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Getting Your Vitamins
Published : November 06, 2007 | Author : newssrc | Unrated |
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 There is so much health advice in the world that it is sometimes hard to keep it all straight! How do you know the right foods to eat? How do you know the right foods to avoid? How much of each kind can you enjoy?
Getting your vitamins
Eating healthy, balanced meals throughout the day is what will ensure that you take in all the vitamins and nutrients you need to survive. While individuals have different dietary needs, everyone needs the full complement of vitamins in order to live a healthy, disease-free life.
But why do we need vitamins? There are so many and it's hard to keep track of what they do. And why are there so many B vitamins?
The B vitamin: it's value to you
There used to only be one B vitamin, until scientists discovered that it was actually several different chemicals that work together. Over time, scientists have come to understand the B vitamin complex much better. As a result, they have isolated eight different vitamins within the B vitamin family. While they used to consider many more chemicals as part of the B vitamin family, the vitamins that remain (that you need to be taking) are B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12.
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Light Calorie Cooking: How To Cook Low Calorie Foods Which Still Taste Fantastic
Published : November 04, 2007 | Author : newssrc | Unrated |
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| Many people these days want to control their diets so they are eating low calorie foods, but low calorie foods that still taste great. The way to get low calorie foods that taste great is through light calorie cooking. There are a few tips to consider when embarking on light calorie cooking adventures where the calories are low but the taste is high.
Margarine As Opposed to Butter
When following recipes when preparing a meal, there are many recipes that now list a choice between using butter as an ingredient or margarine. By using margarine in the recipe instead of butter the cook cuts the caloric content significantly yet still keeps a good taste overall. It is very hard to tell the difference between margarine and butter that is used in cooked foods and since margarine is lower in calories it is a great substitute. So, the next time you are cooking and run across a choice between butter or margarine as an ingredient make the healthy and low calorie choice by using margarine. The taste will remain great and it won't affect your waistline!
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Cheap And Easy Party Food - Throw A Great Party Without Spending A Fortune
Published : November 04, 2007 | Author : newssrc | Unrated |
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| If you are planning a party, you already know that food can be one of your biggest expenses. However, you can take several steps to cut your party food costs. It is not necessary to purchase expensive appetizers and beverages to throw a great party. A little imagination and effort can make your party a memorable occasion.
Here are some ideas and suggestions to help you save money on food when throwing your next party:
Have a potluck
A potluck is certainly cheaper than hiring a caterer and you will save a lot of time and money by having your guests prepare a dish to share with others. Potluck is fun and you will surely end up with an interesting assortment of foods. To make things simpler, include a suggestion as to what type of dish you would like your guests to bring such as a dessert, vegetable, or salad.
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The Food Pyramid
Published : November 04, 2007 | Author : newssrc | Unrated |
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| Just a few calories ago, the government revised the food pyramid. You can see it at http://www.mypyramid.gov/
It has a snazzy new logo with a stick figure dashing up the Steps To a Healthier You on the side of the pyramid. It’s supposed to be in better tune with our complicated modern life, the latest Scientific Thought, and reflect a customized pyramid which better fits our lifestyle, not that there’s anything wrong with that. They have an animation, a mini-poster for the art-impaired, and, “a wealth of ideas to help you get started to a healthier diet.”
In better tune – with modern life? Then why a pyramid? Isn’t that Egypto-elitist? Doesn’t that perhaps reflect a suspect cash infusion from the travel industry? How many people will EVER run up a pyramid? And if they do, why aren’t they carrying a six pack of bottled water? “Water, the Almost Food.” Because the water lobby is weak, that’s why.
See, that’s what’s wrong with government – no big thinkers. All around us we see sellouts and commercialization: Product placement; Endorsements; Co-promotions; Synergism! But does the government see this? Noooo. Instead of cribbing money from this or that entitlement program, why not some good old entrepreneurship in our leadership! What do you think McDonalds would pay to have that stickfigure run up the GOLDEN ARCHES?
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Healthy Foods That Your Kids Will Love
Published : November 04, 2007 | Author : newssrc | Unrated |
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| Is getting your kids to eat healthy foods is a battle in your home? If so, you’ll love these tips that will make your kids happy and give you the satisfaction of knowing you are feeding them foods that are good for them.
Start the Day Right
You can give your kids a delicious, healthy breakfast by getting rid of the ready to eat cereals and pastries and replacing them with bran pancakes and low-sugar syrup and/or fruit. Whole-wheat tortillas filled with fruit, scrambled eggs, or cheese and turkey bacon are delicious and your kids will have fun eating them, paying no attention to the fact that it is actually good for them.
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Acne Program – Step 9 Protein and Other Food to Eat
Published : November 04, 2007 | Author : newssrc | Unrated |
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| Eating the right kind of food is what can give you a strong immune system and help you prevent sickness and all kinds of skin blemishes including acne.
Here are some of the foods that can help you overcome the acne on your face or throughout your body.
