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.
You might count calories as part of a weight-loss diet without fully understanding what a calorie is and how it works. A calorie is a unit of energy. It takes 1 "large calorie" to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of pure water by 1 degree Celsius. Food calories are measured in large calories.
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Blending a scoop of protein powder with 8 ozs. of orange juice provides a nutritious meal replacement or an optimal post-exercise recovery snack. Most protein powder manufacturers suggest mixing one scoop of protein powder with 6 to 8 ozs. of water, milk or fruit juice for a palatable beverage.
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Egg yolks are not a good source of dietary calcium. A good source of a nutrient provides 10 to 19 percent of its daily value, or DV, while an excellent source provides at least 20 percent of its DV, according to the Food and Drug Administration. A single egg yolk provides only 2 percent of the DV of calcium.
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Don't let the similarities between cucumbers and zucchini confuse you. Even though both cylindrical vegetables are dark green with white flesh, they are distinctively different species. Both cucumbers and zucchini belong to the Curcurbit family, which also counts gourds, melons, pumpkins and squash among its members.
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Beer's relatively low alcohol content among alcoholic beverages doesn't decrease its potentially negative impact on your bodily systems, especially if you consume it in excess.
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Simple precautions can help minimize mosquito bites and maximize your enjoyment of outdoor activities even during "skeeter" season. Spraying skin and clothes lightly with a commercially prepared solution of DEET provides the most potent mosquito-repelling power, says the American Mosquito Control Association.
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Perhaps Julius Caesar and Cleopatra sipped chamomile tea to soothe their stomachs and promote sounder sleep. It wouldn't be surprising, since ancient Romans and Egyptians both lauded the curative properties of this daisy-like flower. Modern science has supported some of chamomile's traditional therapeutic uses.
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Pineapples and pineapple juice contain bromelain, a combination of protein-digesting enzymes found nowhere else. Historically, people in South America used pineapple to treat stomach ailments and inflammation, states the University of Maryland Medical Center.
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