What nutrients do YOU need the most?
It is difficult to know exactly what type of vitamin supplement to buy. Not all vitamins are created equal, and not every person’s body needs the same amount of each vitamin.
An Apple A Day, Could Really Help To Keep The Doctor Away.
We have all heard that little saying at one point or another in our lives, most likely as children. Chances are that some of us still use it on our own children. The funny thing is that it isn’t just a line parent’s use, it is really true, and apples have been helping to keep people healthy since the time of Greek mythology. In ancient Greek stories, apples were a gift given from the god Apollo, who is said to be the god of healing, and of good health.
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How to Stay Healthy During the Holidays?
The holiday season is traditionally a difficult time for people to eat healthy. Christmas dinner with all the tasty trimmings is enough to make even the strictest dieters and nutritionists give in to temptation. And the cookies, candies, pies, puddings, and other delectable delights are almost impossible to deny one’s self.
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.
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.
The Best Way To Change Bad Nutrition Habits
The best way to change your bad nutrition habits is to do it very slowly. If you try to change everything all at once, it will seem too overwhelming and hard to maintain. Try changing one thing at a time.
Do Whole Grains Leave A Bad Taste In Your Mouth?
Would you be surprised to learn that you don’t have to eat dry, bland, or just plain yucky breads with little annoying seeds in them, nor do you need to eat lumpy, tasteless porridge or oatmeal. Unless you actually enjoy those types of foods.
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How Important is Nutrition, Really?
If I eat well, will I be well? Really, how important is nutrition?
Eating well is critical to living well. Everyone has heard the old saying, “you are what you eat”. And in today’s society, that would mean that we are just walking, talking chemical testing facilities. Unless we use our minds to decide what goes into our mouths. If we feed enough healthy food to our bodies, it will eventually stop craving all those delicious things that do us more harm than good.
Put a Lot of Color in Your Diet
Mother Nature must have known that people like color, so she made the most nutritious foods the most colorful. Fruits and vegetables that have the brightest, the darkest, and the most vivid colors hold the most vitamins, minerals, and nutrients.