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Chugging a sports drink is one way to replace electrolytes lost through sweating.
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Athletes and trainers know that the body loses salt through sweat and that it's important to replace it. That's why many athletes drink sports drinks that contain salts before, during and after exercise to minimize... | null | null | null | null | null |
Walking doesn't require many accessories, but you will want to invest in good walking shoes.
It's pretty easy to figure out that walking doesn't require much in the way of equipment. One of the only -- and by far the most important -- items that you'll need is a pair of sturdy, comfortable walking shoes.
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Walking can help you attain that trim figure you've been "dieting" to have. It allows you to burn off fat without losing muscle and without depriving your body of the essential nutrients it needs. And it can help tone your muscles and shape up your legs.
You may have heard similar claims made for other aerobic exercise... | null | null | null | null | null |
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Smoking is one of mankind's crueler pastimes. You try out cigarettes. You get addicted. You're unable to stop. Eventually, it's likely that cigarettes kill you. In the United States alone, more than 25 million men and 20 million women smoke. That's 24 and 21 percent of the entire po... | null | null | null | null | null |
Dry Beans and Peas: Natural Weight-Loss Food
If you had to pick one food to be stuck on a desert island with, it would have to be beans. They'd provide you with almost complete nutrition and you wouldn't have to worry about offending anyone.
Yes, beans can be gassy, but there are ways around that. So don't let their "e... | null | null | null | null | null |
Chromium Picolinate: What You Need to Know
Some people take chromium picolinate as a weight-loss aid -- but does it really work?
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People will try almost anything to lose weight. Diet and exercise may be proven, but somehow, that strange new pill or supplement seems so much more appealing. At bes... | null | null | null | null | null |
Is coconut oil the cure-all remedy many claim it to be?
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Gorgeous South Pacific beach bodies. A conspiracy theory. A substance that could help treat deadly viruses. A natural fountain of youth.
The latest James Bond movie? Nope -- the saga of coconut oil.
For one simple substance, coconut oil is... | null | null | null | null | null |
Flax Seed: What You Need to Know
Flax seed plays three primary roles in nutrition -- as a digestive aid and as a good source of antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids.
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When it comes to health, good things often come in small packages. The flax seed is no exception.
For much of recorded history,... | null | null | null | null | null |
Scientists are hoping that ginger might prove helpful in the fight against ovarian cancer.
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When you were young, ginger ale may have been a popular choice for quelling your upset stomach on a day home from school. For years, ginger has been used to combat nausea -- but did you know it's now al... | null | null | null | null | null |
Liver Cleansing Overview
What exactly does a liver cleanse entail?
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It's time for a little anatomy trivia. Which organ typically weighs an average of 49 ounces (1.4 kg) and ranges between 8 to 9 inches (20 to 23 cm) in diameter [source: Waltz]? Need another hint? It's an organ often forg... | null | null | null | null | null |
Progesteron Creams
Is progesterone cream a viable natural alternative to hormone replacement therapy?
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Menopause is often a dreaded time for women due to its many uncomfortable symptoms including the most reviled -- hot flashes. Honestly, who wants a semi-sleepless night of repeatedly tossing away... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tribulus Terrestris Overview
Tribulus terrestris (puncture vine) has been used as a supplement for treating everything from infections to high blood pressure -- but does it really work?
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When you hear the name tribulus terrestris, you might think that you're about to get a lesson in La... | null | null | null | null | null |
Whey Protein: What You Need to Know
Could increasing your intake of whey protein give you muscles like these? See more staying healthy pictures.
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Little Miss Muffett
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey.
Who sat down beside her
And said, "Hey, nice pecs!"
Today's consumer of... | null | null | null | null | null |
Graviola: What You Need to Know
No matter what you call it -- guanábana, custard apple, cherimoya or Brazilian paw paw (our favorite) -- this plant has a long history of medicinal use.
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Graviola is the Portuguese name for a plant that is widely grown and consumed in Latin America. In Spanish-sp... | null | null | null | null | null |
That peppermint won't have a long-lasting effect on the strong scent of garlic on the breath. See more personal hygiene pictures.
