This article in the series on Cancer Diet explores the importance of fibre. Fibre’s role in the body is to assist in the timely expulsion of waste matter from the bowel. If this waste matter stays put for too long,…
7 Tips to Cut Calories When Eating Out
If you eat at restaurants very often (more than three times a week), you’re going to be carrying extra weight unless you take steps now to make some different choices. Here are seven easy ways to shave calories from restaurant…
A Constipation Remedy Using Potassium and Prunes
Potassium and prunes are a natural constipation remedy that you can quickly use to help you get constipation relief. Potassium is needed in your colon walls to insure that peristaltic action occurs. Without potassium, colon walls are weak and unable…
Hoodia Gordonii and a Healthy Diet
What does Hoodia Gordonii and a healthy diet have to do with one another you ask? The fact is that your only true advantage in achieving a happier, ill-free, and definitely longer life is your knowledge and conviction in the…
Why Are There So Many Fat Kids?
I can remember when there was only one “chubby” kid per class. Now one in three, by my informal survey and the government’s official tally, would be eligible for this form of verbal abuse. Actually, one child in ten is…
Brain Research Shows That Diet and Exercise are Keys to Living Well
“An old adage says that aging is a state of mind, but new research is beginning to prove it.“ As brain research advances, experts are finding that some of the physical and mental changes normally associated with aging may not…
Changing Your Salt Habit Starts at the Grocery Store
(ARA) – Many medical experts would agree that being worth your weight in salt in today’s society is not quite as valuable as it may have been at one time. In fact, researchers and doctors across the world have found…
Study Shows Low-Sodium Diet Can Decrease Blood Pressure as Effectively as Some Medications
(ARA) – A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says that women who limit their salt intake can substantially lower their blood pressure. In fact, the study, which looked at the health benefits of…
Why Fad Diets Don’t Work!
The answer is simple…fad diets are not natural. Fad diet is the term that describes an array of diet approaches used to temporarily lose weight through unsafe and unrealistic methods. Quick fix programs do not work…although millions of dollars are…
Migraines Retreat With Diet Modifications
The research is clear, food intolerance, allergies, and hypersensitivities are key triggers of headaches and migraines. Although each migraine sufferer may react to a different food or group of foods, there are a few which seem to pop up as…