Food vs Nutrition vs Health

The Truth About The Delicious Chocolates

2012-09-17T02:49:00.000-07:00

The Truth About Chocolate

Chocolate is extracted from the beans of the cocoa plant .

Keep Your Body Thin With These Foods

2012-08-17T00:51:00.000-07:00

5 Foods that Keep You Thin

It's true: Apples can help you stay thin.

Take a look around any book store, and you'll find dozens of diet books lining the shelves. Despite their bright and cheerful covers, with their positive, upbeat claims, many of them are filled with information that promotes all the wrong messages.

"The word 'diet' is negative and implies people can go on and off them," said Jane Korsberg, a senior instructor in the department of nutrition at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Korsberg is one nutritionist who thinks it would be better to re-think the whole concept of dieting.

The Understanding Of Supplements

2012-08-15T04:40:00.000-07:00

Understanding Supplements

Does everyone need supplements ?

Yes! Ideally, you should get all the nutrients you need from a healthy diet. Today’s diet includes coffee, tea, sugar and junk food, nutrient destroyers which can contribute to shortage of vitamins and minerals. Ageing, lifestyle, pollution, stress and illness create additional nutritional demands. Those on drugs and oral contraceptives can suffer from drug-induced nutrient deficits. Everyone falls into one or more of these categories of people who need supplements.

The Multivitamins

2012-08-15T04:37:00.000-07:00

MULTIVITAMINS

Multivitamins: What are they?

A single multivitamin pill contains a combination of most known vitamins and may also include a variety of minerals and trace elements.

The Benefits Of Vitamin C And E

2012-08-15T02:12:00.000-07:00

Wonders of Vitamins C and Vitamin E

What are they?

Vitamins C and E are antioxidant powerhouses . Antioxidants prevent or reduce damage to cells caused by unstable oxygen molecules called free radicals. Free radicals are formed in the body during normal bodily functions and upon exposure to environmental pollutants, such as cigarette smoke and radiation. Vitamins C and E protect against free radicals and oxidative stress.

The Calcium

2012-08-13T02:48:00.000-07:00

Basic information about Calcium

Calcium: What is it?

Calcium may b most abundant mineral in the body, famed for building strong bones and teeth. The diets of most adults, however, are calcium poor.

The Ampalaya (Momodica Charantia)

2012-08-11T06:13:00.000-07:00

Basic information about Ampalaya

Scientific Name: Momodica Charantia

Kingdom: Platae

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Genus Momordica

Species: Momodica Charantia

Other Names for Momordica Charantia:

English = Bitter melon, bitter gourd

Chinese = Pinyin

Japan = Goya

India = Karela

Nepal = Karella

Philippines = Ampalaya, Amaragoso

Caribbean = Cerasee

South America = Cerasse

The Super Foods For Healthy Heart

2012-08-11T05:47:00.000-07:00

List of 6 Foods for the Healthy Heart

Studies showed that Heart disease is the leading killing disease in countries like the United States, Canada and United Kingdom.

This disease includes: Coronary heart disease, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiovascular disease, Ischaemic heart disease, Heart Failure, Hypertensive heart disease, inflammatory heart disease, Valvular heart disease and the like.

The Multivitamins

2012-08-08T09:19:00.001-07:00

MULTIVITAMINS

Multivitamins: What are they?

A single multivitamin pill contains a combination of most known vitamins and may also include a variety of minerals and trace elements.

The Categories Of Vitamins

2012-08-08T09:08:00.000-07:00

Categories of Vitamins

At the very core of achieving this understanding is the fact that the human organism is alternately capable and incapable of producing and storing a whole slate of elements that are vital to our body. These necessary elements can be divided into two: The first category is vitamins; the word itself can be broken down into vita, which means life, and amine, which is protein, the nitrogenous compound required for all animal life.

