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10 Health and Lifestyle Benefits Of Following a Vegan Diet

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There are various diet plan you can find in the world today, and different people follow different diets based on their personal desires or health needs. Vegan diet is one of the popular ones among the list. In this post, we shall be looking at the top benefits of following a vegan diet, both in health-wise and in genera living. Also read: Osteoporosis diet: 6 foods that promotes strong and healthy bones 10 Health and Lifestyle Benefits Of Being a Vegan 1. It has nutritional value There have been many reports from different case studies indicating that vegan diets, when followed correctly, contain more fibre, potassium, magnesium, antioxidants and vitamins A, C, and E. Vegan diets contains lots of essential nutrients, but in the absence of meat, it is very important that you still consume all of the required amounts   of proteins in other forms. Protein is made up of smaller parts known as amino acids, and they aid your metabolism and help in keeping your muscle, skin and various ...

Osteoporosis Diet: 6 Foods That Promotes Strong And Healthy Bones

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The world osteoporosis day kicks off on the 20th of October 2017, and its year-long campaign is designed to promote awareness about osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis and treatment, plus other metabolic bone disease. In this post, you will get to see the importance o f osteoporosis diet in promoting healthy bones . Also read: Tips to improve your bone health if you are suffering from osteoporosis Osteoporosis makes your bones to become weak and fragile, thereby increasing the risk of fractures. You can follow certain diets and lifestyle changes to promote healthy bones and prevent the risk of osteoporosis, or sometimes even help in managing the symptoms if you are already suffering from it. One of the best way is to follow a healthy diet that is rich in bone-healthy nutrients like vitamin D, calcium, and protein. Below are 6 foods you should include in your diet to ensure string and healthy bones. Also read: How to raise healthy children even as obesity remains an epidemic 6 Foods That...

Dry Fruits Health Benefits and Why They Are Called �Superfoods�

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Dry fruits have an array of health benefits, even though many people are just eating them without having a proper knowledge of this fact. In this post, you get to see the right information you need to know about dry fruits, such as the best dry fruits for consumption , how to include them in your daily diet, some of their health benefits and the more reason they are called superfoods. Also read: 7 Health benefits of peanuts and reasons to eat more of it Reasons Dry Fruits Are Classified As Superfoods Superfoods are basically known as food items that are superior to other foods items when compared with their nutritional and health values. A little portion of superfoods can supply   great amount of nutrition in form of vitamins, nutrients, proteins and minerals. Foods are also termed as "superfoods" because of some special attributes they posses, such as providing relief to some certain ailments, enhances immunity, reduce blood sugar, pressure or cholesterol and so on.  As a r...

Using Alkaline Foods To Optimize Your High Fat (Ketogenic) Diet

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There are reports that many people (those on a weight loss program) feel and look good within months when placed on a high-fat ketogenic diet. Even the components of their blood tends to look and function better. Studies have shown that ketogenic diet have lots of health benefits to humans . Though the ketigenic diet was originally designed or epilepsy , various studies have also proven that ketigenic diet benefits numerous health conditions such as weight loss, cancer, energy levels and type 2 diabetes.  When you are engaged in ketosis, you do not eat enough carbohydrates which provides your body glucose, its primary fuel, instead your body uses an alternative fuel called ketones, which are derived from fat breakdown. This means that you are literally burning fat to fuel your heart, brain and other organs in your body. Addressing Safety Concerns and Risk of Ketosis To be precise and clear enough; ketosis is not dangerous. Most people today still confuse nutritional ketosis with d...