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How Calories Affect Your Weight, Your Health and Your Body

Mar 16, 12

Posted by Carolyn in Diet, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Weight Loss

With the growing obesity epidemic, our society has begun to focus attention on effective methods to lose weight. The result has been a social obsession with “miracle diets” which has introduced a surprisingly controversial debate about calorie consumption. You may have heard the phrase “a calorie is a...

4 Health Benefits of Oatmeal

Mar 06, 12

Posted by Carolyn in Diet, Healthy Eating, Heart Health

Besides tasting great, enjoying a breakfast of whole grain oatmeal can be wonderful for your health. Oatmeal has many health benefits which have been proven in nutritional studies. Want more incentive to make oatmeal a permanent part of your healthy breakfast routine? Here are five health benefits of oatmeal. Prevents Breast...

Why Cutting Sugar Causes You to Lose Weight

Feb 27, 12

Posted by Carolyn in Carbohydrates, Diet, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Weight Loss

Lately, it seems like a lot of fad diets focus on cutting carbohydrates. These diets claim you can consume fat, protein and calories in abundance while still losing weight – as long as you cut out sugar. While eating unhealthy fats and calories is never recommended, there is a scientific reason why eating too much sugar can...

How to Start a Weight Loss Program if You’re Overweight

Feb 22, 12

Posted by Carolyn in Diet, Exercise, Weight Loss

With each new year, millions of people make a resolution to lose more weight. Our country is currently experiencing an obesity epidemic, as thousands of Americans each year exceed their recommended weight. If you’re looking to begin a weight loss program, it can be incredibly difficult to know where to start, especially if...

4 Health Benefits of Quinoa

Feb 16, 12

Posted by Carolyn in Diet, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Heart Health, Weight Loss

With the popularity of carb-free or low-carb diets, many people have been ignoring the importance of grains in a balanced diet. While some grains (such as wheat) may be a source of empty calories, certain grains actually have some great health benefits. Quinoa, often called an “ancient grain”, can help promote good...

Researchers Claim Rice Contains Unsafe Levels of Arsenic

Feb 16, 12

Posted by Carolyn in Baby/Childcare, Diet, Health News

You may have heard about unsafe levels of arsenic being discovered in some types of apple juice. However, according to new data from researchers, rice could be another source of dangerous arsenic in the human diet. They physiology of the rice plant makes it particularly susceptible to soaking up arsenic from soil and...