Find out if and how much your feelings rule your food choices with this quiz. Uncovering the triggers that lead to emotional eating could help you decipher your eating patterns and resolve the problem of unwanted pounds. Read the following statements, thn rate your own eating habits by using this scoring system. 1 = Never [...]
Many fruits and vegetables contain vitamins and other natural substances that can help neutralize free radicals, molecular fragments that can harm body cells. And blocking free radicals is crucial in protecting your body from degenerative diseases and premature aging. In other words, all those fruits and vegetables that help you maintain your good health while [...]
Recipes and package directions are your instructions for preparing food. Though you may have looked at them as you made your shopping list or while you were in the store, you will need to reread them now. Recipes in cookbooks, magazines and also in the internet can be arranged in several different formats, or ways [...]
True, we’ve got a lot of uncomplementary things to say about fat. But not all fat should be vilified. On the contrary, there’s some you absolutely need for good body function.
The best known benefit of a low-fat diet is its effect on your heart and blood vessels. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among American men and women. How many times have you heard that someone had a “sudden heart attack”?
To help guide you in your weight management and exercise efforts, use the following guidelines. Remember that the total expenditure of calories during exercise ultimately determines the amount of fat use. No single exercise routine is ideal for everyone because of the individual nature of metabolism plus factors like physical limitations such as age, sex, [...]
