How Much Vitamin C Do You Really Need?

How Much Vitamin C Do You Really Need?

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

Vitamin C has been praised as a cold-fighting, immune-boosting, health miracle. But is it possible to get too much of a good thing?  The Need for Vitamin C Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is an essential nutrient that helps grow and repair tissue and bone. It also helps…

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The Benefits and Effects of Acidophilus

The Benefits and Effects of Acidophilus

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

by Hector Milla In today’s difficult times, getting sick is probably the last thing that any person wants. There are food supplements, vitamins, and other things that could help us to stay physically fit; people are more aware of the benefits that these things offer the body. Acidophilus is a…

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Diet Secrets of Naturally Slim People

Diet Secrets of Naturally Slim People

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

Naturally thin people eat anything they want, don’t have to work their butts off at the gym, and magically remain thin and toned! What many don’t realize about naturally slender people is that it isn’t that easy. Good genes and an overactive metabolism only go so far towards keeping in…

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Vitamins and Minerals for Healthy Hair

Vitamins and Minerals for Healthy Hair

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

A lot of people actually pay a good deal of money just to make themselves look more attractive and feel better about themselves, but what they don’t know is that they can actually achieve this easily by keeping fit and staying healthy. Having lustrous and shiny, full hair is not…

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Dark Chocolate for Heart Health

Dark Chocolate for Heart Health

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

by Richard van Beek Researchers are actually telling us to eat dark chocolate for heart health. How is this possible? Up until now, we’ve always thought chocolate was bad for us! It turns out that dark chocolate made from unprocessed cocoa contains high amounts of flavonoids and phytochemicals. These are…

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Should You Go Gluten-Free?

Should You Go Gluten-Free?

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

Gluten intolerance is on the rise, leading many people to consider a gluten-free diet. Gluten intolerance is the inability to process gluten, the complex protein found in wheat, rye and barley. Gluten intolerance can be caused by Celiac Disease, NCGS or gluten allergies. Celiac Disease causes the celia (hair-like structures…

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Assess Your Risk for Osteoporosis

Assess Your Risk for Osteoporosis

Diet & Fitness / Wellness

Osteoporosis is a medical condition characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of the micro-architecture of bones which result in bone fragility and higher susceptibility to fracture. Bone fractures mostly affect vertebrae, wrists, humeri and femura. Vertebral fractures and, with lower incidence fractures of the femoral neck, may occur spontaneously,…

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