We've known it all along, but research at recent obesity conference says the least healthy breakfast cereals are the ones most aggressively marketed to children. Wow. Big surprise. The rabbit selling pretty cereal hasn't fooled anyone for a long time. What might still surprise you are some of the other things the research highlighted.

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Most of us have heard, at one time or another, of the supposed health benefits from drinking a moderate amount of alcohol, especially red wine. Despite these benefits, experts have indicated that in many instances, the negative consequences of even moderate alcohol consumption outweigh the positives, particularly in groups that are at greater risk.

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We all know we should exercise, yet so many of us day after day come up with excuses not to. Benefits from exercising include increased energy, boosted metabolism, boosted immune system, reduction of stress, avoidance of disease and the list goes on. So why don’t we all reap these amazing health benefits from exercising? For most of us it is trying to find the time and sticking to a daily exercise routine. Here are some simple ways to incorporate exercise into your everyday life.

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Without Vitamin D, which can only be derived from the sun, you will find yourself feeling low in spirits, depleted in energy and sick in the mind, body and soul. It is commonly reported that when a person is suffering from a serious illness such as depression, it is the sun that generates the production of much needed chemicals in the brain to rejuvenate the body.

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You have choices as to what food you fuel your body with. These decisions will determine whether your body will become a toxic waste dump for a variety of processed unhealthy foods or a vehicle for enjoying high energy healthful living.

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Usually we don’t think of eating meat as a high stakes gamble with our lives, but consuming hamburger meat has become increasingly risky behavior, as highlighted in a recent article in the New York Times.

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One of the biggest reasons that walnuts in particular are so good for us is because they are the only nut that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for many of our normal bodily functions, including neural cell development and blood clotting. Since they are not produced by our bodies, we must obtain them from the foods we eat.

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A recent study out of England that looked at the healthful qualities in a number of plant and herbal extracts found that white tea came out on top. In fact, it has been suggested that white tea might even help slow down the outward effects of aging (i.e., wrinkles) by retarding the degenerative processes that affect the skin.

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Experts now believe that Vitamin D is more important to our health than previously believed, especially in terms of athletic prowess, and there is a growing body of evidence to support this claim. A recent article in the New York Times cited several studies that indicate that Vitamin D can play an integral role in our physical abilities.

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Scientists have determined that regular exercise and healthy foods (modeled after the Mediterranean diet) could have a significant cumulative effect in reducing one’s risk for Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), followed over 1800 septuagenarians and scrutinized what they ate and their level of activity.

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