Category : Nutrition : Health & Medical

Nutrition and Physical Fitness

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Nutrition and physical fitness go together like bread and butter and if you want to be as healthy as possible then it is highly important that you pay equal attention to both. Here we will look at how the interplay works and why it's so important to look after your nutrition if you want to be a

Handling Sweet and Junk-Food Cravings

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I will be the first to admit, I like sweets and tasty junk foods. Yet, I find that my health declines when I eat them so I work hard to keep those foods out of my diet. Keep reading for some thoughts on dealing with cravings. There are physical and emotional cravings. You need to get to the point wh

Atkins Diet - A Fad?

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Just think about this logically for a moment. Diets like the ones marketed - yes marketed, because each of these diets is a brand, a product that you are being asked to buy - by Atkins, the South Beach product-makers, and others emphasizing low or almost no carbohydrates, are asking you to believe t

Milk: The Big, White Lie!

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Milk is touted by the "experts" as the "Perfect Health Food" and best choice for dieting and weight loss. The opposite is actually true. The growth hormones, chemicals and bacteria in milk will make you gain weight, retain body fat and make you sick.

High Blood Pressure and Protein Needs

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Hypertension, as high blood pressure is medically known as, is important because it is a major risk factor for three serious conditions: stroke, heart attack and kidney disease. In the past, the first thing that a person with continued high blood pressure was told was: to cut out salt, to lose weigh