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18th September 2009
A switch to a raw, vegan, natural foods lifestyle requires a little creativity and a lot of getting used to. It may feel at first as if we are giving up more than we are gaining.
When I became a 'raw dude' I expanded my tastes by experimenting and tryi... Read >
Author: wbdoyle18th September 2009
Don’t always believe what you hear- especially when it comes to your health. Here’s some nutrition myths we were taught to follow, and according to the experts, we shouldn’t have listened to.
Sugar Causes Diabetes
So far, a diet high in calor... Read >
Author: wbdoyle18th September 2009
The three major components of our diet are Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats. It is normally believed that while carbohydrates and proteins provide energy and are essential
for life, fats are dangerous and should be avoided. Some people go to the exten... Read >
Author: prashant17th September 2009
We have been bombarded with all the negative information about fats and how they are bad for our health, but as we know there are always two sides to a story. It is true that certain fats (mainly fast food fats) are the contributing factor to some disease... Read >
Author: latoyaval17th September 2009
Omega3 oils or fats come from different sources. Some sources provide alpha-linolenic acid or ALA. Others provide Docosahexaenoic acid and Eicosapentaenoic acid or DHA and EPA. If you are considering supplementation or dietary changes, you should find ... Read >
Author: Laurel Cohen10th September 2009
Diabetes is a simple disease to overcome holistically. Much simpler than it is to understand when being scientifically explained.
But after all does your body really care if you understand the scientific explanation of why it's not able to work proper... Read >
21st August 2009
Goods Fat
Good fat that are contained in natural non –animal products are excellent for promoting good health and vital performance. It can help your metabolism run efficiently and by consuming adequate amounts, you can actually assist in weight loss... Read >
Author: Cherie Ang13th August 2009
Do you feel embarrassed by the size of your breasts? Are you reluctant to put on a bathing suit and go to the beach or swimming pool because of your small breasts? Do you want to grow your breasts but cannot afford breast enlargement surgery or feel unsa... Read >
Author: Nancy Newton03rd August 2009
A diabetes diet is crucial when a person suffers from diabetes. The low glycemic index diet is not a special food package but is just a little more than a diet plan for healthy living for people in general. A low gi diet is not a special food that is pac... Read >
Author: Jose M. Talavera23rd July 2009
When the process of losing weight enters your life, you will have to get to know all about healthy diets. That is, if you are serious about finding the vital key to your eventual success.
While doing some research, I unearthed some truths about the in... Read >
Author: Tom Pyne 21st July 2009
Omega -3 DHA-- ClickDid you know that dietary lack of omega-3 fatty acids ranks as the 6th biggest cause of premature deaths in the US? That's right there are some 84,000 premature deaths a year! And, another 82,000 premature deaths a year can be attrib... Read >
Author: Tommie Cox06th July 2009
FAT - Friend or Foe? Understand it and you can easily control it.
Most people think of fat as their enemy. It’s unsightly, it’s unhealthy (biggest contributor to diabetes and heart disease), and makes your normal motions of life burdensome.
