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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Health and nutrition
- The Health and Nutrition Industry has come about as peoples awareness of the damage they have done to their bodies over the years becomes more apparent, both physically and through scientific evidence. Whats more they want to do something about-now!!I know, I've been there and as a Baby Boomer we, in our millions around the globe, are doing what we can to turn our health around for the bett...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you lactose intolerant?
- Do you know anyone who can't consume milk or milk-based products? The condition is not uncommon and these people are classified as lactose intolerant.Lactose is the main carbohydrate or sugar found in milk, and in varying quantities in dairy products made from milk including yoghurt, ice cream, soft cheeses and butter. Lactose (milk sugar) intolerance results from an inability to digest lac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How do you know your nutrition is working for you?
- Please feel free to comment, so that the article may be developed.How would you like to know what is going on in you body?Are you healthy? How do you know? Is your lifestyle doing anything for you?Researchers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute have developed the Biophotonic Scanner. Initially developed to look at eye health, this remarkable machine was developed to look at carot...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Clues for fibromyalgia relief
- Fibromyalgia is a chronic and potentially life-altering disorder with symptoms such as extreme muscle pain, extraordinary fatigue and multiple tender and painful points. Fibromyalgia itself tends to be similar in many aspects to rheumatic diseases although it differs from arthritis in that there is no known inflammation or damage to the joints, muscles or tissues.While the actual cause of f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Wls patients feeling gassy & bloated? sugar alcohol may be to blame
- Sugar intake is a real concern for people who've had gastric bypass, in fact most patients fear sugar. The foremost fear isn't weight gain, it's dumping. Foods containing sugar pass too quickly through the small pouch, they are rapidly absorbed and cause insulin levels to drop resulting in dumping.Very unpleasant. Instead of taking chances with sugar many of us reach for "sugar free&qu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The wonderful benefits of the mediterranean diet
- The Mediterranean Diet is now recognized as one of the healthiest in the world consisting as it does of large amounts of fresh fruit and vegetables, salads, nuts, seeds, omega-3 rich oily fish, olives, and olive oil and being comparitively low in dairy products and red meats.The people of the Mediterranean region, particuarly Greece and Spain, are very fortunate to live in an area where nat...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Substitutes for butter
- Instead of Butter: Use top quality, cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil, from the first pressing, or flaxseed oil. The taste of virgin olive oil is appealing to millions of people around the world, so why not adopt it to your taste?Flaxseed oil is prized for health reasons and not for its taste. You can always compensate for that by adding spices to the appropriate dish. Let's say you want...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Eating on the go: healthy choices while you travel
- If you have a business trip tomorrow morning, you've probably already booked your flight and hotel room, arranged for transportation to the airport, set up meetings, planned your presentations, packed your clothes, and maybe even arranged for someone to feed your pet lama while you're away (lamas eat more than you think).But what if instead you just woke up and left the house. No ticket, no...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Olive oil, the healthy choice
- Olive oil is a healthy choice over other fats such as butter, palm and coconut oils because olive oil is a monounsaturated fat that does not increase levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.Dr. Sears' Extra Virgin Olive Oil is an exquisite tasting imported oil from select regions of Umbria and Sicily, Italy. The environmental conditions, weather, exposure to the sun and nature of the soil i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fluoride: a plot to dull the american mind
- During the Second World War, the Germans used fluoride as a tranquilizer in the Russian prison camps. At the same time, American members of the Communist Party met to discuss adding fluoride into the water supply, in order to bring about overall lethargy and thus ease the introduction and eventual dominance of Communism in America.Over time, the cumulative effect of drinking water laced wit...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Guerilla health tactics: 5 snappy rules for a healthier, happier you
- The subject of health care itself often seems plagued with conflicting advice, or even heated controversy. Witness the recent Cruise-Shields incident, which will doubtless occupy several chapters in future health and nutrition texts. So what to do about this advice-riddled and divisive field when you want to find out what you can do to better your own health? We suggest that you do a little resear...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Feeling tired? cant lose weight? tap into protein power!
- You're always hungry right? The last thing you have time for is to plan meals ahead. Don't despair, you body was designed to be refueled continually. We are not camels and we are unable to work in tip top condition without the essential nutrients our body requires. Your body was designed for a regular supply fo good quality food throughout the day.If you are a woman who eats less frequently...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The new biology of health ? the way to perpetual youth?
- Just what is the "New Biology of Health?" And who's the snake oil salesperson promoting certain products as the cure-all for cancer, diabetes, and heart disease? Does it work ?Simply put, the "New Biology of Health" is about maintaining your body's acid/alkaline balance or pH level. The ideal pH level, as measured by saliva, urine, or blood tests, is slightly alkaline....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Things you should know about vitamin k?s unique power
- How well do you know about vitamin K? This vitamin is probably not as popular as other vitamins. But still you need this vitamin for your health. So, never underestimate vitamin K! Without vitamin K you will be in miserable. In fact, vitamin K is one of the most extraordinary anti-aging vitamins ever discovered. A research shows that vitamin K has unique powers, not only to help blood coagulate or...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five steps to a healthier heart
- Step 1: Eat five to ten servings per day of fresh fruits and vegetables.Studies have shown that populations that eat large amounts of fruits and vegetables have half the cardiovascular disease rate of those that don't. So the more fruits and vegetables that you can include in your diet the better. Scientists are discovering new aspects and benefits of foods all the time so although taking s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Omega 3 fatty acids: what are they, really?
