Last articles from Nutrition category on Health Top News

10 Reasons Why a Muffin a Day Can Keep the Doctors Away

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

There is an old adage that says "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." So, how can a muffin trump an apple? Well, it has to be a Miracle Muffin to do that!

And the Miracle Muffin was born...

Miracle Muffins are muffins made with low glycemic, high fiber, high protein, low calorie ingredients. What's in it you ask? The ingredients include wheat bran, wheat gluten, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, soy protein, oat bran, psyllium husks, inulin (chicory fiber), soy le... (Read All)

10 Simple Tricks to Cut Calories and Lose Weight

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

10 Simple Tricks to Cut Calories and Lose Weight

In our society today, it just seems so easy to put on unnecesary weight. The options of great tasting foods that are fatty, sugary, and full of calories is literally on every block of every city nationwide; however, with the 10 simple tricks below you'll not only be able to cut your calories, but lose weight. These tricks are simple changes you can make, but the resulting effects on weight loss are tremendous, and without further a... (Read All)

10 Things to Look for When you Buy Hoodia Diet Pills

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100

For many years dieters have been looking for a weight loss supplement to help them lose weight. Unfortunately, most have failed to live up to their high expectations - until now. Hoodia diet pills are some of the most popular diet supplements on the market today.

Like all supplements, however, hoodia diet pills are not regulated. Companies can make virtually any claims about their products so it is very important to be informed and to know what to look for when you are ready to ... (Read All)

12 Tips for a Healthy Holiday

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

12 Tips for a Healthy Holiday

1. Savor the flavor - You can eat those tasty morsels and enjoy them more by taking time to really savor the flavor. Take a bite, lay down your spoon or fork while chewing, and enjoy the texture, flavor, and seasoning. Remember, it's only the first 1-2 bites that taste the best. When you do this you will feel fuller sooner and more satisfied eating less. Try to be the last one finished at the dinner table, eating at a slower pace than your dinner p... (Read All)

15 Basic Cooking Tips to Make your Life Easier!

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100

There are some basic cooking tips that anyone could learn and use to help out in the kitchen. With today's busy lifestyles becoming more prevalent, learning and using these basic cooking tips will save you time and headache.

The following fifteen is just a tiny handful of the many basic cooking tips that you could integrate into your everyday life to save time and money.

â¢ Bacon: Reduce shrinkage by running cold water over it before frying.
â¢ Beans: Stop gas at... (Read All)

15 Unhealthy Foods That You Think Are Healthy But Are Actually Killing You Slowly

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

There are many terms that are misleading in the food advertising industry today. Think of how many times you see the following phrases plastered all over food containers:

* Fat Free
* Reduced Fat
* Low Fat
* Sugar Free
* No Added Sugar
* Diet [Insert Product Name Here]

Let us examine some examples of nasty food that is supposed to be healthy:

1. Diet Soda

Why is it good? A sugar free version of the po... (Read All)

20 Foods you Need to Have

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100

The one problem that most single men have is, they never have a well stocked pantry. This can cause major problems. If you don't have a stocked pantry, you are more likely to fill up on snack food or even worse, fast food. You need to make sure that you have a well stocked pantry so that you can cook healthy meals without much effort. Don't know what kinds of things that you should always have on hand? Well, no need to worry about it anymore. We will give you a list of 20 items that are must ... (Read All)

25 Life Saving Health Secrets

Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Healthy Living is the number one goal among North Americans. However, 80% of the population do not know that cooking healthy, eating healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, and making healthy choices can mean the difference between life and death. I have written this health and fitness article so that people can make healthy choices for their own personal health care and well being.

Here are 25 ways to eat and drink healthy:

1. Do not drink iced water, especially no... (Read All)

3 Simple Steps to maintain a Vegan or Vegetarian Diet whilst Pregnant

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

An increasing number of people are now choosing to consume a vegetarian or vegan diet. Whilst vegan and vegetarian diets do have a number of health advantages they often lack nutritional value in a number of key areas. Whilst this may not be a problem for you personally, the reduced nutritional value can have a significant impact on your unborn baby. In this article I discuss how you can adapt your vegan or vegetarian diet and ensure your baby is getting adequate nutrition in just three si... (Read All)

3 Surefire Ways to Lose Stomach Fat

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

It is a known fact that the country's population is seriously overweight and desperately need to learn...How To Lose That Stomach Fat!. But the critical factor many people may take for granted, or fail to realize, is that stomach fat contributes to other health problems like:

raised blood pressure

high cholesterol levels

heart disease

cancer

and diabetes

The first place to look is at the food that you eat and your eating ... (Read All)

3 Things you Can Do for your Healthy Diet

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100

"3 Things you can do for Your Healthy Diet."

