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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Herbs that heal naturally
- The word herb is used to refer to any part of a plant used for flavoring or medicine. Herbs for relaxation so sleep will come, and relieving pain or water retention have the welcome plus of being void of the side effects that come with chemical medications. Being pain free and relaxed with a clear head is the way things should be, and can be with herbs and Reiki. I often have clients schedule a fu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The four cornerstones of nutrition
- What is nutrition? We hear so many reports today on different foods containing them, but the reporters rarely provide any context in which the informaiton can be understood. To receive the benefits of good nutrition, it is important to understand how the different components fit together. Here's one way to look at nutrition as a whole. In nutrition, we have components called micronutrients. There ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Understanding vegetarianism
- Like the Sun, Moon, and Earth, there are three kinds of vegetarians in existence: ovo-lacto, a vegetarian that eats vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, seeds and nuts, as well as eggs and dairy products. Lacto, a vegetarian that eats everything the "ovo-lacto" does, except eggs. Finally, we have vegans, a vegetarian that eats what the rest of the others eat, except for any kind of animal products...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Whats missing could be making you sick
- Here's something you probably don't know. The fruit and vegetables you eat today are not as nutritious as the food from fifty years ago.Who says so? The USDA. When you compare the Food Composition Tables from the 1950 Agriculture Handbook with the latest version, you'll see the shocking truth.In fact, that is exactly what researchers Donald Davis, Melvin Epp, and Hugh Riordan did. Th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Simple food and diet nutrition remedies for your common health ailments
- You are what you eat is a simple, time tested adage that still holds true today. There are non-medical remedies that can help with many of today's most common illnesses and conditions. In fact, making simple changes to your food diet to cure your common cold, acne or constipation problems is a much better choice than resorting to drugs. For one, natural food and diet remedies most often do not giv...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Relieve pms with the food diet changes
- Almost every woman suffers with premenstrual syndrome at one time or another. The symptoms are familiar: mood swings, cramping and bloating, trouble sleeping. Fortunately, alternative therapies and dietary changes are now providing many women with relief.Reducing salt, alcohol and caffeine for a few days before your period should help with the bloating and mood swings. Some women have been ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Snack attack - how to keep your hunger between meals from getting the best of you
- The Benefits of SnackingYou may feel regretful about snacking, but snacks aren't necessarily bad for you.In fact, mini-meals several times a day can be beneficial.If eating a healthy snack keeps you from taking second and third helpings at your next meal, you may actually consume fewer total calories for the day.A wide variety of snacks can fit into a healthy lif...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Homeostasis and complementary therapies
- The word 'homeostasis' is made up of two Greek words: homeo; meaning the same or similar, and stasis; meaning stable, or standing in the same place. The body's systems participate in maintaining homeostasis, keeping the body's internal environment healthy despite external environmental change.The cells that make up the body are bathed in extra cellular fluid which remains constant only if t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to stop bad breath in 4 refreshing steps
- OK, no more excuses. Here's how to stop making everyone laugh behind your back after getting a whiff of your noxious breath.Do you secretly fear that your breath is making people gag? Well you can stop the paranoia right now. Here's how?Step 1: Scrape your tongue The first source of a rotten mouth is a tongue smothered in festering bacteria. If your tongue is fuzzy whit...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fiber in a nutshell?
- There are numerous diets out there that guarantee that they are the ones that will work. We all know who and what they are. There is the no carb, low carb, carb and low fat, grapefruit, and soup diets, to name a few. While I believe that each of these diets can work for certain individuals in the short term, research shows that crash diets don't work. Over the long term, these diets are not sustai...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Blueberries: healthy and easy on the tummy after wls
- All of my life I believed the best way to eat blueberries was with a muffin wrapped around them. No way could plain off-the-bush berries taste good. Well, lo and behold, I've been eating blueberries by the handful and they are fabulous! I can tolerate them with my gastric bypass system, I don't overeat or get sick with them. Best of all blueberries are in season now available at supermarkets and f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The truth about the meat you eat
- There are so many topics to discuss which affect our health that it is hard to choose just one at a time. My motto is Unhealthy Soil = Unhealthy Plants and Animals = Unhealthy People. With that in mind, let's discuss meat, fish and meat substitutes. I just read an article by some well meaning person who was bragging that chicken and soy are good for you ? WRONG!If you consider how our ances...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Improve your eating habits.
- 1. Water. If you're thirsty you're already dehydrated. The majority of us don't tend to drink enough during the day. If you drink a lot of tea and coffee to keep you going then these have a diuretic effect so you should be drinking water to compensate.Have a glass of water first thing in the morning and last thing at night ? your body loses a lot of water while you're asleep ? not on...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Factors that affect the nutritional requirements of an individual.
- The factors that affect the nutritional requirements of an individual are the quality and quantity of the food they eat, the efficiency of their digestive system in absorbing and utilizing eaten food and biochemical availability.The quality of food that we eat can vary depending on the soil and growing conditions of that food. Soil that has been overworked and chemicals added and also drugs...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The history of the acai berry
- The acai (ah-sigh-ee) berry has been around for thousands of years and not until the 1990's was it introduced to the western world. The acai berry was found to possess tremendous health properties. The acai berry was first used by the tribes of the Amazon jungle as a cure for various ailments. It is estimated that the indigenous tribes people routinely use up to 2,000 of the 3,000 known rainforest...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Where does your drinking water come from?
