Edward Stern is a guest blogger for An Apple a Day and a writer on earning your nursing degree online for the Guide to Health Education. ----- Fads come and go, and many foods that have been tagged as "superfood" are eventually shown to be less than heroic. However, one superfood that lives up to its billing is salmon. A delicious time-tested favorite of fish lovers, salmon also has amazing health benefits, so much so that the FDA is currently considering allowing genetically modified salmon to hit the market so the price of salmon will go down and more people will able to consume it. … [Read more...]
The Health Benefits of an Alkaline Diet
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Maria Rainier who is a freelance writer and blog junkie. She currently writes for http://www.onlinedegrees.org/ which provides free advice on how to get the most out of college. ----- The Health Benefits of an Alkaline Diet When you think of a balanced diet, you probably see images of meals prepared using every element in the food pyramid. And that’s a great place to start since everyone’s bodies need the variety of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients found in different foods. But there’s another kind of balance that’s often ignored … [Read more...]
Lecithin Explained
Hello everyone. Today’s guest post comes from Monique Muro who promotes AllDaySlim - a natural dietary supplement which can also improve energy levels and support proper sleep patterns. —– Doctors and scientists have waffled about the benefits of lecithin for years. While some scientists agree the lipid material can improve memory, metabolism, liver and cognitive function, cholesterol levels, fat transport, and protect cell membranes, others tout that lecithin studies have ultimately been inconclusive. Benefits of Lecithin At its core, lecithin is a multi-functional lipid … [Read more...]
Achieve Peak Health and Fitness with the Raw Food Diet!
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Shane Quigley - the features editor from JustSlimming.com - a fantastic, free online weight loss and slimming magazine which has some excellent content provided by qualified physicians and nutritionists. —– The raw food diet is becoming increasingly popular as more and more people are striving to become healthier and lose weight with a natural approach. Eating raw foods might sound odd at first, but it’s believed that cooking foods above certain temperatures kills important enzymes and just as importantly takes the “life force” out of … [Read more...]
Advantages of Dieting With a Slimming Club
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Dani Higginson of PureContent.com. —– Let’s face it; most solo diets simply don’t work. Even if you can find the motivation to diet alone, unless you change your lifestyle forever, the weight will likely return and slap you in the face (and other body parts). There is help at hand however. According to the most recent research, group dieting is much more successful than individual dieting, especially in terms of keeping the weight off for good. Group diet plans have helped countless people to lose weight and have been around for … [Read more...]
How to Treat Acne with Different Medications
Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Nick who is an expert in skin health writing specifically on the subject of acne. His website http://www.quickacneremedy.com/ provides acne treatment medications. ----- Acne has hundreds of medications, and it’s only some of them that works, where as others don’t. The reason being most people have different levels of acne and suffer differently. Acne occurs in a variety of ways in people. Some get light, temporary pimples for which a simple solution like benzoyl peroxide would be affective, whereas others suffer from severe, … [Read more...]
The Difference Between Bodybuilding and Strength Training
Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Rose Shapas who runs the Denmark based online fitness store - Bodyman. The store contains a wide range of health and fitness clothing, supplements and other training aids. ----- A lot of people have a misconception between strength training and bodybuilding; this misconception can arise because of many reasons, the main of which is not enough awareness about fitness and bodybuilding. But nevertheless, it is very important to clear the misconception because once you set to engage in a strictly healthy lifestyle, you need to know the … [Read more...]
Is it Harmless to Get Rid of Weight with Herbal Pills?
Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Jennica who guest blogs for a number of different sites on a variety of different health and fitness topics. ----- Herbal pills can help in natural obesity control by reducing appetite and boosting metabolism, but is it harmless to use? Are the so-called natural ingredients used in herbal pills safe? Diet pills are immensely popular with people around the word, including well-known celebrities. Most have taken diet pills while giving a shot at losing weight easily instead of facing the ache of physical fitness exercise along with … [Read more...]
Learn How Yoga Is Good For Your Skin
Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Jennica who is a guest blogger for YoungNHappy.com a fantastic anti ageing resource. I highly recommend you head over and have a look after you have read Jennica's guest post. ----- Yoga is an ancient art which offers many advantages and maintains health. Not only the body maintains its health but it also brings radiance to the skin as yoga helps to balance the flow of oxygen and hormones. Let us have a glance at the many skin benefits of yoga. By doing Yoga regularly, you get a healthy glow in your skin. The reason is that Yoga … [Read more...]
Quercetin and Athletic Performance
Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Richard Miller who writes research reports on resveratrol and quercetin. ----- In the past few years, there have been a number of studies dealing with the effects of quercetin increasing the performance of mice and mixed performance in planned clinical trials using athletes. David Nieman and his research team at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina had been behind many of these studies over the years. All of the testing was directed at trying to learn how quercetin functioned in the human body as if no other … [Read more...]