Nowadays we live in a fast-paced environment and our nutrition can be poor due to the fact that we are so busy and don’t have time to cook. Most of the time, we eat fast food where the calorie intake is high but the levels of nutrition are low. Consequently, we start having digestive disorders [...]

As promised in my last entry, below are examples of recommended amounts of carbohydrates based on age, height and weight. A report by the National Center for Health Statistics states that the average American man weighs 166-191 pounds, with height ranges from 5’8”-5’9” and woman 140-164 pounds, with heights of 5’3”-5’4”. To determine what foods [...]

Fiber helps people eat less as it adds bulk to the stomach, providing eating satisfaction with fewer calories.  Fiber is indigestible, so it does not add many calories to your diet but it certainly helps with portion control. People who are obese have more problems healing from prolapsed hemorrhoids as the amount of mass pressuring [...]

My recommended fiber intake when I took the veggiesmatter.org test (mentioned in another post) was 2 cups of fruit and 2.5 cups of vegetables. The site gives samples of fruits and dishes that can accomplish this goal in a day. Then I went to mypyramid.gov and found that it offers even more detail.  This site [...]