References September 2016 Newsletter

Food & You: The Body-Mind Connection

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• The Obesity Society. Increase in U.S Sugar Consumption. Accessed on 10 July 2016: http://www.obesity.org/news/press-releases/us-adult
• Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Health Statistics: Nutrient Intake by age: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/diet.htm
• Bray, George A. "Energy and Fructose From Beverages Sweetened With Sugar or High-Fructose Corn Syrup Pose a Health Risk for Some People." Advances in Nutrition 4.2 (2013): 220-225. PMC. Web. 10 July 2016: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649102/
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• MayoClinic Online. "Caffeine: How Much is Too Much?" Accessed 10 July 2016: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678?reDate=10072016
• Singh, Minati. "Mood, Food, and Obesity." Frontiers in Psychology 5 (2014): 925. PMC. Web. 4 July 2016. Accessed 5 July 2016: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4150387/
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• Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine. "Food, Body, Mind: Gastroenterology meets Neuroscience, meets Microbiology, meets Immunology, meets Psychiatry." Accessed on 9 July 2016: http://www.hopkinscim.org/breakthrough/winter-2014/food-body-mind/
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• Challem, J. "The Food-Mood Connection." Posted 2006 at Experience Life; Accessed on 9 July 2016: https://experiencelife.com/article/the-food-mood-connection/
• Mayo Clinic Online. "What is MSG? Is it Bad for You?" Accessed on 10 July 2016: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/monosodium-glutamate/faq-20058196
• Olakunle, J.O., et al., "Evidence of alterations in Brain Structure and Antioxidant Status following 'low-dose' Monosodium Glutamate Ingestion." Pathophysiology (2016, in press) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathophys.2016.05.001 Accessed 10 July 2016: http://www.pathophysiologyjournal.com/article/S0928-4680(16)30022-0/pdf
• NaturalNews.com "MSG and aspartame are the two leading causes of central nervous system damage in the United States" accesed on 25 July 2016. http://www.naturalnews.com/039199_central_nervous_system_damage_MSG.html

Eggplant: Versatile and Good For You

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• Murray, Michael T., Pizzorno, J. The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (2005). Atria. Excerpt on eggplant available at: https://doctormurray.com/healing-facts-eggplant/
• Das, S. et al., "Cardioprotective properties of raw and cooked eggplant (Solanum melongena L)." Food Funct. (2011) 2, p. 395-399. DOI: 10.1039/C1FO10048C. Accessed 5 July 2016: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2011/FO/c1fo10048c#!divAbstract
• EatingWell.com. "10 Healthy Eggplant Recipes." Accessed 5 July 2016. http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_eggplant_recipes

Oat My Goodness! Health Benefits of Avena sativa

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• Beta-glucan. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-glucan
• Whitehead, A., Beck, E., et al., "Cholesterol-lowering effects of oat β-glucan: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials." Am J Clin Nutr (December 2014), 100(6): 1413-1421. Accessed on: July 3, 2016: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/100/6/1413.long
• Malviya N., Jain, S., et al.,. Recent studies on aphrodisiac herbs for the management of male sexual dysfunction-a review. Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica. (2011 January-February) 68(1):3-8. Accessed on July 3, 2016. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21485695
• Singh R1, De S, Belkheir A. "Avena sativa (Oat), a potential neutraceutical and therapeutic agent: an overview." Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. (2013) 53(2):126-44. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2010.526725. Accessed on July 3, 2016: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10408398.2010.526725?journalCode=bfsn20

Soothe Emotional Angst with Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)

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• Hoffmann, D. Medicinal Herbalism. The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine. Rochester, Healing Art Press 2003. http://www.pdfarchive.info/pdf/H/Ho/Hoffmann_David_-_Medical_herbalism.pdf pp. 501, 502, 509, 514-517.
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Keep a Mind-Body Food Journal for Health and Healing

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• FamilyDoctor.org. "Keeping a Food Diary." Accessed on 5 July 2016: http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/prevention-wellness/food-nutrition/healthy-food-choices/nutrition-keeping-a-food-diary.html
• MedicineTalk.org. "Health Apps Can Motivate You to Eat Better, Move More." Posted February 2016 by Karen M. Rider. Accessed on 5 July 2016: http://medicinetalk.org/blog/health-apps-eat-better-move-more/
• TheWallStreetJournal.com. "New Reasons Why You Should Keep a Food Journal." Content provided by Sumathi Reddy. Posted May 2016. Accessed on 5 July 2016: http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-reasons-why-you-should-keep-a-food-journal-1463419285
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