- Have you ever thought about where your drinking water comes from? Most of us never give this question a thought. Yet, the sources of our water tell us a lot about its quality.The Importance of Water SourcesVery early in the development of civilizations, people recognized the importance of finding reliable water sources. A clean, constant supply of safe drinking water is essential for...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Copping out the positive effects of copper
- One must always keep in mind that copper is not just a kind of metal, when it comes to medicine and health, copper is actually a trace element mineral that serves a wide variety of purposes for the body, both on its own as well as a cofactor. Although the body requires a comparatively tiny amount of copper per day, even that little bit of copper is proven to be essential to having very good health...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 tips on using food diet remedies for your common health ailments
- Making simple changes to your food diet can help remedy some of the common health problems. Increasingly, more health experts are acknowledging that natural food is a good alternative medicine against many diseases. The use of antibiotics or drugs may not necessarily be the "cure all" answer. Recent studies have shown that cabbage, garlic and apples, etc provide good nutritional remedies...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Eating for success: breakfast for the busy corporate
- The first place that we cut corners when we are busy or stressed is our eating and in particular our breakfast. The food you eat forms the very building blocks of your body, but most of us have lost sight of the fact that food is fuel and that the purpose of eating is to provide our bodies with the tools they need for energy, functioning, building and maintenance. We eat for a variety of different...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gift basket idea for senior citizens
- Evidence for the importance of fruit and vegetable intake to health and quality of life with aging is widely recognized. Consuming fruits and vegetables can reduce an individual's risk of cardiovascular disease and many cancers.Furthermore, fruits and vegetables are important components of diets for the secondary prevention of diabetes and hypertension. Of course, with diabetes, you want to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Prevent constipation and other health ailments with papaya
- Constipation is a condition whereby the fecal matter traveling through your colon remains too long in your colon before traveling out of the rectum. You become aware that you are constipated if you have difficulty passing motion or take a few days to do one purge.That said, if you are suffering from constipation, you have been advised to eat more fruits and vegetables to increase your fiber...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Constipation
- Constipation is the passing of dry, hard faeces fewer than three times a week. Individuals who have constipation may find it painful and difficult to have a bowel movement, also other symptoms include feeling sluggishness, bloated and uncomfortable. Constipation is a common ailment and everybody will suffer from it at least once within their life. It is more common in women over the age of sixty f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Surprise! many fats, even some saturated fats can actually be good for you
- I'll preface this article by saying that it will help if you have an open mind and accept that some of these facts are a slap in the face to politically correct nutrition in this day and age where fats are admonished by nutritionists, doctors, etc. To start, eating an adequate supply of healthy dietary fats is vitally important to your overall health. Fats are one of the main components in all of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips to avoid trans fats hidden in food
- Recently, trans fats have risen to the forefront of the nutrition world. It is not uncommon on a regular visit to the grocery store to see a wide range of products advertising themselves as being "trans fat free". This is helpful information for the regular consumer to help avoid over consumption of trans fats, but what are trans fats, why are they harmful and how does one identify trans...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Sports nutrition made simple
- Following these simple nutrition guidelines will allow you to lose weight, and an abundance of energy throughout the day.1) Hydrate with water throughout the day.2) Avoid processed foods3) Eat plenty of lean meats (fish, poultry, and lean beef)4) Avoid Starches and Sugar (breads, grains, pasta, etc.) Never eat these alone.Breakfast ? Protein (1 egg with 2-3 egg w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Avoiding mental disorders through the aid of vitamins and minerals
- When we think about the benefits of being ensuring a good bill of health by keeping track of our daily intake of prescribed vitamins, minerals and as well as the other nutrients that are needed by your body in order to stay healthy. It is important to be conscious of the fact that deficiencies in the daily intake of vitamins and minerals can negatively affect not only your physical capabilities bu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Taste the good health fruit called apple
- "To eat an apple before going to bed will make the doctor beg his bread"Apple is a cholesterol and fat free fruit packed with loads of vitamins and nutrients. Apple juice is delicious. It contains healthy amounts of Vitamin C and is also a natural source of niacin, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and calcium. You will also find high levels of antioxidants and apple keeps you away from hear...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Facts about virgin coconut oil
- Coconut oil is less known compare to olive oil, corn oil, canola oil or any other vegetable oil. It is sad to hear that many terrified titles such as "fat contributor" or "cholesterol raiser" has been sticking on it for years. Do you want to know the facts?Before you go further, it is important to differentiate between coconut oil we are talking about and "frying oil" that crowds the market...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Sugar consumption itself has become a disease
- Looking into statistics, we can see the average American consumes an astounding 2-3 pounds of sugar each week. This might surprise you if not considering that highly refined sugars in the forms of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup are being processed into so many foods such as bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Aging gracefully with the aid of various nutrients
- During the past thirty years there has been a steadily growing amount of scientific evidence linking vitamins and minerals to having a direct effect in protecting one's self from aging. Apart from the usual health benefits that we can receive from having adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients in our body, it's also a highly appealing note to include that being healthy inside wi...