Vitamin C For Your Skin
The skin is the body’s largest organ. It can also be a problem area.
The skin and its care is one of the biggest concerns of people as they age. Vitamin C is used in skin care to help prevent premature aging and damage from the suns rays.
The antioxidant properties of Vitamin C allows it to bond with and remove damaging radicals in the skin from pollution, cigarette smoke and other sources. Vitamin C is also a necessary part of the body’s production of collagen which is the fiber that makes tissues retain elasticity. So the use of Vitamin C in a daily skin care helps make skin look full and firm.
Is Protein Important For Diabetics
Proteins are the natural choice when a patient is faced with diabetes. If diabetes is uncontrolled, muscle protein is broken down into amino acids and converted into glucose by the liver. Proteins have to supply enough energy to substitute for carbohydrates and proteins are broken down faster than they are made. If this happens the body ends up with a protein deficit which affects normal body functions.
Herbs, They Give Your Meals More Than Just Flavor
Natural spices and herbs do a lot more than add a touch of color to your kitchen, and a hint of unique taste to the foods you prepare. You don’t have to be a culinary expert to use them either. It is helpful to know which spice best brings out the full flavor of which food, but that is easy enough to figure out with a little help from a recipe book, or website. Even experimenting on your own is a good way to learn, and in addition to adding zest to your meals, you’ll be adding nutrients as well.
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Better Health Begins At Breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and not just because it’s been hours since you last ate, and you are really hungry when you wake up. During the night while we sleep, our bodies are still working. Our organs, tissues, and cells keep functioning, and they need fuel in order to function well. That means that the nutrients stored within our body are utilized at night, and we need to replenish the supply in the morning.
Nutritional Quinoa Chili Made With Ostrich
Quinoa tastes great, and it is one of the most nutritious whole grains available on the planet. Ostrich complements the robust flavors of quinoa, tomatoes, and spices. Ostrich is a red meat closer in taste and texture to beef than chicken. If you can’t find it, ground turkey will do in a pinch. When you toss in a heap of veggies, you’re left with a stand-alone hearty, delicious, and highly nutritious meal that will satisfy the appetite of two hungry people. This recipe is easy, and can be completed in 30 minutes from start to finish.
How To Use Quinoa
Quinoa (keen-wa) is called a super grain that’s not really a grain. Quinoa comes from a plant that is like spinach; actually it’s the seed of the plant. It is full of protein and potassium and filled with iron and riboflavin.
Do Cravings Tell You About Lacking Nutrients
There is a theory that people will have a specific craving for certain foods that will provide a nutrient that is lacking in the body. Is this really the case?
In today’s world (except perhaps in some third world cultures) it has not been documented that there is a metabolic reason for food cravings. It is a more likely scenario that when a person is used to consuming foods like sugary sweets and that is all one eats, the body’s metabolism adapts and the body will guide you to the foods that the body is used to consuming.
What Are Carbohydrates, Fats And Proteins
Carbohydrates are made up of carbon and water. Atoms of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen form carbohydrate compounds such as sugar and starch. There are five types of carbohydrate sugars: glucose, fructose, sucrose, maltose and lactose.
Changing the Way You Eat, Can Change the Way You Look and Feel
There are many people who would love to increase their metabolism, have more energy, and maybe even lose some weight. However, we enjoy food a great deal, and we either dislike exercise, or have no time for it. Getting out of my chair to go get another cup of coffee probably does not qualify as exercise. So for myself and for others like me, I’ve been looking for an alternative. What I discovered is that there are foods that not only provide essential nutrients, they also actually aid in the weight loss process. Increasing the amounts of these foods in your diet, plus including some light physical activity will change your health, and your attitude. Going for a walk in the morning and the evening, some stretching or aerobics during the day, these are great for losing some extra pounds, and stimulating your metabolism.
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Non-Truths about Nutrition
It sure seems that with all of the interest that Americans are showing these days in being healthy, there are a great many contradictions in the information out there.
There are some “experts” that state as fact, what is actually only their personal opinion. Every person is entitled to have their own belief, but when they use it as a way to misguide and deceive other people, that is just wrong. It could also be detrimental to someone’s health.