Every diet, exercise programme or fitness regime will tell you that drinking enough water is of the utmost importance. Experts agree that the average adult needs about 2 litres of water every day, and much more if they are training. As important as everyone with access to the outside world knows water is, it remains to be one of the most difficult habits to inculcate. This is largely due to the fact that water is just not as tasty as sodas and other sweet or flavoured beverages. Some countries may also experience difficulties is gaining access to clean water, forcing the people to drink cheap sodas or contaminated river water.

The facts linger, though, nothing compares to this valuable resource. No fruit juice, energy drink or miracle shake will replace the value of water in our bodies. This is for a variety of reasons: Read more »

There is a lot of debate as to what the greatest vitamin actually is. Each vitamin has its own essential functions that contribute to a persons general health and well-being. It is impossible to actually state that one of these is the greatest vitamin. However there are a number of foods that provide the greatest vitamin quantities.

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A group of researchers from 5 major medical centers found that eating a specific diet rich in nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low fat dairy can be a powerful tool in lowering blood pressure.

The dash Diet(Dietary Approaches to Stop hypertension) was found in 1996 to lower blood pressure about the same as a blood pressure medication would, and since that time has quickly become one of the most often prescribed diets in clinical practice today.

The dash Diet is recommended by the American Heart
Association, in the USDA’s 2005 Dietary Guidelines for
Americans, and is featured in the US High Blood Pressure Guidelines.

The dash Diet Study 459 people were chosen to participate in the Dash Diet Study. They were randomly assigned to one of three different types:

* The “typical American diet”

* A diet with more fruits and vegetables, but otherwise similar to the typical American diet

* dash Diet” – rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products; moderate in fish, poultry, and nuts; and reduced in red meat, sweets, and sugar-sweetened drinks.

To assure they weren’t doing anything else that might lower their blood pressure, participants were asked not to make any major changes in the physical activity levels during the study. Read more »

The Banana Diet

The banana diet is 1 of the best and easiest ways to help boost your weight loss efforts. It appears there are many versions of this diet… and I also have a version of this diet. A lot of the other versions of this diet just seem plain silly and not very practical.

Here’s an easy to use version that will give you slow, steady weight loss. This is not an extreme diet like you may think.

You may think that the banana diet consists of eating just bananas all day. Wrong! Obviously that isn’t very practical or smart. There is just 1 main rule to this diet and another general rule…

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