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  • Why should we eat turkey more often?  By : preet
    All along, turkey has been associated to once a year family feasts. You know,
    the Thanksgiving turkey. The Christmas turkey. Roast turkey stuffed with some
    yummy stuffing, eaten with gravy or cranberry sauce is a must for the end of the
    year celebrations.
  • Raw Food and Skin Info  By : Paul Zayer
    To make your skin look vibrant and glowing, people spend thousands of dollars on skin products.
  • Olive Oils - Learn About Valuable And Nutritional Suggestions  By : Paul Zayer
    All olive oils are missing cholesterol, which is a component found in almost every other kind of oil.
  • Raw Foods Diet or Lifestyle?  By : Paul Zayer
    If you want to avoid ingesting all of these unwanted additives there are a couple of things you can do.
  • The Importance Of Fresh Fruits And Vegetables And How To Pick 'em  By :
    We all know that fruits and vegetables are a crucial part of our diet if we want to live a healthy and vibrant life. But how many of us struggle to get them in day in and day out? I do not know about you, but I never seem to get enough in each day. My life gets busy and, to be honest, sometimes I just don’t know how to make vegetables more interesting and favorable that I WANT to include them in my diet on a daily basis.

    Getting into the habit of preparing fruits and vege...
  • Alfalfa Is One Of Nature's Most Nutrient Rich Foods  By :
    The powerful nutrients of alfalfa are not a new discovery. Chinese healers have used alfalfa as far back as the sixth century, mainly for kidney stones. Alfalfa is known to improve urinary tract health, detox the body and rid it of harmful substances and support menstruation with its estrogen properties. It has been noted for its use as a diuretic and an appetite suppressant, therefore it is often found on the ingredient lists of over-the-counter weight loss supplements. It a...
  • The Brutal Truth About What Went Wrong With The Foodchain  By :
    You are not going to believe this, but the reason your trainer will insist vitamin supplements are useless is because that is what they learn at personal trainer school. I know this for a fact because I went to personal trainer school myself, only I had come from the wellness industry ... so there was no fooling me that vitamin supplements were useless. But for those in my class who didn't come from my background, the deal was sealed. They were totally brainwashed by our tuto...
  • Coconut Oil Must Be Organic and Virgin to Reap Health Benefits  By : mcomo
    Several years ago, a popular national magazine called coconut oil a “miracle food” touting its ability to burn fat, help the thyroid and increase energy. As you can imagine, everyone flocked to the health food stores and wiped out the nations supply of coconut oil. Manufacturers could not keep up with the demand for high quality virgin coconut oil.
  • The Health Benefits Of Organic Food  By : Michelle Bery
    The society of today is one that struggles to find its balance when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. We are bombarded on a daily basis with the newest and best products on the market all designed to help us achieve maximum health. But for many who have traveled this road many a time, the answer is simple; a healthy lifestyle begins and ends with a nutritious diet rich in whole foods. But while we may know the types of food we should be eating – fruits, vegetables, lean...
  • What Are Organic And Free Range Eggs?  By : Davinos Greeno
    Britons are buying record numbers of Free Range, Barn and Organic Eggs. Research shows shoppers bought 2.04billion of them last year, up from 1.64billion in 2002 (Article from the Daily Mail - 09/08/2006).

    The Benefits of Eating Eggs

    Eggs are low in calories and could actually protect against heart disease, breast cancer and eye problems and even help you to lose weight. Eggs are actually good for you. They are rich in nutrients, one egg provides 13 essential nutrients,...
  • Black Raspberries – Just The Faqs  By : Dr. Paul Gross
    Talk to today’s medical scientists studying the disease-prevention properties of plant foods and most would tell you that a fast-rising star is the black raspberry—one of Nature’s most powerful antioxidant fruits.

    Particularly in the prevention of cancer, black raspberries are revealing remarkable effects as anti-tumor agents in laboratory research. In pursuit of this important finding, over the past six years no other fruit has had as much progress toward human clinical t...
  • Berries As Nature’s #1 Antioxidant Food  By : Dr. Paul Gross
    Dark berries like blueberries and cranberries are increasingly recognized in the public as health icons. Not only nutritious by their contents of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, protein and dietary fiber, berries are also synonymous with antioxidant health benefits.

