Carbohydrate-Guide

Low Carb Diet, Mediterranean, or Low Fat? Which is best? After a two year exhaustive study published findings in the New England Journal of Medicine the low carb diet edged out both the Mediterranean and low fat diets for healthy weight loss. Apparently, low carb diet is no longer classified as a fad diet with the release [...]

Looks like researchers in Australia and New Zealand have discovered male and female crickets improve their lifespans with a high-carb, low protein diet. In a study published in Current Biology scientist have shown that for guy crickets a diet with an 8 to 1 ratio of carbs to proteins were optimum for maximum sexual activity. Within [...]

Scientists have always been curious about green tea and it’s positive impact on health. Recently a study has found that green tea improves the inner wall of lining of the circulatory system. Specifically, green tea appears to improve how the endothelial cells that line the interior of our circulatory system work. Researchers at the Athens Medical School [...]

The following dietary suggestions are based on the work of Dr. Louis Ignarro. Dr Ignarro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery that nitric oxide helps blood flow to every part of our body. These foods specifically help support nitric oxide production which in turn leads to a much healthier cardio profile.

Wouldn’t you like to know how to stay younger longer and slow your aging process down? Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, authors of ‘You: Staying Young,’ share a wealth of information that shows you how to extend your lifetime warranty. Michael F. Roizen, M.D., is a professor of anesthesiology and internal medicine, Chief Wellness Officer, and [...]

We have all heard people talking about how easy it is for individual with high metabolisms to shed extra pounds. Of course we then determine that since we can’t lose weight we probably have a slow metabolism. Metabolism, or metabolic rate is how fast your body burns calories by going about your daily routines. Of course [...]

Last year 26 percent of American women and 19 percent of men said they were on formal diets and two sisters from Bergen County, N.J., noticed that all diets have something in common. They require those on the diet to keep track of calories, carbohydrates, fat grams, or glasses of water. Bingham and Martucci put their [...]

Scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture developed this corn-based fat substitute in 1995. Z Trim can be used replace up to half the fat in a food, and apparently without altering its taste or texture. Z Trim is a gel formed from 96 percent water and 4 percent fiber derived from corn hulls and contains [...]