Healthy Eating

Low Fat Lasagna Recipe With A Twist

This is a great low fat, low cost lasagna recipe that decreases the amount of lasagna noodle, and uses low fat cheeses and meat. Ground turkey has less fat than ground beef, but use what you prefer.1 whole onion, diced1 bell pepper, diced4 garlic cloves, diced1/4 cup chopped scallions1/4 cup chopped mushrooms1 tsp herb seasoning mix (or non-salt seasoning)2... [Read more of this article]

Sample Diet To Lower Cholesterol – What To Eat

A sample diet to lower cholesterol is important to determine how your body will respond to various cholesterol-lowering techniques suggested by experts. Basically, a sample diet to lower cholesterol involves avoiding certain foods while increasing the intake of others. Combining these techniques can lead to significant decreases in blood cholesterol... [Read more of this article]

What Herbs & Vitamins Will Lower Your Cholesterol? Part 2

B vitaminsNiacin is probably the best B vitamin, but it isn’t the only one. Folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 are also crucial. Remember homocysteine? This amino acid is thought to be at least as bad as cholesterol for you arteries. If you eat any meats you will elevate homocysteine levels, since it is a byproduct of meat metabolism. The... [Read more of this article]

Preparing Cholesterol Lowering Recipes – Powerful Foods That Restore Healthy Cholesterol Levels

If you have recently been told by your doctor that your cholesterol readings are high and you need to bring them down, then making some simple changes in your diet that include cholesterol lowering recipes is the best way to go.You see, it is a irrefutable fact that for most individuals, the best way to reduce cholesterol levels is by cutting way back... [Read more of this article]

Do Low Fat, Low Carb, Or Low Calorie Diets Work?

Do (Fill in the blank) diets work?Strange title.But I believe that you could insert any popular or fad diet into the above statement and be able to truthfully answer the question.For the short term yes, for the long-term maybe, but probably not.Think about it.Do Low Fat diets work?If they really did, we would be a nation of puny 98 pound weaklings.... [Read more of this article]

What Supplements Can I Take To Lower Cholesterol Levels Naturally?

Let’s face it. Our lifestyles wreck havoc on our bodies. Day to day stress, lack of exercise and poor diet all contribute to high cholesterol. Unfortunately, high cholesterol will set us up for other health problems like stroke and heart disease. So what is the solution to this problem?Should you take one of those cholesterol lowering medicines... [Read more of this article]

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Healthy Eating and Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders – Orthorexia Obsession With Healthy Eating

Anorexia is the lack of appetite which results to one failing to eat. Bulimia is an eating disorder where you consume excess food.On the other hand, orthorexia, also known as orthorexia nervosa, refers to a disorder associated with healthy eating. Here, you have an unhealthy obsession to eating food.Healthy eating is eating a well balanced diet. Healthy... [Read more of this article]

Eating Disorders: Four Things Your Anorexic Daughter Wants You to Know

There are things that are common to many girls with eating disorders. I hear the following three things from girls all the time:* Don’t put me in a box: Even though there are commonalities she doesn’t want to be put in the same category as everyone else with anorexia or bulimia. She needs to feel that her situation is unique to her, which... [Read more of this article]

Picky Eating Disorder

Picky eating disorder surely is not a deadly disease – but it’s nonetheless something that should be taken seriously. Not just because it can impact the life of the person who suffers from it in a very negative way, but also because it might lead to long-term health problems.In the medical community, this condition is also known as selective... [Read more of this article]

Anorexia – Dying to Be Thin

Most of the time, when people think of Anorexia, they imagine a young girl looking like a holocaust survivor, who starves herself to death or throws up after every meal to keep her “ideal” weight. In my imagination, it was always a 16-year-old girl and I was very surprised recently to be asked to coach an anorexic woman in her mid 40s who... [Read more of this article]

Eating Disorders: My Child’s Anorexia Has Turned Our Marriage Upside Down

When your child is diagnosed with an eating disorder your life gets turned upside down. Your relationship with your spouse changes in ways you never could have imagined.How does your relationship with your spouse change? We all know that with each child you have, there is less time and energy for your spouse. What about when one of your children develops... [Read more of this article]

From Dieting To Anorexia – Can Dieting Lead To Eating Disorders?

Anorexia nervosa is difficult to combat because victims of this eating disorder are not fully aware of their situation until it is too late. Once the eating habits have been established it is very difficult to change them even with professional treatment.The problem with anorexia nervosa lies in the fact that it is a mental illness. For some reasons,... [Read more of this article]

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