Vitamins and Minerals Understanding

2012-08-08T08:55:00.000-07:00

Understanding Vitamins and Minerals

Right behind direct food consumption as a source of alimentary nutrition, is the ingestion---in globally massive quantities--- of supplementary vitamins and minerals. It is an enormous worldwide, multi-billion dollar a year industry.

The Minerals

2012-08-08T08:38:00.001-07:00

Minerals

Minerals are not an exception to the rule of recommended daily allowances. Calcium, potassium, sodium, iron and chlorine are some of the more common minerals required by our bodies. These elements are presented in the earth’s rocks and crust formations.

Overlooked Power Of Minerals

2012-08-08T08:36:00.000-07:00

Basic information about the overlooked Power Mineral

When compared to all the attention calcium gets, magnesium may as well be a poor second cousin. Yet Magnesium is exceedingly vital to hundreds of enzyme reactions in our bodies, and has more health benefits attributed to it than any other mineral, including calcium.

Vitamin C Versus Kidney Stones

2012-08-08T08:07:00.000-07:00

Vitamin C and Kidney Stones

One of the main objections and contradictions to taking mega-dose vitamin C is the possibility of developing kidney stones. This is from the elevated oxalic acid levels in the urine.

This is myth has never died in the minds of many people for over years now.

Vitamin C Versus Collagen

2012-08-08T07:48:00.000-07:00

Vitamin C and Collagen

Collagen is the protein that forms connective fibers in tissues such as skin, ligaments, cartilage, bones and teeth.

Collagen also acts as a strong unifier. This process is one of a kind of intracellular "gluer" that gives support, shape and bulk to blood vessels, bones, and organs such as the heart, kidneys and liver.

Foods Can Prevent Diseases

2012-08-08T07:31:00.002-07:00

Facts that Foods Prevent Disease

Eating tomatoes to help prevent cancer, garlic to prevent AIDS, or drinking fruit juices to ward off Alzheimer’s? In spite of a various research, the effect of food on killer disease has still remained to be proved.

The Acid Forming Foods

2012-08-08T07:04:00.000-07:00

Acid-Forming Foods

Here are the lists of acid forming foods such as fats & oil, fruits, grains, animal protein, pasta, nuts, sweeteners, and beans:

Acid Forming Fats & Oil:

The Alkaline Foods

2012-08-08T06:41:00.001-07:00

Alkaline-Forming Foods

The following are lists of alkaline forming foods, beverages and spices which mean non-acidic and easily absorbed by the body:

Alkaline Forming Fruits:

Benefits Of Vitamin C

2012-08-08T06:03:00.000-07:00

Nutritional Value & Health Benefits

of Vitamin C

VITAMIN C is a water soluble antioxidant t hat is essential for lif e and for maintaining optimal health . It is also know as Ascorbic Acid. Vitamin C is our best guard and protection shields against many diseases especially those that are infectious diseases. It also helps fight damaging effects of free radicals and cancer. It is Vitamin C is required by our body for more than 300 metabolic functions. Almost all biological functions required Vitamin C.

Lactobacillus Fights Against Viruses

2012-08-08T05:08:00.000-07:00

Lactobacillus fights against viruses

Lactovitale and Lactopafi are probiotic liquid food supplements using a patented and exclusive process and formula that contains 8 strains of the health promoting bacteria Lactobacilli. These are Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus zease, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobrevis, Lactolindneri, Lactoperolens and Lactobacillus plantarum.

These are good bacteria which are beneficial to human beings, thereby boosting the immune system and promoting a healthy, active and well-balanced life. They

Probiotics

2012-08-08T04:42:00.002-07:00

Probiotics

What are they?

Probiotics are “friendly” bacteria that live in the human intestinal tract. Probiotic means “to promote life” and refers to improving the balance of health-promoting bacteria in the intestine.

Health Promoting Bacteria

2012-08-08T04:30:00.001-07:00

Most Bacteria Are Not Bad For Our Health

Babies delivered through caesarean section (CS) have a higher predisposition for several disease conditions, including allergies later in life.