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Water Rich Foods
Along with drinking plenty of water. Eating foods that are water rich can also contribute to your hydration. Water rich foods can be made of any were from 96% to 80% water. These foods have many other benefits to them then just adding in hydration. Her is a list of 7...
What You Need to Know About Keto
The ketogenic diet (or keto diet, for short) is a low-carb, high-fat diet that offers many health benefits. In fact, over 120 studies show that this type of diet can help you lose weight and improve your health. Ketogenic diets may even have benefits against diabetes,...
Know Your Poop
What exactly is poop? Well, it’s mostly just undigested food, proteins, bacteria, salts, and other substances that are produced and released by intestines. Although everyone is unique in the size, shape, and smell of their poop, there are a few things that indicate a...
Inflammation
Inflammation happens in everyone, whether you’re aware of it or not. Your immune system creates inflammation to protect the body from infection, injury, or disease. There are many things you wouldn’t be able to heal from without inflammation. Sometimes with autoimmune...
Health Benefits of Magnesium
Magnesium is involved in hundreds of biochemical reactions in your body making it the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body. About 60% of the magnesium in your body is found in bone, while the rest is in muscles, soft tissues and fluids, including blood. One...
Saturated Fats
Much of the confusion happens when people make generalizations about fat in the diet. Many diet books, media outlets and blogs talk about fats as though they were all the same. In reality, dozens of fats are common in the diet, and each one has a different role in the...
Drinking With or Without Meals
Some claim that drinking beverages with meals is bad for your digestion. Others say it can cause toxins to accumulate, leading to a variety of health issues. Naturally, you may wonder if a simple glass of water with your meal could have negative effects — or if...
The 7th Element to Nutrition
The first six nutrients your body needs are water, protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, and minerals. There is a seventh that can be added to the list and it is Omega-3- fatty acids. Omega-3, or n-3, fatty acids, are a family of polyunsaturated fats that you must...
Foods Before Vitamins
In general, getting your nutrients from foods is better than getting them from supplements. In some cases, one serving of a food can satisfy more than 100% of your daily requirements for one or more nutrients. Kale is extremely healthy. It is one of the most...
Waist Health
Your natural waistline hits at the area between the top of your hip bone and the bottom of your rib cage. Your waistline may be bigger or smaller depending on your genetics, frame size, and lifestyle habits. Measuring the circumference of your waist may help clue you...
Gut Health
Here’s some news that might surprise you; your body has more bacteria than human cells. You have approximately 40 trillion bacterial cells within your system, and a mere 30 trillion human ones. Everyone carries up to two kilograms (kgs) of microbes within their gut,...
Fat’s Not All Bad
Much of the confusion happens when people make generalizations about fat in the diet. Many diet books, media outlets and blogs talk about fats as though they were all the same. In reality, dozens of fats are common in the diet, and each one has a different role in the...