Are Strawberries Better Than Prozac For Fighting Depression?

Strawberries are tasty and totally powerful in benefiting your overall health from your head to your heart.

But can eating strawberries make a cloudy day seem sunny?

Women who eat about two servings of strawberries a week experienced less mental decline over time, research published in the Annals of Neurology found. In the study, researchers reviewed data from 16,010 women over age 70. Those with the highest berry intake postponed cognitive decline by about two and a half years. “We think that the effect might be related to a class of compounds called anthocyanidins, which is a type of flavonoid,” explains study author Elizabeth Devore, ScD, an associate epidemiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston. “These compounds, found almost exclusively in berries, are known to cross the blood-brain barrier and locate in learning and memory centers in the brain.”

What makes strawberries and other berries so special is their high levels of phytochemicals — those naturally occurring nutrients that help protect cells from damage, says registered dietitian Nancy Copperman, MS, RD, CDN, director of public health initiatives for the Office of Community Health at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System in Great Neck, N.Y.

What fruits are you eating this summer? The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic talks to everyday people about their healthy appetites at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.

Meet Mr. Divabetic on the red TOMATO carpet at the American Diabetes Association Expo in Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY and the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference in Austin, TX in Fall 2012. For more glitter, games and glucose advice visit: http://www.divabetic.org

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How Adele Managed To Hide Her Pregnancy

British superstar, Adele surprised fans when she revealed that she’s pregnant; they got a double dose of shock when reports revealed that she’ll give birth in just two months.

How did Adele manage to keep her baby news hidden for the last seven months?

The 24-year-old has recently been spotted out and about — even making public appearances — but has slyly avoided press and dodged photographers.

When the singer attended the Ivor Novello Awards in May, she was almost five months pregnant, a time when many expectant moms start to show. But the Someone Like You star managed to hide her and boyfriend Simon Konecki’s happy news by sneaking into the awards late, wearing loose clothing, and refusing to pose for pictures or talk to the media.

Adele’s very near due date also means the singer was actually pregnant when she performed at this year’s Grammy Awards.

Now Adele‘s estranged father has reached out to the soul star after learning she is pregnant, insisting he wants “more than anything” to be part of her life as she becomes a mother.

The Grammy-winning singer’s dad Mark Evans, who split from Adele’s mother Penny when the star was just three years old, heard the news from his own mother and he has now urged his daughter to consider a reconciliation.

Unfortunately Evans will have a hard time convincing Adele to reconcile – she previously admitted she was angry at her estranged father for airing his heart ache in the press.

She told British Vogue magazine, “It blows my mind. ‘I love her so much.’ Really? Why are you telling me that through a newspaper? If I ever see him I will spit in his face”.

What are you and your family eating this summer? The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic talks to everyday people about their healthy appetites at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.

Meet Mr. Divabetic on the red carpet at the American Diabetes Association Expo in Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY and the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference in Austin, TX in Fall 2012. For more glitter, games and glucose advice visit: http://www.divabetic.org

LISTEN NOW: Free Diabetes Podcast Inspired by Katy Perry  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/07/10/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-katy-perry

Katy Perry And Mr Divabetic Are Like Two Peas In Pod

Is there a support group for people obsessed with fruit? Because if so, the happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic would love to hang out with July’s free Diabetes Roundtable‘s diva inspiration,  Katy Perry, because they both love to wear clothes adorned with fruit!

The vivacious, flamboyantly fashionable singer — who has confessed to a fondness for “Cherry Chapstick” — is known for  rocking wild and crazy fruit-obsessed costumes such as a sparkly bustier bursting with strawberries,  sequined Carmen-Miranda-on-acid dress adorned with fake bananas, grapes and strawberries  and a seed-studded watermelon dress. Our favorite is the giant banana peel from which she emerged from on stage.

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic loves to sport a tuxedo bedazzled with pineapples, grapes, strawberries and cherries on stage and his videos. His choice in colorful clothing is simply to encourage you to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.

It’s comforting to know that both Mr. Divabetic  and Katy Perry are getting their collective beauty-boosting daily allowance of fruit!

What fruits and veggies you eating this summer? The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic talks to everyday people about their healthy appetites at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.

Meet Mr. Divabetic on the red carpet at the American Diabetes Association Expo in Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY and the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference in Austin, TX in Fall 2012. For more glitter, games and glucose advice visit: http://www.divabetic.org

LISTEN NOW: Free Diabetes Podcast Inspired by Katy Perry  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/divatalkradio1/2012/07/10/diabetes-roundtable-inspired-by-katy-perry