Links about diet and nutrition:
Food and Nutrition Information Center
diet.com
diet on wikipedia
Super Healthy Foods:
6 Healthiest Foods
29 Healthiest Foods
100 Healthiest Foods
David Zinczenkoand Matt Goulding at Yahoo say this about hemp seeds:
"Hemp seeds are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke," says Cassandra Forsythe, Ph.D., a nutrition researcher at the University of Connecticut. What's more, a 1-ounce serving of the seeds provides 11 grams of proteine--but not the kind of incomplete protein found in most plant sources. Hemp seeds provide all of the essential amino acids, meaning the protein they contain is comparable to that found in meat, eggs, and dairy. Toss 2 tablespoons of the seeds into your oatmeal or stir-fry. Or add them to your post-workout shake for an extra dose of muscle-building protein.
Foods that naturally treat the common cold and the flu:
Lemonade - soothes sore throats, cleanses the blood, and loosens mucous.
Chicken Soup - goes back to the twelfth century.
Mustard - reduces fever, eliminate toxins and help heal the mucus membranes in the lungs.
Ginger - kills germs as an antiviral and is also very good for an upset stomach.
Garlic - has anti-fungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties.
Pepperment - helps to break a sweat.
Caster Oil - can open the airwaves and bring circulation to the lungs.
Oranges - can shorten the duration of the flu.
Elderberries - have been used in medicine since the Stone Age.
Horehound - can be used to soothe a cough.
Kiwi - can be beneficial in treating upper respiratory tract infections.
Sage - used for sore thoats.
Chamomile - Inhaling the steam from chamomile extract was been reported to help relieve cold symptoms.
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Apples are super healthy
From: allaboutapples.com:
1) Apples don't have fat, cholesterol or sodium, which may help you maintain heart health and a healthy weight.
2) Apples do have lots of fiber - both soluble and insoluble kinds. Fiber may help promote heart health and maintain regularity.
3) Apples contain small amounts of potassium, which may promote heart health and help maintain healthy blood pressure.
Raspberries Fight Cancer
"The biggest contribution to raspberries' antioxidant capacity is their ellagitannins, a family of compounds almost exclusive to the raspberry, which are reported to have anti-cancer activity. Vitamin C contributes about 20% of the total antioxidant capacity, accounting for up to 30 milligrams in 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of fruit. Raspberries anthocyanins, especially cyanidin and pelagonidin glycosides, make up another 25%. And more good news: freezing and storing raspberries does not significantly affect their antioxidant activity, although in this study, their concentration of vitamin C was halved by the freezing process." -whfoods.com
Multi Vitamins
Grapefruit Juice makes you absorb multivitamins like crazy, but be careful, they can work so well that you absorb too much of some medications, proving deadly.
Chicken is
healthy, tasty, and convenient.
Chicken is:
-Low in Calories
-Low in unhealthy Fat
-Low in Cholesterol
-Super high in Protein
-Moderate in Healthy Fat
-High in Iron for healthy blood
Also:
-Easy to prepare. Here is an archive of hundreds of trusted chicken recipes.
How many calories should I be taking in
This is an easy calorie intake calculator. Input your age, height, weight, and fitness level, and it will tell you how many calories to take in daily for: marinating the same weight, fat loss, or extreme fat loss.
The site also has a few other calculators including a bulking calculator if you want to gain weight.
"There are approximately 3500 calories in a pound of stored body fat. So, if you create a 3500-calorie deficit through diet, exercise or a combination of both, you will lose one pound of body weight." -bmi-calculator.net
Most people on a diet eat 1,000-1,500 calories a day.
Worlds strongest man competitors eat 5,000-10,000.
Michael Phelps claims to eat 12,000 calories a day.
Gluten Free Diet: Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. To be gluten free you cant eat that stuff (like bread). But this diet is healthy for almost anything. Wheat is the number one cause of allergies and inflames the digestive system. It has proven effective in helping to fight the following:
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Neuromyelitis (inflammation of the nervous system)
- Peripheral neuropathies
- Seizures
- Autism
- Ataxia (loss of balance)
- Late-onset Friedreich ataxia
- Down's syndrome
- Cognitive problems (brain fog)
- Osteoporosis
- Type 2 and Type 1 diabetes
- Anemia
Creati
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Creatine has long been used as a supplement to helpgrow bulky and strong muscles. Their is some controversey as to adverse side effects from overdosing creatine, but few adverse side effects have been seen in practice. In fact the body natrally recieves creatine in small amounts from fish, chicken, and other meats.
Recent studies show that Creatine may have more positive effect than firsr thought. These positive effects include anabolic and antioxidant effects, a higher I.Q., and reduced risk of coronary heart disease and Alzheimer's.
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