http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Mark+Ransome Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Ransome Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=112942&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Garlic belongs to the Allium family of vegetables which also includes onions, chives, shallots and leeks. Current research has shown that a number of readily available foods such as garlic and onions that make up a healthy diet, actually have a major impact on cancer prevention. These cancer fightin... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Ransome Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=112944&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Current research has shown that a number of readily available foods such as berries and citrus fruits that make up a healthy diet, actually have a major impact on cancer prevention. These cancer fighting foods seem to have the ability to interfere with the development of cancerous tumors. Cancer fig... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Ransome Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=112938&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Tea is the world’s most popular beverage after water and is made from the young leaves of the Camellia sinensis bush which is a shrub native to Asia. Research has shown that a number of readily available foods such as green tea, actually appear to have a major impact on cancer prevention. These canc... Pets Mark Ransome Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=77401&ca=Pets The Hound Group includes dog breeds with a wonderful sense of smell and/or great athleticism. These breeds were developed to follow game either by sight or by smell. Sighthounds include the fast and streamlined Afghans, Greyhounds and Salukis. Sighthounds need lots of exercise but some breeds like t... Pets Mark Ransome Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=77434&ca=Pets The Terrier Group includes those small but lively terrier breeds that were developed (mainly in Great Britain) to hunt small burrowing animals such as badgers, foxes, otters, rabbits and rats. The terrier often had to follow the prey underground and therefore, except for the Bull and Airedale Terrie... Pets Mark Ransome Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=76157&ca=Pets The Sporting Group includes pointers, setters, retrievers and many spaniels. This group of fairly active dogs is composed of a wide variety of breeds, which were developed to aid hunters by finding, flushing out and retrieving game. Members of this group all need a fair amount of exercise but you do... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Ransome Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=74332&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet The Acai (pronounced ah-SAH-ee) berry is the latest super antioxidant food sweeping the world. This small round fruit is produced by the Acai Palm which is native to Central and South America floodplains and swamps. The fruit is rich in anthocyanin / anthocyanidin phytonutrients which are members of... Pets Mark Ransome Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=73204&ca=Pets There are three distinct Schnauzer dog breeds. The oldest and progenitor of the other two Schnauzer breeds is the mid-sized Standard Schnauzer or Mittelschnauzer. While this breed probably originated in the Middle Ages, it is the least popular of the Schnauzer breeds with an American Kennel Club (AK... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Ransome Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=64781&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Should we regulate the amount of trans fats contained in the food we eat? A Canadian government task force on trans fats is recommending that all vegetable oils and spreadable margarines have the trans fat content limited to 2% of the total fat content and all other foods be limited to a maximum of... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Mark Ransome Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=62146&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Healthy eating is difficult to achieve because we have so many health factors to consider and food choices to make. We know antioxidants are good for us so we want to eat lots of colorful fruits and vegetables because they contain phytochemicals like carotenoids and flavonoids which neutralize the f...