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Showing 1 to 25 of 105 EZine Articles in Nutrition.
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1. The flight from High Fructose Corn Syrup
By Frank Wilhelmi
Posted: 08/09/2010

This weekend I attended a festive birthday party with lots of young, new-parent couples. When it was over, the most-consumed drink, clearly evident by the large number of empty bottles on tables was the new ‘old’ Coke in a bottle. It is made in Mexico, looks like the Coke of the old Christmas ads with Santa drinking the stuff from the old fashioned bottle and it is made w... read more

2. Here Comes the Flu Season - Protect Yourself the Wise Woman Way
By Susun Weed
Posted: 07/30/2010
Along with the beauty of fall days comes the need to get ready for winter. Time to get out my long underwear and my warm wooly socks. Time to nourish my immune system so cold days won't be days of colds - and flu.

I don't rely on modern medicine to keep me healthy, but if you usually rely on a flu shot to protect you, you may feel frightened by your inability to get one this ... read more

3. Nutrition for Optimal Aging
By Frank Wilhelmi
Posted: 07/26/2010
There is a massive wave of information gathering strength and credibility with regard to nutrition: eating the prudent amount of the right foods leads to disease-free, optimal aging. Eating too much, of the wrong foods, too frequently, leads to a disease-ridden, pain-filled, old age with early disability. Every day we see more studies piling up that point to the root of this nation’s o... read more

4. Nutrition's Potential to Save Sight
By Rosalie Marion Bliss
Posted: 07/05/2010
While 20/20 vision is a symbol of visual acuity, between now and the year 2020, more and more people will experience some extent of vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other sight- robbing diseases.

Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists at the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research are finding that healthy eating can reduce no... read more

5. Replacing white rice with brown rice or other whole grains may reduce diabetes risk
By Todd Datz
Posted: 06/14/2010
Harvard School of Public Health - Boston, MA—In a new study, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that eating five or more servings of white rice per week was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. In contrast, eating two or more servings of brown rice per week was associated with a lower risk of the disease. The researchers estimated ... read more

6. Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages daily linked to diabetes
By Karen Astle
Posted: 05/28/2010
American Heart Association - More Americans now drink sugar-sweetened sodas, sport drinks and fruit drinks daily, and this increase in consumption has led to more diabetes and heart disease over the past decade, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.

Using the Coronary Heart Disease (C... read more

7. DHA - A Fat Critical to Your Health in Mind and Body
By Frank Wilhelmi
Posted: 05/24/2010
One of the most common nutritional deficiencies in the western diet is our meager intake of omega-3 fatty acids, particularly DHA and EPA. When it comes to brain development and function, DHA is the big swinger. DHA is required for development of the brain in babies and at every stage of life including adulthood.

According to Byron Richards of www.wellnessresources.com: “DHA is no... read more

8. How Safe is Soy?
By Susun Weed
Posted: 04/27/2010
With widespread concern about the possible unhealthy effects of commercial meat and cows' milk many more people than before are using soy products as substitutes for animal products. Soy products are supposed to be high protein, low calorie, devoid of cholesterol, and easy to digest. The authors disagree on most of these counts.

Soybeans were one of the five sacred grains in the... read more

9. Healthy Eating Made Easy - easy steps to a healthier you
By Anne Ehmer
Posted: 10/15/2006
Healthy eating means enjoying a variety of foods in the right portions. There is room for all types of food; each one adding its own goodness. Having a varied diet ensures you get all nutrients you require to stay healthy and bursting energy.

We said enjoying; meaning you will have the benefit of an increased feeling of well being; and meaning you won't need to give up any favor... read more

10. How to Get Rid of Stomach and Bowel Problems
By Knut Holt
Posted: 09/30/2006
Many people suffer from unpleasant symptoms from their stomach, like: Constipation, diarrhoea, bloating, cramps, inflated stomach, acid eructation and pain related to such functional problems. This kind of symptoms most often originates from a colon made dysfunctional by bad lifestyle habits. Here are some simple lifestyle advices that may help you get rid of these symptoms.

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11. The Food Pyramid
By Ray Baker
Posted: 09/30/2006
The food pyramid is a nutritional guide published primarily by the federal government to provide proper dietary information or instruction to the American. As like anything organic, the food pyramid has constantly evolved since its inception.

Originally, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) food pyramid of 1992 divided the three food groups into six new groups. Thes... read more

12. CoQ10's New Benefits; Unexpected Findings Support the Remarkable Effects of CoQ10 in Fighting Melanoma, Diabetes, Endothelial Dysfunction, and ..
By Russell Martin; LE Magazine, August 2006
Posted: 08/17/2006

Since the Life Extension Foundation first introduced coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) to the United States in 1983, hundreds of published, peer- reviewed studies have demonstrated how this natural supplement combats heart disease, cancer, and other disorders of aging.

While CoQ10 is widely recognized by Life Extension members as a nutrient that protects heart health,... read more

13. It's Never Too Late
By John Johnson
Posted: 07/14/2006
If, like many of us, you are concerned about your family’s exposure to pesticides, there is a reason to smile. Dr. Chrensheng Lu of Emory University found that after just a few days of eating organic food, the levels of two common pesticides in children’s bodies dropped to zero.