What's more uncomfortable than having a conversation with a close talker? Having a conversation with a close talker who's sorely in need of a breath mint. Granted, bad breath happens to good... | null | null | null | null | null |
Low-sodium Diets
Excess sodium in the diet can cause hypertension. See more pictures of heart health.
Sodium is a naturally occurring mineral that is essential to life. It helps regulate the fluid balance of cells and plasma by soaking up water to keep fluid in our blood and body tissues. It's important to have a prope... | null | null | null | null | null |
Doctors perform preventative care in an effort to prevent an illness or injury.
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Preventative care and services are measures that are performed in an effort to prevent an illness or injury. Common examples of preventative care are immunizations and yearly physicals. In f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Smoking in the 1950s was a gas -- noxious, cancer causing gas. See more drug pictures.
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Everybody knows now that smoking is bad for you. But that wasn't always the case. In the 1940s, '50s and '60s, Americans smoked with reckless abandon -- in their offices, in department stores, on elevators, pla... | null | null | null | null | null |
In this article, we will look at some of the causes of allergies as well as some of the symptoms of allergies. We will then go into greater detail, exploring topics like why some people are more susceptible to allergies and the different types of common allergies. By the time we're done, you're sure to understand how a... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Relieve Pet Allergies
As cute as they might be, cats are a major source of allergies.
Our love affair with the furry and feathered has produced a nation of pet owners, many of whom need tissues and pet allergy medicines to cope. Can pets be a part of an allergy sufferer's world? In this article, we will tell you... | null | null | null | null | null |
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Our home is our comfort zone, a place to kick off our shoes, plop down on the sofa, and forget about the outside world. But how comfortable is your abode for allergens? Do dust mites dig that old sofa as much as you do? Do cockroaches share your fondness for cakes and cookies? Do mold spores love ling... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Control Diabetes With Exercise
Managing your diabetes care plan can help you maintain your health.
The three cornerstones in the treatment of diabetes are food, medications, and activity. Of these three, activity is often a first choice for the person who has diabetes. Moving toward a more physically active life... | null | null | null | null | null |
How to Prevent Back Pain
Back pain and back injuries are very common in our society. In fact, approximately 60 to 90 percent of all U.S. citizens will experience at least one back injury in their lives. Half of these people will experience multiple episodes of back problems. Many will undergo surgical procedures, and r... | null | null | null | null | null |
Can you regrow your fingers?
When a hobby-store owner in Cincinnati sliced off his fingertip in 2005 while showing a customer why the motor on his model plane was dangerous, he went to the emergency room without the missing tip. He couldn't find it anywhere. The doctor bandaged the wound and recommended a skin graft to... | null | null | null | null | null |
Finding out what shape your memory is in should be the first step in trying to improve it. See more brain pictures.
Have you ever walked out of a mall and completely forgotten where you parked? Gone to the store and not been able to remember what you went there to buy? Walked into a room and forgot why you were there? ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The expanding diet pill may become a new tool in the battle of the bulge. See more tips with staying healthy pictures.
When you were a kid, did you ever throw some pastel-colored pills into the bathtub and watch as they bloomed into dinosaurs and alligators? Those critters actually have something in common with a new d... | null | null | null | null | null |
OTC Painkillers Warnings
Over-the-counter (OTC) painkillers, or analgesics, such as aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen, are generally convenient and safe remedies for occasional minor pain due to a wide variety of conditions. Aspirin and ibuprofen also combat inflammation, and aspirin and acetaminophen (and to a les... | null | null | null | null | null |
Understanding Gastrointestinal Medications
There are few things more uncomfortable than a gastrointestinal issue, whether it's nausea, diarrhea, or an ulcer. Thankfully, there are a variety of medications designed to treat these problems.
Anticholinergic medications -- for example, dicyclomine -- slow the action of the... | null | null | null | null | null |
Understanding the benefits of breast-feeding can help you make an informed decision. Learn about the nutritional and immunological benefits of breast-feeding. See more parenting pictures.
