The heart is the most vital organs for humans. Healthy heart will result in quality of life better. However, not everyone has a heart condition that functions perfectly. Unhealthy life can trigger a variety of diseases. Heart disease most commonly found are coronary heart disease, chest pain (angina)Coronary heart disease is heart disease which many sufferers the most. This disease attacks the blood vessels and can cause heart attacks. A heart...more
As the holiday season approaches, many of us find our regular, hectic schedules compounded with extra chores. The clock is ticking down on the number of shopping days left. The cards to wish friends and relatives the good wishes of the season will soon have to be in the mail; the holiday baking must get done; fine feasts must be planned, homes need to be decorated, and presents, wrapped. Oh, and don't forget to find time to actually enjoy the...more
A new year and a brand new decade are just around the corner. New years resolutions are starting to creep into conversations as people begin to take stock of the past year and decide what they would like to change in their lives. Becoming more fit is a popular resolution, ranking within the top five new years resolutions for North Americans. Its easy to visualize how much happier, healthier and energized one will feel when fit, it is quite another to put a plan into action to make it happen. Fast food, a busy schedule and a lack of sleep all conspire against a goal of becoming more fit. Luckily, there are ways to help us overcome these challenges that are easily absorbed into a new and improved daily routine.Nutritional supplements and vitamins can go a long way to helping us get on - and stay on - the track to better overall health and fitness. Mogo Organics, a developer and distributor of nutritional supplements and vitamins, designs their products to stimulate the bodys natural abilities to heal itself. Experts in naturopathy and homeopathy, the Mogo Organics team, headed by Dr. Rick Nappi, have developed a line of organic products to help individuals boost their immune systems,...more
Pumpkins provide excellent nutrition especially pumpkin seeds which contains essential fatty acids, proteins, vitamin B and zinc. The actual flesh of the pumpkin contains Vitamin A and C, Calcium, Thiamine, Phosphorous and Potassium. Pumpkin keeps your whole body healthy by building your immunity. Eating pumpkins help to keep the skin and eyes...more
A healthy heart diet is a term used today to promote eating foods that are low in cholesterol, low in sodium, and low in saturated fats.Regardless of the reason, you have come to the point where you decide to lose weight, and are faced with the decision of what weight lose program or diet to choose from the thousands of diet recipes and weight loss...more
Planning Your Meals It might be the last thing on your mind, but planning your meals out for the week or ideally the month ahead is great for saving money and being prepared. If you do decide to plan ahead on a monthly basis, of course its not always going to work out perfectly, as peoples schedules change. However, simply planning out how many times youll have a certain meal (for example spaghetti bolognaise) within a month will allow you to determine how many kilos of mince, bottles of pasta sauce and bags of spaghetti will need to be purchased. If you can do this for at least five different recipes, youll have a good idea of what youll need to buy in bulk to freeze and what will need to be purchased fresh on a weekly basis.Budgeting for Big EventsSpecial occasions like Christmas and Easter often call for a big family gathering, which more often than not includes a huge meal. This can be quite an expense for one household to carry, which is why lay-bying food hampers is a great option to consider. Unlike regular lay-by where they store a particular item until you have paid it off, a food hamper lay-by allows you to select the products youll want for a special occasion...more
Healthy trail mix is a great snack food alternative, and is something that is not only for long hikes! The term trail mix is a loosely defined combination of dried fruits, nuts and sometimes other ingredients. More recently it has become common to...more
What is healthy snack food? Simply anything you eat between meals that is nutritious and good for you and not junk food! It's all too easy in today's world to get into the habit of eating candy bars, vending machine chips and other such sweet and...more
THERE IS no doubt that improvement in the overall health of workers automatically raises the national output. According to World Development Report (1993), improved health contributes to economic growth in four ways: it reduces production losses...more
THE UNION Health Minister, Gulam Nabi Azad has announced a series of measures to improve rural health care facilities. Shortage of doctors willing to work in rural areas and shortage of hospitals are two main problems affecting the proper...more
You will often hear that "diets don't work", which, for the most part is true. Most diets involve meticulously counting every last calorie you consume (which will eventually be impossible to keep up with), and rely on the faulty caloric theory of...more
you aware that Green Tea as a nutrition tea is immensely beneficial to your health on a whole? If yes, are you conscious of the reasons why? When you have finished reading this, you will understand exactly why and you will most likely go and make...more