Coconut Oil – The Tropical Health Treasure

Coconut oil, the amazing superfood, was lost in the saturated fat controversy and is just now starting to make a hearty comeback. Used for thousands of years by people in the tropics, coconut oil is both a medicinal as well … read more »

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Why Fad Diets Don’t Work

Bookstore aisles are budging with every kind of diet book imaginable. The Internet is equally crowded with quick fixes sure to reduce belly fat in the blink of an eye. Ads on television bombard us with rapid weight loss programs, … read more »

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Is The Sugar In Fruit Bad For You?

By now, most of us have been hearing warnings about sugar for a long time. After all, sugar is said to wreak havoc on our bodies, including such repercussions as obesity, higher cholesterol, poor protein absorption, and weakened eyesight. Add … read more »

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The Top Benefits Of A Vegetarian Diet

There is growing evidence that vegetarian diets have distinct advantages when compared to diets that contain meat and other foods that originate from animals.  A person on a vegetarian diet consumes less saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein with a … read more »

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Does Less Sleep Mean More Fat?

Do you, like millions of other Americans burn the candle at both ends, staying up until all hours of the night and rising early to meet work, family or social obligations? If so, you may be jeopardizing your health more … read more »

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Playing Hide And Seek With Sugar

The average American consumes 43,000 more calories each year from sugar than they did in 1977. Part of this increase can be attributed to the rise in popularity of soft drinks and the fact that food manufacturers sneak in sugar … read more »

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