Archive for August, 2011
Protein: A Major Nutrient
Protein is the second major nutrient needed by your body. Your body uses protein to build and repair body tissue. Muscles, organs, bones, skin and many of the chemical messengers in your body are made of protein. Protein can also provide energy for your body if carbohydrates are not available. Protein is a chain of [...]
Doing the Detox
What is Detox? Detox basically means ridding your body of toxins for health purposes. A toxin is: “Any substance that creates irritating and/or harmful effects in the body, undermining our health or stressing our biochemical or organ functions.” – Dr. Elson Haas External Toxins While many toxins are ingested through the foods we eat on [...]
Free Printable Grocery Store Guide
This Grocery Shopping Guide has tip sheets you can print out for suggestions on healthy buys on your trips to the grocery store. Tips on purchasing: Bread Products Sweets Snacks Cereals Meal Replacements Pasta Frozen Meals Rice Cheese Salad Dressing Condiments Milk Products Produce Soup Soy Products Meats Nut Spreads And it’s a Friday Freebie! [...]
Slow Metabolism? Cutting Calories Can Make it Worse!
First, it’s important to note that for those who do eat far too much – and if you’re guilty of this, you know it – a cut in your calorie intake is of course, necessary. No one can engage in “pigging out” on a regular basis and not gain weight. Some can get away with [...]
Practicing the Positive
Are you a positive person or a negative person? The answer to that question could be the answer to better health! When you begrudgingly undertake your every day tasks, or are bitter and resentful towards others you interact with, or you hold negative feelings of jealousy, spite, malice, anger etc. toward others, you become a [...]
High Sugar Foods
Used in large amounts, sugar can cause an abnormally high rise in blood sugar. This is due to the quick digestion of carbohydrates in the intestinal tract, which turns into glucose causing quick entry into the bloodstream. If your body does not contain enough insulin to handle this surge, our blood sugar levels could rise [...]
Kids ‘n Cooties
The infectious disease known to children as “cooties” may not really exist, but the idea of advancing germs jumping from classmate to classmate isn’t very far off. Despite all efforts to the contrary, schools tend to be a receptacle for all kinds of bad bacteria and germs. Most harmful bacteria are absorbed through the mouth, [...]
Cooking With Less Fat and Cholesterol
Following are some tips to help you reduce the fat and cholesterol in your favorite recipes. Avoid high-fat, high-cholesterol foods completely. These include animal based foods such as red meat, eggs, whole milk, butter or whole milk cheese. Drink skim milk or skim milk products. Use tub margarine with liquid olive or peanut oil as [...]
Cholesterol and Triglycerides
Cholesterol is not fat, but does act in connection with fats in the body. Cholesterol is a wax-like substance that gets into your bloodstream in several ways. The liver and the intestines can manufacture it. Or, it can enter the body through the foods you eat. Cholesterol is found in animal products such as fatty [...]
Pitfalls and Plateaus
Drill this fact into your mind: “The person with the most options is the one most likely to succeed“. That applies in business, in pleasure – and in fitness. Keep learning new options for your diet and your exercise and take those that you enjoy and “mix it all up”. Why? To avoid pitfalls and [...]
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