In the grocery store many boxes and packages now display "whole-grains" in large, eye catching print. So why are whole-grains so important to your diet and why should you eat them?Whole-grains are processed through a process called refining;therefore, the bran and germ is still attached. White flour and white rice have had these two pieces removed. Bran and germ hold important nutrients. Although nutrients are added back into white flour and white rice,they do not have the same qual... Read Full Story

Eating around a table use to be normal in families, people use to have conversations about how their day went. In today's society more and more people are getting rid of the idea of a dinner table. Some families don’'t even eat at the same time. Every member of the family creates their own meal and eats it wherever they feel. Eating together needs to be part of a schedule, it helps keep the family together. Studies have shown eating around the table actually benefits the ... Read Full Story

Do you want to boost your kid's brain power? Give them steady energy? Improve their behavior? It's simple. All you have to do is feed them breakfast! Children who have breakfast in the morning are absent from school less often than kids who skip breakfast. Breakfast supplies much needed energy. It also reduces the amount of aggressive behavior your child exhibits. Children who eat breakfast often have a better attitude towards school, which may help to get them out of the house in the... Read Full Story

Do you have a hard time concentration? Are you grouchy or anxious in the morning? Although there symptoms can be connected to numerous maladies but most likely you are suffering from sleep deprivation. Other signs of sleep deprivation include having a hard time walking in the morning, falling asleep as soon as or very shortly after your head hits the pillow, having difficulty with memory, falling asleep during work, feeling moody, irritable, depressed or anxious.Lack of sleep affects your bod... Read Full Story

Organic Farming was created as a way to preserve a crop's life cycle. In conventional farming the farmers apply chemicals to promote plant growth, spray insecticides to reduce pests and disease and use herbicides to manage the weeds. On the other side of the spectrum organic farming is all natural. Farming use natural fertilizers like manure and compost to feed plants, they use beneficial insects and birds, reproductive disruption or traps to reduce pests, and they rotate crops, turn the ... Read Full Story

Functional foods have unique elements that improve the natural health functioning in your body. You may already eat functional foods if you spread cholesterol reducing margarine on your toast, drink calcium-fortified orange juice, scramble DHA-enhanced eggs, eat cold-water fish, eat whole fruit, or eat vegetables. Mom use to always say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. She may not have known about functional food but she was headed down the right path. ... Read Full Story

When you are stressed you usually go after sweets, right? It’s obvious that your mood controls what food you eat but did you know that the food you eat can also change you mood? Neurotransmitters (Nurr-oh-trans-mitters) in your brain help control your mood. Food intake helps to determine which neurotransmitters are made. So if you eat certain foods your brain may make more of one type of neurotransmitter which will definitely affect your mood. Proteins, carbohydrates ... Read Full Story

Getting in shape for summer is easy. You can get your routine going and tan your legs, arms, and stomach. Follow your diet and discuss our fitness routines with your doctor. The first part is interval training: this is one of the best ways to burn fat. If you are a beginner try walking at a moderate pace for 2 minutes then walk/run at a faster pace for 1 minute then switch back to the moderate walking pace. You can do the same exercise with a step machine by increasing the resistance. As you... Read Full Story

Everyone desires beautiful skin when they get older; nobody wants to have wrinkles. Protecting your skin must take place from the early stages of life. Younger people don’t think of putting on sunscreen as a way to preserve their skin but as a hassle. It seems ridiculous to have to apply sunscreen for basic outdoor activities. Sunscreen can help preserve younger skin but there are other ways to make your skin glamorous. Before heading outdoors, always put at ... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist... Read Full Story