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276. Post Workout Nutrition: Secrets to a Hard, Lean Body By Mike Geary
     As you’ve probably heard before, your post-workout meal may very well be your most important meal of the day. The reason is that when you’re finished with an intense workout, you’re entering a catabolic state where your muscle glycogen is depleted and increased cortisol levels are beginning to excessively break down muscle tissue. These conditions are not good and the only way to reverse this catabolic state (and promote an anabolic state) is to consume a quickly digestible post-workout meal…



277. Soy and Autoimmunity By Heidi Whitaker
     So many Americans are turning to what they believe to be a "health food", but are actually hurting their immune systems. Soy is NOT a health food. If you have an autoimmune disease or are pregnant, you should be especially careful to avoid foods made from soy.Just 4 tablespoons of soy per day is enough to cause estrogen dominance and hypothyroidism. Estrogen dominance is BAD news for the autoimmune sufferer. This hormone is proinflammatory and will make your autoimmune symptoms worse! Addition…



278. The 12 Most Pesticide-Ridden Fruits and Veggies By Ben Lynch
     I will never forget the day my mom told me to wash strawberries. As a typical inquisitive 4 year old, I asked, 'Why?' Because fruit pickers pick their nose was her response. I then washed them - sometimes.Now as a 31 year old, I buy organic produce which must mean it is free from boogers and by all means, it best be free from pesticides. But as a med student with a wife, two kids and a mortgage, the wallet feels stress when buying organic produce.Demand has gone up for organic products, especi…



279. Healthy Eating Tips for Healthy Living By Andrew LaPointe
     Eating healthy is fast becoming a way of life. American’s are living longer, however, the goal of many is not to simply live longer, the goal it is to live a longer and healthier life. Simple everyday fruit can help.Recent studies have indicated that the antioxidants in fruit provide a whole host of health benefits: the anti-aging power of blueberries and the joint pain relieving properties found in cherries to name a few.The multitudes of health components found in fruit are truly a gift from…



280. Why Hydrogenated Oils Are Bad For You By Rudy Silva
     Warning: Do not eat foods that contain partially hydrogenated and hydrogenated fats. These fats are found in all kinds of packaged and junk food. Food manufacturers really don't care about your health when they add hydrogenated oils to their foods.Good clean vegetable oils are hydrogenated to create shortenings and margarines. Vegetable oils are partially hydrogenated so they can be added to many foods since they become a source of cheap fat and increase the shelf life of the food product.What…



281. Nutrition as Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD Alternative Treatment: Help is as Close as the Kitchen By Jeannine Virtue
     The quality of food we eat (or lack thereof) has a profound affect on Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD. For many people, nutrition alone can effectively work as an ADHD alternative treatment.A growing body of research points to nutritional deficiencies - especially with essential fatty acids and amino acids - as a contributing factor of Attention Deficit Disorder and learning deficiencies.Put down the Ritalin bottle for one minute to consider these Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD nutrition …



282. Supplementary Help for Depression By Stewart Hare
     Typical symptoms of depression are feeling sad, depressed mood, crying, insomnia or excessive sleeping, loss of energy, feeling tired, exhaustion, anxiety, weight loss or gain, agitation, nervousness, low sex drive, feeling worthless, excessive guilt, headaches, low concentration, lack of confidence and loss of interest in everyday activities.Depression can occur due to hormonal imbalances, stress and imbalances in biochemicals within the brain. Depression is more common in women due to hormon…



283. 7 Things To Your Health By Dr. Jamie Fettig
     Health is the thing. And no matter how many ways you can measure and quantify symptoms and disease, the only way to be healthy is to add to your health. So what adds health into your life? I have boiled it down to 7 simple things.1. Listening to your inner knowing – that gut feeling, instinctual response type knowing everyone has – listen to it and communicate with it.2. Rest – and not just sleeping, actually resting, which can be sleep.3. Breathing Fresh Air – breathing in full deep breaths o…



