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Amaranth: The Carb for Weight-Loss and Complete Nutrition

By on August 31, 2009 in amaranth, DIET

Amaranth is a nutrient-rich ancient grain from Mexico that has three times the calcium of milk. Interested yet? You should be. But that’s not all. Amaranth is also gluten-free and an excellent food of choice for those who are on a diet and want to feel full and satisfied. Because of its great calorie-to-nutrient ratio, [...]

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Quinoa: the Golden Supercrop

By on August 21, 2009 in DIET, Quinoa

If you’re concerned about your protein intake, and you want a tasty alternative to your stock carbohydrates like pasta and rice, it’s about time you add quinoa (pronounced keen-wa, from the Quechua language) to your protein nutrition. This pseudocereal is related to the beet and the tumbleweed (did you even know those two were related?), [...]

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New All-Vegan “Eco-Atkins” Diet Shown to Reduce Bad Cholesterol

By on June 10, 2009 in DIET, Low-carb, Vegan

By now, everyone’s pretty familiar with the Atkins diet – the ultra-low-carb, high-protein meal plan that results in moderate to dramatic fat reduction, as well as a reduction in insulin resistance, a lower level of triglycerides (fats in the blood), and higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, or “good” cholesterol). One thing that Atkins [...]

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Oh Soy Bad: How We are Misled about the Benefits of Soy

By on February 8, 2008 in DIET, soy

Why is Soy Bad for You – The Soy Problems What’s bad about soy? Here, Doctor Mercola confirms what I discovered about a year ago. All of those soy alternatives that we vegetarians have long been consuming with the intention of better health are NOT healthy for us. Mercola blames the miscommunication of the true [...]

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Why Isn’t Your Healthy Diet making You Feel Good?

By on October 8, 2007 in DIET

The word “HEALTHY” is probably one of the most misused and misunderstood words of our generation. We definitely all want to be it, because it means living longer and feeling better while we’re here. But, so many health- related messages are funded by people and corporations with ulterior motives. We also witness fad diets, strict [...]

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Exploding the Protein Myth

By on September 18, 2007 in CHEMICALS, DIET

‘In excess, even nectar is poisonous’. – A wise Indian proverb When I visited the US a decade ago, my western hosts were surprised and perhaps dismayed that I was a hardcore veggie. At a party thrown for me, a very senior American gentleman remarked; “Kid you need more protein to be healthy.” Respecting his [...]

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Is Meat Really Nutritious or Does it Make You Sick?

By on September 13, 2007 in DIET, HEALTH

“Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” Albert Einstein Is Meat Good for You OR is Eating Meat Bad? The facts supporting vegetarianism are overwhelming. Some health authorities feel that one-day humankind will wake up and will look back [...]

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What’s Wrong with Wheat?

By on August 3, 2007 in DIET, wheat

Exposing the “Ancient” Super Grain Before you grab another heaping helping of that Captain Crunch, or sink your teeth into a buttery slice of bread – wait a second. The main ingredient in so many of our favorite (or at least most popular) food choices is wheat. Wheat was cultivated centuries ago, and even gets [...]

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