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- Diet for a Calmer Mind - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Michael KnowlesWe become what we eat. The foods we consume -- and what they either contain, or more often lack -- contribute directly to anxiety and depression. When I discovered anti-anxiety medications and anti-depressants did not help me very much, I embarked on a search for answers. What I learned ...
Views: 859(1 vote) - True Food: A Love Poem - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs headlines swirl and climates whirl And Wall Street finds its feet There’s one refrain that doesn’t change “Mommy, what’s there to eat?” Well listen child, I’ll tell you what, That’s no small query there. Come over here, and sit right down, In fact, pull up a chair. Your question, ...
Views: 1353(2 votes) - Eating for Health, Where to Start? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Dear Hillary, On your first tele-class you spoke about different types of diets. I find the idea interesting but I don't know where to start! Can you point to some resources and tell me what benefits/changes you noticed from changing what you eat? Thanks.” For me diet has been very ...
Views: 860(1 vote) - The Mediterranean Diet Summarized - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Chester Ku-LeaWhat is the Mediterranean Diet all about? This diet combines the traditional cooking styles of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The fundamental parts of the diet include the basics of healthy eating, a little wine drinking, incorporating olive oil, and limiting “bad” fats. With ...
Views: 1413 - Raw Organic Milk Versus Brand Name Store Bought Milk - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Frank BilottaRaw milk. Many people hear that and immediately associate it with bacteria. The fact is raw organic milk not only supplies you with the calcium and vitamin D that your body needs, it even acts as a medicine to cure many ailments. Those of you who have labeled yourself as “lactose intolerant” ...
Views: 2877 - The Cabbage Soup Diet Summarized - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from Chester Ku-LeaWhat is the Cabbage Soup Diet all about? The Cabbage Soup Diet is a quick fix if you are looking to lose some weight fast. It is a low-fat, high-fiber diet that allows you to eat a different combination of food each day for seven days. It is very low in complex carbohydrates, protein, ...
Views: 1372 - Alternative Treatments for Sexual Problems - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Jack PittSexual dysfunction tends to affect both men and women, and can have an adverse impact on relationships. Treatment options range from medication to therapy, often with varying degrees of success. Herbal remedies offer another option for people with sexual problems who are concerned about possible ...
Views: 789 - Are You Looking for the Best Erectile Dysfunction Treatment? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Jack PittErectile dysfunction affects roughly one out of every ten men worldwide. It is said that around 30 million men in the US suffer from some degree of erectile dysfunction. Sexual enhancement specialists have been kept busy as more products said to help with impotence reach the market. Men are now ...
Views: 917 - Is Yogurt REALLY healthy? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you are searching for a healthy breakfast or snack, you may very well grab a yogurt. Yogurt has gotten a really great reputation for being healthy, even substituting ice cream as a 'healthier' option. Besides the fact that yogurt is a great source of calcium, iodine and phosphorous, among ...
Views: 1248(1 vote) - The Origin of the Pizza. - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Gail ColeThe early Greeks were the first in learning the secrets of mixing flour and water. The dough would be rounded and flattened then heated over hot stones. The round flat bread found its’ way to Italy. In the 18th century the flat bread was called “Pizzas”. The pizza was an inexpensive meal and ...
Views: 1676 - The Philosophy of Chinese Cooking - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Gail ColeYin and yang dates back to ancient China. The belief that everything in the universe is consigned into two forces that are opposing but harmonious and complementary. The yin and yang philosophy is used in Chinese cooking. The traditional symbol for the forces of yin and yang, are two fish ...
Views: 3290 - Fuel That Nurtures - Eating Right to Feel Better - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAt its simplest, food is fuel. Though our preferences regarding taste and texture can vary widely, we all rely on the foods we eat for energy. Most people are aware that it is vital we consume a diverse assortment of foods if we aspire to maintain a state of physical well-being. However, the ...
Views: 745(2 votes) - Natural Remedies For Insomnia - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Edith LingenfelterInsomnia is a nightmare. The more exhausted you are - the harder it is to sleep. And taking prescription or over the counter medicine can cause addiction and disturbing side effects, which can make insomnia worse. Insomnia can be due to many causes; such as, anxiety, caffeine, depression, low ...
