We've all wondered about certain fruits and vegetables-if there is fat in that? There are common misconceptions of many foods containing fat, whereas they contain no fat or extremely low fat content. On the other hand, there are some foods even if they don't have fat, promote fat storage in the body. So, let's find out- Is there fat in that food? Fruits: As a standard, you can assume that most fruits have absolutely no fat content. Let's the examples of certain fruits which are often...

In this article I'll be exploring the use of garlic for health. Nicknamed the ‘stinking rose', this auspicious herb has been revered throughout history as a cure and natural treatment for all manor of conditions. These include mosquito bites, wounds, heart disease, measles, tumors, snake bites, acne, colds, flu and even vampires!

Garlic's health benefits are substantiated by a wealth of modern day research that confirms its anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal...

The fingernails say much about a persons overall health. Many conditions and diseases can be detected by changes in the nail. The most common health conditions that nails can reveal are nutritional deficiencies.

Nutritional deficiencies can often result in fingernail changes or abnormalities as well as injuries, illness or external mistreatment. Nails are composed of keratin (hardened protein) and sulfur and they require optimum nourishment from a well balanced diet.

Wheatgrass is grown through a process known as sprouting. Sprouts are "complete foods" because they contain all other essential dietary nutrients, along with the enzymes to help assimilate them. They are easily digested and enter the bloodstream quickly. The nutrients in wheatgrass juice are completely assimilated by the human body in 20 minutes. For this reason sprouts are "quick energy" foods. Wheat sprouts contain four times more folic acid, and six times more...

Every person likes their steak cooked a different way, so throughout this article I will make sure that I cover each possible different way so that you will always get the best result for yourself or whoever you cook for.
There are several different cuts of beef that will make a great steak, and there are also many grades of beef to consider, depending on what the cow was fed on the farm, so your first step is to choose which one you would prefer. The choices include rump, scotch...

America was a country that was once revered as a superpower, a behemoth, a nation that took charge. Now, however, America is known as the fattest country in the world. Not only that, we are gaining a reputation from the rest of the world as having a nation that leads an extremely unhealthy lifestyle. This article will discuss some America's unhealthiest cities, as well as some of the eating challenges that exist in each city. It should be quite clear, after reading this article, why...

Even though everyone loses weight in a different way, it is common and perfectly normal for any dieter to reach a plateau.  Instead of allowing it to frustrate you, use it as an opportunity to double up your efforts and reconnect with your strategy to carry you through to the finish line. Listed below are 5 of the best ways to re-ignite the healthy weight loss process when you feel challenged. Choose the tips that work best for you or simply go for them all!

Healthy Weight...

The EODD Dietstands for The Every Other Day Diet by Jon Benson.  It is a diet that brings a new twist to the concept of calorie shifting.  The EODD diet uses calorie shifting in an innovative way to allow dieters--no actually insist that dieters eat things like pizza and doughnuts on feed days to help keep the metabolism high and avoid diet plateaus.

Is The EODD diet a scam?

No TheEODDis a legitimate diet plan.  As with any commercial diet...

Candida Albicans is a condition that has been around for centuries, although it was not until the development of antibiotics that Candida began to spread like an epidemic. This is because antibiotics kill of the friendly bacteria found in our bodies that keep common yeast under control. When candidiasis over grows its capacity within the body this can cause any number of symptoms from frequent vaginal infections for women, fatigue, gas, bloating and diarrhea. Unfortunately, doctors and...

Lose weight smart and healthy!

If you tried to lose weight and you have not succeeded because you have a lazy metabolism and you put back immediately the pounds that you lost, now you have the natural solution that will help you get to your ideal weight! Besides these “miracle” foods, you will stimulate the metabolism to burn fat more easily if you exercise on a regular basis. For people with a lazy metabolism, the key to success is an active lifestyle, which...