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I find myself accidentally skipping meals because of my busy day to day schedule. When this happens I find myself eating more at dinner than I normally would have if I had eaten lunch. This bad habit of mine can affect my overall health. Studies show that skipping meals like this can elevate fasting glucose levels and have a delayed insulin response. If this habit is done for a long period of time it could lead to Type 2 diabetes.

Interestingly though, there is another study that shows if you skip meals every other day that it could actually improve health. Intermittent fasting has resulted measurable metabolic benefit for obese people. People in the study using an alternating dieting pattern lost an average of 8% of their body weight and they also had lower cholesterol and triglycerides.

I find it interesting that the same eating habits can result in two dramatically different results. If done correctly as a dietary plan, meal skipping can be beneficial to ones health. If done incorrectly, as most people like me do, may result in harmful changes to the body. As a New Year resolution I am going to try the alternate day dieting pattern.

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The weekend is over and this post may be a little too late for some of you. How many of you went out sometime this last weekend and had too good of a time? Did you wake up the next morning with that awful hangover? Here are a few ideas to prevent and relieve the pain of your next hangover with some food cures.

Drink plenty of water and have some honey- Drink as much water as you can before going to bed. Alcohol dehydrates the body. Your liver and kidneys work much better in getting rid of bad toxins if they have plenty of water to work with. The fructose in honey also helps your liver process the alcohol.

Drink Gatorade and have a multi-vitamin – The next day after hard partying, be sure to drink Gatorade. When drinking alcohol it dehydrates your body by expelling the salt and many valuable vitamins from your body when going to the bathroom. The Gatorade and vitamins help replace the salt and minerals in your body as well as rebalance your electrolytes.

Eat eggs – After a long night of drinking go to your favorite diner and eat some eggs. They are a good source of protein and the good cholesterol. Your liver runs on cholesterol and it burns fat to metabolize alcohol. So feed your liver before going to bed.

Use eye drops – Your eyes are the first thing to dehydrate. Much of the pain of a hangover can come from your eyes not having enough moisture. When your eyes feel pain they have the ability to make you feel tired. This is their way of making sure they get enough moisture. This may be why you feel so tired the day after.

Have a cup of coffee and some aspirin or ibuprofen – Caffeine can help the headache by opening up the blood vessels in your head. These blood vessels tend to constrict when drinking. Aspirin and Ibuprofen work as an anti-inflammatory.

So there you go. Food cures for having too much fun the nigh before.

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Nutrition and health needs to be a priority in ones life. The wrong foods can be very harmful to your body; however there are many food cures that can help reverse the direction of many diseases. If you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome, PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) or type II diabetes, then what you put into your body is even more important.

The oyster mushroom is not only delicious to eat, it has also been found to be very beneficial to diabetes patients. Studies have found that the oyster mushroom lowers blood glucose and cholesterol. The result of a recent study done by the Department of Diet and Nutrition showed that the oyster mushroom significantly reduced the patients’ systolic and diastolic blood pressure, glucose, total cholesterol, and triglycerides.

All of this was done by eating a delicious simple little mushroom. The results happened naturally and without any deleterious effect on the liver and kidneys, unlike the side effects of using medication. Eating nutritious food is important for ones health, and many foods have a curing affect on the body. Eat well and enjoy a long healthy life.

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We are killing our children with food and don’t know it. Many families need to have both parents working to provide for the family. We have become accustomed to convenience with our food and nutrition choices. On top of that, super sized portions make it even worse. This type of nutrition must stop for our children health.

In a study that began in 1973 researchers tested children on their levels of blood glucose, triglycerides, “good” cholesterol, body weight, blood pressure, and etc. Thirty-one of these kids had at least three abnormal factors and were classified as having metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors — such as high blood pressure, obesity and high blood sugar levels — that together increase the likelihood of developing heart problems or diabetes.

Twenty-one of the thirty-one subjects continue to have metabolic syndrome as an adult, and seventeen of the subjects have cases of cardiovascular disease.

Many moms and dads have a lot of stress in their lives and many are too busy to cook. It is clear, from this study, that we must make time and have those family dinners with quality food and conversation. Most people gain weight after childhood, rather than lose weight. That is why we need to teach our children about proper nutrition so they will have a healthy future.

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Nutrition is an evolving science. One day some foods are considered unhealthy and you should stay away from them the next day – well maybe it’s not so bad. Food can be bad for you, however food can also cure. Nowhere is the evolving nature of nutrition science clearer than the fight against heart disease. Heart disease is the number 1 killer of Americans. As nutrition knowledge has grown, so has scientific understanding of heart disease, a maze of cholesterol levels, blood pressure, arterial inflammation, and lifestyle factors, such as diet, stress, and fitness levels.

The following is information that supports a heart-healthy diet:

• Soluble Fiber – acts like a scouring pad cleaning out LDL the bad cholesterol before it has a chance of sticking to your artery walls blocking blood flow. Good sources of soluble fiber are; whole grains, fruits vegetables, and legumes. These foods also contain vitamins and minerals that are good for you.

Wisdom in the past said a heart-healthy diet should be fat-free. However, that notion has changed in recent years to a diet that is “moderate” in fat. It’s the type of fat that is the problem. You need to substitute the “good” fats – monounsaturated and polyunsaturated in place of the “bad” fats – saturated and trans-fatty acids.

• Monounsaturated fats help raise the HDL cholesterol levels. HDL acts like a bodyguard and escorts the bad LDL cholesterol molecules to the liver where they are filtered and disposed of. You can find this fat in vegetable oils, nuts, olives, avocados, and fish.

• Polyunsaturated fats are helpful, but what you really want are the omega 3 fatty acids. They combat heart disease in several ways. Among these are reducing blood pressure, make your arteries more supple, and prevent arterial inflammation. Best sources for omega 3 fatty acids are cold-water fish such as salmon, Pollock, sword fish, tuna, mackerel, and herring.

Do you enjoy an occasional drink with dinner? Drinking in moderation is actually good for your heart. Alcohol makes the blood somewhat less likely to clot. We’ve all read that red wine has many antioxidants and can actually be good for you. Don’t go drinking the whole bottle. One glass is the best serving for women and two glasses for men. Beyond these amounts it will cause more harm than good.

When trying to change your diet to heart-healthy foods start with baby steps. Add a little fiber or fruit to your diet. Then maybe eat fish once to twice a week. Once you begin you will gain momentum and gradually change your nutritional diet and lifestyle.

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Do you drink soda? I know most people have at least one a day. The main ingredient in soda is high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and in a recent study participants that drank soda had an increase in triglyceride levels and your LDL (That’s the bad cholesterol).

Americans’ have made soda a regular part of their diets. HFCS has been linked to Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome. The scary part of all this is HFCS is easily metabolized in your fat more than any other sugar.

You may want to consider drinking more water at your next meal and through out the day.

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