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19th September 2009
Vitamins are organic substances essential in small amounts for the body's normal growth and activity. They are obtained naturally from plant and animal foods. Vitamins have two classifications, fat- or water-soluble, depending on the materials in which th... Read >
Author: wbdoyle
17th September 2009
Reduce cholesterol naturally is the best way and can be done to reduce your cholesterol. Although cholesterol found in animal foods, but cholesterol levels in different in different parts of animals. In general, the cholesterol in bushmeat were higher tha... Read >
Author: pyllis
03rd September 2009
When I first met Kevin Nicholson one of the first things he told me was how ultra professional he had always been throughout his career with the way he looked after himself. Alcohol was limited to a glass of wine with a meal now and again; he was always ... Read >
Author: Anthony Chapman
25th August 2009
Just before you think that low-carbohydrates diet would save you from getting fat, better think again and weigh things up for your self. There is indeed a misconception in the arena of dieting that one must get rid of the carbohydrates-rich food group. We... Read >
Author: Mervin Hester
09th August 2009
Today there are many vegetarians in our society as well as other groups that eliminate meat for spiritual or ethical reasons. My awareness of the high numbers of people practising a vegetarian lifestyle or some level of vegetarianism came about from doin... Read >
Author: Anthony Chapman
31st July 2009
Macrobiotics is mainly thought of as a way to eat, but it is a way to live. It is formed around the ancient Chinese belief of yin and yang. That everything is more yin than yang and more yang than yin. And everything needs to be balanced in the universe a... Read >
Author: sammason
30th July 2009
Anything containing sugar needs to be avoided, it is highly addictive and highly detrimental to health and fat loss goals. It is important to teach yourself to become a sugar detective by knowing how to read food labels.
Some foods will have half a do... Read >
Author: Anthony Chapman
02nd July 2009
The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences is the one who set the recommendations for vitamin B12 intake, which they provide in the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). Two national surveys, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Su... Read >
Author: Antwan Richardson
12th June 2009
Vitamin B12 is a truly exceptional vitamin, unique even among all the other B vitamins present in nature. The reason for this uniqueness lies in the fact that only smaller amounts of this vitamin is required and the body already makes full use of it. For ... Read >
Author: Antwan Richardson
29th May 2009
A raw food diet is a diet based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods. Like fresh fruits, vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans etc. It is believed that when the food is heated above the temperature of 116 degrees, the enzymes present in it ar... Read >
Author: Andreula Michael
18th May 2009
Everywhere, we are greeted with glossy magazine ads featuring superstars like Sheryl Crowe, Glenn Close and Mariska Hargitay proclaiming that milk and weight loss are as closely allied as shoes and socks. The most recent campaign poses a fantastic pictur... Read >
Author: Sydney Johnston
22nd April 2009
A vegetarian diet needs to include grains, vegetables and fruits. You also need to be keen on the preparation method. Cooking methods are also a factor into your calorie intake. Instead of frying, try steaming, boiling, grilling or roasting your food. If ... Read >
Author: Mercy
17th April 2009
We have a preconceived notion that pain in the back is usually associated with bad posture, poor muscle strength and sedentary life style. As a result we forget about proper back pain diet and try to search for the solution in exercises, yoga, and massage... Read >
Author: Kaylee Hayden
04th April 2009
CARE OF MEAT IN THE MARKET.--Animal foods decompose more readily than any other kind, and the products of their decomposition are extremely dangerous to the health. It is therefore a serious matter when everything that comes in contact with meat is not cl... Read >
