281 articles on "foods"

Chosing Organic for Health

Chosing Organic for Health by: Marjorie Geiser, RD We come from a society where growing organic and just growing produce and livestock for food was once one and the same. Small, family farms still grow their own food using traditional methods pa...

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Dietary Sources of Vitamins and Minerals

Whenever possible, we should try to get our antioxidants and other essential vitamins and minerals through our diet. A proper diet is necessary to offset the signs of aging and the foods listed here tend to be healthier than a burger and fries. Howev...

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South Beach Diet Overview

South Beach Diet Overview by: Beverley Brooke Developed by Dr. Arthur Agatston, The South Beach Diet touts itself as teaching dieters to eat the right carbs and the right fats. The diet has three phases. In the first dieter’s banish their bad ...

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America Health Watch

America Health Watch by: Daryl Dudley America loves fast food. Last year, consumers spent billions of dollars on the hamburger industry alone. Corporate giants such as McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King all boast of multi-million dollar in...

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The Gift of Vitamins

Vitamins are the building blocks for the majority of chemical reactions in the human body. They combine withamino acids and minerals to produce enzymes (which speed up internal chemical reactions) and hormones (chemical messengers which regulate orga...

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Pregnancy Diarrhea - Diarrhea While Pregnant Can Be a Pain, Here're 5 Ways to Deal With it!

Can you cast your mind back to the first time you learnt about your pregnancy? Where you elated immediately? Shocked? Annoyed? Whatever way you initially felt, you eventually turned around to high anticipation right? Well, you are not alone, most wom...

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Mad Carb Disease! Not All Carbohydrates in Foods Are Bad

Mad Carb Disease! Not All Carbohydrates in Foods Are Bad by: Kim Beardsmore Whether you're trying to lose weight or just want to eat healthier, you may be confused by the news you're hearing about carbohydrates. With so much attention ...

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10 Essential Food Safety Tips For AIDS Sufferers

10 Essential Food Safety Tips For AIDS Sufferers by: Terry Nicholls Persons with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are especially susceptible to illness from food-borne pathogens. Because they're at higher risk for severe illness or...

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How to Curb Those Carbohydrate Cravings!

How to Curb Those Carbohydrate Cravings! by: Kim BeardsmoreAs a weight loss mentor it never ceases to amaze me how people inadvertently set themselves up for a huge snack attack mid afternoon. For many, the set up is so complete that it is almos...

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Nutrition, Evolution, and Having a Healthy Diet

Nutrition, Evolution, and Having a Healthy Diet by: Judith Schwader Nutrition has everything to do with health. This isn’t news, exactly, but looking around at the crazy information on the market, one wonders if anyone actually makes the conne...

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