed before eating. It functions to send the brain a message th...

With the rising costs of groceries, we'd all love to save a few bucks at the checkout line. Now you can easily slash your bill with some clever shopping moves and DIY recipes. Manufacturers would like to make you think you're getting a good deal in exchange for convenience, but it's really just eating away at your food budget. Don't be fooled any longer. Cross these items off your list for good! 1. Bottled water. Bottled water is a bad investment for so many reasons. It's expensive compared to what's coming out of the tap, its cost to the environment is high (it takes a lot of fossil fuel to produce and ship all those bottles), and it's not even better for your health than the stuff running down your drain! Even taking into account the cost of filters, water from home is still much cheaper than bottled water, which can run up to $1 to $3 a pop. If you have well water and it really does not taste good (even with help from a filter), or if you have a...

Walking through the processed food-packed aisles of your supermarket, you might forget that all fruits and vegetables are Right Stuffs...and that some, like cantaloupe, are among the cream of the crop. A cup of cubed cantaloupe (about a quarter of a medium melon) supplies more than a day’s vitamin A, nearly a day’s vitamin C, 12 percent of a day’s potassium, and 9 percent of a day’s folate. All for only 50 calories, no saturated fat, and virtually no sodium to burden your blood vessels. Even an apple, pear, or banana has around 100 calories. You know a cantaloupe is ripe when it has a strong aroma, the blossom end (opposite the indented end where the stem used to be) yields to gentle pressure, and the rind has a yellow cast. What to do with your ripe melon? Cut into chunks, spritz with fresh lemon or lime juice, and dig in. Or top with shaved Parmesan and drizzle with balsamic vinegar. Or serve with a bit of goat cheese over a bed of mixed greens tossed with a red wine vinaigret...