What is the most possible healthy food for my american pitbull terrier?

Last Updated on Saturday, 2 January 2010 02:54 Written by Natural Health Team Saturday, 2 January 2010 02:54

My APBT is 1 year and 3 month old and weigh about 50+lbs. I’ am currently feeding my pet iams dog food. I heard a lot of rumors that on the long run it’s really bad for my pet. So does any one have any recommendation on what kinder brand dog food is the most healthy without any added chemical and all that nasty gunk?

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Common Cold Vs Flu Symptoms

Last Updated on Monday, 21 December 2009 12:30 Written by Natural Health Team Monday, 21 December 2009 12:30

What is the difference between cold vs flu symptoms?

Typically a cold is much milder than the flu. You may have a few physical symptoms which are inconvenient rather than debilitating. Symptoms such as a runny nose, sore eyes, a sore throat, a cough, sneezing.

The early stages of a cold looks very like hay fever.

These symptoms may make you look sick to others, but you are actually coping pretty well. You can still function, still go to work, do what you have to do on a daily basis. More or less.

On the other hand, flu symptoms include fever and some form of body aches. A fever indicates that your body is having to fight quite hard to do what it needs to do. A fever is a good thing and should be left alone. Just keep an eye on it. Seek professional help if it gets out of control

Doping yourself with drugs and vaccines may appear to help your flu symptoms in the short run, but they will not help your overall health in the long run, as they suppress the symptoms, rather than cure them.

Go to bed if you have the flu. It’s serious and needs to be treated seriously. Take time out for your body to heal itself.

The other symptoms which tends to differentiate cold vs flu symptoms is some form of body ache. This can take the form of muscle ache or bone ache. You generally don’t get these with a common cold.

But the most important distinction between colds and flu is that you feel weary, run down, exhausted, call it what you will. You will want to go to bed. And that’s the best place for you, while your body focuses on healing you.

But there is a modality of medicine which can help you without suppressing symptoms. Homeopathy is a natural and holistic way of helping your body cure itself.

There are several common homeopathic medicines which you can take which have the potential of protecting you against the flu and helping you resolve your individual type of flu, without suppressing your symptoms.

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Over A Century of ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Changing Focus from Memory Loss to The STRESS of LIFE

Last Updated on Saturday, 19 December 2009 01:51 Written by Natural Health Team Saturday, 19 December 2009 01:51

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Making Healthy Food Choices In Our Busy Lives

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 November 2009 11:53 Written by Natural Health Team Saturday, 14 November 2009 11:53

You already know how important it is to make healthy food choices for you and your family. But how can you fit the best choices into your busy life?

You’ll be pleased to discover that a hectic life doesn’t mean that every meal has to be fast food on the run! Sometimes it’s difficult to make healthy changes, but with a little planning and know-how, it can be done.

Here are some strategies to help you and your family make healthy choices:

1. Avoid temptation. It’s so easy to walk into the store with good intent, but walk out with bags full of unhealthy foods. Unfortunately, our wills are weak, especially if we’ve trained ourselves over the years to buy junk foods.

* Never shop when you’re hungry. This way you won’t pick out unhealthy choices because they look good at the moment.?
* Get rid of the unhealthy foods in your home. If they aren’t around, you won’t be tempted to eat them.

* Think of healthier alternatives to your family’s favorite unhealthy foods. Rather than high calorie chips, try trail mixes or rice cakes. Low calorie puddings or frozen yogurts are better alternatives to higher fat ice creams.

2. Eat fast and healthy meals at home. When you’re tired at the end of the day and you realize you still have to feed the family, it’s easy to go to a fast food chain and throw fast food on the table. It may save some time, but it won’t save your health – or your pocket book!

* The great thing is that there are many easy, fast, and healthy foods you can make at home. This takes some planning, but you’ll be more satisfied, save money, and be healthier as well.