Views: 1370(3 votes) - Natural Remedies And Medicine For Those Pesty Insect Bites - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Edith LingenfelterMost insect bites are just annoyances that itch like crazy and leave ugly little welts that go away in a few days. However, flies and mosquitoes can spread disease. The first thing you want to do is wash the bite area thoroughly with soap and water and apply an antiseptic. In the first place, ...
Views: 973 - 8 Natural Healing Remedies For Varicose Veins - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Edith LingenfelterVaricose veins are weakened veins that lack the strength they once had to return the blood to the heart. Veins in the legs are the most easily affected, for they are straight down from the heart. Blood that circulates to the legs must be pumped back up to the heart. But, veins are equipped ...
Views: 1388(4 votes) - Karela (Momordica Charantia) herb is very useful in Diabetes Mellitus - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Hamneet MadanBitter Melon, also known as Karela, Momordica Charantia or Bitter Gourd is a herb that helps regulate blood sugar levels and keeps body functions operating normally. It contains Gurmarin, a polypeptide considered to be similar to bovine insulin, which has been shown in experimental studies to ...
Views: 2173(2 votes) - THE FOOD PYRAMID, PROCESSED FOODS & ALLERGIES - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2011 from Lisa TunneyMany of us may remember the food pyramid that was taught in school. The government thought it was a good idea to teach Americans how to eat properly. The pyramid, or more aptly the triangle is designed to show how many servings of each type of food should be eaten on a daily basis. The bottom ...
Views: 2038(1 vote) - 8 Easy Habits for a Longer Life - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2009 from Lynn Baer, M.A.We all want to live longer, healthier lives. The good news is that some small precautions and habits can have a huge impact on your wellness and longevity. You might be pleasantly surprised that you are already doing some of these health-boosting activities every day! 8 Surprising Habits That ...
Views: 2665(4 votes) - The Jenny Craig Diet Summarized - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from Chester Ku-LeaFounded in 1983, Jenny Craig, Inc. is one of the largest weight management service companies in the world. The Company offers a comprehensive weight management program that helps clients learn how to eat the foods they want, increase their energy level through simple activity, and build more ...
Views: 1431(5 votes) - Body-For-Life Challenge Summarized - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from Chester Ku-LeaThe Body-for-LIFE Challenge is a 12-week healthy living contest based on proven principles in the best-selling book Body-for-LIFE by Bill Phillips, a former competitive bodybuilder. Participants track their progress and submit before and after photos. They are also asked to record their ...
Views: 2759(5 votes) - Sugar Trouble - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowSugar Trouble, aka: carbohydrates; it truly is completely and utterly amazing how this substance can rock your world and send you into overdrive mode only to bring you to a halting stop wondering what happened and what to do next. This legal substance creates havoc for many Lovely Ladies, ...
Views: 1180(1 vote) - The Atkins Diet Summarized - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from Chester Ku-LeaWhat is the Atkins Diet all about? The diet was created by Dr. Robert Atkins as he worked to resolve his own overweight condition following medical school and graduate medical training. He started writing the popular series of books after successfully treating thousands of patients. The diet ...
Views: 2864(2 votes) - The Macrobiotic Diet Summarized - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from Chester Ku-LeaThe macrobiotic diet and philosophy were developed by a Japanese educator named George Ohsawa, who believed that simplicity was the key to optimal health. Michio Kushi expanded on Ohsawa's macrobiotic theory and opened the Kushi Institute in Boston in 1978. Together with his wife Aveline, Kushi ...
Views: 1726(7 votes) - Protein for Muscle Recovery and Growth - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany athletes believe that they can grow larger muscles by taking protein supplements rather than by eating protein in ordinary foods. However, protein powders come from food, and extracts cannot be more efficient than the foods from which they are extracted. All athletes train by stressing ...
Views: 973(1 vote) - Here are some simple and easy steps for cleaning clams. - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Sabrina RoccaStart out by selecting the best clams that you can possibly find, even if you have to pay a little more for these. Try to find the ones with shells that are closed or, if they are slightly open, have visible siphons (the little breathing tubes used by these mollusks). If they are slightly open, ...
