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29th September 2009
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects millions of people. Are you concerned that you are at risk of developing diabetes? If so, it pays to know the symptoms to determine if further investigation is required. Heredity plays a major factor in the de... Read >
Author: debwier25th September 2009
When your mom or your dad has diabetes, usually people will ask you if you are also diabetic. Sad to say, but it's true that diabetes runs in the family. There are even cases in which from the grandfather up to the grand children, everyone in the family h... Read >
Author: magtitinapa18th September 2009
You are trying to be health conscious, and you are trying to help your body to get the most out of every workout. You have done your research and have found the power of protein in a healthy diet. You have found out the correct levels of protein that yo... Read >
Author: GeraldFitz18th September 2009
You are trying to be health conscious, and you are trying to help your body to get the most out of every workout. You have done your research and have found the power of protein in a healthy diet. You have found out the correct levels of protein that yo... Read >
Author: GeraldFitz16th September 2009
Beauty trends come and go, but there are some very simple things you can be doing to look your best.
These guidelines will also help keep you feeling great, and most of them take just minutes a day.
Here are 8 basic beauty tips:
1. Schedule regul... Read >
Author: Jamie Jefferson06th September 2009
Staying out from terrible carbohydrates is one of the easy weight loss program strategies. Bad carbohydrates are carbohydrates that don't get in natural forms. You want stable degrees of carbohydrates to hold best energy levels. Still, carbohydrates from ... Read >
Author: Corey George02nd September 2009
In recent times Obesity has become a matter of grave concern throughout the world. Being a problem in itself, it is the cause of many other serious health problems as well. As people are becoming more aware of obesity and its dangerous consequences, more ... Read >
Author: Sanjana Sharma28th August 2009
There are a lot of foods on the low end of the glycemic index. Some are not going to surprise you. Some will.
Like peanuts? Good news, nuts in general and peanuts in particular are good choices. Peanuts rank at 14 on the index. And in addition to bein... Read >
Author: Earl Netwal13th August 2009
All of us in our hearts desire to look younger, slimmer and fitter. One major factor is the food we eat. If we go on eating animal products which have high fat content, we can not achieve that goal. We will remain fat and sluggish. But if we shift to vege... Read >
Author: nunuram13th August 2009
If you are no longer comfortable wearing a bikini or your sexy jeans because of a flabby belly, you may want to try the "flat abs diet." Sometimes just doing sit-ups and crunches are simply not enough to help you achieve a flat belly. Exercise combined ... Read >
Author: Janet_Dawson13th August 2009
The media is a powerful tool, but it is not always correct. As a Singapore personal trainer and fitness boot camp owner, I do my best to help my clients filter out what is true and what is not.
A few days ago there were a few articles in local Singapor... Read >
Author: Coach Jonathan Wong03rd August 2009
Those of us involved in the sport of bodybuilding, athletes in general, or anyone interested in burning bodyfat or losing weight has asked themselves (or others) what are carbs? The low-carb/no-carb diet craze continues. Before you decide to cut carbs o... Read >
Author: pharris101st July 2009
Diabetes is a disorder that affects the way your body uses food for energy. Normally, the sugar you take in is digested and broken down to a simple sugar, known as glucose. The glucose then circulates in your blood where it waits to enter cells t... Read >
Author: ghostb01st July 2009
Diabetes
Diabetes is a disorder that affects the way your body uses food for energy. Normally, the sugar you take in is digested and broken down to a simple sugar, known as glucose. Th... Read >
Author: ghostb26th June 2009
B-complex vitamins, what are they? These are the vitamins that are an essential part of our diet. We need these for breaking down carbohydrates to give us energy, breaking down fats and proteins, muscle tone, skin, hair, and eyes. They also help with o... Read >
Author: GeraldFitz13th June 2009
Type 2 diabetes is a growing concern in the United States as more cases of the disease are being seen in children. Usually type 2 diabetes affects people who are obese and over age 40. Over the past 20 years however, doctors have seen an increase in typ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer11th June 2009
CURE DIABETES
First let’s look at what diabetes is and the causes of it.
