Nutritional planning involves balancing macronutrients, understanding calorie formulas, and identifying the functional properties of whole foods to manage weight and chronic conditions effectively.
Healthy foods often mean fresh fruits and vegetables. However, fresh foods do not have the nutritional value that they did one or two generations ago. Fresh foods on average are shipped 1,700 miles from field to supermarket. While they are being shipped, they are losing nutrients.
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Grilled salmon can fulfill a large part of your daily protein requirement, and careful preparation ensures a healthy meal. When youβre prepping salmon for the grill, keep your protein source lean and low in calories by using nonstick cooking spray, in place of oils.
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Carnitas are a Mexican dish consisting of small pieces of pork that are cooked in their own fat, salt, and sometimes oranges. They're typically considered a special occasion food, served often at celebrations within the Mexican culture and at most Mexican restaurants.
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The foods that you eat have an impact on the chemicals in your body, especially your blood. Sometimes, if the amount of sodium in your blood becomes imbalanced, it can lead to swelling of parts of your body, particularly your feet.
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A warm bowl of soup can hit the spot on a cold day. It can also be a healthy way to start off a meal because it tends to be high in vegetables, filling and low in energy density. Homemade soup is a better choice than canned soup, however, because canned soup often contains the chemical BPA and is high in sodium.
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Psyllium and flaxseeds can both be found in health food stores. Each product claims to provide different health benefits. Although they are both a source of fiber, their nutrition profile is quite different.
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Beets are usually roasted or boiled and eaten cooked, although you can shave them raw and add them to salads. Raw beets can also be made into a fresh juice using a juicer, extracting the nutrients from the root vegetable. This makes for an easy way to consume the health benefits of beets.
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During the last trimester of your pregnancy, you may deal with physical discomfort, lack of sleep, leg cramps, backaches, shortness of breath and loss of bladder control when you laugh or sneeze. Sex may be awkward and the baby's movements and positions may prove uncomfortable.
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DHEA, or dehydroepiandrosterone, is a hormone produced by the body and secreted by the adrenal glands. DHEA functions as a biological precursor to androgens and estrogens, the male and female sex hormones.
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Eating a vegetarian diet can vastly improve the health of some people. Most people can at least benefit from including more vegetarian foods in their diets. Consuming a vegetarian diet is not as complicated as it may seem initially; there are plenty of healthy, easy meals available that do not involve meat.
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When a female mosquito bites you, she extracts up to 0.01 milliliters of blood in order to help her eggs mature before they hatch. Unfortunately, she leaves behind a red, itchy bump, a result of an allergic reaction to her saliva.
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Caffeine is one of the most widely used mood altering drugs and is reportedly consumed regularly by 80 to 90 percent of North Americans, according to an article published in the September 2008 issue of the journal "Psychopharmacology."
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Omega-3 fatty acids are best known for their variety of potential health benefits. However, as with many other nutrients, consuming high doses can be detrimental, potentially causing problems such as altered immune function and increased risk for prostate cancer.
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Spongy, flat and dotted with tiny holes, injera is a traditional African flatbread served in both Ethiopia and Eritrea. Injera is served alongside various meat and vegetable stews and is used to scoop up pieces of food with your hands, as well as soak up the sauces part of every Ethiopian and Eritrean meal.
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Molybdenum, an essential mineral, plays an important role in your body's biological functions. Although this trace mineral is available in liquid and capsule form, food is the main source for most people.
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In the world of bodybuilding, protein is a big deal. You need protein to help your muscles to rebuild and repair themselves after a workout.
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Hyperkalemia is a condition in which the levels of potassium in the blood stream are abnormally high. Because the normal range for the level of potassium is narrow, small changes in the level of this electrolyte can have significant health effects. The treatment of hyperkalemia involves the use of several drugs.
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Because nuts contain rich amounts of fat, you may assume you need to stay away from them while following a weight-loss diet. To the contrary, you can make nuts a part of your diet and still lose weight. In fact, data suggests that incorporating nuts into your diet may provide weight-loss benefits.
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Fun size candy bars, popular at Halloween, are also available year-round. If you are counting calories, these mini-size candy bars make a smart, portion-controlled indulgence.
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If you're struggling to lose weight, drinking hot water might help. Drinking water can help you eat fewer calories, and some researchers think it may also help boost your metabolism. But you don't want to rely on drinking hot water as a miracle fat-burner. To burn fat, you need to eat less and move more.
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