Importance Of Health & Fitness

By: Gerald Fitz Category: Nutrition The H1N1 (commonly referred to as “swine flu”) scare has made people a little more wary of public spaces. If you’re worried about staying healthy at work there are a few things that should really help you feel more at ease and more productive in the workplace. Wash Your Hands: One of the most basic ways to stay healthy and to help keep your workplace healthy is to wash your hands. If you wash your hands every time you use ...

By: Gerald Fitz Category: Nutrition We have heard so many times that the way to lose weight is to limit our calories, fats, and carbohydrates. The bad fats are saturated and trans fats. The good fats are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats along with omega-3 fatty acids. If we eat too many bad fats we can be at risk for some diseases. While the good fats lower this risk. As weird as it may sound, our body needs some fat ...

By: Gerald Fitz Category: Nutrition You have decided to lose weight. Great! The secret to losing weight is eating right and an exercise routine that includes strength training. That is the easy part. There are many things you can do to get your daily exercise in. You can go running, play sports, do exercise DVDs in the home, or go to the gym. The thing that will make or break your weight loss goals is your diet. ...

By: Gerald Fitz Category: Nutrition Vitamin E is a name for a group of fat-soluble compounds that have specific antioxidant functions. It also helps the immune system. Vitamin E works to protect vitamin A and essential fatty acids from oxidation in the cells. It also prevents the breakdown of the tissues by forming red blood cells and muscles in our body. Recent studies have found that Vitamin E can help prevent heart disease, cancer, eye disorders and cognitive decline. Vitamin E ...

By: Kenn Fong Category: Nutrition Cholesterol is basically a steroid found in the cell membranes and is lipid and waxy in nature. Blood plasma carries cholesterol, a product made by the liver, considered to be the most prolifically present sterol in human tissues. Since cholesterol does not dissolve in the blood and high levels of it can clog the blood vessels, cholesterol testing is very important. There are two types of cholesterol which can be put into simple terms as harmful and ...

By: Kenn Fong Category: Nutrition Many people are very concerned with the cholesterol level they have. It has been something that has been discussed for quite some time. Now people want to know what the real truth is behind the coconut cholesterol debate. There have been a lot of mixed messages when it comes to the effects of coconut on a person's health. Some have claimed that caution should be used when it comes to eating coconut, while others have been claiming the ...

By: Kenn Fong Category: Nutrition You need to understand the cholesterol food chart to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It is more required for the people who have complaints about their cardiovascular health. The chart is about a diet plan so that the amount of cholesterol present in the food is limited to suit the particular individual. What is cholesterol and what does it do in our body? You need to know the simple facts about cholesterol, which is an essential component of ...

By: Nick Mutt Category: Nutrition Swine flu (also known as swine influenza) is referred to as H1N1 virus of A type. This is the recent strain of flu which has affected people all around the world. This virus is a combined effect of bird flu, swine flu and human flu. This new strain is highly infectious and has become the most talked and seen news on television. It is a pandemic disease and people are really scared of it. H1N1 virus spreads ...

By: Michelle L. Rodriguez Category: Nutrition The word is spreading that Goji, also known as the Wolfberry, has endless health benefits and is a true gift of nature. Goji comes in a few forms such as juice and dried berries and is similar to a raisin in taste and consistency. Certified organic Goji juice is the most effective because Goji is absorbed better by your body when taken in liquid form. It is free of chemicals, preservatives and is not mixed ...

By: Kenn Fong Category: Nutrition Cholesterol consists of a fatty type substance. Two opposite types of proteins carry the cholesterol around your blood stream. The two proteins that do this are firstly low density lipoprotein (LDL), which is the bad form of cholesterol. Then there is high density lipoprotein (HDL), which is referred to as good cholesterol. We will show you how to lower cholesterol without drugs. Lifestyle, genetics, a poor diet high in saturated fats all contribute towards a high LDL level. ...