Fad diet plans often seem like an easy way to lose weight and some may help you lose weight fast, but that’s not always the healthiest or safest way to do it. Dropping weight fast by crash dieting often leads to putting the weight back on in a short time. If you want to lose weight the right way, the best way is over time so that…
A healthy diet is essential to keeping your body healthy and disease free. When we talk about healthy diets and eating the right things, we generally look at vegetables as a prime ingredient. Although It is true that vegetables provide countless health benefits and can be served in a variety of delicious ways, fruits can also contribute to a healthy diet. The good news…
Studies have shown the importance of getting a good amount of sleep. Sleep is not only refreshing, but essential to your health. Next to maintaining a good diet, getting enough sleep is extremely important. For some people getting enough sleep is a problem and there are many causes for that. Difficulty sleeping may be brought on by stress, or maybe other health problems many…
There is not a lot you can do to control when you get hungry, everyone gets hungry at different times during the day. But sometimes we just want something to suppress the cravings. We want something that will satisfy our hunger without eating too much. Those who are trying to lose weight often starve themselves rather than eat and that’s not…
Most people know the importance of vitamins in a healthy diet but sometimes we don’t know where to get enough of a vitamin or nutrient and we become deficient. The body needs some vitamins more than other and some deficiencies are more serious than others. For neurological health there is one vitamin that of great importance, that vitamin is B-12. A deficiency…
Communities and even some larger cities are taking steps to encourage food growth within city limits. What started as an effort to promote better health and a way to help local farmers has become a popular way to buy produce. Recently, large scale industrial agriculture has become the focus of many debates regarding its’ effects on the earths eco system. Industrial farming is seen…
d may reduce the effects of age-related conditions like Alzheimer’s and dementia. Aging rats were fed a diet including blueberries and found to have significantly improved learning capacity and motor skills. Pomegranate juice is known to have many health benefits, among them antioxidants which protect the brain from the damages of free radicals. The brain is probably…
Trying to lose weight can be difficult for some people and many choose to count calories because it seems to be the easiest thing to do. But counting calories is not a good way of doing it. Of course, it’s good to watch what you eat, but your body needs calories to function properly. Losing weight, the right way involves more…
The holidays aren’t the only time for office parties, there are other reasons for office get togethers like retirements, celebrating a company milestone or some other success. But the holidays present unique challenges for those tasked with organizing a company event. Since there are so many parties and events being planned during this time, it helps to know what you’re doing. If…