Archive for February, 2007

History of Health and Medicine

Posted by mbhimji in February 21st, 2007  
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Hi,
While surfing the web, I found these great quotes:
You can see the original quotes on the website http://www.resultsproject.net/history.html
“One-quarter of what you eat keeps you alive. The other three-quarters keeps your doctor alive.” (Hieroglyph found in an ancient Egyptian tomb.)
“At the end of times the merchants of the word will deceive the nations of the world [...]

When are diet foods, not diet foods?

Posted by mbhimji in February 21st, 2007  
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Hi,
When my wife and I go grocery shopping, the first thing that I look for when purchasing almost anything is if the packaging says something to the effect “this is a diet safe product”.  You’ve seen it — the package may say something like “Fat-Free” or “Low-Sodium”.  But have you ever thought “but then, how [...]

Lifesytle Changes - the Weekend

Posted by mbhimji in February 20th, 2007  
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Hi All,
No - I didn’t forget to write.
I find weekends very challenging.  I don’t have a set time where I wake up, as I’m usually up by 5:00am during the week, I like to sleep in a bit (usually 7:00am or 8:00am) — but this weekend…well, I woke up at 8:00am then promptly went back [...]

Lifestyle Changes Day 1 (continued) and Day 2 Combined

Posted by mbhimji in February 16th, 2007  
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Hi All,
So here is the rest of day 1…
For a snack, I’d taken some trail mix to work.  About 1/4 cup worth and had this between breakfast and lunch.
For lunch I had a chicken soup, it had onions, tomatoes in 1/4 sections, and carrots.  Yummy!  I used only white chicken breast with no skin.  There [...]

Ingredients in Foods

Posted by mbhimji in February 15th, 2007  
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Hi,
If you read my previous post, I also noted some of the ingredients that are found in the products I ate.  Here is a definition of these ingredients:
Soluble Fibre - Soluble fibre dissolves in the gut and forms a viscous gel that slows down the release of some nutrients. It can also reduce the risk [...]

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