Fibre - Its Importance to Our Health (12 Jun 2006) We all know that having the correct amount of dietary fibre in our diets is extremely important. There are countless articles in the media, and reports from the Department of Health urging us to increase our fibre intake. From the moment we are born, we constantly flush our digestive tract with food. At three meals per day a 20 years old will have eaten 15,000 meals. It is important that the flow of foods be regular and that debris not plug up our intestinal walls and interfere with the nutrient transfer into our body.
DONT Drink Your Calories! (12 Jun 2006) If you drink soda pop, especially the caffeinated kind, it could kill you. But most especially, it can go right after your kid's health. Pop gives the average teenager approximately 12.5 teaspoons of refined sugar a day. It works out to that much more than what our US government has determined people need in unrefined sugar per day. Also, your kid and you are using soda pop, in all probability, as a food.
How Much Importance Do You Place on Your Skin and Toxins (12 Jun 2006) I am sure that most of you will know that your skin is the largest organ of your body, the skin can absorb chemicals in to your blood stream which in turn, will be distributed through out your body system.
10 Tips On How To Lower Cholesterol (12 Jun 2006) Seriously high levels of 'bad' cholesterol (LDL) represent a menacing cause of heart disease. By lowering the LDL level in your blood, you will automatically lower the total level of the cholesterol in your body (the HDL also known as the 'good' cholesterol and the LDL - the 'bad' cholesterol) and it will prevent the occurrence of heart disease. You can use a drug treatment to lower the cholesterol level, but you can also use a more healthy method - the dietary agents and food supplements that will lower your cholesterol in a natural way. In other words, a diet low in saturated fats and rich in fibres may help you lower cholesterol levels downwards to a normal limit.
Choosing the Right Food to Reduce Cholesterol (12 Jun 2006) We are very busy persons: we have things to do, problems to solve, people to talk to and it seems that we stopped having enough time to eat. More and more often full course meals get replaced for quicker snacks. Snacking does not necessarily represent a bad thing. Snacks are normal for a body that consumes its inner energy for its daily activities and needs to accumulate more strength. Eating wrong foods for snacks is causing you trouble like increasing cholesterol level. It is the snacks high in carbohydrates and fats that are causing you an elevated cholesterol and weight gain. This situation will eventually lead to heart disease, heart attacks and diabetes.
Top 3 Herbs for Cholesterol Management (12 Jun 2006) It is not unusual to have high cholesterol level in your blood. It happens even to the best of us. But if you suddenly find out that you have high cholesterol you must immediately take action. This is called 'Cholesterol Management'. It may seem a pretentious notion, but it keeps you away from heart problems. Cholesterol management involves few simple rules for lowering your cholesterol level: eat low fat (it doesn't matter if it is saturated fat or total fat, they are wrong nonetheless) foods; lose weight; eat fruits and vegetables; grill your food instead of frying it; and start being more physically active.
Breakfast: It Does a Body Good (12 Jun 2006) You have heard it a thousand times; "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day". Breakfast means just that: "to break fast." After 8 hours of sleep, your body wants to refuel itself for your daily activities.
7 Healthy Foods (12 Jun 2006) Some foods seem to have it all. They're nutritious; they also contain lots of vitamins and minerals, and have great taste. The internet and other media forms sing their praises and urge us to eat our fill. Since none of these super foods come with disclaimers, here's the flip side of seven extremely touted highly-nutritious foods.
The Mighty Blueberry (12 Jun 2006) HEALTH BENEFITS of BLUEBERRIES: One of nature's most amazing and powerful anti-oxidants, blueberries offer a variety of health benefits, from to lowering cholesterol to building up urinary tract health, improving vision and much more.
The Health Benefits of Cabbage (12 Jun 2006) HEALTH BENEFITS OF CABBAGE: What cabbage has for you, what is it good for, what kinds are there, what to do with them.
Nutrition and Altering Black Dietary Regimens (12 Jun 2006) Blacks suffer from a disproportionate amount of hypertensive, diabetic and obesity-related disorders. Part of this is linked to dietary habits. These habits are inter-generational and hard to break. Here are some simple, yet effective ways to eat healthier.
Do You Need Milk? (12 Jun 2006) Most of us have been raised with the education that we must have dairy milk on a daily basis - "to build strong bones and teeth". We do need calcium, but milk really isn't the best source of calcium for many reasons. Other foods are actually much better sources of useable calcium for the body.
The Nutritional Facts About Arthritis (12 Jun 2006) The nutritional facts about Arthritis: 'Arthritis' means inflammation of a joint and the two major forms of arthritis are Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis. Common in the elderly is the Osteoarthritis; this mainly affects the weight-bearing joints such as the hips, spine, knees, elbows and also the finger joints. The cartilage is worn away producing pain and stiffness. Rheumatoid arthritis can affect the whole body not just the joints...
The Benefits Of Green Tea (12 Jun 2006) An article outlining the health benefits of including Chinese Green Tea in your diet, with working examples of its uses.
Substitutes for Butter (12 Jun 2006) Want to find a way to cut using so much butter in your everyday life? Just read this to find other substitutes.
Burger King: Eat Like a Pig (12 Jun 2006) If you think you know how many calories are in some of the fast foods you eat, you might be in for a shock.
Welcome to the Middle Aged Diet (12 Jun 2006) Your doctor has told you to make some lifestyle adjustments, that don't fit. You don't like the diet options, don't want to be on a prescription, and don't have the time to stop working, to make healthy meals.
