Posted on Wednesday, 6th January 2010 by admin
Nutrition scientists think that plants have small amounts of numerous “bioactive compounds,” sometimes referred to as phytonutrients, that protect us against disease. Many scientific studies have looked at groups of people over time, noting the various foods they eat as well as the diseases they develop. These are called epidemiologic, ecological, or observational studies. One finding is that lower rates of [...]
Posted on Tuesday, 5th January 2010 by admin
Featured on TV infomercials, Provactin is supposed to be the diet pill that will help you if you have problems with high blood pressure, insomnia, or you just can’t stand the jitters of a caffeine based supplement. It is supposed to be the first diet pill that will deliver stimulant free fat loss, even though [...]
Posted on Sunday, 3rd January 2010 by admin
In the recent years low carb diets have gained quite a following with their “all you can eat”, meat filled menus. They come in many variations, each focusing on a specific variation of an upside down food pyramid. The latest of these is the low carbohydrate, low fat, and high protein Dukan diet. Dukan Diet [...]
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Posted on Friday, 1st January 2010 by admin
How many times have you heard how important it is to eat fruits and vegetables? Now, is it five or nine servings a day? Why are fruits and veggies always lumped together? What does a watermelon have in common with spinach? The author of a 2004 article in the Journal of Postgraduate Medicine answered some of these questions. Here [...]