Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
It’s no secret that the American meat-heavy diet could use a serious overhaul. We consume nearly one and a half times more meat than most industrialized nations and use more than 50 percent of our water and land to raise livestock. This heavy reliance on animal protein is taking a…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
Forget all the fancy claims on the front of the package – “Lite,” “Low Sodium,” “Reduced Fat” — they tell you nothing. What you need is a direct means of comparison between products, and this is found in a little box on the bottom or back simply labeled “Nutrition Facts.”…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
We have all consumed processed and packaged foods. After all, they’re easy, convenient and often times tastier than what we can prepare from scratch. But if you pause and read the labels, you may be appalled at the number of additives found in such foods. Many studies have shown the…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
Healthy dieting requires a balanced diet of both carbohydrates and proteins. Diet-smart proteins support the body boosting metabolism, repairing body tissue and helping muscles contract. Protein also helps stave off hunger when dieting. A savvy dieter must search for the best sources of protein available to lose weight, feel full…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
When you’re beginning a new diet or weight loss program, it can be difficult to stay on track and stay motivated long enough to see results. Many dieters simply quit before they get results because they don’t see any difference in their bodies or on the scale, but you can…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
You may take supplements for vitamins A, C, and E, but what about folic acid? If you don’t eat a lot of leafy greens, liver or brewer’s yeast, then chances are, you’re not getting enough of this important vitamin. Folic acid, otherwise known as vitamin B9, is essential to cell…
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There has been a blizzard of information about anti-inflammatory diets within the past several years, beginning with the anti-aging studies of Yale University professor Dr. Nicholas Perricone. He introduced the anti-inflammation concept into popular vocabulary in 2002 with his book, The Perricone Prescription, as baby boomers grew more concerned with…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
You have one of those natural, slender bodies that most people can only look at with both longing and envy. If this is you, and you have not had to fight tooth and nail to achieve this body, then you are very lucky. Think being so slim means that you…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
If you have been trying to gain muscle for any length of time, you have probably figured out that training is only half of the equation. To gain quality muscular weight, you must take in more calories than you burn, with a significant portion of them coming from protein. This…
Diet & Fitness / Healthy Eating
How many times have we started a diet, only to have a decrease in blood sugar sabotage our efforts by lunchtime? Sometimes dieting can feel like a double-edged sword. We do everything right. We count calories, fat and carbohydrates and we reduce our sodium. Then why does it sometimes feel…