Getting the right amount of fats is also critical to our well-being. Fats provide us with energy. In fact, gram for gram, fats are the most efficient source of food energy. Every single gram of fat provides nine calories of energy. In comparison, carbohydrates and proteins provide only four calories. Read more…
What Are Minerals? Essential minerals are an important component of our diets. They form critical structural elements, control the action of our muscles and nerves, buffer the pH (acidity) of our cells and extracellular fluids. They make up only a small percentage of our body weight – about 5% – Read more…
There are certain foods that the body needs to have, without them you are going to end up with major health problems down the road. Jason Vale from ‘The Juice Master’ refers to them as ‘the six essential dietary needs’ and says, “The human body has six primary dietary needs, Read more…
Benfits of Vitamins We hear about vitamins all the time but have you ever stopped to ask yourself, what is a vitamin? The technical answer to this question is that a vitamin is an organic chemical compound – or related set of compounds – that cannot be synthesized in Read more…
The Benefits of Water Water makes up 70%-75% of our bodies and is of course an essential part of our dietary needs. We can live for up to four weeks without food but no more than three days without water. It forms the bulk of blood and tissue fluid, Read more…
Tips For Quick Weight Loss Losing weight is not easy and it sometimes can be expensive, especially if the dieters can not wait to see their self fit, slim and sexy. Everywhere you look quick weight loss diets are being offered as the solution to weight problems. A lot Read more…
A Diet For Rapid Weight Loss Finding a diet that is safe and that will give you rapid weight loss can be difficult but it is essential if you want to become slimmer, healthier and fitter. There are a few common mistakes that most people make when attempting to Read more…
This article will give you 10 amazing tips to help you lose weight, get into shape and be ready for a healthy life. Keep all these in mind as you try to lose weight quickly and as you go about your day and you will never regret the time you spent Read more…
Weight Loss Diet One of the reasons why many extreme weight loss diet programs fail is because people do not make the appropriate lifestyle changes. It is a fact that not many people enjoy exercise, so it’s no wonder obesity is such a common problem in United States. Read more…
Rapid Weight Loss Finding a diet that is safe and that will give you rapid weight loss can be difficult but it is essential if you want to become slimmer, healthier and fitter. There are a few common mistakes that most people make when attempting to lose weight. These Read more…