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51. How To Get Fit And Slash Your Health Insurance Costs By Neil Stelling
    Okay, before we start, let me explain the purpose of this article. I want you to get so healthy, you'll never need to make a health insurance claim. You'll save money by increased fitness. You'll save money with a long no-claims insurance history. And you'll look and feel much better.There's three sides to your maximum health and fitness. Diet, and Exercise. But that's only two ! Let me split Exercise into Aerobic exercise and Aneorobic exercise.Get all three right. Get the right balance. And …



52. The Importance of Protein By Bill Nadraszky
    Protein is one of the basic building blocks of the body so it is an essential part of your diet and can influence your strength but probably not your energy. Your muscles are built with protein and in fact protein is made up of 20 amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and 9 are essential, they cannot be created and must be eaten meaning the other 11 amino acids can be created by our body.Many times we here that you need to eat steak for energy but in actual fact as we lea…



53. Nutrition Is Not Common Sense By Marc David
    I'd like to explain an important concept that most online trainers (even the "gurus") don't "get"...Have you ever heard that 'nutrition is common sense?'Have you ever thought about why the United States has an epidemic of overweight individuals and kids that are out of shape? Or that most people talk about how in their younger days they were able to do this and that. Yet these people are only 30 years old?Most people think nutrition is common sense. But these people are completely wrong.You …



54. Proteins and the Nutrition Formulae By Abdul Matynne
    Many experts have given various proportions for the amount of proteins to be consumed as a part of our diet. But lets look at what proteins are made up of—Amino acids· alanine - ala - A · arginine - arg - R · asparagine - asn - N · aspartic acid - asp - D · cysteine - cys - C · glutamine - gln - Q · glutamic acid - glu - E · glycine - gly - G · histidine - his - H · isoleucine - ile - I · leucine - leu - L · lysine - lys - K · methionine - met - M · phenylalanine - phe - F · prol…



55. How To Treat and Prevent Low Carb Diet Headaches By Benji Paras
    Strict "no carb" phases of low carb diets have developed a reputation for giving dieters severe headaches. Dietitians have identified a number of different factors that could cause these headaches. They vary from person to person.One of the factors is caffeine. Most low carb diets prohibit caffeinated drinks because they cause fluctuations in blood sugar, which can potentially jeopardize the efficacy of the diet. The Atkins diet suggests that dieters begin scaling-down caffeine consumption be…



56. Allergy Approaches through Nutrition By Heather Dominick
    Spring in New York City is a really magical time. Flowers and tree buds bring so much beauty to our coveted parks. I was walking through the park this past week and was really loving the site of all those bright, yellow daffodils! However, I also noticed more than one person sneezing in less than a matter of minutes!If you happen to be an allergy sufferer, before you run right out and purchase the latest over-the-counter-stop-the-sneezing-pill. Try some of these natural nutrition and lifesty…



57. Healthy Food Tastes Better! By Ingela Berger
    How is it that we can’t seem to think that something nutritious and healthy could in fact be tasty and enjoyable? Ever since I started to eat healthy food I have discovered new tastes, new flavours and new favourites. I do it almost daily. When I stopped looking at meat as the main ingredient of a meal I found a hundred new ways to prepare a good meal. I did not exclude meat completely, only the kinds that contain saturated fat. I continued to eat chicken, turkey and fish. (Chicken has its fat…



58. "A Diet Deficiency Today is a Clinical Event Tomorrow" By Theryssa Gossman
    For those of us that understand nutrition and it's importance in our lives, this statement makes all too much sense doesn't it?Today, six out of the top ten causes of death are diet related and chronic degenerative diseases afflict over 120 million Americans. Cancer has moved from the eighth leading cause of death to number two, even after Richard Nixon's "War on Cancer" spent thirty billion dollars attempting to find a cure. Diabetes has increased 700% since 1959.Nearly 15 million American ad…