Views: 835 - Saturated Fats – A Review - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Mathew AndersonFats are one of the main components in all of the cell membranes throughout your entire body. If you eat enough healthy natural fats, your cellular processes will proceed normally. On the other hand, if you eat man-made, heavily processed, chemically altered fats (damaged fats) that are found in ...
Views: 669 - Are You (your body) Tripping? Where Does and Doesn’t Acidity Benefit Us and How Can We Alkalinize? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSick all the time, worried about bone density, battling frequent skin blemishes and / or digestive complaints? An overly acidic system could be the (part of) culprit. Why? Bad bacteria (skin, immunity, digestions issues) and viruses (immunity) thrive in an acidic environment, the body removes ...
Views: 852(1 vote) - Finding Comfort Beyond Your Plate - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFood and the impact it has on us is fascinating. Some of us have an emotional connection to certain types of food. For example a slice of apple pie might remind you of your grandmother’s cooking. In this case food brings up good feelings and memories. You might be the type to turn to pie, ice ...
Views: 984 - The Elephant, The Tiger, and the Jackal - you are what you eat! - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn the west, we understand the concept of "You are what you eat." Ancient Indian texts explain Aahara, or diet, by using the example of the elephant, the tiger, and the jackal. The elephant is a vegetarian. This animal represents the sattvic mind. With Sattva, we can think clearly, and act ...
Views: 1765(2 votes) - ***Open Face Vegetarian Chili Orgy - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromOPEN FACE VEGETARIAN CHILI ORGY Oil warms in a large fry pan, getting acquainted with half a head of jumbo garlic that left the food processor finely honed. A bunch of green onions (white and green, whole body) are getting chopped while the other ingredients get together in that pan, and the ...
Views: 3040(4 votes) - ***Diet You Can't Cheat On! - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromSpend two weeks deep in thought about what your favorite foods are. All your favorite foods. Including junk foods, alcohol . . . think, think, because we don't eat our favorite foods just like we don't live the life we would prefer. Example: You love canned pineapple, but classify it as a ...
Views: 2657(3 votes) - Problems With Popular Diets - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Steven MitchellThese days it seems like our entire culture is obsessed with personal appearance. Women want to be skinnier; men want to build up giant muscles. No matter where you look, there's bound to be a book, DVD, television program or website that's claiming to have the newest and most advanced diet plan ...
Views: 1733(1 vote) - 3 Tips on Proper Nutrition for Building Muscles and Losing Fat - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Hristo ItchovNo matter how hard you try in the gym, you won't see much result unless you combine your workouts with a well thought out nutrition plan. Without proper nutrition for building muscles and losing fat your body will always be lacking the balance and energy to complement your training ...
Views: 571 - Is Food Addiction A Craving You Can't Control? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Ion AndreiWhen do you consider yourself to be a food addict? This is a very important question, and the answer could be the key to determining what should you do in order to lose weight. In the medical world the food addiction is considered as serious as nicotine, and in some cases proved to be ...
Views: 2037(1 vote) - Stop Counting Calories...Start Counting Quality - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur society seems completely obsessed with quantities of food, instead of quality of food. I have read several blogs and forums around the web where individuals will choose a product over another because it contains fewer calories. I'm not talking about major differences in caloric ...
Views: 1753(1 vote) - The answer: how long to cook carrots to best fight cancer (and a story of healing) - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn my last post, I said I’d share info about how long to cook carrots in order boost their cancer-fighting properties by as much as 25%. I heard back from the press officer at Newcastle University, who wrote: “In the research the team boiled the carrots for different lengths of time and the ...
Views: 811 - Important and surprising news about carrots! - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI usually write about the psychosocial aspects of cancer - what helps, hurts, and heals the psyche, heart, and spirit. But I just read something about nutrition and cancer that I'm excited to share with you. A new study about cancer-fighting properties in carrots shows that boiling them ...
Views: 750 - Metabolic Syndrome, Your Weight, and Your Wealth - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsObesity is now classified and defined as a national crisis and epidemic that is costing Americans trillions of dollars annually. AND, it is significantly affecting our economic recovery by overburdening our health care system along with significantly decreasing worker productivity. A new term, ...
