Archive for August, 2006

The Facts About The Glycemic Index

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

What is the Glycemic Index? The number is a ranking figure (like 72 out of 100). It ranks carbohydrates as to how much they cause blood sugar to rise 2-3 hours after ingestion. A food with a high glycemic index shoots your blood sugar up; a food with a low glycemic index doesn’t cause a spike in blood sugar.

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Five Reasons To Add Sprouts To Your Diet

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

Growing your own alfalfa, radish, or mung bean or other vegetable sprouts is easy and it’s a good way to add extra nutrition to your diet all year round.

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Black Cohosh For Menopause Symptoms

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

We used to think that the best way to treat menopause was with HRT, and we thought that HRT protected us from heart disease and osteoporosis. Well, we were wrong. And we’ve been looking for a better way to treat night sweats and hot flashes ever since.

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Anne Collins Weight Loss Program

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

Anne Collins’ program is really a member website and support forum. You enroll in the program and you receive 9 different diet plans, lots of instruction, access to the forums and excellent support.

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Aloe Vera: Wonder Food or Hoax?

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

When you start reading about the healing powers of aloe vera, it sounds like it must be too good to be true. And then you read words like “powerful cathartic” and you truly start to wonder.

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