By John Rumberger / Published on July 14th, 2006 / Health & Medical
Evidence suggesting that alcohol is "cardio-protective" first appeared in the literature about 30 years ago. The Framingham Heart Study [the longest running population study of heart disease [..]
By Kirsten Hawkins / Published on June 29th, 2008 / Health & Medical
Low carbs and high protein is the way to lose weight, or so you'll hear from one diet guru, and he has the testimonials to back it up. Low fat, lots of carbs and fresh fruits and veggies, says [..]
By Kirsten Hawkins / Published on June 29th, 2008 / Health & Medical
For over thirty years, the Mayo Clinic has been combating the rumor that they recommend a version of a quick weight loss diet that touts the consumption of grapefruit, vegetables, fruits and [..]
By Kirsten Hawkins / Published on June 28th, 2008 / Health & Medical
The Atkins weight loss diet is based on one simple principle: Your body burns both carbohydrates and fat for calories. If you reduce the amounts of carbohydrates available, it will burn more fat [..]
By Tracie Johanson / Published on June 26th, 2008 / Health & Medical
If you’re one of the approximately 67% of Americans that are wired into the internet, there’s a good chance that sometime in the last 24 hours you’ve received at least one spam email promoting [..]
By Kurt Hurley / Published on June 26th, 2008 / Health & Medical
Indeed, we truly are what we eat…
There is a saying “For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction.” And yes unequivocally, the foods you eat or don’t eat do in fact have a [..]
By Adam Waxler / Published on June 25th, 2008 / Health & Medical
Copyright 2005 Adam WaxlerThere are a number of products on the market - both prescription and non-prescription - which claim to be effective weight loss aids. Many of these have been [..]
By Marilyn Bennett / Published on June 24th, 2008 / Health & Medical
This article in the series on Cancer Diet explores the importance of fibre.
Fibre’s role in the body is to assist in the timely expulsion of waste matter from the bowel. If this waste matter [..]
By Anne Collins / Published on June 22th, 2008 / Health & Medical
Current levels of overweight and obesity, together with weight-related disease, have made weight control a major health priority throughout America. Yet statistics indicate that average weight [..]
By Greg Post / Published on June 22th, 2008 / Health & Medical
I must confess that I am a Steve Martin fan. Like me he studied philosophy in his earlier days. He plays a banjo like I wish I could. And he is funny. In 1987 he was in a movie entitled [..]
By Julie Tucker / Published on June 22th, 2008 / Health & Medical
You are reading this article probably for one of two reasons.
1. You want a weight loss program that works
2. You are a serial dieter, because you can never lose weight and then keep it off.In [..]
By Joey Dweck / Published on June 22th, 2008 / Health & Medical
One of the biggest obstacles to any weight loss plan is getting around the many subtle and not so subtle ways that family and friends use to sabotage your diet. While they may not even be aware [..]
By Roy Barker / Published on June 26th, 2008 / Food
Low in Saturated Fat
Physicians and nutritionists the world over all agree that a diet that is high in saturated fat can have very negative consequences on a person’s health and wellbeing. [..]
By Tracie Johanson / Published on June 22th, 2008 / Food
Cursed by dieters everywhere, and loved by children around the world, sugar is one those substances we 'love to hate' and 'hate to love'! It can make bland foods tasty and can make the dentist [..]
By Audrey Overman / Published on June 19th, 2008 / Health & Medical
What does Hoodia Gordonii and a healthy diet have to do with one another you ask?
The fact is that your only true advantage in achieving a happier, ill-free, and definitely longer life is [..]
By Janice Elizabeth Small / Published on June 18th, 2008 / Health & Medical
Picture this: a beautiful clean and tidy kitchen.
Every surface is uncluttered, every appliance gleaming. You open the fridge. It's full of delicious fresh vegetables and salad ingredients. [..]
By Andrew Aitaken / Published on June 18th, 2008 / Health & Medical
Could Hoodia weight loss supplements fulfill the expectations of dieters and impact the United States obesity troubles? Today fifty million Americans are attempting to slim down with just a low [..]
By Joey Dweck / Published on June 18th, 2008 / Health & Medical
The approaching holidays are a nightmare for anyone engaged in a weight loss or diet regimen and with very good reason. With all of the temptations that seem to lurk around every corner, office [..]
By Gary Matthews / Published on June 17th, 2008 / Health & Medical
Lets face it there are a lot of non-fat and low fat food substitutions on the market today, and also lots of substitutions that are not hard to figure out such as the cheeses, low fat cottage [..]
By Marilyn Bennett / Published on June 16th, 2008 / Health & Medical
The issue of cancer and diet is paramount to your health. Without feeding the body the ingredients it needs, it simply cannot produce the processes that combat the cancer.
Firstly, when [..]