Healthy foods
One of the most common ways that people will manage their stress is by eating. They might turn to food for comfort, thinking that filling up their stomachs can make their lives more manageable. But in terms of stress management, this sort of eating can often lead to more troubles than it helps. You feel guilty about eating, adding to your stress level, which then makes you eat, etc. The good...
Your friends might be your closest companions, but they are not always your best support group. So many times, the best intentions can go right out the window when you're with your friends. They talk you into doing things you aren’t supposed to be doing on your new diet and exercise plan. You don’t have to listen to them, however, when you have goals in your mind. Here are some...
When you’re in the kitchen, you’re probably not thinking about your biological age. What you are thinking about is whether you are going to enjoy what you are eating. But what if you could lower your biological age just with the ways you cook? You can. Simply by adjusting the way you heat foods, you can begin to change the way you eat and the way you feel as well.
Steaming to...
Reading the newspaper can be a stressful activity. One day you might read that meat is good for you, while the next day you will read that it’s the worst thing you could feed your body. It’s difficult to determine what you should believe and what you should dismiss. Caffeine is one of those hotly debated topics when it comes to your health. And since so many people enjoy tea and...
Health doesn’t have to come with a large price tag, even if infomercials and advertisements tell you it does. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to protect your body and to keep it in tip top shape. All you need to do is to understand what your body needs each and every day, then give your body the fuel that it deserves. Your wallet doesn’t need to be significantly...
You've been diagnosed with diabetes. Your life is so doomed you cannot even choose who you associate with anymore. Right? WRONG! Many of the myths surrounding diabetes are simply untrue. Let's take a look at four of those myths.
Myth number 1
People who have diabetes have to eat especially prepared diabetic foods and can never eat sweets or chocolate or even drink a glass of wine with a special...
What are Super Foods? They are ordinary foods with amazing properties that have clinical research to prove that their antioxidant's fight cancer and other diseases. Revising your diet can make the difference between living an energetic life or the development of chronic diseases. A nutritious diet comprising a variety of super foods will help you fight disease, maintain your body weight, and live...
Eat more, feel great, stay slim? That doesn’t sound like a realistic diet, does it? Ah, but it is. It’s what’s known in the nutrition world as a healthy diet. Healthy eating is not about depriving yourself or getting (and staying) model-thin, it’s about maintaining a healthy weight, having more energy, feeling great and giving your body the nutrients it needs to protect...
Do you feel sluggish and unmotivated in the morning?
Do you have trouble rolling out of bed when the alarm goes off?
Do you drag yourself to the bathroom and just wish you could climb back into bed for a few more hours?
You’re not alone: many people feel this way.
There are natural ways, however, to remedy this and increase your morning energy.
Get regular...
Good nutrition is all about balance. There are several categories of foods that we need in our daily diet, but there is a certain balance we need to maintain with these foods to achieve good health.
A general list of healthy food choices include:
1. vegetables and fruits meat
2. poultry
3. eggs and fish
4. dry beans and lentils breads and cereals
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