1. Choose whole fresh foods, with nutritional value. Avoid processed food products. Don't just avoid processed and refined white bread, but also limit enriched whole wheat bread, which is loaded with processed nutrients and preservatives. Fresh whole grain bread from a bakery would be better, while a dish ... (Read All)

3 Ways to Balance your Blood Sugar Level

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Many of us suffer from our blood sugar level being out of balance. If you have high blood sugar levels (diabetes), then you will hopefully be under the supervision of a medical practitioner. This article is about low blood sugar levels, sometimes referred to as hypoglycaemia.

There are many causes of low blood sugar, including stress, food allergies... (Read All)

40-30-30 Diet Plan

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Many of you have certainly heard of a popular 40-30-30 diet. But what exactly does 40-30-30 means?

A 40-30-30 diet is a balanced diet based on 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 30% fat. With the proper balance of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, you allow your body to burn stored body fat and make significant progress in losing excess pounds in the form of fat tissue. It is important to know that the key to losing unwanted pounds is to be able to access and burn off your body's ... (Read All)

5 Amazing Fruits you Should Eat

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Itâs common knowledge that fruits are very nutritious, and that most of us should really be consuming more than we are. The health benefits of fruits are extremely potent and cover a wide range of physical problems. From enhancing energy and everyday health to keeping our hearts clean and healthy to preventing cancer, these delicious foods have properties well worth their generous reputation, and there are dozens of reasons that you should take them seriously and include them in your daily ... (Read All)

5 Great Health Tips for Type II Diabetes

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

In order to control or even reverse Type II diabetes, one the main things you need to do is control the release of insulin. Here are 5 tips to help you:

1. Minimize the use of grains, , even whole grains. The reason for this is that even cooked whole grains are starchy and will cause a spike in sugar levels, thus needing to dump more i... (Read All)

5 Key Benefits of Consuming Protein

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Proteins are large organic compounds that form a key part of any person's nutritional requirements. They are important for the normal functioning of your body's cells. Furthermore, consuming protein can have a number of additional health benefits. This article outlines five of the key benefits that are associated with protein consumption.

1) Growth In Children:- Protein is particularly important for healthy growth in children. It assists in the building and growth of muscles, h... (Read All)

5 Nutrition-Packed Foods For Your Health

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100

When it comes to nutrition-packed foods, Mother Nature has produced them in so much abundance that it gets difficult to pick one and leave out another in the top 5 list. It is, therefore, only more fair to talk of super food categories rather than individual foods. Here are the top 5 nutrition-packed foods that you must include in your daily diet in order to lead a healthy long life:

1) Whole grains

Grains serve as the main source of carbohydrates in our diet, but most ... (Read All)

5 Tips for Cancer Free Safe Grilling

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100

For years there has been a controversy whether grilled meats cause cancer . A few research studies have found that grilling and broiling cause meats (red meat, poultry and fish included ) to produce cancer-causing compounds. These compounds known as HCAs (heterocyclic amines), have been shown to cause tumors in animals and possibly increase the risk of cancers of the breast, colon, stomach and prostate in humans.This was confirmed officially by The National Institute of Health, Dept. of Heal... (Read All)

5 Tips for Getting Nutritional Supplements That Neednât Break the Bank-c

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Is the only thing holding you back from investing in a supply of nutritional supplements the amount that you expect to spend? If so, hold onto your hatâ¦ because nutritional supplements do not have to take a major chunk out of your bank account! In fact, contrary to popular belief, they can be extremely cost-effective, especially compared to pharmaceutical counterparts.

Here are 5 top tips that you can wisely invest in nutritional supplements without having to forgo paying your he... (Read All)

5 Tips for Lightning Fast Fat Loss

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Youâve read all the articles that tell you how to lose âXâ pounds in âXâ days! Iâm not making bogus promises and Iâm not feeding you lies. If you want long-term fat loss and weight management, you need to adopt 5 simple habits that make a huge difference in your potential to keep fat off for the long haul!
1. Stop doing Long Duration C... (Read All)

5 Tips On Proper Nutrition For Healthy Aging

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100

When it comes to healthy aging, nothing is more important than proper nutrition. To be sure, exercises and an active lifestyle are important but they will do you no good if your nutrition pattern prioritizes coffee and donuts over fruits and vegetables.

