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A Little Thing Called Lecithin
Lecithin is a fat-like substance called a phospholipid. The liver produces it daily, if the diet is adequate. Approximately 30% of your brain is composed of lecithin....
Avoiding Digestive and Gastrointestinal Disorders
At least 100 million patients in the USA have recurrent, long-term gastrointestinal symptoms. More than 80 million of these suffer from irritable bowel syndrome....
Choline Prevents Homocysteine Build-up
Getting high, or at least adequate, levels of choline in meals and snacks may help prevent unhealthy build-up of homocysteine in your blood. High blood homocysteine…...
Cooking Healthily to Keep Your Family Slim
Cooking healthy, low-fat and low-sodium meals ultimately will make your entire family look, feel and be healthier. It might sound daunting, but once you get used to…...
Daily Nutrition: Optimal Allowances
Recommended daily allowances (RDAs) are guidelines used to set the standard for daily nutritional amounts required by a healthy person....
Dietary Nutritional Values of 8,000 Foods
When dieting it is important to understand the foods you are eating. To help you we have published data for around 8,000 foods and food types showing saturated fat,…...
Eating Healthily to Lower Blood Pressure
Having high blood pressure can lead to heart attack and stroke. Having a healthy diet that's low in salt and high in fresh fruits, vegetables and fibre can help lower…...
Findings About Chocolate
Studies have indicated that eating chocolate results in the presence of a higher amount of antioxidants in the blood steam. Antioxidants are chemicals responsible for…...
Fruits Are Your Friends
Fruit and vegetables are full of healthful benefits. The ones that studies show to produce the most effective results, included, cabbage, bok choy, Brussels sprouts,…...
How to Curb Your Cravings
For many of us there are times when it seems an impossibility to forego our favourite foods. Some people even find certain foods 'addictive.' But why do we have these…...
Is a Vegan Diet Healthy?
A vegan diet may sound healthy, as it is full or fresh fruits and vegetables and free of cholesterol and most saturated fats. But is it?...
Maintaining a Healthy Diet When Breast-feeding
Having a healthy diet while you breastfeed is not only healthier for your child, it can help you shed those post-pregnancy pounds. Your baby will get the full…...
Meat Free Diet and Iron
Probably the most important of iron's functions in our bodies is the production of haemoglobin and myoglobin. Iron is the mineral found in the largest amounts in the…...
Nutritional Support for Allergies
While some allergic responses are little more than a nuisance, others affect the entire body. It is believed that allergies and can develop, if untreated, into more…...
Six Tips for Healthy Weight Loss
There are six key routes to healthy weight loss. They involve exercise, detoxifying your liver, keeping an eye on your thyroid, combating free radicals, keeping stress…...
Slimming Effects of Caffeine
Tea, coffee, and caffeinated drinks are all guilty of containing caffeine and slimmers everywhere commonly use these items to help them curb cravings or fill…...
Ten Easy Changes You Can Make to Lose Weight
Many people try diets again and again, only to fail miserably and eventually lose all hope of ever becoming slim. Following these ten changes to your llifestlye could…...
The Soy Story
Soybeans and soy foods are good for your health. They have many disease fighting benefits....
Zinc and Exercise
Do you become overly tired or breathless when you exercise? If you do, studies show that you may be suffering from zinc deficiency....