Archive for the ‘Nutrition & Diet’ Category


Weight Loss Secrets

It’s been the­o­rized that if every­one who wanted to lose an extra 10–20 pounds actu­ally lost the weight and kept it off, the cumu­la­tive dis­ap­pear­ance of body mass would desta­bi­lize the earth’s orbit and send the planet hurtling off into inter­stel­lar space.

Actu­ally, that’s not true at all. But in this arti­cle you can dis­cover a few things that are true about weight loss.

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Do You Need Folate Supplements?

Facts about folate: its role in human metab­o­lism, nat­ural food sources, and the pos­si­ble need for supplementation.

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Eat Like a Kid — Guest Article from Donna Fish

A guest arti­cle from Donna Fish, a social worker who spe­cial­izes in eat­ing dis­or­ders and help­ing par­ents fos­ter healthy eat­ing habits and a healthy body atti­tude in their children.

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Fix Acid Alkaline Imbalance — One of the Ways to Improve Kidney Function

Kid­ney researchers have shown that fix­ing an acid diet pro­tects the kid­neys from damage.

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How to Cook Without a Recipe

One of the most impor­tant parts of my col­lege expe­ri­ence has been the food co-op that I cooked and ate in for three years. The chal­lenge of prepar­ing a healthy meal for 30 peo­ple based on the some­times lim­ited ingre­di­ents that were avail­able, while also pro­vid­ing for the veg­ans, the lac­tose intol­er­ants and a host of other spe­cific dietary needs, brought out a cer­tain kind of focus and drive that I was sel­dom capa­ble of out­side of that kitchen.

Here’s a few pieces of advice, and maybe some good anec­dotes too, for plan­ning and prepar­ing meals for a large group.

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Vitamin d2 vs d3

You know vit­a­min D is good for you, but which shall it be? Vit­a­min D2 or Vit­a­min D3? Does it even matter?

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Magnesium for Migraines

Dis­cover an easy nutri­tional option that’s been shown to cut the fre­quency of migraine attacks by 40%.

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The Danger of Dehydration in the Elderly

Know the signs of dehy­dra­tion in the elderly, the com­mon causes, and the sim­ple steps to fix the problem.

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Recipe for Pepper Soup

Deli­cious, sim­ple recipe for pep­per soup.

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New Research Emerges on “Wonder Herb”

Dis­cover the med­ical con­sen­sus that’s emerg­ing from new research about the diverse health ben­e­fits of an herbal preparation.

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