Nutrition 101: Part 5 – Minerals (Opinion)

Saturday, March 24, 2012 by: Hesh Goldstein Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/035340_nutrition_minerals_metabolism.html#ixzz1q4TmBJJY (NaturalNews) Like vitamins, minerals are micronutrients, which our bodies require, in small but steady supplies. As micronutrients, the importance of minerals in our diet is far greater than the required amount indicates. Our material bodies are made up of more than 100 elements, which have been…

Nutrition 101: Part 4 – Vitamins (Opinion)

Saturday, March 24, 2012 by: Hesh Goldstein Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/035341_nutrition_vitamins_supplements.html#ixzz1q4T1bjzn (NaturalNews) Vitamins are essential for the body to be able to put the nutrients in food to use. Because vitamins are not produced by the body, we have to get them through the food that we also eat! Our bodies only need a certain amount of…

Nutrition 101: Part 3 – Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats (Opinion)

Saturday, March 24, 2012 by: Hesh Goldstein Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/035342_nutrition_carbohydrates_proteins.html#ixzz1q4SISD49 (NaturalNews) An easily burnable form of energy comes to us in the form of sugar or starch. Carbohydrates have a very bad public image in that they are generally thought of as fattening. This is because most of the carbohydrate consumed in this country has been…

Nutrition 101: Part 2 – Macro & Micro Nutrients (Opinion)

Saturday, March 24, 2012 by: Hesh Goldstein Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/035343_nutrition_micronutrients_digestion.html (NaturalNews) Through the process of photosynthesis, plants convert the energy of the sun, carbon dioxide from the air, and minerals and water from the earth into atomic bonds that are solid enough for teeth to sink into. We can consume these forms of energy directly, by…

Research shows that seeds and nuts are “brain foods” that can also stabilize your mood

Monday, August 07, 2006 by: Dani Veracity Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/019885.HTML Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/019885.HTML#ixzz1pvvi9zQL Can some foods make you smarter? Research shows that nuts and seeds just might boost your brain power and balance your moods. That’s right, everything from the most common nuts — such as walnuts, hazelnuts, cashews and almonds — to the more exotic seeds…