The decision to breastfeed or bottle-feed is yours to make. Since you are the one taking care of your baby, you must feel comfortabl... | null | null | null | null | null |
Staying Healthy Image Gallery Your diet after delivery is just as important as how you ate during your pregnancy. See more pictures of staying healthy.
You will probably have some very specific concerns and questions about the nutritional needs of both you and your baby in the weeks and months after your baby's birth. ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Health Aging Image Gallery Is eternal, apple-cheeked youth only a few molecules away? See more pictures of healthy aging.
One could say it has been the ever-present, lifelong quest of imperfectly human beings everywhere. Whether you call it vain, creepy or the greatest possible reward, immortality is an obsession to be... | null | null | null | null | null |
Skin allergies can cause itching and rashes.
The skin is your largest organ and an important defender against invaders. It is constantly bombarded and usually fends off trouble quite successfully. Sometimes, however, an allergen gets the best of your skin, causing a reaction.
Itches happen when skin is irritated. The o... | null | null | null | null | null |
Personal Hygiene Image Gallery Despite its name, anyone--not just athletes--can get athlete's foot. See more personal hygiene pictures.
Blame the advertising man who misnamed it in the 1930s, but athlete's foot has nothing to do with athletes. It's a fungal infection of the feet. Also known as tinea pedis, or "ringworm... | null | null | null | null | null |
A dry skin condition can mean rough, cracked hands and a flaky complexion that could eventually lead to excessive wrinkling. Skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema often go hand in hand with dry skin.
For any dry skin product, choose essential oils that balance the production of oil on the skin and also are anti-inf... | null | null | null | null | null |
How does the aging process affect driving ability?
George Weller at his trial
On July 16, 2003, 86-year-old George Weller crashed into a packed farmer's market in Santa Monica, California, at highway speed, killing 10 people and injuring dozens more. Found guilty of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, Weller ... | null | null | null | null | null |
USDA Dietary Guidelines: Easy Ways to Start Exercising
Exercise doesn't have to be hard or uncomfortable.
Being physically active is fun and feels good. Remove the evil word exercise from your vocabulary, substitute the words physical activity, and see how your attitude immediately becomes more positive. Most people do... | null | null | null | null | null |
USDA Strength Training Guidelines
See tips on how to get the most from strength training.
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Strength-training activities are not sustained over a period of time. Instead, they are activities such as weight lifting, yoga, and calisthenics, that require short-bursts of effort. Strength ... | null | null | null | null | null |
An estimated 25 percent of Americans are overweight. See more weight loss tips pictures.
Diet. Mention that little four-letter word to any woman anywhere in the world and you'll get the same reaction -- disgust. If you really want to know the intensity of feeling behind the word, order a slice of cheesecake, and eat it... | null | null | null | null | null |
Losing weight and establishing a healthy lifestyle is a goal almost everyone has at some point. But how do you achieve it? And more important, how do you achieve it in the right way?
Fortunately, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have created a set of guideli... | null | null | null | null | null |
Health Benefits of Yogurt
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Yogurt was a long-established staple in Eastern Europe and the Middle East before it reached our shores. And there was a time when yogurt eaters in this country were considered "health nuts." Our attitudes have changed considerably. Today, yogurt is commonly consumed ... | null | null | null | null | null |
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There's been a lot of hype in recent years about the potential dangers of microwave popcorn, but is this caution founded, or just overblown fear-mongering? The short answer is many of the chemicals that caused concern in earlier decades have been ... | null | null | null | null | null |
This ancient grain of the Aztecs has been rediscovered by Westerners, although you'll probably need to visit a health-food store or check an on-line source to find it. It has a distinctive sweet but peppery taste -- one that many people prefer combined with other grains, for a more mellow flavor. Technically, it's not ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Apples: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Chances are, you've only tasted a few of the many varieties of apples because supermarkets offer a small selection that typically includes Gala, Cortland, Granny Smith, McIntosh, and the most popular -- Red Delicious. Regardless of the type, apples are a perfect addition to your weight-... | null | null | null | null | null |
Apricots: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Despite their size, fresh apricots are well-suited for low-fat diets because they are particularly rich in fiber, especially insoluble, which absorbs water and helps contribute to a feeling of fullness. But their fragrant aroma alone makes fresh apricots a dieter's delight.
