Archive for July, 2008

Yoga tips: 10 essential tips to practice yoga

Here are some tips to practice yoga:

Practice yoga when you are fresh in the morning. The best time is before breakfast in the morning. Make sure you clear your bowels, nostrils, throat, bladder before you begin. Drink a glass of warm water. Take a bath before doing yoga, unless you do it right after meditation.
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Vegetable juices: Are they useful?

Vegetable juices provide energy and freshness. Unlike fruits, all vegetables are used for juices. They do not increase the insulin levels of your body like fruit juices.
Vegetable juices – Preparation
Vegetable juices keep your stomach filled at the same time does not increase the calories in the body. It is recommended to wash the vegetables thoroughly [...]

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Warm Water versus Cold Water: Which is better?

We often receive chain emails of effects of drinking cold water. Is it always dangerous to drink cold water or is it safe to drink only warm water? Let’s explore the facts behind this popular myth.
Cold water
Cold water is a must in hot scorching summer. We often feel stomach full after drinking a glass of [...]

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Posting calories on restaurants menus: Is it a good idea?

Recently, the New York Department for health and mental hygiene imposed a new rule to post calories on fast food restaurants menu. Why and who should follow this? Let’s find out.
What is posting calories on menu?
According to this rule, all fast food chain restaurants should post calories of a food item in its menu or [...]

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Salmonella free tomatoes: It is official finally

You are free to eat tomatoes now! FDA released the ban on tomatoes. They are yet to find out the source of this dreaded bacteria. But, the research FDA conducted on 1700 samples revealed that the bacterium is not present.
Salmonella is a gram-negative bacterium that causes typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever and food borne illnesses. The [...]

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Detox diet for weight loss

Not sure how detox diet will help in losing weight? Read on for some tips on weight loss using a detox diet.
Fruits: Eat a lot of fruits such as apples, bananas, pears, oranges, grapefruit, raisins, pineapple, mango, kiwi fruit, strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, peaches, melons and star fruit.
You can have the fruit in any form [...]

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What is detox diet? Do I need it?

Toxins enter the body when we ingest or inhale them. Certain toxins such as ammonia are produced in the body during normal digestion processes. Toxins can harm body tissue. They are normally transformed to less harmful compounds and excreted via stools or urine.
Other sources of toxins include pesticides, household cleaners, food additives, drugs, pollution, cigarette [...]

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