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Health Benefits of Honey

By day, guest blogger Maris Callahan is a publicist in New York City. In her spare time, she is a freelance writer and food blogger at In Good Taste , a blog about cooking and eating good healthy food when you’re busy or on-the-go (with a few indulgences, because everyone needs those!) When she isn’t cooking or writing she enjoys running, knitting, photography and a good latte. We all know to put honey in our tea when we have sore throats, but most of us don’t stop to ask why. For centuri Continue reading

Fast Track: Training and Nutrition Secrets from America’s Top Female Runner

Product Description As she prepares for the 2004 Summer Olympics, our best hope for middle-distance gold tells young women runners where they go wrong–and shares the training and nutrition secrets that put her own career on the fast trackSuzy Favor-Hamilton is the premier female middle-distance runner in the United States, whose many honors include 6 U. S. National Championships, 9 NCAA Titles, and 4 Big Ten Athlete of the Year Awards (now called the Suzy Favor award). In this book, she tea Continue reading

Keeping it Simple – Health Eating Habits for Athletes

1. Drink plenty of water! Water regulates body temperature and carries nutrients and waste products throughout the body. Low fat milk, 100% juice, tea (black or green) and moderate amounts of coffee sum up the healthy beverage list. As a “functional beverage” however, and training more than 1 hour, try a commercial sports drink (or a homemade sports drink: “diluted orange or cranberry juice”: cup juice per 1 cup water, & a tiny pinch of salt) to provide fluid and fuel to muscles – salt helps Continue reading

Understanding Hoodia Gordonii Side Effects

Many people have recently discovered hoodia as an appetite suppressant. Found mainly in African deserts, it is a succulent plant similar to cactuses. It is available to be consumed in the form on powder, tea, concentrated liquid and capsules. Choosing Quality Hoodia Gordonii Hoodia Gordonii plus is the most promising product that helps in weight loss. This fact has caused the market to become flooded with products that claim to contain 100% pure hoodia. Many products contain impure or Continue reading

A New Endurance Booster

Filed under: Fitness jupiterimages There may be a new antioxidant powerhouse poised to enter the realm of natural endurance enhancers. Quercetin , a natural flavonoid found in red apples, red onions, berries, cabbage, broccoli and tea (green and black), may be able to boost exercise endurance by 13 percent, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. Twice a day, 12 fit college students Continue reading

The nail that sticks out is hammered down

The nail that sticks out is hammered down is a Japanese saying, encapsulating their societies attitude to individuality, outsiders, weirdos, eccentrics and anyone who does not fit in: Scary stuff ay? While we are at it, take a look at this: I recently met “Maria,” a college-age Brazilian of Japanese descent. She and her younger sister, “Nicola,” grew up as children of Brazilian laborers in Shizuoka Prefecture. With factories producing machinery, chemicals, tea, etc., their region conta Continue reading

Benefits of Lemon: 6 Healthy Reasons to Use Them

I love lemon. I love lemon so much that I actually eat and enjoy the taste of the rind (limes too!). Lemon is one of my favorite fruits, and as a result, I use it for a lot of things. My most favorite ways to enjoy lemon, include: Drinking it in my water: I carry a CamelBak bottle filled with lemon water with me all day. Drinking it with tea and honey: It is a great cure for a sore throat. Chicken Piccata: My recipe is always beefed up with lemon, and has actually been call Continue reading

Dangers of Using Laxatives For Weight Loss

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Free Weight Loss Tea

The free weight loss tea is something that is highly searched these days on the internet for people looking for various free and easy ways of getting rid of their extra weight without working too much. However, if you have read our previous article you should already know about the stuff that we have been talking about when it comes to weight loss. Continue reading

Easy Weight Loss Tea

Easy weight loss tea is a popular term these days only by the fact that people who are doing things in a certain way got used to not working so much and getting pretty results with a fact and cheap and unexpensive diet. This is not so true and got because everything that is related to your high blood pressure or other health related… Continue reading