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		<title>The Truth about Sugar &#8211; Part 2 &#8211; Nutrition by Natalie</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nutrition by Natalie Sugar Shock How much sugar do you consume? You might be surprised just how much sugar there is in everyday food. In this video, Natalie shows you the shocking truth about how much sugar you&#8217;re consuming. You will be surprised just how much sugar there is in common things like a soft [...]]]></description>
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Nutrition by Natalie Sugar Shock How much sugar do you consume? You might be surprised just how much sugar there is in everyday food. In this video, Natalie shows you the shocking truth about how much sugar you&#8217;re consuming. You will be surprised just how much sugar there is in common things like a soft drink, McDonalds Value Meal, fast food, Starbucks drinks, etc. Natalie shows you how much sugar there is in certain food items including; blueberry muffins, orange juice, a poptart, Lucky Charms cereal, barbecue sauce, a Coke, Gatorade sports drink, a Starbucks Chocolate Frappuccino Mocha, a chocolate cake dessert and others. Natalie also talks about the relationship of sugar and high fructose corn syrup to weight gain, energy, diabetes and health. This video is an eye opener even if you aren&#8217;t on a diet. Please visit Natalies website at www.nutritionbynatalie.com This video was produced by Psychetruth http www.youtube.com www.livevideo.com</p>
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		<title>Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy&#8221; &#8211; this is a common saying and it is very unlikely if you have not heard it in your lifetime. Every one of us wants to stay healthy. To maintain a healthy life, we need healthy diet too. Without having a healthy diet, we may not even survive too long. But [...]]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy&#8221; &#8211; this is a common saying and it is very unlikely if you have not heard it in your lifetime. Every one of us wants to stay healthy. To maintain a healthy life, we need healthy diet too. Without having a healthy diet, we may not even survive too long. But healthy eating style does not necessarily mean a boring diet. On the contrary, you can add a great variety in your healthy diet and enjoy its delicious flavor.<br/><br/>Practically, there is no secret about healthy eating. This should be a perfect blend of variety, balance and regulation. Additionally, you need to promote healthy lifestyle in terms of maintaining few useful strategies such as not smoking, minimum level of alcohol consumption, and stress management. In this article, we will explore few great healthy eating tips that can keep you healthy without compromising your taste-buds.<br/><br/>Add fish meals at least twice a week<br/><br/>Typically fish is a &#8216;must-have&#8217; inclusion in healthy eating tips. It is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. If you take at least 2 fish meals in a week, it offers you a great health benefits such as lowering high blood pressure, cardiac problems, and lowering cholesterol level.<br/><br/>Omega-3 fatty acids can not be produced by our body. Omega-3 fatty acids are helpful in decreasing cardiac problems, reducing high blood pressure, reducing the risk of arthritis, regulating abnormal heart rhythms, and promoting healthy brain function.<br/><br/>Add varied lean red meat meals several times a week<br/><br/>While considering healthy eating tips, a special emphasis must be given on lean red meat meals. You may have this meal several times a week. If you are a vegetarian, you must have legume or nuts daily in your diet. If you do not have it or its alternatives in your daily diet, it means you are lacking the required supply of iron and zinc. These are the essential minerals that can keep your brain healthy and active.<br/><br/>Add vegetables and fruits in daily diet<br/><br/>Vegetables and fruits are great source of dietary fiber. We need dietary fiber in our daily diet. It helps us not getting constipated. Additionally, it has other health benefits such as lowering cholesterol level, regulating glucose level and reducing the risk of cardiac problems. Remember it as an important ingredient of healthy eating tips.<br/><br/>Avoid eating in heavy volume<br/><br/>This is one of the important healthy eating tips that you probably should not avoid. Different scientific studies confirm that if you take your food in frequent segments rather than having it in bulk at a given time, it promotes healthy metabolism. That means, if you supply low amount of foods in different periods of time in a day, you actually help you metabolic system to function more efficiently. Hence, it lowers the risk of accumulated fat in the body and allows you to stay fat-free and healthy.<br/><br/>Drink plenty amount of water<br/><br/>&#8216;Water is life&#8217; and possibly there is no one on the face of earth who can deny the fact. Every one knows the health benefits of water. This is an essential part of healthy eating tips.<br/><br/>Almost 2/3rds part of our body is made up of water. Our blood contains 83% water, our muscles contain 75% water, our brain consists of 74% water and bone contains 22% water. Literally, the benefits we receive from drinking water are countless. Water is essential to absorb vitamins and nutrients in the blood stream. It also promotes the detoxification process by carrying out the bodily wastages from the body. Apart from that, it helps keep skin glowing and healthy. You should drink 5-6 liters of water daily to keep your system clean and healthy.<br/><br/>Exercise, Exercise and More Exercise<br/><br/>Although not directly belongs to the area of healthy eating tips, but if you wish to maintain a life in a healthy fashion, doing regular exercise has no other alternatives. You need to follow a daily schedule for exercise along with healthy diets to keep yourself fit and steady.<br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Pure Hoodia Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pure Hoodia diet pill has been receiving a lot of publicity on the Today Show, 60 Minutes and the BBC. This article will reveal the history of the pure Hoodia diet pill, how effective the pure Hoodia diet pill is and where to locate the best Hoodia diet pills on the market today.The History [...]]]></description>