Fiber cont... | null | null | null | null | null |
Asparagus: Natural Weight-Loss Food
This vegetable has earned a reputation for being elitist, probably because it's rather expensive when bought out of season. But if you're like many people, you may swear it's worth its weight in gold. Gourmet or not, you can't beat the nutrition you get for what asparagus "costs" cal... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bananas: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Bananas come in their own perfect package, so there's no mess, no fuss -- they're the perfect take-along snack. No wonder they're one of the most popular fruits in the United States. Admittedly higher in calories than most other fruits, their calories are nearly fat-free calories.
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Barley: Natural Weight-Loss Food
When barley is baked in casseroles, stuffed into vegetables, or served in place of rice, this flavorful, fiber-packed, Middle Eastern grain curbs your appetite for higher-calorie fare -- the bulking ability of fiber fills you up and reduces the likelihood that you'll overindulge at the ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Beets: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Beets have only been appreciated as fat-fighting root vegetables in modern times. Before that, the beet greens were favored, most likely for their medicinal qualities, over the actual beet. Maybe back then, people were put off by the red urine and stools that sometimes appear after eatin... | null | null | null | null | null |
Natural Weight-Loss Food: Broccoli
Best nutritious vegetable? Broccoli wins hands down. Eat it raw or cooked -- as long as you don't cover it with cheese sauce, it can be part of your weight-loss repertoire. You simply can't get a bigger dose of more nutrients from any other vegetable, especially for so few calories. T... | null | null | null | null | null |
Brussels Sprouts: Natural Weight-Loss Food
No one knows the origin of brussels sprouts, though it's logical to assume they originated in Belgium. Like nearly all vegetables, brussels sprouts are naturally low in fat and calories. But unlike most vegetables, brussels sprouts are rather high in protein, accounting for mo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Buckwheat: Natural Weight-Loss Food
There's more to buckwheat than flapjacks. Eastern Europeans know roasted buckwheat groats as kasha and eat it like porridge. Despite its name, buckwheat is not a type of wheat -- nor is it related to wheat. Buckwheat isn't even a grain; it's the fruit of a plant that's related to rhu... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bulgur: Natural Weight-Loss Food
This Middle Eastern staple sounds more exotic than it is; bulgur is what's left after wheat kernels have been steamed, dried, and crushed. This cereal grain has been a food staple for years because it offers an inexpensive source of low-fat protein, making it a wonderfully nutritious ad... | null | null | null | null | null |
Cabbage is a vegetable few people really appreciate, but it's truly a dieter's friend. It's strong-flavored, but it's this feature that makes it enjoyable in certain dishes.
This leafy vegetable ranks right up there with broccoli, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts with a reputation for fighting cancer. It's also a good... | null | null | null | null | null |
Carrots: Natural Weight-Loss Food
If you don't have a bag of carrots sitting in your refrigerator, you should -- they're anything but ordinary when it comes to nutrition. Carrots contain an uncommon amount of beta-carotene. And they can masquerade as a fat substitute by serving as a thickener in soups, sauces, casserol... | null | null | null | null | null |
Collard Greens: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Most often thought of as a Southern dish, collard greens and their cousins -- beet greens, dandelion greens, mustard greens, and turnip greens -- are gaining new respect as nutrition powerhouses -- they're loaded with disease-fighting beta-carotene and offer respectable amounts ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Corn: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Corn is a low-fat complex carbohydrate that deserves a regular place on any healthy table. Unfortunately, as with many other naturally low-fat foods, the American tendency is to smother corn-on-the-cob with butter. But these high-fiber, fat-fighting kernels of goodness are better served w... | null | null | null | null | null |
Fish: Natural Weight-Loss Food
The best plan for achieving a healthy weight and maintaining it is to change your eating and exercise habits. Replace foods that expand your waistline with healthy foods, like fish. Fish is a food that is full of satisfying flavor, low in calories, and stocked with heart-healthy omega-3 f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Garlic: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Through the centuries, garlic has been both reviled and revered for its qualities. Today, the gossip about garlic and its apparent disease-preventing potential has reached a fevered pitch. For garlic lovers, that's good news; adding garlic to dishes can punch up the flavor.
