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10 Weight loss tips
1. Burn more calories than you consume. If this makes you go: "D-uuuh!!", snap out of it and consider that this elementary aspect of dieting excapes countless clueless -- and doomed -- dieters. Tabloids may claim to...read more
A diet for aching joints
Chronic illnesses like arthritis, are often linked to dietary practices. Researches show that certain food can start arthritic pain. But on the positive side, recent studies also show that some food can allev...read more
Acne and your diet
Chocolates, fatty foods, refined sugars and starches have all been wrongfully accused for being acne-causing agents. Although there is still a lot of controversy, it is now generally believed that the diet pl...read more
Acne: the myths
There are a great many myths about acne. "People with acne are dirty" Not true - the blackheads are caused by dried oxidised plugs of oil mixed with dead skin cells. Washing conti...read more
Arthritis: cause and treatment
Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints or the muscles which can cause great pain, stiffness and discomfort. There are any different types of arthritis and their effect varies greatly. The effects can rang...read more
Arthritis: diet and fish oil in arthritis pain
Arthritis pain has never been easy to treat and arthritis symptoms have often been managed by the use of possibly toxic or unpalatable arthritis medication. Arthritis pain relief sometimes comes at a price!...read more
Association of slimming with eating disorders
Chronic obesity is a very difficult condition to treat and the statistics are appalling. Of patients who lose weight on any particular diet or exercise programme 90% put it ...read more
Ayuveda diet planning
The diet is an essential factor for the formation of the human body. According to the Ayurvedic concept, there are both positive and negative attributes of diet. Ayurveda deals with a holistic approac...read more
Babies and eczema
What is eczema? Eczema, also known as dermatitis, is a very common skin disorder. It is characterised by itchiness (pruritus), redness (erythema), and tiny blisters (vesiculation) that appea...read more
Believe in phentermine with confidence
Obesity has become a household word. It has become a type of epidemic engulfing the whole world in an epic proportion. It would have been no problem if the outcome wouldn't have been fatal. Heart problems, di...read more
Bowel cancer- key stats
Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK, affecting men and women equally. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer affecting both men and women in the UK. Ev...read more
Bulimia: one of the fastest growing neuroses in the Western world
If not stopped, starving, stuffing, and purging can lead to irreversible physical damage and even death. Eating disorders can affect every cell, tissue, and organ in the body...read more
Caring for someone with dementia
Eating It is important to do what you can to make sure that the person you are caring for enjoys their food and eats a healthy, balanced diet. As dementia progresses eating can become difficult for some peop...read more
Chinese dietary therapy?
In the West we tend to categorize food according to calorific content, mineral and vitamin content. The Chinese medical system categorises food according to the effect that it has on our bodies. For example, ...read more
Depressed? Eat a healthy diet
One in four of us will experience depression at some point in our lives, according to the World Health Organisation, and four to five per cent of the total population will require clinical treatment for depre...read more
Diet and excercise are important to fight cellulite
Cellulite diet - Detoxification diet may help you to reduce cellulite by improving on cellulite related functions like lymph and blood flow in your body. Following an anti ce...read more
Diet and stroke
The food you eat can help reduce the risk of having a stroke. This factsheet describes different food groups, such as cereals, oils and fats, fruits and vegetables and explains why and how they can protect ag...read more
Diet associated acne?
For years now, the debate on whether diet and food intake has some effects on acne has not been settled. However, it is becoming clearer that food items may not really be the direct cause of acne breakout, bu...read more
Dietary deficiencies: causes and conventional treatment
Dietary deficiencies and their affect on health and fertility A lack of the vitamins and minerals found in food can be the cause of many of the PMS symptoms and can be corrected if recognised. It is important to eat a balanc...read more
Dieting basics? Weight loss for beginners
The word 'diet' has become defined as a mean for eliminating or limiting a certain foods sources in conventional diets today. The real definition simplified by my own words of diet is, "a prescribed sele...read more
Dieting: more of a problem than a solution?
Many dieters are like drug addicts ? their next go is definitely going to be their last but somehow it never is. Increasing amounts of research indicates that dieting is more often a contributor to long-term ...read more
Eating well and feeling good
Eating well and staying active helps us to stay fit and healthy. Along with giving us the vitamins, minerals and energy for everyday life, food can also taste good and be enj...read more
Essential fatty acids
The main components of all fats are the fatty acids which might be saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. Fats containing a high pro...read more
Facts about cellulite
What is cellulite? Cellulite is fat stored just under the skin in fat storage cells on the upper arms, buttocks and thighs. As these fat cells grow they get damaged and damage the collagen binding the cells ...read more
Find out which special diet will work for you
For those people who are about to go on a diet, there are a few things that they need to know about dieting. It has been estimated that in the United States that over 44 percent of the population suffer from ...read more
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