The food we consume comprises varying proportions of the following:
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats
Fiber
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
The World Health Organization advocates the Food Pyramid as a simple guide to healthy eating.
Components of Healthy Diet
The base of the pyramid is the “carbohydrate” component. Thus rice, pasta and cereal products should make up the bulk of our food intake. The next tier consists […]
It may seem odd to latch onto a Southern tradition when you’re born and bred in New York City. But once I discovered a few years ago why Southerners eat hopping john on New Year’s Day - a few bites and you’ll have a lucky year - I’ve been hosting a hopping (or hoppin’, as […]
MUMBAI (AFP) — Indian technology giant Tata Consultancy announced on Thursday a sponsorship deal with Formula One team Ferrari, bucking predictions that the sport could collapse in the global economic crisis.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will display its logo on Ferrari cars during the 2009 season, a company statement released in Mumbai said.
“TCS has entered into […]
Q. How is a migraine treated?
A. Migraines can be treated at two different times: once the person develops a migraine or before they develop one. Both treatments are done with medications that relieve the symptoms, though outcomes are usually better when the migraine is treated as early as possible.
Some women can get severe migraines […]
The Medifast brand has been around for a number of decades, and at one time was only available via physicians. Nowadays the products can be ordered on-line and through a number of distributors.
Medifast offer a stable of meal replacement products - all generally formulated to be low-calorie and low-fat, and containing the optimum levels of […]
Following the establishment of its UK branch earlier this year, Zephyr are pleased to confirm international business partner contracts for Germany and South Africa. The new business partners will distribute the Zephyr PASSPORT family of terminal emulation products. Houston, TX (PRWEB) December 14, 2008 — Following the establishment of its UK branch earlier this […]
Following on from the success of the Chocolate phone, LG’s next release in its “Black Label” series is the Shine. Like the Chocolate, the LG Shine is a slide-design phone, and is very much intended as a fashion statement. Whereas the Chocolate was dark and mysterious, with its hidden touch sensitive keypad, the Shine positively […]
A West Valley man does not need many hands to make light work — he has two to make 18,000 of them light up his front yard.
Dan Nelson has made and bought Christmas decorations for about eight years, and he is planning to expand his collection.
“Every year, I just want it to be brighter,” Nelson […]
LONDON, Dec 10, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The current economic meltdown has affected sales in the global market for physical security solutions in banking and financial institutions. This is the case especially in North America and Western Europe, due to branch closures and headquarters consolidation. Banks review their security spending every semester and […]
ACACIA (a-ka’sha). About 1200 species of acacia are scattered through the warm regions of the world. Most of them are shrubs or small trees. Some are matted plants a few inches high. All are thorny and pod-bearing. The tiny sweet-smelling blossoms cluster together in fluffy balls or cylinder shapes. They range in color from deep […]