Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight PyramidThe Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid is a tool to help you lose weight or maintain your weight. The triangular shape shows you where to focus when selecting healthy foods. Eat more foods from the base of the pyramid and fewer from the top. Sample menu under the Mayo Clinic HealthyContinue reading “Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid”
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Sugar , transfat and poor lifestyle – causes of American death in last 35 years
Smoking , alcohol, meds/drugs and poor lifestyle (absence of exercise, clean water, air and whole foods) contributed to poor health in the southern part of the United States. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/mortality-rates-united-states/cardiovascular/#2014
Fish oil, creatine and CQ10 protect your mitochondria
Your brain needs Vitamin B complex and sulfur to protect its myelin sheaths preventing MS. Foods High in Creatine. Especially those contained in beef, salmon, and tuna. It is accounted that about one pound of beef consists of 5 grams of creatine monohydrate, and one pound of red meat contains 2 grams of creatine monohydrate. There isContinue reading “Fish oil, creatine and CQ10 protect your mitochondria”
More protein for our muscles and to slow aging
Do you eat enough protein? Obtain the moderate amount of protein you need from a variety of nutritious foods—not just meat. Published: September, 2015 To meet your daily protein needs, combine small to medium portions of meat, dairy, and nuts with protein-rich whole grains, legumes, and vegetables. Protein is essential to good health. You needContinue reading “More protein for our muscles and to slow aging”
How carbohydates affect our bodies
When you eat food, the body digests the macronutrients: carbohydrates, proteins – actually many different amino acids – and fats. 1) The levels of blood glucose stay higher longer because the glucose can’t make it into the muscle cells. This toxic glucose is like sludge in the bloodstream clogging arteries, binding with proteins to formContinue reading “How carbohydates affect our bodies”
Personalized Nutrition
Our pituitary gland is responsible for food cravings, sex hormones, sleep and stress. Your genetics, gut microbiome, blood and body chemistry, current diet and lifestyle and health history affect your nutrition and wellness. Know all the above. Email motherhealth@gmail.com for personalized nutrition.
Fat Burner vs. Sugar Burner: Which One Are You?
By JJ Virgin I often talk about how important it is to be a fat burner instead of a sugar burner, but what does that really mean? Instead of diving straight into the science, let’s keep this simple: do any of these apply to you? You know you’re a sugar burner if… … you rarelyContinue reading “Fat Burner vs. Sugar Burner: Which One Are You?”
Best nutrients to stop periodontal disease and bone loss
Posted by: Lori Alton (NaturalHealth365) Periodontal disease and bleeding gums are troublesome enough. However, they could also pave the way for more serious health issues. Periodontal disease can cause periodontal bone loss in the jaw, and it is also an indicator that bacteria levels in the mouth are too high. (But, that’s not all …)Continue reading “Best nutrients to stop periodontal disease and bone loss”
Bulletproof Mind – Upgrade Your Brain for Better Focus
Bulletproof Mind – Upgrade Your Brain for Better Focus So you’ve been treating your body right, and getting the results you want. But your physical performance is only half the battle, but there’s an entire other universe to be conquered – your brain. When you upgrade your mind, you allow yourself to focus better soContinue reading “Bulletproof Mind – Upgrade Your Brain for Better Focus”
14 Calif. Eateries Named Among 50 Best Italian Restaurants In America
Have you dined at any of these California restaurants? By Renee Schiavone Fourteen California eateries have landed on a well-respected list of the top 50 Italian restaurants in America. Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego area restaurants all earned spots on The Daily Meal’s 2017 ranking of America’s 50 Best Italian Restaurants, which wasContinue reading “14 Calif. Eateries Named Among 50 Best Italian Restaurants In America”
New York City’s trans fat ban really did keep people out of the hospital
Heart attacks and strokes declined By Kendra Pierre-Louis Pexels Unsaturated fats are healthier but less versatile. In 2006, New York City passed a law banning artificial trans fats, also known as partially hydrogenated fats, in all restaurant foods. The law was first applied to fried foods—but not fried bread products like donuts—before taking effect forContinue reading “New York City’s trans fat ban really did keep people out of the hospital”
‘Clean eating’: How good is it for you?
By Marie JacksonBBC News Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Young people are being warned that faddy diets are putting their health at risk. The National Osteoporosis Society found that a fifth of under-25s were cutting out or reducing dairy in their diet, which can affect their bones. One diet that – in its extreme form – recommendsContinue reading “‘Clean eating’: How good is it for you?”
Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes on the rise among children, teens
Fastest rise seen among racial/ethnic minority groups. A girl with diabetes checks her blood glucose level. Rates of youth getting both type 1 and type 2 diabetes have increased, according to the latest results of the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study. CDC/Amanda Mills Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2Continue reading “Rates of new diagnosed cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes on the rise among children, teens”
16 Tips On How To Treat HPV Naturally And Effectively At Home
HPV represents human papillomavirus, which is a DNA virus from the family of papillomavirus. Almost of HPV infections will contain unclear symptoms and some people might get clinical problems such as cancers of anus, penis, vagina, cervix, vulva, warts, etc. Some kinds of HPV such as HPV18 and HPV 16 lead to a big percentContinue reading “16 Tips On How To Treat HPV Naturally And Effectively At Home”