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Fresh, Frozen, Canned, Dried and 100% Juice:
When it comes to good nutrition, all forms of fruits and vegetables matter—fresh, frozen, canned, dried and 100% juice.With 200+ options and a variety of convenient packaging to make fruits and vegetables easy to store and easy to serve, there’s … Continue reading
5 Daily Activities that Burn Fat Effectively
Based on what people do for a physically active social life or maybe for a living, it can determine their weight. People who do jobs requiring great amount of energy will have more chances to maintain an ideal weight. It … Continue reading
Top Five Tips for Weight Loss by Dr. Gary Mendoza PhD., BSc., RNutr
1.Be psychologically ready to make the changes required – My research indicates that unless you are psychologically in the ‘Action’ stage of change then your attempts will be futile. Sit down and compose a list of compelling reasons why you … Continue reading
Sugar Linked to Heart Disease, Cancer
By Meghan G. Loftus A segment that aired on CBS’s 60 Minutes on Sunday features comments from a few experts who think sugar could contribute to the development of many serious health problems, including heart disease and cancer. The primary … Continue reading
Will Physical Exercise Lower Your Blood Sugar Levels?
The relationship in between physical exercise and blood sugar levels is clear; muscles need to have power to move, and glucose or sugar, is a key source of fuel that tends to make movement doable. Physical activity has far-reaching effects … Continue reading
March is Nutrition Month!
Here are some of our favourite (favourite as in frustrating) nutrition myths: Sea salt is better for your health than table salt. Read our blog post about this here Detox diets cleanse my body. This is a personal favourite – like … Continue reading
Drink Your Milk
Think you’re getting a nutritional boost from your morning cereal? Up to 40 percent of the vitamins in fortified cereals dissolve in the milk. If you don’t drink the leftover cow juice, you’re not getting the fancy-pants nutrients!
The 5 Worst Sweeteners
Learn the bitter truth about some “natural” sweeteners. By Leah Zerbe Topics: sugar Some sweeteners should be used in moderation. You might want to completely avoid others. At this point, it’s common knowledge that too much sugar bad for us. … Continue reading
3 Super Foods for a Long Life
Prevent dementia, clear your arteries, and live longer with this trio of great-for-you edibles: apples, pecans, and fish! That’s right. You can get triple the anti-aging benefits when you make these 3 super foods staples in your diet: Apples for … Continue reading
Meatless Monday: Super Bowl Foods That Won’t Add Bulk
Beat out only by Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest eating day in America. Party favorites, like chips, pretzels, pizza, and beer, help the average American snack through an extra 1,200 calories and 50 grams of fat on … Continue reading
What’s Behind the Rise in Type 1 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes has been increasing in incidence, largely due to the obesity epidemic. But type 1 diabetes is also on the increase worldwide – and experts aren’t sure why. By Amy Solomon, Senior Editor It seems every day, … Continue reading
Dr. Oz’s Super Diet
Added to Articleson Tue 01/17/2012 Recently, the rankings for America’s top diets were released. The Dr. Oz Show’s medical team analyzed the best tips from the most successful plans and selected their top three. Combine them to get the greatest … Continue reading
Chefs, nutrition experts give the low-fat muffin a makeover
P.J. Skerrett, Editor, Harvard Health The breakfast decision made by millions—donut or muffin—seems like a no-brainer. Donut bad, muffin good, right? Not necessarily. Most store-bought muffins deliver the same wallop of highly processed flour and sugar as donuts. Low-fat versions, … Continue reading
Health Benefits of Olive Oil
The health benefits of olive oil have been recognised by many ancient physicians like Hippocrates, Galen, Dioscorides, and Diocles. In recent years, modern doctors and nutritionists have realised that extra virgin olive oil, particularly, contributes significant nutritional value to human … Continue reading
A Nose for Asparagus (1 Letter)
Re “A Medical Tell-All Can Be Found in Urine” (Personal Health, Jan. 3): The odor in urine sometimes resulting from eating asparagus can be smelled by only a portion of the population, and studies have suggested that this ability is … Continue reading