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Nutrition
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Mar 18, 2003 |
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Metabolism Calculator
Your metabolism is a biochemical process that combines nutrients with oxygen to produce the energy your body needs to function. Metabolism is measured in calories, and the number of calories you burn depends on your basal metabolic rate (BMR), how much you exercise, and your body’s muscle to fat ratio.
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Jul 28, 2008 |
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Letters From Our Readers - Comments & Suggestions 07-30-08
Letters From Our Readers - Comments & Suggestions 07-30-08 |
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Oct 27, 2003 |
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The Pain-Free Arthritis Diet
Until recently it's been unclear whether changing your diet may influence the symptoms of a chronic illness like arthritis. Nevertheless, new research continues to pour in touting the healing benefits of certain foods. Perhaps these foods aren't the miracle cure many hoped for, but through scientific studies we do know that certain nutrients can boost immune function and decrease inflammation in those with arthritis. |
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Mar 10, 2008 |
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Could a Common B-12 Deficiency Be Causing Your Symptoms?
Modern medical science now understands many of the reasons why vitamin B-12 supplementation helps people feel better. |
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Mar 28, 2006 |
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Abstract: Vitamin D physiology
Vitamin D3 is synthesized in the skin during summer under the influence of ultraviolet light of the sun, or it is obtained from food, especially fatty fish. |
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Apr 11, 2003 |
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Drinking Water can Help Your Diet
Drinking water can help you in your efforts to lose weight as a means of controlling appetite and as an alternative to high calorie beverages such as sodas and coffee, says a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Nutritionist. |
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Aug 14, 2008 |
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The combined effects of L-theanine and caffeine on cognitive performance and mood. - Source: Nutritional Neuroscience, Aug 2008.
Research replicates previous evidence suggesting that in combination caffeine and L-theanine – an amino acid known for ability to enter the brain and support reduced mental & physical stress/relaxation - support improvements in speed, accuracy, and focus in cognitively demanding tasks that are superior to improvements achieved with caffeine alone. It’s a combo most commonly found in green tea. - Source: Nutritional Neuroscience, Aug 2008. |
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Jul 25, 2008 |
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Preliminary data about the influence of vitamin D status on the loss of body fat in young overweight/obese women following two types of hypocaloric diet - Source: British Journal of Nutrition, Aug 2008
Higher serum vitamin D level correlated positively with more weight loss on slightly reduced calorie diet. Those with higher D lost more than 3 times as much as those with lower D on average. [Source: British Journal of Nutrition, Aug 2008] |
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Aug 01, 2005 |
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How To Keep Your Brain In Shape
Are there days when you think you need a brain transplant? You’re getting those "senior moments" even though you’re only 40 years age? Or at 70 you’re forgetting things you shouldn’t forget? These days with so much talk about Alzheimer’s Disease, it’s easy to assume you may be "losing it". But today there are ways to keep the brain functioning the way it’s supposed to. |
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Dec 06, 2004 |
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Potential Weight Loss and Vision Benefits Found in Eggs: Amino Acid Leucine
A scientific review article published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition supplement reports that leucine, an essential amino acid found in high quality protein like eggs, potentially provides a weight loss advantage during dieting by helping to reduce loss of lean tissue, promote loss of body fat, and stabilize blood
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