    Antioxidants are an important nutrient category thought to be the major health characteristic of colorful fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants are substances synthesized in our bodies or obtained via edible pla...
  • In The Public Eye - A Dozen Plant Antioxidants You’ll Soon Know  By : Dr. Paul Gross
    “A journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step” – a saying sometimes used to nudge procrastinators off the start line.

    Such a case exists now for food regulators confronted with growing scientific evidence for the health benefits of plant food chemicals, also called phytochemicals.

    Many phytochemicals have significant promise as health agents. Pigments, or the chemicals that give plants their varied colours, have particularly strong health promoting qualities. They...
  • Acai Palm Berry – Just The Faqs  By : Dr. Paul Gross
    One of the newly discovered berry “stars” of antioxidant plants is the acai (“ah-sigh-ee”) palm berry (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) that comes from the tropical regions of Central and South America.
    The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek mythology and the major plant family is Arecaceae. The vernacular name is sometimes called Assai Palm.

    Acai is well-known in the exotic functional food industry as a rich tasting, darkly pigmented (deep blue-purple) fruit whose del...
  • Color Your Health With Fruit And Vegetable Goodness  By : Darrell Miller
    Although eating five servings of fruits and veggies a day is important, the variety and color spectrum is very important too. The newest food pyramid encourages Americans to “eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables” each day for the best health benefits. Fruits and vegetables are whole foods that are created by nature and are rich in a variety of nutrients, including: fiber, vitamins, and enzymes. Processed foods are no match for the amount of health benefits that strawberries...
  • Food Rich In Antioxidants  By : D Fraser
    Mankind is so much concerned about lasting youthfulness and grabbing antioxidants in the firm belief that it will hold youth perpetually, that other important roles the antioxidants play in our lives are almost ignored. For your information and guidance, let me remind you that antioxidants are also silent workers, preventing age-related disorders like arthritis, Alzheimer’s, etc.

    Studies have been revealed through a number of medical researches in different continents that...
  • Are Organic Foods Healthier?  By : Zachary Thompson
    There are many contaminants that assault us on a daily basis. These toxins are in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the foods we eat, to name just a few. Eating organic food greatly reduces the toxins we consume in our food. Organic food is becoming more popular as people are becoming more health conscious. There are now certain regulations for growing organic foods commercially and many foods, especially eggs, bear an organic certification label.

    What is organic ...
  • Health Benefits Of Tomato Consumption  By : M. Williams
    The tomato originated in the Andes Mountains in South America and was first domesticated in Mexico by the Aztec people. Over the years its popularity has steadily grown and now it is the second most consumed vegetable in North America. Tomato’s not only taste good but are also very good for health. Some of the health benefits of tomato consumption are:

    Nutrition.
    The tomato is a treasure of nutrients, including Vitamin C, Vitamin A, potassium, folic acid and more. Tomatoe...
  • Banana Fruit: Plantain Health Benefits  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Banana and longevity
    Folk physicians of ancient Persia and India regarded this golden fruit as nature’s secret of perpetual youth. Even today, banana is known to promote healthy digestion and create a feeling of youthfulness. It enhances calcium, phosphorous and nitrogen retention which in turn helps in the regeneration of healthy tissues.

    Banana (or Plantain) health food
    The banana is of great nutritional value. It has a rare combination of energy value, tissue-building...
  • Teas And Your Health  By : Zachary Thompson
    There are many teas that have been drunk throughout the ages. They are basically infusions of plants, usually the leaves and sometimes the flowers, by boiling them with water. Teas can be drunk hot or cold and are used for a variety of ailments. Teas of different sorts are drunk worldwide.

    The official tea that we drink is the second most popular beverage and grown in the mountainous regions of China, India, Sir Lanka, Vietnam, Nepal, Georgia, Japan, Kenya, Malawi and Taiw...
  • Importance Of Soya  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Soya bean has been part of Chinese diet for many centuries. As we all know soy has many health benefits which due to the presence of soy-proteins and isoflavones genistein and daidzein. It is consumed in various forms which makes it even more popular. It is one of the greatest fighters of dangerous diseases. Even though it is rich in fat properties like fiber, vitamins and minerals, protease inhibitors, flavonoids, isoflavones, polyphenols, terpenes, saponins, phytosterols an...
  • Chocolate-- The Newest Health Food?  By : Dianne Ronnow
    There are now even more reasons for chocolate lovers to rejoice! As more amazing research news comes in about chocolate, the substance is moving from a bad-for-you candy to an important health food. Those of us who had always continued to indulge in occasional chocolate treats can stop feeling guilty and now easily justify our cravings.

