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Diet and Nutrition
Acid Reflux Disease, or GERD, is a common disease which affects
approximately 5-7% of the population. It occurs when acid from
the stomach backs up into the esophagus, a long, thin, muscular
tube, which connects the mouth and the stomach.
Acid reflux disease, or GERD, is a common compliant of the
digestive system, often characterised by persistent burning or
discomfort behind the breastbone. As the symptoms of GERD can
mimic those of coronary disease, it is important that you visit
your doctor, if you have chronic heartburn.
Apple cider vinegar is a product of apple juice fermentation.
Sounds like nothing extraordinary, but indeed its benefits are
measureless.
Most of us eat at restaurants for a variety of reasons; time and
convenience are the most common motives. Below is a prepared list
of quick tips for eating out of your home.
After WLS we must concentrate on eating nutrient rich food.
Nutritionally void foods cannot be part of the regular diet after
surgery because they can cause dumping, vomiting and/or weight
gain.
Hormonal changes during pregnancy, and quite normal fat gain
often makes many women feel unattractive and sometimes quite
depressed. Many women still believe that "eating for two" is the
way to go during pregnancy.
Many people experience unpleasant reactions to foods they have
eaten and suspect they have a "food allergy". However, only 2-5%
of adults and 2-8% of children are truly "allergic" to certain
foods.
The old cliché that you are what you eat is quite true. Many
people suffer from certain health conditions that even though may
not be cured, can be controlled through your diet.
Evidence suggesting that alcohol is "cardio-protective" first
appeared in the literature about 30 years ago. The Framingham
Heart Study [the longest running population study of heart
disease which began in 1948] provided the first solid evidence of
this association.
Nuts are readily available and provide a highly nutritious food.
In addition to protein, carbohydrate, and fat, nuts contain many
other important nutrients: fiber, vitamin E, folic acid,
potassium, and magnesium.
When you actually sit down and think about it, bottled water
companies do something really peculiar. They sell a product
freely available to every man, woman, and child in every home -
water.
There are a lot of very good reasons to eat fish and seafood.
Fish is a source of high quality protein, and is low in fat and
cholesterol.
Aging occurs when the body's cells die at faster rates than new
cells are generated. People age prematurely because inadequate
nutrition resulting from poor diet stimulates cellular
destruction and increases the potential for obesity, diabetes,
cancer and other chronic diseases.
Recently yet another super-heavyweight Iron Immortal died from a
heart attack at age forty-five or thereabouts. Typically, when I
read of these tragedies I search my memory banks and then write
some sort of tribute.
Why does disease begin in the digestive tract? Your digestive
tract is your first line of defense when it comes to your health.
This is because of the good bacteria that resides there.
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