Category: Food Blogs
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10 Reasons To Practice Intermittent Fasting
Fasting is the practice of abstaining or reducing consumption of food, drink, or both, for a specific period. Everyone fasts for at least some part of the day. Generally, the eight or so hours one spends sleeping every night. Physiologically, fasting can refer to a person’s metabolic status after not eating overnight or even the…
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Tia Mowry Shares How A Healthy Diet Can Combat Endometriosis
Tia Mowry, an American actress, and model say that food is a potent form of medicine. Her new book, Whole New You, reveals how healthy eating helps ease her debilitating symptoms of endometriosis. Mowry believes “food is powerful and has a significant impact.” Moreover, she says “no matter what you put in your mouth, the…
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Finally Healthy Fast-Food Chains Are Trending – Let The Hunger Games Begin!
Healthy fast-food chains are popping up everywhere and revolutionizing the fast-food industry. The trend may even be putting McDonald’s out of business! The franchise recently dropped out of America’s top ten favorite restaurant chains as a result of this health-centric boom. Healthy Fast-Food Chains Are Taking Over the U.S. Food Industry in 2017 In 2017…
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How to Build a Smoothie or Smoothie Bowl
When you’re on the go and need a nutritious snack. Sipping on a smoothie or tucking into a smoothie bowl can be a great option. The question is, how do you make it tasty yet healthy? What’s the Difference Between a Smoothie and a Smoothie Bowl? All in all, they are quite similar. However, a…
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Should You Avoid Eating Sodium Benzoate?
What Is Sodium Benzoate? We use Sodium Benzoate as a preservative to prevent food from moulding. In this form it is safe, however, scientists have shown that negative side-effects occur when it is mixed with Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C). Their studies indicate that it then turns into Benzene, a known carcinogen and DNA-damager. Where Is It Usually Found? Acidic…
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Your Ultimate Guide to Gut Health
Research has placed a spotlight on gut health in recent years and emphasized its importance to our overall health and wellbeing. However, many of us still don’t really know why our gut has such a large impact on the rest of our bodies. Nutrition expert Madaleine Helm shares her insights on gut health. “Everything you eat…
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Which Sugar Substitutes Are Healthiest?
Are you feeling confused about whether to include or remove sugar substitutes from your diet? The pressure is on to get fit, lose weight and lower our calorie intake. But how do we know what is really healthiest for us in the long run? From artificial sweeteners to sugar alcohols to honey. Some experts are…
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Why Rooibos Tea Will Help You Detox After the Holidays
After the holidays, it can take a little effort for us to get into a healthy routine. However, detoxing your body from the bottles of wine you may have enjoyed, doesn’t actually have to be so taxing. Some people believe that home-grown Rooibos could, to a certain extent, lessen the negative effects associated with having one too many…
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Matcha vs. Green Tea and What You Need to Know
Unfortunately, not all green teas are created equally. Some have far more nutritional value than others, and Matcha is the prime example. What is Green Tea? All green tea, including Matcha, comes from the Camellia Sinensi plant. So how do you get so many variations of green tea? The difference has to do with the environment in which…
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Why Watermelon Juice is Good for Your Muscles
Watermelon may seem like just a summer fruit that you should enjoy at the foot of a swimming pool. But it actually has a lot more health benefits than you may have thought. A research paper published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry proved that refreshing glass of watermelon juice can help relieve your…