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Author :: Frank Wilhelmi  |
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| Article Title :: Hydrogenation - Deadly Page in the History of Nutrition |
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| The American public has been deceived about foods for the last 90 years or so, starting with WW1 and the priority to send our real butter to the troops overseas, and the invention of margarine and shortening for the home folks. That began the domestic vegetable oil processing industry, and pretty much, the corruption of the whole food industry. The technology for converting cheap, liquid vegetable/grain oil into solid fat that had a nearly infinite shelf life was hydrogenation. Hydrogenation is a process of adding hydrogen atoms to the carbon chain that forms the backbone of every fat molecule, in locations where there were no hydrogen atoms before. Fats with missing hydrogen atoms are ca (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Zach Bashore |
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| Article Title :: Stay Away From Aspartame |
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| Aspartame can be found in many diet sodas and sugar free candies. The makers of these products claim that they are healthier because they contain few calories and less sugar than that of their normal products. But is aspartame actually healthier? This article is going to explain what aspartame is, known side effects associated with consuming, and how these side effects occur.Aspartame is the methyl ester of amino acids` aspartic acid and phenylalanine. It is an active ingredient in almost 5,000 beverages and foods you consume, and comes in the names Candrecel, Nutrasweet, and Equal. Aspartame is even used as a table condiment, and is also found in many chewable vitamin supplements. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Stephanie Shank |
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| Article Title :: Fe Fiber Fo Fum |
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| Jack was climbing up the beanstalk and ran into Fiberlady. She was heartily munching on some beans. He asked her what's with the high fiber food. She wiped the bean juice from her chin and replied that she was fulfilling her daily quota of 25 grams of fiber. Her handful of beans was worth about 8 or 9 grams alone. For the rest of the day, she had planned a menu that included plenty of whole grain breads, veggies, and fruit. She told Jack how simple it was to reach her fiber count for each day. Foods high in fiber are commonly grown and easily found at the local village market.Fiberlady noticed how the beanstalk was bending unnaturally from Jack's weight, so she told him how a high (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Tim Gorman |
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| Article Title :: How Important Is The B12 Vitamin To Your Health? |
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| Cobalamin or more commonly known as the B12 vitamin is one of the most important nutrients w need in order for our bodies to maintain a normal and healthy daily rhythm. You may not be aware of this but the B12 vitamin is the essential mineral needed to form energy by processing the fats, proteins and carbohydrates we absorb from the food we consume in our daily diet. Another primary function of the B12 vitamin is to help prevent heart disease and keep our immunity system functioning at the optimum level of protection from illness and disease. It does this by keeping our red blood cells healthy and free from impurities. The B12 vitamin is also charged with the responsibility of coverin (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Dan Ho |
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| Article Title :: Discover Alternatives to Trans Fatty Acids |
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| We all know about the harmful effects of trans fatty acids now. Medical experts say there is no safe level of trans fatty acid intake.Therefore, finding alternatives to trans fatty acids is in the best interest of your health and well-being.The problem with trans fatty acids is that they aren't natural at all. They are basically artificially created and therefore they are alien to our bodies, which cannot metabolize them.The first thing you need to do is to avoid any and all trans fatty acids to the best of your ability.The way to do this is to read labels. The rule of thumb is simply this: if you see "partially hydrogenated" on the label anywhere, then it cont (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Christopher Vasey, N.D. |
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| Article Title :: Testing Urinary pH Can Reveal Acidification Within Your Body |
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| pH balance is the foundation for optimal health. Your body is designed to be slightly alkaline. However, do to the modern American diet, everyday stress and other negative environmental influences, most people suffer from acidity. Acidification contributes to numerous health problems including fatigue, stress, weigh problems, energy depletion, and more serious disorders.How can you tell if you are suffering from acidification? There are several tests that are easy to perform and interpret. The most important is also the most common, the test that measures urinary and saliva pH.ANALYSIS OF URINARY pHAs noted, the test for determining the pH of the urine is simple to pe (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: David Whelan |
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| Article Title :: Alkaline Water - The Foundation For pH Balance |
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| Vibrant Health and energy begins with proper pH Balance and drinking alkaline drinking water. The foundation of pH balance is proper nutrition. A body that is pH balanced (acid alkaline balanced) is a body that's healthy, energetic, and vibrant. When you ere overly acidic, it may become sick, tired, and diseased. Drinking structured, mineral rich, alkaline drinking water should be your first step in beginning any pH balancing program.According to author Sung Bong in his book, HISTORY OF ALKALINE WATER MAKER, the Japanese discovered that the healthiest water to drink is alkaline water (or ionized water).Alkaline water was initially used in agriculture on plants and animals. E (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Vera Tweed |
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| Article Title :: Salmon Kills - The Farm-Raised Evil Twin |
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| Contrary to popular opinion, most of the salmon found in supermarkets and restaurants is not a healthy food because instead of growing up in the wild, it's been raised on a fish farm. As a result, farmed salmon is like an evil twin of its wild and healthy counterpart.Much like people, salmon need a healthy diet and adequate exercise, and those are basically the factors that make the difference between salmon that do, or don't promote wellness. In their natural state, wild salmon eat algae, which is rich in healthy omega-3 fats, or "good" fats. When we eat the fish, we, in turn, consume those healthy fats. And, wild salmon also swim around a lot so they're lean. In contrast, farm-ra (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Vera Tweed |
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| Article Title :: Fat-Free Salad Dressing - Why You Should Never Eat It |
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| Fat-free salad dressings aren't all they're cracked up to be, according to research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. It turns out that key nutrients in vegetables, such as beta-carotene and lutein, aren't absorbed without fat.Iowa State University, Columbus researchers tested blood samples after people ate salads with three different salad dressings, containing 0, 6 or 28 grams of canola oil. The dressing with the most fat produced the highest degree of nutrient absorption.Another study at Ohio State University, Ames, found that adding 2.5 tablespoons of avocado to salads or salsa increased nutrient absorption dramatically, for example, by 13.6 times (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Michael Russell |
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| Article Title :: Calcium - Is It Everything We've Been Told? |
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| Calcium, we see the word on our toothpaste box, orange juice container and anywhere else manufacturers can find a place to print that word, hoping it will inspire us to buy more of their product. But do we know what calcium is and why is it so important to us? The history of calcium actually dates back to the first century, when the Romans prepared lime as calcium oxide, but it wasn't until 1808 that a man from England named Sir Humphrey Davy first isolated calcium.Calcium is a soft, greyish, metallic element, it can be derived from calcium fluoride, with the use of electrolysis. If you were to see calcium burn, the flame would look yellowish-red and once it is exposed to the ai (read full article) |
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