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- 5 Foods Men Should Be Eating - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Sean BarkerYou may think you're eating healthy. But are you eating these 5 must have foods for men? These 5 foods will make sure you are on your way to living a long and healthy life so you can be the strong dad you need to be to keep up with your family. 1. Tomatoes - This plump red FRUIT provides a ...
Views: 1627(2 votes) - 5 Foods Men Should Be Eating - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Sean BarkerYou may think you're eating healthy. But are you eating these 5 must have foods for men? These 5 foods will make sure you are on your way to living a long and healthy life so you can be the strong dad you need to be to keep up with your family. 1. Tomatoes - This plump red FRUIT provides a ...
Views: 1627(2 votes) - 5 Important factors to Help You Pick a Great Diet Program - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2013 from Ricky StevensYou have the desire to shed some extra pounds but you feel as though you don’t really know how or where to start. Your appearance is worse than ever, you feel shameful about the way you feel and to top it off, you are starting to seriously panic about the future of your physical health. Well ...
Views: 1530(2 votes) - 5 Key Reasons Why Fad Diets Fail, and 5 Proven Alternatives to Help You Lose Weight Easily, Naturally, and Permanently - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Michael LocklearDo you run to the latest fad diet when you want to lose weight? You are not alone. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimates that each day Americans spend an average of $109 million on dieting or diet related products, or over $34 billion a year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Views: 3125(1 vote) - 5 reasons to add quinoa to your diet - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Jenny GeninI am in love - with a new grain - quinoa! Actually, it is not new, but quite old, in fact, ancient grain! It dates back over 5,000 years. The ancient Inca once called it "the Mother grain", because it was so important for their diet! Quinoa is a tiny grain, no bigger than mustard seed, but ...
Views: 1083(3 votes) - 5 reasons why protein shakes are fantastic for body building - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2011 from Nathan Till5 reasons why protein shakes are fantastic for body building Understanding protein and how it can help you is very important for building muscle, with protein being the building blocks of muscle, tissue recovery and muscle growth knowing how a protein shake can benefit your body provides you ...
Views: 1204(1 vote) - 5 Sure Ways To Get Rid Of Acne - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2010 from sophie tuckerSome Acne and Acne On Chin is a result if external elements, but most cases are a result of imbalances or hormonal changes inside the body. One of the most effective ways to Cure Chin Acne FAST and Effectively is by taking the right vitamins and nutrients regular basis to help your body to ...
Views: 1678(2 votes) - 5 Tips for eating right at the Super Bowl Party - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2010 from Joe PalmieriYou're going to a Super Bowl Party. And you're dreading the pain of having to deal with all of those tempting, fattening foods. Well, you can survive. In addition to the obvious things, (like avoiding too much beer) these tips can keep you from sabotaging your fitness success. 1. Have a ...
Views: 764(1 vote) - 5 Tips to Prevent Holiday Weight Gain - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Lisa NelsonMost people gain an average of 1 pound every holiday season. Now, what’s one pound? Doesn’t seem like that big of an issue, but the problem is most do not lose this extra weight. The pounds simply continue to add up year after year. It may take several years before you look at yourself and ...
Views: 1662(2 votes) - 5 Ways to Make Healthy Eating More Interesting - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2011 from Margot RutiglianoEating healthy sometimes seems boring. As a culture, we've become inclined to associate good food with foods and dishes that are not always the best choices. Meals that contain oils, cheese, refined sugars and even trans fats have seeped into our daily diets. These high caloric and high sugar ...
Views: 1389(1 vote) - 5 Ways to Super-Fuel Your Body - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Roy VartabedianMany people don't realize that the food they eat not only "fuels" their body for energy, but actually "makes" and "remakes" their body as cells and cellular material are replaced every day. This is a key reason we must eat high quality food, since we will actually "become what we eat" over ...
Views: 1624(3 votes) - 50 snacks under 50 calories - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2019 from Mobile StylesSummer is here meaning it’s swimsuit season. If you’re like me you procrastinate on working out and eating healthy, so you’re cutting the calories now. If you’re used to snacking on fries or chips and are seeking a list of healthier snacks with less calories, look no further! Fruit Snacks ...
Views: 793(1 vote) - 6 Innovative CBD Products to Ease Your Partner into Cannabis - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2018 from Amayax Infotech Pvt Ltd•The CBD industry has blossomed for offering therapeutic benefits. •CBD is derived from the cannabis sativa plant and industrial hemp. •The scientist has conducted multiple kinds of research on the CBD while there are dozens of studies have shown a great result against schizophrenia, ...
