Nutritional planning involves balancing macronutrients, understanding calorie formulas, and identifying the functional properties of whole foods to manage weight and chronic conditions effectively.
Drinking and driving is a terrible idea, but drinking and running marathons is an essential combination. If you are running or exercising for 90 minutes or less, plain water works just fine. It replaces fluids lost from sweating and enables you to avoid dehydration, the main concerns for routine workouts.
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Most people don't think twice about the gelatin used to coat vitamin capsules and other medications. Gelatin is an ideal vessel for encapsulating vitamins, since it has no smell or taste and is easy to digest. Gelatin has no known side effects, unless you are allergic to the animal parts used to make it.
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Among fast food connoisseurs, KFC cole slaw occupies an honored spot. It is considered by some to be the finest offering on the KFC menu, and copycat recipes abound. KFC publishes ingredients and nutritional information about all of its products, including cole slaw.
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Racing thoughts are associated with several psychological conditions, particularly generalized anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder. Although these conditions often are treated with prescription medications, vitamin deficiencies can either cause or exacerbate anxiety and bipolar disorders.
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The Haw Par Corporation is the maker of Tiger Balm, a major player in the category of topical analgesics, over-the-counter pain relievers that are sold throughout the world.
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Tulsi tea is commonly known as holy basil tea in the West. The tea originated in India 5,000 year ago. Tulsi is not technically a tea at all because it does not originate from a tea bush.
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Controversy has surrounded mega dosing with vitamin C since Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling advocated the practice in the 1950s. Over one-half century later, controversy continues to reign. In fact, it has expanded well beyond the usefulness of vitamin C in preventing or curing colds, which remains an unsettled issue.
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Lychee is a sweet and tasty strawberry-red fruit that is a symbol of love and romance in China. As the University of Purdue horticulture website explains, lychee grow in clusters on trees and usually have a round or oval shape. Lychee fruit is roughly one 1 inch long and 1 inch wide.
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If you are trying to lose weight, a 1,350 calorie diet should do the trick. While a 1,350 calorie diet is not a starvation diet -- there are extremely low calorie diets that allow only about 800 calories per day -- it qualifies as a stringent diet.
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Research indicates that pre-race caffeine can improve your performance, especially in endurance contests. As health writer Gina Kolata notes in "The New York Times," researchers have been publishing caffeine studies since 1978. "And in study after study, they concluded that caffeine actually does improve performance."
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