Beetroot and Swiss Chard belong to the same family. Beets have a lovely rich red color from pigments called anthocyanins. It is water soluble and cannot be destroyed by heat. Since ancient times, this vegetable has been used for medicinal purposes that contain many healing properties. The beetroot nutritional benefits range from aiding anemia by building red blood cells to aiding digestion and helping the gall bladder and liver function.

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A free diet pill is a great way to try and test a particular weight loss product that you are thinking of buying without wasting your hard-earned money. Not only that it will also help you find out if it really is effective for you personally to lose weight just like the ads say.

Most manufacturers of weight loss supplements are confident about their product that they offer a free diet pill for a limited time period for customers to try out before they make a commitment to...

In the never ending battle to lose weight the focus has shifted away from eating less to doing less with what you eat. Figuring out a way to prevent your body from turning food into fat would mean faster weight loss with less sacrifice.

Sold as an over the counter drug by GlaxoSmithKline, Alli is an FDA approved product that tries to fulfill that goal. The Alli diet program involves a program of a reduced fat diet coupled with taking a supplement called orlistat.

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Hydrogenated fats are essentially trans-fatty acids and are created during the manufacturing process. Basically, hydrogenation occurs when hydrogen units are added to polyunsaturated fatty acids to help keep them solid at room temperature and to extend shelf life. Common examples of foods that have hydrogenated fats in them include certain margarines, commercially prepared baked products and many fried foods.

The velvety smooth texture of hydrogenated fats has made them a popular...

I started using biocol after it was recommended to me by a close friend. I had tried other apparent 'colon cleansers', but had never had any results that I felt were above the psychosomatic effects. So I thought I'd write this personal review so that people don't make the same mistakes I did, and waste a lot of money.

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Whey is one of two major sources of protein found in milk and makes up around 20% of the protein in Cow's milk, by weight (the other is casein, which makes up 80%.). Up until the mid 1970's, the whey constituent of milk was considered a waste product from the manufacture of cheese, and was simply discarded. It wasn't until modern filtration processes became available in the 1980's that the full nutritional value of whey protein became apparent. Whey protein is comprised of four major...

We have a complex relationship with bacteria in our world. Bacteria is present in our intestinal tract, skin, urinary tract and women’s vaginas.

Too much bacteria can make us ill and too little can also make us more vulnerable to illness and effect our bodies natural processes.

It is key to a healthy life to maintain the balance of good bacteria in the body.

What are Probiotics?

Probiotics are "good" bacteria, or...

Often, developing healthy food habit is not as restrictive or as confusing as several individuals imagine. The first and foremost principle of healthy nutrition is simply eating a wide range of foodstuff. This is more important, since varied foodstuff make varied dietary contributions.

Secondly, vegetables, fruits, legumes and grains are necessary, since these foods are high in carbohydrates, fiber, minerals, vitamins, and low in fatty substances and are cholesterol free.

A healthy food regime consists of good nutritional diet that supplements the basic need of body. It supplies the appropriate amount of energy and sufficient raw materials to keep the body healthy. It also provides anti-oxidants that make people feel young and be proud of looking great. Having fair idea of why the body requires healthy food, the next thing is to know more about healthy food and eating methods of healthy food, in order to attain stronger body.

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Fast food - just fun, or the first step on a slippery road to dietary disaster? Imagine ... it's been a long day at work and you're too tired to think, never mind cook. Your child's too hungry to wait and too cranky to sit in a restaurant and behave well. Those golden arches or that drive through window are calling to you, promising a speed, inexpensive and just about effortless family meal.

But fast food isn't particularly good food and as you watch your toddler happily...