The results of a study, reported in the British Medical Journal, show that adopting and following a vegetarian diet, which includes a lot of dietary fiber can possibly reduce the risk of developing diverticular disease. The study also proves the widely held view that low dietary fiber intake is associated with a higher risk...
A lot of people only associate healthy eating with weight loss. Well, there is more to healthy eating than just weight loss or weight management. Good nutrition is crucial to our general well-being and can help maintain or restore the perfect functioning of our body organs and systems, which includes joints.
A lot of people believe that vitamin C and zinc can stop and cure colds and flu, and will even reduce their length and severity, should you get an infection. Yet another group of people believe that this isn't true. For all its worth, I am with the first group. I used to sufer...
Bromodosis, otherwise known as smelly feet, is a common problem which can easily be treated and prevented with a few simple tips. Apparently we have more sweat glands in our feet than anywhere else in our bodies. it is, therefore, no wonder that we get sweat feet, which affects us all year round. Sweaty...
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...
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...
After trying every diet and weight-loss plan on the market, you are now considering weight loss surgery. This book looks at the things you need to know ahead of time.
In simplistic terms weight loss is a matter of burning up more calories than those gained from food. You and I both know that. But why is it that a lot of people struggle with their weight? Some people shed the pounds only to regain them, whist others try to lose far too much...
