In this time and age when a lot of people are striving to lose as much weight, in as little time as possible, carbohydrates are erroneously considered as foods to avoid, as they are fattening. If you want to lose weight safely, you'd do well to do so whilst maintaining a healthy balanced diet....
Who knows that healthy eating is more than just eating well to lose weight and look good? There is more to healthy eating than that - like meeting all your nutritional needs to promote good health and well-being. It is about making good diet choices, an important component of which is the ingredients used...
A lot of ill-informed people think that to lose weight you need to cut out all snacks from your diet. Well, you might lose some weight because of the reduced calorie intake that avoiding snacks creates, but this is not the best, or healthiest way to lose weight. You can snack and still achieve...
It is a well documented fact that vitamin D is crucial for strong bones, and the prevention of rickets, osteomalacia. It is also important for the absorption of calcium. Some research and studies even go as far as suggesting that vitamin D may have a role in protecting against cancer, heart disease, fractures and...
How often have you come across newspaper and glossy magazine articles, accompanied by a picture of a sexy, slim-figured babe, advising you on which foods to eat to lose fat in specific parts of the body? They’d tell you to eat such and such to lose bingo wings, for example. But, is there any...
Garlic has been used for hundreds of years in many cultures to cure diseases and has been proven by modern science to have many health benefits. Garlic has anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties, and also contain lots of antioxidants that will improve your immune system. It can help prevent a number of diseases, including diabetes,...
If ever there is a time when good nutrition is most essential in a woman's life, it is during pregnacy. During pregnancy nutritional demands increase, even doubling, for some nutrients. Even though nutritional demands increase, the common notion of "eating for two" does seem to be way off the mark, as the need for...
Tweet Diet and nutrition have an important role in the prevention, treatment and management of diseases. Notable examples of diseases whose prevention, treatment and management rely, to a large extent, on diet and nutrition include diabetes and heart disease. Inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, is another condition which is affected by diet and nutrition, either...
Starting your baby on solid foods is an important milestone in the development, and health, of your baby. Weaning isn't just about introducing solid foods. It is about healthy eating and good nutrition for your baby. One needs to pay close attention to the nutritional value of the foods one gives to ones baby....