59. I'm Stuffed! Now What's for Dessert? By Julia Kalish
    It’s Saturday and you’re out with friends, having dinner. Tonight, however, you ate too much. You shared several appetizers with the group, and you managed to eat your huge entrée (why are portion sizes SO BIG??). Now it’s time for dessert and although your stomach is painfully pressed against your waistband, you hear yourself ordering the Mousse au Chocolat (hey, chocolate is healthy, right??).Fast-forward to Sunday night. You just prepared and ate a super healthy meal at home: Broiled herb…



60. Is It Possible to Improve Your Health by Simply Drinking More Water? By Michael Jozefiak
    To many people, this may seem a simplistic answer to a complex question: How can doing something so simple produce such noticable & quick results? Surely there must be some deep scientific & comlex way to improving health. The body, after all, is a very complex organism and scientists and health professionals have, over the centuries, espoused numerous ways of improving health, from specially fomulated foods & diets to drugs designed to fight obesity and reduce fat etc. What seems to have been…



61. Five Steps to a Healthier Heart By Jerry Predaris
    Step 1: Eat five to ten servings per day of fresh fruits and vegetables.Studies have shown that populations that eat large amounts of fruits and vegetables have half the cardiovascular disease rate of those that don't. So the more fruits and vegetables that you can include in your diet the better. Scientists are discovering new aspects and benefits of foods all the time so although taking supplements like beta-carotene and fiber may be beneficial, they can not give you all the advantages found…



62. Unhealthy Foods: Five Sneaky Foods Revealed By Ian Mason
    With the array of different diets and diet foods available to help with weight loss and health, it’s sometimes hard to figure out what’s healthy and what’s not. Of course, part of the problem is that people have different health needs: for example, while fruit juice is often a good source of vitamins and other nutrients, some people with diabetes may find that some fruit juices have more sugar than they can tolerate. So what sounds healthy may not be healthy for you. How to tell? Look past the…



63. You Are What You Eat By Dax Moy
    Have you noticed how many diet and nutrition books there are in the bookshops these days?It seems that the areas of weight control and nutrition are amongst the most popular of all reading materials, with many well-known stores stocking no fewer than 80 different dietary plans espousing the various virtues of high fat vs low fat, high protein vs low protein and high carb vs low carb. There quite simply has never been a time in history when so much information has been made readily available to…



64. Enzymes and Raw Food – Can You Cheat Time and Stay Young for Longer? By Claire Raikes
    I’m going to be a bit radical here, but know that I’m only encouraging you to question and think and ideally do your own research, both theory and practice. I’m pretty confident that you’ll thank me for it.WHAT IF THE SO-CALLED ‘AGING PROCESS’ WAS A CHOICE?Clearly, we can’t stop time from moving on. When we have a birthday, we are another year older. That’s a fact that, for the moment at least, we cannot change. But what if the weakening organs, bones and tissues and all the 'usual' signs …



65. Heart Friendly Foods By P. Mehta
    Heart disease results when plaque builds up inside the arterial walls, which causes a partial or complete obstruction of blood flow. This reduces flow of blood to heart and may result in angina. Angina is a sensation of discomfort, pain, burning or pressure, generally felt in the chest area.Angina may be the first indication of heart disease. But many people with heart disease often get no warning signals, until they suffer a full heart attack. Chest pain should not been ignored, even when i…



66. Food Sources That Boost Glutathione Naturally By Priya Shah
    Copyright © 2004 Priya Shah Glutathione, the body's master antioxidant and detoxifier, is one of the 14 "Superfoods" listed in SuperFoods Rx : Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life, co-authored by Dr Steven Pratt. Glutathione levels cannot be increased to a clinically beneficial extent by orally ingesting a single dose of glutathione. (1) This is because glutathione is manufactured inside the cell, from its precursor amino acids, glycine, glutamate and cystine. Hence food sources or su…



