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.
While both soy and rice milk are good choices if you're trying to limit your intake of animal products or have an allergy or intolerance to cow's milk, they're not necessarily healthy for everyone. Side effects may include allergic reaction, impaired fertility or difficulty maintaining a healthy weight.
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While there is no puffed rice diet, this nutty-tasting, low-calorie cereal makes a good choice if you're trying to lose weight or limit your sodium intake. But its high-glycemic index means it may not keep you feeling full for too long.
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Legumes are a type of edible seed pod that splits into two halves. Types of legumes include beans, lentils and peanuts. Versatile and nutritious, legumes provide fiber, folate, potassium and iron. Legumes are also recommended as a healthy alternative to animal-derived foods because of their high-protein content.
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Chobani is a brand of Greek-style yogurt that hit store shelves in 2007. Greek yogurt is strained, which removes most of the whey and creates a thicker, creamier yogurt that is higher in protein and lower in sugar than traditional yogurts.
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The weight-loss industry makes more than $60 billion a year, according to research from Marketdata, Inc. Despite all the spending, Americans still struggle in the battle of the bulge.
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Taken as a shot, nutrient-rich wheatgrass is a trendy diet supplement that's purported to treat a number of different ailments from tooth decay to immune deficiency. Wheatgrass powder, made from dried wheatgrass juice, offers a convenient way to incorporate more wheatgrass into your meal plans.
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Stomach pain and frequent trips to the bathroom can really wreak havoc on your day. Diet, stress, medication or illness affects digestion and may lead to a weak digestive system. Taking steps to change your eating habits may help improve digestion and your overall sense of well-being.
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You may know about carbs, protein and fat, but you may not understand the importance of each one in your diet. As macronutrients, carbs, protein and fat are the substances in food that your body needs in the greatest quantities.
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Your gut is teeming with bacteria -- but it's not all bad. Probiotics are a source of good bacteria, and including them in your diet can help improve the ratio of good to bad bacteria. For men, these friendly bacteria may help alleviate gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea or irritable bowel syndrome.
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Drinking fresh juice every day for 30 days has its benefits, unless that's the only thing you're consuming. Most 30-day juice diets involve you fasting on juice alone to either help you lose weight or detox your body. You certainly will lose weight subsisting on a juice-only diet, but it's not the healthiest way to go.
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Not everyone on a liquid diet wants to lose weight. If you've just had oral surgery, have to follow a liquid diet due to difficulty chewing or swallowing, or find it easier to drink your food rather than eat it, you may be having a hard time getting enough calories to maintain your weight.
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It's sweet and spicy, and a delicious way to start and end the day. And, according to the LoveToKnow website, proponents of the honey and cinnamon detox diet claim it helps prevent the accumulation of fat.
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A therapeutic diet is a medically prescribed eating plan recommended as a mode of treatment for a chronic disease. It usually requires you to eliminate or limit certain types of foods, eat more of certain types of foods, change the consistency of your foods or alter your eating pattern.
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Whether you like to make them a creamy addition to your soup or add them to rice for color and sweetness, you can't go wrong including split peas in your diet. Split peas contain a variety of nutrients and are also protein rich.
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It's hard to go to The Cheesecake Factory and not get cheesecake. So, if you're counting carbs, you'll be happy to know that this chain restaurant offers a low-carb cheesecake so dieters can still enjoy what is otherwise the most off-limits of all decadent desserts.
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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.
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If you're looking for a way to jazz up your fruit salad, consider adding cubes of yellow watermelon. It's sweeter than its red-fleshed cousin, but just as juicy and thirst quenching.
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You may wonder whether liquor is off the list when you're trying to lose weight. Alcohol has 7 calories per gram, which is more calorie-dense than protein and carbs, so it's wise to limit your intake. But certain liquors make better choices than others when you're counting calories.
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Although magnesium is found in a variety of different foods, many Americans may not be getting enough of it in their diet, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Every organ in your body needs magnesium to function properly, and the mineral plays an essential role in energy production.
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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.
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