No Preservatives Diet

A diet focused on natural, organic food is essential to maintaining a healthy body, but the majority of food is laced with preservatives to make it last longer on supermarket shelves. Some of these preservatives may harm you when eaten in large quantities, explains the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Martin Green
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What Is a Healthy Diet That Controls Lung Fluid?

Fluid in the lungs may not make you think about your heart, but congestive heart failure is the most common cause of the buildup of fluids in your lungs, also known as pulmonary edema.

Jill Corleone, RDN, LD
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Do Probiotics Kill Bad Bacteria?

Probiotics are often referred to as the "friendly bacteria" that live in the human gut. They can play a variety of important roles, including the production of vitamins and the prevention of certain intestinal disorders.

Clay McNight
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What Is Raw, Unfiltered Honey?

Honey is a natural sweetener available in many forms -- from translucent liquid to thicker, creamy honey or as honeycomb, dripping with extra honey. The taste of honey changes depending on where the bees harvest the nectar used to make honey, but the processing can also affect the taste.

Jessica Hendricks
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Alkaline Foods & Spices

The human body maintains a moderately alkaline environment, with a pH slightly above 7. This alkaline pH is crucial for chemical reactions and proper function of the lungs, kidneys, intestines and skin, and it is greatly influenced by your diet.

Emily Cooper
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Are There Certain Foods to Avoid with Genital Herpes?

Genital herpes is a common, with 20 million new cases diagnosed each year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a highly contagious sexually transmitted infection caused by the herpes simplex virus, or HSV.

Craig Fasullo, N.D.
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Can Foods Prevent Grey Hair?

Gray hair can be the result of a nutritional deficiency such as a lack of vitamins B-12 or B-9. However, it is also a result of the natural aging process -- as you get older, your chances of gray hair increase by 10 to 20 percent every 10 years after the age of 30.

Marie Dannie
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Can You Get Fat by Eating Vegetables?

Vegetables have calories, so you could theoretically gain weight if you eat large amounts of them. However, eating veggies will typically help you shed pounds rather than make you gain, as long as you stick with lower-calorie vegetables and don't prepare them with high-calorie ingredients.

Jessica Bruso
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Meat Diet for Testosterone

Many people associate testosterone with sex, aggression and masculinity, but it also has been linked to numerous vital body functions that are essential for overall health and development.

Dylan de Castro
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Can Certain Foods Heal Barrett's Esophagus?

If your esophagus becomes damaged over time – usually by stomach acid from frequent heartburn – the cells that line your esophagus can change into an abnormal state that puts you at risk of developing esophageal cancer.

Whitney Hopler
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Foods Containing Saccharin

Discovered in 1879 and 300 to 500 times sweeter than table sugar, saccharin is added to some foods to reduce the calorie count without stripping the food of its sweet flavor. Though there is some controversy about the use of artificial sweeteners and health, saccharin is recognized as safe by the U.S.

Sara Ipatenco
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Basmati Rice Diet

Rice is the staple grain in the diet of half the world's population, according to the International Rice Research Institute. When it comes to rice options, basmati rice in its whole-grain form may be one of the better choices.

Jill Corleone, RDN, LD
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