Author: Joseph Silva
13th March 2009
FAT OR NOT TOO FAT, THAT IS THE QUESTION
 1. The body needs fat. It is essential so our bodies can absorb certain nutrients.
We need vitamin A, D and E, especially. ‘A’ for good eyesight, ‘D’ for healthy bones, and ‘E’ for our immun... Read >
Author: celiabalmer
10th March 2009
The composition of all cereals is similar, yet each one has its distinguishing feature. While all the five food substances--water, mineral matter, protein, fat, and carbohydrate--are to be found in cereals, they occur in different quantities in the variou... Read >
Author: Justin Skinner
01st February 2009
Food formed an elemental part of the colonial culture, no matter whatever class of people it was served to. Most interactions took place among people when seated around the dining table for the help www.apples-recipes.com. So a conversation started at din... Read >
Author: Vikrant Sharma
28th January 2009
Food formed an elemental part of the colonial culture, no matter whatever class of people it was served to. Most interactions took place among people when seated around the dining table. So a conversation started at dinner could very well carry on till la... Read >
Author: Ronald
21st January 2009
Food formed an elemental part of the colonial culture, no matter whatever class of people it was served to. Most interactions took place among people when seated around the dining table. So a conversation started at dinner could very well carry on till la... Read >
Author: Swati Dhanta
12th January 2009
Vegetarian eating is a healthy alternative but only if you eat in a healthy and balanced way. Yes, there are many health benefits to eating this way. Eating vegetarian makes sense from a good health and nutritional point of view.
Vegetarians eat plant ... Read >
Author: Nick Mutt
12th January 2009
No matter what your reasons for eating a more vegetarian diet, there's no denying the obvious health benefits that are derived from the elimination of red meat from your diet. On average, vegetarians have lower levels of the blood fats, cholesterol and tr... Read >
Author: Jill Smi
31st December 2008
Colonic Irrigation With A Stoma
Water also plays a crucial role in detoxing your body. It carries nutrients to your cells, helps in digestion and flushes out bodies of wastes and keeps your kidneys healthy. Water ensures that our skin, eyes, mouth and ... Read >
Author: Lori
01st December 2008
Proteins are Complex Compounds made up of amino acids. Often called the "building blocks" of the body, amino acids are used to create, maintain, and repair all protein components of the body. These include body tissues such as skin, hair, bones, muscles, ... Read >
Author: Alien
11th September 2008
The 12 b vitamin is one of the b vitamins that are essential to maintain a healthy body. Otherwise known as Cobalamin, the 12b vitamin is needed for the processes to convert the carbohydrates, fats and proteins from food into energy. 12 b also, more impor... Read >
Author: Jake Saab
14th July 2008
Spray dried coffee, freeze dried coffee and liquid instant coffee are used the world over with limited appeal. But what actually is instant coffee and how are the different forms produced? The initial production process is the same for all three, but they... Read >
Author: Parveenn Kumarr
13th July 2008
Spray dried coffee, freeze dried coffee and liquid instant coffee are used the world over with limited appeal. But what actually is instant coffee and how are the different forms produced? The initial production process is the same for all three, but they... Read >
Author: Parveenn Kumarr
23rd June 2008
1. Omega 6 Fats: This type of fat is found in corn oil and soybean oil and the amount we use has increased over the years because we eat more processed foods. Go check a few boxed foods in your kitchen cupboard and you will likely find soybean oil in the ... Read >
Author: Karen Marschel, RD, LD, CDE
13th June 2008
Most people prefer the taste and aroma of freshly brewed coffee. However instant coffee has advantages in terms of ease of use and prolonged shelf life. The initial production process for both freeze dried and spray dried coffee is the same, but the secon... Read >
Author: Fenton Wayne
25th May 2008
Most people may think of ominous things whenever they hear the word cholesterol though they should not because as soon as they understand what it is and in what manner cholesterol is dangerous for their health they will learn to adjust so that they can co... Read >
Author: Paul Zayer
18th April 2008
Being pregnant does not mean you have to give up your vegetarian lifeÂstyle. However, just as with any other eating style, if you are following a vegetarian diet during pregnancy, you must ensure that you get well-balanced and varied meals. Although the ... Read >
Author: Alien
11th April 2008
Although we are a generation of excessive calcium supplementation and cheese consumption, we have not been able to make a dent in osteoporosis or hip fractures. In 2008, osteoporosis will cost $17.8 billion in the United States. By the time thy reach th... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer
02nd April 2008
Vitamins are an integral part of our lives. Vitamins have been proven to protect us from a number of different diseases. Many of the beneficial effects of vitamins on our health have been linked to their antioxidant properties. Vitamins found in supreme a... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen
02nd April 2008
Detoxification in the natural order in which the body heals. Detoxification is the process of removing toxic substances which are dangerous to the body and capable of causing disease. Detoxification diet is critical to good health because our bodies are c... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen
14th February 2008
Let's face it, we need fat in our diet - but there are the good, the not so bad and
the evil kinds of fat you should know.
