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Raise your hand if you’ve ever gone on a diet to lose some weight. Raise both hands if you have gone on more than one diet. Most likely, many of you raised both hands - not unusual considering there are dozens upon dozens of diets vying for our attention. From high protein to low fat to low carbohydrate, all of them will claim to be the latest and greatest way of eating to solve your weight loss woes.
Read MoreIf peanut allergies run in your family, there is new advice and recommendations regarding the proper time to introduce peanut products into your child’s diet. In recent years, back in 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended delaying the introduction of the top known foods that caused most allergies - eggs, milk products, fish and peanuts – until sometime after the child’s first birthday. That advice for peanuts has done an about face.
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report has once again named the DASH Diet the 'Best Diet Overall.' DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This type of eating is mainly used for improving high blood pressure through an emphasis on portion size, eating a variety of foods and getting the right amount of nutrients. The food emphasized in this type of diet are whole grains, fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy, fish, poultry, nuts and legumes. It does allow for small amounts of red meat and sweeter items.
Read MoreMost of us would rather treat high cholesterol naturally if at all possible. But depending on your cholesterol level, many physicians will prescribe medication such as a statin. Statins can be effective in lowering cholesterol but may also cause adverse side effects for some individuals. First, always listen to your physician and never quit taking your medication without consulting them but do ask questions to thoroughly understand all the options that can be helpful in lowering your cholesterol.
Read MoreDuring a weight loss period, your body's acid level is probably not one of the vitals you track on the way to the gym. Enter the pee-strip diet. A new diet has emerged that requires peeing on a strip of paper, which is available at most pharmacies, to test pH levels. Does it work? Well, this diet has been around for a few years but has gained more buzz recently. Celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Kelly Ripa and Gwyneth Paltrow have embarked down this road. Some dieters are even having pee-strip contests to see who achieves their more neutral pH level. Crazy right?
Read MoreFrom the days of well-dressed salesmen selling snake oil to the sleek professional websites on the internet of today, you need to know how to protect yourself from nutrition quackery. If you don’t, you may be wasting money on fraudulent nutrition services that are ineffective or risky to your health. Nutrition quackery is defined as the promotion for financial gain, of devices, treatments, services, plans, or products claimed to improve health, well-being, or appearance without proof of safety or effectiveness. The expansion of this industry has been a problem often hard for government regulation or enforcement. Would you know how to spot nutrition quackery if you saw it? Here are the top ten ways to identify it and to prevent you from being duped into something you don’t need:
Read MoreAdding spice to your food has often been thought to help boost metabolism and keep you fuller longer. Adding spicy seasonings like red pepper flakes or a dash of Tabasco may help you feel more satisfied even from a smaller portion of food. Research on this has been lacking but a new study may help to prove otherwise. A new study published in the British Medical Journal, showed that eating spicy foods may lower your risk of death from conditions like cancer, ischemic heart disease and respiratory disease.
Read MoreThere are so many diets out there and weight loss tips. Many of them can work if integrated into a healthy lifestyle plan. We've talked about all types of weight loss strategies and trends recently on the blog. From intermittent fasting and weight loss myths to juicing and detoxing for losing weight, there are sure no shortages of tips. However many people make a lot of mistakes when they choose to go on a diet or lose weight. Here are the top 9 mistakes to avoid and a few tips to apply to your journey.
Read MoreWhen we say the word “diet” what exactly do we mean? Most of us associate the word with “trying to lose weight.” But the actual definition of the word diet means “the food and beverages a person usually eats and drinks.” So if we all agree that we eat and drink something every day, then aren’t we all on a “diet?” My point is that all of us are on a diet or a way of eating and it’s best to strive to make your diet meet your own individual nutrient needs keeping you as healthy as possible.
Read MoreEat a lot of fatty foods throughout the week? A new study is showing it could change how your body processes and digests food properly. This could lead to many health issues. Here's what you need to know.
Read MoreThe health benefits of juice cleanses and detox diets have been touted in magazines and on talk shows for the past couple of years. It has grown to become a $5 billion industry, and there is no shortage of consumer reports on how great the cleanses make people feel.
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