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Healthy Nutrition-Smarter Salad Greens |
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With summer soon approaching it is a perfect time to become green leaf savvy for any patio meal. But often we get stuck in a rut of buying the same old salad greens–and our body gets bored.
A good rule of thumb when out shopping is to find ones richer in color as this means it is pack... |
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Nutrition Basics: ACID & ALKALINE ABCs |
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| The pH of our body is a critically important but rarely discussed aspect of health. pH stands for “potential or power of hydrogen” and refers to the acidity or alkalinity (also referred to as basicity) of various bodily fluids such as saliva, blood and urine. This is not to be confused with stomac... |
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Activating Inner Energy |
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Some hours seem to drag on as time feels like it is standing still. Wooden toothpicks hold no power to the heavy eye lids sometimes. The good news is there are small steps you can take to renew that youthful energy.
The first thing to look at is the schedule of your eating and the qu... |
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Top Ten Reasons to Eat Organic |
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Shopping and eating organic foods and products promote sustainability and offer a great number of healthy living benefits compared to traditional consumer products. Enjoy this article by Joan Ullyett BA, RHN and learn why eating organic makes sense for you, your family, and your community.
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Best Antioxidants for Your Hard Earned Dollar |
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| With the economy in the position it is in right now, it sometimes is challenging to purchase the best food items in the local grocery store as the cost can be overwhelming. One great way to keep your family healthy is keeping your kitchens stocked with ‘better’ antioxidant choices that will protect... |
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Nutrition that Does More Harm than Good |
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| Food companies go out of their way to repackage and market their processed food items as nutritious and 'healthy'. These marketing strategies are rarely followed by improvements in the actual food quality. Therefore, we need to be diligent in knowing exactly what we are buying and putting into our... |
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Top Must-Have Foods to Heal, Balance, and Nourish |
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| For anyone feeling that their nutrition plan is lacking in offering optimal health benefits, here is our top 7 food items that should be added to one's diet. With this initial foundation of dietary changes, most people experience profound changes in their health and daily living: increased e... |
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Strategize Your Meals for Effective Energy and Weight Management |
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| Most people view nutrition and body weight management primarily from the point of quantity. How much am I eating. How does the caloric input balance with the caloric output. Having our focus solely on the 'how much' of eating grossly limits one's capacity to effectively nourish the body without g... |
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Foods, Digestion and Immunity, What is the Connection |
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| Considering our knowledge of the intimate relationship between our digestive and immune systems, we should never get sick. With this information, we could technically manipulate our diets in such a way that conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, hypertension, lowered immunity and cancer wou... |
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FRUIT and NUT SUPERFOODS |
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| Free radicals may sound a little like an extremist terrorist sect evading capture and wreaking havoc across the globe and in fact within the context of your body this would be right. They are, in part, a natural occurrence through metabolism however extra and unnecessary free radical load can be put... |
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HERB SUPERFOODS |
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| Herbs as nourishment offer the body a whole host of nutrients it may not have received either because of poor diet or environmental deficiencies in the soil or air. Herbs as medicine are essentially body balancers that work with the body functions so that it can heal and regulate itself. Herbs have ... |
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SEAWEED SUPERFOODS |
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| Seaweeds are the most nutritionally dense plants on the planet as they have access to all the nutrients in the ocean. They can contain up to 10 times more calcium than milk and eight times as much as beef. The chemical composition of seaweeds is so close to human blood plasma, that perhaps their gre... |
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BEE SUPERFOODS |
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| The Egyptians wrote about it way back in 5500 B.C., the Indians used it for their religious ceremonies in 1000 B.C. and even the Babylonians have been noted to use it in their medicinal practices. The western world actually discovered the benefits of bee superfoods by accident during an investigatio... |
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GREEN SUPERFOODS |
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Why Superfoods
Superfoods are a category of foods found in nature, they are superior sources of essential nutrients-nutrients we need but can not make ourselves. We all may be adding more salads and vegetables to our diets, but concern for the quality of foods grown on mineral depleted... |
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Artificial Sweeteners Exposed |
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| Many of us over the age of 30 will remember the Sweet n Low craze that seemed to reach its height in the 1970s. Messages were all around us about the evils of sugar: it caused cavities, made us gain weight, wreaked havoc on blood glucose levels and was simply unhealthy. To the innocent, media-bombar... |
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Healthy Benefits of Olive Oil |
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| Recognized for its’ abundant health benefits, olive oil is being chosen by many consumers as a preferred form of fat in diets and is being recommended by nutritionists and health professionals as one of the best alternative oils to traditional fats and oils. Olive oil has great diversity in how it ... |
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Health Benefits of Nuts |
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| Eating healthy, especially vegetarian diets, has challenges in finding adequate, balanced sources of proteins. Incorporating a variety of nuts into your diet provides a great source of protein as well yields numerous nutritional and health benefits. Nuts are excellent sources of protein, minerals,... |
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Get Your Daily Cleanse with Flax Seed |
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Having a naturally, free flowing digestion system is a crucial element in maintaining overall health and vitality. Due to poor diets and lack of exercise, many people suffer from various digestive disorders, which lead to reduced energy levels and chronic disease.