Views: 757(1 vote) - 6 Power Foods to Put Your Summer Energy on High - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Roberta MittmanAre you more active in the summer? Do you need a boost of energy to get you through the day? I've got just the menu additions you need. The summer superfoods below are so easy to use that once you've tried them, you just might want to keep them on your grocery list all year long. Many are ...
Views: 3364(1 vote) - 6 Things You Need to Know Before Sleeve Gastrectomy - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2020 from Amelia GrantSleeve gastrectomy is one of the methods of bariatric surgery. This surgery decreases the size of the stomach. The purpose of the procedure is to limit your intake of food by narrowing the upper gastrointestinal tract. The surgery is performed if conservative treatments are ineffective and your ...
Views: 670(1 vote) - 6 Tips for Summer BBQ Survival - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2012 from Elizabeth MauroSmall tricks can save you hundreds, if not thousands of wasted calories that you will never notice or miss. No need to sacrifice a good time, just make a few upgrades to your healthy lifestyle. 1. Get your hydration on!!! Dehydration saps our energy and leads to false hunger ...
Views: 1239(1 vote) - 6 Types of Hunger - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Ben WIlsonMost people just think hunger is just hunger but sadly this a gross oversimplification. There are in fact six types of hunger. It is vital you understand what these all are otherwise you will find yourself addressing the wrong causes of your eating and be left wondering why you cannot control ...
Views: 1265(1 vote) - 7 Biggest Baby Food Frustrations And Ways To Deal With Them - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2016 from Aradhana PandeyFeeding a baby is no piece of cake. If you are a new mother, you must have developed numerous new skills including that of an entertainer, a pacifier and a chef, all in the attempt of trying to feed your infant! There are days when mealtime is smooth, and your baby savors the food you offer to ...
Views: 785(1 vote) - 7 Good Eating Habits That Can Increase Brain Function - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Chris D'CruzA well-balanced diet can work wonders on various emotional and physical aspects of your life. However, many people are unaware that developing certain eating habits can increase brain function. Here are 7 habits that can help you accomplish this. 1. Eat Enough The body requires a certain ...
Views: 894(1 vote) - 7 Popular Foods With Surprising Health Benefits and Other Hot Health Stories for the Week - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2011 from Sam EtkinHere are the top 5 health news stories for the week. * 7 Popular Foods With Surprising Health Benefits * You may be cutting out yummy foods previously deemed bad for you and missing out on their surprising health benefits. Go here for the complete news story: ...
Views: 2351(1 vote) - 7 Smoothies Made with Avocado You Have to Try - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2018 from Nancy LeeAvocados are great and they can be eaten in almost anything. The newest trend is to add avocados to smoothies. They have a silky texture but not an overbearing taste which makes them an ideal choice for your smoothie ingredients. Smoothies made with avocado have real substance as opposed to ...
Views: 1327(1 vote) - 7 Uncommon Ways To Coax Your Children To Eat Healthy Foods - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Sydney JohnstonWe parents can resort to the ultimate weapon - Parental Authority - and force our kids to eat healthy foods, but in the end that's a losing strategy. For one thing, it won't always work and opposition will increase with every battle. Then, too, that strategy turns the dinner table into a war ...
Views: 2187(1 vote) - 7 Useful Tips to Help Reduce the Fat Contents in Your Favorite Meals - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2011 from Saeed SikiruIt's easier to keep track of the amount of fats you eat; if you understand which foods are naturally high in fat. It's also easier to figure out pleasant and acceptable changes in your eating habits when you know something about how fats function in your favorite foods. Below are some ...
Views: 2051(1 vote) - 8 Amazing Benefits of Papaya for Health and Skin - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2019 from herba nutrinThis is a fruit once you develop a taste for it. It is not everyone’s favorite, however those who love it find it hard to get by a morning without digging into a bowl of freshly cubed papayas. The orange-colored flesh is extremely tempting so, but what puts most people off, is the slight bitter ...
Views: 539(1 vote) - 8 Vitamins and Minerals that Affect Hair Loss - by It's no secret that many people in our society don't eat the proper foods on a daily basis. Although fitness and health have become more prominent in people's minds, fast food and snacks have also become an integral part of our lives. Even if you're young and thin enough that you don't think ...
