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- The Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Diet, Your Health & Your Life! By Philip E. Humbert
Because I believe diet and exercise are so important, I'm often frustrated with the recommendations I receive. Nutrition and natural health ideas are often so negative (don't eat this, watch out for that) or so rigorous (be sure to eat some raw, natural, organically grown vegetable I've never heard of) or so complicated, I end up ignoring them. And yet, I know diet is critical to my health and w…
- Simple Carbs For Rookies By Zach Bashore
Now that you know the importance of good carbohydrates, you are going to learn about one of your body`s worst enemies, simple carbs. Simple carbs are everywhere and can easily be consumed if you are not careful with your food choices. Distinguishing the difference between complex and simple carbs is also confusing. A good way to remember is by the "s`s." Simple and sugar both begin with an "s" …
- Adult Stem Cell Production Surges with Micronutrient Supplementation By Scott Saunders
Turn on the news, open a newspaper – in today’s age a person can’t do either without running into news relating to stem cell research and the controversy surrounding stem cell proliferation. Stem cells have been made out to be the panacea for regenerating and repairing of the human body. Stem cells are known for their ability to change into any other type of cell the body requires at the time.…
- Saturated Fat Diet Piles on Pounds Around Organs By Joel Mosley
Having a large amount of such "visceral fat" is associated with increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, said Dr. Kerry Stewart, an associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.It's not clear if switching to a diet containing more unsaturated fats, like those found in vegetable oils, will reduce or prevent the accumulation of viscer…
- Male Infertility and Glutathione By Priya Shah
Are You Half The Man Your Father Was?It is a well-known fact that sperm counts have dropped by half in the last 50 years, and that modern men have 20 percent less semen volume than their fathers (BMJ, 1992, volume 305).A recent report from researchers in Aberdeen presented preliminary data that suggests the sperm concentration of the men seen in their clinic had declined by 29% over the past 14 …
- Put a Zing in your Step with Ginger! By Ansie Earle
Zingiber officinale has been held in the highest regard by the Indian and Chinese civilizations for as far back as 5000 years.Pythagoras the Greek mathematician was a devotee, as was King Henry VIII.What did they Know that we should Know?Improves and stimulate circulation to assist in the removal of toxins.Is a natural antihistamine and decongestant.It is anti-inflammatory and can help for rheum…
- Healthy Breakfast, Healthy Life By Penny Williams
You should always have breakfast. It's the one meal of the day you should never skip. The reason is that by the time breakfast comes around you have been fasting for around 10-12 hours. This was fine while you were resting and sleeping, but now your body needs to be re-charged with nutrients and energy so that it can cope with a sudden shift in pace.If you always find that you are too rushed …
- Guidelines to a Healthy Diet By Christopher Ruane
The American Heart Association recommends that you eat a variety of foods from the different food groups. In order for women to lose one to two pounds a week, they should consume between 1200 and 1500 calories a day.Men should consume between 1500 and 1800 calories a day if they want to lose one to two pounds a week. Let’s examine the different food groups the American Heart Association suggests…
- Why Fiber is Important in Hemorrhoids Prevention? By Alex Fir
When it comes to hemorrhoids prevention, it is hard to overstate the importance of fiber in your diet. Even though fiber is most associated with grains, rice and breads, it is important to keep in mind that fruits and vegetables also contain significant amounts of fiber. In fact, the need for fiber is just one more reason to eat fruits and vegetables every day.Fiber is the portion of food that t…
- Distilled Water - Frequently Asked Questions By Ross Bridgeford
1. What is distilled water?Distilled water is quite simply water that has been heated up to boiling point so that it evaporates. It then rises in the distiller unit and condenses – turning back into water but minus all of the toxin and impurities behind. Using a distiller rids the water of any bacteria, viruses, cysts, heavy metals, radionuclides, organics, inorganics, and particulates.It is …
- Attaining Healthy Nutrition Habits: How You Can Do It By John Gibb
Question: What nutrients does my body need to maintain healthy nutrition habits?Answer: There are plenty of nutrients that can help your body become the picture of health. Vitamin A is a key nutrient that can be found in fruits and vegetables. Aiding cell reproduction, Vitamin A helps vision, promotes bone and tooth development, and helps to maintain healthy skin, hair, and mucous membranes. A …
- How The Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health By Joey Dweck
When was the last time you consumed soda? Most likely, it wasn’t that long ago. You may even drink several cans or bottles each day. In the U.S, carbonated soft drinks are a huge business. Every year, they generate more than $50 billion in annual sales.Two companies – Coca-Cola and PepsiCo -- dominate the soda market. They are in a constant battle for the market share of the product – a conflict…
- Boost Your Energy! How Alkaline Water Can Heal Your Body By Ross Bridgeford