When it come... | null | null | null | null | null |
Grapefruit: Natural Weight-Loss Food
No, grapefruit is not a calorie-free fruit, as some diets would have you believe. Despite its reputation as a "fat-burner," grapefruit has no special ability to burn away excess fat. But it is low in calories, and its soluble fiber content is decent enough to fill you up, discouragi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Grapes: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Grapes, one of the oldest cultivated fruits, are unique because they grow on vines. This bite-size fruit is popular with everyone, especially kids (but be sure to peel and slice them lengthwise for young children to avoid choking). Moreover, they're portable and neat, making them easy l... | null | null | null | null | null |
Herbs and Spices: Natural Weight-Loss Food
There are dozens upon dozens of herbs and spices, from commonplace black pepper to more exotic turmeric and cardamom. But all share two unique features -- they add incredible flavor and aroma to food, especially low-salt dishes where flavor can sometimes be lacking.
Herbs and ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kale: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Kale is king. Along with broccoli, it is one of the nutrition stand-outs among vegetables. It fights fat through its ability to mingle in a variety of roles -- in side dishes, combined in main dishes, or in salads.
For a green, kale is unusually high in fiber. This helps create the bulk y... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kiwi: Natural Weight-Loss Food
This funny-looking green fruit in the fuzzy brown "package" is native to China -- as the "Chinese gooseberry." A marketing campaign renamed this unusual fruit to something more suited to its new imported home -- New Zealand. It also is grown in California.
Kiwis carry a lot of nutrition i... | null | null | null | null | null |
Lemons and Limes: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Probably the most tart of fruits, lemons and limes are rarely eaten alone. But their tart juice adds life to everything from salads to pies. This gives them carte blanche to fight fat by perking up all the fresh, low-calorie foods in your new weight-loss plan.
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Everyone knows salads are diet food. Yet a heavy hand with dressing will increase the calorie count of even the healthiest salad. Still, eaten before a meal, a salad can take the edge off hunger, while filling your stomach with its bulk. This should curb your appetite enough to modulate overindulgence for the rest of t... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mangoes: Natural Weight-Loss Food
Anyone wanting to lose weight will be sweet on mangoes. This versatile fruit is packed with nutrients, so you can eat less per meal and still meet the daily requirements for nutrition. Mangoes are also famous for their fleshy, stringy fruit, which is full of fiber and is a snack guaran... | null | null | null | null | null |
Mushrooms: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
When you're trying to lose weight, calories are the name of the game. And mushrooms provide a big blast of deliciousness for very few calories. When watching your weight, it's important to take out the fat, not the flavor.
Mushrooms are standard fare in Asian cultures, and Americans... | null | null | null | null | null |
Nonfat Yogurt: Natural Weight-Loss Food
The best way to get rid of fat cells is to pump your body full of unrefined, complex carbohydrates, add a little lean protein and healthy oils, and mix with physical activity. It's the perfect recipe for weight-loss. Along with other healthy-eating foods such as vegetables, fruit... | null | null | null | null | null |
Nuts and Seeds: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
Most nuts and seeds are high in fat, but that isn't necessarily bad, as long as you stay in control. Eating portion-controlled amounts of the good kind of fat can placate your cravings and keep you from over-indulging in something far more unhealthy.
This category encompasses s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Onions: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
Whether cooked or raw, onions add enormous flavor to a variety of healthy dishes, so they are a crucial ingredient to have around the house to make figure-friendly meals in your own kitchen every night.
The onion is a member of the allium family, which, as your nose will tell you, also... | null | null | null | null | null |
Oranges and Tangerines: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
When you want to lose weight, a crucial strategy is to avoid sugar at all costs. So what better way to appease that sweet tooth than a naturally sweet substitute?
