The debate between whether or not bagels or donuts are the more "healthy" option already was discussed in a previous article, but what about those muffins? While it is true that muffins could earn you more nutrition points over donuts, they still are not the healthy option just because they are "bread."
So, we know, for example, that donuts vary in calorie count. For instance, while yeast donuts are usually anywhere from 170 to 270 calories each, the denser cake-like doughnuts can be from 290 to 360 calories, and the cream-filled types can run from 300 to 390 calories
The Benefits of a Low-Carb Diet
by Gumer Liston February 3rd, 2010 | Diet, Heart Health
If through the years you have tried different kinds of diets, you know that almost all of those diets center on lowering carbohydrate intake. There is a reason why in most diets the daily carbohydrate intake is lessened significantly. Carbohydrates are used by the body for energy. When the intake of carbohydrates is less than what is necessary, the body is forced to break down fat to use as energy. Of course, when fat is broken down and used for energy, you lose weight. This is a condition known as ketosis. But weight loss is not the only
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MonaVie
by Bea January 5th, 2010 | Diet, Nutrition, Vitamins
MonaVie is a juice that supports your body's antioxidant and nutritional needs. The secret behind the juice is the Brazilian açai berry—one of nature's top superfoods.
It is pretty expensive to drink this juice, but many people think that is completely worth it. For example, I know a woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had the surgery but did not want to go through any of the chemotherapy processes. At first she was only taking Vitamin C injections, but she then heard about MonaVie and started to drink this juice. She is now cancer free, and she believes
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It is pretty expensive to drink this juice, but many people think that is completely worth it. For example, I know a woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had the surgery but did not want to go through any of the chemotherapy processes. At first she was only taking Vitamin C injections, but she then heard about MonaVie and started to drink this juice. She is now cancer free, and she believes
Stay Healthy
by Gumer Liston December 8th, 2009 | Diet, Exercise
They say that "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." But you should not stop there, that is just the tip of the iceberg, staying healthy is more difficult to achieve than that. How difficult? Well, not really. If you have self-discipline, you'll find it as easy as eating an apple. Here are the things that you need to do everyday in order to stay healthy. (more…)
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Pizza
by Gumer Liston November 24th, 2009 | Diet, Nutrition
We were eating pizza, and I was finishing my third slice when my little boy asked me if pizza is a healthy food. I was not really sure what to tell him because although I believe that pizza has some health benefits, I also thought that there might be some ingredients in pizza that could be harmful to one's health. So, I told my son that daddy was not really sure about the answer to his question and had to do a little reading about it. After reading a little about pizza, here's what I found out.
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