Fruitarians follow a diet that comprises fruits, nuts and seeds, vegetables, grains and animal products. If your diet consists of 75% or more fruit, consider yourself a fruitarian, or frugivore. Though fruits help keep your physical and mental health in line as they pack healthy antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, but too much of anything is bad for you and
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Recently the acai berry (pronounced ah-sah-yee) has been appearing in everything from weight loss supplements to women’s makeup, but is this berry really the super food it’s being claimed to be? Let’s take a closer look at this tiny fruit with such a big following. The acai berry grows on a type of palm tree in the tropical climates
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If you’re watching your weight, you’ll be making some tough choices at meal times. But are you avoiding all the fattening foods you can, or are you missing some? Hidden calories may lurk where you least expect them, hampering your admirable slimming efforts, so it’s worth stopping to check your food labels for details. Here are five types of food
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Are you thinking of trying to cut carbohydrates from your diet in an effort to lose weight? Have you tried the Atkins or low glycemic diet before and know just how powerful they are at helping you to lower the numbers on the scale? If you’re ready to shed a few pounds by incorporating low carbohydrate living into your daily
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Just because you’ve hit 40 doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to being out of shape. In fact, you need to take extra care of your health since you are aging and aren’t as resilient as when you were young. One way to get back in shape is by working out, even if your age does make it a
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