Fat helps us absorb essential antioxidant vitamins such as A,D and E, as well as vitamin K.
The fats we consume aids in the d... Read >
Author: Jason Oh
22nd January 2008
Gordon Moss - Not That Low-Carb Diet! - By Gordon Moss
Just before you think that low-carbohydrates diet would save you from getting fat, better think again and weigh things up for your self. There is indeed a misconception in the arena of dieting th... Read >
Author: Gordon Moss The World's Greatest Networker
15th October 2007
These days there are stories almost every day on the TV news and in the newspapers about food that has been recalled because of ecoli or some other contamination. This has spurred many of us to shop and cook more carefully for our families. If you want to... Read >
28th August 2007
Are you dragging? Depleted because of health issues? Are Drug medication side-effects and some other potent side effects bringing you down. Environmental pollution with allergic sensitivity to the weather, hormones in men and women tied to exhaustion and ... Read >
Author: Suma G Nathan
17th August 2007
Everybody knows a healthy eating pattern is essential for good health and prevention of chronic diseases. In todays' fast-paced world, it can be very challenging to stick to a well-balanced diet. Many have fallen into a pattern, they don't have time for b... Read >
Author: Joe Blaschke
14th August 2007
L-carnitine is a compound derived from lysine, one of the eight essential amino acids required by the body. Although it is often described as a vitamin, L-carnitine is better thought of as a micronutrient which can be manufactured within the body. Dieta... Read >
Author: Steve Smith
02nd August 2007
Many obese people thought that their obesity stem from eating too much. But the actual fact is they having been eating too much meat and animal by-products.
Hear this from Dr Terry Shintain, a Hawaiian doctor who is devoted to helping obese adults sli... Read >
Author: Laura Ng
16th June 2007
The impact of refinement and food processing is a nutritionally poor diet.
Changes in our food habits took place over history, more so in the past 100 years. Processing has now become wide spread. It's a sign of changing times and economic prosperity a... Read >
Author: Nitin Chhoda
31st May 2007
Vitamin A, also known as retinol, is essential to the formation of visual purple in the retina, which allows vision in dim light. It helps your eyes adjust to light changes when you come in from outside and also helps keep your eyes, skin and mucous membr... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen
12th May 2007
Sterility means the inability to reproduce. In males it means the incapability of a man to fertilize the female egg. In females it means the inability of a female to conceive and give birth to a living baby.
Causes of male sterility
The various ... Read >
Author: Alien
27th March 2007
Nearly 20 vitamins that are known or believed to be important to human well-being have thus far been discovered. A few more vitamins are known to be important to such creatures as fish, chickens, or insects, but not to people.
When you eat a variety of... Read >
Author: Liza Othman
14th March 2007
Gone are the days where all families eat at the dinner table, children grow up cooking alongside their parents and one generation shares family recipes with the next. Life seems to be more hectic than ever and kids don’t often get the chance to develop ... Read >
Author: chester ku-lea
15th February 2007
By Dr. Leslie Van Romer
Did you know that:
- 1 in 4 postmenopausal U.S. women has osteoporosis? Are you silently losing your bones?