Oranges and tangerines are staples of American diets, and fortunately, they fit nicely into a fat-fighting ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Parsnips: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
Parsnips may seem like an exotic vegetable that is unfamiliar to many, but what they have to offer your diet is twofold: Their fiber content will make you feel full and their sweet taste will help alleviate hunger pangs, allowing you to faithfully stick to your true course toward wei... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pears: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
Pears are one of the most versatile fruits out there. They're great raw in cereals or yogurt. They're delicious cooked, poached with wine, or baked with a touch of brown sugar. The more uses you can get out of a healthy, naturally sweet food, the more apt you are to use it daily and avo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Peppers: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
Peppers don't have that spicy image for nothing. This vegetable is an excellent way to spice up otherwise bland dishes, keeping you interested in your new healthy-eating lifestyle.
Peppers come in a beautiful array of colors and shapes. They add flavor, color, and crunch to many low-c... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pineapple: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
If you need something really sweet, and not just any old fruit will do, reach for fresh pineapple. It is one of the sweetest fruits around, and has much less caloric value than a sugary, flour-filled, processed dessert.
Although pineapples from Puerto Rico, Mexico, and elsewhere are... | null | null | null | null | null |
Plums: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
The plum is noted for its versatility. This fruit tastes great alone, cut up in cereals and yogurt, or cooked to make compote or syrupy sauces for healthy dessert dishes. The plum will keep your diet from ever being boring.
There are more than 200 varieties of plums in the United States... | null | null | null | null | null |
Natural Weight-Loss Food: Popcorn
When prepared correctly and eaten in the proper quantity, popcorn is actually a healthy snack. It is an excellent fiber source that can keep you feeling full for hours, which can help if you're trying to lose weight.
Popcorn is a whole grain, so it helps you achieve the 2005 Dietary Gu... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pumpkin: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
No matter how health-conscious your eating habits, everyone needs a little dessert sometimes. Pumpkin is perfect when you want a healthy treat. That way, you can have all of the enjoyment without any of the guilt.
The pumpkin is an American original. Pumpkins, belonging to the squash ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Raspberries: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
Raspberries are low in calories and high in fiber, a vital one-two punch in the fight against fat.
This fragile, exquisite, and expensive berry is actually a member of the rose family. But there is nothing delicate about the low-calorie fiber you get from this tiny fruit.
It's won... | null | null | null | null | null |
Spinach: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
When you were a kid, your mom told you spinach was good for you. When is Mom ever wrong? Spinach offers twice as much fiber as other greens. So when you want a salad that's going to fill you up, go for the spinach variety.
Spinach is a nutrition superstar, even a fairly good source of... | null | null | null | null | null |
Squash: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
Squash has a reputation for fiber. Eating squash is particularly satisfying, because the bulk fills you up, allowing you to forgo second helpings.
Because squash is actually the fruit of various members of the gourd family, it comes in a wide array of colors and sizes. Whether it's tas... | null | null | null | null | null |
Strawberries: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
Strawberries are bursting with delicious flavor, and they help with weight loss by eliminating the need for a fatty sweet.
Luscious strawberries are the most popular berries and are unique because they are the only fruit with seeds on the outside rather than on the inside. In sea... | null | null | null | null | null |
Sweet Potatoes: Natural Weight-Loss Foods
In some homes in the United States, sweet potatoes are only served at Thanksgiving, even though they are available year-round. Too bad. Sweet potatoes are one of the unsung heroes of a fat-fighting diet. For a reasonable number of calories, you get a load of nutrients.
Sweet po... | null | null | null | null | null |
Wheat Germ: Natural Weight-Loss Food
When you cut back on saturated fat, you almost certainly cut back on the amount of meat you eat. When this happens, you may also be cutting back on important nutrients, too. Filling the void, though, is fat-fighting wheat germ. It provides a bevy of minerals, including all-important... | null | null | null | null | null |
Natural Weight-Loss Food: Whole-Wheat Bread
You probably know whole wheat is the best type of wheat, but just because your bread is brown doesn't mean it's whole wheat. Even if the label proudly boasts "wheat" bread and lists "wheat flour" as the first ingredient, your bread may still not be whole wheat. Confused? "Whe... | null | null | null | null | null |
How Biotin Works
You may not have heard much about this B vitamin, but that's easy to understand. Although it helps our bodies convert food to energy, the importance of biotin was discovered only about 60 years ago. Most of us get more than enough biotin in our regular diets. In this article you'll learn what it is, wh... | null | null | null | null | null |
Vitamins are vital nutrients that your body needs to function and fight off diseases.
