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 People who suffer from arthritis are always looking for ways to relieve their pain. One way to ease or even prevent it is through an arthritis diet. There are some arthritis diets that some people will swear by, but have never been proven to make a difference and there are some diets that make a definite difference according to health experts. Let’s take a look at a few of them.
One of the most common arthritis diets is to eliminate potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and most peppers. While the diet won’t do any harm, it hasn’t been proven to affect arthritis at all. Another diet seeks to reduce the acids in one’s body, eliminating sugar, coffee, red meat, most grains, nuts, and citrus fruits. People may feel better because they lose weight which reduces the stress on their joints, but again there is no conclusive evidence to support this. The diet also excludes many sources of vitamin C which is considered essential in fighting arthritis.
Drinking green tea has been shown to reduce the effects of rheumatoid arthritis in mice, but there are no conclusive results on human studies yet. Shark cartilage is supposed to relieve arthritis. Animal and lab studies show promise, but there are no human studies to support this yet. Continue Reading »
 Ask any average American what cholesterol is and a majority will give you a fat-related answer. While this may not be too far from the truth, the reality of the matter is that cholesterol and fat are two different things. This means that cholesterol can be found in both high-fat foods and low-fat foods. More to this, high-fat diets are not the sole sources of bad cholesterol. Hereditary factors also contribute significantly to one’s cholesterol build-up levels. The good news however is that cholesterol levels can be well managed by eating lower cholesterol foods.
To start, nutritionists recommend the inclusion of oats and whole grains in a person’s diet. Walnuts, fatty fish and foods that contain plant stanols or sterols are also recommended since research into the same has found that they significantly reduce bad cholesterol in the body. People should however know that eating these foods does not give them the leeway to indulge in high-fat foods. Continue Reading »
 Almost everyone gets tired after they eat a big turkey dinner on Thanksgiving or Christmas day. However, no matter what you may have heard, there is nothing in turkey that makes a person tired. It is more about the type of and amount of food that a person usually eats for these big family celebration meals. If you have fatigue after eating these meals, you are quite normal. If you find that you are getting tired after each and every meal that you eat no matter what you are eating or the time of day, you may have something else going on.
Digestion may be something that you do not think about doing, as your body just does it automatically, but it takes more energy than you think. Most people find that they have slight fatigue after eating for this very reason, but it does not cause a huge problem for them. They may feel slightly tired for ten or fifteen minutes as digestion kicks in, but they are fine after that. Your body puts digestion as a priority, so your energy is steered in that direction, taking away from other things you wish to do.
When you eat a large meal, fatigue after eating is a result of your digestive system working overtime to get all of that food processed through your system. As you can imagine, you are going to be more tired if your system has to do more work. Taking a nap after a big meal is not just a tradition for some people, it is a matter of being drained of energy because the body is working so hard on that rather large meal. This may be why the myth of a chemical in turkey being the culprit, as most people overeat at a Thanksgiving or other holiday meal. Continue Reading »
 For many years now, heart disease has been on the rise. It wasn’t log ago that heart disease was most common in elderly people, but as the years pass, the ages of people who develop heart conditions keeps dropping. People in their 30s are now being diagnosed with one heart condition or another. What’s going on? It’s our mostly sedentary, high stress lives and poor diets that put us most at risk. Although our physicians seem to constantly be chiding us on following a healthy lifestyle and getting regular exercise, so many of us don’t listen to this good advice. Today, it’s important to understand that heart disease can strike you even at a relatively young age. Keeping a healthy heart should be a lifelong pursuit which begins in childhood. Let’s take a look at the ABCs of a healthy heart.
If you take a look at the statistics regarding heart disease over the past several decades, it becomes apparent that a healthy heart does have a relationship to exercise. Up until the 1980s and early 1990s, kids were far more active than they are today. Riding bikes, participation in sports and playground activities were part of a kid’s daily life. As the couch potato syndrome developed, along with time spent at the PC and video games becoming the norm, kids became less inclined to get out in the fresh air after school, opting instead to sit in front of the tube or computer, adopting a sedentary lifestyle while still in their teens. It’s also notable that physical education is now an optional, not mandatory, class.
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 Recently, someone challenged me to name the 10 healthiest foods. I found the question interesting – there are, literally, thousands of foods from which to choose! After contemplating this question, it occurred to me that most Americans get plenty of meat and dairy products and consequently need no urging to include these foods in our diets. Most of us know that excessive amounts of fat, sugar and processed foods aren’t good for us. That narrows down the field of candidates for inclusion in this list of the 10 healthiest foods we should be eating. You’ve guessed it by now, right? While being ultra-rich in nutrients and cancer-fighting antioxidants, produce is perhaps the most ignored item on our menus.
Take a look at our 10 healthiest foods list and see if you don’t agree that ample portions of these fruits and vegetables shouldn’t play a leading role at your table. You may be amazed to learn that each of these foods have medicinal properties as well.
- Berries: Nearly all berries are rejuvenating tonics for your heart and blood. Several studies have shown that a daily serving of berries, rich in potassium, can decrease your risk of stroke by as much as 40%. Additionally, most berries have antiviral properties in varying degrees, are excellent blood purifiers and work wonders for your complexion.
- Broccoli must be included on our list of the 10 healthiest foods. Like most dark, green leafy veggies, is packed with nutrients and antioxidants. Naturopathic physicians recommend generous daily servings of broccoli to patients recuperating from a lengthy illness, as this vegetable has been shown to speed their return to good health.
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 If you’ve just gotten word from the doctor that your triglyceride levels are too high, this is not information to be ignored! Reducing triglyceride levels is imperative. Often, high cholesterol and high triglyceride levels go hand in hand. This means that you are at considerable risk for various forms of heart disease, including thickening of the blood, promoting the formation of clots and a higher incidence of stroke and heart attacks.
An acceptable reading of triglycerides is 199mg/dL, while 100mg/dL is indicative of optimal health.
So how did your triglyceride levels get so high? Here we present an overview of the production of triglycerides, followed by some natural ways aimed at reducing triglyceride levels and bad cholesterol as well.
Triglycerides are essentially fats, formed in a three step process in your liver. When you consume carbs, they are converted to glucose, transmitting energy to your cells. When your cells have all they need, the excess is sent to the liver, which then converts the glucose to glycogen, which is then made available to your muscles. However, when you consume more carbs than your body requires, the excess glycogen again returns to your liver and is converted to triglycerides, stored as fat. When your liver says ‘Enough for me!’, these fats remain circulating in your blood. This is what precipitates a dangerous condition, as mentioned above, the potential for clots, coronary blockage, stroke or a heart attack. You can see why reducing triglyceride levels is a must! Continue Reading »
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