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Feb/Mar 2010
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Specialty Culinary Oils Add Antioxidants to Your Diet
Using culinary oils adds natural plant compounds (like antioxidants) and other health benefits to your diet. Nutritionists say that for optimal wellbeing these good-for-you oils (low in saturated fats) should make up between 20 to 35 percent of total daily calories. Healthy fats help your heart beat stronger, your immune system work better and your skin stay moist and dewy. Plus they can add not-so-subtle sophistication to your menu. Where to start? Here’s help deciphering what’s good in the growing selection of oil products. From allergy-friendly health perks to flavor nuance, these oils are our top picks.
Must-Do's for Newly Diagnosed Celiacs
If you’ve just been told that you or a family member has celiac disease, it’s likely your head is spinning with information overload and you’re in a daze of disbelief. A celiac diagnosis isn’t the worst thing but it can feel like the end of your world—at first. Fortunately, it’s never been easier to embark on a special-diet lifestyle. Follow these tried-and-true steps to be on your way to a happier and healthier gluten-free life.
Romantic Allergy-Friendly Chocolate Desserts
Diane Kittle was a professional baker when a celiac diagnosis forced her to give up working with flour. “Baking was my passion,” she says. Happily, Kittle found a way to have her gluten-free cake and eat it, too. Two years ago, she opened Dee’s One Smart Cookie, a bakery that specializes in gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free and peanut-free goodies.
Good Medicine for Fibromyalgia Symptoms
In the early 1990s, Melody Swan, a graphic designer, was enjoying a New Mexican dream of a life. She lived on a ranch, ran her own successful business and was the proud mother of a teenage son. Then a normal event in the life of women her age—menopause—left her laid up on a friend’s couch. The change of life brought with it such a severe case of fibromyalgia that Swan could no longer run her ranch or her business. She sold one, shuttered the other and sent her son to live with friends.