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<p>The pure Hoodia diet pill has been receiving a lot of publicity on the Today Show, 60 Minutes and the BBC. This article will reveal the history of the pure Hoodia diet pill, how effective the pure Hoodia diet pill is and where to locate the best Hoodia diet pills on the market today.<br/><br/>The History of Pure Hoodia Diet Pill<br/><br/>The potent properties of the pure Hoodia plant have been recognised by the bushmen of the Kalahari desert for centuries. In the mid 1990s the Council For Scientific And Industrial Research conducted a detailed research study on the many native plants and bush foods regularly consumed by the &#8220;Sans Bushmen&#8221;.<br/><br/>What the CSIR soon discovered was that the Hoodia Gordonii cactus plant is not only not poisonous but it also contains some incredibly powerful properties to suppress the appetite and suppress the appetite. This study was found as a result of watching how animals reacted when regularly consuming the Hoodia cactus plant.<br/><br/>The Increasing Popularity of Hoodia Diet Pills<br/><br/>Following on from the substantial claims of speedy weight loss many genuine pure Hoodia Gordonii diet pills have ascended the marketplace to become one of the most popular and fasting growing diet products in an industry where billions is spent every year on weight loss products.<br/><br/>Before deciding on a Hoodia diet pill and the best Hoodia diet pill for you to help with your weight loss it is important to understand more about the Hoodia Gordonii plant.<br/><br/>Once the CSIR had managed to isolate the active ingredients in the Hoodia Gordonii plant that was responsible for suppressing the appetite and increasing the body&#8217;s ability to burn fat they called it p57. The CSIR then onsold the licence to P57 to an English pharmaceutical organisation called Phytopharm.How Does Hoodia Actually Work?<br/><br/>Scientific findings reveal that the reason why Hoodia is able to suppress the appetite is as a result of the molecule P57 contained therein. Usually when a person eats the glucose levels in their body rise and ultimately signals to the brain that you are full. However, what happens with the P57 molecule in Hoodia is that this molecule actually mimics this same process by &#8220;telling&#8221; your brain that you are also full though you have not eaten, or eaten little. As a result of this &#8220;full feeling&#8221; you experience little desire to eat and of course don&#8217;t overeat at all.<br/><br/>How Can So Many Hoodia Diet Pills Be On The Market When Only Phytopharm Holds The Licence<br/><br/>It is somewhat alarming that there are such a range of Hoodia diet pills on the market when Phytopharm holds the rights to P57. While Phytopharm ultimately holds the licence to P57 there are other patent laws that come into play. Only the Phytopharm pharmaceutical company has the legal ability to extract the potent P57 molecule located in Hoodia Gordonii and use it in any and all of their Hoodia cactus plant weight loss lines.<br/><br/>That being said the whole Hoodia Gordonii plant can never be patented. As a result of this other companies have the legal right to produce their own Hoodia weight loss diet pills and products legally without holding the licence to P57.<br/><br/>With such a number of Hoodia diet pills now available from the Hoodia Gordonii cactus it is absolutely pivotal that consumers don&#8217;t fall for inexpensive, ineffective imitations and that they ensure that they only purchase the best PURE South African cactus Hoodia Gordonii diet pills for maximum weight loss results.<br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Healthy Diet tips : Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you share your eating tips with others you are involved in a community of people who are interested in eating healthy. It can be a great benefit to you to receive the healthy tips and give you some information you may not have been aware of. It is just as helpful to give the [...]]]></description>
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<p>When you share your eating tips with others you are involved in a community of people who are interested in eating healthy. It can be a great benefit to you to receive the healthy tips and give you some information you may not have been aware of. It is just as helpful to give the tips to others. This helps you to stay on track and provide others with the information you have gathered.<br/><br/>We all know we should eat healthy for a longer and better quality life, but sometimes it is hard to stay on track. When you begin sharing your healthy eating tips with others you are able to keep the tips and suggestions in your mind at all times. Many people participate in recipe sharing and offer up their best healthy recipes to their families and friends. When you are doing this you are able to keep the health tips firmly planted in your mind at all times.<br/><br/>It is hard to be giving out the best healthy eating tips and not follow them yourself. You will feel like a hypocrite if you suggest a healthier way to eat to someone else and then don’t follow your own advice. When you share recipes with your friends and family you will be more inclined to stick to your eating plan and start eating healthy. Plus you will have the added bonus of receiving healthy recipes that your friends and family find.