A doctor suggests that supplements can help fight swine flu and other similar types of pandemics. Here we provide an easy how-to guide on nutritional supplementation in the face of panic and disease.
Continue reading...27. April 2009
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Continue reading...24. April 2009
Let's be honest - a lot of us are interested in nutrition for the purposes of weight loss. Here we discuss the scientifically proven benefits behind eating a good breakfast. (Image thanks to Flickr User oosp)
Continue reading...22. April 2009
With the recent spat of recalls surrounding pistachios and peanut butter in the US, there has been a large response from the public to better safeguard the food supply. Here we review some of the options currently being discussed against the wisdom of some leading food safety professionals.
Continue reading...19. April 2009
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Continue reading...14. April 2009
Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD have found that the liquid calories we drink, in everything from sports drinks to soda, have more of an effect on our weight than the solid ones. It's not that you are what you eat - you are what you drink.
Continue reading...9. April 2009
You've probably heard that it's better to eat vegetables raw, nutritionally, than it is to cook them. The argument is that cooking vegetables destroys the vitamins and nutrients that are packed into raw foods. Research says no.
Continue reading...6. April 2009
Below is the first of Tony the Chef's targeted recipes for different metabolic typologies. These recipes accompany Patti the Nutritionist's dieting guidelines, which we will be releasing in pieces of the next couple of months. (Picture thanks to Flickr user: WayTru)
Continue reading...2. April 2009
So you want to look good without dousing your skin in all kinds of chemicals you can't pronounce? Scientists have spent a lot of time looking at how different foods and their nutritional components affect our skin. It turns out there are some compounds which are really good for our skin that we can add to our diets - and they tend to have other benefits, too, like improving the immune system or fighting cancer. Here are the big ones you should make sure you aren't lacking in... (picture from Flickr User: FranUlloa)
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29. April 2009
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