284. 5 Favorite Summer-Break Tips By Heather Dominick
     You can trust me that I make sure to take care to have as EnergyRich™ a vacation as possible (why come back from vacation feeling bloated, a few pounds heavier, experiencing heartburn etc, right?). So I wanted to share my 5 favorite ways (food-wise and fun-wise) of making that happen!Food For Summer Vacation1. Bring Your Own – don’t panic. I’m not talking EVERYTHING, but I am suggesting you consider the basics. Let’s face it: Rest Stops, Airports, Train Stations, and Tourist Destinations …



285. Cherries - The Next Wonder Fruit By Andrew LaPointe
     Cherries…A Supercharged FruitThe little red fruit that has been enjoyed by countless millions offer more than great taste. Are cherries truly fruit for a healthy you? Recent studies have revealed that cherries offer an assortment of health benefits including the natural ability to offer relief from joint inflammation.So what makes the tasty red fruit so beneficial? The wonder of the cherry is the anthocyanins. According to research from Michigan State University tart cherries contain anthocy…



286. Maximizing Your Nutrition Dollar By Karen Walker
     Because of consumer demand, the food industry focus is on producing fruits and vegetables that ship well, not nutrient content. How food is stored and processed has an impact on nutrition. The best defense against nutritionally depleted foods is careful supplementation followed by purchasing fresh foods as close to the source and organically grown whenever feasible.Getting the most nutrition for every dollar spent is of great concern for those interested in maintaining good health. Yet for the…



287. Building Better Bones By Susun Weed
     "It is a bone-deep change you are going into, my beloved," counsels Grandmother Growth. "You must open to your very marrow for this transformation. No cell is to remain untouched. You are to open more than you ever dreamed you could open, more than you have opened in birth or in passion. You open now to the breath of mortality as it plays the bone flute of your being. What can you do but dance to the haunting melody, develop a passion for an elegant posture and a long stride?"Ah, ye s," Grandm…



288. Ambrotose Complex By Theryssa Gossman
     Mannatech's patent-pending glyconutrients complex, Ambrotose, is perhaps the greatest wellness discover in the last 50 years. By understanding it, you are in a better position to help others realize that they too would have this phenomenal nutrient Ambrotose complex working on their behalf as well.The product information site on Ambrotose has a wealth of information at your command.For your convenience, Ambrotose comes in several formats: capsules with lecithin, capsules without lecithin (for…



289. Healthy Eating Made Simple By Dr. Jamie Fettig
     The confusion about eating healthy and dieting will now be cleared up, all in one easy sentence. Are you ready? Everyone is different.What is healthy for one person is not going to be the best diet for everyone else. You are different than everyone else. What food is best for you is not necessarily going to be what is right for everyone else. Some people do well on meat, others don’t. Some people are fine with lots of carbs, others not. What food is best for you is really dependent on you and …



290. Boost Your Energy! How Alkaline Water Can Heal Your Body By Ross Bridgeford
     Understanding the Benefits of Alkaline, Pure WaterThere has been much discussion over the past few years about the quality of the water we drink and the effects that this may have on our health. Many health experts believe that the low-quality of tap water in the UK can pose health concerns, particularly if we rely upon this as our main source of water when consuming the recommended 2+ litres each day.As a result, millions have turned to bottled water - creating a £1.57 billion market in just…



291. Don't Allow Your Food To Control You By Lee Smith
     Food addiction isn't a problem. Pretending like you can't live without eating however, IS the problem. If you're stranded on a desert island without food, what would you do? Your body can survive well over 24 hours without food if you're drinking water.How about if someone offered you 50 million dollars to not eat? How addicted would you be then?Personally, I'll be forthright and tell you that I think that it's utter nonsense to believe that food is addictive. Food is fuel for the body and th…



