http://www.healthnewsroom.net Health and wellness news, videos, articles and more. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:51:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Long time vegan and actress Alicia Silverstone has seen the benefits of a plant based diet for some time now and has written a book to help others called 'The Kind Diet'. Alicia has found that by removing animal based foods from your diet, you can overcome health conditions, lose weight ... http://www.healthnewsroom.net/the-kind-diet/ The world's oldest man turned 113 this past week and he's still healthy and kicking. Walter Breuning, of Great Falls, MT, says that the key to his longevity and health has been a combination of two things: eating moderately skipping supper He eats lots of fruit, drinks plenty of water and pushes away from ... http://www.healthnewsroom.net/no-dinner-key-to-longevity-according-to-worlds-oldest-man/ The calorie restriction diet plan is not new and basically involves reducing the amount of calories one eats to lose weight. It's one of the most straightforward plans since the reason most people gain weight is that they eat more calories than they burn. So restricting calories and increasing activity will ... http://www.healthnewsroom.net/what-about-the-calorie-restriction-diet-plan/ There is good news amidst the gloom and doom recession news in our economy today. A recent poll of gym owners and members shows an increased trend of those visiting the gym to workout in this economy. 84% of those polled said that now is the best time to invest in ... http://www.healthnewsroom.net/good-recession-health-news/ The largest study to date, including over 500,000 subjects over a 10 year period, about the relationship between eating red and processed meat and longevity now reports that there is about a 30% greater risk of dying prematurely. The results were pretty clear and consistent with other studies and what I've ... http://www.healthnewsroom.net/study-red-and-processed-meat-kills/ Firefighter Rip Esselstyn noticed many of his fellow firefighters in Austin, TX needed dire help with their health. Many were overweight with high levels of cholesterol. Previously a professional triathlete, Rip put his knowledge about health to work and helped them lose weight and lower their cholesterol. Every one of them ... http://www.healthnewsroom.net/engine-2-diet/ One of the top neurosurgeons in the world, Vini Khurana from Britain has reported that in his review of the available studies on cell phone usage in humans, there is a 200% increase (double) in your risk of getting brain cancer after using a cell phone for 10 years. This ... http://www.healthnewsroom.net/cell-phones-greater-risk-than-smoking/ Actor Patrick Swayze, 55, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and received a somber message from doctors, only 5 weeks to live. He was originally diagnosed in January and has been receiving intense chemotherapy treatments that have been less successful than his doctors had hoped. Pancreatic cancer affects about 33,000 Americans each ... http://www.healthnewsroom.net/patrick-swayze-diagnosed-with-pancreatic-cancer/ The Quaker Oats Co. has recalled three pancake mix products due to the potential of potential for salmonella contamination. The three products, Original, Original Complete, and Buttermilk Complete have the best if used by date of February 8, 2009 through February 16, 2009. Anyone with boxes of the recalled products can ... http://www.healthnewsroom.net/aunt-jemima-pancake-mix-recall/ Much controversy is circulating around Dr. Alwin C. Lewis' '5 Bite Diet'. He's the author of 'Why Weight Around' and creator of the diet that some say is too restrictive. What's the diet about? Basically it's taking 5 bites per meal: 5 bites of anything for lunch 5 bites of anything for dinner Drink as ... http://www.healthnewsroom.net/is-the-5-bite-diet-extreme/