Healthy Diet Plan:
Healthy Diet Plan and Reviews of Articles on Healthy Diet Program, Low Carb Diet. Information and News on Diet Pills.
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Oct 29th, 2009
Focus on the right foods to increase beneficial bacteria in the intestine that can boost immunity. Researchers, until now, have not completely understood how foods, prebiotics, and probiotics increase immunity and prevent disease. New research shows that food stimulate short chain fatty acids in the colon, in turn releasing an important molecule that boost immunity.
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Oct 21st, 2009
Sardinia is the second largest island off Italy’s coast. Besides being beautiful, there is a medical mystery about Sardinians that have scientists scratching their heads. Sardinia claims its place as one of the top “blue zones” for longevity, where people live to be well over 100.
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Oct 13th, 2009
Alicia Silverstone, award-winning actress and former fashion model, has just released her new book, The Kind Diet, in which she promotes the virtues of eating in a way that is kind to yourself and to the planet. Ms. Silverstone, who has starred in movies such as Clueless and My Gay Life, and who is well known for her appearances in Aerosmith music videos, has been following a kind diet - a vegan lifestyle - for more than a decade.
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Oct 12th, 2009
When you really know the facts, very low-fat diets clearly make the most sense. We know that everyone wants to believe that they can eat very high-fat foods (Atkins) or high-fat foods (South Beach) and still lose weight.
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Oct 6th, 2009
New findings show that consuming a Mediterranean diet is associated with less depression. The findings that eating whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, olive oil and fish, all part of a Mediterranean diet, comes from a study of 10,094 healthy Spanish adults. The study adds to a long list of health benefits associated with adopting the diet for health and well-being.
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Sep 25th, 2009
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to help consumers make healthy eating choices, so it has launched several new online nutritional tools. The new websites are part of the USDA’s “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” initiative and include “Growing a Healthier You: Nutrition From the Farm to the Table,” “MyFood-a-pedia,” and “10 Tips Series.”
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Aug 31st, 2009
Close your eyes and envision your dinner for tonight. First, you have cooked fish in extra virgin olive oil. On the plate next to the fish, you have freshly steamed green beans from your garden and a bowl of fruit, watermelon, cantaloupe, and red grapes with walnuts sprinkled on top. In your glass, you have grape juice.
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Aug 20th, 2009
The Mediterranean diet makes good heart sense. The diet is thought to reduce the risk of heart disease. In fact, a 2007 study conducted in the United States found that both men and women who consumed a Mediterranean diet lowered their risk of death from both heart disease and cancer.
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Aug 15th, 2009
A recent study suggests that a healthy diet may prevent kidney stones. The research concluded that kidney stones were linked to participants that had higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, increased body weight and other risk factors for heart disease. In general, scientists believe that food does not cause people to form kidney stones however; some people may be more susceptible to the condition.
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Aug 12th, 2009
Results of a recent study indicate that elderly people who follow a Mediterranean diet plus engage in exercise have a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The study was the first to investigate the impact of both a Mediterranean and physical activity on Alzheimer’s risk.