There's no doubt--carbohydrates have taken center stage in public discourse about dietary practices. You can't turn on the TV, open a newspaper or walk past the office water cooler these days without hearing a debate about this nutrient du jour. Recently, however, increasing attention is being given to an all... Read More
How To Have A Healthy ThanksgivingEnd of the year holidays are a time when our eyes are often bigger than our stomach! Many of us wonder how we will get through them without gaining 5 or 10 pounds. So how can you feel great after parties and meals instead of... Read More
THE RISKNo doubt you've heard of the increasingly popular "raw food" and "whole food" diets. Why are people so interested in eating raw food or whole food? One reason is that eating these types of food reduces the risk of acid accumulation in your body.Raw and whole foods are usually... Read More
The Immune System is probably the most important system in your body. It was designed by nature, millions of years ago, to aid the body in recovering from injuries and illness. In other words "a natural built in healing system".Your blood is composed mainly of red and white cells, the... Read More
We sometimes hear about ways that we can take care of our organs by the foods we injest. When we think about our diet we cannot help but think about the effect our choices have on our heart, liver and other internal and external organs. And yet, what of the... Read More
Most of us equate the word diet with calorie reduction. This is understandable, since most diet marketing is relentlessly focused on offering consumers low-calorie options.Unfortunately, this way of thinking is categorically wrong. The simple fact that any nutritionist will verify is that everyone is on a diet. Even those who... Read More
Acid Reflux Disease, or GERD, is a common disease which affects approximately 5-7% of the population. It occurs when acid from the stomach backs up into the esophagus, a long, thin, muscular tube, which connects the mouth and the stomach. This often causes a constant burning sensation behind the breastbone,... Read More
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.Bananas: Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous... Read More
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the healthiest of them all? Here is your handy-dandy checklist for a healthy you. Discover how your face reveals your health.____1. If you see 12 bloodshot lines in the whites of the eyes, your internal organs are getting weak.____2. If the lines in the... Read More
Female and male athletes respond to training in a fairly comparable way. As volume and intensity of training increases, so does aerobic capacity and hence performance. Body composition tends to change, whether male or female, indicating that physiologically, we are all actually quite similar.Nutritionally speaking, fuelling of training is similar... Read More
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THE RISKWhen you consume food that's high in acid or... Read More
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the healthiest of them... Read More
Today's tip is on hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).Hypoglycemia affects both... Read More
Lactose is the primary carbohydrate in milk. Cow's milk contains... Read More
Established in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, "Foundation for Innovation in... Read More
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What ancient tribes and people of the Amazon have known... Read More
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Salt was used long before recorded history began. One of... Read More
Evidence for the importance of fruit and vegetable intake to... Read More
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The latest tallies show that over three million people in... Read More
As any student of chemistry will assure you, acids and... Read More
Come on, guys and gals. Those Trix are for kids.And... Read More
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After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in... Read More
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Mannatech's patent-pending glyconutrients complex, Ambrotose, is perhaps the greatest wellness... Read More
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The Mediterranean Diet is now recognized as one of the... Read More
Zingiber officinale has been held in the highest regard by... Read More
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When I hear the word fat I usually think of... Read More
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For those of us that understand nutrition and it's importance... Read More
Do we really need a home water filter? Can't we... Read More
If you do not take time to stand back at... Read More
What is the Atkins diet and how can it help... Read More
The proliferation of fast food restaurants, convenience stores, and vending... Read More
In the last twenty years, a huge and growing body... Read More
Every day we are bombarded with information about food products... Read More
The American Heart Association recommends that you eat a variety... Read More
Today's tip is on hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).Hypoglycemia affects both... Read More
Eating grain products - breads, cakes, cereals - have long... Read More
Are Your Cells Talking To Each Other?Communication! It permeates our... Read More
I had finally come to a place in my life... Read More
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Following a diet program of any sort can sometimes be... Read More
If you have a business trip tomorrow morning, you've probably... Read More
Most of us are "regular" people. We don't eat the... Read More
Step 1: Eat five to ten servings per day of... Read More
As you've probably heard before, your post-workout meal may very... Read More
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Creating Your Target is easy.What I use to help create... Read More
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Meal replacements have been part of the diet landscape for... Read More
Great news on the chocolate front! Chocolate is good for... Read More
Before the thirties, people knew the importance of mineral. Their... Read More
According to the National Institute of Health, Magnesium is needed... Read More
Manganese is a metallic mineral that was discovered by a... Read More
One way to combat the boredom many people complain accompanies... Read More
The word herb is used to refer to any part... Read More
Recently yet another super-heavyweight Iron Immortal died from a heart... Read More
Some of the things you think you know that just... Read More
The nutritional support in critically ill patients can be explained... Read More
Much controversy and argument surrounds the idea that food may... Read More
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