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Be Healthily Ripped and Buff: Five Nutrition Tips for Getting those Six Pack Abs
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Nick Clipton who manages and writes for the weight gain blog: http://www.buildingbodymuscles.com/. Nick’s blog contains lots of fantastic muscle building information and also review...
Tips to Eating Healthy on the Run
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Lisa Burzdack who offers a great selection of cookware at her website CookwareEssentials.co.uk. If you are in need of some new pots and pans or just looking to purchase some great value coo...
6 Foods to Boost your Immune System this Christmas
In one of my recent articles I discussed how Christmas unfortunately brings with it an increased chance of getting the common cold or the flu. Since there are so many different types of cold and flu virus the body can never be completely immune to ...
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) Explained
Vitamin B2 (also known as riboflavin) is a water soluble, B-complex vitamin (a group of vitamins that were initially thought to be the singular vitamin B) that was first noticed in 1879 when a fluorescent yellow-green coloured pigment was found in mi...
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Explained
Vitamin B1 (also known as thiamine) is a water soluble vitamin and is part of the B-complex vitamins (a group of eight B vitamins that were initially thought to be the singular vitamin B). The discovery of vitamin B1 is heavily linked with a condit...
What are B Vitamins?
The B vitamins (also known as the B-complex vitamins) are a group of eight water soluble vitamins. They all play an important role in cell metabolism (the process which allows your body’s cells to get energy and nutrients from the food you ea...
What are Water Soluble Vitamins?
In my last few articles I discussed the four fat soluble vitamins. Today I am going to explain the remaining nine water soluble vitamins. Water soluble vitamins are given their name because they dissolve in water. They are found in a variety of f...
Vitamin K Explained
Vitamin K is a fat soluble vitamin that assists with blood clotting and bone strength. It was first noticed in 1929 by Danish scientist Henrik Dam who observed that after feeding chickens a diet lacking in cholesterol they would start bleeding. H...
Vitamin E Explained
Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin which has a number of important functions in the body. It was discovered in 1922 by two University of California researchers, Herbert Evans and Catherine Bishop, when they were doing an experiment involving rats o...
Vitamin D Explained
Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin and is often known as the sunshine vitamin because sunlight can prompt the body to produce it. Early signs of the benefits of vitamin D were discovered in the early nineteenth century when researchers suggested th...
Vitamin A Explained
In my last few articles I have been talking about vitamins. Today I am going to be discussing in greater detail the vitamin at the beginning of the alphabet – Vitamin A. Vitamin A was the first vitamin discovered hence it being given the the firs...
What are Fat Soluble Vitamins?
In my last post I provided a basic introduction to vitamins. Today I am going to discuss the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K in greater detail. Fat soluble vitamins dissolve within the body’s fat cells and are usually found in fats and fat...
What are Vitamins?
In a number of my previous articles I have mentioned vitamins in passing. However, I have never really expanded on this topic further and discussed exactly what vitamins are. So today I thought I would write about this exact topic and answer the ...
4 Highly Recommended Wholemeal Substitutes
In my last article I discussed four benefits of consuming wholemeal products. Today I’m going to be discussing the areas of your diet where you can make effective wholemeal substitutes. 1) BREAD:- Bread is a staple of many people’s diet...
4 Benefits of Consuming Wholemeal Products
One of the best ways to get enough fibre in your diet is to start eating more wholemeal (also known as wholegrain and wholewheat) products. Apart from being rich in fibre these products also have a number of additional health benefits. In this ar...
Fibre: The Perfect Gym Food
In my last few posts I have been discussing fibre, the benefits of getting enough, the potential disadvantages of getting too much and how to make sure you are getting enough. Today, I’m going to explain why I think fibre is the perfect gym f...
The Disadvantages of consuming too much Fibre
In my last few articles I have been bigging up fibre. However, this article series wouldn’t be complete without providing a balanced view of the topic. That’s why today I am going to be discussing the disadvantages of a fibre rich die...
How to make sure you are getting enough Fibre
In my last couple of articles I have discussed the different types of fibre and the associated benefits. The British Nutrition Foundation recommend that we get around 18g of fibre per day. Personally, I do not think that this amount of fibre cons...
The Benefits of Fibre
In my last article I explained exactly what fibre is and identified that there are two main types; Insoluble and Soluble. Insoluble fibre’s main function is to help the body move waste material from the digestive tract more quickly whereas so...
What is Fibre?
In my latest articles on cancer and diabetes I touched upon the benefits of fibre. In these articles I mentioned that fibre could help control blood sugar levels in diabetics and also help prevent certain types of cancer. However, I haven’t...
500 Delicious Diabetic Recipes
My last few posts have discussed diabetes in detail so I thought today I would give you all a relevant freebie which is not quite so information intensive. Plus, my last post was 8 Ways to Manage Diabetes with a Healthy Diet so I thought that now w...
8 Ways to Manage Diabetes with a Healthy Diet
This is yet another article I wrote when the Free Fitness Tips blog was just a baby. It is also another article which I have decided needs a rewrite. Partly, because I feel it could be written with a lot more detail and partly because some of the s...
