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  • Oh my Gosh! - What should I eat?  By : illich
    Super foods can be a confusing subject with everyone voicing their belief of what a super food is. Truth is you have to search for yourself. True super foods have amino acids as well as other nutrients that are essential for your health. Deciding what to consume is a personnel choice that requires your attention.
  • Improve Your Health With Natural Foods  By : Sherry Frewerd -
    Remember the movie that came out recently where the fellow ate nothing but fast food for an entire month? If you saw the movie then you know the results of the month of junk food on the man’s body, mind and spirit. He basically felt and looked awful because of his poor food choices. Are you considering making big changes in your health by eating healthier? If you are ready to make that jump from junk food and quick meals to natural health food, then must accept that it will t...
  • Whats Cool About Coconuts  By : edwin geronimo
    Coconut and coconut oil are finally breaking out from underneath the negative cloud from the past few decades of "no-fat" craziness. Pure virgin coconut oil is the absolute healthiest oil you can consume, beating out other inferior, vegetable oils that contain trans-fat. Coconuts are the new cool!
  • Loosing Fat and Getting in Shape - Take Responsibility and be Direct with Yourself  By : John Purfield
    Do you feel like you are fighting a loosing battle when it comes to burning fat and getting into shape? Maybe you purchased a few books, videos or workout equipment claiming to be the magic bullet to make you look thin “in 30 days”. Well I think that you are not alone.
  • How the Mediterranean Diet Beats High Blood Pressure  By : Kevin Riley
    People who live along the Mediterranean Sea don't follow a low-fat diet ... yet, they have lower blood pressure and less risk of heart attack. Why?
  • Mega-T Green Tea Diet  By : Arpad Domonkos -
    They say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Well, we say a Mega-T Green Tea Diet caplet a day keeps the doctor away…indefinitely!

    Mega-T Green Tea Diet is the newest weight loss product to hit the market. A unique blend of green tea and other ingredients, Mega-T Green Tea Diet is the one product that can promote mega weight loss.

    Mega-T Green Tea Diet includes a high amount of green tea extract that helps suppress your appetite and at the same time, increase you...
  • What You Need To Know About Vegetarianism  By : David Idle -
    Living healthy requires maintaining a healthy diet. No diet may be healthier than meals dominated by fresh, all-natural vegetables and fruits.

    Lately, more and more people have shifted to vegetarian meals because scientific research demonstrated the adverse effects of animal meat.

    Nutritionists explain that the high amount of animal fat present in meat, dairy, and other animal products may be probable factors leading to the onset of diabetes mellitus, obesity, colorecta...
  • 8 Ways You Get Great Results With Glyconutrients  By : Zachary Thompson -
    1- Drink Pure Spring Water. As an absolute minimum, take your body weight in lbs, divide by 2 & drink that many ounces of Pure Spring Water everyday so that your cells get 'bathed' in a bath of Glyconutrients. For example a 120lb woman would drink a minimum of 60 oz of pure spring water per day.

    2- Consume Fiber. Using a high-quality fiber supplement or eating a diet very high in fiber & in raw vegetables will enhance the results you get from your glyconutrients.

    3- Don...
  • Do The Trick With Low Carb Foods  By : Belina Storrey -
    You can hardly turn your head these days without seeing new studies that have been done that show the importance of cutting carbs out of your diet. New diet plans are coming out all the time that claim to have the perfect combinations of foods that will magically allow you to lose all of your extra weight without lifting a finger or sacficing any of the tastes you love so much. Eating low carb foods sounds so boring and hard, but it doesn't have to.

    As a registered dietici...
  • Our Food...Only An Image Of The Past !  By : L.Beauley
    With chemistry having replaced our organically produced liquid sweeteners, it is hoped that the decades old intrusions of similar additives will be removed from all of the foods we eat so that we may return to the times real foods.
  • Bee Pollen - A Medical Miracle?  By : Jim Allen
    It is precisely because of this pollen that many people who have allergies will be negatively affected by bee pollen. In fact, there are documented reports of bee pollen and royal jelly triggering asthma, hives, sore throats, facial itches and even anaphylactic shock in people with allergies to specific pollens. And these reactions can occur with as little as one teaspoon of bee pollen.
  • Importance Of A Healthy Diet  By : Alan Ross -
    Is sleeplessness bothering you? What about the difficulty to loose weight despite hardest efforts? Or is your hair line receding faster than what it had taken your father? Well, ever wondered why this was so? Scientists and dieticians of this world are arguing that this is and many other hosts of similar problems are connected to our diet!

