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Depending on the region, hot and cold foods may vary. However, hot foods generally consist of alcoholic beverages, legumes, chili peppers, avocados, coconuts, fatty meats, nuts, and spices. While cold foods generally consist of milk, dairy foods, vegetables, inexpensive or lean meats, tropical fruits, eggs, and fish (Food and Culture 369). In the Philippines, these hot and cold foods are used to treat some illnesses. For example, fevers would be considered hot, and chills and colds are…

As tinnitus is regularly occurrence as a result of cellular damage to the ear, replacing those cells is often the major focus of treatment. Nutritional supplements including gingko biloba and alpha lipoic acid are often used. Below is the simple steps to reverse your tinnitus naturally Gingko Biloba Gingko biloba is an herbal therapy known to treat a number of health conditions including tinnitus. Gingko plays major role in refining and improving blood circulation, which contributes to the…

oil that the body cannot manufacture for itself. Unsaturated fats are good for bodies as they increase high density lipoprotein (HDL cholesterol) which is the good cholesterol. According to Walsh B’s article in the Time magazine, “fats found in vegetables like olives and in fish like salmon can actually protect against heart disease” These products both fall under unsaturated fats, by increasing the unsaturated fats being consumed it increases the HDL cholesterol which then decreases the chances…

School lunches are an issue that the federal government has taken note of. Last year Michelle Obama implemented a program called “Let’s Move” mandate for healthier foods in schools. In 2014, there is a mandate that all unhealthy non-nutrient meals be taking out of school as well as vending machines with sugary snacks and sugary beverages have been removed. The occasional fundraiser such as bake sales are allowed but when schools don’t comply like in the example of Houston, Texas High Schools…

of vitamin C, however, it was just average to keep the body functioning for a certain amount of times. If the diet makes a slight change, the chance of achieving the goal will succeed by consuming foods that consist vitamin C; for example, orange juice is rich in vitamin C.…

overweight. 1 in 5 children and teens in the United States has obesity or is borderline obese because of fast food advertisements, and socio-economic issues. Fast food from franchise restaurants and junk food from stores are much cheaper than organic vegetables or healthy foods in general. Childhood obesity has immediate and long-term detrimental ramifications on the health of the juvenile population such as heart disease, asthma, sleep apnea, early puberty, risk of stroke at an early age,…

The smoky room is filled with stocky men in short lederhosen sporting big, bushy sideburns and unkempt mustaches and heavy-set waitresses outfitted with blue knee-length dirndls carrying up to sixteen mugs of beer while walking down the aisles. The overly crowded tables are festooned with blue and white checkered tablecloths, and numerous people are singing drinking songs, albeit in a rather out of tune fashion. This image of the Hoffbrau Haus is the stereotypical view many Americans hold of…

Emergency Food: What to Buy Many times, there is little to no warning before a natural disaster hits. Whether a hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake or blizzard threatens you, having an emergency preparedness kit full of nonperishable food items can help ease your mind. Any of these disasters can leave you without electricity for an extended length of time. Because you will most likely be using more energy during an emergency, you need to eat high-protein foods. A limited food supply means that…

A child can get a burger with apple slices and orange juice or milk at a fast food restaurant, yet they choose the cheeseburger with French fries and soda. Children want what they see, when they see fast food ads, they see burger, fries and soda, they do not see apples, orange juice nor milk. It is not enough to include healthy choices in the kid’s menus, restaurants need to stop advertising unhealthy food for children…

One in three people in the United States will have diabetes in their lifetimes. Over forty percent of Americans are obese (Forks). Everything points towards our diet playing a huge role in our health. Researchers have shown “if we eliminate or reduce refined processed and animal based foods we can prevent and in some cases reverse health problems by changing our diets to a whole-food plant-based diet” (Forks). The modern American diet is taking a toll on our health and our environment. Because…