292. Kinesiology By Jane Thurnell-Read
     Kinesiology is rapidly gaining in popularity as a powerful but gentle, holistic therapy that can be used in a wide variety of situations and for many different purposes. If you want to check out your allergies, get some help with stress or sort out health problems without drugs then a visit to a kinesiologist may be exactly what is needed. You may also experience kinesiology when your chiropractor is checking the best place to manipulate or when your aromatherapist checks for the most suitable…



293. Is Eating a Raw Food Diet Actually Healthy for You? By Glen Jansen
     Whatever diet you choose to live by, the food you eat has to provide your body with the nourishment to properly balance your body's chemistry. If you have health challenges, are overweight or obese, chances are you are not in balance at all. The typical North American diet is woefully out of balance. Even what are commonly considered as healthy diets, such as low fat, vegetarien and vegan diets can be improperly balanced.The good news is you can forget counting ... cholesterol, calories, fat g…



294. Food Nutrition Labels: Six "Catches" You Need to Know By Brian Vaszily
     Most foods are required to carry nutrition labels to provide, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says, "distinctive, easy-to-read formats that enable consumers to more quickly find the information they need to make healthful food choices."But despite being regulated by the FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food manufacturers can, and do, get away with adding confusing or deceptive information to the labels. Sometimes this is done inadvertentl…



295. Train Your Self To Eat Healthy By Jeannie Crabtree
     For some people it is really hard to give up the junk food and sweets and eat a better, more nutritious diet. So let's use the example of eating the 5 to 9 fruits and vegetables we need daily.There are ways to work with your mind so that it becomes much easier and more enjoyable to eat all those servings of vegetables we need each day.Did you know that you think in pictures?You are motivated by the things that you want to move away from that might cause emotions you don’t want such as pain, gr…



296. Summer Sun Cures By Heather Dominick
     With summer comes more sun and with more sun comes an extra desire to be outdoors and with spending additional time outdoors comes … you guessed it, sunburn.We all know the major importance of using sunscreen these days. However, even the best of us find ourselves with moments of TOO MUCH SUN. In these cases here are a couple of the best, natural summer sun remedies:1. Lemon juice - the lemon has an anti-inflammatory function when used both internally and outwardly. When used externally…



297. Is It Possible To Follow a Strict Diet Program and Still Have A Normal Lifestyle? By Matt Clarkson
     Following a diet program of any sort can sometimes be restricting depending on different circumstances. A Strict diet program can be hard to stick to and the best diet programs are the diet programs that you can definitely stick with for the rest of your life.The best advice for a diet program is a healthy balanced diet using all food groups, drink plenty of water and exercise very regularly. Sticking with this type of diet program is not restricting in any way and gives you a huge variety of …



298. Protein Won't Make You Fat: Myth #1 By Marc David
     How many magazines have you read where they tell you to take in X grams of protein? How many times have you see .75g of protein per lb of bodyweight or 1g maybe 1.5 for the advanced athlete or better yet 2g for the guy who really wants to grow!All of those calculations may or may not be correct but it depends on YOU!FACT: The #1 protein mistake people make is: They ingest more then they need.MYTH: Any excess won't be stored as fat so it doesn't matter.That's right a formula needs some inpu…



299. What Is The Most Powerful Drug You Can Take? By Connie Limon
     How would you like to take a drug with no side effects that would give you an appropriate balance of "good" and "bad" eicosanoids? First of all you might say what the heck is eicosanoids? I am going to try and explain a little to you about eicosanoids in this article and other articles to come. But for now I will talk just a little bit about this drug we can take without any fancy prescription from your doctor or extra bill to pay your doctor. And something we have all been taught probably…



300. Good Fats and Bad Fats -- What's The Difference? By Benji Paras
     As a low carb dieter, your diet is undoubtedly high in fat. And if you’ve done research on the different types of fats, you probably heard the two big buzz words surrounding fats today--"good fats" and "bad fats." Up to that point, you may have thought all fats were bad--or good, but only for low carb dieters.In this article, I am going to go over which fats are "good" and which fats are "bad"--and how much of each you should consume with your low carb diet.Let’s start with "bad" fats.1. Satur…



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