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3 Foods to Avoid if You Want to Look Young
Want to keep your complexion smooth and youthful? Take a look at your plate. What you leave off of your plate is sometimes just as important as the food you’re putting on your plate when it comes to nutrients that can affect your complexion. Put your best face forward (and improve … Read more
Foods That Help You Sleep
Many foods contain naturally occurring substances that bring on sleep; here are some of the best choices to help you settle down for a quality rest. Walnuts Walnuts are a good source of tryptophan, a sleep-enhancing amino acid that helps make serotonin and melatonin, the “body clock” hormone that sets … Read more
Health Promoting Essential Oils
If you could only purchase a few essential oils at a time, do you know what oils to start with, or even the benefits of a few popular oils? There are Health Promoting Essential Oils that one should use. Lemon: Lemon oil has several properties. Lemon oil is best known for its … Read more
Guidelines for Healthier Grilling
Research has suggested a link between grilled food and cancer, but you can cut down on that risk with these simple tips for healthier grilling. Stay clear of burned steer Regularly consuming well-done or charred meat may increase your risk of developing pancreatic cancer by up to 60 percent, according … Read more
Things You’d Never Think to Clean
Here are a few germ hot spots that warrant your occasional attention. Given that they’re invisible to the naked eye, germs might be growing on places you’d never consider cleaning. Here are a few that warrant your occasional attention: 1. Telephone receivers. In his research, Dr. Gerba found significant numbers of … Read more
Fish Oil Health Benefits
Fish oil benefits? You bet! Fish oil health benefits are important and wide-ranging. Proven by numerous clinical studies, fish oil benefits range from brain health to heart health to pregnancy health. Fish oil health benefits come primarily from the two Omega 3 essential fatty acids in fish oil — DHA … Read more
Eating healthy in summer
10 commandments to abide by if you want to enjoy your summer holidays without putting on a gram. 1. Follow a balanced diet. in hot weather we’re often less hungry so we’re more likely to eat raw vegetables instead of a heavy dinner. This can be dangerous because in the absence … Read more
Why All Calories Are Not the Same
Robert Lustig, MD, explains why all calories are not created equal. Cutting-edge experts say the “calories in, calories out” philosophy is oversimplified and inadequate. Quality of calories determines the quantity your body burns or stores, says Robert Lustig, MD, author of the recently published book Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, … Read more
Popular Diets That Could Be Bad for You
Your friend lost weight on the Paleo Diet. Your mom slimmed down on the Military Diet. Your sister is reaching her weight loss goals with the Wheat Belly diet. Now it’s your turn to get trim. Should you follow in the footsteps of your friends and family? No, not necessarily. Those popular … Read more
Healthy alternatives to cut calories fast
It’s a hard fact of life learning to accept that most of the things that taste amazing are also usuallyfat and calorie-tastic. However it’s naïve to think that healthy eating means sacrificing your taste buds and all of your time to bland, expensive and time consuming cooking. In fact, finding healthy … Read more