The Problem As a parent, you may be worried about the health conditions of your kids that prevent them from attaining full growth. Either they are skinny, or they are obese. Poor eating or excess of fat might be the cause. You may never really know since your busy schedule hardly gives you the quality time to spend with your kids. You do remember to fill the refrigerator … [Read more...]
Foods and Minerals Which Aid Tissue Repair
Looking for healthy diet tips to speed up recovery of a muscle or tendon injury? Or did you know that some foods aid the repair of skin tissues, like with a pressure ulcer? Understanding how to fuel your body’s own incredible ability to heal itself can not only expedite recovery times after intense training, injury or surgery, but also transform your overall wellbeing in … [Read more...]
How to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth and Increase Your Protein Intake
If you’re anything like me, you may have a difficult time adjusting to a healthy diet plan. While fitting exercise into my daily routine was never a struggle, I’ve had an extremely difficult time cutting out desserts because of my sweet tooth. It’s when I wasn’t seeing the results I was hoping for that made me realize I was sabotaging myself. No matter how hard I worked out at … [Read more...]
The Importance of Protein in Your Diet
For years, your parents, siblings, or spouse have been telling you how important it is to have protein in your diet. Following advice from Nu Skin's Facebook page provides you with recipes for a protein-infused lifestyle, but now you can also learn why it is so important to have this component in your diet. Copyright: dole / 123RF Stock Photo Strength of Your … [Read more...]
5 Reasons to Include Pork in a Healthy Diet
If you’re planning a diet overhaul to get yourself fighting fit then you might be packing your fridge with nutritious vegetables and leafy salad. As sensible as this is, it doesn’t exactly induce excitement about meal-times. I can’t recall anybody saying, “I can’t wait to rush home and munch my way through my plate of steamed vegetables.” The key to a healthy diet is to make it … [Read more...]
The Whey Protein (infograpics)
Whey protein is the most popularly used body building protein supplement. Apart from building muscle whey protein is recommended by many fitness and nutrition experts. Whey protein is used as a meal replacement and often used to make delicious recipes like muffins, shakes, oatmeal and sandwiches. With high quantities of muscle building protein whey protein very soon became the … [Read more...]
Can Protein Really Help You Lose Weight?
High-protein diets are an increasingly popular weight-loss strategy for dieters. While current research hints that protein, rather than fats or carbohydrates, best satisfies a dieter‘s hunger, can protein really help you lose weight? Protein-Rich Foods There is a difference between animal protein and vegetable protein, so before you consider protein for weight loss, make sure … [Read more...]