Jane N. Patient Expert

Sunnyvale, California
I thoroughly enjoy eating well, and engaging in a healthy lifestyle.
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Raw Food Diet by Jane N. Patient Expert Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating Get ready to delve into a world of juicing, blending and dehydrating galore because these are the only tools you need to begin the fascinating world of the raw food diet. Thi ... Read on »
Kombucha by Jane N. Patient Expert 2 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating Kombucha tea is apparently all these rage these days. It's an interesting light brown tea, a bit vinegary smelling, that is known for being a cure-all. Its alleged attribute ... Read on »
Hoodia by Jane N. Patient Expert 1 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating Hoodia comes from the Kalahari Desert in Africa. The Kalahari tribe use hoodia to stave off hunger when they go on long hunts or expeditions. They chew on the fleshy part of ... Read on »
How To Make a Salad Healthy by Jane N. Patient Expert Posted in: Questions & Answers in Healthy Eating A salad used to be an appetizer before a meal…but no more. These days a salad could easily be a meal. A Chili’s chicken Caesar salad contains more than 1,000 calories and 76 ... Read on »
The Macrobiotic Diet by Jane N. Patient Expert 1 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating The Macrobiotic Diet has been made famous by celebrities who supposedly follow it, such as Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow. This is the diet that might make it hard to have din ... Read on »
Sugar Buster's Diet by Jane N. Patient Expert 1 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating Ok, so I’m completely biased when it comes to “fad” diets. Typically, I automatically despise them, denounce them and declare them bogus…and I’m usually right. Admittedly, t ... Read on »
Drink wine for heart health...moderately that is by Jane N. Patient Expert 2 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating Alcohol is like a celebrity in the body. It passes through the crowd and goes directly to the front of the line. Unlike food, alcohol is immediately absorbed in the body. T ... Read on »
Eating At Night by Jane N. Patient Expert 2 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating One of the more interesting theories I have heard is the eating-after-a-certain-time theory. In this weight loss method, you are allowed to eat during the day, but as soon as ... Read on »
Sucralose by Jane N. Patient Expert Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating FDA approved in 1998, this sweetener is 600 times sweeter than sugar. Sucralose is made from sugar, a fact that Splenda® has been more than happy to use for marketing. What ... Read on »
Acesulfame Potassium (Acesulfame-K or Ace K) by Jane N. Patient Expert Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating This lesser known sugar substitute was approved by the FDA in 1988 and is often used in conjunction with other sweeteners, such as aspartame and sucralose. It’s roughly 200 t ... Read on »
Saccharin by Jane N. Patient Expert Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating Saccharin Saccharin is most likely known for being the main ingredient of Sweet’N Low®. Discovered in the late 1800’s, it is roughly 450 times sweeter than sugar and not ... Read on »
Aspartame by Jane N. Patient Expert Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating Aspartame Of all the artificial sweeteners, aspartame is the probably the granddaddy of them all. Found in thousands of products, including Equal®, aspartame has given a ... Read on »
Pregnancy weight: what the ADA says by Jane N. Patient Expert Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating The old adage “eating for two” may be a slight exaggeration, but expectant mothers should plan to gain some weight during pregnancy. A good weight gain for normal healthy mom ... Read on »
Weight gain while pregnant by Jane N. Patient Expert 1 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating What better time to let your eating go insane than when you’re pregnant? You won’t feel as guilty when you gain weight, and you always have a valid excuse due to “eating for ... Read on »
Organic Food? by Jane N. Patient Expert 4 Comments Posted in: Questions & Answers in Healthy Eating Is Organic Food Worth It? Organic foods are now taking up as much room at the grocery stores as “conventionally grown” foods. Practically everything now has an organic equal ... Read on »
Carbohydrate Loading by Jane N. Patient Expert Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating Have you ever seen video footage of people crawling across finish lines of marathons or triathlons? Or what about those who seem so dazed and confused and barely know where t ... Read on »
Eat your fiber!!! by Jane N. Patient Expert 3 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating I feel bad for fiber. Highly ignored and relatively low on the list of nutritional importance for many of us, but oh so valuable! Found primarily in plant foods, fiber is t ... Read on »
NYC ban on trans fat by Jane N. Patient Expert 2 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Healthy Eating It’s sweet that the government wants us to live longer so we can pay more taxes, but shouldn’t we be responsible for our own health? Dietary trans fat have come under scrutin ... Read on »
Running Program...what do you think? by Jane N. Patient Expert 3 Comments Posted in: Questions & Answers in Running I found this running "schedule" online, let me know what you think of it!http://www.coolrunning.com/cgi-bin/moxiebin/bm_tools.cgi?print=181;s=2_3;site=1 Read on »
I run like a girl by Jane N. Patient Expert 3 Comments Posted in: General Discussion in Running Ok, so here's the deal. I consider myself pretty physically fit. BUT when it comes to running I have serious issues. Is it just me, or is it insanely harder than any other ... Read on »