Training Your Brain to Prefer Healthy Foods | Tufts Now

BOSTON (September 1, 2014, 10:20 AM EDT) — It may be possible to train the brain to prefer healthy low-calorie foods over unhealthy higher-calorie foods, according to new research by scientists at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University and at Massachusetts General Hospital. Published online today in the journal Nutrition & Diabetes, a brain scan study in adult men and women suggests that it is possible to reverse the addictive power of unhealthy food while also increasing preference for healthy foods.

“We don’t start out in life loving French fries and hating, for example, whole wheat pasta,” said senior and co-corresponding author Susan B. Roberts, Ph.D., director of the Energy Metabolism Laboratory at the USDA HNRCA, who is also a professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and an adjunct professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. “This conditioning happens over time in response to eating – repeatedly! – what is out there in the toxic food environment.” Via now.tufts.edu

The 5 Best Organic Grocery Stores in Singapore | TheBestSingapore.com

Getting into organic world is one of the ways to live healthily. When you treat yourself with organic food daily, you are protected from pesticides and other harmful chemicals. There are approximately 40 organic stores in Singapore, including both brick and mortar and online ones. Offering organic products at competitive prices, these stores inspire more people to embrace an organic lifestyle.

In this article, we introduce the five best organic stores that gain customer’s trust over the years. They supply all the necessities to live a healthy life. Each store has its own highlight and they complement each other well to provide a comprehensive range of organic products for health mindful customers.

(Image: SuperNature)

SuperNature is a one-stop organic retailer in Singapore where you can find a comprehensive range of organic and natural foods, supplements, natural remedies, personal care and household products. Among an array of health beneficial products, fresh and frozen organic food is a highlight of SuperNature. Via thebestsingapore.com