Posts Tagged ‘diet’
Most people have heard of Probiotics, which are healthy bacteria that reside in our intestines. These helpful probiotics actually outnumber our own cells 10 to 1, and are essential for life. Without them, we cannot digest or absorb food properly, and we aren’t well protected against unfriendly bacteria that we may encounter.
One thing many people aren’t aware of is that these probiotics need to eat too Read the rest of this entry »

People have been debating for the last few decades whether or not eggs are good for us. First they’re bad for us, then they’re good for us, now the white is good for us but the yolk is bad. WHICH IS IT?
Eggs are believed to be bad for us because of one reason: Cholesterol. It is recommended that we limit our intake of dietary cholesterol to 300mg or less per day to help prevent heart disease. Here’s the question: does this work? Well lets look at the scientific results. Read the rest of this entry »
Radiation is nothing new. Our bodies are bombareded every day with varying amounts of radiation from different sources. Also, with the recent events in Japan, that amount of radiation exposure for some of us has increased, and will remain high for a while. Even if you aren’t in the higher exposure areas, there are some simple measures that you can take to minimize radiation damage, and set yourself up to deal with radiation better, should something like the radiation cloud from Japan ever hit your city. Read the rest of this entry »

The oil you cook with can make a big difference both in your health and your fat loss efforts. Most people today use either a generic “vegetable oil” or canola oil. Both of these are poor choices, and can actually impair your health. It is only partially true that fat makes you fat
Of all the vitamins that you could supplement with, Vitamin D3 is the most essential. This does not diminish the importance of the other vitamins, but Vitamin D is the only one that we cannot possibly get a sufficient amount from our diet, and it is probably the most deficient vitamin in America. Recent research estimates that upwards of 80% of people are deficient in Vitamin D, and those are by very modest standards.