Beyond Macronutrients and the Importance of Vitamin Suppleme Most healthy eaters are familiar with the three macronutrients that garner the most media attention within the diet world: proteins, carbohydrates, and fats Indeed, some highly regarded eating programs, such as the Isometric Diet®, are designed to deliver an optimal balance of these three macronutrientsYet what is often overlooked in a nutrition vocabulary dominated by talk of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats, is the plain fact that vitamin supplements play a critical role ...

Beer, Wine and Your Bones If you like the taste of a good brew, then here is some good news! In a recent research study of over 2,900 women and men, researchers found that beer, which contains silicon, may promote bone health Silicon is a mineral that is thought to stimulate collagen production, which is a building block in bone formation Wine is rich is phytochemicals, which may also benefit bones Research does not show, however, in the battle of ...

Become A Personal Trainer Every human body is different and a personal trainer will know exactly how to not just get a human body into proper shape but also shape the body into the desired form A personal trainer knows that while guys may want to ‘bulk up’; a girl might want to slim down A good personal trainer will know what to do to get the desired look wanted by their clientTo get started, it really comes down to ...

Be Your Own Champion I don't normally follow sports events except when somethingspecial is taking place like Lance Armstrong winning theTour de France for the 7th consecutive year What's evenmore amazing about it is his bout with testicular cancer in1996 He was given less than a 50% chance of survival asthe cancer had metastasized and spread to his lungs andbrain Three years later after going through an aggressiveform of chemotherapy, he went on to win his first Tour deFrance!I did ...

Avoiding High Cholesterol Foods Cholesterol finds its way into our bodies in two main ways The first isthrough our liver, which produces differing amounts of cholesterol indifferent people, and the second is through our dietA certain amount of cholesterol is needed by our bodies, but the livermakes all that is required for us Any cholesterol that we intake throughour food, is all extra cholesterol, and should be avoided as far as possibleThus, what to eat and what not to eat ...

Ayurveda Can Help Stop Hair Loss Most hair loss sufferers seek solutions from Western medicine or turn to remedies derived from local traditions Some experts however argue that the ayurvedic system of medicine has much to offer in dealing with hair loss conditionsAyurveda is the traditional system of medicine practiced in India and Sri Lanka It is a complete approach to health care designed to promote a way of life rather than an occasional treatment As a holistic system of ...

Coconut Oil Increases Beneficial Properties in Human Breast COCONUT OIL FOUND BENEFICIAL FOR LACTATING MOTHERS The unique composition of human breast milk fat includes the fatty acids, lauric acid and capric acid, which have potent antimicrobial properties These fatty acids offer the nursing infant protection from viruses such as herpes and HIV, protozoa such as giardia lamblia, and bacteria such as chlamydia and heliocobater A study published in 1998 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has shown that ...

Aspartame Versus Stevia ~Aspartame Versus Stevia~AspartameAspartame was approved in the early 1980's under the brand name Equal, also known as Nutrasweet It is a combination of the amino acids phenylalanine, aspartic acids and methanol, or wood alcohol Too much of these components has been linked to brain damage in the fetus Persons with PKU (phenylkelonuria), as well as pregnant women, and children under the age of seven, must avoid aspartame, and foods containing this ingredientSteviaStevia is found in the chrysanthemum ...

Are your nutrition habbits robbing you from the body you des Copyright © 2005 Marc Lindsay What if by making a few small changes in your nutrition and eating habits you could add up to a 50% gain in muscle mass and loose up to 18% extra fat Well you could be robbing yourself of these gains just by not eating correctly and at the right times You see by eating at the right time you can catapult your body into a ...