Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.
Sodium laureth sulfate, also commonly referred to as SLS or sodium lauryl ether sulfate, is a key ingredient in many toiletry products. Soaps, shampoos and toothpastes commonly include SLS in their ingredients. However, some people with a sensitivity to SLS can experience allergic reactions to this compound.
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Lit’l Smokies are cocktail-sized smoked sausages made by Hillshire Farm. These mini sausages come in several varieties, made from beef or a combination of pork, beef and turkey with other ingredients added for flavoring, such as spices or cheddar cheese.
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Beef short ribs, when properly cooked, are melt-in-your-mouth tender and delicious. Prepare them in the oven with barbecue sauce when you don't have access to an outdoor grill and the weather is incremental.
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Hamburgers don't require a trip to a restaurant or a drive-through window to enjoy. Cooking your own burgers at home gives you complete control over the finished product from the thickness of the patty to the doneness of the meat. A home-cooked burger is also a quick option for a filling meal in a hurry.
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Expiration dates are stamped on food packages as a way to keep consumers safe. You can become ill if you consume some foods, such as meat or dairy products, past their expiration dates, so it's important to pay close attention to the dates stamped on the foods.
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Chicken hindquarters contain the dark thigh and leg meat and skin and work well for roasting and grilling. The dark meat tends to be higher in calories than the white breast meat; one chicken leg with skin contains around 310 calories, 30 grams of protein and 20 grams of fat.
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Irregular menstrual bleeding is bleeding that occurs outside of the normal menstrual period. This can be extremely heavy or scanty bleeding during or after the menstrual cycle. Irregular menstrual bleeding can be caused by stress, severe illness, childbirth, perimenopause or rapid changes in weight.
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Feeling bloated can be uncomfortable, especially if accompanied with cramps, diarrhea or constipation. A high salt intake is often blamed as the cause of bloating but many ingredients found in the foods you eat on a daily basis, including yogurt, can cause your abdomen to be distended after a meal.
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Bubble tea is a fad beverage introduced in Taiwan in the 1980s. It is made with tea, milk or creamer, optional fruit flavorings and fat, chewy tapioca balls called pearls, usually black and about the size of small marbles.
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An important public health measure beginning in 1864, pasteurization was developed by and named for its creator, Louis Pasteur. The process of pasteurization can reduce food spoilage as well as contamination that can cause significant illness.
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Nothing warms a cold winter morning better than a hot bowl of oatmeal. Unless, of course, you have to wait for it to cook.
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Sweet potatoes are root vegetables harvested in warm climates, including Central and South America and some southern North American states. Overall, they’re healthy vegetables that are low in sodium, fats and cholesterol and a good source of fiber and vitamins A, B-6 and C.
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The human heart is a complex electrical organ with its own switch-like pacemaker and “wiring.” Your heart rate is influenced by a variety of factors, including impulses from your nervous system and alterations in the levels of electrolytes, such as potassium and magnesium, in your heart’s cells.
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How often you have to urinate depends on how much fluid you drink and the level of stimulatory signals sent to your bladder. One substance that may make you have to urinate more often is caffeine, though caffeine's effect on urinary output diminishes with regular use.
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Kale, collard greens and Swiss chard are three varieties of cooking greens. Curly leaved kale is often added to potato recipes. Collard greens, or collards, are popular in Southern cuisine. Both are members of the cabbage family. Swiss chard has thick, dark leaves and a flavor similar to spinach.
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Acute bronchitis affects approximately 5 percent of all adults, prompting almost all of them to see their doctors, according to an article in "Canadian Family Physician." This condition is characterized by a persistent and productive cough caused by infection of the bronchial tract.
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Moderate social drinking is defined as about two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women, according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010. As long as you drink responsibly, social drinking might even have some health benefits.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends you vary your sources of protein to include more fish because eating more fish lowers your risk of heart disease. While fried fish is not the healthiest way for you to increase your fish intake, it is a source of both protein and carbohydrates.
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The differences between red and black licorice involve more than just color and flavor. The root of the licorice plant is used in herbal medicine as well as for flavoring foods, including some types of licorice candy.
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Hormones are chemical messengers that influence every process in our body. Depending on the circumstances, the actions of these hormones can produce positive or negative effects. Flaxseed oil contains hormone-like substances.
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