    You may have already heard that chocolate contains beneficial flavonoids and antioxidents. Flavonoids are naturally-occurring compounds fo...
  • The Meaning Of The Peach  By : Jeffery Parham
    I went to a farmers market today, down by the water. A beautiful day, and I was hunting some fruit and vegetables. I bought this beautiful, huge peach and left hopeful, and hungry at the thought of this lavish, fresh, succulent piece of heaven. *A fresh peach, it brought back memories of when I was about 6 years old, when we had several fruit trees in the backyard. Us kids used to gorge ourselves on the peaches, plums, apricots, and oranges. My mom made jams and pies. Um, thi...
  • Palm Oil Is Another Healthy Oil!  By : Dianne Ronnow
    Now that food manufacturers in the U.S. have to label their trans-fat content, some of them are switching to healthier oils like palm and coconut. I am happy to see this change for the better! I hope more grocery store products continue this trend.

    Undoubtedly, there will be ignorant people who will cry out that palm oil is an unhealthy saturated fat. Like coconut oil, palm oil has been mislabeled as unhealthy for far too long, when it is actually is a very healthy saturat...
  • Improve Your Health With Natural Foods  By : Sherry Frewerd
    Remember the movie that came out recently where the fellow ate nothing but fast food for an entire month? If you saw the movie then you know the results of the month of junk food on the man’s body, mind and spirit. He basically felt and looked awful because of his poor food choices. Are you considering making big changes in your health by eating healthier? If you are ready to make that jump from junk food and quick meals to natural health food, then must accept that it will t...
  • Is Your Modern Diet Killing You?  By : Michelle Bacchus
    Not feeling good lately? Having a hard time enjoying a good dinner for fear of the discomfort that may result later? Are you finding it harder and harder to lose weight? Do you or members of your family find it takes longer to get over an illness or injury?

    Scientists the world over are increasingly saying many of these problems and more are probably related to our modern diets. Even though the food we eat tastes and looks fine to our eyes, most of it is filled with fat an...
  • The Coffee Bean  By : Heather Colman
    Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, with or without cream and sugar, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. These seeds are almost always called the coffee bean. Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in adults today.
  • Healthy Living With Peaches  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Peaches are known to have originated from China and later on, found their way to other parts of the world. Peaches are a great source of carbohydrates, protein, dietary fiber, vitamin C and vitamin A. Having peach in your daily diet fights deadly diseases like cancer. It has good amount of boron which encourages the estrogen level in postmenopausal women, which is great boon for women. It also stimulates your brain and prevents the chances of osteoporosis. It is also known to...
  • Broccoli A Disease Fighting Resource  By : Sharon Hopkins
    The name broccoli is derived from an Italian name 'Brocco'. It may not be a favorite vegetable for many, especially kids but it has great number of properties to benefit your entire body. It can be stated as one of the finest vegetables which fight numerous diseases. With the high vitamin content it tops the list in the vegetables department. It is known that broccoli has more Vitamin C in comparison to orange. It also has good amount of calcium which you find in abundance in...
  • Eat More Veggies. Eat More Fruit. Get Healthy--Really?  By : Herb Dreyer
    While it is common to see scientific studies on how health can be improved by using certain, particular supplements of vitamins and minerals it is not the same for the real McCoy.

    How true? Ask yourself and do a goggle search (or a PUB Med or any advanced search of scientific articles) about how many times you see a study--any study--on a particular fruit or vegetable that comes out proving some health improvement. Not a group, but a particular fruit or vegetable. And pro...
  • Fruits And Vegetables A Healthy Choice  By : Rich Hudson
    Most people know that eating fruits and vegetable are good for your health. Yet many people still don’t eat enough of fruits and vegetables. Experts say that everyone should get at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Increasing your vegetable and fruit intake will boost your health, you can also lose weight.

