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Spice Up Your Health
Are you trying to cut back on the amount of sodium that you are consuming? Using spices can help add flavor to your food along with other added health benefits. Some great spices that you can add to your diet … Continue reading
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Are prescription HCG products safe and effective for weight loss?
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/MedicationHealthFraud/ucm281834.ht No. FDA-approved uses for prescription HCG products include female fertility and select hormonal treatment in males, and FDA has not approved prescription HCG for any other uses, including weight loss.. Current scientific evidence does not support the claim … Continue reading
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Tagged fraud, HCG, obesity, scam, unapproved weight loss drugs, weight loss
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Helping Seniors Stay Active
For the next couple of blogs, I am going to focus on the elderly and how they can find resources to help them stay healthy. This blog focuses on physical activity and the next one will focus on nutrition. Maintaining … Continue reading
Ways to Prevent and Lower Cholesterol
One of my friends was asking me today about how to lower her cholesterol and I realized that I really didn’t know much about tactics on how to lower your cholesterol. After some research this is what I came up … Continue reading
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Tagged cholesterol, fiber, HDL, healthy choice, heart disease, LDL, obesity, portion control
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Omega 3 Fatty Acids
In my previous post I talked about how Omega 3 fatty acids were a good way to lower cholesterol. For those of you who are curious as to why they do this, maybe this posting will help you out. First … Continue reading
So Long Spuds?
First, it was chocolate milk. Now, potatoes are the target in the school cafeteria. While many schools regularly serve hashbrowns, mashed potatoes, and even baked potatoes, a new proposal by the USDA wants to eliminate white potatoes from federally subsidized … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 dietary guidelines, calories, children, chocolate milk, dairy, diet, food, Fruits and Vegetables, health, healthy, healthy choice, lunch, nutrition, obesity, portion control, potatoes, school lunch, USDA
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Good Food Economics
I am volunteering in a food lab for a sophomore level class called Food Fundamentals, a class that I have taken already during my undergraduate career. You can say I didn’t have the same appreciation for the class when I took … Continue reading
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Nutrition and Fitness Exploration
I have always enjoyed exploring and discovering new things. In today’s society of satellite imagery and quick travel, on the surface there doesn’t appear to be anything left for an inquisitive mind to explore. No new continents, no undiscovered islands, … Continue reading
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Don’t Fall Into ‘Naming Traps’
A new study shows dieters are more likely than non-dieters to be misled by food names and labels – are you guilty of falling into this trap as well? The name of a food is one of the biggest influences … Continue reading
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Tagged calories, consumers, diet, food, food labels, health, healthy, healthy choice, labeling, nutrition, obesity
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Keeping Level
Summer is the biggest time of year for people to travel, and stay busy. Many people wonder why they feel fine after eating, then shortly after eating, they feel tired and have no energy. One reason we feel fine right after … Continue reading