- "The physician who knows only medicine, knows not even medicine." Omega-3s are "fatty acids" that help build other fats in the body. They derive their name from their chemical structure -- the "omega" end of the molecule has its first double bond in the "3" position. Know what that means? Do you really care what that means? Isnt fat just fat?Scientists have found that historically the Eskim...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Inflammation pain eased with glyconutrients
- Every person on earth has experienced pain at one time or another. Likewise, everyone has also dealt with inflammation in the body, even if they weren't aware of it. However, only a handful of people know what glyconutrients are and how glyconutrients relate to pain and inflammation.Glyconutrients are just recently coming to the forefront of medical research. In the past, glyconutrients, or...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Artificial sweeteners - are they safe?
- To research the health risks Sweet 'N Low and other artificial sweeteners I examined both sides of the story. There seems to be no neutral position on any of these sweeteners.Sugar has become the #2 dietary concerns, following only fat content.There are 3 general reasons for using artificial sweeteners; weight loss, dental hygiene, and for diabetics. Just like almost everything in li...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips for effective muscle building diets
- One of the biggest mistakes many new bodybuilders make is that they don't pay attention to their muscle building diets with the same detail, desire and determination with which they pay attention to their weight training program.You constantly see people throw out numbers such as your weight training program is 85% of your results or that muscle building diets are 95% of your results. I've ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to grow sprouts
- Sprouts not only taste good, but they are also a great source of vitamins, fiber, protein, anti-oxidants, and enzymes. A sprout is produced when a seed starts growing into a vegetable. Sprouts can grow from the seeds of vegetables, from grains such as buckwheat, and from beans. While Mung beans are perhaps the most common source of sprouts, you can also obtain good results from lentils, soybeans a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is organic food?
- "Organic" has some quite specific legal definitions in most developed countries.In the U.S, all farms or products claiming to be "certified organic" must be guaranteed by a USDA-approved independent agency to be meeting the following guidelines:* Sound records kept of all operations* No use of antibiotics or hormones in livestock* No use of genetically modified organism...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is organic farming?
- Organic farming is the production of food using all natural methods - avoiding all synthetic chemicals and genetically modified organisms. Its' core philosophy is that of sustainability or 'zero impact'. The organic farmer seeks to leave the earth in its' natural state after the harvest.The focus of organic methods is on soil quality. Crops are grown without artificial fertilizers and pesti...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Optimize your diet for maximum growth
- The best weight training and cardio workouts will do very little if your diet is off. Make sure you have your diet optimized to build quality lean muscle, have the energy to power you through those tough workouts and drop that excess body fat. Try to get at least 25-30 grams of protein at each meal and consume small meals every 3 hours throughout the day for maximum results!Try to focus on ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Train your self to eat healthy
- For some people it is really hard to give up the junk food and sweets and eat a better, more nutritious diet. So let's use the example of eating the 5 to 9 fruits and vegetables we need daily.There are ways to work with your mind so that it becomes much easier and more enjoyable to eat all those servings of vegetables we need each day.Did you know that you think in pictures?Yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Heart health ? fish oils to the rescue
- In a world where heart disorders and diseases are becoming more common, lets take a look at something most of us can add to our weekly diet for prevention of heart problems.Omega 3 fatty acids, found in fish oil promotes heart health. A daily dose of fish oil has helped prevent, slow or even reverse the hardening and narrowing of arteries in heart disease in some studies.In a 2001 is...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Vitamin and mineral facts
- Vitamins & Minerals are essential to sustain life. Its what keeps us alive and healthy. Among many other things, they help us digest food, burn energy, grow hair, re-build muscel fibers, strenghten cells, and its what keeps our skin smooth. Since our bodies are made out of these certain vitamins and minerals, we need to consume these nutrients daily to replenish our bodys useages.Minerals a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Just what is a carbohydrate anyway?
- During a recent discussion with my father about low carb diets, he pointed to the butter on the table and said "is that a carbohydrate?" when I started to explain, he then pointed to the sugar and said "well, what about that?"Unfortunately, you cannot just point to a food and label it a "carbohydrate" as each food is made up of protein, carbs and fats in varyin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The no 1 reason why most diets fail & what to do about it
- How many times have you tried to diet/lose weight in the past?How many times have you had some initial success only to fall short of your goals?How many times have you achieved your initial goals, only to see them fly away faster than you were able to enjoy the fruits of your labour?Why does this happen?In most cases, the answer is simple. You've failed one test... This...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Correct your acid / akaline balance by the water you drink: what the experts say
- In health circles there has been much recent talk about acid / alkaline imbalance. Let's see if we can clarify how experts recommend we correct this imbalance.The problemYour body functions best when neither too acid nor too alkaline. Unfortunately almost all of us have become acidic due to diet, drinks and stress -- both psychological and from pollution. Acids can build up in...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cranberry juice to the rescue
- Cranberry juice was first made by American settlers in 1683. It is a love it or hate it beverage. For those who like it, it has a number of health benefits. Let me share some of those.Emulsifies Fat.This is for all of you that have some excess fat to lose. According to Nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S., Cranberry juice contains high levels of organic acids, which have ...