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.
A bowl of rich, spicy curry makes for a satisfying meal, but if you're trying to lose weight, it might not fit into your diet plan. On the one hand, curry is often chock-full of vegetables, which help fill you up so you're less prone to snacking before your next meal.
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Rich in healthy fats and a good source of fiber, protein, iron, vitamin E and several of the B vitamins, sunflower seeds can be a healthy addition to your diet. But, like anything in life, moderation is key.
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A hard, dense wheat with a high protein content, durum wheat is the variety most often used to make pasta, from spaghetti to ziti. After milling, the endosperm is ground into semolina, which is mixed with water to make pasta dough. Durum wheat is also used to make the grain-like pasta called couscous.
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Losing weight successfully has a lot to do with the foods you choose to include in your diet, not just the number of calories you've eaten at the end of the day.
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To function properly, the human body needs to maintain homeostasis, or equilibrium. It does this, in part, by maintaining pH, a measure of alkalinity and acidity in the body, also called acid-base balance. Your diet plays a major role in maintaining the acid-base balance.
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Olive oil is prized for its nutty, earthy flavor and its high concentration of monounsaturated fatty acids, which can reduce bad cholesterol levels and help lower the risk for heart disease and stroke. Some people even claim it can treat acid reflux, but there isn't any evidence to support this.
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It would be convenient if a single food could trim your trouble spots and prevent you from having to spend hours at the gym. Unfortunately, food doesn't have that power, and a reduced-calorie diet combined with regular exercise is the only surefire way to shed pounds.
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A balanced diet is one of the keys to good health. One way to ensure a balanced diet is to eat foods from all the food groups; another way is to balance your intake of acidic, or acid-forming, foods with alkaline foods.
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Fiber is one of weight loss's little secrets. The main structural component of plants, fiber can't be digested by the human body. Its primary purpose is to add bulk to the contents of your stomach and digestive tract, which helps move things along and keeps you regular.
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A girl's teenage years are an important period of physical growth, reproductive development and cognitive maturation. Adolescent girls deal with the pressures of school and social life and an often demanding schedule of studying, sports and social engagements.
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High in fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, fruit and vegetables may reduce your risk for heart disease, cancer, obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Some detox diets promote eating only fruit and vegetables for a period of time to cleanse the system of toxins and improve digestion.
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Made from the Camellia sinensis plant, green tea is a rich source of antioxidants called flavonoids that may have certain health benefits, including a reduced risk of some cancers and heart disease. But green tea also contains caffeine, which can have negative effects if consumed in excess.
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White flour gives a lighter texture to muffins, cakes and cookies and a flakier crust to pies and pastries, but it's not particularly healthy. Also called refined flour, white flour has had many of its nutrients and most of its fiber removed during processing.
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Eating too much of certain foods and too little of others can create an acidic environment in your body. Processed snack foods, sweets, meat, cola, fish and seafood and some types of nuts are examples of foods that have an acidic effect in your body once you eat them.
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If you have frequent colds and flu, allergies, food sensitivities, recurring urinary tract and yeast infections, a persistent cough, skin problems, constipation, irritability, brain fog or fatigue, you may have candida, according to the Candida diet website.
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Proponents of colon cleansing claim that using laxatives, enemas, teas or other specialized preparations can help remove toxins from your gastrointestinal tract and improve your health.
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In nature, some foods, such as citrus fruits, are very acidic, but when they are metabolized in your body, they have an alkalizing effect, meaning they balance the acidity of your body's blood pH level.
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To lose weight, you need to take in fewer calories than you burn. Eating fewer unhealthy foods like refined carbohydrates and sugar and more healthy foods like complex carbs and healthy fats can help. Packed with fiber and omega-3 fatty acids, flaxseeds are a nutritious food to add to your weight-loss diet.
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Drinking enough water each day has some pretty significant effects on weight management and weight loss; however, it cannot shrink your belly on its own.
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A class of antioxidants in green tea called polyphenols is responsible for the potential benefits -- ranging from cancer prevention to cholesterol control -- of this health-promoting drink quaffed by humans for thousands of years.
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