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Protein Facts

Okay, now it's time for Protein 101. Proteins are large molecules made of amino acids. There are 20 amino acids, eight of which cannot be synthesized by the body. These eight obviously must be consumed from sources outside the body.Both animal and plant sources provide plenty of these essential

Non-Medical Ways to Maintain a Normal Cholesterol Level

While there is a plethora of drugs on the market that promise to lower your bad cholesterol and raise your good cholesterol, taking medication is not always the best option. There are side effects associated with cholesterol medications such as liver damage or muscle pain and weakness.

How to Get a Handle on Anaemia

Most people are not aware they are anaemic. They will however, have a range of symptoms that will prompt a visit to their doctor and a blood test will confirm whether they have anaemia or not. In this article, you will find out what anaemia is, possible causes, symptoms and what you can do to contro

Make a Healthy Diet the Number One Priority in Your Life

When it comes to being healthy, the first and most important step is to follow a diet that is healthy, well-balanced, and loaded with all of the necessary vitamins and nutrients for good health and a long life. But for quite a few of us, a healthy diet is not always followed on a regular basis, if a

Easy Glycemic Index Diets

If you are interested in learning everything there is to know about The Glycemic Index, then this is going to be the most important information you'll ever read... Recently, a new breakthrough in weight loss ...

Beginners Guide To Bodybuilding Foods

As a rule, bodybuilding requires practitioners to focus on strengthening their muscles not only through physical workouts but also through proper diet. Bodybuilding foods are those that encourage the growth of muscle mass. These foods ...

Our List of Top 5 Healthiest Vegetables

Adding veggies to your diet will improve your health and there is no doubt about this. Before individuals are treated for certain diseases, including those like cancer, they are advices to eat more vegetables. This is done in order to give their body that extra boost they need.

5 Reasons To Add Green Smoothies To Your Diet

To the uninitiated, they may sound and look nasty, but adding a green smoothie to your daily nutritional intake is a solid step in the direction of better health. Basically, a green smoothie is a mixture of water, greens, and fruits, liquefied in a high powered blender (such as a Blendtec or Vitamix

Healthy Eating: Why Is Fiber Important In Your Diet?

High-fiber diets have gained a lot of popularity in the last years. Including fiber in your daily diet is beneficial for your health. Studies have shown that diets high in fiber can lower the risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and digestive disorders.

Blooming Tea - A Joy to the Flowering Tea

Blooming tea, also known as tea flower or flowers is a rich herbal tea that originated in China. This is a small package, nice tea leaves and dried flowers limited, with a cotton thread to make an exq

Chemical Free Food - The Overuse Of Fats In Our Diet

Animal and vegetable oils and fat are used in large amounts in processed food. Fats are included for several reasons including helping dry processed food such as biscuits stay moist. Home made biscuits would last only a week or so in a biscuit tin, purchase them from a store and they will last a mon

An Analogy for Over-Processed Foods

It's shaped like food. It smells like food. It makes me full like food does. The packaging says it's food. I buy it at a grocery store. But the reality is, most "food" today is just a remnant of what food used to be--before the practice of over-processing took over our food indus

Food Labels Unmasked

The labeling on food packaging can be confusing and unfortunately misleading for most of us. I always say reading labels is important but if you don't truly understand what you are reading what's the point? Because of this I have decided to do a 3-part series on deciphering food labels so