An increasing amount of research has pointed to vitamin D as a key ingredient in heart health. A vitamin D deficiency raises your risk for everything bad associated with heart health such as, an increased risk of heart attacks, congestive heart failure, strokes, peripheral arterial disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. What is Vitamin D Vitamin D functions similarly to…
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DASH stands for “Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension”. It actually is a lifelong approach towards eating healthy and is designed to treat high blood pressure, also called hypertension. It was created to lower blood pressure without medication. What Does DASH include? DASH diet places importance on the right portion size and the variety of nutrients. The diet has been planned…
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Food that is high in calories, is highly processed, and is very low in nutrients is labeled as junk food. It also contains high levels of added sugars, salts, and saturated or trans fats. Addiction to junk food can be compared to addiction to drugs and alcohol. The term ‘fast food’ is coined for the food that is prepared very…
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Prevention, they say, is very important because although there are treatments for osteoporosis but once you have the disease, there is little that you can do. The diet that you eat plays an important role in the prevention of osteoporosis. You should include calcium, green leafy vegetables, fish, egg yolk, proteins, and phosphorus in your diet. It is advised that…
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Smoking is considered to be one of the biggest risks to health. It raises the risk of cancer, lung diseases, and cardiac diseases. A new study has shown that the consumption of unhealthy food increases the mortality rate at a much greater rate than smoking. It is the addiction to junk food which is to blame. Junk food actually decreases…
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When the body does not have the required number of red blood cells, the condition is called anemia. It occurs mainly due to blood loss or the inability of the body to create the required number of red blood cells. There are different types of anemia. The most common type is iron deficiency anemia. Red blood cells contain a pigment…
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Vegan diets, when done right, are some of the best diets for losing weight. You just have to make sure that you’re handling your vegan diet correctly. Be Conscientious of Your Nut and Seed Servings One thing to watch out for when eating vegan or vegetarian is overdoing it on the nuts and seeds. They are amazing additions to meals…
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