•Caffeine and Coffee: The Good Side
After many years of being a much maligned drink, coffee, and the caffeine in it, is being seen in its true light. Many agencies are seeing the good side of caffeine and coffee. This lively brew has recently been re-examined by the likes of the United States Food and Drub Administration(FDA), the American Cancer Society, the American Medical Administration, and the Framingham Heart Study, just to name a few. All of these agencies have given caffeine a clean bill of health while showing the...
•High Fructose Corn Syrup: Enemy #2
When you think of sugar you think of sugar cane. Maybe sugar beets. Extraction of sugar from sugar cane helped to fuel the colonization of the New World. When you see a field of corn gently swaying in the breeze, do you think of sugar? Most of us would be surprised to discover that a large percentage of the sweeteners used in food processing come from corn. The process for making High Fructose Corn Syrup(HFCS) was developed in the 1970's. By the 1990's the use of sugar had declined...
•Liver Detoxification: Why it Works to Slim Your Abs.
Radiologists and gastroenterologists claim that, after looking at many peoples livers, 50% of middle-aged Americans have a condition called "fatty liver". The most common causes are poor diet, excessive use of alcohol, toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and hepatitis. Liver disease has many symptoms: nausea, vomiting, malaise, fatigue, yellowing of the skin and/or eyes, and a swollen abdomen. The list goes on and on. You can easily determine if your liver function is not right by having a blood...
•Super Foods for Flat Abs
It's no secret that a well-balanced diet of whole foods is the key to leading a lean and healthy life. With the roller coaster of fad diets, health studies released almost daily, and celebrities invading your living room TV with their tales of miracle weight loss, it is no wonder that Americans are confused about what to eat.
When in doubt, try to avoid eating anything that comes out of a box. If a product has more than six or seven ingredients in it, it is likely that some of those...
•Tran Fats: Enemy #1
Trans fat is a generic name for an unsaturated fat that contains transisomer fatty acid. A trans fat can be either monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. Most trans fats are industrially made. Unlike dietary fats, trans fats are neither essential to human health nor easily used by your body. Hopefully, after reading this article, you will understand why trans fats should be considered enemy #1.
Most trans fats consumed are created in the process known as partial hydorgenation of plant oils....
•ULCERS ARE NO LAUGHING MATTER
ULCERS ARE NO LAUGHING MATTER
by: David Grisaffi
Peptic ulcers, which are in the stomach and the duodenum (the first part of the intestine leading from the stomach) can occur at any age and affect both men and women. Untreated, sufferers can look forward to a long siege with them. But today's peptic ulcer sufferers have a brighter prospect for relief than did those of even a single generation ago. There is now less than 1 chance in 18 that surgery will every be necessary and new...
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