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What would a movie night in be without a big bowl of popcorn to munch on? Popcorn can be a really healthy snack due to its low calories and high fiber content - if you pop your own without drowning it in butter and salt, that is. If you resort to those bagged microwave popcorns, do you know what you are sacrificing? Click to read now. http://www.healthcastle.com/healthy_microwave_popcorn.shtml
The nutrition editors at HealthCastle.com have reviewed more than 40 types of chips and compiled their findings into an easy-to-use sorting tool that lets snackers choose the chips that will best satisfy their cravings with the least impact on their health and waistline. Click to read now. http://www.healthcastle.com/product-listing.shtml?catid=11
Experts say your worry the unhealthy effects of eggs, frozen vegetables, and low light for reading may be based on misleading information or a misreading of fact.
Drinking four cups of coffee per day may halve diabetes risk, a new study has found.
In this blog, I usually try to dispense some vaguely helpful piece of advice based on a lesson learned from a borderline disastrous, self-inflicted episode from my life. Today, however I’m fighting back. Or, rather, I guess I’m just venting. See, for some time, one of the greatest incentives for me for completing grueling workouts has been the meal afterward. My life of extremes is far from an anarchical miscellany of unpredictable...
Working in the health industry, I find myself reading frequently about an assortment of diseases. Thanks to my neurotic tendencies, I have achieved an all too great aptitude at convincing myself that I actually have more than a few unpalatable conditions. At times, my faux self-diagnoses have been borderline ridiculous. Thank goodness for the far greater sensibility of the rowers of my former high school team who, on many an occasion, found...
While most Americans struggle to lose weight, there are some who are underweight and unable to gain enough weight to stay in the healthy range. While certain individuals may inherently have a high metabolism, others may have an illness or chronic condition that prevents them from maintaining a healthy weight. Cancer treatments, for example, may cause nausea and food aversions. People with gastrointestinal or liver problems...
When I was a child, my mother's cure-all for any ailment was ginger. Ginger tea, chicken and rice soup with ginger, ginger candy, and ginger flavored dessert. While I had always considered ginger to be a bit of an old wives' remedy, there is evidence that ginger may contain chemicals that actually can make you feel better. People have been using ginger for centuries. Ginger was originally found in Asia. It is a root...
Question: I've found many tables with estimated calorie requirements, but nothing about proteins, cabohydrates and fats requirements. 55% carbohydrates, 15% fats and 30% proteins are ok? (I am a girl and I have 17 years old). Can you help me, please?Heather: This is a really great question. And I’m very glad to hear you ask about carbohydrates, protein and fat because all are part of a healthy, well-balanced diet.CarbohydratesCarbohydrates...
Question: I’m trying to cut down on my sugar consumption but so many healthy foods like fruit and milk have sugar. Should I avoid those foods too? How much sugar should I eat per day?Heather: There are many different kinds of sugars, some are added to foods and some occur naturally in foods like fruit and milk. Three common kinds of sugar in our diet are fructose, which is in fruit; lactose, which is in milk; and sucrose, found in table...
