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What is the difference between food allergy and intolerance?

There are two types of allergic reactions to food.
1. Classic Allergy
Allergies to foods are acute and the symptom onset is sometimes instantaneous. A classic food allergy causes an abnormal response to a food by your immune system and may cause itching, redness, swelling, hives, difficulty breathing and in severe cases anaphylaxis or shock.
Anaphylaxis is a [...]

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Boosting Your Thyroid Function

Under Active Thyroid
Is your thyroid keeping you fat?
The thyroid is the gland primarily responsible for regulating your metabolism.  An under- active thyroid does not produce sufficient hormones to stimulate your metabolism to operate at peak efficiently.
An under active thyroid (hypothyroidism) can effect a persons metabolism and their ability to take off weight.
How can you tell [...]

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Fad Diets

We live a confused modern day existence filled with an array of distractions that have led us far away from having a healthy relationship with food.  Few of us have an intimate understanding of food. We hardly appreciate the fact that we will never be closer to anything than that which we put inside ourselves.
We [...]

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How am I affected by food sensitivities?

Ask yourself these two questions:
Have you ever eaten something, such as a bowl of ice cream, a piece of cheese, or an orange, and felt more hungry afterward than before?
Do you have urges for a particular food and find it hard to satisfy your craving unless you eat that particular food?
If the answer is “yes” [...]

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Review of The Zone Diet Barry Sears, Ph.D.

Overview:
This plan asserts that most people suffer from insulin imbalances that cause them to gain weight.  According to Sears, consumption of protein, carbohydrate and fat in exact proportions corrects this imbalance and, thus, excess weight drops off.  Average caloric intake ranges from 1,000 to 1,700 calories per day.
Advantages:
The plan recommends lean protein sources, minimizing consumption [...]

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Natural Diet pills

Although there are hundreds of dietary supplements, most of them use the same herbs or compounds in different combinations that supposedly burn fat, block fat, block “carbs” and suppress appetite.  Despite the hype, there is really nothing new about these dietary supplements.  They work for us when we make the effort to work with ourselves.  [...]

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Review of Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution – by: Robert C. Atkins, M.D. by:

Overview:
This best seller claims that dieters can lose all the weight they want by eating “forbidden foods.” Dr. Atkins charges that processed carbohydrates and insulin, not excess calories, is the only thing responsible for obesity in the United States.
Advantages:
User’s seem to gravitate to the plan’s simplicity. By eliminating carbohydrates and sugar from the diet, a [...]

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Review of Eat Right For Your Type

The Individual Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer and Achieving Your Ideal Weight
Peter J. D’Adamo, N.D.
Overview:
D’Amano, a naturopath, claims that an individual’s blood type should determine what foods to eat and which ones to avoid. He asserts that when a particular blood type consumes “off-limit” foods, the effect is akin to a transfusion of [...]

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Review of Jenny Craig

Jenny Craig, Inc. is one of the largest weight management service companies in the world. Jennie’s diet is about pre-packaged foods and portion-controlled weight loss.
Advantages:
Jenny Craig allows you to visit with a counselor. Large variety of prepackaged meals.  Jenny is more flexible on meal choices.
Disadvantages:
Jennie Craig allows you to visit with a counselor – although [...]

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South Beach Diet – by: Arthur Agatston M.D.

Overview:
This is currently one of the best-selling diet books.  The book claims you can lose up to a staggering 13 lbs in just two weeks, it suggests you can also expect to lose most of that weight from your stomach. The diet focuses on the consumption of lean meats, proteins, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. [...]

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