COMMON WOMEN’S HEALTH ISSUES FOR YOUNG WOMEN Statistics and medicine for womens health have always had some ties with one another in Western medical philosophy, with the numerical analysis making it easier to paradoxically both specify and generalize women’s health. Populations are divided by gender, then by age, and then by even more demographics, all in an effort to find …
Elements of Good Nutrition
ELEMENTS OF GOOD NUTRITION With the amount of information that exists about good nutrition, you would think it was a big mystery. The truth of the matter is, there is no mystery involved in getting the proper nutrients that your body needs. Why should you care about getting the proper nutrients? Many people are under the misconception that eating healthy …
Health Food and kids
Do your kids often eat junk food? Chances are, the answer to that one is a resounding yes because, as all parents know, kids everywhere in the world absolutely love junk food such as hamburgers, pizza, candy, soda and salty foods like potato chips and french fries. Like most parents, you probably want to wean your child away from junk …
Health Conditions That a Good Fiber Diet Can Prevent
Back in the 1940s, Dr. Denis Burkitt began to notice the importance of diet to good health conditions. Working as a surgeon in East Africa, he rarely saw conditions, like constipation, hemorrhoids, and appendicitis, that were widespread in the Western world. He came to believe the amount of fiber, or roughage, people eat could explain why. Fiber is the part …
Health Concerns Of Going Low-Fat
People with health concerns are trying different kinds of low-fat diets. It has become a craze over the past decades and gave birth to many food regimens that reduces carbohydrate and fat intake and increases proteins. Many health studies show that a reduction in fat will lead to reduced calories because the calories in fat is twice as many than …
Omega 3 Oils Are Essential Nutrients
OMEGA 3 OILS ARE ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS The following article covers omega 3 oils, a topic that has recently moved to center stage–at least it seems that way. If you’ve been thinking you need to know more about it, here’s your opportunity. Researchers in Denmark in the 1970’s found that the Inuit people in Greenland, showed a much lower rate …
Fighting Child Obesity
FIGHTING CHILD OBESITY Fitness and nutrition expert, Tracey Redford of Curves International says, The inactivity among young people and child obesity can not be blamed solely on the evolution of Internet technology and television in itself. Child obesity has lead to a number of other health related issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease from the combination …
Avoid Food/Beverages That Cause Acid Reflux
AVOID FOOD/BEVERAGES THAT CAUSE ACID REFLUX Many people get hungry because they lack food. Children become malnourished if they are not given the right amount of food which contains the needed vitamins and minerals which in turn make the body strong and healthy. The fact is, not all foods are healthy. The most popular unhealthy food is ‘junk foods’. Just …
Good Fats and Bad Fats – what is The Real Difference?
GOOD FATS AND BAD FATS – WHAT IS THE REAL DIFFERENCE? For most of us, eating fats is one of the most satisfying things we do in our everyday lives. As a matter of fact, we have our favorite dishes, favorite drinks and favorite snack foods which only proves that eating is one of our favorite activities. There’s really nothing …
Health Food Supplements – Consumer Guide
Health food supplements are one of the hottest selling products in the market these days. Their total consumption values billions of dollars in the U.S. alone. Recent surveys show that more than half of the adults in the U.S. consume health food supplements in different forms, such as tablets, capsules, powders, soft gels, gel caps and liquids. The increased consumption …