Vegetarian or semi-vegetarian diets are all the rage, and for good reason. Plant based food sources are low in fat and calories while they are high in minerals and nutrients. After all, vegetarians are about 20% thinner than their meat eating counterparts.
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3 Vegetarian Foods for Meat Lovers
September 05, 2008
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3 Ways to Suppress Your Appetite
May 07, 2008
Many people associate diet and weight loss with extreme measures such as crash dieting. Fortunately there are several ways to suppress your appetite and not suffer through extreme hunger pangs to lose those extra pounds.
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5 Foods to Eat Daily
February 28, 2008
Though many of us are creatures of habit, it is good to mix up your foods each day. Different foods contain different vitamins & nutrients that our body needs and it is impossible to pack them all into the foods we eat in one day. Though we should be eating a variety of foods, some things should stay consistent.
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Importance of Digestive Supplements
February 12, 2008
In order to make sure you are properly digesting your food, you need digestive enzymes. These enzymes occur naturally in the body, but as you get older, the body produces less and less of them.
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Go Bananas!
February 08, 2008
Bananas are an extremely unique fruit as they are grown not from trees, but actually from giant herbs that are related to orchids and lilies. It is no surprise that this fruit is one of the most popular around the world, as they are both convenient and nutritious, not to
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The Breakdown on Digestion
January 30, 2008
It is a fact that nearly every person will suffer from some form of digestive problem at one point in their life, and millions of people deal with these kinds of disorders daily.
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3 Reasons To Eat Seaweed
January 28, 2008
Seaweed has been used by Oriental people for thousands of years for its numerous health benefits and its availability near the sea. In recent times, the popularity of this health food is increasing, as are the number of health food stores and oriental stores selling this product.
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8 Best Uncommon Foods
November 15, 2007
Human beings are creatures of habit-especially when it comes to our diet. We tend to eat and cook the same things, usually meals we already know how to cook or prepare.
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3 Ways to Prevent Hangovers
May 15, 2007
The real secret to avoiding hangovers is not to drink, or drink very little. But on the odd occasion when you over do it and need to function the next morning here are a few ways to prevent hangovers. First, it is important to understand what causes a hangover. As you will find out in the morning after a long night of drinking, alcohol evaporates water molecules in your system and hence dehydrates you. It also affects your nervous system, as alcohol is a mild depressant, so when you wake up your body counter acts the affects and puts you in a hypersensitive state. As well, all the drinking has caused malnutrition, by flushing your nutrients and vitamins needed for your natural defense system. To prevent hangovers, you need to re-balance your body by focusing on these three areas.
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5 Essentials for Beautiful Skin
April 24, 2007
Whether you have problem skin such as acne, dermatitis or rosacea, or simply want to age more gracefully; you need to eat right for beautiful skin. The skin is our body’s largest organ, so taking care of the skin will also have numerous benefits to your overall health. Although problem skin can be genetic or caused by problems other than what you eat, you can't overlook the fact that what you put in your body is essentially helping to regenerate skin tissue. So if you are digesting more processed foods or toxins, your body needs to work hard to cleanse these from your system, and they offer little, if any, nutrients to help provide new cell growth.
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Are You Anti Antioxidant?
Antioxidants – the word pops up all the time in health news and nutrition facts. And for good reason. Adding foods with high anti-oxidant power will help you improve your health for a long, prosperous life. Take the time to educate yourself on these disease-fighting nutrients and the foods they inhabit:
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