Low Carb Diet
August 6, 2010 by uttoransen
Filed under Nutrition
Low carb diet or diets low in carbohydrates is a diet plan where you substitute carbohydrates of your daily food intake with protein and fat, this way, your total daily consumption of carbohydrates goes down significantly. In the past, our ancestors too, followed such diet plans because they were mostly hunters. Their food contained less carbohydrate and more protein and fat, because they mostly ate meat.
10 Foods to Avoid While Driving
May 15, 2010 by uttoransen
Filed under Nutrition
Haste makes waste. If you follow this golden rule, you will be less prone to accidents while driving. According to a recent study by Automobile Association of America that most of the road traffic accidents are occurring due to food taken while driving. It is also seconded by several auto insurance agencies according to their register. While driving safely and following the rules of driving is mandatory, sometimes we like to become extravagant and do some foolish things.
10 Foods to Avoid While Dieting
May 14, 2010 by uttoransen
Filed under Nutrition
If you are dieting, beware of some foods that can secretly increase the calorie intake without your knowledge. If you are not careful and knowledgeable enough and continue eating these foods even in small portions, you can continue putting on weight. Let’s discuss about 10 foods to avoid while dieting:
10 Foods for Healthy Hair
May 13, 2010 by uttoransen
Filed under Nutrition
Beautiful hair does not only make you look younger, but it reflects that you are hale and hearty from inside also. Healthy hair is not the creation of costly hair care products. When your body is in a perfect shape of physical and psychological health, a better looking hair comes from inside. A balanced diet can easily bring about healthy hair. Here, we shall discuss about 10 foods for healthy hair.
10 Foods for Better Skin
May 12, 2010 by uttoransen
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A younger looking skin is what everybody wants and it is not hard to get it though. Only by changing your diet, you can achieve a healthier, better looking skin. These foods can liven up your from inside. Therefore, you will continue to enjoy a better younger looking skin for years together. Here we shall discuss about 10 foods for better skin.
10 Healthy Snacks That Tastes Good
May 11, 2010 by uttoransen
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Our general idea is that healthy foods do not taste good. But that is not entirely accurate. Of course there are healthy foods that our taste buds like. It’s our wrong conception that while on dieting, we must not take any snacks or foods in between meals. In fact, you can take a little amount of food in between meals. This will give you sufficient energy if you are on a low calorie diet, besides it will kill the appetite that you may feel during the major meal time.
Top 10 Immune Boosting Foods
March 27, 2010 by uttoransen
Filed under Nutrition
Our immune system comprises an arrangement of biological formation and progression contained by an organism that defends us against illnesses, by recognizing and eliminating pathogens and tumor cells. The immune systems distinguish an array of agents like viruses and parasitic worms, and necessitate them from the organism’s own healthy cells and tissues in order to work appropriately.
List of 10 Heart Healthy Foods
March 26, 2010 by uttoransen
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The heart is a powerfully built appendage originated in all vertebrates that is accountable for propelling blood all the way through the blood vessels by constant and metrical contractions. The expression cardiac means “connected to the heart” and is derived from the Greek utterance “kardia” meaning heart.
10 Foods that Help to Lower Cholesterol
March 24, 2010 by uttoransen
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Cholesterol, derived from a combination of two Greek words “chole” meaning bile and “stereos” meaning solid, was first discovered by Francis Poulletier de la Salle in 1769. It is described as a waxy steroid metabolite evident in the cell membranes and conveyed in the blood plasma of all animals.
11 Foods to Cure Heartburn
March 23, 2010 by uttoransen
Filed under Nutrition
Heartburn is a medical condition when the gastric acid travels up in the esophagus and literally burns the delicate superficial epithelial lining. This makes the underlying nerves open. These nerves get irritated by further reflux of gastric acid. There is a ring shaped muscular structure in the stomach that prevents anything to travel back to the esophagus. This is called cardiac sphincter.
