The Best Spring Foods Come From The Wild
Spring is here, and you're probably excited about the growing choice of fresh produce you'll find in your grocery store. Don't overlook your garden - or indeed a meadow near you - as a food source though. The best spring greens grow in the wild!
Top Ten Sources Of Aspartame
People who are watching their calories may be happy that they eat only those food items which are labeled as sugar free. But often they are completely unaware of the fact that the food which they think as safe for their health is loaded with aspartame.
Vegetarian Children: Benefits And Concerns
Vegetarianism can be very good for your children's health and for preventing diseases. But when it is not well planned, it can affect their physical and mental development. Here are some tips for you to make sure your kids' veggie diet is what they need.
Is Organic Food Really No Better?
Researchers from Stanford University concluded that organic foods are no more nutritious than conventional food, and that they can even contain pesticide residue. Does that mean that conventional food is just as good as good as organic products?
Vegetarians Who Train
If you're a vegetarian athlete, you face certain specific challenges. Vegetarian diets can make it harder to gain strength, build muscle and increase endurance - but there are benefits too. Here's how to be the best vegetarian athlete you can be.
Optimal Meal Frequency For Fat Loss
It may go against everything you’ve ever read about eating for fat loss, but how often you eat makes no difference to your progress. One meal a day or 10 – results will be the same.
The One Best Way To Increase Your Metabolism
Non-diabetics lose more weight by dieting hard every day for two weeks, and by dieting even harder intermittently after that.
Benefits Of Vitamin D Called Into Question
A few years ago there was nearly unanimous agreement in the natural health community that vitamin D was beneficial for just about any condition, and more was better. A recent study now calls the earlier glowing recommendations for vitamin D into doubt.
Studies Claim Green Tea is Very Effective in Preventing Cancer and Dementia
The various benefits of green tea have been known for quite some time now. Mankind has been aware of its use for medicinal purposes for almost 5000 years, as has been well documented in Chinese literature.
Claims for Alkaline Diets Get Sour Response from Doctors, Nutritionists
Alkaline diets, also known as alkalizing diets, are purported to support health by keeping the body's pH high. While there are real and substantial benefits to most alkaline diets, their most zealous advocates usually get the science wrong.