Archive for November, 2007
Negative Calorie Diets – Dramatic Results or Dangerous Road?
Nov 30th
Negative Calorie diets are gaining popularity. Many report dramatic results, but at what price? Do negative calorie foods really exist? Is there a downside to filling your body with “negative calories”? This article answers these questions & more. Negative Calorie Foods generally refer to a class of foods that supposedly burn more calories to digest [...]
Learn How To Lower Your Cholesterol Levels
Nov 29th
Ok, so you want to know how to effectively lower your cholesterol levels. But first of all, what do you know about cholesterol? Well, cholesterol is found in all tissues & is a waxy fat like substance. Animals also have it as well. Plant foods do not contain any cholesterol. Most of the cholesterol is [...]
The Benefits of Green Tea for Cancer & Leukemia
Nov 29th
Green tea has long had many health benefits associated with it & its curative properties have been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Green tea, black tea & oolong tea are all made with the leaves of the Camellia sinensis bush. Green tea is made from unfermented leaves & is reputed to contain [...]
Acid Reflux Symptoms in Infants
Nov 29th
Acid reflux or GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux) is a medical term used to describe a condition where food & stomach acid back up into the esophagus. At the bottom of the esophagus is a ring of muscles called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The LES opens & closes to allow food to enter the stomach. After [...]
Gastric Bypass Surgery Helps You Achieve That Ideal Weight
Nov 28th
Tired of crash diets & bone crunching exercises at the gym? No matter what you do, that ideal weight always manages to elude you time & time again. New products that are constantly advertised on television have been tried & discarded. You stare nostalgically at your old pair of jeans having given up all hope [...]
Are Vitamin Supplements Necessary? Can Dietary Supplements Do More Harm Than Good?
Nov 28th
The dietary supplement industry is booming – much like the weight-loss industry. It is a fact that vitamins & minerals are a necessary part of a healthy diet. And if we know that we are not likely to get the vitamins & minerals that we need from our diet – taking vitamin supplements is a [...]
Glucose Meter – Living With Diabetes
Nov 28th
A blood glucose meter is important for all patients with diabetes because this will help them keep tabs on their blood sugar levels as often as recommended by their health care provider. A patient may also exercise his or her own discretion in scheduling use of a blood glucose meter. For instance, even if you [...]
Weight Loss – How Does Habits Influence Us, Being Over Weight?
Nov 26th
Thinking positively does not happen by it self. It requires aware focused attention & we need to practice it, consciously, to habitually develop the ability to think positive. The ability to think & act positive & makes it possible to turn a negative situation into positive experiences, with bonus outcomes. Right. We can unleash our [...]
Learn About Cholesterol Lowering Vitamins
Nov 26th
The key to lowering your bad cholesterol level is cholesterol lowering vitamins. It is very important that you avoid at all costs the dangerous drugs that many take. To confirm the potency, all cholesterol lowering vitamins must be manufactured at a pharmaceutical GMP compliant facility & their ingredients must be verified with a certificate of [...]
Type 2 Diabetes – Cinnamon Helps Diabetes & Obesity
Nov 25th
The red carpet is laid out. Guests are “invitation only”. Bright flashes from thousands of admirers’ cameras are directed on you. Fans scream to get your attention. Filmmakers woo you to sign with them. Interviewers clamor to ask you just one question. You have top billing. You’re the star. “Star of what?,” you ask. Your [...]