Diabetics are often given contrary information on what is the correct diet or even what types of food are best for the diabetic condition. Here is an article that clearly shows the reason and need for a low carbohydrate diet: "All carbohydrates are basically sugar. Various sugar molecules – primarily glucose – hooked together chemically […]
Vegetables Bodybuilders Should Avoid When on a Low Glycemic Diet
Countless scientific studies have proven the combined power of diet and exercise. It’s far more than a simple stereotypical cliché or rule of thumb to encourage couch potatoes and chubby adolescents to burn that excess energy. Fitness and food choices go hand in hand. Let’s face it, practically everyone who enters a gym to practice […]
Fats: Know Which Ones are Bad and Which are Good
Fat gives a smooth, creamy "mouth feel" and greatly enhances flavor. For these reasons, most people love fat. Our bodies also need fat in order to absorb certain vitamins and to function normally. However, medical findings have confirmed that too much consumption of fat can cause such serious problems as obesity, heart disease, and cancer. […]
9 Foods That Are Currently Aging You
Whoever said beauty is only skin deep didn’t have all the facts. As much as we like to attribute young and glowing skin to fancy facials and anti-aging treatments, beautiful and healthy skin starts with your diet. The foods you consume play a huge role in how your skin looks so be sure to avoid, […]
What is risky about high-risk diet?
In the diet containing the above mentioned foodstuffs there are many things that can cause problems to the body. They are risky because the fat content is very high in such diets (healthy diets should not contain more than 20 percent of the total calories as fats). Most of these foodstuffs are high –calorie […]
How chocolate is used for healing in the past and present
History of Chocolate Timeline The beginning of chocolate is the cacao tree, known by ethnobotanists as "theobroma cacao." According to the article, "Introduction: Chocolate’s History at a Glance," chocolate in its raw state grows in a pod like a pea, but on trees 40-60 feet tall. Cacao is native to the tropics of America. Ancient Mayans […]