... Read >
Author: Professional Life Coach Cathy Webb04th July 2009
In a perfect world we'd all be entirely informed about how our bodies function—unfortunately many people are uninformed or misinformed when it comes to health. Many are aware that lifestyle choices can affect your health. Smoking, drinking, late night... Read >
Author: Kevin Agrawal01st June 2009
Tips for you to Prevent Cancer
There seems to be little hope in this world. Many People believe that you can not prevent cancer. They may be right, just like there is no way to prevent being hit by a car while crossing the street. By living a healthy l... Read >
Author: louisjeffries18th May 2009
Most people are literally eating poison every day without giving it a second thought. Eating this substance can make you fat and even small amounts (2% of total energy intake) are consistently linked to coronary heart disease. The research also confirms ... Read >
Author: Tom Venuto09th April 2009
Strength training exercises are not just important for body-building. They are important for preventing injury and for weight loss, too. In fact, to maintain your weight on the long-term, one of your primary goals should be to increase your muscularity an... Read >
Author: Dewayne Blalock20th March 2009
A healthy diet should achieve all of the following objectives:
It should have sufficient calories to maintain one’s metabolic needs and to power you through whatever activities you undertake. However, the number of calories should not be so high th... Read >
Author: Marcus Koebbermaker13th 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: celiabalmer24th February 2009
Grocery shopping is something we all have to do, even though choosing the right foods can be very hard indeed. To assist you with your healthy grocery shopping, the tips below can indeed help make things easier than ever before:
1. Never go grocery sh... Read >
Author: Jesus Smay10th February 2009
If you want to lower cholesterol level by eating healthy foods; it is quite obvious that you require foods those are low in fats. It can make a bit of common sense and a real way to improve the health. You don't need to quit eating any of your favorite fo... Read >
Author: Bryan Len25th 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: WeightLossInfo09th September 2008
The zero size is in and has become a rage in the younger generation. Most celebrities and models look so thin as if they have been starving themselves for months. Despite their anorexic looks, youngsters look up to them as their role models. They believe ... Read >
Author: Mike Lombardy08th September 2008
The cells of your brain, cells that determine your intelligence, heartbeat, muscular movements, subconscious, and consciousness, are made entirely out of fat. In recent years there has been much focus on the amount of fat we should eat and what form that... Read >
Author: Martin Mak28th August 2008
Ever heard of the Mediterranean diet? People who live in these regions have much lower instances of heart disease and related problems and for a good reason; they eat plenty of fish! Read how fish oil can help prevent certain disease and increase the qua... Read >
Author: Madeline12th August 2008
Even though there are major differences in the various types of fats, you should
almost always keep your overall fat intake relatively low (30% or less, preferably closer
to 20%). There are eight primary reasons why:
1. Fat is more calorie dense than... Read >
Author: Mike29th July 2008
High cholesterol levels are slowly killing off the population. The increasing prevalence and risk of hypertension and heart disease in Americans are ringing the alarm bells in the country's health sector. Health officials are desperately trying to find wa... Read >
Author: Jan Richards29th July 2008
CLA is conjugated linoleic acid, a compound known as a trans fatty acid due to its stereochemistry, and while trans fatty acids are generally regarded as harmful, CLA is not because it is conjugated. This means that it has alternate single and double bon... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer29th July 2008
This may come as a great surprise, but eating fat (the right kind of fat) can help you lose weight. Overwhelming evidence shows that the Omega-3 and Omega-6 and Omega-9 essential fatty acids (EFAs) stimulate the body’s burning of “brown” fat. They a... Read >
Author: Ivan S. Pullicino B.Pharm. (Hons.) M.Sc.18th July 2008
Causes
High blood pressure means that the force with which the blood presses onto the artery walls is higher than it should be. By far the most common reason for high blood pressure is arteriosclerosis. Narrowed arteries plugged with fatty deposits are u... Read >
Author: Article Manager04th June 2008
If you have high cholesterol then you need to be aware of what can happen to you if you get a clogged artery. It depends on the location of the clogged artery as to how serious it can be. If an artery that feeds the blood supply in the brain becomes clogg... Read >
Author: Lambert Klein21st May 2008
Believe it or not, there is not much credibility to the idea that avoiding animals fats and consuming a low-cholesterol diet will reduce the risk of heart disease. In the past one hundred years, heart disease has gradually become the leading cause of deat... Read >