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To Carne or Not To Carne |
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| Do you have any vegetarian options? More and more this is what you will hear at restaurants. People are cutting the meat out of their diet in the name of health, animal welfare and a happy planet. Is this the healthier choice? Are there important nutrients in meat that you just can’t get in a pla... |
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Not All Veggies are Created Equally |
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| If you've spent time thinking about healthy eating, you know that you should try to include vegetables at every meal. I always encourage my nutrition clients to choose the vegetable first when planning a meal, so that they are sure to get the recommended 5 - 10 servings per day. Eating your veggies ... |
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Dried, Frozen, Canned: What is Healthiest |
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| In a perfect world we would pick organic, biodynamic in-season foods straight from the tree or out of the ground and eat them immediately to get the most nutrients. But times have changed and most of us are lucky to be able to get to Farmer’s Markets once a week for fresh organic produce. Since the ... |
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The Importance of Antioxidant Vitamins to Your Brain |
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The human brain which is a true miracle of evolution is a delicate and sensitive instrument. Its chemical balance plays a major part in how it can properly function. Many of the substances found within the brain all work hand-in-hand for maximizing the brain’s ability to function. But this can on... |
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The Beneficial Effects Of Vitamins On Your Digestive System |
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As much as we would like to deny it, the digestive system is our favorite system of the body. Why? Because it involves food of course. It is through the digestive system that the body is able to make use of the vitamins, minerals as well as the other nutrients that we consume daily. The digestive... |
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Facing the Facts Of Gluten Allergy |
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Food allergy remains one of the most persistent forms of allergic reaction. No one knows why people have certain allergic responses to different types of food. But it is a fact that once a person is exposed to the food allergen, the symptoms will surely follow.
Gluten allergy is a food ... |
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Fasting for Health |
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| The Yoga Diet is one the Five Principles of Yoga. You will soon notice that eating properly will aid your health and make you feel fitter and cleaner. The diet is a perfect complement to Yoga exercise. Despite the fact that the Yoga diet is not a diet in the common sense of the word, you will probab... |
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Vegan Considerations |
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Those people who strictly adhere to the principle of Ahimsa (non-violence) by eating a strictly vegetarian diet should pay careful attention to:
Ahimsa
Important Considerati... |
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Healthy Eating |
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These are guidelines for a healthy, balanced diet, aiming to cultivate and preserve energy, vitality, and longevity.
Drink plenty of WATER. Water is essential to the body. Our bodies are made up of more than 70% water. Water is essential for the proper functioning of our kidneys and... |
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The Soy Debate |
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| Many active or athletic vegetarians look to soy as a reliable way to get their daily protein requirements. Soy is also becoming a popular item on the health food shelves. But there is a cloud of controversy surrounding this new star in the grocery aisle. Here are some of the issues that have created... |
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Begin Again |
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| I read an article the other day on the late Vanda Scaravelli and her method of teaching yoga. Vanda was well-known for starting yoga in midlife, and being amazingly strong, capable and flexible well into her 80's. This article spoke about a phrase she used commonly: 'Begin again' to help her student... |
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To Eat Or Not To Eat Dessert |
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For those of us who love food, every day, every new meal is a chance to savor and enjoy what we love most. Travelling, even visiting new local restaurants opens the door to experience and it's difficult to say no to new enticing foods, or to old favorites. So what's an epicurean to do?
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Calorie Restriction |
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| An idea from the 60's has been getting a lot of new attention these days, in the race to find a solution to rising obesity rates. It's called Calorie Restriction and it involves reducing the amount of food energy (i.e. calories) we take in to improve health and slow the aging process. Harvard Magazi... |
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Omega Oils |
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| Fat gets a bad rap. It’s an unfair one, too, because fats are one of 4 key nutrients that we need to survive. In order of volume they are water, carbohydrates, proteins and fats. When a healthy person eats a naturally-occurring fat, it gets broken down into small units used to build cell membranes a... |
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Yoga Diet:The Three Gunas |
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| The Yoga Diet is one the Five Principles of Yoga. You will soon notice that eating properly will aid your health and make you feel fitter and cleaner. The Yoga diet is a perfect complement to Yoga exercise. Despite the fact that the Yoga diet is not a diet in the common sense of the word, you will p... |
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How I learned to stop worrying and love chocolate |
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| Do you have a love of chocolate? When you eat your favorite treat, do you feel guilty that you are doing something “bad”, “cheating your diet” or contributing to poor health? Philosophers and laypeople for years have wondered: “is guilty pleasure inescapable?” Is it possible to enjoy the natural he... |
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Eating Antioxidants For Health |
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| In the summer, getting your antioxidants is easy since they are aplenty in the fresh fruit and vegetables available to us at every local store. Plant-derived antioxidants correct a potentially harmful free radical reaction within our bodies and bring things back into balance. They are just one more ... |
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Ayurvedic Eating |
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Autumn has arrived and we're beginning to get our sweaters and jackets out of storage. Many of us find we are craving warmer foods that "stick to your ribs" like stews, hearty soups and porridge at breakfast. Are you someone who laments the end of summer and shivers at the mere thought of fal... |
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