Archive for the 'Nutrition' Category

DIET

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or organism. Dietary are the habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what foods to eat. Dietary may be more or less healthy, right nutrition requires the proper ingestion, absorption of vitamins, mineral, and fuel in the form of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. [...]

The Importance of Vitamin D

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

A recent study shows that adults with Vitamin D deficiency are more prone to death compared to those with high levels of vitamin D. This is evidence that Vitamin D is very important for health promotion especially in protecting from heart ailments and skin cancer.

When we are exposed to sun, it is the only time [...]

Ill Effects of Junk Food on Kids’ Health and Nutrition

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Here’s something we all could learn from. According to research, our children’s health
and nutrition are badly compromised when we give them junk diet as early as three years
old. Findings show that, by the time they go to school, the damage has already been done
as they emerge the worst-behaved in class and the least to perform [...]

Sleep deprivation: How do we conquer it?

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

For all of us, getting 5 to 8 hours of sleep is lavishness. But is it possible nowadays? In today’s world, we are used to work harder and longer and find ourselves with less time of rest. There are some people who used to take sleeping pills or popping pills in order to get more [...]

VITAMIN C- THE MOTHER OF ALL VITAMINS

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Did you know that all other vitamins need Vitamin C to work? Interesting, right? But what’s more interesting is the fact that Vitamin C can actually do its job without the other ones.
We need Vitamin C for about 300 metabolic functions in our body. Almost all animals and plants manufacture their own Vitamin C except [...]

Tea - A Healthy Beverage

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Are you a tea drinker? Well, if yes, here’s good news for you. You should know that tea is a healthy beverage offering many health benefits (if you skip the cream and sugar). According to the American Dietetic Association, a cup of tea contains an average of 40mg of caffeine, compared to 85mg as found [...]

Benefits of Tomato on your skin

Monday, February 4th, 2008

We usually see tomatoes in the kitchen to be used as ingredients for cooking. But do you know that tomato is a good homemade beauty remedy? Yes! Tomato is a good source of vitamins A, B and C that will make your skin healthy and beautiful. My two aunts and 11 month-old niece drink tomato [...]