Health Benefits of Ancient Grains

Some ancient grains are also gluten-free. These include buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth. Eating these types of grains are particularly good for someone who has an allergy to gluten.

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Low-Carb Diet Best for Diabetes

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Choosing a low carbohydrate diet might be the perfect fit for a diabetic. By reducing the amount of sugar taken in, the diabetic will be able to create a steady blood sugar and also lose weight.

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Accepting Yourself, Not Obesity

Accepting Yourself Not Obesity

If you are obese or overweight, like so many of us are, you should love yourself and consider yourself beautiful no matter what number the bathroom scale shows you. However, its important to begin to understand that a large part of self-love is taking care of your body so that it is healthy and you can live a long life. As soon as you start accepting yourself, not obesity, you will be ready to take steps to losing weight and living a healthier life.

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Tips for Making Healthier Food Choices

Tips for Making Healthier Food Choices

Healthier food choices begin with learning what’s in your food. Start to make a habit of reading nutritional labels to learn how much fat, calories, and other ingredients are in the things you eat. You might be surprised at what kind of chemicals, fats, etc. your food really contains and how many calories you are actually eating in a meal.

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Standard American Diet Attributed to Obesity and Poor Health

The Standard American Diet is one that focuses on food for pleasure and convenience, rather than being a diet that encourages good health. The daily caloric content of this diet is high, generally around 2500 calories for the average adult.

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Measuring Weight Loss with Waist-to-Hip Ratio

It can help for you to take measurements of your waist and your hips frequently as you lose weight. This way, even if the scale does not show that you are losing weight, you can see when you are losing inches and body fat.

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Anti-Cancer Drug Added to Junk Foods

Health Canada announced today that they are contemplating allowing food companies to add an anti-cancer drug to junk foods. This cancer-fighting drug called asparaginase is an enzyme that is used in patients with leukemia and some other types of cancers.

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Health Problems Associated with Being Overweight

There is a number of serious health problems associated with being overweight and obese. Losing weight to reduce your chances of developing one or more of these diseases in your lifetime, combined with the fact that you will have more energy and feel healthier, is all you should need to get motivated to make some changes.

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3-A-Day of Dairy Weight Loss Program

The 3-A-Day of Dairy weight loss campaign is a new diet program that was created by way of a partnership between WebMD’s Weight Loss Clinic and the National Dairy Council.

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Weight Loss Strengthens Immune System

Even though losing weight won’t guarantee you will avoid the flu and other bugs, these studies do give us another good reason to shed our excess pounds.

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