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder. It is a disorder that affects the way our body uses food for energy. Normally, the sugar we take in is digested and broken down to a simple suga... Read >
Author: chigo11th June 2009
Many people are under the impression that eating healthy is more expensive than eating junk food or "less nutritious" foods. This is not true. In fact, if you rethink how to budget your food dollars and your eating habits you could easily divert some of... Read >
Author: pharris127th April 2009
Contrary to previous perception, a wedding can be done on any month, any season. Some thought that winter would be too chilling for a wedding while others thought summer would get everyone sweaty and uncomfortable. With good planning, no month or part of ... Read >
Author: 1weddingsource23rd April 2009
Eat Healthy. Success in weight loss start with a healthy diet. To many people the term "Vegetarian" implies someone who eats healthy. We envision all the types of far out, unheard of and little known healthy food that the normal person just would not eat.... Read >
Author: louisjeffries16th April 2009
Before you plan to loose weight in one day, your must understand this is only a temporary solution to fit in the pants for a special occassion. The long term weight loss plan is to have a right balance of foods and exercise regularly. It is dangerous to c... Read >
Author: James Ma09th April 2009
According to statistics, most adults consume about 130 pounds of sugar each year, which is equivalent to 6-oz glass full of sugar. Sugar as most of us are unaware of, are found not only in sugar rich or sweetened foods but are also found hidden in process... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson05th March 2009
Cats are one of the most popular pets in North America. They are loving pets, capable of providing you years of companionship. Like other pets, cats can sometimes get sick. There are several different types of ailments that cats can get, one of which is f... Read >
Author: Jadon Sluck20th January 2009
Although not quite established and supported scientifically, diet has been suggested to be a factor in the development of yeast infections in women. The main element being accused as a diet-related culprit is sugar.
How yeast benefits from sugar
Lik... Read >
Author: seno180816th January 2009
Flatulence is a serious problem with many people when they eat food from the legumes. Regular eating of these types of food can reduce the fart effect they can often induce. Flatulence is also an inconvenient and disagreeable side result of the Cabbage So... Read >
Author: Steve Last16th January 2009
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder, which in this century is commonly heard among many people. Researches have done on diabetic patients show a strong inheritance of this disease over many generations.
Diabetes is no longer a dreaded disease; a well-man... Read >
Author: India Internet13th January 2009
Teenage obesity is rising significantly throughout the world. So should we cut pizzas, burgers, potato chips and colas totally out of our diet? Our lifestyle is also to blame, especially if we have a sedentary lifestyle or do not exert our self physically... Read >
Author: Nick Mutt13th January 2009
To understand "brain fog", one of hypoglycemia's symptoms, you need an understanding of the basics of your body's low blood sugar levels.
To get the required energy for 24 hours, most people only eat three times a day. Any breakdown in the system of p... Read >
Author: Noel Glass09th January 2009
Weight training and nutrition are without a doubt the two mandatory components of developing a healthy muscular physique. If you’re unable to give the utmost attention to both components, you may as well quit wasting your time and bid adios to your musc... Read >
Author: Info Spreader04th January 2009
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder, which in this century is commonly heard among many people. Researches have done on diabetic patients show a strong inheritance of this disease over many generations.
