What Does Peanut Butter Do to Your Body?

What Does Peanut Butter Do to Your Body?

What does peanut butter do to your body?  ​Maybe the title ruins my chances of stumping you with this riddle. But wait. I’ll give it a shot anyway. ​What tastes great with chocolate but is just as tasty with celery?​  ​It’s not salad dressing, jam, or caramel - it’s peanut butter. I know… duh!​  People ask me if peanut butter is healthy. Sometimes, they want to know if different nut butter is more nutritious. ​Today, I’m delivering my...

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Benefits of Drinking 5 Liters of Water a Day

Benefits of Drinking 5 Liters of Water a Day

What’s the most important piece of health advice you’ve ever gotten?  It might differ from the piece of advice you get the most - to drink more water. It seems we don’t discuss a single topic pertaining to our health without the reminder to drink plenty of water. But how much do we really need?  Is it better if we drink more, more, and more still?  Take five litres, for instance - what are the benefits of drinking 5 litres of water a day?...

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Buying Exercise Equipment: Get The Best for Less

Buying Exercise Equipment: Get The Best for Less

Unless you are already an equipment expert, this article will help you choose wisely so that you can get the best for less. After making the commitment to begin a diet and fitness program, the first step many people take is to purchase of some sort of exercise equipment. If you do this, it will also be your first big obstacle, simply because the overwhelming selection makes it extremely difficult to know where to begin. Be careful! This is...

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Study finds Keto Diet can help combat against the flu virus

Study finds Keto Diet can help combat against the …

A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet like the Keto regimen has its fans, but influenza apparently isn't one of them. In a recent laboratory study by Yale University, mice there were fed a ketogenic diet were better able to combat the flu virus than mice that were fed food high in carbohydrates. A ketogenic diet focuses on the elimination of carbohydrates and replacing them with healthy fats.  The diet includes meat, fish, poultry, and lots of...

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How is Lutein and Zeaxanthin Healthy?

How is Lutein and Zeaxanthin Healthy?

​When you think of great health, do you include your eyes?  ​Well... do you? ​Maybe not...  ...since even the healthiest among us still need glasses. Even so, there are certain eye conditions that you can help prevent with a healthy diet. This is particularly important to consider as we age. ​For instance... Did you know that macular degeneration leads to more vision loss than glaucoma and cataracts combined? Here’s what we found…  Currently,...

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Why Put Coconut Oil in Coffee

Why Put Coconut Oil in Coffee

Why Put Coconut Oil in Coffee I don’t always drink coffee, but when I do, I don’t go to a corner café. I don’t order triple-shot lattes or icy blended confections. And I really can’t handle espresso. The reason I opt for a coffee now and then is because I love getting the energy boost and antioxidants. Most of all, it’s another opportunity to take coconut oil internally. Look, I hate swallowing oils. Oil pulling has basically trained me to...

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