Pork skins, also known as pork rinds, are a crunchy fried snack food. Pork skins are made by chopping, cooking and smoking pieces of pork skin, before deep-frying the pieces in 400-degree-Fahrenheit lard. The frying process causes the skins to puff-up, giving pork rinds their unique, airy and crunchy texture.
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Practicing portion control can help you learn to be satisfied eating less food, which can help you both physically and financially.
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Synthroid is a brand name for levothyroxine -- a thyroid replacement hormone prescribed by your doctor for low thyroid function. Hypothyroidism can slow your metabolism, leading to weight gain, and affect body temperature, making you more sensitive to cold.
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Your thyroid produces hormones that control the rate your body uses energy -- known as your metabolism. If you have an underactive thyroid gland, called hypothyroidism, your doctor may prescribe a synthetic thyroid hormone replacement medication called levothyroxine.
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Most likely, your headache isn't caused by a withdrawal from carbohydrates, but rather a withdrawal from a specific type of carbohydrate -- sugar. When you eat a high-sugar diet, your body quickly becomes adjusted to a ready supply of glucose, your body's preferred source of energy.
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Probiotics are "good" bacteria that live in your gut and aid in digestion. The World Health Organization says probiotics are "live microorganisms, which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host."
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Every cell in your body contains protein -- your muscles, skin, organs and glands, even most of your body fluids. Proteins are made of amino acids, often referred to as "building blocks" because your body uses them to repair cells, make new cells and for growth and development.
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Simply put, calories are energy. Consume more energy than your body needs and excess calories are stored as fat. Fat storage was an important part of human survival--allowing people to survive when food was scarce.
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Fish oil contains omega-3 fatty acids, which may help lower cholesterol and triglycerides as well as reduce your risk of heart disease. According to the National Institutes of Health, fish oil may also help with "
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Although it's often best to get your essential nutrients from eating whole foods, protein shakes can offer a quick, low-calorie option, which is better than skipping a meal. Although most protein shakes contain between 200 and 400 calories, they aren't a magic bullet for weight loss.
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Limiting sugar and other simple carbohydrates can force your body to use stored fat instead of glucose for energy. When your body has to use stored fat for fuel, you lose weight.
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A coronary calcium scan, also known as a heart scan, measures the amount of calcium deposited in the arteries of your heart. The more coronary calcium you have, the higher your levels of plaque, which may lead to atherosclerosis, or the hardening and narrowing of your arteries.
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Coconuts may be classified as a nut, seed and a fruit -- but don't confuse coconut water with coconut milk. Coconut water is the thin liquid in the center of a young green coconut; coconut milk is made by mashing the meat of the coconut with water to make a thick pulp, which is then cooked.
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Bragg's Raw Apple Cider Vinegar is an unpasteurized organic apple cider that contains protein enzymes, which give the vinegar a cloudy appearance. These live cultures help alkalize the body, and like probiotics, replenish beneficial bacteria that crowd out yeast.
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Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant created by your cells to fight destructive free radicals. Glutathione helps create lymphocytes, the cells of your immune system, which keep your body's defenses strong and producing antibodies.
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Oat bran is the outer husk of the oat grain, which is high in beta-glucan, a type of soluble fiber that can decrease cholesterol if consumed on a daily basis, according to Canadian nutritionist Leslie Beck, RD. A half cup of oat bran cereal contains 3g of beta-glucan and may help decrease the risk of heart disease.
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Fenugreek is used as a spice in food preparation as well as taken as an herbal supplement. First used medicinally by the Egyptians, fenugreek eases congestion when brewed into a tea. Drinking water that fenugreek seeds have been soaked in may dissolve mucus in your lungs, throat and sinuses.
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Calcium aspartate anhydrous is an organic calcium compound based on L-aspartic acid and is a form of calcium supplementation. There is some evidence that calcium aspartate anhydrous has a much higher absorption rate than other calcium supplements -- 92 percent.
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Liberte is a Canadian company that started producing cheese in 1928 in Montreal. In 1964 the company started to make yogurt and now produces a variety of cow and goat milk dairy products. Liberte yogurts are made from “rBGH free” milk from the Champlain Valley in Vermont.
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Sodium nitrite is used in curing meats to preserve color, add flavor, prevent fats from going rancid and stop botulism spores from becoming toxic. For example, a roasted leg of pork is brown, but add sodium nitrite and it becomes ham - pink, salty with a totally different flavor.
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