Green smoothies won't inherently make you fat, but the ingredients you add to your green smoothies could be adding unhealthy sugars, empty calories, and harmful additives to your diet. The effect? A decrease in your metabolism that makes it harder to shed unwanted pounds and lose weight.…

A vegetarian diet has been found to reduce the risk of heart disease, obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer, leading to a longer life expectancy. It may lead to weight loss. Around 5 percent of people in the United States describe themselves as vegetarian.…

Detox diets are generally short-term dietary interventions designed to eliminate toxins from your body.A typical detox diet involves a period of fasting, followed by a strict diet of fruit, vegetables, fruit juices, and water. Sometimes a detox also includes herbs, teas, supplements, and colon cleanses or enemas.Detox therapies are most commonly recommended because of potential exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment or your…

Whole Grains have been a part of the human diet for tens of thousands of years. But proponents of many modern diets, such as the paleo diet, claim that eating grains is bad for your health. While a high intake of refined grains is linked to health problems like obesity and inflammation, whole grains are a different story. In fact, eating whole grains is associated with various benefits, including a lower risk of…