Here are the Top 10 Reasons Yogurt is a Top Health Food 1. Yogurt is easier to digest than milk. Many people who cannot tolerate milk, either because of a protein allergy or lactose intolerance, can enjoy yogurt. The culturing process makes yogurt more digestible than milk. The live active cultures create lactase, the enzyme […]
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12 Frequently Asked Questions About the Vegetarian Diet
Vegetarian Diet FAQs 1. What does a “vegetarian diet” mean? The term “vegetarian” is really a misnomer, since vegetarians eat more than just vegetables. Vegetarian simply means a plant-based diet. There are several kinds of vegetarian diets, defined by what types of foods are consumed. A strict vegetarian, a vegan, avoids all foods of animal […]
Rating Sugars: Best to Worst
Nutritionally speaking, there is no such thing as a bad sugar, since all digestible sugars provide energy to the body. It doesn’t matter to an individual cell whether the glucose it is using for fuel entered the body as a starch or as a sugar. Yet, simple and complex carbohydrates behave differently in the body […]
Soft Drinks
Certain sugars belong in the same category as the fake fats. They not only provide no essential nutrients to the body (your body could live better without them), they actually may do harm. Soft drinks. Many soft drinks are a double-whammy of sugar and caffeine, a combination which sends most bodies (and minds) on an […]
Harmful Effects of Excess Sugar
The complex carbohydrates found in vegetables, grains, and fruits are good for you; the simple sugars found in sodas, candies, icings, and packaged treats can do harm, at least when eaten in excess. It’s as simple as that. Here’s why: Excess sugar depresses immunity. Studies have shown that downing 75 to 100 grams of a […]
Top Reasons Why Soy is so Good for You
The seven secrets of soy are just a few of the reasons more Americans are trading their sirloin for soy foods. A nutrient-dense food. Few foods contain as much nutritional bang for the buck as this bountiful bean. Ounce for ounce, calorie for calorie, the soybean gets top-billing as a rich source of protein, unsaturated […]
Why do we need protein?
Like the structural steel of buildings and the metal meshwork in concrete, proteins provide the framework for every cell of the body. Just as workers at a construction site need a steady supply of building materials, tissues undergoing repair and those that are growing need a steady supply of protein to build and rebuild organs, […]
What Do Those Confusing Protein Terms Mean?
Like the first two members of the nutrition big 3, fats and carbohydrates, proteins have their own language. Here are some nutritional terms you should know: Protein comes from the Greek word protos, meaning “first.” These nutrients are the basic elements of living cells, of first importance. Like carbohydrates and fats, proteins contain carbon, hydrogen, […]
What Are Phytos?
Have you had your phytos today? That’s nutri-talk for the nineties. Once upon a time it was thought that fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals were all the nutrients necessary for growth and health. Now we know there’s another group of nutrients necessary for optimal health – phytonutrients. Despite its high tech ring, “phytonutrient” (from […]
4 Ways Phytos are Health Food
While there are many phytos that have been identified, there are probably thousands more that remain to be discovered. The best known phytos are carotenoids, flavonoids, and isoflavones. Carotenoids include yellow, orange, and red pigment in fruits and vegetables. Dark, green, leafy vegetables are rich in the carotenoid, beta carotene, but the usual yellow color […]
Top Tips in Choosing and Using Oils
1. COOKING WITH OILS Cooking at high temperatures can damage oils. The more omega 3 fatty acids in the oil, the less suitable it is for cooking. The heat not only damages the fatty acids, it can also change them into harmful substances. Hydrogenated oils are often used for cooking. Because these oil have already […]
Ranking Oils: From Best to Worst
The goal of a “right fat” diet is to eat the right amount of the right kinds of oil. We have used these criteria for evaluating the various types of oil: the percentage of essential fatty acids in the oil the percentage of unsaturated versus saturated fats (i.e., how heart-healthy the oil is) the effect […]