Tag: water
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Carbonated (Sparkling) Water
Carbonated water is created by adding carbon dioxide gas (carbonation) to plain water under pressure. Once the process is complete, the “processed” water now has its characteristic bubbles and foamy texture. In addition to treating water to make it carbonated, there is also natural sparkling water and it occurs when volcanic gases such as carbon…
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Nutrition for Kidney Stones Disease
Kidney stones are a common problem of the urinary system. With proper nutrition, we can prevent the appearance of kidney stones or, if we have had kidney stones in the past, prevent the appearance of new stones. Kidney stones usually form when the urine has high levels of metals and salts, resulting in these elements…
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5 Foods for Dry and Dehydrated Skin
Dry and dehydrated skin are two different conditions. In dehydrated skin, the skin lacks moisture and water. In dry skin, you are deficient in vitamin A and natural oils. Dehydrated skin lacks hydration and may look oily but is mostly dull and may peel in places. If our skin is dehydrated, we must hydrate it…
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Water Content in common foods and fluids
Water is essential for life. Without water intake we can survive only for a few days. We can get water by drinking water or other fluids that contain water (and are not diuretics like coffee and alcoholic beverages) and by eating foods that contain water, mainly fruits and vegetables. Here are some common foods and…
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Nutrition for UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
Urinary tract infection is an infection in any part of the urinary tract, most often occurring in the lower urinary tract, i.e. the bladder and urethra. The bacterium E. coli is the main cause of urinary tract infections, as it is found in 80% of cases. Especially in women, cystitis (which usually comes from E.…
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Water before food time, is it a weight loss tip ?
Water is essential in all biochemical processes that take place in our body. Water helps transport nutrients to the body’s tissues, eliminates harmful metabolic products, maintains healthy joints, controls body temperature, and helps treat constipation. Does drinking water before meals help suppress appetite? There is a possibility that some people have managed to lose weight…
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What is and what does Nutrition include?
Nutrition is the set of foods that we choose to consume not only to maintain ourselves in life but to have good health as well as to help them in impending diseases. Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or disability. The nutrients in…
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10 Habits or Advice we SHOULD NOT Follow
As we try to pay attention to our diet in order to have wellness and health, we hear and read a lot. Some of it is correct and some is completely wrong. Habits or advice that we should NOT follow: 1. We eat only when we are hungry When the feeling of hunger comes, blood…
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Foods for a better Breastfeeding
During breastfeeding, the breastfeeding mother should follow a balanced diet with a variety of foods and adequate hydration. The coverage of the breastfeeding mother in components such as calcium, folic acid, vitamin D3, iron, iodine, omega-3 fatty acids is important for successful milk production during the breastfeeding period. Foods that enhance milk production in breastfeeding…
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7 Water Intake Advice in Elderly
Water is essential in all biochemical processes that take place in our body. Water helps transport nutrients to the body’s tissues, eliminates harmful metabolic products, maintains healthy joints, controls body temperature. Older adults have a reduced sense of thirst. Also, when our bodies don’t have enough fluids, we become even less thirsty and drink less…
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