Sugar (in one form or another) is added to more food products than you can imagine. There are also a large number of “variants” of sugar – depending on the kind of processing that has occurred. Here is a list to get you started in identifying sugars. I’m sure you can come up with many more names for sugar. Brown sugar Corn syrup Demerara Sugar

Most consumers take just 4 seconds to browse over food packaging before making a choice. That’s the window of opportunity a manufacturer has to convince you to buy their product. Here’s how they do it. Put something wholesome and natural on the frontFresh fruit, lush meadows, and green trees. The Reality. That’s just a pretty picture – it might have nothing to do with what’s in...

Green tea has a long history of healthful benefits and its qualities are significantly more effective than black tea. Both teas come from the carnellia sinensis plant but green tea leaves are steamed rather than fermented like black and oolong teas. This prevents a powerful anti-oxidant, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), from being oxidized and therefore diminished.

If dry, limp hair is weighing you down, then this diet is for you. Did you know that what you eat is reflected in the health of your hair? All of the hair-revitalizing shampoos in the world won’t help if you aren’t nourishing your body. Here’s how the Healthy Hair Diet can help: Just like your body, your hair needs a balanced, nutritious diet to stay healthy. That’s why this food plan...

Working out before eating breakfast offers no additional or superior rewards. In general, any time you exercise, you’ll raise your metabolism during the session and for some time afterwards. Studies have shown that the more intensely you exercise, the longer your metabolic rate stays raised. The magnitude and duration of this increase varies from person to person, and from workout to workout.

The important fact of metabolism is that our bodies do not stop working, even when we are sleeping! Hearts are beating, blood is circulating, lungs are functioning and brains are even working. This all takes energy — meaning we are still burning calories. There is no magic time after which the body stores fat. For instance, if you eat the same exact meal at 6 pm or at 8 pm, is one more caloric than the other?...

When you eat and what you eat can affect your performance and the way you feel while you’re exercising. Coordinate your meals, snacks and what you drink to make the most of your exercise routine. Eating a lot before exercise can slow you down.When you exercise after a large meal, you may feel sluggish or have an upset stomach, cramping and diarrhea. That’s because your muscles and your digestive...

Peanuts, almonds and more are good — and good for you Several studies over the past several years have shown the health benefits of nuts — which contain monounsaturated fat, vitamin E, folic acid, magnesium, copper, protein, and fiber, and are rich in antioxidant phytochemicals.

Trans fats are also known as hydrogenated fats. They are made by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oil under pressure. This results in a stiffer fat, a fat which is hard at room temperature. For example, vanaspati is a trans fat. They are artificial, they are man-made. All the trans fats are essentially artificial,

  Simple water — when it’s pure and free of contaminants — is truly a “wonder drug.” Without chemicals, additives, or anything unnatural, a steady dose a steady dose of 8 glassesof water a day will..