Negotiating the world of vitamins can be tricky. We all know the importance of vitamins, but not many of us understand exactly how they work.
The links at the bottom of this page will take you to in-depth articles on each vitamin. We'... | null | null | null | null | null |
By: Michael King
Take care of your feet to avoid aches and pains that may translate into chronic problems. See more personal hygiene pictures
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You may not think about your feet that often -- way down there at the ends of your legs -- but they're an essential part of almost everything you do. Wheth... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alternative Medicines for a Bladder Infection
Bacteria that have migrated from the intestinal tract to the urinary tract are often to blame for bladder infections. Sexual intercourse is one way that helps the bacteria travel. Urinating before and after intercourse may help to flush the offending bacteria out of the uri... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alternative Medicines for a Yeast Infection
The fungus Candida albicans is always present in the vagina, but when the fungus multiplies out of control, a yeast infection results. Antibiotics, birth control pills, wearing tight undergarments, and a suppressed immune system are just a few factors that can trigger the ove... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alternative Medicines for Allergies
An allergy is a super-sensitivity of the body's immune system to certain substances such as foods, chemicals, dust mites, pollen, or animal dander. Exposure to the allergen (the material that causes the allergy) can result in uncomfortable, debilitating, or possibly even life-threate... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alternative Medicines for Anemia
Anemia is a problem with the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. A person with anemia has either too few oxygen-carrying red blood cells or not enough hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Anemia results when, for any number of reasons, the bone marrow makes defective red blood cells or... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alternative Medicines for Arthritis
Arthritis is a painful disease of the joints. Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the two major types. In OA -- which often affects the hips, knees, feet, and spine -- the joint cartilage deteriorates over time. In RA, the membranes lining the joints become inflamed... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alternative Medicines for Asthma
Asthma is a disease that makes the airways to the lungs prone to bouts of narrowing, resulting in breathing difficulties. Things that trigger asthma attacks include respiratory infections, substances that cause allergies (such as pollen, dust mites, animal dander, certain foods), airbor... | null | null | null | null | null |
Back and neck pain are two of the most common ailments. The pain may occur in the muscles, spinal joints, or nearby nerves. It can result from muscle strain, damaged spinal disks (the cushions between the vertebrae), poor posture, being overweight, pregnancy, some forms of arthritis, kidney infection, and several other... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alternative Medicines for Colitis
Colitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the colon (large intestine). The inflammation can result from a bacterial or viral infection or the use of antibiotic drugs, among other causes. Ulcerative colitis is a much more serious and long-term inflammation and ulcerat... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alternative Medicines for Dermatitis
Dermatitis is an inflammation of the skin that can have many causes, including allergy or infection. Many types of dermatitis are more commonly known as eczema. Some classifications include atopic dermatitis (related to an allergy), contact dermatitis (related to an allergy or irrit... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alternative Medicines for Fever
The body's normal temperature is around 98.6 degrees F (as measured in the mouth). To qualify as a fever, the temperature usually has to top 100 degrees F. A fever is a symptom of an infection, ranging from the flu to dehydration to heart attack.
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Alternative Medicines for Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the mucous membranes that line the stomach and intestines. It's a broad category of illness that can be caused by bacterial, viral, or parasitic infections; food intolerances; antibiotic drugs; or any of several other factors.
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Alternative Medicines for Heartburn
Heartburn is the burning sensation that results when acidic juices travel from the stomach up the esophagus. The technical term is acid reflux. It's usually caused by overindulging in food or alcohol, or by stress, but physical conditions such as hiatal hernia can also produce the sy... | null | null | null | null | null |
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