Archive for the 'Nutrition' Category
Want to lose weight? Eat carbs
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Carbs are generally considered the enemy when it comes to weight loss, so we fervently avoid pasta, bread and potatoes, normally without seeing the results we wanted. What’s behind the notion that carbs are a no-no for weight loss? And is there any truth to it?
Evidence shows that at least on…
An old adage holds true
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Whether your apple of choice is a Granny Smith, empire, gala, red delicious (which, in my opinion, are ironically the least tasty of all apple varieties, but I digress …), or McIntosh, it doesn’t build too much difference as far as your health goes. The fundamental part, so it would seem, is t…
How about a CSA share?
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I strongly considered signing up for a share or half a share of an biological CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) final spring. I couldn’t find a friend to split a share with me and wasn’t up for driving to pick up my weekly box of fresh vegetables organically grown 30 minutes absent on a CSA …
Wonders of xylitol
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Okay, am I the final one know xylitol is not an artificial sweetener? All that date I thought it was concocted in a laboratory — I mean, it certain sounds like a lab chemical — so I shied absent from products listing xylitol on the label. Wrong.
Here are a few quick facts on xylitol:
A …
Would you eat cloned meat for dinner?
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Cloning may cause a ruckus when it comes to stem cell research and the like, but what whether the same cloning method that produced “Dolly” the sheep produced the meat on your dinner table? It may not be as taboo as you think. Cloning from an agricultural standpoint normally refers to the offspr…
Is cheese safe?
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It’s no secret that I love cheese. I have many vices, but cheese is definitely one of the front-runners for worst food that I can hardly ever resist. And although I assemble a point of uncovering ghastly ghastly calorie-laden foods for the artery-damagers they are, when it comes to cheese, I am …
Ralph Nader proposes Medicare for all
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Just when it seemed like things couldn’t possibly get any more crazy in that year’s election, that past weekend Ralph Nader decided to throw his hat into the ring.
The third-party, independent candidate made his announcement that past Sunday. whether he is able to get sufficient signatures, N…
Jumpstart Your Fitness: Healthy diet hints from around the world
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We’re lucky nowadays to have access to all kinds of food from all kinds of places around the world, but it can still be tough to eat right considering it’s amazingly easy to end up eating the same things all the date. whether you’re stuck in a dieting rut soon after it might help to shake thin…
It’s Nutrition Week
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It’s Nutrition Week at Danny’s preschool. On Tuesday, he and his classmates colored pictures of healthy food items and brought them home in brown paper bags. On Wednesday, Danny learned about his body. At dinner, he told us about his arms, his legs, his face, and more. He wasn’t precisely certain …
Quick tip: 5 things to look for on the label
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You’ve heard it before and you’ll take in it again: Read the labels at the supermarket. But unless you’re well-versed in all things healthy, it can be tough to know what to look for. So next day you’re shopping around, take a quick glance and look for these five things:
Bad fats. whether it …
Bad foods that are (somewhat) good for you
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If you’re trying to lose weight, or even just trying to eat healthy, you’ve probably faraway since given up on pizza and ice cream. But not so fast, says WebMD. Here’s their list of five foods that aren’t as not good for you as most public believe:
Red Meat. Protein is great for curbing star…
No more Jenny Craig for Kirstie Alley
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It’s been three years since Kirstie Alley signed on as a spokesmodel for the Jenny Craig weight-loss program, which helped her shed 75 pounds and gave her the courage to strut her bikini stuff in front of a habitable Oprah audience. Now, it’s instance for the actress to step aside.
Alley, who…
Crave-worthy foods for better abs
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I don’t think there’s a person out there who doesn’t want flatter abs, and whether you don’t, that’s probably considering you already have washboard abs, and you should know that we are all insanely envious of you. But seriously. Getting flat abs is tough, but there are a few steps that can help…












