Most of us are aware of the benefits of drinking water to keep us healthy, but in today's world that's not enough due to the contamination that's getting into the supplies. Instead of keeping us well, plain tap water can lead to potentially serious health problems with long term use, making a filter a necessity.

With the latest advances in technology, there are some high quality home water treatments available to remove the many toxins that inhabit our water today like herbicides,...

Green tea is an extremely effective tool in weight loss. Is it a miracle cure? No, there is no such thing, however the use of green tea is worthy of regular and consistent consideration in your nutritional diet, as its benefits and contributions to weight loss are both unique and considerable. Let's take a closer at the benefits of green tea to your overall health in this section and then in part two, focus more specifically on the exact benefits that green tea has in the quest of...

There are some basic cooking tips that anyone could learn and use to help out in the kitchen. With today's busy lifestyles becoming more prevalent, learning and using these basic cooking tips will save you time and headache.

The following fifteen is just a tiny handful of the many basic cooking tips that you could integrate into your everyday life to save time and money.

• Bacon: Reduce shrinkage by running cold water over it before frying.
• Beans:...

We all know it is important to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet. If you have cancer, it is even more important that you’re getting your daily intake of essential vitamins and minerals. But did you know there are certain foods that can help you beat cancer? Not only can they slow and prevent tumor growth, some have actually been proven to shrink tumors and improve your immune system’s ability to beat cancer.

Apricots, peaches, cherries, and berries all contain...

Low carb chocolate is primarily based on cutting down the amount of carbohydrate consumed and increase the protein consumption. This kind of dessert helps the physical structure to have the right amount of carbs while eating up these delicacies. This low calorie chocolate are now admired because normal individual can eat them and assure of assisting them sustain a superb health as well as weight.

Low carb chocolate aren't simply safe, yet if eaten the right way, they can be...

You've heard how effective hoodia diet pills can be to suppress appetite and help you lose weight, but at $60 per bottle you tell yourself there has to be a cheaper way to get your hands on it. Why not grow your own hoodia plant? That would be ideal, but unfortunately it is impossible to grow your own supply.

The hoodia gordonii plant is found only in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa. It is a common mistake to refer to it as a hoodia cactus, but it is technically...

Calorie Shifting techniques

Fact most low calorie diets don’t work because of the bodies in built survival mechanism which compels the body to adjust to famine conditions – real or manufactured.

The simple theory of weight If your calorie intake is < energy output your body will be forced to burn stored fat to make up the deficient.

Thus the low calorie diet is born. Unfortunately there is one fatal flaw in this theory.

Ginger is a great herb being recognised for its health properties.

It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2000 years, and the effects this ordinary looking herb has on our bodies, makes it a 'must have' in the kitchen.

The Chinese use it to calm an upset stomach, stop diarrhea and nausea. In Europe it has been used to help relieve menstrual cramps, treat the symptoms of a common cold and relieve headaches.

The latest finds regarding...

Most people do not even realize that vitamins are different, but they are. Besides the obvious letter difference, vitamins can be classified as either Fat Soluble or Water Soluble. Whether the vitamin is fat soluble or water soluble has to do with the way the body processes it. Should this difference matter to you? Well, yes and no.

At a basic level, whether or not a vitamin is fat soluble or water soluble doesn't really matter. What is most important is ensuring...

At one time or another, every one has wanted a six pack stomach. A lean midsection is the ultimate symbol of sexuality, and power. Getting a six pack stomach is a lot less about exercises than it is lifestyle choices.

You should only be exercising for 4-6 hours per week (if you know what you are doing), what you do the other 163 hours determines whether you will have a six pack stomach. Are you de-stressing (stress is the #1 killer of a fitness program), going to bed early,...