http://www.ra4food.org Health and Nutritional Tips Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:08:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The post exercise meal (the meal you eat after a workout) is probably the most important meal of the day for anyone who cares about nutrition or wants to build muscle, lose fat or improve their body. It is pretty common to see folks having a protein shake after their ... http://www.ra4food.org/2012/01/11/why-you-need-protein-after-a-workout/ Are you one of the millions who pop a multi-vitamin pill daily? Then, there is some bad news for you as a new study claims it is nothing but "a waste of money" . Taking vitamins to protect against disease is a waste of money, according to new reports. The ... http://www.ra4food.org/2012/01/05/are-vitamins-a-waste-of-money/ New research about dieting and the brain can make it easier to resist that extra helpings at dinner time. Scientists have discovered that an important gene associated with longevity is switched on under a particular diet (calorie control) that not only keeps a brain young, but is also associated ... http://www.ra4food.org/2011/12/27/how-watching-calories-can-keep-the-brain-young/ A typical Chinese diet is fundamentally different from the Western diet. Chinese food has a bad reputation in the UK. The rice-heavy meals and fatty meat dishes are thought to lead straight to obesity and heart disease. Although the REAL Chinese eating plan is a lot different to what we ... http://www.ra4food.org/2011/12/19/why-real-chinese-food-is-healthy/ Strange as it may seem including vinegar in your diet could improve your blood sugar. With several studies revealing a possible way to reduce the impact of a carb-laden dish, just by adding a little vinegar. Although vinegar seems to have had a bit of a checkered past; it has ... http://www.ra4food.org/2011/12/11/vinegar-can-help-reduce-blood-sugar/ "Better to be deprived of food for three days than green tea for one" (Quoted By An Ancient Chinese Proverb) There is no other food or drink reported to have as many health benefits as green tea. Green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least ... http://www.ra4food.org/2011/11/25/the-benefits-of-green-tea/ Many women can often feel confused as to what is the best kind of protein shake or supplement they should take after a workout; and with many different kinds on the market, it is easy to see why. Most women do not want to bulk up, but simply restore the ... http://www.ra4food.org/2011/11/20/soy-the-best-protein-shake-for-women/ Australian researchers have taken investigations into obesity a step further to see why soon after overweight people lost weight, their metabolism slowed and they experienced hormonal changes that increased their appetites. The researchers recruited healthy people who were either overweight or obese and put them on a strict ... http://www.ra4food.org/2011/11/14/new-studys-show-why-its-so-hard-to-keep-weight-off/ Fact - Obesity is becoming a global epidemic! A new report by the World Health Organization documents how one-quarter of the total 60 million deaths annually are premature and preventable deaths. So with obesity being classed as a preventable disease, why are more people dying of this illness than those ... http://www.ra4food.org/2011/11/05/more-people-are-dying-due-to-obesity-than-starvation/ According to new research chocolate can now help you live longer – as long as you do not overindulge on it that is. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health are claiming that people who eat chocolate and other sweet treats at least three times in any one ... http://www.ra4food.org/2011/10/28/chocolate-is-good-for-you/