Everyone loves to snack on those high-calorie junk food delicacies that can lead to an ultimately unhealthy diet, and severe health issues such as heart disease, and obesity. In order to avoid the dangerous traps that lure us into these harmful eating habits here are 5 tips to abide by:
1.) Did you know that [...]
The hardest part of dealing with a problem is first admitting that you have one. When people think of addiction, the first substances that come to their minds are alcohol, marijuana and cocaine, notably some of the most popular abused drugs in the nation. But what about those addictions that are more commonly ignored and [...]
With so many of us working one or more jobs plus trying to balance work with social life, children and family, it is often difficult to find time to eat-let alone eat healthy. Think about how often you go out to eat. Now think about what kinds of food you typically order when [...]
You would think that in such a health-conscious nation, that Americans wouldn’t have the type of obesity numbers that we have. Despite all of the dieting gimmicks, weight loss videos, aerobics classes, low-carb diets, weight loss pills and fairly new surgical procedures, we are still a nation that is dominated, if not bursting at [...]
Feeling a little sluggish lately and not really sure why? Did you know that your energy levels can be affected by the kinds of food you put into your body? It’s true, and in this day and age (especially with all of the workaholics out there), having as much energy as you can [...]
If you are like most Americans, chances are you work long hours and seldom find any time for yourself. However, there is growing concern with the rising obesity rate that is making more and more people pay attention to what they’re eating. For some people, they think that simply taking a diet pill [...]
Have you ever wondered what the true shelf lives were for the foods that you buy? Food shelf life doesn’t always follow the “sell by” date or even the expiration date. Rather, food shelf life depends more on the environmental conditions in which it is stored. For instance, conditions such as light, [...]
This just in: coffee can do so much more than provide you with that added energy boost in the morning! In fact, there are a few health benefits to those who are avid coffee drinkers. For example, researchers at the University of Scranton released a study in August of 2005 that stated that [...]
Oh, the things we will do to keep ourselves “healthy”! We exercise, hire personal fitness trainers, seek out nutritionists and holistic experts and diet. The list could go on and on. For some people, the motivation is strictly to look good. For others, it’s to be in shape. For a lot of women, however, the [...]
When one looks around at our society today it is easy to be simply disgusted. The reality is that we know so many things about health and how to be healthy. Yet, we don’t bother to implement the things that we know to be true.
Ours is a society that is based on what [...]
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