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How To Spot Food Poisoning
Food poisoning is fairly common and it occurs when foods are not processed, prepared or stored properly. We’ve had a lot of different foods recalled in the past couple of years – like spinach, peanut butter, eggs, ground beef and ground turkey. When a food is recalled, the grocery stores remove it from their shelves [...]
Does Dealcoholized Wine Have Health Benefits?
Dealcoholized wine is regular wine that’s had almost all the alcohol removed. There may be a tiny amount left, but it’s less than half of one percent by volume. That’s small enough to officially be called alcohol-free. So even though it doesn’t have all the alcohol of regular wine (around 13-14 percent), it should have [...]
The Superfoods of Summer
Blueberries: The Indigo-Colored Antioxidant Why: These berries—one of the few foods that are naturally blue—have sky-high levels of antioxidants, which combat the damage done by inflammation. Anthocyanins, the natural plant compounds that give blueberries their deep color, may have antidiabetic effects as well. Red Bell Peppers: A Sweet, Crunchy Punch of Vitamin C Why: While all peppers [...]
Why To Exercise Today, Even If You Don’t Lose Weight
Some people who start an exercise program have trouble losing weight, and then get discouraged and quit. That’s a serious error: according to a study published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, regular exercise protects your health even if you don’t lose weight. The study found the reverse is also true: [...]
Study serves up healthy choice of rice
Rice consumers concerned about reports that rice is linked to diabetes can rest assured that rice can be part of a healthy diet, with scientists finding that the glycemic index (GI) of rice varies a lot from one type of rice to another, with most varieties scoring a low to medium GI. The findings of [...]
Healthy Eating: 6 deceiving ‘health’ foods
Many foods are advertised as being low in calories and fat, and they certainly taste like they are healthy too; but are they really good for you? There are countless foods and beverages found on grocery store shelves or served in restaurants that have an aura of being healthy, low fat and low in calories, [...]
Triggers that slow metabolism
Age, diet and lifestyle can all send your body’s calorie burn screeching to a halt. Is there a way to fight back? Yes, according to everydayhealth.com. There are only two true ways to boost metabolism: weight-loss surgery and weight training that increases muscle mass. But there are many factors that can cause metabolism to slow and [...]
Facts don’t support detox diets
The desire to rid the body of fat and suspected toxins often ends up putting the body through torturous fasts and consumption of strange liquids. While flushes, detox diets and fasts are hyped as a way to remove waste that’s supposedly “stuck” in our digestive system, there’s not a lot of scientific evidence that this [...]
Foods That Help You Sleep
Getting a good night’s sleep makes your work day (or school day) go so much better. If you have difficulty sleeping, you already know how tough staying alert during the day can be. But did you know that sleep is also important for your health? People who have chronic sleep loss are also at a [...]
Healthy Foods to Help You Gain Weight
Do you need to gain weight? You’re underweight if your Body Mass Index is below 18.5. If you fall into this category, you need to eat more calories every day in order to reach a healthier weight. However, that isn’t always as easy as it sounds. You don’t want to just add extra calories by eating junk foods that [...]
