Protein is without a doubt, the most important nutrient for packing slabs of lean muscle mass onto your body. You may lift weights until you turn purple or consume all the carbohydrates, fats, and other micro-nutrient in the world, but if you fail to feed your body with adequate amount of protein, you can forget about having a lean muscular physique. High protein consumption is a must for serious mass development and also for repairing muscle tissue damaged after an intense iron blasting workout. (more…)

The age-old advice of health experts like drinking lots of water, doing heavy work-outs, devouring tons of green salads may not hold true for some people and they may not even know it. For instance, take the case of Elaine Monarch. Her natural affinity for whole wheat bread and other cereal products got a boost, when her physician advised her to consume more of them, after a bout of bloating and diarrhea. (more…)

Do a search on the internet for six pack abs, 6pack, abdominal, 6 pack abs, or washboard stomach and you will get millions and millions of results. You can immediately qualify 90% of these articles as myths by taking a scientific approach. (more…)

It’s a fact of life that as we get older that our body ages with us. However, we can eat diets and “smart foods” that enable us to maintain our brain power well into our later years. (more…)

Confused about exactly how much to eat of which foods? The Biggest Loser experts lay it out for you.

The Biggest Loser Diet is a calorie-controlled, carbohydrate-modified, fat-reduced, weight-loss diet geared to help you burn pound after pound of pure fat–and to do so without deprivation or loss of energy. What’s more, the diet is high in lean protein. Protein has a hunger-controlling effect on the body–which is why higher-protein diets are so effective for weight loss and fat burning. (more…)

Many myths are floating around out there about the causes of acne and what can be done about it. The truth of the matter is that these myths only serve to make the acne worse especially for those who are looking for the right treatment for acne. Listed in this article are seven of the most common myths and the reason for their falsehood. (more…)

Why should you eat a salad?

Salads are not only easy to prepare, they are also loaded with a lot of health benefits. Just cut and mix some vegetables and fruits and your green salad is ready. Salads are in the menu of most restaurants and fast food centers. You can also help yourself with a side salad with fat-free salad dressing. (more…)

A sudden change in the menstrual cycle and hot flashes are the most common symptoms of menopause. But, it is also manifested through other changes in the body much before its arrival. Most of the women generally do not give importance to such symptoms before their late 40’s or 50’s , but taking due account of them in time and correlating such signs to menopause, helps a lot in dealing with the stress and trauma associated with it in a natural way. (more…)

Chinese food appeals to many of us because it is tasty and relatively inexpensive. We are also under the impression that Chinese cuisine is healthy as it includes large portions of vegetables and low amounts of fat. That’s true when the dishes are prepared the traditional Chinese way in China. But American-Chinese restaurants have modified their food for American tastes and as a result, it is not as healthy as the traditional one. Western Chinese restaurants offer appetizers, fried rice, meat rolled in butter, and sweet sauces among their “goodies”. And to top it all, the portions are much larger than the ones served in mainland China. (more…)