Archive for the 'Nutrition' Category

Alkaline Food and Ph Balance - Making the Right Choices for a Balanced Diet

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Energetic people who cycle, run, hike, play tennis, golf, build muscle up, or do any physical activity and want to perform at peak levels of fitness, have a choice to make. It’s a choice many never consider, but one of the most important choices for overall health and fitness. It stares you right in the […]

What’s In Your Food?

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

What Are You Eating?
As you sit down to eat the magnificent dinner you prepare have you ever wondered what’s in your food?
You’ve made chicken on the BBQ, grilled veggies and a terrific looking green salad with fresh berries. You are quite pleased with yourself for choosing such a healthy meal.
Did you know […]

Fiber Foods - Some Key Benefits

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

People all around the world suffer from the diseases of digestive system and extra weight and are desperate to deal with them. Most of them do not know that solution to all these problems lie in the totally natural fibrous foods. Fiber foods hold many advantages. Many diseases just start from the irregularity with the […]

Cardiovascular Disease Can Be Helped By Increasing The Intake Of Essential Fatty Acids

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

There have been many studies conducted on the benefits of essential fatty acids that can serve to reduce the effects of cardiovascular diseases. Omega 3 fatty acids have been proven to help with many of the factors that can lead to cardiovascular disease including high blood pressure, platelet stickiness, clogged arteries, and irregular heart beats.
Those […]

All About Acai, The Tropical Super Fruit

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

There is a Brazilian legend that dates back hundreds of years. It tells the story of the Açaí berry, and it goes something like this:
Once there was a village at the edge of the Pará river.
Due to the rapidly rising birth rate, the food began to be scarce and the leader of the tribe, Itaqui, […]

The Worst Places to Eat and How to Avoid Food Poisoning

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

There are some wonderful places to dine in the world, but there are also some horrors to avoid at all cost and some basic rules to observe if you want to avoid trashing your holiday because of an untimely bout of food intolerance or even severe poisoning.
First on the list of hot spots is definitely […]

Luo Han Guo - The Sweet Taste of Health

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

In China the Luo Han Guo fruit has been used as a natural sweetener for nearly a millennium. The official name of this herbaceous perennial vine is Siraitia grosvenorii. It is native to southern China and is best known for its fruit.
Luo Han Guo, (罗汉果; Pinyin: luóhàn guǒ) literally means “arhat fruit” or “monk’s fruit”, […]

Eliminate Coffee In Only Five Weeks With These Five Steps

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

It’s a common cure for a lazy morning and often used to jump start a long afternoon: coffee. Joe. Java. Coffee is one of the most addictive substances in the world today. But how much is too much?
Are you feeling irritable or constipated on a somewhat regular basis? Plagued by headaches or perhaps suffering from […]

Eating To Live-The Low Cholesterol Foods

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

It is not expected that you should totally change or alter ingrained habits of a lifetime of eating patterns, but being able to accept a few adjustments with regard to your eating patterns, puts you well on your way to a wealth of delicious, natural flavors of a wide variety of natural foods, that are […]

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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Why should the amount of water you drink affect weight loss? Water is essential to our bodies. How much you drink may directly affect how much you lose. It may be the “miracle drug” we all want to get rid of excess weight. Once you’ve got the amount of calories you take in under control, […]