Author: Jolene Wilkinson21st May 2008
Do you know what actually goes into the making of the standard dog kibble that you purchase and feed your dog friend on a regular basis? Are you sure that it is as nutritious as it should be and that it is also healthy. Is the Dog food that you are feedin... Read >
Author: francineandreas20th May 2008
Diet plays a significant role in controlling the diabetes. The diabetic diet may be used alone or else in combination with insulin doses or with oral hypoglycemic drugs. Main objective of diabetic diet is to maintain ideal body weight, by providing adequa... Read >
Author: Peter rodrick20th May 2008
In this new century, news media are finally aware that America's major health problem is obesity. Excess weight not only contributes to almost every health risk, it can actually multiply the risk factors, including those from tobacco. It has already been... Read >
Author: Parveen Kumar07th May 2008
If you’ve decided to follow a weight gain program, you may be a little overwhelmed by all the talk about protein supplements. Are protein powders really necessary to gain muscle? Well, first we need to address the purpose of any protein powder and any... Read >
Author: Jon Cardozo07th May 2008
You probably know by now that building muscle requires an increase in calories. As you progress through your strength training routines, your muscles will repair and rebuild more strongly over time. However, this requires the raw materials to be in your... Read >
Author: Jon Cardozo25th April 2008
If you are going on a weight loss program, it is very important to focus on an effective diet plan. All your workout sessions and cutting down on certain food items or abstaining from food for several days will go waste if you don’t eat the right diet. ... Read >
Author: Bertil Hjert18th April 2008
Fat is an important nutrient that sometimes gets a bad rap. Its major functions in the body include providing an energy source, aiding in the absorption and transport of the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, cushioning organs, and regulating body tempe... Read >
Author: Alien14th March 2008
In terms of bang-for-your-buck fat loss supplements and drugs, the best is not Clenbuterol, ECA, or Cytomel, but would have to be High Lignan Flax Oil. Flax oil is the most important food you can consume to strip off every last ounce of bodyfat.
That i... Read >
Author: Ingrid Sure06th November 2007
Can you lower your cholesterol naturally? Emphatically yes! Cholesterol, with all its hype, is the most misunderstood fat. Our bodies must have cholesterol to produce hormones, bile acids and vitamin D – plus it is an essential part of our brain and cel... Read >
Author: Michelle Honda PhD05th November 2007
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about the function of fatty acids in health. Just to clear things up a little, I would like to talk about what fatty acids are and what role they play in our health.Fats are made up of several different classes of f... Read >
Author: Anthony Kane, MD10th October 2007
Here are 8 tips to help speed up your rapid weight loss diet.1. Ensure a good daily intake of vegetables, especially the leafy green ones. Such foods are rich in vitamins and minerals.2. Take high fiber. This may help with a number of minor conditions, su... Read >
Author: Deedee10th October 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Charles CarterAs consumers we had no idea how much trans fatty acids (trans-fat) were in the food we eat. Until now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after much red tape, is requiring that trans-fats be on all packaged food... Read >
Author: liveleantoday03rd September 2007
Scientific research shows that intelligence is both genetic and environmental. Intelligence is also not fixed but can be increased because the brain develops new neurons and interconnections with stimulation.
A supportive environment fosters numerous a... Read >
Author: Deanna Mascle22nd August 2007
The top key to heart disease prevention is improving your lifestyle. Simple changes like eating healthier foods, taking exercise, and generally being more health conscious have shown that they can drastically reduce your chances of suffering heart diseas... Read >
Author: Paul Schaverien17th August 2007
What if you suddenly discovered that a dangerous, life-threatening substance had made its way into nearly half the foods in your supermarket?
It’s not grocery terrorism or product tampering. It’s trans fat, and the FDA estimates that 2,500 to 5,600... Read >
Author: Caroline J. Cederquist, M.D.01st August 2007
For the most part, organisms can satisfy their own fatty acid needs. In mammals, however, those enzymes which insert double bonds into the chains of fatty acids cannot insert them into the omega-3 and omega-6 positions. Linoleic and linolenic acid contain... Read >
Author: Dr. Randy Wysong30th July 2007
We all know that when we’re doing some grocery shopping, it can be extremely hard to find the right food for your healthy dinner recipes. Here are some tips you can keep in mind the next time you find yourself in the grocery store.
