pH Food Chart
Such a helpful pH Food Chart if you are trying to follow an Alkaline Diet. Feel free to follow Skinny...
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Health Benefits and Top Food Sources of Potassium
Potassium is a mineral which serves a number of purposes inside your body. In spite its importance to so many functions and systems of your body, many individuals hardly consume the standard suggested daily proportions of this crucial mineral. This is very unfortunate because long-term deficiency could contribute to or even directly result in a variety of health issues as well as complications not only to your body but also to your lifestyle. Health Benefits of Potassium in Your Diet Helping to control your body’s fluid levels is among the greatest functions of potassium. Not only that but it has a huge part in managing your blood pressure as well. Additionally it also helps your body to keep the heart thumping in a steady way and is also vital to your nervous system. Potassium works to encourage the regular...
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Rethink Your Drink!
Rethink Your Drink! This is such a powerful visual to show you just how much SUGAR is in these popular drinks! As you can see, water has no sugar in it and is clearly the drink of choice! However, if you check out the Kool-Aid Jammers, Citrus Punch, chocolate milk, Red Bull, Extra Large Soda cup (something you’ll easily find at a gas station) and Mountain Dew Soda – so much sugar! Yikes! #JustSayNo Feel free to follow Skinny...
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10 Habits That Are Hurting Your Back
Do you ever experience back pain? According to the American Chiropractic Association, 70 to 80% of adults will experience back pain in their lifetime. The question remains…are we causing our back pain? Check out this infographic which lists the 10 habits that we are doing to cause our own back pain. Feel free to follow us, however you...
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Health Benefits of Vitamin E
Vitamin E is the main product for building immunity, healthy skin, and healthy eyes. In recent years, Vitamin E is provided in supplement form which you can consume anytime just like consuming medicines. They are just like the antioxidants. These are the vital features which protect us from damaging of cells. However, the risks or issues that accompanies with the supplements are considered as the disadvantages of consuming them. So, one has to think twice before consuming those medicines because they cause a lot of side effects which impacts on your body very harshly. Which makes us think…how can we get the necessary vitamin E naturally in the foods we eat – without the side effects that come with pills? First, let’s learn which foods have the highest amounts of Vitamin E in them. Top Sources of Vitamin E Found...
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Best and Worst Food at KFC
Kentucky Fried Chicken, better known as just ‘KFC’, has been advertised as a healthy meal option for the whole family to enjoy. So just how healthy – or bad!- is KFC food when it comes to your health? I used the full nutrition information at KFC for reference, which just lists the amount of calories, fat, protein, etc. that each food item has. I unfortunately do not have access to KFC food’s actual ingredient list, so I made my choices based on the information that I did have. Best Food at KFC I still wouldn’t consider some of the foods listed below as “healthy”, but I understand that sometimes your choices may be limited and you want to choose the “lesser of two evils”! In that case, check out some of the best food KFC has to offer. Caesar Side Salad without Dressing &...
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Why You Should “Eat The Rainbow”!
When I was growing up, I remember my Mom teaching me that it was important to “eat the rainbow”. At the time, I thought it had more to do with the presentation of a meal, but as I have studied more about nutrition, I realize that “eating the rainbow” had more to do with eating a variety of nutrients that have a powerful impact on our overall health, and less to do with Skittles® candies. How To Eat The Rainbow “Eating the Rainbow” refers to the practice of eating fruits and vegetables of all the different colors to provide your body with a variety of nutrients. Produce with similar colors tend to have many of the same nutrients and health benefits, which makes it important to eat from all of the different colors of “the rainbow”! I have listed...
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Krill Oil versus Fish Oil
Krill oil and fish oil are two of the most popular omega-3 supplements today. Check out this infographic, which shows the differences between krill oil and fish oil. Find out which one is for you, and don’t forget to share this helpful information with your family and friends! Feel free to follow us, however you...
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A Student’s Guide to Health and Fitness
Whether you are a full time college student or not, this infographic showing a student’s guide to health and fitness can help you get (or stay!) in shape. This is a great health infographic – however – I need to put in my two cents about the Food Groups and Eating Tips section. Group A: Whenever possible, try to buy organic whenever possible. As a student, you are probably on a budget (aren’t we all?!), so save money on organic produce by shopping at your local Farmer’s Market! Group B: Carbohydrates are not the enemy. The type of carbs you eat and how much you eat – is usually the problem. Stick to whole grains (check the labels!) and eat within moderation. Most people just aren’t physically active enough to eat a ton of carbohydrates for every single meal. Group C:...
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Health Benefits of Phosphorous
Generally phosphorous is considered as one of the most essential nutrients needed by the body for good cell functioning, circulation of blood throughout the body, strongly building teeth as well as bones, regulating calcium circulation throughout the body, production of ATP as well as generates from energy in your cells. As much their existence is felt, that much their deficiency is felt. Their deficiencies cause a lot of pain in muscles, lower the amount of appetite, improper formation of bones, even causes anemia, weakens your immune system etc. conversely if you consume a lot of phosphorous, then your body will send some calcium from the part of bones to the circulating blood in order to attempt the restoration of balance. This channelizing section of calcium helps in weakening the bone structure, as well as causes the calcification of the...
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