Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a condition that has become widespread in the United States. Symptoms associated with CFS include aching muscles and joints, anxiety, depression, difficulty concentrating, fever, headaches, intestinal problems, irritability, jaundice, loss of appetite, mood swings, muscle spasms, recurrent upper respiratory tract infections, sensitivity to light and heat, sleep disturbances, sore throat, swollen glands (lymph nodes), temporary memory loss- most of all extreme and often disabling fatigue.
The symptoms of this syndrome resemble those of flu and other vital infections, so it is often mistaken for other disorders. It is often mis-diagnosed as hypochondria, psychosomatic illness, or depression, because routine medical tests do not detect any problems. Read more on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (part1)…
Filed under General Health on Jun 24th, 2010. Comment. 
Foods containing all nine of the essential amino acids are:
¨ Meat, poultry and fish
¨ Egg whites
¨ Milk and other dairy products.
Incomplete proteins are found in vegetables, nuts, grains, such as wheat, rice, corn and their various cereal and flour products, and pulses such as lentils and dried and fresh peas and beans. To make up complete proteins, each of these foods should be combined with complimentary proteins. For example, pulses release about 30% more protein when eaten with grains. Such combinations are: Read more on GOOD SOURCES OF PROTEIN…
Filed under General Health on Jun 1st, 2010. Comment.
The word protein comes from the Greek term meaning “of prime importance”, which indicates its role in nutrition. Protein is the body’s primary building material, making up nearly one fifth of its structure. Since, as part of normal life, body tissue is constantly being lost and damaged (like skin and hair for example), we need a constant supply of protein in our diet to replace this loss. Protein is essential to the metabolic activities of every cell.
There are many popular misconceptions about protein. For example, many people believe that excess protein will not make them fat. In reality a gram of protein contains four calories (the same as carbohydrates or starches) and any excess calories from protein are converted to fat and stored.
The body uses 20 amino acids Read more on Why is protein important to nutrition?…
Filed under General Health on May 29th, 2010. Comment.
(Sorry for the long wait guys, but heres an article I wrote on proper food combining.. enjoy..)
The reason for proper combining:
To make digestion easier and more efficient! Most protein foods require an acid digestion environment for proper digestion; whereas most carbohydrates digest properly in alkaline medium.
Therefore, if we are going to eat more than one food at a meal, we can greatly improve digestion, and avoid indigestion, by eating foods that will require the same gastric juices for digestion and are compatible. Proper combining leads to good digestion and better health. “The simpler the meal the better you feel.” Read more on Food Combining…
Filed under Uncategorized on May 5th, 2010. Comment.
A large factor, which contributes to diseases, is congestion. Congestion affects every aspect of the body. The body is a truly remarkable machine which goes through an amazing amount of accommodations everyday, due to our neglect to provide adequate nutrients that the body needs as well as due to us eating too much food, or the wrong combination of foods suitable to our blood type.
When the body is free of congestion and has adequate nutrients, it can heal most things even before we know that we are sick, but when we congest our bodies year after year and keep adding more toxins into it, then it has to break down at the weakest point. For all cases of congestion, it is recommended to go on a Short Juice fast and take appropriate herbs. Detoxification is commonly engaged in practice these days, but some people still do not understand and are afraid of it. Read more on Congestion & The Body…
Filed under General Health on Mar 5th, 2010. Comment.
Here are a number of non-drug methods of improving depression. Do not embark on this programme without the guidance of a nutritionist skilled and experienced in this area, as you will be taking mega doses of certain vitamins and amino acids, which could have side effects if not monitored closely.
- Consume a large, varied wholefood diet, rich in fruits and vegetables, and low in saturated fats. Take your fats from mono and polyunsaturated fats (avoid cooking with the latter). Don’t eat too much or little fat.
Filed under Mind health on Feb 26th, 2010. Comment.
Very high cholesterol intake contributes to high blood cholesterol levels, but a more important dietary factor is a high intake of saturated fat. This is found in fatty meat products (such as pies or sausages), full-fat dairy foods, biscuits and cakes.
High cholesterol foods include offal, shellfish, eggs and dairy foods.
Other elements that also influence blood cholesterol levels include genetic factors (high cholesterol levels sometimes run in families) and lifestyle factors, such as lack of exercise. Read more on What Causes High Blood Cholesterol?…
Filed under Heart & Circulation on Feb 25th, 2010. Comment.
The word protein comes from the Greek term meaning “of prime importance”, which indicates its role in nutrition. Protein is the body’s primary building material, making up nearly one fifth of it’s structure. Since, as part of normal life, body tissue is constantly being lost and damaged (like skin and hair for example), we need a constant supply of protein in our diet to replace this loss. Protein is essential to the metabolic activities of every cell.
There are many popular misconceptions about protein. For example, many people believe that excess protein will not make them fat. In reality a gram of protein contains four calories (the same as carbohydrates or starches) and any excess calories from protein are converted to fat and stored. Read more on Importance of Protein in Nutrition…
Filed under Uncategorized on Feb 25th, 2010. Comment.
Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is found naturally in all human and animal tissues. It is part of normal cell structure and is essential to a number of body processes, such as the formation of certain hormones.
Cholesterol is an important ingredient of bile, which is made in the liver and released into the duodenum via the gall bladder. Bile aids the digestion of fatty foods. Cholesterol is carried in the blood stream linked to special proteins known as lipoproteins.
Much of the cholesterol present in the diet is absorbed for the body to utilise. However since the body can synthesise all the cholesterol it needs in the liver and other cells, a dietary intake of cholesterol is not needed.
“Although cholesterol is essential to sustain life, too much cholesterol in the blood can cause serious health problems”
HOW TO REDUCE YOUR BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVEL.
Filed under Heart & Circulation on Feb 18th, 2010. 1 Comment.
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