Diet Power: a blog about food and supplements to improve your health
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Is it safe to eat sunny side up eggs?
Sunny side up eggs are my favorite way of eating eggs. I especially like to dip bread into the yoke in between eating a piece of the full cooked egg whites. Are Sunny Side Up Eggs Safe? Most healthy people can eat sunny side up eggs without problems. It is worth noting, however, that with…
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Sugar Cravings
Why do people get sugar cravings? I have discovered that sugar is addictive. I try to eat less than the daily recommended amount of sugar, by not purchasing sugary products. My CLIF Builder bars have 23g each, so I limit myself to eating only one bar per day. So there’s no room for sugar in…
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Probiotics Tablets
Probiotics tablets may be taken for a number of conditions, such as: AAD – Antibiotic associated diarrhea – Prevention (II) C – Constipation (I)🍁 CDAD – Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea – Prevention (I)🍁 HP – Helicobacter pylori – Adjunct to standard eradication therapy (I) IBD-P – Inflammatory bowel disease – Pouchitis (I)🍁 IBD-UC – IBD…
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Top 3 Apples to Eat
The top 3 apples to eat that also provide the highest in overall nutrients are: Fuji (bright, juicy and crisp) Gala (mild and pleasant) Jonagold (traditional, sweet and tart) The Least Appealing Apples Granny Smith (green and tart) Red Delicious (sweet and classic) Reineta (mottled green, from Spain) No apple is a bad apple. But these 3 apples are at the bottom of the barrel for overall nutrients. Empire (crunchy…
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Gut bacteria and mind control: to fix your brain, fix your gut!
Brain-friendly gut bacteria grow well when you eat essential foods. Gut Bacteria Are Important for your Health I’m going to try and inform you a little bit about what goes on in your gut. In particular, all the microbes that live in your gut. I will tell you why microbes are so important for your…
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Mussels Recipe
A simple and quick mussels recipe is a mussel potato-beet salad. Mussels Recipe: Wash and boil some potatoes and beets. Remove from pot when tender Chop up the potatoes and beets on a plate Lightly salt the potatoes Open a can of mussels Drizzle the mussels and oil over the potatoes and beets. Eat and…
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Prostate cancer prevention diet
Prostate cancer prevention A recent prostate study showed that participants who consumed at least 10 portions of tomatoes weekly showed an 18% reduced risk of developing prostate cancer. The study concluded that a high intake of plant foods and tomato products, in particular, may help protect against prostate cancer. Adherence to dietary and lifestyle recommendations…
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3 harmful foods to avoid
3 harmful foods to avoid are: flavored yogurt containing high-fructose corn syrup, modified corn starch, or added sugar, cereals, and bread and cakes Yogurts to Avoid The ingredients label on a blueberry Danone Activia yogurt, for example, lists ingredients comprising: Skim milk, sugar (11 g), cream, water, blueberries, modified corn starch, skim milk powder, milk…
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Oatmeal Salad
An oatmeal salad with blueberries, nuts, seeds, kale, and green onions makes an amazing breakfast. It is life changing. Oatmeal berry salad with nuts My oatmeal salad recipe has a few variations that work well, depending on the available berries in season. Oatmeal Salad Recipe Take a medium bowl and add a half a cup of…
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Processed foods list
Our processed foods list helps you to avoid eating foods that will produce insulin in your body. Insulin converts 25% of the calories you consume into fat cells in your body. Insulin prevents you from burning all of the calories you consume each day. As a result, you feel hungry and you feel the need…