Nutrition
Foods High in Protein: Top 10 Healthy Choices
Foods high in protein should be a staple of everyone's diet. Besides being absolutely essential in helping your body build big, bulging muscles, a new study proves that even Grandma needs protein to preserve her healthy (no matter how small) muscle mass.
So, the question becomes, "What are the healthiest, leanest, and tastiest protein sources?" Below [...]
Bad Carbs, or Bad Timing?
You may have noticed some new marketing campaigns and/or health articles and experts chronicling the battle between "good carbs and bad carbs."
It's true: There are many foods that contain "better" carbohydrates than others. Glycemic Index is what determines which category each food falls under, and if you are new to dieting and nutrition, you should [...]
What Color Is Your Urine?
Believe me, that question is probably less invasive than asking a woman how old she is or how much she weighs. So, what color is your urine?
Contrary to the phrase, "The darker the berry, the sweeter the juice," you are shooting for (aiming for, spewing for, etc.) crystal clear urine. The lighter it is, the [...]
Fish Oil Does It Again: ADHD and Eye Disease
It's really not even surprising anymore, but chalk up another one for fish oil; the benefits just keep coming.
Just this week, there are two more studies out suggesting that fish oil may help prevent eye disease, as well as improve behavior in children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
First, the results of the ADHD study, [...]
If You Had No Water, Would You Do This to Survive?
If you read Tuesday's article, "Free Water, What a Novel Idea!," you already know that Aquafina is nothing more than purified tap water. The article also discussed a way to get the same quality water at a fraction of the price of bottled varieties.
One of our regular readers lives in the desert (Hi Grace!), which [...]
Free Water, What a Novel Idea!
You've probably already heard last week's story about PepsiCo, Inc. admitting that Aquafina is nothing more than tap water in a bottle and shiny packaging. They will now be including the words "Public Water Source" on all of their labels (seems like their marketing department could come up with a phrase a little less "sewer-like"). [...]
Contest: Free Copy of "The Abs Diet" by David Zinczenko, Ted Spiker
Congratulations to all the winners of last month's competitions, Contest: "The Game" by Neil Strauss and Free Copy of "Getting Things Done" by David Allen: Aaron, Nath, Scott, Robin, Paul, Robert, Sharon, Michael, Darren, and "Get Back My Ex."
All the prizes have been distributed, and now it's time for this month's contest.
Rules
This one is very [...]
Time to Can Your Canned Foods Again - ANOTHER Botulism Scare
What is going on with the canned food industry? First, there was a story last month about the first botulism contamination in commercially canned products in over three decades. The culprit that time was chili made by Castleberry's.
Then, nearly two weeks later, we found that many of those same infected Castleberry chili cans were still [...]
10 Mistakes That Derail Your Diet
Everyone is always telling you what you should eat and should do during your workout, but what about the things that you should avoid? Nubella explains 10 common dieting dilemmas, along with how and why to avoid them:
Nibbling
Cutting calories drastically
Being preoccupied with weighing
Unrelatistic expectations
Buffets—and we don’t mean Jimmy or Warren
Food pushers
The company cafeteria or [...]
Glutamine Supplements May Be More Hype Than Help
When it comes to health and nutrition supplements, manufacturers tend to err on the side of, "it can't hurt," rather than, "this really works." So seems to be the case with Glutamine.
Glutamine does indeed play an important role in helping your body recover from and fuel your workouts, but it's a non-essential amino acid (meaning [...]
