World Health Day turns its attention to fighting Type 2 diabetes, which is estimated to impact 552 million people in the next 20 years - and low-carb living is gaining momentum as a successful strategy to combat this and other dietary lifestyle diseases.
Colette Heimowitz, Vice President of Nutrition and...
Something that is most abundant on this planet is water. Seventy percent of the earth is filled with water and we need to take care of this wonderful resource, which supports our lives.
Even fifty-seven percent of an adult’s body weight is water. In a newborn infant, it may be...
Juicing has been a trend in the health community for a while, but many people don’t know all of the potential health benefits that juicing can bring. It’s important to note that juicing does not mean buying regular fruit juice from the grocery store because these have high sugar...
If you’ve ever put yourself through strict dieting, starved for weeks only to lose a few pounds and then regained all the lost weight once you started eating everything you wanted again, you’ve been affected by the yo-yo effect.
This has a negative impact on the entire body and can...
Water accounts for 60 percent of your body weight and 90 percent of your blood, which makes it essential for your well-being. Only when your body is hydrated enough will you feel good and stay healthy.
Drinking a sufficient amount of water is good for you because it improves blood...
People enjoy snacking and sometimes when you are hungry, it is good to have a little something while on the go. The problem with most snacks is that they are loaded with sugar and empty carbs. There are some healthy snacks that you and your children...
Cancer is very serious and I hope that this information will help you or someone you know. In most cases, the consumption of sugar WILL increase the pace that cancerous tumours will grow.
Here Is Why:
1. Tumours actually have their own insulin receptors and when we consume any form of sugar...
Eating right helps us in numerous ways. More energy, better health, prevents diseases, more vitality, resistance to illness, better self esteem.
Moving away from the easy, fast food options as well as the processed foods, refined sugars and salts, white breads, white rice, chips, sweets and all these food choices...
If just one ingredient holds some sort of health benefit, food marketers automatically deem the item healthy. But if you blindly follow some health trends without really looking into the ingredients you may find yourself frustrated with your lack of progress. Dietary foods are not always...
What exactly is lemongrass? It is a plant whose leaves and oil have been used to make medicine for many centuries. It has often been used to treat several digestive tract diseases, such as, high blood pressure, stomachaches, etc.
Other common diseases...
