Time Magazine has produced a wonderful photo gallery of photos from the book “Hungry Planet, What the World Eats.†The pictures depict families around the world, sitting with the food they consume in a week’s time. What would your family’s picture look like?
We all know that our health is tied to [...]
Lycopene is a carotenoid that is present in such organs of the body as the liver, lungs and skin. It’s an antioxidant which means that it protects the body from harmful oxidation within the system.
There are a number of stated uses for lycopene in medical situations, although the Mayo Clinic in the [...]
The cranberry has been used throughout the world as a remedy for a wide variety of illnesses and ailments for many years. You might see it called bearberry, bog cranberry, mossberry, large cranberry or just cranberry. It boasts a huge range of properties which include use as an anti-oxidant, diuretic, anti-bilious, laxative, sub-astringent and vasodilator [...]
Nearly everyone loves a grilled burger or a chicken breast fried or baked in the oven. But how healthy is your steak, burger or chicken?
To help choose what meats to buy for the meat nights on your dinner menu here is a list of meats and their fat content.
Bacon – sometimes a dinner [...]
Don’t let a night out ruin all the hard work you’ve put into your diet. You can still eat out AND eat healthy. Here are five great tips on how to eat healthy in restaurants.
1. Put it on the side, please.
Restaurants are notorious for ruining a beautiful salad with piles of oily dressing or a [...]
It is very important to eat a well balanced diet, and one easy way to do this is to eat plenty of greens and salads. There are many easy salads you can make that are very healthy. It is important to eat a variety of different combinations of ingredients in your salads. This will prevent [...]
There are countless diets and commercials for diets and shelves full of diet products – but in my opinion, nothing is more inspiring than a personal weight loss story. Here are some inspiring blogs created by real people who have won an incredible weight loss journey.
If you are on a weight loss journey, [...]
Yes – too much sugar is not good for the waistline – but does it really make kids hyperactive?
According the “new†BBC series that is now showing on Discovery Health, sugar doesn’t make kids hyperactive. Instead, their experiment concluded that hyperactivity is based more on the environment rather than sugar.
What do you think? [...]
You may have seen the new show on Discovery Health called The Truth about Food… If you haven’t you’ve got to check it out! At first I wondered how interesting this show could be and then found myself completely intrigued for the entire hour each time I watched!
In they show, they do some really [...]
With more people working hard to get their daily intake of water, many companies have emerged with ways to make drinking water more enjoyable. But could you be adding additional calories to your diet with these specialty waters that are marketed as healthy?
Glaceau has made a big entry into the marketplace with its [...]
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