Luckily, there are many healthy foods that you can include into your diet to help you face old age with dignity rather than misery. Proper food is critical for healthy aging and in this article, you are going to learn what foods ... (Read All)

5 Tips To Cooking For A Low Cholesterol Diet

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Did you know that there are three main types of fat in food:- saturates, monounsaturates and polyunsaturates and that they are not all bad for you. Foods high in saturates such as fatty meats, full-fat dairy products, butter, lard, cream, cheese and many processed and takeaway foods, increase cholesterol in your blood so it is very important to eat less of them. However, polyunsaturates and monounsaturates can help lower cholesterol, so it is sensible to swap foods high in saturates for mor... (Read All)

5 Ways to Get Results From a Raw Food Diet

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

When I first learned about the raw food diet, it took me years to figure out how to do it properly. Then it took me even more years - making mistakes and compromising my health - until I started experiencing the benefits I was looking for from the start! Let's face it, if you're going to bother changing your diet at all, there's got to be a reason for doing it. I would bet you want to improve your health and energy, right? But why take years to get those results, when you can get them in ... (Read All)

5 Ways to Speed your Metabolism

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The key to speeding your metabolism is to re-ignite the furnace inside of you. The key is eating and exercising. You will never jumpstart your metabolism by not eating. Eating is absolutely key! Isn't that good to know? You must adapt a healthy way of eating before you begin to exercise, especially if you have been sedentary for a while.
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6 Benefits of Low Carbohydrate Diets

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Low carbohydrate diets are one of the easiest and simplest ways to trim down and have a sexy healthy figure in the near figure. Low carbohydrate diets can be reduced to one essential principle: replace weight-gaining carbohydrates with other important and healthier types of foods.

As long as you're managing your diet properly, you're sure to enjoy the following benefits once you cut down your carbohydrate intake.

1. Enhance Energy Level â As long as you eat the right s... (Read All)

6 Superfoods For Age-Defying Beauty!

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100

6 superfoods for age-defying beauty:
1) Goji Berries... (Read All)

6 Vital Weight Loss Conditions you Need to Know

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

This article will discuss some weight loss conditions helpful for losing weight. I am not going to sway you into the run-of-the-mill answers here, but instead lead you to the best way to lose weight that is HEALTHY.

The interesting thing is that if applied, you can lose the weight quite easily, and there will not be a humungous effort on your part to do so.

Here are some conditions that you will NOT have to resort to when losing weight.

1) You do N... (Read All)

7 Foods to Avoid With Diverticulitis

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

The moment you get a diverticulitis attack you should become extremely careful about what goes inside your body. The main reason for diverticulitis is bad eating habits. You can get well only after you stop taking the foods which are hard on your digestive system and prevent its proper functioning. There is a good list of foods to avoid with diverticulitis. If you ... (Read All)

7 More Vital Vitamins for Pregnant Women

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

When you are pregnant it is important that you fully appreciate the significance of vitamins and minerals. They are essential for the healthy development of your unborn baby. Therefore, you need to know what the various vitamins do and more importantly how you can make them a part of your diet. In this article I discuss seven of these important vitamins and minerals in greater detail

1) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine):- This vitamin helps your baby's brain and nervous system develop. I... (Read All)

7 Secrets Why Many Diseases May Be Linked to Nutritional Deficiencies

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0100

Illness is becoming a huge social and economic issue in the US. There are several reasons why sickness is exploding to epidemic proportion and they are linked to the nutritional deficiencies in our food. Food is the fuel our bodies need to function correctly. What we are doing to our food is destroying its ability to protect us against many diseases including cancer, diabetes and autoimmune disease:

1. "Green Harvesting" which is the picking of our fruits and vegetables bef... (Read All)

Last articles from Nutrition category on Health Top News

10 Reasons Why a Muffin a Day Can Keep the Doctors Away

10 Simple Tricks to Cut Calories and Lose Weight

10 Things to Look for When you Buy Hoodia Diet Pills

12 Tips for a Healthy Holiday

15 Basic Cooking Tips to Make your Life Easier!

15 Unhealthy Foods That You Think Are Healthy But Are Actually Killing You Slowly

20 Foods you Need to Have

25 Life Saving Health Secrets

3 Simple Steps to maintain a Vegan or Vegetarian Diet whilst Pregnant

3 Surefire Ways to Lose Stomach Fat

3 Things you Can Do for your Healthy Diet

3 Ways to Balance your Blood Sugar Level

40-30-30 Diet Plan

5 Amazing Fruits you Should Eat

5 Great Health Tips for Type II Diabetes

5 Key Benefits of Consuming Protein

5 Nutrition-Packed Foods For Your Health

5 Tips for Cancer Free Safe Grilling

5 Tips for Getting Nutritional Supplements That Neednât Break the Bank-c

5 Tips for Lightning Fast Fat Loss

5 Tips On Proper Nutrition For Healthy Aging

5 Tips To Cooking For A Low Cholesterol Diet

5 Ways to Get Results From a Raw Food Diet

5 Ways to Speed your Metabolism

6 Benefits of Low Carbohydrate Diets

6 Superfoods For Age-Defying Beauty!

6 Vital Weight Loss Conditions you Need to Know

7 Foods to Avoid With Diverticulitis

7 More Vital Vitamins for Pregnant Women

7 Secrets Why Many Diseases May Be Linked to Nutritional Deficiencies

5 Tips for Getting Nutritional Supplements That Neednât Break the Bank-c