Should You be Concerned About Whey Protein Powders?

As contemporary lifestyles are becoming ever faster and dubious fast food products ever more ubiquitous, many individuals are experiencing increasing difficulty in maintaining a healthy diet. Rising rates of obesity in both adults and children are one indication of these regrettable trends in modern living. There may, however, be fast food alternatives to those fat [...]

Meal Replacement Shakes for Weight Loss

Anyone who has acquired a excess weight over the year well understands what a formidable effort is involved in losing the pounds and maintaining the weight loss. The rise in the prevalence of obesity in the United States, and several other socio-economically advanced Western countries has been characterized as an epidemic, and it is a [...]

Are Meal Replacement Shakes a Necessity?

It is underappreciated by many just how radically our modern lifestyles, with their hectic schedules and long hours, have impacted our diet. The days of sitting down to three square meals are fast fading and many individuals are resorting to shortcuts –skipping meals and replacing them with fatty, salty and calorie-laden snacks.  And, as so [...]

Some Basic Tips for Choosing Quality Supplements

Many individuals embarking on a new fitness regime – and even established, high-level athletes – will find their attention drawn at some stage to the idea of nutritional supplements. A variety of products are available, though few are of premium quality, which assist in post-exercise recovery, efficient energy metabolism, detoxification by neutralizing harmful free radicals [...]

The Effects of Epigenetics on Aging

Epigenetics is a field of study that examines changes in the phenotype resulting from causes other than changes to the actual DNA sequence. These changes are capable of being tracked as they remain for the entirety of the cell’s life through multiple generations and cell divisions. In other words, specific genes are able to carry [...]

New Ways to Fight Dementia

Recent evidence is suggesting that consumption of vegetables is much more helpful in battling dementia and Alzheimer’s than was previously thought. Most individuals who have a passing interest in the subject hold a belief that certain diets such as the Mediterranean Diet, which are high in vegetable intake, produce significant reductions in the rates of [...]

The Annual Cost of the Obesity Epidemic

Obesity is no longer something that hides in the fog, waiting to be discussed over quiet dinners in shadowy corners. More than 26 percent of Americans are obese, with an additional 40 percent considered overweight, and the numbers have yet to level off. The latest research, published in the journal Health Affairs and presented at [...]

Getting Probiotics into Your Life

You can hardly see or hear a yogurt ad today without hearing the mention of probiotics associated with the product.  But what are probiotics, and why are they supposedly good for you?  And is there another way to get probiotics into your diet if you are not a big yogurt fan? What are Probiotics? Probiotics [...]

M Preventing Diverticulitis Attacks

The Mayo Clinic Recommends More Water and Fiber The world renowned Mayo Clinic has disagreed with the long held belief that patients suffering from diverticulitis require a special diet. They believe that restricting the intake of certain foods does not help to relieve the frequency or intensity of diverticulitis attacks. Instead, the patient needs to [...]

Tired? Are You Getting Your Daily Dose of Phosphatidylserine?

Phosphatidylserine is a new wonder drug recommended by health-food manufacturers for its efficacy in everything from aiding in increased sexual stamina for men, to easing symptoms of children’s Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  There is also some evidence that phosphatidylserine (or PS) may aid the brain’s ability to retain memory and strengthen the body’s tolerance [...]

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