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The Standard Macrobiotic Dietary Model

Here are some basic guidelines for choosing foods that fit within your macrobiotic diet plan. This dietary model outlines principle foods, secondary foods, and pleasure foods. [more…]

Stuff to Avoid in Your Macrobiotic Diet

You'll need to make changes in the way you eat to achieve the best results in a food plan based on macrobiotics. By avoiding the following foods, you may increase energy, sleep better, stabilize blood [more…]

Food Principles of Macrobiotics

Applying macrobiotics food principles can help you build a healthy foundation for renewed well being. These principles, if you use them daily, are effective ways to control and sustain your health, balance [more…]

Macrobiotic Principles of Awareness

By becoming more aware and developing a better understanding of your feelings, you have the chance to change your life into something more meaningful. To develop a personal philosophy that leads to a more [more…]

Macrobiotics For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Adopting the basic macrobiotic life and awareness principles will help you get in touch with a more intellectual and spiritual way of living, boosting health and happiness. By using the macrobiotic food [more…]

IBS Cookbook For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Decrease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by cooking and eating the right foods. Living with IBS-C or -D can be a challenge, but you’re not resigned to accepting flare-ups. You can treat and [more…]

Ten Dieting Myths Debunked

If you have resolved to lose weight this year, you need to know what dieting strategies work. Many people will tell you not to eat late at night, or never eat between meals. This advice, is just plain [more…]

Ten Rules for Healthful Eating

If your goal this year is to lose weight, these rules for healthy eating are for you. Eating low-cal is definitely a healthy habit. But there’s more to good living than just counting calories. The nutrients [more…]

Tasty Low-Glycemic Snack Ideas

Snacking is important for regulating blood sugar levels. Just make sure the snacks you choose are healthy and have a low glycemic load. Keep several of these low-glycemic snacks on hand, and you won’t [more…]

Quick-Fix Low-Glycemic Meals

Short on time? Serving low-glycemic meals doesn’t have to mean hours in the kitchen. Serve your family healthy, lower-calorie, low-glycemic meals, and everyone will be happy. Try the following quick-fixes [more…]

Swapping High-Glycemic Foods for Low-Glycemic Foods

Replacing high-glycemic foods with low-glycemic ones is easier than you may think. The following table features several simple low-glycemic food swaps you can make. [more…]

Quick Shopping List for Low-Glycemic Foods

Preparing healthy, low-glycemic meals is a snap if you stock up on a variety of low-glycemic foods while grocery shopping. Check out the following table for help preparing your low-glycemic shopping list [more…]

The Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Following a low-glycemic diet for weight loss isn’t about deprivation; it’s about making better choices and swapping high-glycemic foods for ones that have a lower glycemic index or glyecemic load. Once [more…]

Is Green Tea Healthy?

Green tea has been a beverage of choice for centuries. The faithful tout it as a wonder brew, claiming its healthful properties aid our bodies in accomplishing everything from burning excess fat to destroying [more…]

Counting Calories and a Balanced Diet

There’s no one perfect diet, but you can count calories toward a balanced diet fairly easily. A balanced diet is one that ensures that you consume adequate carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and [more…]

Calorie-counting Tips for Dining Out

Dining out can be an enjoyable experience, but it can also be a high-calorie one. Even if you’re counting calories, though, you can enjoy your dining experience without the worry of eating too many calories [more…]

Counting Calories for Weight Loss

To lose weight, you have to reduce your total calorie intake, which means counting the calories you ingest and reducing them. Eating 500 calories less a day will promote the loss of 1 pound per week. Use [more…]

Calorie Counter For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Counting calories is a time-tested method for reducing food intake, which leads to weight loss and other health benefits. Counting calories can be part of making sure you eat a well-balanced diet as well [more…]

Healthy Shopping Guidelines for Your Grocery List

You can take a big step towards feeding yourself quality foods if you make good choices at the supermarket. Here are some guidelines to set you on the right path: [more…]

Fruits and Vegetables with the Most Antioxidant Power

When low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the ‘bad’ cholesterol) oxidises, it’s more likely to lead to hardening and furring up of artery walls. All fruits and vegetables are rich sources of antioxidants [more…]

Great Sources of Soluble Fibre

Soluble fibre helps soak up cholesterol and eliminate it from the body. Here are the ten sources that experts most commonly recommend, listed in alphabetical order. Make sure that you buy and eat these [more…]

Foods You Can Include in Your Low-Cholesterol Diet

Controlling cholesterol is more about limiting saturated fat than cutting back on total fat intake, and cholesterol-containing foods are fine if you don’t exceed your daily quota. So get ready to enjoy [more…]

Cholesterol Content in Typical Recipe Ingredients

To help you budget your cholesterol quota for the day, refer to this list of cholesterol amounts, in milligrams, in common recipe ingredients. Check with your doctor to determine your ideal daily cholesterol [more…]

Saturated Fat Amounts in Common Foods

Limit the amount of saturated fat in your diet and know which items contain it and which don’t, starting with this list of common foods. Check with your doctor or dietician to determine your ‘acceptable’ [more…]

Temperature Conversion Table

This handy conversion table can help you out when it comes to cooking temperatures. Print it out and pin it up on the kitchen notice board so that you can easily refer to it as and when you need to. [more…]

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