Eating Healthy in a Time-Starved World (29 May 2008) Americans are literally running out of time. Achieving a work-life balance, which is still a luxury for tens of millions of working parents, has been overtaken by an even greater demand: a work-life-nutrition balance. Unfortunately, this increasing demand for nutrition has not been accompanied by a useful strategy that enables people to reclaim time from their harried lives.
Effect Of Organic Farming On Nutritional Profile Of Tomato Crop (08 Apr 2008) Tomato crop was grown using organic manures and chemical fertilizers and the effect of organic farming on nutritional profile, quality characteristics, toxic parameters were studied. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with fifteen treatments consisting of four organic manure treatments of vermicompost (VC), poultry manure (PM), farm yard manure (FYM), cow dung (CD) and recommended dose of chemical fertilizers i.e conventional farming as control. Organically and conventionally grown tomato were analysed for their nutrient composition. Application of organic manures was found to be significantly influence the nutrient content of these crops compared to conventional fertilizers.
Calcium intake among two Tunisian ethnic groups: Arab and Berber (02 Oct 2007) To examine calcium intake and food sources among Arab and Berber Tunisian people, in order to study the impact of ethnicity on food habits and develop interventions to improve calcium intake.
Buying Guide for Juicers (23 Feb 2007) When summer approaches, getting healthier and shedding weight is everyone's prime concern. Fresh fruits and vegetables contain lots of vitamins & minerals, which are many a time lost due to cooking or storing.
So what are Calories anyway? (10 Oct 2006) The term calorie refers to a non-SI unit of energy, where SI is "The International System of Units (abbreviated SI from the French phrase, Système International d'Unités"). There are two common but different meanings: one is used in food and nutrition, the other was formerly widely used in chemistry, and a food calorie represents 1000 chemistry calories.
Side Effects of Fish Oil (10 Oct 2006) Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of fatty acids. Fish oil is recommended as source of Omega 3 fatty acids. Fish oil products are becoming increasingly popular due to the many health benefits. However, there are some side effects of fish oil.
Salt and Its Dark Side (10 Oct 2006) I am Dr Patrick Flanagan, and this is the latest edition of my Dr Health Secrets newsletter.
I am a scientist with over 300 inventions related to health, longevity and medicine. This newsletter installment is about salt and its effects on your body.
Revitalize Your Health With Herbal Supplements (10 Oct 2006) There is a reason why comfort foods like homemade soups and aromatic herbal dishes seem to have a healing effect on the body. It is because many of the fresh herbs and spices used to create these tantalizing dishes have tons of healing supplemental vitamins and nutrients packed into them.
Olive Oil, The Healthy Choice. (10 Oct 2006) Olive oil is a healthy choice over other fats such as butter, palm and coconut oils because olive oil is a monounsaturated fat that does not increase levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.
Nutrional Dos and Dont's (10 Oct 2006) Questions like "What do you recommend? What should people eat?" or "What exactly it is the proper diet?" can not be answered only with "eat less fat" or "exercise more" and "base your diet on low fat food like…
