People choose a vegetarian or even vegan diet for various reasons such as it is healthier, controlling food sensitivities, animal lover, eco friendly, etc. What is your reason? Come explore 18 possible reasons. [table type=”table-bordered”] # Reason Comments 1 Avoid excess protein Meat eaters are almost always getting too much protein. A “meat substitute” is no more required than is meat. 2 Animal tissue waste is ingested Animals like humans eliminate waste from the cells into the blood to be eliminated from the body. Meat extracts have practically no food value and are heavily loaded with waste such as uric acid. The human body therefore has to eliminate it’s […]
Bowel movements are the result of the digestive/eliminative process. Think of it as a finished car coming off the production line. Inspecting it will show whether the process met the manufacturer’s specifications. Bowel health is not often enough talked about. One doctor, giving a lecture at age 91 was asked what was the secret of his health and strength. He said, “take care of your stomach for the first 40 years and your stomach will take care of you for the next 40 years. Dr. Bernard Jensen has a very good book on bowel health that everyone should read called “Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management”. In it he presents […]
Eating a nutritious breakfast is a great way to jump-start the day, yet a tasty breakfast might not be finding its way onto your kitchen table. Rushed morning routines, trying to lose weight, and lack of appetite early in the morning are all reasons people skip breakfast. Nevertheless, mounting evidence supports the idea that breakfast may indeed be the most important meal of the day. Breakfast Benefits Studies examining eating habits suggest that the regular consumption of breakfast can: Reduce risk of obesity and high cholesterol Decrease insulin resistance (a condition that increases risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease) Improve performance on memory-related tasks Minimize impulsive snacking […]
If you’ve paid even a nanosecond of attention, you know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That doesn’t mean you’re doing it right. A study of ninth-graders found that more than two-thirds of the students weren’t making the most of their financial and nutritional investments in the morning meal. In the study, which involved 567 high school freshmen in New Orleans, researchers analyzed tons of data to conclude that cereal is the most nutritious and cheapest breakfast food. But less than one-third of the students surveyed ate cereal. Most ate something else – bagels, bacon and eggs, sweet rolls – and 5 percent had fast-food breakfasts. Theresa […]
Girls who regularly ate breakfast, particularly one that includes cereal, were slimmer than those who skipped the morning meal, according to a study that tracked nearly 2,400 girls for 10 years. IntelliHealth Online, September 9, 2005 BALTIMORE (AP) — Girls who ate breakfast of any type had a lower average body mass index, a common obesity gauge, than those who said they didn’t. The index was even lower for girls who said they ate cereal for breakfast, according to findings of the study conducted by the Maryland Medical Research Institute with funding from the National Institutes of Health and cereal-maker General Mills. “Not eating breakfast is the worst thing you can do, […]
Where does Cholesterol come from? How can I reduce or control my cholesterol levels? Have you ever wondered what exactly is the difference between humans and animals when it comes to the types of foods we can and cannot eat. This article provides some very interesting information for you to think about. Note: Cholesterol is a component manufactured by a liver and is necessary in humans and animals in the right quantity and balance of both High and Low Density Lipoproteins called HDL and LDL respectively. Conclusion, if your food source did not have a liver, then the result is no liver, no cholesterol. A plant food diet is therefore […]
The best diet is one that supplies our daily lifestyle requirements while supporting a healthy weight AND we can maintain it for the rest of our life. It seems like every month we hear about a new diet book released, a new scientific breakthrough or a new Guru expounding his theory on weight control and dieting to manage health and disease. WebMD provides us with a list of 107 diets, yes 107. How many of these have been successful. I can guess that the majority have noted successes at diet or disease management because in most if not all cases, people who resort to dieting, for any reason are more […]
Juicing has been a craze over the past ten years. Everyone has now become an expert on juicing and what to juice, and so large amounts of information has been made available in books and online, for the public to view and use. Whether vegetables or fruits, juicing holds great benefits. In their liquid form the vitamins and minerals contained in these foods are absorbed more readily and faster into the blood stream through the digestive system. Most of the vegetables we eat are usually cooked, but we are limited by the fact that, the things we like, we tend to eat. One good way to ensure that you are […]
Here’s another reason to get the kids to bed early: More sleep may lower their risk of becoming obese. Researchers have found that every additional hour per night a third-grader spends sleeping reduces the child’s chances of being obese in sixth grade by 40 percent. The less sleep they got, the more likely the children were to be obese in sixth grade, no matter what the child’s weight was in third grade, said Dr. Julie Lumeng of the University of Michigan, who led the research. If there was a magic number for the third-graders, it was nine hours, 45 minutes of sleep. Sleeping more than that lowered the risk significantly. […]
Living foods are foods which keep us healthy, free from diseases and provide healing and strength to our bodies. They are rich in anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatory properties, vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids. These are the foods we need to consume daily in order to reach and maintain an optimum level of health. Although Organic foods are preferred and healthier to use, if they are not available then use what is available. Do you think it is worth trying them? Almonds: Almonds are especially nourishing to nerve cells. It contains minerals and vitamins particularly Calcium for strong bones and teeth. It is rich in protein and fat and the best nut […]
The Dream Diet: Losing Weight While You Sleep. Can more sleep really help us control our weight? Three top experts explore the possibilities. Lose weight while you sleep. It sounds like something you’d hear on a late night infomercial — just around the time you are reaching for that bag of cookies because, well, you can’t sleep. But as wild as the idea sounds, substantial medical evidence suggests some fascinating links between sleep and weight. Researchers say that how much you sleep and quite possibility the quality of your sleep may silently orchestrate a symphony of hormonal activity tied to your appetite. “One of the more interesting ideas that has […]
Have you ever heard of “The Honey Principle”. It is a very simple principle that teaches us about being temperate or moderate. The Bible has the following to say about honey: Prov. 24 :13 “My son, eat thou honey, because it is good.” Prov. 25 : 16 “Has thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee.” Prov. 25 : 27 “It is not good to eat much honey” What it means is, although Honey is good, eat only what is sufficient or necessary. It is not good to eat too much. This principle holds true for almost everything regardless of how good, powerful and beneficial it is. Too […]
They are often called micro-nutrients, when compared with the four major nutrients- carbohydrates, proteins, fats and water. They are needed in relatively small amounts in the body, but, extremely vital to keep our body processes running smoothly. Eating a healthy diet remains the best way of to get sufficient amounts of vitamins and minerals necessary in the body. Vitamins are organic compounds which occur naturally in plants and animals. They are coenzymes, a fundamental part of enzymes much the same as muscles are fundamental parts of your arms and legs. They convert food into energy, repair cellular damage, heal wounds, bolster your immune system and also help form bone […]
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