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.
Carbohydrates are one of three macronutrients, besides protein and fat, that you need in fairly large quantities to maintain your life and important body functions. They are revered for their ability to energize you quickly but also blamed for thickening waistlines in the rise of so-called low-carb diets.
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U.S. Pharmacopeia, USP, is an organization that provides quality testing and monitoring of dietary supplements. If all tests pass, then the supplement company can display a USP seal of approval on the label, packaging, and marketing materials of that dietary supplement.
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There’s much interest these days in the stevia plant’s potential use as a nontoxic, noncaloric natural sweetener. The whole leaf, which is where the active chemicals are found, is banned in the U.S. by the FDA from sale as a food additive or sweetener, although the extract is approved as a dietary supplement.
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If you are on a salt-restricted diet, you might want to reduce the amount of sodium being released by your water softener. If you are maintaining a saltwater fish tank, you will want to keep the salt at a level for optimum fish health. A tool, called a hydrometer, is used for at-home measuring of sodium levels.
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The Black Eyed Pea restaurant is a casual dining franchise with locations in Tennessee and Texas. The Black Eyed Pea restaurant specializes in southern cuisine and comfort foods, such as cornbread and chicken fried steak.
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Licorice root teas have been traditionally used to treat a number of different conditions, from upset stomach to the common cold. True licorice root teas contain a bioactive compound called glycyrrhizin that can have both good and bad effects on human health.
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Delicate rice noodles sauteed with tofu, bean sprouts, chicken, shrimp and plenty of spices sounds healthy, but the calories in pad thai can add up quickly. Depending on how it's prepared, pad thai can be moderately nutritious or it may blow half your calories for the day.
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You can lose as much as 22 pounds in three weeks by following the 21-Day Wonder diet, claim the plan's developers at "Australian Women's Weekly."
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Whole food is usually the optimal way for kids to get their calories, protein, healthy fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, but getting them to eat healthy, nourishing foods is not always easy. A meal replacement shake is a quick way to get nutrition into a picky eater or a child with a small appetite.
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The human body is primarily water. Infants are made up of 70 percent water, while adult males are 60 percent and females are 55 percent. Water provides the medium to make your blood, helps move food through your digestive tract and removes waste from every cell in your body. Drink a minimum of 64 oz.
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Beer doesn't contribute much to your diet; certainly, milk or juice would be better choices if you're looking for nutrients. But sometimes you just want a cold brew. It never hurts to know the details of what you're putting in your body, even if it's a very-low-calorie option such as Beck's Premier Light.
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Essential omega-3 fats from fish oil may help reduce your risk for heart disease, at least in part by lowering your triglyceride levels and your blood pressure. They also decrease abnormal heartbeats, slow down the clogging of your arteries and improve the functioning of your blood vessels.
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Turmeric, which contains an active compound called curcumin, is a type of spice derived from the Curcuma longa shrub, native to India, Africa and regions of Asia. This golden spice is traditionally used as flavoring for food and dye for fabric.
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Vitamin B-12 -- also known as cobalamin -- is a member of the B vitamin family; this nutrient helps in the formation of red blood cells and is important in nervous system function.
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Vitamin B-12 is a vital factor in your body’s ability to synthesize DNA, produce red blood cells and maintain a healthy nervous system. If you eat meat, eggs, dairy products, fish or poultry on a regular basis, you’re probably consuming enough vitamin B-12.
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Liquid glucose, sometimes called glucose syrup, is a liquid sweetener used to keep icings and baked goods moist and soft. A number of other liquid sweeteners can be used in a 1-to-1 replacement if you don't have liquid glucose, although the end product may taste somewhat different depending on which sweetener you use.
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For most people with diabetes, the main health concern is to keep blood sugar levels under control and avoid wild fluctuations that could cause health complications. Diabetic individuals may want to try psyllium husk as a way to lower blood glucose levels naturally.
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Canned tuna is a lean, inexpensive source of protein. But like most fish, tuna contains traces of mercury. For this reason, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends certain people limit their intake of certain fish, including tuna.
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Tendons are tough, flexible bands of tissue that connect muscle to bone. Ligaments are similar bands that connect bone and cartilage to joints and organs. Healthy connective tissues support your ability to move, exercise and lift objects freely.
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Sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate have similar-sounding names and many chemical similarities, but they're used very differently. Sodium carbonate has household and industrial applications but is used very rarely in food and cooking.
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