- Americans eat more cow’s milk and its products than most countries in the world, yet American women 50 and o... Read >
Author: Dr. Leslie Van Romer
10th February 2007
Contrary to what we have been taught about nutrition in any culture, the majority of us are still kept in the dark about what the optimum diet for us consists of. This is not surprising when you realize that most governments that provide us with our nutri... Read >
Author: Ibrahim Machiwala
18th January 2007
* An introduction to making your own homemade carp fishing and catfishing baits; choosing cool ingredients: *
'Homemade' can mean 'simple or basic', but when applied to making carp or catfish bait, the subject certainly deserves far more explanatio... Read >
Author: Tim F. Richardson
01st January 2007
The year 2006 has really been a landscape for changes in food and new and exciting news about food and nutrition, hasn't it? Just a few of the news items that come to my mind in this arena are the fact that cloned foods have been approved by the FDA, and... Read >
Author: Danna Schneider
13th December 2006
The UDSA advises getting 25-30% (or less) of our diet from fats. That's a lot when you think about it! Fats are essential to our health, so severely restricting them is not desirable depsite the low fat advice we get from our healthcare professionals... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer
12th December 2006
Vitamin A covers a pre-formed, retinol, and a pro-vitamin, beta-carotene, some of which is converted to retinol in the intestinal mucosa.
Sources of Vitamin A: Vitamin A is widely distributed in animal and plant foods –in animal foods is preformed v... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne
23rd September 2006
Almost every type of food you eat contains some level of vitamin B5 or panthothenic acid. The conversion of fats into carbohydrates is assisted by vitamin B5. Since most foods already have some level of B5, every person should have no trouble getting a su... Read >
Author: Tony Jacowski
01st September 2006
Copyright 2006 Ethical Village
How to go organic
Organic sales topped £1 billion in the UK last year, with three out of four shoppers buying some organic products in stores. If a product carries an organic seal, and says "certified organic", you can... Read >
Author: Ethical Village
04th July 2006
Cholesterol is a fatlike substance which is found in the tissue of humans and other animals. It plays important roles in cell membrane structure, certain hormones, and manufacturing vitamin D. Our livers procude all of the cholesterol that we need for the... Read >
Author: David Silva
22nd June 2006
The question to explore here is: Why do we all believe that we must eat meat to get enough protein and to promote health and fitness?
Let's go back many years ago to the year 1914.
In 1914, two men by the names of Osborn and Mendel experimented wit... Read >
Author: Dr. Leslie Van Romer
02nd May 2006
Fats are always looked at as a negative in a diet...well in almost all diets anyway, as Atkins tends to think that they are OK. The reason that most people try to avoid fats is that they tend to be less of a priority for your body to metabolize; the body ... Read >
Author: Bill Nadraszky
01st May 2006
Copyright 2006 Sylvia Riley
The raw food diet is as much a life-style as an eating plan; a naturalistic approach which excludes, in addition to cooked and animal foods, processed and refined ingredients.
In the ever-hungry quest for new fads and hea... Read >
Author: Healthwise Solutions
13th April 2006
A study of the diets of 22,000 people over five years found that all of them gained weight, but those who switched to a vegetarian diet gained the least amount.Over Four Pounds in Five YearsOn average, study participants gained just under 4.5 pounds over ... Read >
Author: Joseph Mercola
06th March 2006
About 25 years ago I began formulating pet foods at a time when the entire pet food industry seemed quagmire and focused on such things as protein and fat percentages without any real regard for ingredients. Since boot leather and soap could make a pet fo... Read >
Author: Dr. Randy Wysong
16th February 2006
Learning from Nature
Today's fast-paced lifestyle has robbed us of the time we need to care for the most basic human need: sustaining life by feeding ourselves well. We eat more than enough calories, but the quality of what we eat is so poor that it do... Read >
Author: Penmarin Books
14th February 2006
Making healthy, colorful foods a lifestyle for nutrition and good eating.
Why Choose Foods by Color?
Nature's healing colors abound in fruits, vegetables, whole grains,
legumes, and healthy oils. The colors are actually pigments that
come from a s... Read >
Author: Penmarin Books
12th December 2005
By Paul Chek, HHP, NMTFounder, C.H.E.K InstitutePeople become vegetarians for many reasons. Some people do so for what they believe are sound health reasons. We are, for example, experiencing the greatest occurrence of cancer cases and other chronic disea... Read >
Author: Joseph Mercola
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