I write about health, food, fitness, travel, and other topics for a variety of magazines and websites. My work appears in Prevention, RevolutionHealth.com, Alternative Medicine, Natural Solutions, Women's Adventure, Delicious Living, Rock & Ice, Audubon, and more.
To see samples of my publications, check out the stories to the right, or visit my articles page. I'd also be happy to send you reprints. Just e-mail me.
Thanks for visiting.
Pamela Emanoil Bond
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Label Know-How - 07/01/2008 - I confess: I'm afraid of nutrition labels. Partly because I'm loathe to learn that the box of crackers I intend to buy (and promptly eat) is actually a bomb of trans fats and sodium, but more so because a label can be a confusing, time-consuming read. The latter is why I made a brave move and recently hit the store aisles with Lisa Lanzano, MS, RD, nutritionist and owner of Essential Nutrition in Boulder, Colorado, and talked with Sue Moores, RD, a nutrition consultant in St. Paul, Minnesota....see article |
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Milking the Alternatives - 06/01/2008 - Remember the old advice that athletes shouldn't drink milk before a race to avoid pace-breaking "mucus mouth"? Turns out this suggestion is not-so-sour wisdom for a good number of us. Although cow's milk provides critical nutrients such as calcium and protein, the National Institutes of Health estimates that up to 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant, meaning they lack lactase, the enzyme that helps them digest milk sugar. ...see article |
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Allergy Tamers - 05/02/2008 - Ahh, spring — time to pull out tank tops, sandals, and, unfortunately, tissues. More than 26 million Americans know allergy season has arrived when a simple outing — to mow the lawn or hike through a flower-studded field — brings on sniffling, sneezing, and wheezing. “Certain proteins from pollens released by trees and plants irritate the immune system,” says Letha Hadady, DAc, a New York-based herbalist and author of Feed Your Tiger: The Asian Diet Secret for Permanent Weight Loss and Vibrant Health (Rodale, 2006). The body then produces excess histamine, an inflammatory compound that leads to, you guessed it, allergy symptoms. The good news is that drug-free remedies can help stop the sneezing without the side effects associated with over-the-counter decongestants. Here are the experts' favorite natural allergy-alleviating tools....see article |
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Oil Change - 05/01/2008 - We should all know by now that nature’s given us good fats and bad fats, and that opting to eat only the good variety can help prevent everything from cardiovascular disease to cancer. But before you double-dip your baguette in that rosemary-infused olive oil, keep this in mind: Nutritionists say that fat (even the heart-healthy kind) should make up only 20 percent to 35 percent of your total calories—the equivalent of about 5 tablespoons of oil a day. So while these culinary oils can contribute hugely to your health, use them sparingly. We asked nutritionists for their top choices among cooking oils and for some simple ways to use them. Here’s what they recommend....see article |
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Body Boost - 04/03/2008 - As you add birthdays, you might notice that your metabolism — the complex process by which the food you eat gets converted into energy — has put on the brakes a bit, not just because you're older but because of the choices you make. Maybe you've slowed your pace, which means you don't burn through food as efficiently as you used to. Or yo-yo diets over the years have cost you calorie-burning muscle and not so much fat. Whatever the reason, the good news is that adopting a few natural strategies can recharge your metabolism to get you back into great shape....see article |
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Get Supplement Savvy - 04/02/2008 - So you don’t eat the recommended five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Who does? Besides, if you’re like a third to a half of your compatriots, you’re taking a daily multivitamin to make up for any nutritional gaps you may have. Oh, you’re not doing that either? Well, don’t let those vitamin-laden shelves intimidate you. Here’s how the experts respond to the most common questions about taking supplements....see article |
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Slow Down to Speed Up - 04/01/2008 - Top ultrarunner Darcy Africa is hardly the type to sit still for long. But before she makes her way to the start line, she takes a load off to meditate. "It calms my mind and nerves in anticipation of the race," says Africa. She must be onto something. Africa not only won the Cascade Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run and the Big Horn Mountain 100 last summer, but she also blew away both women's course records by hours....see article |
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Head-to-Toe Healthy - 03/01/2008 - Home remedies are a staple of natural medicine. They are cheap and fast, often work just as well as a drugstore fix, and may be as near as your spice cabinet, refrigerator, or laundry room. To update your arsenal, I asked seven experts to share their latest discoveries, from headache panaceas to simple solutions for stiff backs, indigestion, charley horses, and more. Here are their surprising, patient-tested contributions....see article |
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Puzzled by Protein? - 03/01/2008 - Whether or not you've tried a low-carb, high-protein diet, you've probably wondered if you should. In many ways, high-protein diets have lived up to their promises: People have lost pounds without going hungry. Yet research has shown that such diets may not help you permanently thwart unwanted weight any better than more balanced ones. In fact, in the long run they may actually damage blood vessels. "High-protein diets interfere with Mother Nature's checks and balances," says Eileen Vincent, MS, RD, assistant director of clinical and nutrition research at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. So how much--and what kind of--protein is really best for overall health?...see article |
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Biodynamics: Back to the Basics - 02/29/2008 - Just when you thought you had organics down, there's another term to learn: biodynamics. It probably sounds familiar; the farming method has been around since 1924. Europeans were earlier adopters of biodynamics; only recently has it come into vogue with Americans. Currently, the U.S. has about 135 certified-biodynamic farms, up threefold since 2004, according to Jim Fullmer, director of biodynamic certifier Demeter USA. "Each year, we get more and more inquiries," Fullmer says. Here's what all the buzz is about....see article |
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