    You might think 5 serving or even 9 serving is a lot to ask for. But you should still try your best to achieve the goal because after all you are doing if...
  • How To Diet For Lean Muscle Gains - Focus On Vegetables And High-Protein Foods  By : Julia Mahler
    If you are wondering how to diet for lean muscle gains, the most important thing that you should keep in mind is that you should reduce your intake of fatty foods. This is not possible to do entirely, but if you are eating a lot of highly fatty foods, you should reduce them to be no more than 20% of your daily caloric intake. We also recommend that you limit your selection to healthy unsaturated fats. It is also interesting to note that people who severely restrict their fat ...
  • Oil And Vinegar In Glass For Your Health, And Your Mom  By : James Zeller
    Eating healthy is one thing, but finding and keeping fresh organic olive oil and vinegar is quite another. Managing our weight need not be done with mundane eating habits. We know fresh green salads can help. Thus, Oil and Vinegar has become a staple for many of us. Italian food, balsamic vinaigrettes, and even fabulous bread dipping recipes need the best oil and vinegar for great taste. So, after we find quality condiments, how do we keep them fresh yet properly presented on...
  • 7 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Coconut Oil  By : Dianne Ronnow
    It is a common misconception that coconut oil is bad for you. People all over the world are experiencing the healthy benefits of using coconut oil. It is actually one of the healthiest oils you can consume. Here are the top seven reasons why you should use coconut oil as an alternative to other common cooking oils.

    1. Coconut oil doesn't turn to fat in your body.

    Unlike many other common oils, like soy (vegetable) and corn, coconut oil won't make you fat. Coconut oil co...
  • A Delicious Companion To Good Health: The Olive Oil Story  By : James Zeller
    The health benefits of olive oil in the Mediterranean diet has become more than a novel observation. Clinical research is substantiating healthy benefits, but the gourmet tastes and flavors are bonuses well worth mentioning too.

    “The… patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don’t take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.” -- Quentin Regestein

    Highly favored as a cooking oil, or for use in a variety of classic...
  • Healthy And Nutritious Benefits From Yogurt  By : Sharon Hopkins
    It has been given different names but the nutritious value of yogurt makes it useful for our continuous and profoundly used up body. It should be part of your daily diet as it helps with increasing ways of creating a clean digestive system. The process of making yogurt must have developed somewhere in Asia or Europe as there is a huge supply of milk.

    In Europe and Asia, cow’s milk is very prevalent; buffalo’s milk is also used in India. In Russia goats and sheep’s milk ar...
  • Yoghurt - The Coolest Sparkler  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Yoghurt - The very word cools you down, especially in the warm summer months, when the heat is full on. Yoghurt is yummy, thick and creamy. It is a virtual treasury of zinc, calcium, Vitamins B1, B2, B6 and B12, protein and yeast. The wonderful nutrients and minerals in yoghurt protects your bones, fights off osteoporosis, battles cancer, cancer, diarrhoea, high blood pressure and yeast infection. It bolsters digestion, immune function and weight control. Besides, yoghurt add...
  • Foods That Fight Health Problems – Part I  By : Sharon Hopkins
    Research shows that most people who eat the widest variety of foods are more likely to meet their nutrients requirements and remain healthy than those who get stuck in the food rut. Nutrients work together to keep your heart healthy, your blood pressure normal, your bones strong and your memory sharp. Many of the foods hold key to longer lives, cancer cures or smoother skins. Join me in exploring foods and their benefits that fight host of diseases and health problems.

    - A...
  • Foods That Help Curb Hunger And Cravings  By : Jason Flintstone
    While experts suggest the best way to keep healthy and fit and keep your body nutritionally balanced is by eating several small meals per day. But, of course what you choose plays a large part in how you look and how you feel. And, while many of us "should" be noshing every few hours, how often we crave and what we crave may depend on what we're indulging in. In fact, experts assert that when it comes to curbing hunger and cravings, the key lies not in NOT eating, but in sele...
  • Organic Food For A Better Environment And Health  By : Adwina Jackson
    You must have heard about organic food, haven't you? What do you know about it?

    Imagine if your spinach, broccoli, carrots, celery, apples, oranges, pears, and other fruits and vegetables on your table do not contain chemical substances. A healthier body will be yours ever.

    According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), organic food is produced by farmers to emphasize renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental...
  • Whole Grains  By : Jodi Reichenberger
    It's easy to add inexpensive, fiber-rich whole grains to meals and sneak them
    into your favorite recipes.

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