Healthy Teeth Make A Beautiful Smile – Foods That Help Prevent Tooth Decay

Tooth decay, also known as dental caries or cavity, is the demineralizing of hard elements of the tooth (such as dentin, enamel, and cementum) which is the result of a bacterial process. Certain bacteria (i.e. Lactobacillus and Streptococcus mutans) transform starchy carbohydrates or sugars that stick on your teeth into acid, and hence the acid causes dental erosion. The hard tooth structure will gradually break down and cavities will form. Dental caries can lead to more serious problems if left untreated, such as tooth infection or even tooth fracture.

To prevent tooth decay, you should practice good oral hygiene and maintain a healthy diet. It is very important that you consume foods that are rich in Vitamins A, C and D, fiber, calcium, and magnesium. Read the rest of this entry »

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Eat, Exercise and Sleep Your Way to Faster Fat Loss

To succeed in your weight-loss efforts, you need to attack from all angles: nutrition, exercise, and sleep. Here’s how.

1. Don’t skip meals

If you skip meals, your body goes into starvation mode, and your metabolism slows right down to preserve what body fat you have. That’s the last thing you want. You need a fast metabolism to burn fat, and this requires you to eat regularly to keep your metabolic rate fired up.

2. Eat more vegetables

If you eat around 3-5 portions of veg a day, this will have a double effect. You will be getting plenty of fibre, vitamins and minerals. But also you’ll feel full sooner, on healthy food, so you won’t have room or time or temptation to indulge in fatty and unhealthy foods. Vary the veg you consume, and vary the colours (red peppers, yellow peppers, broccoli etc) Read the rest of this entry »

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7 Foods for Healthier Skin

The skin care and beauty industry is a multi-billion dollar business selling various lotions, pills, sprays and creams. While all these products are great supplements, the most important part of skin care is a proper diet. Eating foods that help your skin is the most important thing that one can do to help their skin. All the creams and lotions in the world are worthless if you are eating Big Macs and fries on a daily basis. So add these skin healthy foods to your diet and watch your skin glow.

Below is a list of 7 “Skintastic” Foods for your healthy skin

Beans: Beans are an all around great food for adding fiber and protein to your diet, without the meat. Beans also add B vitamins, among a list of other great benefits that help your brain, nerve cells and skin. A fresh pot of “Turkey Chili” provides tons of nutrients and protein to help keep your skin healthy.

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