A growing number of Americans choose a vegetarian or vegan diet for a number of reasons – whether they are due to environmental issues, ethics, health considerations or religious beliefs. The American Dietetic Association recently published a position paper endorsing vegetarian diets. The ADA contends that with a carefully planned diet, vegetarians and vegans alike [...]
It’s summer; the kids are likely to spend more time in front of the TV.Food marketing packs its most powerful punch on the young. the average kid sees 15 food commercials a day, and all it takes is one commercial to make a young person desire a particular food. the power that food marketers wield [...]
In “Happy,” Dr. Ian Smith from “Celebrity Fit Club” shares what he says are the secrets to happy life, from learning to be optimistic to “tapping the power of simple pleasures.” A diet expert, Smith created The 50 Million Pound Challenge, a national health initiative that encourages people to lose weight and get fit. Smith [...]
Have you ever wondered about the differences between diets today and those of thousands of years ago and how this could affect human health? Practitioners of the alkaline diet plan have thought about it and researched these differences with some startling ideas as an outcome. in the past humans subsisted on a diet that balanced [...]
Do you like to live life in the fast lane? Do you want quick results and quick rewards for all your actions? if that is the case, then facing the specter of a long drawn program for weight loss can be a terrifying prospect. Do you want to get slim for the important meeting coming [...]
It can be pretty hard to lose weight. I’ve personally had a struggle with obesity and now know how bad it can make you feel to be obese. I’ve seen other people have a fight with the pounds as well. People get varying results. the ones that take the time to inform themselves about diet [...]
There is no better way to bring the body to the state of optimal health than with Atkins low carb way of eating. Low carb doesn’t cause high blood pressure, high blood sugar or high cholesterol, it cures it. It is actually dangerous to take meds that lower these levels and do low carb at [...]
Obesity is a common problem in the western world and it has a lot to do with our hectic lifestyles and dependence on convenience foods. Eating too many processed foods and consuming excessive amounts of alcohol can all lead to a build up of waste products in the body, namely in the colon and digestive [...]
Up until about 30 years ago, in the 1980s, Type 2 diabetes was considered a disease of older adults, and was rarely seen in children. Today, with one in four Canadian children diagnosed as obese or dangerously overweight, the rates of this ‘old man’s disease’ are soaring among those under 18. Even worse, researchers say [...]
A group promoting health through a meat-free diet is asking Detroit Mayor Dave Bing for a moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in the city. Burger buffs, relax. such a move — which the group said will cut down on obesity and other health risks — seems unlikely. A mayoral spokesman said Tuesday that the city [...]