Diabetes is no longer a dreaded disease; a well-manag... Read >
Author: India Internet30th November 2008
Calories do count! However pleasurable eating is, its real purpose is to provide the energy your body needs to maintain a constant temperature and perform its basic functions. Anything extra you do uses more calories. Any calories you consume that your bo... Read >
Author: Alien25th November 2008
In our 21st century the cases of obesity have rapidly increased. There are several causes in obesity. They fall into two main groups. Firstly, there are the causes which we cannot affect in a positive way, such as gender, age and genes. The second group i... Read >
Author: WeightLossInfo18th November 2008
Most people make mistakes when it comes to opposing the causes for obesity. The main problem is in many cases a lack of knowledge. There are two major causes which are responsible for obesity. One is the eating habit. The other one is less expenditure of ... Read >
Author: WeightLossInfo11th November 2008
There are many questions concerning the causes of overweight and obesity. Most people who want to lose weight are a little bit confused about the exact reasons. That’s no surprise due to the huge amount of information, respectively the amount of useless... Read >
Author: WeightLossInfo10th November 2008
Insulin is a hormone. Hormones are chemicals that are released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body. Therefore, insulin is a hormone with intensive effects on both metabolism and several other body systems
Insulin has two critical role... Read >
Author: TracyL05th November 2008
Gastritis is not a disease on its own but a symptom of abnormal digestion. It is characterized by inflammation or irritation of the lining of the stomach. It affects millions of people worldwide. It can be divided into 3 categories: (1) erosive and hemorr... Read >
Author: mohamad ali04th November 2008
Carbohydrates are called carbohydrates because the carbon, hydrogen and oxygen they contain are usually in the proportion to form water with the general formula Cn(H2O)n. Plants use sunlight (photosynthesis) to convert water and carbon dioxide into carboh... Read >
Author: Kevin McNabb23rd September 2008
The pH diet stresses a balanced approach to eating. By limiting the intake of acidic foods and increasing the intake of alkaline foods one can achieve optimum health. One of the main factors in the fight against acidic pH levels is sugar. Sugar is an epid... Read >
Author: Jackie Serta17th September 2008
Carbohydrates, aka "carbs," are one of three macro-nutrients, alongside proteins and fats, that provide your body with energy and the building blocks for growth. (Micro-nutrients are things like vitamins, minerals, etc.)
Proteins are the building block... Read >
Author: Rodney Sheperd15th September 2008
Here's a checklist of the top 8 things you must do if you want to successfully lower your cholesterol and keep it low.
✓ Know your numbers
Have you had a lipid profile? Do you understand the numbers? If you are going to successfully lower cholest... Read >
Author: Lisa Nelson RD09th September 2008
Galactosemia is the lack of ability of the body to employ (metabolize) the simple sugar galactose, causing the buildup of galactose 1-phosphate in the body. It arises in about 1 out of every 60,000 births among Caucasians, while the rate is dissimilar for... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen08th September 2008
The full name of diabetes is Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Mellitus is a disorder in which blood levels of glucose (a simple sugar) are abnormally high because the body doesn’t release or use insulin adequately. Doctors use the full name in order to disti... Read >
Author: jdobson27th August 2008
We are a nation of "fat cats" in more ways than one. As the prosperity level of the people in the U.S. have grown, so have our waistlines. A CDC study finds that over the past 25 years, obesity rates have increased to 34% of U.S. adults over age 20. It... Read >
Author: Sandi H.22nd August 2008
Cats are one of the most popular pets in North America. They are loving pets, capable of providing you years of companionship. Like other pets, cats can sometimes get sick. There are several different types of ailments that cats can get, one of which is f... Read >
Author: Jack Stanley29th July 2008
Low carb diets are very popular for both weight loss and muscle gain. However, I often see people making some big mistakes when attempting to follow a low-carb diet. Here are the 3 biggest mistakes I have found:
1. What is a carb?
It is amazing to m... Read >
Author: Tony Schwartz16th July 2008
Is it possible to eat to attract girls? This is done by getting the right nutrition which gives a man the kind of body that attracts girls. The availability of fast food restaurant on every street makes it harder to resist the temptation of feeding on ham... Read >
Author: Francis K Githinji30th June 2008
Is it possible to eat to attract girls? This is done by getting the right nutrition which gives a man the kind of body that attracts girls. The availability of fast food restaurant on every street makes it harder to resist the temptation of feeding on ham... Read >
Author: Francis K Githinji02nd June 2008
Could eating fruit be keeping you from reaching you're fat loss goals?
