Archive for the 'Diet' Category

Heart Healthy Chinese Chicken Noodles (Chow Mein) Recipe

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Everyone loves Chinese food, right? But the problem is that the tastiest food always seems to carry a health warning - too much salt, saturated fat and sugar, and not enough freshly cooked vegetables. Eating healthy can be a powerful weapon in the fight against heart attack and stroke, so we have created this chow [...]

Potassium and Blood Pressure

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

What is Potassium?
Potassium is a chemical compound, or mineral, which is found naturally occurring in certain foods, and is an important tool in the fight against high blood pressure. It is an important nutrient for maintaining good heart health, as it is necessary for smooth muscle contraction, of which the heart is possibly the most [...]

Tea may protect against heart disease

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

 

New research indicates that Tea is a healthier drink than water
This is based on research carried out by Scientists from Kings College London, which has been published by the prestigious European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Tea is a rehydrator not a dehydrator!
There is a popular myth that drinking tea dehydrates your body. This has now been [...]

Heart Disease risk from Dietary Fat

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

The hectic pace of modern life often dictates the type of food that we consume. And with the wealth of information about healthy eating bombarding us every day from all directions, most of us probably feel pretty guilty about the seemingly impossible trade-off between getting through our daily schedule, and eating a healthy balanced diet.
The [...]