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Heathly Vacation Eating

This article presents tips how to eat healthy while vacationing, including knowing when to indulge and how to eat well on road trips.With temptation lurking in every corner caf, it's difficult eating healthy while on vacation. There's no sense ruining your diet for a weekend of excessive e

A Traditional Healthy Diet

What is a healthy Diet? Sally Fallon believes the answer can be found in the the traditional diets that were studied by Weston Price. Here are 11 principles of traditional healthy diets based on the findings of Dr. Price that have been further expanded from research by the Weston A. Price Foundation

Nutrition Tips For Reducing Food Cravings

Food cravings are a major contributor to the current globesity epidemic. But worry not, there are clever nutritional tips to help build resistance to the alluring whispers of sweetly-dressed junk food.

Are You Drinking Enough Water?

You probably already know that its important to drink enough water. A minimum of eight glasses of water a day is recommended. You should aim for more if it is really hot, or you are working out and sweating a lot. Getting enough water in your body will prevent you from getting dehydrated. According

What Can A Detoxification Program Do For My Body?

An excellent way of cleaning out the blood and removing toxins is the process calleddetoxification program. A substance called toxins can become swarm problems and illness in the body.

Successful Entrepreneurs Protect Their Nutrition

Ever caught yourself - or someone else - saying something like that? When we're at our best, we dive in, we get it done... but each of us goes through periods of lower energy, and the temptation is ever-present to delay, procrastinate, or cancel altogether some undertaking we'd normally be

Nature's Basin Review

Founded on the commitment to bringing you the very best in natural and organic products, Nature's Basin has a wide array of cosmetics, skin care, and more. They believe that natural and organic based products create healthier products and promote a healthier lifestyle. Formulated from all-natur

Pregnant and Vegetarian - Controlling Your Weight Gain

Your doctor would usually tell you the ideal weight gain depending on your pre-pregnancy weight. If you weigh close to your ideal weight, then your ideal weight gain during your pregnancy would be around 25 to 35 pounds.

What Are Antioxidant Minerals?

Minerals are substances that can be obtained from most fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds and other foods. Anything that is grown in a mineral rich soil will contain minerals. Antioxidants are substances that help to offset and prevent damage from free radicals within the body. Therefore, antioxidan

Anthocyanin Antioxidants - Just the FAQs

We've been reading a lot in magazines and newspapers about antioxidant plant foods, including berries like blueberries and cranberries, and we keep seeing the word anthocyanins. Exactly what does the term mean, and what are the known health and anti-disease values of eating anthocyanin-rich foo

Life Without Cow and Pig

This article discusses my journey of not eating red meat and pork for over a year. I discuss the implications it has on my health and the reasons I chose to give up the meat products. I hope that you enjoy this article.

The Correct Maca Dosage For Adults

When it comes to the correct dosage of Peruvian maca root powder for adults there are several factors to keep in mind. Read this article to understand how much is best for optimum health.

Phytonutrients - The Five Colors of Optimal Nutrition

Phytonutrients (also known as phytochemicals) are plant compounds found in fresh fruits and vegetables. They have been shown to have tremendous beneficial effects on the body. Among other things, phtyonutrients have been shown by research to have antioxidant, anti-aging and anti-cancer properties. B

It's Great to Have GUTS

© 2012 Victoria Bowmann, PhD When one looks at the word €guts€, two thoughts probably spring to mind. One is €the mental strength of accomplish a difficult task€ and the other €a part of one's ...

Top Kitchen Juicers – Versatility and Quality

When buying a quality juicer, look at the four different styles of juicers; citrus juicer, centrifugal juicer, masticating juicer and triturating juicer. We have spoken about the first two in another