Cold cooked shrimp are tasty when served with cocktail sauce or added to salads. You can also heat cooked shrimp in just a few minutes. Heat cooked shrimp carefully to preserve their taste and texture, writes Fred Thompson in "The Big Book of Fish and Shellfish."
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Pasta is a refined product made from grains, which contribute to a balanced diet. Although grains provide essential nutrients, such as magnesium, potassium and selenium, the refinement process reduces many of these essential nutrients, according to the May 2011 issue of the "Journal of Nutrition."
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Every time you scowl, squint, glare, glower or grimace, you contract the underlying muscles around your eyebrows and forehead. At the same time, your skin becomes thinner and drier and loses its elasticity with age.
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Exercise plays a significant part in maintaining health and physical fitness. Regular exercise can fight obesity and improve your heart and lungs. As you get older, it becomes especially important to be physically active in order to maintain health and independence.
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Sedentary muscles gain fat and lose tone. People commonly focus on exercising the body below the neck, but face and neck muscles also need exercise to stay fit, firm and beautiful.
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Your shoulder joint is one of most mobile joints in your body and even though this has many advantages, it also makes it an easy joint to dislocate.
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Hemorrhoids, swollen blood vessels located in or near the anus, can lead to rectal bleeding, itching and pain.
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Kelp, a brown seaweed available in capsule, liquid and tablet form, has a variety of purported medicinal benefits. It contains large amounts of iodine as well as essential vitamins and nutrients. According to the book "Prescription for Herbal Healing," kelp has a very high level of trace minerals.
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Although ancient Arabs called alfalfa the "father of all foods," alfalfa supplements are not recommended as a primary treatment for any medical issue.
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There is no normal pattern for bowel movements. Some people have about one a day, but others may have as many as three. Generally, you can consider yourself constipated if you pass less than three stools a week for a minimum of three of the last six months and strain when passing.
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If you have an ulcer or gastritis, consider drinking a glass of cranberry juice. The juice appears to be a helpful natural treatment for both ailments. Ulcers are open sores in the esophagus, stomach or small intestine. Gastritis is the term for a group of conditions that includes a common element -- inflammation.
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Full of protein and vital nutrients such as B vitamins and iron, steak no longer carries the stigma of being an unhealthy entree. Cooked in a healthy way and served with a plate full of vegetables, lean steaks provide a flavorful protein source.
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With slight modifications, a Weber kettle-style charcoal grill can double as a meat and fish smoker. Smoking fish preserves it and gives it a distinct flavor. Proper preparation of both the fish and grill helps ensure safely smoked fish for appetizers, brunch or dinner.
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When a cake recipe or box mix calls for vegetable oil but there's none in the pantry, canola oil seems like a handy substitute. Canola oil substitutes for vegetable oil in most recipes, including cakes, while keeping just a few principles in mind.
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Cooking lamb on a Weber grill infuses the smoky and earthy flavor from charcoal into the meaty richness of the meat.
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Herpes is an infectious disease spread by bodily fluids and skin-to-skin contact, with varying types. The more common types of herpes are genital and oral, with painful sores developing around infected areas.
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Preservatives are substances, natural or synthetic, that help keep foods fresh looking and tasting longer and prevent them from rotting or deteriorating too quickly. Synthetic or artificial preservatives are used in processed and packaged foods sold in grocery and convenient stores for longer shelf life.
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Electrolytes are substances, usually salts, acids or bases, that contain ions. These ions are electrically conductive and help receive and send messages throughout the body. Electrolytes can be lost by heavy exertion and sweating, vomiting, diarrhea and alcohol, all which can cause dehydration.
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Starch is a carbohydrate found in many foods. It is a white and tasteless substance that can be processed to make numerous products, some of which are sugars, thickeners for foods such as corn starch, and laundry starch. In potatoes, starch is abundant and makes for a good staple food.
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Constipation is classified as irregular or difficult bowel movements and can lead to a blocked colon due to impacted feces. Symptoms of constipation include discomfort in the lower abdomen, fatigue and inability to pass gas or stool.
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