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Author :: Tarja Anchor  |
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| Article Title :: Are Food Additives And Artificial Ingredients Safe? |
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| There are a number of reasons for food manufacturers to add artificial and natural additives in food. For example, to lengthen shelf life, to make the food more appealing by enhancing color, texture and taste, to facilitate food preparation, or otherwise make food more marketable. An increasing number of additives are made synthetically, and some are from natural sources.You may think many additives are used only in small amounts, and will do no harm, but it has been estimated that an average American consumes about 5 pounds of additives every year. When plain sugar is added, which is the most common used additive, the number rises to 135 pounds per year. This means that anyone (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Sam Visnic |
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| Article Title :: 5 Common Nutritional Errors That Could Be Making Your Back Pain Worse! |
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| Uh-oh! There it goes again! Your nagging back pain is back. “What did I do this time?,” you ask yourself. Ice packs, heat, massage, nothing seems to get rid of it.Guess what? Maybe it came from what you ate! In my years as a Corrective Exercise Specialist and Neuromuscular Therapist, I have found that poor eating habits can contribute heavily to the backaches and pains that many of my clients experience. Here are the top 5 errors.1. Not eating for your individual metabolism. Just as you are a unique person in comparison to others, your body has a unique biochemistry and processes nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats differently. Generally speakin (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Zach Bashore |
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| Article Title :: Whey Protein for Rookies |
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| Whey protein is a popular supplement used by bodybuilders to add to their already high protein diets. Everyone needs protein and whey is the perfect protein because of its convenience and easy to use drinkability. This article will explain what whey protein is and why it`s the top selling sports nutrition product on the market today. You will also learn the common amino acids found in whey, best times to consume it, and learn how much whey you need in your daily diet.During the process of converting milk into cheese, whey protein is separated out. Whey is the highest quality and best source of protein available to the public. It plays a role as an antioxidant and helps support a he (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Ryan Joseph |
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| Article Title :: The Dangers of Silent Inflammation |
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| Inflammation has been in the news a lot lately. Not just inflammation
but silent inflammation. It’s been the topic in countless newspaper
articles and TV news reports. So what’s all the fuss about silent
inflammation?According to Dr. Barry Sears author of The Anti Inflammation Zone,
Silent inflammation is inflammation that you can’t feel and what’s more
average Americans are leading a lifestyle that causes chronic silent
inflammation. He also states that silent inflammation is the first sign
that your body is out of balance and you are no longer well. You can’t
feel it but its grinding down your heart, your brain, and your immune
system. It’s insid (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Steve Last |
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| Article Title :: Bottled Water - Is It Really So Good? |
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| I am sure that when most of us pick up a bottle of water in the supermarket we think that we are buying a purer and healthier product than we would be getting if we drank from the tap. But, is that really true, or are we all falling for the perception of superior health and purity which the bottled spring-water marketers would like us to believe?A group of experts in the UK thinks that EU tap-water is best. They have gone on record to point out that tap-water in European Union, where the drinking water supplied by our water utility companies is all regulated under the same very high standards set by EU Directives, is better monitored and regulated than bottled water, and is likely (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Charles Snyder |
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| Article Title :: Diets Galore - Fruitarian |
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| The term fruitarian is not in many older dictionaries. This article will explain what a fruitarian is and talk about some of the criticisms and positive aspects of the fruitarian diet.Depending on who you talk to a fruitarian eats anywhere from 50 – 100% raw fruit. Fruit comes in sweet, acid and non-sweet packages. All fruit has one thing in common. It is the reproductive part a plant. Usually we consider a fruit a fleshy outer package with seeds inside. A strict interpretation would also include grains, nuts, and seeds of all kinds.Fruitarians eat a high percentage of fruit of all kinds plus succulent vegetables, and leaves. The Genesis 1:29 diet is a fruitarian diet. Mos (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Kaye Bailey |
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| Article Title :: Bananas and Walnuts: Two Essential Foods After WLS |
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| Nutritional deficiency is a serious concern for people who have undergone gastric bypass or lap-band weight loss surgery. Most patients are instructed to supplement their low-calorie diet with vitamin and mineral supplements. In addition, patients can make informed food choices to boost their nurtrient intake while respecting the restrictions of weight loss surgery.Two foods patients should include in their diet are bananas and walnuts. Here's why:Bananas are rich in potassium, an essential mineral for maintaining heart function and blood pressure.Bananas help activate the stomach lining cells protecting against ulcers and acting as an antacid.Bananas are effec (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Cindi Gass |
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| Article Title :: Did You Know That Excess Salt is Harmful? |
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| Salt (sodium) plays an important role in the regulation of muscle contraction, fluid balance and nerve impulses in the human body and it is essential for overall good health. All our body fluids including blood, sweat, tears, etc contain sodium. It is essential to maintain proper balance of sodium in these fluids. Sodium in the body is mainly found in fluids that surround the body’s cells, such as blood and lymph fluid. When sodium intake exceeds the amount the body can handle it builds up in the interstitial areas and the kidneys have to work extra hard to excrete it.A build up may cause the body to hold extra fluids in the blood and around the cells, which contributes to increa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Roger Overanout |
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| Article Title :: Calcium and a Healthy Diet |
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| It is important to understand the place calcium should have in your diet. Even though there have recently there have been several news items outlining the effects of having to little calcium in the average diet; the chances are that most people still don't fully appreciate the effect of calcium on your digestive processes and the working of your heart.Calcium is one of the basic elements that have got to be there throughout the processing of our food during the digestive process, and during the beating of your heart. If you are suffering from a calcium deficiency in these two areas, then that can contribute to heart disease and osteoporosis where the bones are weakened. If you don (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Ann Reilly |
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| Article Title :: Cellular Nutrition - The Herbal Way for Health and Weight Loss |
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| Optimum health can only be achieved through good nutrition. The trillions of cells that make up your body must be healthy and functional before you can expect to optimise your energy levels and overall sense of well-being. No long term weight control or life enhancement programme can work, unless your cells receive the vital nutrients needed from natural food sources or any additional supplementations.YOUR BODY IS UNDER SEIGE EVERYDAY! You feel rushed, hungry, fatigued and stressed out. So you eat fast food for convenience, sweet, sugary food for a pick-me-up and take medicine to keep away the aches, pains, sleeplessness and general malaise. It's no wonder we're overweight and over (read full article) |
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