Archive for October, 2009

Food or diet?

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Some people say that “there is no such thing as a “good food” or “bad food”, just bad diets”. Usually after that they say something about another kind of low-fat, balanced diet which will let you reach your 100′ birthday in good health. Most of this “wonder diets” became sooner or later another dietetics mistake and are replaced by new ones, which, after some time, are also replaced, because of the new revelations in the dietetics.

And so it goes on and on, making people who want to live healthy life more and more frustrated, but still believing that the most important thing is not what lands on their plate, but the amount of it. Today, when there are so many kinds of food on the market, we should not only care for the calories, but also look carefully at what we are actually eating. (more…)

10 Small Steps To Improve Your Health

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Many of us make health-related resolutions, such as to lose weight, stop smoking or join the neighborhood health club. While it is common to set high goals, experts say that setting smaller goals could do more for our health.

“Small steps are achievable and are easier to fit into your daily routine,” says James O. Hill, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. “They are less overwhelming than a big, sudden change.” (more…)

It Pays to be Prepared

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Having diabetes can change to life of person entirely. From the way one chooses the foods that he will eat to the way he lives his daily life, everything will change. For someone who doesn’t know much about diabetes there are a lot of webs sites, magazines, and books that can help you understand better of the nature of diabetes.

The greatest problem for diabetics is not being able to access medication when emergency situations occur. That is why, ahjvmi5wru it is important to always have an emergency kit at hand. To keep the medicines from expiring, use them from time to time and replace them with new refills. The emergency kit can include cold medications, antacids, cough syrup, test strips and insulin with syringes if you use one and blood glucose monitoring supplies. If you will purchase over the counter medicines, make sure to read the label before using it. (more…)

Detoxify With Detox Tea

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Researchers claim we can support the body’s cleansing process with the careful use of herbs.Detox blend is good for any type of liver ailment and will act as a stimulant to increase all liver functions. It will also act as a liver protector/strengthener, a treatment for liver stagnation or deficieny, skin cleanser by liver cleansing and a bile stimulant that will increase fat digestion and protein synthesis.

Detox tea is all natural and caffeine-free. Most are from a combination of various herbs grown and harvested from around the world that have remarkable histories of beneficial internal cleansing effects on the body. (more…)