Creatine: Friend or Foe

Creatine, a popular nutritional supplement used among athletes and weight lifters, is used primarily to increase muscle mass and improve recovery time. The use of creatine is a controversial issue in sports from the high school level through the professional level and even the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee and other sports regulating organizations have not banned creatine (Rouzier 526), but the effectiveness of this supplement is...

Would you believe me if I tell you that there is actually a "secret" diet to increase height naturally?  Getting proper nutrition and taking the right supplements is already a given when it comes to height increase.  It is equally important as the exercises to release large amounts of our growth hormones.

However, wouldn't you agree that knowing the right foods to eat as well as the important vitamins and minerals to include in our daily diet will keep us...

We've all heard the adage "breakfast is the most important meal of the day," but in addition, we need to eat the right kind of breakfast and actually be able to have time to do so.

Eating breakfast jump-starts your metabolism, which gets your body burning calories to fuel your brain, organs, muscles, etc. Your metabolism works best when fueled by small meals every few hours, and when you wake up in the morning, you haven't eaten for about eight hours. Your...

Salmon has long been touted by nutritionists as a wonder fish full of health benefits. So dutifully (and perhaps because it tastes so good) you've been having salmon baked, grilled, raw in sushi and sashimi or however else prepared without knowing it's numerous nutritional benefits. Well, wonder no more and learn why salmon is such an exceptional fish for the health conscious.

Salmon is an immensely popular fish thanks in large part due to it being high in essential omega-3...

Few people think of salt when they are feeling thirsty, but many findings suggest that what you add to your water may be as important as the water itself. Many emphatically believe that a high quality sea salt can do more to help combat dehydration than water alone. This new understanding has many people adding salt to their water bottles.

Sea salt has been used throughout history as a healing aid. It is effective due to its natural mineral content. Recent data lists over 90...

People know bananas as one of delicious fruit that popular since last centuries ago.
Varieties bananas were found in India, Malaysia and South East Asia five centuries ago and become favorite fruit in Asia people between others popular fruits, as apples, tomato and grapes.
Bananas can be served become varieties menu, make researchers have an idea to do survey of bananas advantages for people health.
The result is surprising, bananas have a lot of mineral, zinc, varieties...

Affectionately known as the ‘jewel of winter', the pomegranate is receiving growing acclamation for its disease-fighting abilities, largely due to its staggering antioxidant potency. Traditional medicines of the Middle East and India have used the pomegranate for centuries - leaves, skin and rind included - to cure everything from conjunctivitis and sore throats to baldness and hemorrhoids.

This mystical fruit, a symbol of birth, death and eternal life owing to its brimming...

There have a buzz of weight loss programs these last few years, from the safe to the downright dangerous. Americans have spent $33 billion annually in the hope to attain the perfect health and perfect figure. Yet, the obesity level has increased steadily over the years.

Companies producing these products, in the meantime have enjoyed the profits from the overwhelming and never ending demands for new improved products promising quick weight loss schemes without exercise and a...

A balanced diet is of great importance in our daily meal, as it assures a healthy and long life. How to maintain a balanced diet. It is easy to do the same, provided, you understand the composition of a balanced diet. Incorporate foods that provide all the essential nutrients, such as fat, protein, carbohydrate, fiber, minerals and vitamins helps in the maintenance of a balanced diet.

It is easy to adhere to a balanced diet, by following the food pyramid. The five food groups...

The blood type nutrition is still a controversy for people in the medical field and according to experts it hasn’t proven medical research.  The theory is that blood type affects how your body breaks down and deals with the various foods.  By following blood type nutrition it is claimed that you'll feel healthier, lower your risk of certain diseases and lose weight.  Until this day, you’ll be surprised that some people don’t even know there own blood...