How much fiber does your diet contain?
A fiber-rich diet can knock off several unwanted pounds. Unfortunately, most Americans do not include enough fiber in their diet. A typical American diet includes ten to fifteen grams of fiber per day, while the optimum amount of dietary fiber is twenty-five grams of in order to enjoy normal […]
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The Mediterranean diet has the reputation of being responsible for longevity, weight control, lowered risks of heart disease and cancer, and low cholesterol levels. It is based on the dietary habits of the people living in the sixteen countries that border the Mediterranean. Research has shown that the diet of these people is responsible for […]
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You may eat as much as you like and still not gain any weight, as long as the food that you eat is whole, and raw. People with digestive or glandular disorders might be exceptions to this rule; but, even they will find that a raw diet greatly improves health.
Raw diet comprises uncooked, unprocessed, organic, […]
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Any mention of the word “diet” and “carbohydrates” in a single sentence ought to be about weight loss and how best it is for you to stay away from carbohydrates if you really want to shed pounds. Carbohydrates of all the dietary nutrients available are known to turn into fat in the quickest way. This […]
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All kinds of fatty acids whether they are saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated make up the oils and fats in the body.
Animal products such as milk, meat, chicken fat, pork fat (lard), shortening are known as solid fats that is they remain solid at room temperature. These fats are covered with saturated fats. Also a few […]
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If you have ever been on a diet I’m sure that you are quite familiar with the gnawing feeling of being hungry, a dieter will always have to contend with this demon that finally makes you give in and thus fail the whole effort. Don’t you wish there was something to eat with no calories? […]
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Vitamin TherapyAntioxidants are a way of life for people living in this age. The way the world is a progressing is a far cry from an ideal healthy environment, thus antioxidants are a necessity in the world that we live in.
Some people feel that the vitamins namely C, B and K are capable of counteracting […]
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The way to detox is written in some of the ancient vedic texts as well. The fasting that is an integral part of the Indian tradition is actually considered to be a very good form of detoxifying your system and starting afresh.
The way to detox are many, with varying results, but most start with a […]
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The extra weight that you get teased about every time that is stubbornly clinging on to your system, ever wonder why you don’t lose it? Extra weight is a way of storing more than it needs. For alternative medicine believer, the human body is perfectly proportionate and very rarely do things go wrong with it […]
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Green tea is a product of the Camellia sinensis tree and this tree is the same tree that produces the familiar black tea. What makes the difference between the two teas is the process that is used to prepare the leaves for use.
Green tea is first dried naturally in the sun or […]
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