Views: 804 - Eating Healthy: 5 Ingredients to Avoid - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsReading ingredient labels doesn’t have to be difficult. It is pretty simple in fact. Basically, if you don’t know what the ingredient is, or if you have never heard of it, there is a good chance that it is a chemical or processed ingredient that you don’t want to ingest. In general, each ...
Views: 1018 - Chicken Finger Recipe - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from i-Supplements comChicken fingers are a fun and exciting addition to any family cookout or social event. The majority of Americans are constantly on the go with work and other daily activities not to mention if you have children we all know how difficult it can be to just sit down and take a breather. After that ...
Views: 1347 - Can We Heal The World By Creating More Vegetarians? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Michael BalducciAre you ready to make a difference in this world? Well, you had better hurry. The world is in a race against time. Environmentalists have agreed our planet may not have much time to go if global warming continues at its pace. In addition, if global warming doesn’t kill us, we may kill ourselves ...
Views: 1884(6 votes) - ***Zucchini-from-Hell, a Heavenly Recipe for Them - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromWhere I live, in the dead of night people whose gardens have produced many of those monster zucchini will sneak onto the doorsteps of their neighbors and leave them. Here is a recipe to make easy and fantastic use of one or more of the monsters. Got a steamer? If not put a colander or large ...
Views: 2649(6 votes) - Depression and Gluten; Is a Dietary Change Just Too Easy? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Jasmin ZimmatoreIf you ever watch TV you’ve probably seen ads for a new drug called Abilify. I found several aspects of the commercial interesting, not the least of which was the opening statement that: “2 out of 3 patients taking antidepressants were still depressed”. The commercial goes on to “explain” that ...
Views: 648 - Understanding ADD/ADHD: A Revolutionary New Approach - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Stanley MillerDo you have a child who is hyperactive, or unable to focus? Does he or she become bored doing a task for even a few minutes? I daydreaming a problem? Do they talk non-stop and have trouble sitting in their seats without squirming? They might have ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder. The ...
Views: 868 - Gluten: Are You Sensitive To It? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Dr. Nathalie BeauchampDo you ever notice yourself feeling bloated, tired or gassy after a meal? Chances are you may have a sensitivity or intolerance to gluten. Gluten is a protein found in all forms of wheat, rye, oats, barley and related hybrids. It is used in food processing because it binds, stabilizes and ...
Views: 1603(1 vote) - Raw Foods Boost Energy, Speed Weight Loss and Fight Disease - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA raw foods craze has hit the nation! More and more people are recognizing the power of raw foods to boost energy, speed weight loss, and fight disease. What makes raw foods so great? Enzymes! Enzymes are a special type of protein that is necessary for every chemical reaction in your ...
Views: 649(1 vote) - Surprising Facts On How Our Attitudes Might Trigger Eating Disorders - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Emile JarreauDid you know that more than 70 percent of young women are dissatisfied with their bodies and want to lose weight? There is almost nothing as strong as peer pressure to convince people to do things that are not good for them. When it comes to eating disorders, there are simply so many messages ...
Views: 636 - Getting protein? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Michael SchaeferEveryone knows you need it, especially if you are trying to build up your muscles, but what exactly is protein, how much do you need, and where is the best place to get it? Well, each protein is a chain of amino acids that twists itself into a specific custom shape. Depending on the shape it ...
Views: 1562(1 vote) - Learn About Safe Fish to Eat - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from i-Supplements comIs today’s fish safe to eat? The question shouldn’t be if you should eat fish, the question should be how much? Seafood is a key source of heart-healthy, lean protein, of which everyone should consume two servings a week. Not only is most seafood low in fat, it is high in protein. The ...
Views: 1307(1 vote) - What’s Your Favorite Sport? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Kevin AgrawalHow wonderfully the body works together to create movement! The ability to move in full range allows us to accomplish everyday tasks, and take up favorite hobbies or pastimes we enjoy. Everybody needs a favorite pastime. Maybe yours is sports—football, soccer, basketball, baseball, or even ...
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