If you're trying to lose a lot of fat or simply looking to lose those last few pounds then keep reading.
Let's start from the beginning:
We all know our body needs food to pro... Read >
Author: Rosa Coelho30th April 2008
To overcome diabetes we need to have a game plan preferably before the onset of this disorder or in the middle of suffering from it. There are many people who are still ignorant about the causes of this disorder and the symptoms that accompany diabetes. ... Read >
Author: Gene04th April 2008
For centuries there have been people who made ethyl alcohol, or ethanol. Now a lot of people are wanting to learn how to make ethanol. But for years it wasn't called ethanol. Many people know of it as moonshine. Moonshine is the stuff that people thin... Read >
Author: Sean Lee25th March 2008
1. 5 Small Meals! Eating every 3 to 4 hours (three meals & two snacks) will help your body function and improve its metabolism. Start your day with a good healthy breakfast to initiate the burning process. Your body needs a source of protein and carboh... Read >
Author: Mikhail Tuknov25th March 2008
You have probably heard that the best way to stop food addiction is to cut back on eating too much. If you have always wanted to know more about this topic, then get ready because we have all the information you can handle.
I have heard this line so ma... Read >
Author: Luhle26th February 2008
Diabetes is a very serious disease. Left unchecked, it can bring serious consequences including death. Fortunately, it is a disease that can be managed. Unfortunately most of the people who have diabetes do not know that they have it and hence do not tr... Read >
Author: Peter sams19th February 2008
Glucose is:
· The major source of energy for the body, including the brain.
· A simple sugar, or monosaccharide.
· The principal sugar the body produces.
· Transported through the bloodstream to provide energy to every cell in the body.
· ... Read >
Author: Ann Stewart18th January 2008
Most people already know too much sugar in your diet is bad for you. But please read on. The purpose of this article is to help you understand why it is so important to reduce or eliminate sugar, starting today. Even honey is a simple sugar. Here is an in... Read >
18th January 2008
One way of being able to cope up with stress and anxiety is by avoiding an anxiety diet. An anxiety diet is one that adds to your body's already anxious state by stimulating the senses. What is alarming with an anxiety diet is the fact that it includes fo... Read >
Author: Michael Lee14th November 2007
Christmas is a special time of the year and although many people find it stressful, it does not need to be. You should enjoy spending time with family and friends, since for many people, Christmas is the only time of the year that these people are seen. ... Read >
Author: Jon Arnold08th November 2007
Diabetes can make weight loss difficult but also very necessary. Individuals who suffer from Diabetes tend to be overweight and have difficulty losing weight. That is why making lifestyle changes are important to anyone who suffers from this disease. The ... Read >
Author: Karina Amerson22nd August 2007
A diet rich in fruits and vegetables can reduce the chances of having heart attack or stroke, protect against a variety of cancers and lower blood pressure and bad cholesterol. Eat 4 to 5 servings per day.
Polyphenols prevent free radical from damagin... Read >
Author: Laura Ng21st August 2007
Energy content of food is measured in terms of calories. 1 gm of carbohydrate and protein provide 4 calories each, whereas 1 gm of fat generates 9 calories. Body does not utilize protein for energy, because main function of protein is formation of cells a... Read >
Author: Stephen Thomson24th July 2007
This second article by Absolute Futures will explain the commercial production of ethanol. Ethanol is a product of fermentation. Fermentation is a sequence of reactions which release energy from organic molecules in the absence of oxygen. In this appli... Read >
Author: Sandra Case05th July 2007
Absolute Futures has clients everyday trading Corn. With all the publicity about Ethanol being made from Corn, we decided to write a series of simple articles explaining what Ethanol is, how it is produced, and the amount of corn required to produce a gal... Read >
Author: Sandra Case02nd July 2007
Pregnancy And Gestational Diabetes
While it is true that gestational diabetes will only affect 5% of all pregnant women, for those who have it, it's a serious issue. You'll need to have a very well balanced diet more than ever for the rest of your preg... Read >
Author: Alien01st July 2007
Cats are one of the most popular pets in North America. They are loving pets, capable of providing you years of companionship. Like other pets, cats can sometimes get sick. There are several different types of ailments that cats can get, one of which i... Read >
Author: dreamteamltd@msn.com29th June 2007
If you have, or know someone who has diabetes, then you most likely have heard the term blood "glucose". But what exactly is glucose and why is it so important to know what levels of glucose are in your blood?
