A Detox Diet (also called a cleansing diet) will remove toxins and poisons from your body. The idea of a good detox diet is to eat pure and natural foods that will aid the function of the lymph, kidneys, and liver. All foods that hinder the regime will be avoided.

Generally most detox diets will contain the following foods: Read the rest of this entry »

About, 43 million American adults (about 1 in 5) reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis. Another 23 million people reported chronic joint symptoms but had not been told by a doctor that they had arthritis. These data indicate that arthritis is one of the nation’s most common health problems. As the U.S. population ages, these numbers are likely to increase dramatically. Arthritis comprises over 100 different diseases and conditions but the two most common are:

OSTEOARTHRITIS – Generally attributed to wear and tear and involves deterioration of the cartilage that covers the ends of the bones. Usually occurs in people over the age of 40 and appears first in the larger joints (hip, shoulders, etc). Read the rest of this entry »

The bare-bones formula is that if you take in less calories per day than you need, you’ll dip into your fat stores and start losing weight. However, in order to maintain your muscle mass and stay healthy, it’s not quite as simple as calories in versus calories out.

If it really were that simple, you could eat Snickers candy bars all day and still lose weight, as long as you stay below your maintenance level. While you will undoubtedly lose weight doing that, of course the “weight” you lose is the wrong kind – like your muscle. So to avoid that, let’s learn what we should be eating to ensure our weight loss is fat. Read the rest of this entry »

Grocery shopping is something we all have to do, even though choosing the right foods can be very hard indeed. The tips below can help assist you make things easier than ever before:

1.  Never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach. Read the rest of this entry »