Think Beyond the Grocery Store

Monday, 08. 30. 2010  –  Category: Heart Health

America has a very diverse food system.  There are a million and one ways to obtain your food.  There are your run-of-the-mill grocery stores.  Many of these offer some healthy choices and generally have a decent selection of produce.  But they aren’t the only way to get your food!  Here are some other great options [...]

From Grain to Glucan

Tuesday, 08. 24. 2010  –  Category: Heart Health

Food.  We all eat it.  We all love it.  It’s a vital part of our well-being, and in many ways, it is a part of identity and culture.  Food is important.  Food can even influence mood and outlook.  Food also usually has a story.  It may not sound exciting or interesting, but food has an [...]

Another Twist in the Low Fat Low Carb Debate

Wednesday, 08. 18. 2010  –  Category: Heart Health

For those of you invested in this long-standing debate there seems to be no end to the twists and turns. For those who have not been following the low fat/low carb debate it would be impossible to bring you up to speed, but let me give you a little history. Low Fat Over 50 years ago Dr. [...]

A Synthetic Reality

Monday, 08. 9. 2010  –  Category: Heart Health

This past week I was watching a reality TV show with high anticipation.  I normally don’t like reality TV but I knew one of the contestants.  I have previously viewed reality TV with a skeptical eye but what I learned this week has blown my previous conceptions of reality TV out of the water. Since [...]

Breaking Free from Processed Food

Sunday, 08. 1. 2010  –  Category: Heart Health

Over the last couple months our company has given a lot of thought to our core beliefs and what are we trying to communicate.  An article that I found today really highlights what is at the core of what we try to represent as a company. There is one fact I have known for a long [...]

Inspire Health

Thursday, 07. 22. 2010  –  Category: Heart Health

Your health is a big thing to think about. Sometimes doing the right thing can seem daunting. However, with proper care and motivation, your health can be a fun and easy thing to manage! A good support system can also work wonders. So, Oathealth.com wants you to inspire health, with your personal story! On our [...]

The Mediterranean Diet Breaks Through Genetic Risk Factor

Tuesday, 07. 6. 2010  –  Category: Heart Health

The merits of the Mediterranean Diet have been heralded fairly consistently since the initial reports about it were released.  The collection of nuts, seeds, whole grains, fish, olive oil, and other healthy foods trumps the standard American diet.  Now it seems to trump something else:  genetics. Breaking Genetic Rules Genes tend to be a fairly [...]

The Health of the Future

Thursday, 07. 1. 2010  –  Category: Heart Health

We’ve all seen it.  Grocery store aisles, plastered with colorful boxes.  Maybe you push your cart down the cereal aisle and see a little kid throwing a temper tantrum.  They want the cereal with Dora the Explorer on it.  or Transformers.  Or Sesame Street.  Or Backyardigans.  These kids see the things they enjoy from television, [...]

5 Lifestyle Risk Factors Account for 80% of Strokes

Monday, 06. 28. 2010  –  Category: Heart Health

We all know there are plenty of risk factors for heart attack and stroke.  Recently, a large international study helped clarify what some of these risk factors truly are, and how they impact your risk.  There were five primary factors that seemed to have the biggest impact. High Blood Pressure This is the biggest and [...]

Debunking Fad Diets

Thursday, 06. 24. 2010  –  Category: Heart Health

I’m sure you’ve heard it.  Some ad on TV comes on, telling you about the hip new diet that is sweeping the west coast.  All the stars are doing it!  It’s guaranteed to give you the fastest results with little effort and no side-effects!  That sounds too good to be true, right?  That’s because normally, [...]

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