To say that nutrition is important for your body would be an understatement. In fact, nutrients are the core elements that allow a person to grow, avoid illnesses, and live longer. Therefore, a good diet is crucial because it provides the needed nutrients to your body. Many foodstuffs today are packaged and labeled. As consumers, we frequently and generously consume different types of packaged food. More often than not, the food...more
When you talk about nutrition and health, it's all for the purpose of keeping your mind and body in good shape. The most commonly cited examples when it comes to healthy eating are that people should eat more fruits and vegetables and less meats and oils. Maintaining a balanced diet is important because under- or overeating certain types of foods can lead to health problems. Yet, there are other nutrition facts that you may not be...more
What Are Organic Foods?Organic foods are any type of fruits, vegetables or animals that are unprocessed and unrefined, or that are grown and reared without the use of algaecides, herbicides, insecticides, bactericides, fungicides, antibiotics, antibiotics, growth hormones, or synthetic chemicals. Organic reared animals are fed a very healthy well balanced diet and are not genetically modified. During organic production certain non-organic fertilizers are used. But these non-organic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are restricted and only used as a last resort and are not as harmful to our health and environment as the ones used during the production of Non-Organic Foods. What Are The Advantages Of Eating Organic Foods?Eating Organic Foods is a great way to improve and maintain ones health, while at the same time contributing towards protecting our environment from pollution. Aside from the health benefits that one receives when eating Organic Foods, the methods used during the production of Organic Foods are environment friendly. They do not consist of dangerous fertilizers and pesticides that are harmful to the soil and our environment. Therefore they leave the...more
With all the hype and enthusiasm about going green, Im sure we all want to do our part in contributing towards having a better environment. What better way for one to lead a healthier lifestyle while giving back to the environment than to turn to organic eating habits. So many studies have shown that eating organic foods has great health benefits....more
A lot of people dont really know much about organic food and have no idea about the great health benefits that they can receive by simply including them into our diets. Not only that, a lot of people are unaware that the methods used during organic production are beneficial to the environment.Another great thing about organic foods that most people...more
Becoming a triathlete requires an understanding of not only how nutrition works, but also which foods you need to stay healthy, improve your fitness, aid your training, and achieve your goals. To train, race and perform your daily tasks, your body uses two types of fuel: fats and carbohydrates.Fats or carbohydrates? Fat is an abundant fuel, with even the leanest of athletes having over 20,000 calories in their fat stores. This slow-burn, large-capacity fuel allows us to be active for many hours or survive many days without food. The average sedentary person has more fat stored in their body than an active athlete because the former eats more than they need to survive. Excess fat is evidence of previous meals that have been surplus to requirement and stored for periods of famine - an evolutionary mechanism.When intensity is low to moderate, fat contributes a moderate proportion of the overall calories being used. Conversely, carbohydrates are the first choice of fuel used by muscles for the first 10-20 minutes when starting exercise or working at higher intensities, such as climbing a tough hill or running fast enough to make you breathe heavily. Yet, whilst fat stores...more
The beautiful country of Brazil is home to many wonderful things. From being one of the leading producers of coffee to other goods, such as the acai berry. If you haven't heard of the acai berry before, don't worry, I'm going to explain just what...more
It's all in the hormones! Most skeptics of low carb diets will point out that "well it just comes back to the amount of calories consumed vs. energy spent". But this has been scientifically proven to be wrong and outdated thinking! Insulin production...more
There are a lot of things that we have to learn about when it comes to our bodies. A lot of people do not know that if they eat properly that they do not need to exercise to lose fat, but this is a fact. Most people do not know about nutrition whey...more
Are you wondering what foods to eat to build muscle? We all know that working out will not be enough to build muscles, we also need to eat the right food to increase muscle mass. The thing is, to build muscle, you need to eat enough of...more
Adequate nutrition for your body before and after strenuous work-outs is important in order for you to reap the maximum benefits from your efforts. An increasingly popular way of achieving this is through the use of natural Whey Protein...more
There are many health juices on the market today, Himalayan Goji Juice, Monavie, Xango, G3 and Zrii. There is only one that promotes natural herbal remedies for anti aging, cardiovascular health, emotional well being, strengthen immune system,...more