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Author :: Leigh Erin Connealy  |
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| Article Title :: What's On Tap? |
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| The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an environmental action organization, recently conducted an in-depth study into the quality of drinking water across the United States. Reviewing the tap water quality data for 19 major US cities, including Los Angeles, they compiled their findings and made them available to the public in June of 2003. 11 contaminants were labeled to be of “high concern” or “some concern” for the LA area’s water supply. Since much of Los Angeles and Orange County drinking water comes from the same two sources, the Colorado River and Northern California, this information should be of note to those living in the Orange County area.Five conta (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Beverly Terhune |
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| Article Title :: 5 Ways Amino Acids Can Help You Stay Healthy |
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| Amino acids are the building blocks for all life, also the chemical basis for all protein. Protein is one of the biggest components of our bodies. Our bodies use amino acids to form the proteins which build everything from muscles and bones, skin and hair, to internal organs and fluids. Besides building cells and repairing tissue, amino acids form antibodies to combat invading bacteria & viruses. They are part of the enzyme & hormonal system, carrying oxygen throughout the body and promoting healthy muscle activity. Following are five specific ways amino acids can help you stay healthy. 1. Build Muscle Protein builds muscle, NOT fat. It strengthen (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Lee Dobbins |
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| Article Title :: How To Fit More Fiber Into Your Day |
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| Looking for a way to help your heart, protect yourself against disease and relieve constipation?Then you’ll want to try getting more fiber! Studies have indicated that eating a high fiber diet can help reduce the risk of certain cancers, alleviate digestive disorders and is even good for your heart, but most Americans do not eat nearly enough. It is recommended that you get at least 35 grams a day, and it is far better to get this from natural foods like fruits and vegetables than from supplements since fruits and vegetables also contain vitamins, minerals and enzymes that help with your overall health.Here’s some ways to fit more fiber into your day:Eat a high (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Valerian D. |
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| Article Title :: Five Ways to Rise the Vegetable Consumption |
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| Vegetables are strongly recommended because they offer a wide category of health benefits. Veggies are leading sources for many essential nutrients, such as vitamins A and C and folate. In addition, vegetable diets may prevent risk of several chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and some of the major cancers of the Western world such as cancer of the stomach , lung, mouth, esophagus , colon and rectum.
By nature most vegetables are low in calories. They are great in salads because people can eat them in their natural low-fat, low-calorie form.
Cooking vegetables properly is very important. Their weight control value depend on how they are p (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Fabien Ponson |
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| Article Title :: Soy Products: Gaining Popularity in Western Culture! |
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| Citizens of Japan, China and Indonesia have understood the benefits of soy products for years but it is only recently that Western societies have begun to implement soy products as a regular part of their diet. Many Americans are turning to soy products believing that soy beans are a magical product that can lead to healthier life. This interest in health also transcends to using soy wax to create soy candles and other consumer goods. The benefits of soy products are undeniable and include helping to prevent breast cancer, prostate cancer and colon cancer, helping to prevent heart disease, increasing protein intake in diets that are lacking protein and helping to prevent osteoporosis. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Heather Dominick |
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| Article Title :: WHOOPS -- There Goes My Energy! (Are You Wasting Your BIGGEST Asset?) |
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| Have you ever accidentally eaten a mini piece of candy for breakfast? Perhaps your one piece of chocolate for after lunch multiplied by 10 (again) or your promise of no dessert was swept away when the waiter cleared the dishes. Remember that little pang in your stomach you felt when you realized that entire box of cookies was gone?OK, now imagine feeling a little spacey, shaky and hungry when you just
ate an hour earlier. Did that pang just get a bit more intense? (Ouch!)When several Nutrition and Health Gurus were asked the question, "If your body was
breaking down and you could do one thing, what would it be?"The unanimous answer among all of them (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Jennifer Jefferies |
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| Article Title :: Bum Glue - How Refined Foods Stick Up Your Health |
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| Bum Glue is the term I give to describe refined and processed grains. Do you remember at school, we used to make glue out of white flour and water? Remember how it smelled after a few hours and how it set like cement when you used it? Well, that same cement-like action is happening inside your body every time you eat white breads, pasta and rice. And after it has been in there for a while, it becomes foul, sticking to the walls of your bowel and sucking the life out of you. I call it ‘bum glue’.Ideally, you should avoid grains that have had the wheatgerm removed, which is what white bread is. The germ is where most of the nutrients live. Refined and processed grains are acid-fo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Stewart Hare |
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| Article Title :: How to Beat Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycaemia) Naturally |
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| Low blood sugar (glucose), also known by its medical name of Hypoglycaemia can sometimes in it’s self be dangerous but it can also indicates an other serious medical condition such as liver or pancreas problems. Typically though, when someone is refer to as “Hypoglycaemic,” it means they are suffering from a collection of symptoms that occur after eating when the body overreacts to the rise in blood sugar, this overreaction causes the blood sugar levels to quickly fall, this process is typically called “reactive hypoglycaemia.” Amongst doctors, there is still debate as whether reactive hypoglycaemia actually exists or whether it is just low blood sugar levels or a psychological (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Brian Vaszily |
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| Article Title :: 10 Top Foods to Help You Fight High Cholesterol |
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| Close to 107 million U.S. adults have cholesterol levels of 200 mg/dL or higher, a level that the American Heart Association says increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. At least 12 million of these people are taking statin drugs to lower their cholesterol levels, but there are more natural options out there. According to the American Heart Association, "You can reduce cholesterol in your blood by eating healthful foods, losing weight if you need to and exercising." What follows is a listing of the most potent foods to add to your diet if you want to fight high cholesterol and drive your levels down using your diet as (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Heidi Whitaker |
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| Article Title :: Soy and Autoimmunity |
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| So many Americans are turning to what they believe to be a "health food", but are actually hurting their immune systems. Soy is NOT a health food. If you have an autoimmune disease or are pregnant, you should be especially careful to avoid foods made from soy.Just 4 tablespoons of soy per day is enough to cause estrogen dominance and hypothyroidism. Estrogen dominance is BAD news for the autoimmune sufferer. This hormone is proinflammatory and will make your autoimmune symptoms worse! Additionally, hypothyroidism suppresses immune function.Hypothyroidism can also make you cold and fat. Who wants that?!?! I noticed after I switched from cow's milk to soy milk that I suddenly (read full article) |
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