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Water Water, Everywhere
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Where does the old adage "drink 8 glasses of water a day" come from - and is it even true? The answer might surprise you.

Eat Your Nitrates
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Scientific evidence has been building for years that nitrates are actually good for us, that nitrite is produced by our own body in greater amounts than is eaten in food, and that it has a number of essential biological functions, including in healthy immune and cardiovascular systems.

Maltese Recipes - Savory Baked Rice
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Maltese cuisine may not be as well known as other Mediterranean cuisines, but that doesn't mean it isn't just as delicious. Try this tasty rice recipe and see for yourself!

Maltese Food - Rich in Flavor and Tradition
[Food-and-Drink] Malta and its sister island Gozo lie in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea, some 93 km south of Sicily and to the east of Tunisia and north of Libya. The cuisine is seasonal, rustic and colourful, with a splash of north African and a hearty helping of southern Italian influence. Pasta, tomatoes, potatoes, garlic, mint, basil, ricotta and pumpkin are all widely used.

Maltese Recipes - Timpana
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Maltese food isn't as well known as other Mediterranean cuisines, but that doesn't mean it isn't just as tasty! Here's a supper dish that is sure to please even the pickiest eaters in your house. You can use pre-made pastry, or if you're feeling extra adventurous you can make your own!

Celiac , Gluten and Obesity - There is a Connection
[Health-and-Fitness:Obesity] If you're overweight, suffering from cravings, and loading up on pasta all the time, take note. You might be gluten intolerant.

Why Run Barefoot?
[Recreation-and-Sports:Running] With all the latest and greatest running shoes out there, why run barefoot? The question should be, why wear shoes to run?

Barefoot Running - 5 Tips For Beginners
[Recreation-and-Sports:Running] Dying to run barefoot, but don;t know where to start? These 5 tips for beginners will get you going, without shredding your feet.

Barefoot Running Techniques - 10 Tips
[Recreation-and-Sports:Running] When you're starting barefoot running, technique is extremely important. You're not running in shoes...so don't run like you run in shoes!

Feed Your Family on a Budget - 5 Easy Tips
[Food-and-Drink] Can you feed your family on a budget, without resorting to processed, packaged food or worse, fast food? Yes, and it's easier than you think if you follow these 5 simple tips.

Paleo Diet Beats Mediterranean Diet For Controlling Blood Sugar
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] Science Daily reported on the results of a brief Swedish study that found a paleo-type diet beats the much-lauded Mediterranean-type diet when it comes to controlling blood sugar. 29 participants, each with glucose intolerance and coronary heart disease (and some with type 2 diabetes), were split into two groups and instructed to follow either a paleo diet, with no grains or dairy, or a Mediterranean diet with lots of whole grains and low-fat dairy (why always low-fat dairy? The Mediterranean diet, the real one that actual people in the Mediterranean eat, isn't founded on skimmed milk and low-fat cheese).

Fit of Despair - Apple Crumble With Whipped Coconut Cream
[Food-and-Drink:Desserts] A delicious dessert for people who can't eat wheat, dairy or eggs. Watch as your "I can eat anything" friends drool with jealousy.

Halloumi - A Cheese You Can Fry (And Fall in Love With)
[Food-and-Drink] You know in the movies, when the guy sees the girl for the first time, like when she's walking into the classroom or the bar or the office, and suddenly everything is in slow motion and she flips her hair and it's all shiny and gorgeous and "Dreamweaver" starts playing? Well that happened to me, but with cheese.