- High Fiber Holiday Menu: Tempting Recipes for a Season of Good Health
- Okay. It's official. The holidays are here. Here's a hint from Fiberlady. If you want to control overeating this holiday season, choose foods high in fiber.Eating high fiber foods will satisfy your hunger and make you feel full. By selecting high fib...
- Feed Your Body: The Proper Nutrition For A Triathlon
- Any sport or activity requires you to provide your body with the correct fuel you need to successfully complete the task at hand. This is especially true for athletes attempting to compete in a triathlon. In addition to training your body for the swi...
- Ten Tips For Weight Loss Success
- Here's ten simple steps to help you get rid of that excess weigh with ease:Tip 1 : Empty CaloriesMany of the fizzy drinks that you buy such as sodas are full of empty calories that do you absolutely no good - even the diet ones have empty calories. C...
- How To Remove Toxins From Our Body
- Detox diet is a regulated diet that helps reduce the toxins in a body. Toxins could be caused by a number of substances like alcohol, tobacco, pesticides and other elements. Detox diets help in clearing out these harmful toxins through the organs of...
- The Food Nutrient Cycle Is the Substance Of Life
- The nutrients that we receive from the food nutrient cycle are the sustenance of life. Nutrients from our diet serve our bodies with the energy to thrive, to heal, and to help vital organs function properly.The food nutrient cycle is nature's way to...
- Carbohydrates Explained
- The carbohydrates are the starches and sugars which are the main providers of energy for keeping the body working and coping with the activities we undertake. Western man has about half his diet in the form of carbohydrate but in the east it constitu...
- Banana Fruit: Plantain Health Benefits
- Banana (or Plantain) health food: The banana is of great nutritional value. It has a rare combination of energy value, tissue-building elements, protien, vitamins and minerals. It is a good source of calories being richer in solids and lower in water...
- If You Give A Kid A Bran Muffin
- If you offer a bran muffin or a cup of lentil soup to a kid, you're likely to get groans and sneers. Today's children simply do not consume enough fiber-rich foods. It's just as important to your child's health as it is to yours to get enough fiber.F...
- Find Health Food Sources In Your Town
- Many individuals are striving to live a healthier lifestyle by including wholesome, natural foods in the diet but have a difficult time finding appropriate health food sources in their town.If you find yourself in this situation, do not think you nee...
- Carb Loading: Nutrition for Mountain Biking
- One of the most common practices to improve athletic performance is through nutrition for mountain biking.Athletes who participate in endurance riding know about getting nutrition for mountain biking by storing extra energy in the muscle tissue for e...
- Know Your Reasons To Lose Weight
- Do you know why you wnat to lose weight. Do you REALLY know why? You may think just shedding some extra pounds would be wonderful. Of course, it would be nice to fit into smaller clothes. How nice to walk up stairs without getting out of breath. But...
- No Calories Along the High Fiber Highway
- Take a guess. There is a nutrient that is exceptionally good for your health and well-being that provides more healing and preventative benefits than mom's chicken soup. What is it? It goes by the name of fiber. Fiber is not a single food or substanc...
- Atkins & Low-Carb - Part 6
- In this series of articles we have focused on low-carb dieting. Is it right for you? We have looked at some of the concerns with low-carbing, we've examined the diets of bodybuilders, and we've explained exactly how carbohydrates react in the body. I...
- Atkins & Low-Carb - Part 3
- Papa Murphy's has a new low-carb pizza. Burger King has a low-carb hamburger. Applebee's has rolled out a new low-carb menu, as have dozens of other national restaurant chains. There are low-carb tortillas, breakfast cereals, breads, and just about a...
- Atkins & Low-Carb - Part 2
- In our last article we talked about the low-carb diet, and whether or not we can stick with it for life. In this installment we're still going to talk about carb control, but from a slightly different perspective. Let's take a look at who is endorsin...
- #1 Liquid Vitamin Myth
- Liquid vitamins have been taking the vitamin supplement spot light. Questionable facts and liquid vitamin claims have plagued the minds of many.The vitamin absorption truth has finally arrived. The most controversial liquid vitamin myth has to be vit...
- Atkins & Low-Carb - Part 4
- Since so many people in the United States are currently in the middle of a carb-frenzy, this series of articles has focused on the pros and cons of the low-carb diet. Topics of discussion have been 1) Can you stick with a low-carb diet for the long t...
- Can You Really Lose Weight With Green Tea?
- There's recently been a LOT in the weight loss news concerning green tea.Green tea's weight loss effects have been causing more and more people to start sipping the ancient Japanese brew.But just how does green tea help you lose weight? And does it r...
- One size Pyramid doesn't fit all
- Even if you don't follow a high fiber menu or alot of high fiber recipes, have a half cup of orange juice at breakfast,a pear with lunch and a salad along with a cooked vegetable at dinner. You've just met some of the standards from the new FDA nutri...
- Atkins & Low-Carb - Part 5
- With the popularity of low-carb diets today, most of us have at one time or another considered cutting carbs. In this series of articles we have discussed 'low-carbing' and whether or not it's right for everyone.In this article we're going to talk ab...
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