1. Shop in the Nat... Read >
Author: Deborah Prosser30th July 2007
If you’re like me you are often looking for a quick and healthy dinner recipe, but you are concerned about the amount of fat in some choices. However, fats are essential to the proper functioning of our bodies. Among other things, fats help maintain cel... Read >
Author: Deborah Prosser01st July 2007
A lot of people believe cancers come out of nowhere. Cancers develop if you follow an unwholesome diet full of cancer causing food over a long period of time. Some of the food we eat consists of large amounts of cancer promoters (carcinogens) that cause c... Read >
Author: Natalie Williams15th March 2007
Cholesterol is quite easily the top of the list of killers among the human race in the world today. An excess of cholesterol can produce extremely fatal cardiovascular conditions such as atherosclerosis, heart aches, heart attacks, high blood pressure, et... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne14th March 2007
Being overweight is quite certainly one of the greatest health risk people over the world are facing today. Medically, this condition is known as obesity. Obese people are very vulnerable to a large number of lethal diseases, such as atherosclerosis, high... Read >
Author: Tom alter20th February 2007
Vitamin E in the form of alpha-tocopherol is beneficial to over all cardiovascular health primarily because of the role it plays in protecting low density lipoproteins (LDL) from oxidization. This form of cholesterol is considered to be harmful when it i... Read >
Author: vincent platania06th January 2007
Excessive Fat kills.In this new century, news media are finally aware thatAmerica's major health problem is obesity. Excess weightnot only contributes to almost every health risk, it canactually multiply the risk factors, including those fromtobacco. It h... Read >
drdon
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 Palmer01st December 2006
All the hype about losing weight and burning fat boils down to one simple fact, you must use up more calories than you take in. If you eat more calories than your body needs to function effectively, the additional calories will be stored as fat.
To... Read >
Author: Chris Chenoweth16th November 2006
We are frequently advised by our doctors that if you have high cholesterol level, you should avoid taking any egg especially the egg yolk. So, most of us will equate taking egg yolk to having heart disease because a high cholesterol level will possibly r... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock15th November 2006
I'm sure that most of us at one time or another have been told that certain foods can cause acne. I must admit, I have always been a skeptic when hearing that idea...after all, I was eating the food, not wearing it on my face, so how could it cause a pro... Read >
Author: C. L. Jackson12th October 2006
Copyright (c) 2006 Jonathan Perez
Will eating foods that contain trans-fats slow down my weight loss and fat burn goals?
Basically, trans fats (or trans fatty acids, as they are called), are an unnatural fat that is formed or created whenever you fr... Read >
Author: Jonathan Perez17th August 2006
Copyright 2006 Sylvia Riley
Top 10 Diet TIps for Optijmum Health and Weight
1. Raw Power
Raw plant foods are healthy, regenerative, cleansing and energising, packed with potent compounds that gift the body in numerous ways. Raw food boosts the im... Read >
Author: Healthwise Solutions07th August 2006
Healthy grocery shopping is a critical part of eating healthy to lose weight. Choosing healthy foods to eat instead of high fat foods can benefit you in so more ways than just losing weight.
Eating healthy can affect the way you look and feel every mi... Read >
Author: Gary Gresham01st August 2006
AVOID
Hydrogenated oils and trans-fatty acids (often found in margarines, biscuits and cakes) carcinogenic and damaging to cells.
Fried foods also contain trans-fatty acids and carcinogens.
Caffeine (found in coffee, tea and chocolate) dehy... Read >
Author: Hermann Keppler18th July 2006
Don't always believe what you hear- especially when it comes to your health. Here's some nutrition myths we were taught to follow, and according to the experts, we shouldn't have listened to.
Sugar Causes Diabetes
So far, a diet high in calories, bein... Read >
Author: chester ku-lea22nd June 2006
Contrary to what most people think, it is not heart attacks that cause the most death in this country. It is the disease of the arteries, and the arteries go to all parts of the body.
