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.
More than half your body weight consists of water, making hydration important for your health. When it comes to hydration, water is the best choice. If you exercise at a high intensity for more than an hour, however, in addition to fluids you may also need electrolytes.
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Antibiotics are prescribed to help your immune system fight off bacterial infections, such as ear infections, pneumonia and bacterial meningitis. Antibiotics can cause some side effects, including digestive system problems such as diarrhea.
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Whether you call it pork butt, Boston butt or shoulder roast, pork roasts are among the most economical and flavorful roasts around, especially when cooked in a Crock-Pot. Pork butt roast has nothing to do with the rear end of a pig, but actually comes from the shoulder.
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Some adults simply donβt like certain foods, while others are so averse to eating new things that they are considered to have a condition called selective eating disorder. Most picky eaters will simple refuse to eat new foods, so you must be flexible when cooking for these people.
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Even if you've eaten breakfast, your grumbling stomach might tempt you to reach for a vending machine snack before lunch. Don't be a slave to your hunger pangs -- instead, choose the foods you eat wisely and stay full all morning.
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Working late nights frequently interferes with the body's natural rhythms, causing gastrointestinal problems, appetite changes and significant weight loss or gain. The key to healthy eating in a late-night job is to establish a meal schedule that fits your "day," whatever the hours.
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Rice has been cultivated for centuries and comes in a wide range of colors like black, red, brown and even purple in its unmilled form. It is grown throughout the world and is a major component of the common diet in Asia and elsewhere.
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Desserts from the grocery store are rarely healthy choices. Often created to deliberately seduce shoppers into buying them, they can tempt even the healthiest, most well-disciplined eater.
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A food allergy occurs when the body's immune system mistakes an ingredient in food as harmful, which triggers antibodies in the immune system to attack the food.
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For anyone who grew up reading the literature of previous centuries, gout has an old-fashioned ring to it, like consumption or "la grippe." Unfortunately, this painful and debilitating form of arthritis is still very much with us.
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Fast food gives you a convenient option for meals, but many of the menu options at a fast food restaurant don't fit into an eating plan that restricts calories or carbohydrates. A small serving of Wendy's chili contains 17 g of protein and 6 g of fiber in each yellow cup.
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Four million Americans suffer from frequent constipation, and this digestive disorder accounts for 2.5 million doctor visits a year, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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The B.R.A.T. diet β bananas, rice, apples, toast β has been used for decades to treat diarrhea in children. While it is no longer recommended by pediatricians, it can be useful for adults with a mild case of gastroenteritis.
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Recovery from surgery can be a painful process for anyone, but a toddler has a limited capacity to equate pain with getting better, coupled with an inability to properly express his frustration and pain except through crying.
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A T-bone steak is actually two steaks -- a tenderloin steak and a top loin or strip steak -- separated by the large bone that gives the cut its name. Best suited to grilling, sauteing and broiling, T-bone steaks are typically more tender than sirloin, rib-eye or round steak.
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A coarsely ground grain made from wheat, semolina makes regular appearances in pastas, couscous and bread, as well as in breakfast cereals, such as Cream of Wheat. Like other wheat grains, semolina contains gluten, which makes it unsafe for those suffering from celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity.
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In any season, half of the U.S. population is enjoying a little ice cream, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Ice cream not only helps satisfy your sweet tooth, but it's also considered a slow-digesting food because of its fat content and how it ranks on the glycemic index.
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Magnesium citrate is an over-the-counter laxative formulated as an oral liquid but also available as dissolving tablets. The primary use is as a remedy for acute constipation. Your physician may also recommend this laxative to prepare you for a colonoscopy procedure.
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Coumadin is a medication that is prescribed to patients who have a history of blood clots in their legs, arms, heart or brain; a history of heart attacks or strokes; a replacement heart valve; abnormal heart rhythms; a large heart; or other cardiac complications.
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Singers must take special care of their voices to ensure long and successful careers. Some vocal coaches suggest breathing in humid air and getting adequate quantities of sleep, avoiding cigarette smoke, air conditioning and anesthesia to keep the voice healthy.
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