67. All About Green Tea And Polyphenols By Kurt Hurley
    -A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind, Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi (1893 - 1986)Or as I like to say… When the student is ready, the teacher shall appear! By the way, have I said how much I passionately enjoy green tea, the personal benefits I have witnessed from green tea and what a fantastic unearthing this ‘ancient medicine’ is for modern western living?After a good deal of research, I have found that there isn’t any other food or drink in general consumption reported t…



68. The Truth About the Meat You Eat By Robert Bard
    There are so many topics to discuss which affect our health that it is hard to choose just one at a time. My motto is Unhealthy Soil = Unhealthy Plants and Animals = Unhealthy People. With that in mind, let’s discuss meat, fish and meat substitutes. I just read an article by some well meaning person who was bragging that chicken and soy are good for you – WRONG!If you consider how our ancestors developed in the last 10,000+ years, you will realize they ate non-chemical meats, berries, and nuts…



69. What Does It Mean to be "Green?" By Dawn Worthy
    Well, it's kind of like being a vegetarian. There is a wide spectrum. On one end, you have the vegans who don't use any animal products. On the other end, there are some people who consider themselves vegetarian who still eat chicken and fish and use dairy products.Some green people have opted totally off the grid. They only use sustainable resources in all aspects of their lives. The Dancing Rabbit EcoVillage is an example of this form of “green living.”There are some “green people” who are c…



70. Finding the Elusive Complete-Protein Source By Jim Duffy
    Images of “protein powder” containers with accomplished bodybuilders on their labels help inform consumers that protein is a critical macronutrient in strength training success. Yet what is sometimes lost in this protein-bodybuilding link is that protein is an essential component for everyone, regardless of physical activity. Even those who live sedentary lives must ensure that their protein intake is complete and balanced.The importance of protein in diet is undeniable. Protein creates digest…



71. Where Does Your Drinking Water Come From? By Earl Calvert
    Have you ever thought about where your drinking water comes from? Most of us never give this question a thought. Yet, the sources of our water tell us a lot about its quality.The Importance of Water SourcesVery early in the development of civilizations, people recognized the importance of finding reliable water sources. A clean, constant supply of safe drinking water is essential for every community. Consequently, the earliest civilizations developed near sources of clean water.As time passed,…



72. The Whole Flax Seed By Mindi Haehl
    All this rolled into one foodMany health conscious people are starting to realize what flax seed can do for their mind and their bodies. The numerous benefits of flax seed include being able to fight cancer and heart disease, promote fitness and beauty, reduce hypertension and arthritis, raise vitamin D levels in the body, and retain magnesium, phosphate, and calcium levels within the body. Products that provide only portions of these results are highly saught after. flax seed is head and sh…



73. Compulsive Eating Alternative: Learning to Eat With Pleasure By Annette Colby
    Do you allow pleasure from food? Are your senses throughly engaged as you eat? Do you fuel your aliveness with each meal or eat to deaden and numb out? Do you eat foods that taste good in your mouth and feel good in your physical body - both now and later?Imagine eating in a manner that is passionate and filled with the pleasure of being alive. What exactly would pleasurable eating look like? It would vary by individual, and perhaps even by meal. But I imagine we can uncover some common t…



74. Glycemic Index of Foods By P. Mehta
    All carbohydrates are not the same. Generally it is assumed that simple carbohydrates are not good for health as they increase blood glucose levels rapidly, and complex carbohydrates are good because they have a slower effect on glucose levels. But this is not always true. Recent work into the Glycemic Index (GI) has changed the understanding of the relationship between ingested carbohydrates and blood glucose levels.The glycemic index is a measure of how fast a carbohydrate triggers to raise…



75. Exposing the "Best" Source of Protein Myth By Jim Duffy
    An American culture that is marked by a chronic lack of time and the need to achieve is often in pursuit of the “best” something or other. These “best” lists tend to improve time efficiency they help people make quick decisions without a lot of research or “trial and error”.However, as with most inventions, there is a potentially harmful application of these very popular “best” lists. There are situations where the need to identify the best of something obscures the real truth that, quite simp…



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