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Five Tips For Healthy Food Habits
Around New Years, lots of people get great big pie-in-the-sky dreams about getting in super good shape, but it’s really difficult to keep up with a dramatic diet or extreme exercises regimen.
Women and Heart Disease: Getting the Right Health Care
Did you know that Sudden Cardiac Death and cardiovascular disease is the number onekiller of women in the US second only to ALL cancers COMBINED? The prevalence of coronary artery disease in women is similar to that in age-matched cohorts of men – yet women tend to be under-served and under-treated.
Healthy Foods That Boost Your Metabolism
Many weight-conscious mamas dream about the day when a magic pill is invented that cures all their food-related woes. While there is no such antidote to over-eating, and it doesn’t appear as if one is on the horizon, there are an array of foods that could be helpful in boosting metabolism. Sprinkle these healthful foods into your diet as a way to ramp up the rate of your food burning and increase the effectiveness of your weight-loss efforts.
Is a Vegetarian Diet Healthy for Kids?
A 2008 study conducted by the Harris Interactive Service Bureau on behalf of Vegetarian Times magazine reported 7.3 million adults in the United States follow a vegetarian diet. According to Elizabeth Turner, Vegetarian Times’ editor-in-chief, consumer interest in vegetarian food is increasing. It’s no surprise, then, that the growing number of adults choosing a vegetarian diet are wondering whether it is a healthy choice for their children.
Healthy Breakfast Egg Dish Recipes
Eggs are excellent sources of protein; they are also common breakfast ingredients. Unfortunately, eggs are taking a bad rap when it comes to the amount of their cholesterol content. A healthy dietary intake of cholesterol should be limited to only 300mg for healthy individuals a day and 200mg to those who have diabetes, cardiovascular disease and high cholesterol. If you like eggs, but don’t want the extra cholesterol, use only the egg whites because egg whites contain no cholesterol. According to Mayo Clinic’s Thomas Behrenbeck, M.D., one large egg has about 213mg of cholesterol–all of which is in the yolk.