What Is Glucose?
In basic terms, gluco... Read >
Author: Alien29th June 2007
Diebetes Mellitus, or Diabetes as it is also known as, is present in more than 15 million Americans at the current time. Even more amazing is the fact that almost 40% of them don't even know they have the disease.
Another 20+ million have Pre-Diabetes ... Read >
Author: Alien07th June 2007
Dr. Steven Nissen's recent research at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation called in question the safety of AVANDIA, a pill widely prescribed by doctors to treat type 2 diabetes. Dr. Nissen's groundbreaking research findings suggested that the risk of a heart... Read >
Author: Stephen Lau07th June 2007
I have known a lot of people who were very surprised to find out about the negative side of eating fruit in regards to weight loss. Fruit contains simple sugar. Also, people are amazed when they find out how much of the simple sugar they are ingesting ... Read >
Author: Arnel Ricafranca22nd May 2007
Carbohydrate, fat and protein are the main nutrients needed by the body for energy, tissue repair and to replace damaged cells. The primary function of carbohydrates or sugar is to provide energy to cells in the body. Body requires energy to perform the f... Read >
Author: Stephen Thomson01st March 2007
No way you say, how could something in fruit make me fat? Doesn't fruit have a lot of vitamins/minerals, fiber and water to make it a healthy snack? I thought you were so adamant about whole foods, Brian?
Okay, hold the boat here a second. Let me exp... Read >
17th January 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Brian Gurneak
Yes, it's true there are actually good types of carbohydrates for your body, and you NEED them in order to obtain a healthy, strong body. In this article I want to educate you on the right types of carbohydrates and the... Read >
03rd January 2007
There’s no cocaine in it at all, but Cocaine Energy Drink - the “legal alternative” to the illegal drug of the same name - hasn’t been lacking in controversy. Riding a free wave of negative publicity, Redux Beverages has seen demand for Cocaine gr... Read >
Author: Amber Lynne16th November 2006
The Zone Diet Affects Three Major Hormone Systems
The three major hormones in our bodies affected by the food we eat are insulin and glucagon, which have opposite effects, and a hormone-like substance called eicosanoids.
Insulin is the hormone tha... Read >
Author: Peter Amaral03rd August 2006
What is the Ornish diet and what are its benefits and its consequences? Dr. Dean Ornish's diet was originally constructed as a means to combat heart disease and to foster an overall healthier lifestyle. In recent years, the diet has been discovered to hav... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer16th June 2006
Today, many people are lactose intolerant when it comes to consuming cows milk, and this occurs because there is either a deficiency or absence of the enzyme Lactase in the intestinal tract. People without this enzyme struggle to break down the milk suga... Read >
Author: Geraint Roberts03rd October 2005
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Weight Loss/Control Glossary of Terms
A Little Help With Some Difficult terms
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Aerobic Exercise. Any activity involving large muscles, done
for an extended period of time. Aerobic exercise ... Read >
Author: Michael Lewis08th August 2005
One of my favorite parts about the wedding, is the cake. Over time many things have changed with weddings, but one thing that stays the same, there is always a beautiful cake. The wedding cake is a big part of the wedding, and something 'everyone" remem... Read >
Author: Ron swerdfiger06th August 2005
To manage diabetes, it helps to understand how it affects your body. In healthy people, the body turns food into glucose (blood sugar) to use for energy. Insulin, produced by the pancreas, is the hormone responsible for shuttling glucose into the body's... Read >
Author: David Chandler
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