<br/><br/>You can look online for some great forums of people who are sharing recipes and healthy eating tips if you don’t have anyone to share recipes with. It is a great opportunity to find out what others are doing to keep on the healthy track. You also have a great chance to vent your frustration at how difficult it is to keep healthy eating habits. And learn some great pointers that others have found to work for them. These forums are a great source of moral support for those who are dieting or just trying to eat healthier.<br/><br/>There are some great books available with a number of recipes that you can add to your recipe organizer for healthy eating. Check out your local library and try some of these recipes out before you decide to keep them in your permanent collection of recipes. These are also good for recipe sharing.<br/><br/>It isn’t easy to begin a new way of eating. When you begin your journey on the road of a healthier lifestyle you will find many bumps in the road. There are temptations everywhere you turn that will try to knock you off the road to good health. Recipe sharing and keeping your healthy recipes in your recipe organizer are just some of the ways you can keep yourself on that road and push the obstacles out of your way. Your reward for all your hard work will be the healthy and fit lifestyle that will be yours in the end.<br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Healthy Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gone are the days when counting calories could be a measure of a healthy diet.  Healthy diets on the longer about counting calories measuring portions or cutting your carbohydrate intake.  We are in an age where are we to start minding our own business, looking after the diets and well-being of our families, our children, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Gone are the days when counting calories could be a measure of a healthy diet.  Healthy diets on the longer about counting calories measuring portions or cutting your carbohydrate intake.  We are in an age where are we to start minding our own business, looking after the diets and well-being of our families, our children, and ourselves. We have all been sold on the idea that fast and easy belongs to the pro active, energetic and active lifestyle of people who of moving places.<br/><br/>It is time to opt out of that lie and start being responsible for the health and fitness of our bodies in order to live a prolonged delay void of disease or illnesses related to obesity , malnutrition and bad diets. We only have two look at our fellow man peers and people roaming streets malls and avenues to know that we are living a lie in the name of and for the sake of convenience.<br/><br/>The best thing we can do for ourselves and our families is to eat a healthy diet, not only when we want to lose weight but as a matter of habit all the time everyday and continuously as we live our lives focused on a healthy lifestyle. Remember that a healthy lifestyle is ears a choice and for some the skill to make part of your life and that you stick with for a lifetime.<br/><br/>So what exactly is this a healthy diet and lifestyle we are talking about? We have all been led to believe throughout our lives that these myths included enough milk for calcium, lean beef for muscle growth and veggies, which can take the form of canned or frozen if desired. This certainly sounds like a diet that will put most Americans to shame, living on fast food and takeout, bud sadly this still remains a poor excuse for a diet and a bad diet in itself.<br/><br/>The best foods are foods that are the closest to its natural form whether unrefined or uncooked and variations of that. Examples of this would be whole grains freshly ground, fresh fruits and vegetables needing little or no cooking or processing. What we are after are the vitamins and minerals that help us stay healthy and maintain excellent life giving health. The whole idea behind food is not to feel full after eating, but to retain the most amounts of natural goodness and nutritional value.<br/><br/>Lean meats and fish are essential from good muscle building amino acids to omega 3 fatty acids that help sustain a healthy body, skeletal structure and provide the building blocks that most American foods lack, especially the fast variety. We have forgotten about the purpose of food as a nutritional value and have become accustomed to food being a fun factor. If we feel full, we have eaten and are well fed. This is unfortunately untrue and a new term has come to light calling most Americans obese starving people, pumped up on carbs but lacking in nutrition.<br/><br/>Stay away from all processed foods, especially the meat variety. You will find that processed meats in all forms, whether lunch meat, bacon, hot dogs or various sausages which all contain saturated animal fats and nitrates which are toxic to your body and the cause of many diseases detected and undetected.<br/><br/>Make sure your foods are balanced into a good ratio of healthy carbohydrates, protein and good fats which can be obtained through lean unprocessed meats, vegetables as raw as possible and healthy nuts, olive oil in the cold pressed form on your fresh salads. These habits 6 days a week will lead to unbelievable health benefits such as weight control and fighting off dreaded diseases and illnesses.<br/><br/>Foods to avoid will be anything passing through human processing, e.g. sugar, soft drinks, oil in fried foods, processed foods, chips, deep fried foods, snacks, white processed flour foods, most canned pastas, cereals that are sugar coated etc.<br/><br/>Among the healthy foods would be fresh fruits, berries and vegetables, leafy greens and lettuce, bright colored vegetables and fruits, nuts and dried fruits, organic beef, cold water fish, legumes, whole grains and lean turkey or chicken etc.<br/><br/>Make a healthy diet part of your healthy eating habits which will strengthen your family into becoming healthy people for life. Living healthy is a lifestyle is a long term commitment to eating healthy and following healthy food tips.<br/><br/></p>
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