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January 4th, 2010 -- Posted in Diet & Nutrition |
Since the organic industry has had an important development in recent years, especially in the food and drinks sector, it would be interesting to evaluate a bit more the actual benefits of eating organic by going beyond the reassuring image that has been marketed.
We have therefore turned to a governmental authority, the Food Standards Agency (FSA), to discover that the latest study around organic food does not confirm many assumptions regading nutritional values and health safety conditions of organic food. In fact, the report clearly states that, at present, there is no actual evidence of organic food being more nutritious than normally grown food. This latter depends on various factors such as the storage method of foods that preserves freshness, the condition of soils and the way animals are fed. According to the FSA, these factors do not seem to be affected by the way aliments are produced, organically or conventionally.
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July 12th, 2009 -- Posted in Diet & Nutrition |
Chocolate has always been a kid’s favorite and even adults couldn’t resist its temptation especially during holidays. When you overindulge yourself in chocolates then brace yourself for some extra calories you need to burn but, do you know that when you get just the right amount of the right chocolates then you will surely feel and even look a lot better?
Yes, that’s what Shara Aaron & Monica Bearden, two registered dietitians and authors of a book about chocolates say. Ancient people said that chocolate has some healing powers and sure enough, scientists had proven just that. Eating chocolate and cocoa helps to improve your vascular health as well as lower the blood pressure and make your skin look more vibrant. 2 tbsp of natural cocoa actually has more antioxidant compared to four cups of green tea. Cocoa also has Flavanols which helps to increase the blood flow and you’ll get the right amount if you consume just 6.7 grams a day of dark chocolate. By taking this amount of dark chocolate, you’d get reduced blood pressure as well as protection from cardiovascular diseases and inflammation. It also helps to make you look good by increasing the blood flow to your skin.
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May 27th, 2009 -- Posted in Diet & Nutrition |
You’ve probably seen on TV, online, heard in the radio or read in the newspapers about quick weight loss plans. There are individuals who claimed they have lost a significant amount of weight only after a few days under this plan. Although there are no weight plans that will shed the unwanted weight overnight, there are diet plans that could have an effect in just a few days to a week.
These quick weight loss plans are usually a combination of light to moderate exercise, weight loss pills and a strict diet. The weight loss pills are usually fat burners and/or appetite suppressors. Along with a very low calorie diet, you’ll be able to significantly lose weight since your exercise could greatly reduce your weight as you burn calories really fast. The food intake will usually consist of fruits in form of juice or vegetables with low calories.
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May 16th, 2009 -- Posted in Diet & Nutrition |
Slimming pills are not the best answer to your weight problems but exercise and proper diet is. Slimming pills also have a not-so-popular side effect that they didn’t want the whole world to know, not until you’ve tried it and experienced it for yourself.
Orlistat first came out with the brand name Xenical and it’s said to be the slimming pills to help aide the obese to lose weight and it does not have any ill side effects. Looks promising, right? In fact, Orlistat does work in blocking fats so that your body won’t absorb them. By doing so, you reduce your fat absorption by about 30%. It seems very promising and if you use Orlistat and combine it with proper diet and exercise, indeed you would be losing weight more rapidly than without the aid of Orlistat. But, since the “oil” is not being absorbed by the body then it has to go somewhere and that’s where the problem comes in.
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May 13th, 2009 -- Posted in Diet & Nutrition |
Atkins, South Beach and other diet plans could help you lose weight but they tend to be expensive. Not only will you buy their instructional guides, the products you’ll buy have to be the ones approved for the said diet plan and these products are not kind to your budget either.
So instead of getting some tips from these expensive diet plans, why not develop one of your own?
Developing your personal diet plan boils down to a single question: why are you increasing in weight? If you could identify the source of the problem then you can formulate the solution. This will give you a better chance of losing weight even though your diet plan is not tested yet. You are simply preventing yourself to eat foods that could get you fat.
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March 27th, 2009 -- Posted in Diet & Nutrition |
Salt is essential to the existence of our world. We need salt, our bodies need salt but too much of it can cause us harm. Americans consume more salt than what is recommended but a finding shows that 70% of Americans actually have a lower recommended daily consumption of salt.
Americans consume 1 ½ tsp of salt every day and the recommended daily consumption of salt is one teaspoon so that’s half a teaspoon more than what is recommended or 50% more than the maximum salt requirement.
Though this result is already alarming but there is more shocking news to this. 70% of Americans actually require less than 1 teaspoon of salt a day! This 70% are people who have high blood pressure, or are over 40 or are African-American adults. They should be taking not more than 2/3 tsp of salt a day so that means they are actually consuming twice the maximum amount of salt that their bodies can handle.
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March 19th, 2009 -- Posted in Diet & Nutrition |
Detox is a short cut term for “detoxification” Our body naturally detoxifies itself, eliminating all harmful toxins in our body that may come from normal functions as well from other outside factors such as smoking, inhalation of harmful chemicals, etc.
Detox diet refers to the detoxification the dietary toxins from our body through dieting or through the use of herbs that help cleanse our body faster. You can find several types of detox diets so you can choose the one that suits you. Organic foods, for instance, is part of a detox diet because you eliminate the source of chemicals that may be present from non-organic foods or foods that are treated with chemicals.
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February 13th, 2009 -- Posted in Diet & Nutrition |
Women are more conscious about their weight. They always look in the mirror and think there’s something wrong somewhere or probably they feel too fat even though they really aren’t. To those who want to lose weight through dieting
, you must know that there are pros and cons to consider.
There are different types of diet that you can follow. There is the Zone diet, Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet and a lot more. Whatever diet you want to follow, you must first ask yourself if you can religiously follow everything that is instructed. Also, you must consider whether that diet gives you all the important nutrition that your body needs. If not, then you’d be doing your body more harm than good.
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January 22nd, 2009 -- Posted in Diet & Nutrition |
Green tea has many healthy benefits and one of the benefits of regularly drinking green tea is with your weight issues. Yes, green tea can help you lose weight. Aside from that very popular benefit, green tea has been known to treat almost anything and it’s been used by the Chinese since the ancient times.
Green tea helps dieters because it improves their metabolism so they burn more calories in a day! Drinking green tea after every meal is ideal and most Chinese drink tea for socializing and it’s really a part of their life.
With green tea, you can even ward off tooth decays. No actual studies had been conducted on this yet but many swear at green tea’s decay fighting properties. Also, green tea lowers down your cholesterol levels and it even kills cancer cells! Also, it helps in preventing heart attacks and stroke and there are many other health benefits from drinking green tea.
So, if you want to stay fit and healthy, make sure you drink at least one cup of green tea a day and you’ll born more calories while sipping that hot tea. You get lots of benefits from it and it can be an addictive habit too! Although many are afraid of drinking tea because, well let’s face it, it doesn’t taste good but eventually you’ll get used to it. Tea when it’s hot doesn’t taste bad at all!
One negative side effect of green tea is insomnia because it contains some caffeine but the amount of caffeine in one cup of green tea is at least 1/18th of the caffeine in just one cup of coffee!
December 22nd, 2008 -- Posted in Diet & Nutrition |
There are several products being sold in the market now that has L-Carnitine. They say it will help you lose the fat and be the healthier and slimmer you! How effective is L-Carnitine? And what does it do?
L-Carnitine can help you lose the excess weight in different ways. L-Carnitine allows the fatty acids into your body’s energy powerhouse, the mitochondria, and it is then oxidized to produce energy so you feel energized. Also, L-Carnitine helps you build muscles and it even reduces the feeling of being hungry so you won’t feel the urge to eat that unhealthy potato chips or that fatty cheese burger!
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