Posts Tagged diet & nutrition
Orthorexia – Is Eating Healthy A Disorder?
Posted by admin in Fitness Health Zone on February 13th, 2010
We’ve heard of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa among others, and now its Orthorexia nervosa that everyone is talking about. This is the eating disorder characterized by excessive focus, even fixation on eating healthy foods which may lead to malnutrition and health problems related to nutritional deficiency. This article tells the story about Kristie Rutzel who stopped eating anything processed, then went on to have only whole foods, progressed to organic
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Power Bars And Exercise – Wrong Combination
Posted by admin in Fitness Health Zone, diets on December 18th, 2009
It is well known that being healthy requires exercise and consumption of the right foods. In order to look and feel good it is necessary to stick to both exercise and nutrition regimens that are appropriate for the body. Surely, continuous but not excessive exercise is the foundation of any effective nutrition and fitness plan .
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Can Omega 3 Really Help You Lose Weight?
Posted by admin in Fitness Health Zone on December 14th, 2009
All the claims by producers and marketers of fish oil about the wondrous effects of a component of their products, Omega 3 fatty acids is enough to make anyone think that it is snake oil rather than fish oil they’re talking about! You have likely read repeated claims that this is the one thing that will help you lose weight even as you continue to eat normally; even a high calorie intake. So what is the real deal with Omega 3 or rather the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids , to use the proper nomenclature?
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