Archive for September, 2009

Breast cancer nutrition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

The phrase eating healthy assumes an altogether different meaning when used in the context of a woman diagnosed with breast cancer. Though doctors are yet to approve a particular diet plan as guaranteed to prevent breast cancer or help in recuperation from the same, the evidence that alcoholic drinks are a major cause of breast [...]

Benefits of Sports nutrition elements

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Though the virtues of a balance diet have been hailed since time immemorial, the daily nutrition intake of an athlete is specifically decided by the form of sporting adventure he/she endorses. Thus, while bodybuilders need to include more proteins in their diet, endurance athletes consume more of high quality carbs. Therefore, the key to drawing [...]

Importance of nutrition in teenagers

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

The teenage years can be one of the most difficult phases of one’s life with the hormones raging rampart and dictating sudden mood swings. More often than not, this is a period marked by erratic eating habits as a typical teenager tries to run through a day, juggling his social and academic life and trying [...]

Myths about swine flu

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

The new deadly and contagious swine flu has raised numerous questions and myths among the individuals. The main myth that a large number of people have about swine flu is that it is the disease, which kill anyone that gets it. But in actuality it is flu’s nasty strain. It spread like a usual flu [...]