Great advice on how to eat healthy, get in shape and successfully diet. Nutrition Advice will strive to help all readers achieve their goals whether it be to lose weight, get in shape, establish a healthy lifestyle or all the above.
Besides being good for you, certain foods can also heal you like medicine. Sure, the results are mixed and are not as powerful as taking a drug, but at least there are no harmful side effects to worry about. You don’t even have to be sick for foods to have a healing effect.
There are certain foods out there that can protect and maintain a good immune system, as well as minimize the damage of stress on your body. Here are five foods that can help you deal with stress. Continue reading
Everyone knows that fish, in general, is good for you. High in protein and low in fat, not much can go wrong. The oil in fish, known as omega-3 fatty acid has been proven time and time again to be good for your heart, as it contains anti-inflammatory properties that help lower cholesterol as well as ease joint pain. But beyond this, all fish are not created equal. Here are the benefits of the “big three”. Continue reading
Gluten is a composite protein that results when the proteins gliadin and glutenin join together with starch in the seed of grass-related grains such as wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is an elastic protein, meaning its sticky. There’s been a lot of buzz about gluten and gluten free diets, especially after the fad hit Hollywood. Continue reading
There’s food that’s just good for you, then there are “super foods”, foods so packed with nutrients, antioxidants and other good things that your body just can’t help but feel some improvement after a few days of having them in your diet. Here are just a few: Continue reading
Everyone knows that water is important, but are you really paying attention to how much you are getting? Recent studies have shown that about 75 percent of Americans are chronically dehydrated, and they do not even know it. That’s frightening. Drinking water is essential to staying hydrated, and your body needs it more than it needs anything else. Here’s why: Continue reading
When you are trying to eat healthy, you can sometimes run out of ideas for how to make your fruits and vegetables exciting. Sometimes, you overlook a little gem that is packed with nutrients and flavor. Consider the green pea. Continue reading
The so-called “afterburn” effect is not new to the world of fitness. Several studies suggest a strong correlation between the number of calories burned post-exercise, and the activity’s intensity. Basically, the longer and more intense the exercise, the more oxygen the body consumes afterward. This means the higher sustained metabolic rate; therefore, more calories are burned throughout the day. Continue reading