Understanding the Benefits of Alkaline, Pure WaterThere has been much discussion over the past few years about the quality of the water we drink and the effects that this may have on our health. Many health experts believe that the low-quality of tap water in the UK can pose health concerns, particularly if we rely upon this as our main source of water when consuming the recommended 2+ litres e…
- How to Prepare for Cold and Flu Season with a Strong Immune System By Patty Gale
Ah-choo! Oh, that awful achy feeling when every muscle and bone in your body just hurts. You can't sleep, you have no appetite and you certainly can't afford to be under the weather for even just a few days. Cold and flu season will be upon us again and there is no better time to protect yourself than right now with a strong immune system.What is the immune system? Very simply, our immune sy…
- Can a Child Thrive on a Vegan Diet? YES! By Stacelynn Caughlan
Can a child thrive on a vegan diet? The answer is yes! Far more studies show that a
typical 'Western Diet' has deleterious effects on health compared to the risks of a
vegan diet. In fact, vegetarian diets are associated with disease resistance and even
higher I.Q.'s in children. (1-5)With proper planning and a bit of self-education, parents should feel confident in
giving their child a diet…
- Substitutes for Butter By Paul Jerard
Instead of Butter: Use top quality, cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil, from the first pressing, or flaxseed oil. The taste of virgin olive oil is appealing to millions of people around the world, so why not adopt it to your taste?Flaxseed oil is prized for health reasons and not for its taste. You can always compensate for that by adding spices to the appropriate dish. Let’s say you want t…
- The Benefits of Flax Seed Oil By Mindi Haehl
Products designed to promote good health are all the buzz nowadays. There are miracle creams for anti-aging, pills for fat loss, and powders that help the body heal. But how often do these products really work and are they even legitimate? The answer is commonly “no” and most of these things turn out to be clever gimmicks designed to drain the pockets of those wishful for better health. Wors…
- Getting Your Oats - Increase Energy and Libido Naturally By Claire Raikes
Why is it that oats are associated with sex?Getting your oats. Sew your wild oats.I've read somewhere that eating oats increases the amount of testosterone in the blood thus raising your libido. I don't know about that, but one thing is for sure; the reason why many people experience a low libido is simply because they are knackered!Being tired all the time is one of the most common wellbeing …
- Diet Helps You Lower Your Blood Pressure By Groshan Fabiola
People who suffer from high blood pressure should have a healthy diet which can help them lower blood pressure and neutralize the effects of hypertension on their body.The diet involves reducing the salt consume and also eating more fruits, vegetables and non fat or low-fat dairy products, according to a declaration from the American Heart Association (AHA),which affirms that all these elements …
- Why Fad Diets Don’t Work By Meri Raffetto
Fad diets have been around for more than 50 years and no matter how many come and go, we are always intrigued and excited by the next one feeling almost sure this will be the one to work. And they do work...for a while and then we bounce around like yo-yo’s going up and down in weight over the years.Fad diets generally ask us to remove certain foods and often whole food groups from our diet. Thi…
- The Isometric Diet and Balanced Health By Jim Duffy
The concept isometric has been a part of the health care vocabulary for decades. The most common application of the term, until now, has been with respect to physical exercise. Taken from the Greek root word Iso, meaning equal, the familiar term Isometric exercises involves applying equal weight to achieve strength goals.Fairly recently, health researchers have discovered another innovative appl…
- Healthy Eating Habits By Dawid Michalczyk
I read a lot about the
topics of health and especially diets. I have been experimenting with
diets since 1990 and keep journals about my
observations. Over time I tried several very different diets - ranging
from the politically correct ones to highly controversial, along with diets
of my own design. My general observation is that a healthy diet plays an essential
role in the overall scheme of w…
- How Much Importance Do You Place on Your Skin and Toxins By Alfred Jones
I am sure that most of you will know that your skin is the largest organ of your body, the skin can absorb chemicals in to your blood stream which in turn, will be distributed through out your body system. Many people assume that your skin is watertight and therefore is a protective cover, well it certainly is a protective cover, but it is unable to keep out chemicals either toxic, or non - toxi…
- What A 6-Month Old Can Teach Us About Our Eating Habits By Melanie R. Jordan
Recently, I had the pleasure of seeing my 6-month old niece Rianna in Las Vegas. She has just started eating "real" baby food beyond the formula in her bottle, and I got a kick out of feeding her one of her meals of squash. Okay, so not all of it got in her mouth, but she was pretty cooperative overall.I was curious as to what else she was eating, and my sister-in-law showed me an assortment of …
- Power Up You Immune System Naturally This Cold And Flu Season By Chris Harris
Is America in Big Trouble this cold and flu season? The avian flu is making its way toward America. It is primarily targeting young men and it may be impossible to stop. However...There are things that you can do to prepare yourself for this cold and flu season that will help boost your immune system and your alkaline reserves, to help prevent contraction of a virus or communicable disease.The …
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