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December 2006

Bacteria and Obesity

by Karen on December 21, 2006

There are people who seem to be able to gain weight just by inhaling. And then there are the super scawny people who can eat their entire body weight in food daily and still not gain a pound.
You probably know both kinds of people. I know I do.
But perhaps [...]

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Phytochemicals

by Karen on December 18, 2006

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, legumes all words you may think to yourself what have these got in common? Well they are the support system of your body. Fruits and vegetables have lots of phytochemicals in them and you can get about 100 different phytochemicals per serving of fruits and vegetables. What are phytochemicals? Well [...]

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The National Geographic Diet

by Karen on December 16, 2006

When was the last time you saw an animal in the wild that was obese? It doesn’t happen. Most wild animals have the eating for hunger and fuel thing down. Animals don’t get fat and obese until they become domesticated. How fat is your Dog? Do you own a “Fat Cat”?
A [...]

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How To Measure Exercise Performance

by Karen on December 14, 2006

Force: Force is defined as, “that which changes or tends to change the state of rest or motion in matter.” Another definition is, “that which changes or tends to change the velocity of an object.” When you are playing any game, the object may be an opposing player. Force may increase or decrease velocity in [...]

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Understanding Cholesterol

by Karen on December 13, 2006

In order to understand why it is important to lower cholesterol, it is necessary to first understand what cholesterol is. Cholesterol is a fatlike waxy substance and is produced by the liver. Although cholesterol has purposes and is important to overall health and body function, too much cholesterol in the body has damaging effects.
Cholesterol [...]

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All About Exercise

by Karen on December 13, 2006

Every one of us must have done some sort of exercise at least once in our life. Have you ever gone beyond this story? What I meant is that, have you ever put an effort to study the enormous offstage preparations taking place underneath our skin to make it happen. I don’t think many [...]

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Fruits and Vegetables

by Karen on December 8, 2006

In fruits and vegetables you can tell which of the main phytochemicals they contain by their color.
Fruits and vegetables that are orange in color, such as carrots, cantaloupes and mangoes contain beta carotene.
Those that are red in color, such as tomatoes, watermelon, and pink grapefruit contain lycopene.
Yellow fruits and vegetables such [...]

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What Is In Your Food?

by Karen on December 8, 2006

Do you know what is in your food? Did you ever think about what could be there and not there? How about what it is doing to you or your loved ones? Is there something good in your food other then making you not hungry? Yes there is! Your food is consisting of several awesome [...]

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Eggs Huevos Rancheros

by Karen on December 4, 2006

Here is a great tasting healthy breakfast that takes about 20 minutes. Serves 4 and the preparation time is about 10 minutes.
Ingredients:

12 egg whites
2 15oz. can of black beans
4 fat free/low fat flour tortillas
1 cup of lite salsa
½ cup grated low fat yellow cheese
¼ cup chopped chives

Preparation & Cooking:
Preheat the oven [...]

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