New Posts For Thread: Eating more fiber could mean longer lifehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_lifeAn interesting new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has shown that the more fiber you consume, the better your chances of living longer:www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story...archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extrac...And you'This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zonehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_life?post_id=488504201#488504201This thread was moved from the Hot Topics ZoneTue, 08 Mar 2011 19:12:04 -0600Thought this was interesting, from tonight's NYT :Do you treat yourself as well as you treat your friends and family?That simple question is the basis for a burgeoning new area of psychological research called self-compassion — how kindly peoplhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_life?post_id=487558281#487558281Thought this was interesting, from tonight's NYT :Do you treat yourself as well as you treat your friends and family?That simple question is the basis for a burgeoning new area of psychological research called self-compassion — how kindly peoplMon, 28 Feb 2011 22:31:33 -0600Okay.Olive oil and avocados are two different things.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_life?post_id=487489045#487489045Okay.Olive oil and avocados are two different things.Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:29:00 -0600Not that long ago avocados were on the "bad" list because of "fat" content. Now we all cook with olive oil !!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_life?post_id=487443789#487443789Not that long ago avocados were on the "bad" list because of "fat" content. Now we all cook with olive oil !!Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:14:14 -0600I too am shocked about the avocado, I had no idea it was that high in fiber. Surely they mean only the flesh of the avocado and they are not refering to eating the skin. Nobody eats the skin, right? Just that seems like a whole lot of fiber gramshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_life?post_id=487442465#487442465I too am shocked about the avocado, I had no idea it was that high in fiber. Surely they mean only the flesh of the avocado and they are not refering to eating the skin. Nobody eats the skin, right? Just that seems like a whole lot of fiber gramsSun, 27 Feb 2011 20:54:14 -0600But they DO change. One minute eggs are going to kill you, another minute and they're going to save your life. Dietary rules change because of the agendas of various members of the food industry ... INCLUDING veggie farmers and health-food industrihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_life?post_id=487431473#487431473But they DO change. One minute eggs are going to kill you, another minute and they're going to save your life. Dietary rules change because of the agendas of various members of the food industry ... INCLUDING veggie farmers and health-food industriSun, 27 Feb 2011 18:34:19 -0600CL--that's a shame.When I first saw an ad for the "oatmeal with fruit" I thought they might be doing something good.and then I started to think about just how much sugar they could cram into it--and sure enough--they even mess up something potentiallhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_life?post_id=487431157#487431157CL--that's a shame.When I first saw an ad for the "oatmeal with fruit" I thought they might be doing something good.and then I started to think about just how much sugar they could cram into it--and sure enough--they even mess up something potentiallSun, 27 Feb 2011 18:30:28 -0600An interesting article about how McDonalds can even (nutritionally) screw up oatmeal. opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_life?post_id=487429481#487429481An interesting article about how McDonalds can even (nutritionally) screw up oatmeal. opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22...Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:12:23 -0600"Not for people who must have a low-fiber diet. Not ... everyone ... has ... equal ... needs." Not a single person here has said anything but that each person should find out what their body's requiremensts are.And nobody is talking about someone "http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_life?post_id=487423245#487423245"Not for people who must have a low-fiber diet. Not ... everyone ... has ... equal ... needs." Not a single person here has said anything but that each person should find out what their body's requiremensts are.And nobody is talking about someone "Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:12:52 -0600But they DO change. One minute eggs are going to kill you, another minute and they're going to save your life. Dietary rules change because of the agendas of various members of the food industry ... INCLUDING veggie farmers and health-food industrihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/27034961/Eating_more_fiber_could_mean_longer_life?post_id=487407537#487407537But they DO change. One minute eggs are going to kill you, another minute and they're going to save your life. Dietary rules change because of the agendas of various members of the food industry ... INCLUDING veggie farmers and health-food industriSun, 27 Feb 2011 15:03:42 -0600