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It's not easy making healthy food choices. Constantly we are being bombarded with commercials parading the benefits of eating unhealthy and giving good reasons for doing so. Thats the American way of life. Work hard and fast, eat bad and fast and the heck with the consequences. We'll deal with that when the time comes. The consequences can vary from bad to worse. For me it was a trip down the highway with the sirens blaring, the lights flashing and the paramedic feeding me nitroglycerin. That trip was not fun, as a matter of fact, it was down right scary. But it did get my attention! Being a young man of sixty five I wasn't ready to pilot a rocking chair just waiting to die. I wanted to [Read More..]

Most of us like to snack at least occasionally. The trouble is that we often snack too much and eat too many of the wrong kinds of foods when we snack, and this can of course lead to weight gain and unacceptable cholesterol levels. In addition, unhealthy snacks crowd out healthy food so that we become well-fed but undernourished.The trick is to snack on real food not the packaged junk food that you can buy in the store or vending machines such as most microwave popcorn, cold cereal, chips, cookies, pretzels, candy bars, energy bars, yogurt with sugary fruit, etc. If snacking is done in moderation and you eat healthful foods when you snack, it can be a great way to boost energy, satisfy hunger, lose weight and tantalize your taste buds!One of the reasons healthy snacking is thought to be good for you is that it can help balance [Read More..]

One question that always bothers every pizza lover that is whether it is good for health or not. The latest studies have proved that pizzas are really good for your health. Read on to get more information.Pizza is one of the most favourite foods for most of the people in the UK. Are you in a dilemma to eat pizza or not? Don't worry. From this article you can get some (scientific) useful information regarding the consumption of pizza in your day to day diet. Mostly pizza can be made with wheat. There are 2 components in wheat called 'bran' and 'endosperm'. These components are highly rich in antioxidants. This antioxidant has the stuff to prevent cell damaging in human bodies. For which, it inhabits a process called oxidation.This antioxidant has the ability to reduce the partials which cause cell damages. Cell damage is a main reason for the formation [Read More..]