Protein
Eating excess meat is harmful to your health. Eating too much meat, more than 2-4 ounces per day, has been found to contribute to narrowing of the arteries.
If you do physical labor and are involved in a lot of movement in your work, then you should eat more than 2-4 ounces of protein per day. Just make sure that the meat has a minimum of additives and preservatives.
Remember, meat is high in saturated fat, which blocks the activity of EPA and DHA, which produce prostaglandin and control the activity of your hormones.
Meat and bread is a big contributor to creating constipation. Meat is difficult to digest and many times it will get into the colon partial digested. This condition benefits the bad bacteria and allows them to dominate the colon and create constipation.
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Four Changes You Need to be Aware of in the New Food Pyramid
Published : November 04, 2007 | Author : newssrc | Unrated |
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| It has been twelve years since the United States Department of Agriculture has updated the Food Pyramid. Most of us are familiar with the old one. That pyramid emphasized foods you should eat more of on the bottom of the pyramid with foods to be eaten in smaller amounts on the top. The New Food Pyramid is an inverse pyramid. The food groups are color coded, with the size of the sections emphasizing the proportions of foods eaten in each group. You will also notice a figure, climbing some steps, on the side of the pyramid which symbolizes exercise as a part of the total plan.
The following are four important changes in the New Food Pyramid:
1 Have at least three ounces of your grains be whole grains. On a 2,000 calorie meal plan that would amount to one half of the grains allotted. Some examples of whole grains are millet, wheat , rye, whole wheat pasta and brown rice. Be careful in reading the labels on bread. If the loaf of bread is truly whole wheat the first ingredient on the label should be whole wheat flour.
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Cholesterol: A Guide To High And Low Foods!
Published : November 04, 2007 | Author : newssrc | Unrated |
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| The excess accumulation of cholesterol can lead to a stroke or heart attack. This happens because the build-up of excess cholesterol begins to clog the blood vessels leading to arteriosclerosis. It is believed that the overall incidence of strokes and heart attacks could be reduced by as much as 50% if Americans could reduce their cholesterol level by 25%. In fact, for every 1% of lowered blood cholesterol, the chances of having a heart attack are reduced by 2%.
However, all cholesterol is not bad, as most know by now. There are two types of cholesterol: high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL). HDL helps to remove excess fats from your blood while high LDL is known to lead to a higher incidence of strokes and heart attacks.
So the question is how can we follow a diet that helps us reduce LDL while still gaining the benefits of HDL? Below you will find a list of foods to avoid and foods you should eat in order to reduce overall cholesterol levels.
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Prevent Feline UTI With a Raw Food Diet (Part I)
Published : November 04, 2007 | Author : newssrc | Unrated |
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| A feline Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) often causes cats to stop using their litter boxes. This is a very painful condition for kitty. Using her logic, she thinks that because it hurts to use the litter box, maybe she should urinate someplace else. It might not hurt to urinate in another part of the house. And so the problems begin...
Feline UTIs are quite preventable and treatable. Your vet will prescribe antibiotics to clear up the infection. But the deeper cause is most often the food your cat eats.
Most commercial pet foods contain only meat by products and carbohydrates. Cats are pure carnivores - they must eat meat to stay healthy. Cats don't need carbohydrates, but unfortunately from their youngest days, they're fed commercial pet foods that are chock full of everything but meat. Many experts believe carbohydrates contribute to feline UTIs.
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What Foods Cause Acne Breakouts?
Published : November 04, 2007 | Author : newssrc | Unrated |
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| The old adage, “you are what you eat” cannot be truer than when it comes to common causes of acne. Often individuals who do not consume a healthy diet or whose diet lacks the proper amount of critical vitamins and minerals suffer from acne problems.
Remember, you body must be healthy before your skin can be healthy, so strive to eat a well balanced diet, and dedicate yourself to an active lifestyle in order to enjoy unblemished, smooth, and glowing skin.
If you are experiencing skin problems, instead of treating your body’s largest organ with harsh chemicals or taking medications that may interfere with your other prescriptions, look first at the nutrition value of your current diet. Work to improve your skin and protect yourself from acne by following these guidelines.
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Kegel exercises are the clenching and unclenching of the pubococcygeus muscles, or the PC muscles, in reps. Kegel exercises were first introduced in the 1950s by Dr. Arnold Kegel, an American gynaecologist. While originally designed for women after child birth, it became apparent pretty quickly that when men did the exercises it gave them more control over their ejaculation and enhanced the quality of their orgasms. Practicing Kegels is also a stepping stone to men learning how to have multiple orgasms.
Before Dr. Kegel's exercises, there were also similar exercises in Ancient Tao and Yogi texts, who saw sex as a spiritual practice. Ejaculatory control meant building up power. While this may imply that Kegels are difficult, it's actually an easy exercise you can do anywhere - sitting at your desk, watching TV, waiting at a red light. If all it takes is a few reps of clenching and unclenching who wouldn't try it? |
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