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Author :: Jen Scott  |
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| Article Title :: Soy-Based Meat And Dairy Alternatives |
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| Many people making the shift to a vegetarian or vegan diet may be reluctant to try meat or dairy alternatives. Others simply do not realize the variety of products available to replace meat and dairy and still enjoy favorite foods like burgers, shakes, and cheese.Meat alternatives are usually made from soy protein and other ingredients. These foods are not only of interest to vegetarians but are also of benefit to people who want to take advantage of the significant health benefits of soy. Soy protein products can be made to taste like meat. There are soy protein products that are naturally flavored to taste like beef, pork, chicken, and even fish. There are “veggie” burgers, h (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Paul Ghossain |
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| Article Title :: Fruits Containing Vitamin C |
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| Finding fruits containing vitamin C is quite easy. All you need is a quick visit to your local fruit store, and more than likely, you will find an abundant supply of fruit that contain vitamin C.What you might want to know is that not all fruits are equal when it comes to the quantity of vitamin C within them. In addition to this, the fruits that people commonly thought to have high amounts of vitamin C, actually have far less in comparison to the others containing this important nutrient. An example of this would be the over-rated orange.For quite some time now, the orange has always been displayed to the public as the symbol of vitamin C. Every time there is a commercial o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Vincen Platania |
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| Article Title :: Beta Carotene's Benefits In Human Health |
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| Beta Carotene is a carotenoid . Carotenoids are light absorbing pigments occurring in plants and animals. Beta carotene stores light in plant leaves during the process of photosynthesis. Found in many plants including asparagus, apricots, broccoli, carrots, kale, pumpkins, sweet potatoes and tomatoes; it can easily be added to the diet naturally.This carotenoid can absorb light wavelengths that evade chlorophyll. This can help to increase the range of usable light waves during photosynthesis. It also helps the plant reach for the light unless the light is too severe then it sends the plant growing into the opposite direction.In the human body beta carotene through a series o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Kristin Johnson |
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| Article Title :: 5 to 9 A Day: Are You Getting the Fruits and Veggies You Need? Juicers Can Help |
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| According to a 1997 study (revised in August 1998) by the Food and Drug Administration, Americans ate less than five servings of fruit and vegetables, less than five to nine servings recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.Think we’ve improved? In 2003, according to a 5 A Day study by the National Cancer Institute:1) 74 percent of women surveyed and 85 percent of men surveyed didn’t think about eating the required minimum five a day, which the dietary guidelines recommend increasing to nine a day for men, seven for women. Note that this is a target goal, not an absolute number!2) 46 percent of men and 40 percent of women were aware of the original 19 (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Sacha Tarkovsky |
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| Article Title :: Detox Diets - The 24 Hour Detox Revitalization Diet. |
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| Much has been written and said about diets and detox, but here we are going to present a simple 24 detox diet to cleanse your system, make you feel better and revitalise you with energy, its simple and very effective.This 24 hour detox diet can be used after a period of over-indulgence, or when you awake feeling poorly and will revitalize you quickly.This detox diet should not to be used everyday.24 Hour Detox Diet BasicsThe basis for this detox diet is 4 glasses of ‘fresh’ pomegranate juice, slow-cooked brown rice, a high-power vegetable salad, and 200 grams of raw almonds.The combination will give you all the vitamins and minerals you need for your (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Valerian D. |
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| Article Title :: Mono and Poly-unsaturated Fats Are Protective Against Diabetes |
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| As not all men are the same, nor all fats are equally created. Essential fatty acids that body cannot synthesize are very important in stabilization of insulin and sugar into the blood and polyunsaturated fats we can find in many vegetable oils, actually has a protective action against diabetes.Fats that are dangerous by increasing the risk of diabetes are routinely found in commercially sold crackers, cereals, baked goods and breads due of their ability to rise the products shelf life. If you want to diminish this risk a good choice is to forget about fast foods and French fries. You must throw out the stick of margarine and all processed baked foods because the fats commonly seen (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Elizabeth Hutchings |
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| Article Title :: The Benefits of Flax Seed Oil - How Does This Oil Do So Many Things? |
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| Flaxseed and flax oil are the true champions of the health food scene. Offering a variety of health benefits and are also a flavorful snack. While flaxseed is currently extremely popular, it is not a new food or plant. It has been a crop staple of civilizations all over the world for centuries. Flaxseed is grown both for the seeds as well as for linen. The healing properties of flaxseed have been known for years. It was one of the original medical treatments of the Roman Empire and used by the father of modern medicine, Hippocrates. In recent years there have been numerous scientific studies which have proved the health benefits of flaxseed. This scientific proof has given flaxsee (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Elizabeth Hutchings |
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| Article Title :: Canadian Flax Seed Can Improve your Health! |
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| A healthier lifestyle can be complicated to maintain. However, much of the major dietary components that are recommended can be found in one easy to eat place – flaxseed. Whole flaxseeds are a great place to find the daily recommended intake of fiber. It contains both soluble and insoluble forms which helps the digestive system stay regular as well as helping to keep blood sugar levels in the normal range. A digestive system that is functioning well can boost the body's ability to use other dietary nutrients more appropriately. Lack of fiber can cause serious problems including chronic constipation and weight problems.Flaxseed is the one of the largest sources of lignans. L (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Elizabeth Hutchings |
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| Article Title :: Flax Seed: The Miracle Plant |
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| Flax is lovely blue flowered crop that grows rampant in the prairies and is often mistaken as a wild flower. This delicate plant produces tiny seeds that offer a wide variety of terrific health benefits. This health benefits include:o Soluble fibers which reduce cholesterol level and therefore lower the risk of heart diseaseo Alpha linolenic acid and omega-3 fatty acid to help reduce blood thickness reducing the chance of blood clotso Phytoestrogens which are similar to human estrogen and can be helpful for women during their hormonal cycle or during menopauseo Flax seed has reduced both the number and size of cancerous tumors in both breast and prostate canc (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Valerian D. |
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| Article Title :: Some Fats Are Definitely a Necessity |
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| You must have fat in your diet. Scientists generally recommend that a healthy diet should contain no more than 30% fat. More ascetic recommend 20% but a diet with 10% fat or lower is founded to be dangerous. If you cut all fat you will die for sure because you will miss essential fatty acids (EFA) that keep you in good health by improving the immune system condition and helping the absorption of beta-carotene and vitamins A, D, K.
But fats are not all equal useful.
The monounsaturated fats are the healthiest of all. They act increasing your good HDL levels of cholesterol while bad LDL is lowered. Monounsaturated fats are extracted especially from macadamia, other nu (read full article) |
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