Want Your Kids To Be Smarter? Foods That Feed the Brain.
Have you ever watched your child devour an entire bag of Doritos during homework time? Or had to forcibly remove the candy dish from the hands of a child who was cramming for a test? I used to think that my kid was just using food as a distraction from the homework, but I’ve been proven wrong. It turns out that food actually feeds the brain, though candy and Doritos aren’t good choices.
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Water Is the Most Essential Nutrient
Water constitutes 60% percent of an average adults’ body weight, and every function performed within our bodies, needs water to achieve necessary effectiveness.
When we get thirsty, we reach for something to quench that thirst but we never think about why we’re thirsty or that we need to replenish our bodily fluids. When we need a boost of energy, we reach for one of the energy drinks that are the biggest nutrition craze right now, without even realizing that water is the best energy drink there has ever been.
Does Alcohol Have Any Nutritional Value
There seems to be debate on whether or not some alcohol is good or bad and whether or not it holds any nutritional value. The debate continues.
Including alcohol such as red wine in ones diet has been said to have some nutritional value due to the antioxidant effect that one may get along with the other chemicals that come along with the wine.
Lower Fat, Eat More Veggies For Prostate Health
As part of a long-term study on preventing prostate cancer, researchers in Seattle analyzed the diets of thousands of men to see if they could identify any connection between what the men were eating and their risk of benign prostate hyperplasia. BPH is a non-cancerous inflammation of the prostate gland. Although BPH is by definition benign, it is very common condition and can be a major quality-of-life issue for men over 50. As well, having BPH increases the risk for eventually developing prostate cancer.
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Do You Know The Answers To These Questions?
A few tidbits of trivia that may take you by surprise, and have you looking at your vegetables with a new eye.
1. Do the leaves and roots of beets have any nutritional value? If so, what are they?
Can A Zinc Deficiency Be Causing You To Apply Too Much Cologne
Have you ever been around someone who wears too much perfume or cologne? It can be extremely unpleasant for co-workers and people who are close to them at the movie theater or on the bus. These people usually have no idea that their cologne is way too strong to those around them. In fact, it may be the result a zinc deficiency.
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Warriors For Your Body Through Yogurt
Research proves that yogurt is not just a diet food. Evidence is growing that it is packed with microscopic warriors – beneficial bacteria that are a must for good health.
Healthy Menu Choices May Not Be
A new study shows that the low-calorie and healthy menu items showing up on convenience and fast food restaurant menus often sabotage a dieter’s good intentions for weight control. However, most of the problem has to do with our perception and behavior, rather than with the food itself.
Neglected Nutrients, Are you at risk?
Concern about how much we weigh, and what we look like has vastly increased in recent years. In order to lose weight, or improve our overall appearance, we Americans spend a great deal of time counting calories. Consuming weight loss products such as pills, or liquids, and being diligent about how many calories we take in at every meal, might help us to shed some pounds, but we might also be losing some vital nutrients that our bodies need.
Do We Get Hungry Because We’re Lacking Nutrition
This question may have more than one answer.
There are researchers who have studied this and feel that they can boil it right down to all kinds of enzymes and mechanisms that come into play, stimulating appetite or depressing appetite.
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