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Author :: Meri Raffetto  |
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| Article Title :: Taking Birth Control Pills? You May Need More Calcium |
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| Are you taking Birth Control Pills? You may want to add another glass of milk. Research indicates that women taking oral contraceptives appear to have a decrease in bone density leading them at risk for osteoporosis later in life. The time to optimize bone mass is during adolescence and young adulthood. It is estimated that 8 out of 10 women use birth control pills during this crucial time in which peak bone mass is developing leaving them at a greater risk of future bone density problems.The Recommended Daily Allowance for women age 9-18 is 1,300 milligrams a day and this number decreases to 1,000 milligrams a day for women age 19-50. Many young girls are starting on oral contrace (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Gene D. Millen |
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| Article Title :: Osteoporosis - Will a High Protein, Low Carb Diet Increase or Reduce Bone Density? |
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| Ever since the 1970s, nutritionists have been arguing over the role of protein in maintaining bone health. Some claim a high-protein diet makes the body excrete more calcium, which in turn could weaken bones. Others assert just the opposite: That dietary protein is essential for maintaining strong bones. Who's right?Recent research strongly suggests that the protein proponents were right all along. The research shows that a diet high in protein not only keeps your bones healthy; it can significantly slow down the bone loss that leads to osteoporosis.What all the studies show is that the amount of calcium you excrete depends on more than just how much protein you eat.T (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Darlene T |
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| Article Title :: Stevia, The Perfect Sweetener, Whoops Supplement |
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| We are all aware that sugar is not our friend. Sugar increases insulin levels and may lead to a myriad of diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, inflammation, premature aging and so on.Artificial sweeteners such as Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal) and Splenda come with their own set of debilitating and damaging effects. These chemical substitutes are not the answer for good health or for caloric restriction. Aspartame for example has been linked to brain cancer, emotional disorders, seizures, and birth defects. More than 75% of all non-drug complaints to the FDA are about Aspartame. These side effects are but a small sampling of the 100’s of adverse reactions (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Ray Darken |
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| Article Title :: Five Reasons Why the Mediterranean Diet is a Healthy Choice in the 21st Century |
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| If you are a person who has been on the hunt for a solid diet plan, you may feel overwhelmed much of the time. In the 21st century it is nearly impossible for a person to turn on a television set or open a newspaper without being bombarded with advertisements for a variety of different diet plans and products.With the tremendous array of diet plans, programs, supplements and aids on the market, it can seem nearly impossible to select a diet plan that can and will best meet your needs now and into the future. More importantly, it can be hard to discern if one or another of these various diet schemes actually is a healthy course to pursue. In many instances, fad diets really are n (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Rebecca Prescott |
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| Article Title :: The Tao Of Nutrition - Why Healing Diets Can Help |
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| Annemarie Colbin, in her book, Food and Healing, presents a chapter on altering diet to combat specific conditions. Her recommendations are based on her own experience as a student of macrobiotics and health food, and a teacher of natural healing and balanced eating. As well as her observations of those whom she treated in consultations, and the transformations of her students over the years. Despite her background in macrobiotics and vegetarianism, Annemarie isn't dogmatic about food - she recognizes that what is healing for one person, during a particular period of their life, may not be healing for others, or even for that same person at different stages of their life.She takes (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Ryan Joseph |
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| Article Title :: Why Omega-3 Fatty Acids are Vital to our Health |
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| The long chain omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, found in the greatest abundance in fish and fish oil but also in some other foods as well, play a key role as components of cellular membranes. During the regular aging process, cell membranes become much more rigid. This can adversely effect the function of tissues throughout the body, including the brain.
Perhaps the top asset to the brain of them all is DHA, the principal polyunsaturated fat in the central nervous system. DHA is appears to have a very direct
effect on brain chemistry, development and
functioning. DHA is essential for both kids
and adults, but DHA is as vital to a kid's
diet as sitcoms are to prime time television. Th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: L. John Mason |
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| Article Title :: Caffeine Caused Anxiety Attacks |
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| Since the dawning of the “Information Age” in the early 1980’s the pace of change has accelerated in our society. To keep pace with the explosion of new information and this rapid rate of change, many people have adopted a new coping strategy of increasing their consumption of caffeine. Caffeine is a drug. It is a stimulant which increases many of same physiological responses as the survival response known as the “Flight-Fight” response. It is this reaction by the body to the stimulation from caffeine that can trigger an anxiety-type physical reaction. Many people are unsuspecting and naïve regarding the full extent of this response to which often includes a common, and even, c (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Stephen Todd |
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| Article Title :: Organic Health Products - Nourishment, Energy and Body Cleansing |
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| Organic health products are growing more popular due to the public’s views on choosing items that are all-natural and considered more beneficial for the body. There is an increase of stores selling more organic health products - some devoting an entire aisle to the items. There is also an increase in the number of health food stores selling an assortment of organic health products.When shopping for an organic health product, you should know that there is a variety of functions that each item possesses. Some products cleanse the body’s systems, and other items provide nourishment and energy.When reading a label, some of the key phrases to look for include: 100% Absorbable (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Daniel Lesser |
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| Article Title :: Can My Child Be Safe on a Vegetarian Diet? |
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| If you are a vegetarian parent you have probably considered putting your child on a vegetarian diet. Not only would it save you time and make meal planning easier, but for dietary reasons or ethical reasons you may believe it is the best choice for your child.Conversely, you may not be a vegetarian but you may have a child who is at a vegetarian phase where he or she is rejecting meat but doesn't eat enough healthy foods to compensate for the nutritional gap.Whatever the case may be, you may be wondering if a vegetarian diet is a sustainable, healthy choice for your child. Or, perhaps you have heard that a vegetarian diet could potentially stunt the growth of your child. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Nutrition Articles |
Author :: Erika Juhas |
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| Article Title :: Organic Eating Habits - Are They Attainable For Children? |
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| Some adults would say, “Well, of course they are” while others would retort, “you must not have children!” However it is possible to give them this healthy advantage but it does
take some effort. Many parents have children that scream at the mention of vegetables let alone the sight, or smell. A majority of kids are raised on fast food that is full of unhealthy ingredients. Of course they are possibly given a cucumber here and there, but will only eat it when dipped in ranch dressing that is full of MSG. These unhealthy eating habits are detrimental to our children’s health. These habits have to change.Many parents have been frustrated while trying to encourage a healthy (read full article) |
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