The impetus for this study was an earlier research project on the pesticide levels in 110 children. O... read more

14. How Does Alcohol Effect Your Body?
By Dave Fitzgerald
Posted: 08/22/2006
There is nothing wrong with going out and having a couple of beers with the boys or girls once in awhile or having a quite night at home, have a drink with your wife or husband and enjoy the monument together. It is the constant drinking or heavy drinking which your body is unable to handle. So what really does happen to the body?

The action of alcohol on the stomach is extremely d... read more

15. Building Better Bones
By Susun Weed
Posted: 12/06/2006
"It is a bone-deep change you are going into, my beloved," counsels Grandmother Growth. "You must open to your very marrow for this transformation. No cell is to remain untouched. You are to open more than you ever dreamed you could open, more than you have opened in birth or in passion. You open now to the breath of mortality as it plays the bone flute of your being. What can you do but d... read more

16. Depression Treatment
By Mitamins Team
Posted: 03/04/2007

When it comes to mental illness, people are often reluctant to consult a physician or health professional, yet the treatment of depression as soon as it is diagnosed is crucial if any relief is to be had. One problem is that if the treatment of depression is not administered correctly, then the problem can be m... read more

17. SOLVING THE OBESITY CRISIS
By Jonathan Galland
Posted: 01/12/2007

The obesity crisis is the greatest threat to this nation's future. At home, at school and in the workplace, the terrible toll of suffering is being felt. Obesity plays a central role in creating our major causes of death and disability : • type 2 diabetes • hypertension • heart disease • strokes • Alzheimer's disease • certain types of cancer • arthritis

The facts are ... read more

18. What’s for Dinner? Quick & Healthy One-Pot Meals
By Elizabeth Yarnell
Posted: 09/08/2006
One-pot meals can be the solution to quick and easy cooking. While one-pot meals come in various forms, they all have the common concept of putting a variety of ingredients into a single vessel and cooking them all together. There's no fretting about getting the timing right so that your broccoli is perfectly steamed at the same time as the pot roast comes out of the oven medium-rare and... read more

19. How to Stop Suffering from Constipation
By Jim McDonald
Posted: 07/04/2006
The most important thing to remember is that “Constipation is not a sickness, or illness or disease. It is a symptom of something we do (or don't do)”. Constipation is generalized as a condition where bowel movements are infrequent, resulting in a hard, dry stool. Many experts suggest that you should have at least 1 bowel movement each day, and some even suggest you should have a bowel m... read more

20. Why Has Coffeeberry Become The Best Glyconutrient For Good Health?
By Alfred Jones
Posted: 08/07/2008
You have most likely heard of Glyconutrients, they are the eight essential sugars considered necessary for good health and longevity. Glyconutrients first came on the market about 1997, they were only available through Multi Level Marketing (MLM) they were very good, many people all over the world benefited from them with health improvements. The only problem with them were, they were ve... read more

21. Benefits Of Garlic
By Munir Moosa Sewani
Posted: 09/14/2006
BENEFITS OF GARLIC By: Munir Moosa

For generation, people are not only using garlic because of its medicinal value, but traditionally, people have rubbed their bodies with it, buried it besides their bodies in coffin, worn it around their necks, draped it on household walls and even prayed to it. This great bulb has a lot of benefits, because no other plant has bee... read more

22. Healthy Menopausal Years - the Wise Woman Way
By Susun Weed
Posted: 09/16/2006
Menopause is a time of enormous change. Wise women of all times have found simple life-style changes can make their Change much easier. For optimum health during and after menopause, follow these simple steps:

  • Exercise a different way every day: take walks, lift weights, dance, garden, do yoga, try tai chi.
  • Drink nourishing herbal infusions.

We all know h... read more

23. Beat your cholesterol problem with vitamin and nutritional support
By Mitamins Team
Posted: 11/25/2007

The cardiac nurse says:

Although you're young and so far healthy, you could soon be at high risk of heart problems. They are commonly caused by a combination of negative factors including high cholesterol, smoking and being overweight, all of which apply to you. You should see your physician for a formal check-up, known as a cardiovascular risk assessment. Meanwh... read more

24. Detoxification, Naturally
By Mitamins Team
Posted: 07/09/2008

Natural Detoxification

There are a few steps you can take which would enable you to begin the detoxification process in a number of days. The first step to take is to minimize the consumption of food with chemical ingredients. Next, taking supplemental vitamins, minerals, nutrients and antioxidants will help you begin this process. Finally, eating food high in fi... read more

25. Vitamin E and Vitamin C Reverse Emphysema
By Mitamins Team
Posted: 04/22/2008

As most cases of emphysema, and other similar conditions are caused by smoking, the first step for emphysema treatment, if you are a smoker, is to quit smoking. But recent research has shown that supplements can also help. Antioxidants are proven to support lung health, therefore, supplemental antioxidants are coming on the stage of read more

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