Nutritional supplements can help compliment a diet that could be missing some necessary nutrients. But nutritional supplements are only as good as the ones you select, and how you combine your nutritional supplements with healthy food so that none of the nutrients are cancelled out.
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If there were a top-10 list of minerals that have gotten a bad rap, sodium would be close to the top of that list. There are numerous reports and articles that malign this mineral to the point that people try desperately to rid it completely from their diet. This is dangerous. Your body requires...
Water is one of the most fundamental elements of life. Yet an estimated 2 million children die each year from diseases caused by unsafe drinking water.
But this grim picture is changing, thanks to the Children’s Safe Drinking Water program and water purification technology by PUR....
Nutrition is the most primary essence of life. America is an example of many obese people and people who have neglected their diet. Nutrition enhances the balance of our body to be fit and healthy.
Taking right nutrition doesnt only mean, having a good health, it helps to enhance the...
Mushrooms are valuable health food – low in calories, high in vegetable proteins, chitin, iron, zinc, fiber, essential amino acids, vitamins & minerals. Mushrooms also have a long history of use in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Their legendary effects on promoting good health and...
Simply, Nutrition is studying the unique relationship between the states of health and disease and diet. Particularly the study of food. Nutrition is so important because lack of neccessary nutrients can allow viruses and diseases to thrive which can lead to illness and even...
Kick the doldrums by incorporating heart-healthy snacks into your family’s eating plan. The American Heart Association helps make this simple and easy to do.
Get the Kids Involved
Turn off the TV and video games and start by creating your grocery list together. The American...
Reduce Free Radicals: Antioxidants And The Health Benefits Of Olive Oil
Nutrition used to be something like: eat fresh food and stay away from potato chips now we are told beware of free radicals in the body. Antioxidants are supposed to be good for you, but how do we encourage one and...
In today’s hurried, harried world of food shopping, many people take the claims on the fronts of food packages -“healthy,” “low carb” or “low fat” – as the final word on nutrition.
But by failing to read the small print, particularly the...
Eating raw foods is natural. Our bodies thrive on all that is fresh and vital. A raw food diet (or increasing the amount of raw food that you eat) is bound to bring a feeling of increased wellbeing.
Raw food diets are based on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, preferably organic,...
April 13, 2006
Tea originated in China 5,000 years ago and the selection and brewing of tea has been refined to an art with health and spiritual aspects emerging as part of the process.
Experienced tea drinkers throughout the world generally follow established guidelines for...
Protein and amino acids for hair growth
Many people ask me what proteins are most appropriate for hair growth. People with hair loss often turn to protein and amino acid supplements as part of their treatment regime. Although it is rare for a lack of protein to be a primary cause of hair...