Fasting: Is it healthy?
Fasting has been a common human activity since the beginning of recorded history. At its most basic level, fasting is abstaining from food and liquids, or sometimes just solid food. But is fasting healthy? More specifically, can fasting be used to lose weight, or detoxify (detox) harmful materials from the body?
Fasting to lose weight
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How Much is Too Much?
How often do you feel you have eaten too much? For most people, the answer is too often.
The fact is, the size of our meals has been increasing in recent years to beyond what is considered a healthy intake. The same goes for beverages - we are drinking larger and larger bottles of sweetened drinks.
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The Salmon Debate
Heart Associations in North America recommend eating two or more servings of fish per week. It is well known that salmon has many health benefits. Salmon is one of the best sources of omega-3 fatty acids, helping protect against heart attacks and strokes. New research suggests that salmon may enhance brain function, help combat depression and reduce...... >Read More
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Going Nuts!
Nuts have had a roller coaster of a reputation.
Once upon a time, nuts were held in high esteem: Romans considered nuts food for the gods. Incas made pots in the shape of highly prized peanuts. Walnuts were used to treat head ailments in Renaissance days, given their similarity to the brain.
More recent decades have shunned nuts, fearing...... >Read More
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Will That be Regular or Decaf?
Having recently acquired a love for flavored coffee, I figured I should check out the latest health virtues of this world-famous bean.
While coffee has been cleared of almost all former health charges, many still ask whether decaf is healthier. Others wonder whether the decaffeination process poses its own set of health risks. And still, others...... >Read More
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Trans Fats: No Longer a Secret
If you have ever tried figuring out the fat grams on food labels, you may have realized they don't add up. That's because the trans fat content never had to be declared on labels...until now. Manufacturers have until the end of 2005 to apply new federal labeling regulations to food products, which includes listing 13 key nutrients, along with... >Read More
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Good News for Tea Lovers
Tea is the world’s most popular prepared beverage. Chinese Emperor Shen Nung discovered it in 2737 BC when a leaf accidentally fell into his bowl of hot water. Canadians joined the craze in 1716 when the first shipment of tea was imported here by the Hudson’s Bay Company.
Tea is a pleasant, soothing, inexpensive drink. Two decades of research...... >Read More
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What Really Makes Us Happy
Imagine baking seventeen pies. Most families don't need seventeen pies for Christmas... >more
The Truth About Restaurant Calories
By now it is probably clear to most consumers that eating out... >more
What Do You Fear?
