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Is Salt Really Bad For You?

Written by Charlie on May 25, 2011
I love watching cooking shows and I make it a point to watch the shows of celebrity chefs when I have the time. I was reading about some celebrity chefs earlier when I ran across a blog post on how Jamie Oliver, one of the most popular celebrity chefs today, has launched a line of pasta sauces that contain too much salt. Apparently, parents and other concerned citizens in the UK are all in an uproar about this. But is salt really bad? I did some reading on salt and its effects on our health and this is what I found. An entry in the Guardian blog states: We're used to the flavour, but our bodies only need about a single gram of salt a day. The UK's average consumption is nearly ten times that, prompting ...

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Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

Written by Charlie on September 17, 2010
We've heard of dietary supplements, which is really an umbrella term for more specific kinds of supplements. Perhaps one of the most common - and widely accepted - supplements are vitamin and mineral supplements. Even as children, our pediatricians would recommend these. Of course, with time and age, the nature of vitamin and mineral supplements has changed. Vitamin and mineral supplements are a way to make up for possible deficiencies in our diets. That means whether or not you are trying to lose weight, you may need vitamin and mineral supplements - that is if you want to be healthy. So what vitamin and mineral supplements should we take? It really depends on what you need. I tried doing a little research and ended up overwhelmed with the available supplements in the market. My local pharmacy was not much help either. However, in my research, I came across ...
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Eat Much?

Written by Charlie on November 6, 2009
bottled-waterIf you had asked me this a month ago, I would probably have laughed and said “You think?” I have been experiencing some drastic changes in life, though, and about a month ago, I couldn’t focus and couldn’t even muster enough desire to eat. Of course, I did eat a little, and after a couple of weeks, I started eating “normally” again. However, at that point, it seemed that my stomach had gotten used to not eating much, so I was able to lessen my food intake. I do fully understand what it feels like to want to keep on eating, especially if the food is good. For those of you who think they eat too much, here are some simple tips which can help you. I have tried them myself, and they work! Have ...

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