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[9 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 58 views]
nine important facts about fiber

Here are nine important facts about fiber that will help you to fuel your health.
1. Fiber is a natural fighter of diseases. Diet that is rich in fiber helps in the prevention of colon
cancer and diseases of the heart. Fiber also helps in the elimination of cholesterol by the action
of binding it to the digestive tract. Fiber also helps in stopping constipation.
2. Fiber also helps in cooling of the body when it is over-heated. High fiber foods usually take
longer to chew, thereby longer to digest and hence make you feel …

Featured, diet, health, supplements, vitamins »

[15 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 151 views]
Vitamins and Supplements and everything

Why do I need a supplement?

You need to supplement because it is no longer possible to get all the nutrition we need from the food we eat.
Perhaps there was a time and a place – say Tahiti pre The West discovery, or New Guinea or The Americas before they were ‘discovered’ – that there were people who received all their nutrition just from their food. But that time is long gone, and those places are gone (in terms of nutrition).

cleansing, detox »

[7 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 147 views]

There are two major detoxification pathways in our body to help maintain optimal health by eliminating potentially harmful substances. Scientifically they are referred to as phase I and phase II detoxification pathways. The liver plays a vital and primary role in the detoxification process in both pathways.
The phase I system is primarily responsible for converting fat-soluble substances such as VOCs, hormones, and xenobiotics into a form that can be excreted by the liver and kidneys or, in some cases, pass it on to the phase II detoxification mechanism. This is …

Headline, diet, diet pills »

[6 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 66 views]
Diet Pills? – What to look for

Most programs for weight loss have really strict regimes and strenuous activities and for this
reason a lot of people prefer to opt for some other alternative without having to go through the
effort of exerting themselves too much.

So, it can easily be understood how diet pills with their promises of simply ‘melting away’ your
cellulite and fat in a jiffy, appeals to most people and they are strongly tempted to resort to these
pills.

diet, healthy eating »

[12 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 76 views]

Carbohydrates have been put into the spotlight ever since diets like the Atkin’s Diet and the South Beach Diet have recommended cutting carbohydrates out of your meals as much as possible. However, before you make an drastic decisions about what foods to include and not include, it is crucial to learn about carbohydrates and what they do for your body.
In short, carbohydrates can be good or bad for your body. It is necessary to eat enough good carbohydrates, because that is how our body has enough energy for low-intensity activities …