Views: 1554(1 vote) - 9 Astonishing Benefits Of Vitamin B12 - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2018 from Jessica RoggersVitamin B12 offers unbelievable health benefits to the human body right from the head till the toe. It is primarily a water-soluble vitamin that is essential for most mechanisms of the body.Read below to know about the top 9 advantages of Vitamin B12 : 1. Energy Levels– It is responsible for ...
Views: 1982(1 vote) - 9 Surprising Sources of Sugar Eliminate These Foods Now For a Flat, Sexy Stomach - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2014 from Dianne Villano(Added) sugar By any other name still has the same effect on fat loss - it slows it down considerably by effecting hunger, blood sugar hormone and insulin levels. If you want to create a truly “fit” kitchen, you want to minimize the added sugars in your food. The following are all “added sugar” ...
Views: 1105(1 vote) - 95% Of Lead in the Body is Stored in our Bones! - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Tom GourleyDid you know that 95% of lead in the body is stored in our bones? According to a study by Rabinowitz M. Published in Environmental Health Perspectives in 1991, lead can remain active in our blood stream for up to 90 days, but lead stored in our bones can remain active for decades. Concerns ...
Views: 2681(1 vote) - A Better Way To Eat Your Fast Food - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Aurther ShokoThe dominance of fast food in our lives today has reached perhaps the highest levels ever in history. It can reasonably be compared to the presence, aggressiveness and dominance of the deadly tobacco industry in the 1960s right through until the 1990s. This is an indirect way to say fast food ...
Views: 674(1 vote) - A complete body work out : The secret revealed - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Rob ChapmanAs you might have already learned, the squat is among the most advantageous overall exercises for stimulating muscle gain and fat loss. This is mainly because exercises like squats use more muscle groups under a heavy load than just about any other weight exercises known to man. Squats use ...
Views: 417(1 vote) - A Comprehensive Insight into Doxiderol - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2013 from Daniel JonesOf late, I had been suddenly forgetting things that I had done a few minutes ago, forgetting where I had kept my belongings, and these incidents carried on. It was too much for me to bear so, I decided to try out a memory pill or as it is popularly known- nootropics. I looked up a few and I ...
Views: 1561(1 vote) - A Healthy Breakfast for a Healthy You - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from Mercedes AsplandWe are all aware of how important it is to eat properly and the effects that it can have on our health. However do we really know what the right things to eat are? Often the answer to this is no and there is so much advice that it is difficult to work out just what to do. In this article we will ...
Views: 933(1 vote) - A Holistic Approach to Nutrition - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Chris HinesOne of the most important considerations in a nutritional protocol is the body's hydration levels. Our bodies are mainly made up of water with our brain being comprised of 75% water, our blood being 92% water and our muscles being 75% water. Most people are chronically dehydrated and this ...
Views: 1091(1 vote) - A Lowering Cholesterol Diet Is Not Hard to Follow - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Emilia KlappA lowering cholesterol diet is not that difficult to follow. In fact, many regular foods sold at your local supermarket can reduce LDL cholesterol, the bad type, increase HDL, the good one, and prevent the oxidation of LDL, making it less harmful to the arteries. Let us see which foods are these ...
Views: 1524(1 vote) - A Man's Good Health Is Determined by What He Eats - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Brent P CullenAs a middle-aged man, have you ever stood in front of the mirror and asked yourself why you do not feel as good as you did when you were younger? You do not have the energy that you had before and you wonder what has happened to your health and there is an answer to this question and also a few ...
Views: 811(1 vote) - A Natural Alternative to Address the Debilitating Issue of Lack of Sleep - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2012 from Anna S.Cultural adaptation took us all down a dangerous path in a critical, but often neglected member of the “Big 4” keys to golden health. Generally speaking, the “Big 4” act as foundational pillars for a long satisfying life. We need a proper diet with sufficient liquid nourishment. We need exercise ...
Views: 437(1 vote) - A Note on the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2019 from John DiamondIn the world of Nature there is no RDA. What is it then? It is just an artificial system devised by technological man to reassure us after he has defiled and destroyed the nutritional qualities of the products of Nature. The RDA exists not for the good of mankind but for the food refiners ...
Views: 932(1 vote) - A Quick Comparison Of Black Tea Versus Green Tea - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from Will YapThe evergreen plant, Camellia Sinensis, found in the Asian region in abundance is commonly called ‘Tea’. It has been there for thousands of years. Though there are many forms of tea, ‘Green Tea’, the variation that goes through minimum amount of processing, is the widely used tea and is ...
