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Why eliminating the worst foods in your diet is a bad idea

December 5, 2007 – 4:38 pm
Food cravings can be hard beast to tame. Most of the time the foods you crave are the absolute worst things you can eat. What's even worse is that after you give in to the cravings and eat the food you feel bad for having done so. This leads to depression and self hate for not being able to conquer these cravings. I know how hard it can be to give up the foods you crave, and I failed at going cold turkey on junk food dozens of times. That's when I decided to replace the foods I craved instead to eliminating them. You already know what's good for you and what's not so whenever you start to crave bad food immediately grab something that's good for you. Don't dwell on it, just do it. After a while it will become a habit and your cravings for junk food will be replaced ...

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Before You Waste Your Money On Detox Patches

October 16, 2007 – 5:23 pm
When considering joining in on the detox patch fad, keep in mind that nothing quick and easy is worth doing. Manufacturers of detox patches advertise detoxification of your entire body while you sleep. Users claim they have had great success with their white patches turning dark and filthy overnight as a result of all the toxins pulled from the body. If you consider the science of how the body works, however, you will realize the claims made by manufacturers of detox patches are not reasonable. While some nutrients and waste products can pass through the pores of the skin, the skin is not equipped to dispose of all the body's waste products. Most of these products simply can't permeate the skin. That is why our bodies have an excretory system which handles the breaking down and disposal of the body's waste products. Even if the patches did have some drawing power ...

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Lowering cholesterol by eating healthier

October 14, 2007 – 2:02 pm
Cholesterol related problems have become so common and debilitating that preventing cholesterol build up has become extremely important. You can bring cholesterol levels down with medication. However, the side effects and cross reaction with other medication being taken could make it dangerous. Eating the right foods can be a healthy and natural way to lower cholesterol levels and thus prevent strokes, heart attacks and high blood pressure. Cholesterol comes directly from animal fats. Avoiding animal fats or minimizing their intake will help keep cholesterol levels under control and it has the added benefit of reducing calories and gaining muscle instead of fat. Foods like garlic help reduce cholesterol levels. All this does not mean you cannot have a tasty meal when you eat healthy. It just means some changes to your grocery shopping. You could start by buying low-fat or non-fat dairy products like milk and yogurt. Butter, cream and ice-cream should ...

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The benefits of St. John’s Wort for depression

September 19, 2007 – 12:03 pm
There are so many cases of depression in the U.S. but what is unfortunate is the fact that so many people just do not want to seek treatment for it. Diseases of the mind still have a stigma attached to them, more out of ignorance and the fact that medical knowledge has not yet uncovered the secrets of the mind than anything else. What is fortunate, however, is the growing awareness of alternate therapies and medicines to treat this disease. St. John’s Wort is one herb that has proved very beneficial in this area and the best part is that it treats both depression and anxiety without the need for drugs which come with their own side effects. St. John’s Wort is a great mood elevator and so many who have taken it are thrilled with the results. The botanical name for St. John’s Wort is Hypericum perforatum and the name ...

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