* Look online for quick and easy recipes made with all natural ingredients. Many recipes can be made in 30 minutes or less and only have 5 ingredients. Taking the time to do some recipe research will save your sanity in the long run. Then once you find a “hit” with the family, store the recipe in a book or on your computer.?

* When you cook, make large batches and freeze the leftovers. This way, you’ll already have meals in the freezer that you can just thaw, heat, and serve. No muss, no fuss! This is the opportune way to enjoy “fast” food at home.

3. Eat Slower. Since the brain takes about 20 minutes to get the signal that the stomach is full, if you eat too fast you’ll pack in a lot more food than you need. When you’re still thinking you’re hungry, it’s easy to make the wrong choices about food. If you slow down while you’re eating, you’ll eat less and you’ll still feel full.

* Set a calming mood before sitting down for a meal. Avoid having the television on or eating as you’re rushing the kids out the door to another activity. Sitting calmly at the table will allow everyone to relax and enjoy their meal.

4. Make dinner time a social experience. Dinner should be about enjoying your company and taking pleasure in the foods you’re eating.

When you begin to look at mealtime as a social experience, it becomes easier to make the right choices about healthy foods. Suddenly you aren’t so worried about rushing through and making it quick.

Dinner becomes a great experience when you’re able to enjoy healthy foods together. Take time to eat as a family and enjoy a real conversation with each other. Talking will naturally slow down your eating pace, while also reconnecting you with your family members.

Using these techniques will bring all kinds of healthy benefits to your family and teach your children a healthy lifestyle. Healthy food choices are a possibility in your busy life if you take the time to plan ahead and make dinner time a priority in your home.

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The Benefits of Stress Management and Healthy Living

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 November 2009 10:52 Written by Natural Health Team Saturday, 14 November 2009 10:52

The key to Staying Healthy and Loving Life is to manage stress.The benefits of Stress Management and Healthy Living is a longer life. I’m sure you know that nutrition deficiencies can be caused by too much stress in your life.

There are lots of factors that this can be attributed to.

First, everything nowadays seems to be happening so fast. People feel like if they will not do anything in order to keep up with the pace of the world that they live in, life may be tougher in the long run.But,if you Practice Managing Stress and Staying Healthy you’ll live longer.

Simplicity is Beauty

Does anybody still believe in the meaning of this old saying? If you want to maintain a balanced and healthy lifestyle, you must first understand what you can and cannot do. You cannot keep on acquiring things that you cannot even afford. You cannot venture into various adventures that you may not even have time for or your health must not risk doing.

There are things that can spice up your life even if you keep on living by your means and according to what you can only afford. You just have to be creative and share your passion and dreams to the people whom you care about. This way, you are maintaining a healthy attitude and likewise, you are not risking your health unto any untoward scenes.

If you are concerned about stress and how it may affect your health in the long run, here are some activities that you must look deeply into. If you are guilty of doing the following, maybe it is time for you to think things over and start on the activities that will make you more productive but at the same time healthy.

1. If you are stressed out, your way of coping is to resort to the wrong foods. You tend to eat treats with high levels of fat, salt and sugar. This is caused when the levels if your cortisol or your stress hormone increase. Other people tend to gulp a whole gallon of ice cream after a stressful day. Imagine what it can do to your body in the long run. You may want to rethink things and consider the harmful effects of these activities before resorting to them.

2. Stressed out people also resort to coffee to increase their energy level. This may be a good morning starter. But if you become too much addicted to caffeine, this will cause your health trouble in the long run. You must not depend on coffee to keep you alert throughout the day. When a minute-long walk or a quick exercise can do the trick, then do such before you start going for another refill of your caffeine addiction.

3. Another thing that happens more often when a person is stressed out is that they skip the important meals. They do their best in order to keep up with a deadline and finish all their task. But they no longer think about their own health in the process. Such bad behavior will take its toll on your body as you get older. This may cause more problems in the end. It will be better if you will learn to finish your tasks but be mindful of eating the right meals in between.

This way, you are loving life and loving your obligations at the same time. And both may prove to be rewarding in the process.

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