In a previous article (The Food Pyramid — Healthy Breakfast: What Our Body Needs (1)), we saw what our body needs and, broadly speaking, where we can find it: balanced nutrition, water and exercise. Here, we have a more detailed look at the nutrients we need and what their best sources are. Macro-, Micro-, and […]
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How to Get Lean Muscle – 3 Things a Good Meal Plan Should Contain
Eating a well balanced diet is integral to building lean muscle while lifting weights. If you simply lift weights but don’t eat properly, you’re basically shooting yourself in the foot because the muscle you gain by lifting weights will be stripped off to sustain the process of lifting weights. Sounds like a raw deal, doesn’t […]
Hypertension Diet – Is There Such a Thing As a Diet That Lowers Blood Pressure?
It is a fact hypertension can occur simply because a good diet has not been followed. Therefore, it makes sense that a person could lower his/her blood pressure simply by following a good diet. A good diet for taking care of problems with hypertension is not very different from what most nutritionists would describe as […]
Juice Feast day 6
The Different Juice Fasting Stages of Detoxification Stage 1 (Day 1 To Day 2) On the first day of fasting, the blood sugar level drops below 70 mg/dl. To restore the blood to the normal glucose level, liver glycogen is converted to glucose and released into the blood. This reserve is enough for half a […]
Blood Pressure Diet – Eating for Better Health
A blood pressure diet plan is not significantly different from any other good, healthy diet plan. A diet that is good for your blood pressure will also be good for your blood sugar, cholesterol and triglycerides. Certainly eating well usually results in feeling well. So, without further ado, let’s go eat for great health. Any […]
How Nutrients Work in Our Body
Nutrients from food are absorbed by the body as it passes through the digestive system: Nutrients are essential for cell growth, maintenance and repair. Nutrients provide energy to enable your body to function efficiently. Nutrients, along with fiber and water, are essential to your good health. Although nutrients can work alone, each depends upon the […]
High Blood Pressure and Diet – Preventing Hypertension Through a Diet Low in Sodium and Fats
Hypertension refers to the increase in blood pressure. It is a chronic medical condition leading to damages in your major organs like the kidneys, heart and even the brain. Previously, the condition was only common among the older population. However, with the prevalence of deleterious lifestyle choices such as smoking, poor diet and decreased physical […]
Cholesterol and Fats in your Blood
Tracy Fulton, Professor, in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics UCSF explores cholesterol and fat in blood. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [9/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 16716]