Views: 808(1 vote) - A Raw Food Diet: Is it Healthier? - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2011 from Isaac EliazIn today’s ever health-conscious world, the Raw Food Movement is on the rise, gaining new devotees as well as critics. The basic premise of the raw food diet is that raw foods in their whole, natural form provide the enzymes necessary for digestion and vibrant health, and that cooking food ...
Views: 1667(1 vote) - About Candida Treatments - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Steve BallCandida yeast infections result from the overgrowth of yeast, a type of fungus, anywhere on or in the body. Candidiasis is the more common type of yeast infection as it results from the natural candida organisms that thrive within us. The human body contains natural fungi that live both in our ...
Views: 753(1 vote) - Acai and Maqui Superfruits Comparison - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2010 from Alex VicThe impressive attention initiated by two relatively recent berries being launched on the industry is a considerable one. On one side is the reigning rank possessor, the Acai berry, which entered into the planet marketplace through the presentation of no less an exalted woman ...
Views: 3765(2 votes) - Acai Berry vs Maqui Berry: Which is Healthier? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2010 from Maqui SuperberryAcai Berry vs Maqui Berry: Which is Healthier? In recent years, the Acai berry has gained a healthy dose of attention from the media and nutrition community. A common ingredient in trendy sports drinks and juice concentrates, it is responsible for making the health benefits of anti-oxidants ...
Views: 8214(2 votes) - Achieving Weight Loss With All Natural Diet Pills - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2010 from Michelle SpencerWhen it comes to losing weight, we all want that competitive edge that can enable us to not only lose the unwanted weight quickly, but also keep it off for many years to come. Over the years, there have been many diet pills, fat burners, and other slimming aids that have been introduced and then ...
Views: 615(1 vote) - Aching Joints – Living life at a tortoise pace - by Submitted on May 14, 2010 from Andy RossSome years ago, aching joints was a health concern mainly for the wrinkled faces, today, it has engulfed the youth as well. In today’s time, one essentially needs to take care given the speed at which it is emerging as a major health barrier. The living patterns and poor lifestyles greatly ...
Views: 1271(1 vote) - Acne treatment, in a shell. - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2011 from Stephen KavanaghFrom the depths of the ocean comes a product that few have considered as a possible treatment for acne. However sitting there in it's shell on the bottom of the ocean, the oyster possesses some remarkable properties that can have a marked effect on the progression of acne and other skin ...
Views: 745(1 vote) - Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from Dr. Kathleen AlbertsonMany studies report the success of acupuncture and herbal therapy in conjunction with pain and symptom management for cancer. This is mostly used to ease the negative effects during radiation, or chemotherapy. Tongue ulcers, and mouth sores, peeling skin, rashes, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, ...
Views: 2140(1 vote) - Addictive Foods and Their Harmful Consequences - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2012 from Linda GilesMost of us are fond of at least one product that has the effect of a stimulant and that eventually becomes an addiction. These products include exercise stimulant drinks (they come in cans and look like cola), fizzy aerated drinks, tobacco, betel nut, betel leaf, strong coffee, strong tea, ...
Views: 1097(1 vote) - Adopting Healthy Eating Habits - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Karen KleinwortEating healthy is critical whether your goal is weight loss, fitness or a healthier lifestyle in general. However, you don’t have to meticulously count calories or starve yourself to be healthy; rather, you need to provide your body with ample nourishment. While junk food and sugary treats might ...
Views: 1720(2 votes) - Advantages of nutritional supplements for optimum health and wellness - by Submitted on May 07, 2010 from Leigh McCabe"You are what you eat" according to nutritionists. In today's world there is a rising consciousness about health and fitness by children, youth, adults and aged alike. It is becoming increasingly important to choose the diet carefully and consume real food over synthetic food. About nutritional ...
Views: 813(1 vote) - Advice on Buying Organic Foods - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2010 from Zaklina TrajcevskaOrganic foods are grown, stored and packed without the use of toxic chemicals, with a view to a more holistic process that benefits the environment, the soil, animals and humans. Many studies show that organic foods have more nutrients than foods grown conventionally - this could be because ...
Views: 2415(4 votes) - Agave Syrup is NOT Natural! - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Dr. Alicia ArmitsteadAgave syrup is advertised as a "100% natural sweetener." Yet it is actually a highly refined form of fructose and is even more concentrated than the high fructose corn syrup used in sodas. Refined fructose is not a 'natural' sugar, and countless studies implicate it as a sweetener that will ...
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