    Modern food is unfortunately not without harmful chemicals used either for growing vegetables, preserving or cooking (flavonoids). Many...
  • A Practical Approach To Healthy Eating  By : Nehemiah Maxwell
    Our physical bodies have laws that are governed by proper nutrition. Nevertheless people have a hard time sticking to a healthy diet. By applying the principles of how a habit is formed we can develop healthy eating habits that lasts a lifetime.
  • The Four Keys to Excellent Health  By : Maren D. NutriGoddess
    Your healthy functioning body is the most valuable material asset you possess. It’s the first thing of value given to you when you enter this world and you owe it to yourself to value it and increase its functioning value. Today I will give you 4 keys to progressively creating a healthy body and life for yourself so that you can enjoy life to the fullest.
  • Diet  By : Donovan Baldwin
    Everybody's talking about the diet they're on, or the diet that didn't work, or the new diet they're going to try next. Sounds interesting, but what IS a diet anyway?
  • Making the Right Fast Food Choices  By : Jim Oneill
    As luck would have it, there are actually some things that you can order from a few of the popular fast food places that are somewhat on the healthier side.
  • Shrimp & Egg Lovers Take Heart . . . Gurus Say, “They’re Low in Fat and Good For You.”  By : Helen Robinson
    I love shrimp! I love eggs! I begged and pleaded, don’t take them away from me. All these years the nutritional gurus have been telling us they’re high in cholesterol and if you eat these two foods you will have a heart attack!
  • Reading Food Labels: How a Small Change Can Make a Big Difference  By : Dr. Jennifer D. Wetmore
    Most people simply don't pay attention to what they eat. They choose food solely on the basis of taste (or worse, packaging). While everyone agrees that food should certainly taste good, there is also a need for our food to be nutritionally sound. If you are not accustomed to evaluating your food choices, grab a package of you favorite food with a nutrition label on it and let's get started!
  • Food Journals: A Quick and Easy Solution for Weight Loss and Better Nutrition  By : Dr. Jennifer D. Wetmore
    One tried and true method for producing weight loss is keeping a food journal. Multiple studies have shown that people who keep track of what they eat lose more weight and are more likely to keep it off permanently. There are several reasons why this works.
  • Cereal For Dinner: Is That "Normal"  By : Dr. Tom
    Who says cereal is a "breakfast" food. Learn why you should start eating cereal for dinner and how this will help you melt away the pounds.
  • Potential Diet Killer! Food High In Carbohydrates  By : Nathan T. Lynch
    When it comes to maximizing your energy levels, carbohydrates are the best "go" food around. Think of carbohydrates as gas in your fuel tank. If you don't provide yourself with carbohydrates throughout the day, you simply won't have the energy to function. Now this would be a shame for new moms who definitely don't have much of an energy reserve and who have one or more little kids relying on them for just about everything.
  • Diet and Supplements for Gaining Weight  By : naveen kumar
    Bodybuilders usually have one or two immediate goals: They want to lose bodyfat and get ripped, or they want to pack on muscle size. The Holy Grail would be to accomplish both, but that’s hardly realistic, since it involves going in two opposing directions at the same time. The most you can hope for is to maintain your muscle while you’re losing fat. Building muscular bulk is an entirely different process from cutting up.......
  • What is Carbohydrate Net Anyway?  By : Nathan T. Lynch
    Net carbs are the carbohydrates that can be digested and processed by the body as dietary carbohydrate. Therefore, they directly impact blood sugar. You can determine how many net carbs you are eating by subtracting the grams of fibre, glycerine, and sugar alcohols from the total grams of carbohydrate. Net carbs are the only carbs that you need to count when you are on low-carb diets, such as the Atkins diet.
  • Stoke Your Body's Furnace With Low Carbohydrate Food  By : Nathan T. Lynch
    Though there are many different low carbohydrate diet plans, they are based on the same principles. When carbohydrates (such as starches and sugars) are consumed, the body's blood sugar level rises. To counteract high blood sugar levels, the body releases insulin, which in turn increases fat storage and decreases the body's ability to burn fat.
  • Low Carbohydrate Diets  By : Donovan Baldwin
    You hear a lot about Low Carbohydrate Diets. They seem to be the rage. But, are they all they're cracked up to be? Learn more.
  • Should You Supplement Your Diet With Glyconutrients?  By : Zachary Thompson -
    What are nutritional supplements? They are natural "medicines" that help us add essential nutrients to our bodies that we are not getting from the food we eat. Many supplements are not what they are meant to be and are just a waste of money. However some are good and really do what they say they will. Ambrotose is one of these nutritional supplements that does live up to its promise.

    Why do we need glyconutritional supplements? Our food does not supply all the necessary Gl...
  • Should We Avoid Carbs?  By : James C.Cameer -
    Very complex carbs (dietary fiber) also have a very complicated molecular structure, and also are resistant to most digestive enzymes produced by the human body. As a result, they cannot be broken down into glucose or other nutrients at all. This is why fiber transits the intestinal tract largely undigested. This has a knock-on effect on the speed of digestion of other carbs around them. For example, where certain starches are "protected" by indigestible fibrous wrapping, the...
  • Eating Disorders Explained  By : Stefan Rockhaus
    Unhealthy eating patterns lead to an eating disorder. This is very common among teenage girls who are obsessed about becoming thin, and start harming their body by not eating. Poor nutrition harms their body organs. This is a very serious problem as it affects them mentally as well, and leads to depression and anxiety.
  • Foods And Exercises For A Healthy Heart  By : John Totum -
    A healthy heart is necessary for a healthy life. If you get any heart disease then you will lose a lot in your life even though you have a lot of money. Eating healthy to maintain a healthy heart is an essential thing in life. You have to be careful in choosing your food so that you can avoid any heart disease. Your food should contain less of fat, sodium, calories and have more fiber content.

    Meat, butter, cheese, and milk contain more fat and hence they should be taken i...
  • Is Saturated Fat In Coconut Good For Your Heart Health?  By : Chris Chew -
    You probably know that saturated fats are bad fats that can cause all kinds of heart related diseases. Did you know that and the humble coconut oil has 92% saturated fats? Then why is it that there are many advocates of taking coconut oil as a health supplement? Isn't that contradictory?

    Supporters of virgin coconut oil argue that coconut oil helps them to improve skin condition, have more energy and even to lose weight. Huh? consuming saturated fats to lose weight? How is...

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