Sally may be affected in her heart. George may be affected in his ... Read >
Author: Dr. Leslie Van Romer21st June 2006
1. Burn more calories than you consume. If this makes you go: "D-uuuh!!", snap out of it and consider that this elementary aspect of dieting excapes countless clueless -- and doomed -- dieters. Tabloids may claim to have the "miracle foods" that'll allow ... Read >
Author: Naveen Kumar12th June 2006
A switch to a raw, vegan, natural foods lifestyle requires a little creativity and a lot of getting used to. It may feel at first as if we are giving up more than we are gaining.
When I became a 'raw dude' I expanded my tastes by experimenting and tryi... Read >
Author: Edwin Geronimo30th April 2006
Eggs are healthful!After years of bad press, new studies show that eggs havebeen give a bum rap. If eggs are served without fattysausage or bacon, no buttery toast, and cooked without fat,eggs are actually quite nutritious and safe. It's easy toboil an eg... Read >
drdon
18th April 2006
Red Yeast RiceSupports Cardiovascular Health Red yeast rice has been used in China for centuries to make rice wine, to color and flavor foods such as Peking duck and as a health promoting food. It is prepared by fermenting a type of yeast (Monascus purpur... Read >
Author: Get Nutri05th March 2006
Copyright 2006 Marc David
You have no idea that avoiding all fats is serious mistake. All fats are not created equal.
In fact, if you were to avoid them entirely you'd not only slow down on losing weight (assuming that is your goal; you didn't say)... Read >
Author: Marc David15th February 2006
The main building blocks of good nutrition that people are always talking about are fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. Let's briefly describe what these nutrients are.
Protein is found in plant and animal sources. Animal proteins include meat, poultry... Read >
Author: Tom Manfredi14th February 2006
Did you know that there might be poison in many of your favorite foods found on grocery store shelves everywhere? Breads, crackers, cookies, energy bars, tortillas, frozen pizza are just a few examples of these dangerous foods. The poison in these items i... Read >
Author: Kevin Koskella08th February 2006
Hydrogenation is a chemical reaction -- widely used in the processing of cooking oils and fats -- that turns unsaturated fatty acids into saturated ones. Technically speaking, during this process unsaturated bonds between carbon atoms are reduced by attac... Read >
Author: Brian Vaszily26th January 2006
As more and more studies are coming up about the detrimental aspects of non vegetarian food, many people are anxious to know how they can stay healthy without giving up their favorite non vegetarian delicacies. The following points list the demerits as we... Read >
Author: Daisy Bone24th December 2005
Trans fatty acid, also known as trans fat, is an artery-clogging fat formed when hydrogen is added to vegetable oil, a process called hydrogenation. Many manufacturers use this process of hydrogenation because it reduces cost and increases ... Read >
Author: Brian Vaszily03rd October 2005
Warning: Do not eat foods that contain partiallyhydrogenated and hydrogenated fats. These fats arefound in all kinds of packaged and junk food. Foodmanufacturers really don't care about your healthwhen they add hydrogenated oils to their foods.Good clean ... Read >
Author: Rudy Silva20th September 2005
Do you bite your nails?
Pass gass easily or often?
Do you dig your forefinger into the back of your mouth above
your teeth to clean out the mashed up food that's stuck
there -- in public?
Don't worry about it -- first of all -- whoever "catches... Read >
Author: Craig Garber16th August 2005
OMEGA 3 EPA: NATURE'S VERY OWN ANTI-DEPRESSANT
Copyright 2005 David McEvoy
Since Dr Malcolm Peet, a consultant psychiatrist at
Sheffield swallow court hospital released his findings
about the effects of Ethyl Epa and its effects on people
suff... Read >
Author: David McEvoy09th August 2005
Since Dr Malcolm Peet, a consultant psychiatrist at Sheffield swallow court hospital released his findings about the effects of Ethyl Epa and its effects on people suffering from depression and low moods, many other studies have been performed using Ethyl... Read >
Author: dave mcevoy
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