Tag: eat better
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8 Things That Will Happen When You Add Extra Virgin Olive Oil To Your Pantry
When it comes to buzzwords and superfoods, you’re likely to find extra virgin olive oil at the top of the list. Extra virgin olive oil is one of the most common cooking ingredients that people use to implement a healthy life. In fact, the Mediterranean diet, which is often credited as being the healthiest diet…
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Macro Importance of Micronutrients: What are the Health Risks of Hidden Hunger?
More than two billion people around the world are suffering from a deficiency of micronutrients, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Micronutrient deficiency also referred to as “hidden hunger” is the lack of vitamins and minerals. It can result from factors like poverty, inaccessibility of various healthy foods, as well as illiteracy of optimal…
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Here Are 13 Amazing Tips to Help You Lead a Healthy Life
As almost everyone leads a busy life nowadays, it has become quite difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle. An unhealthy lifestyle can refer to a lot of things such as drinking a large amount of alcohol or eating a lot of junk food. As a result, many people are getting affected by numerous types of…
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Thailand Active Travel: Finding Sanctuary In This Asian Jewel
The island of Koh Samui is a delicious slice of picturesque paradise located in Thailand. Are you looking to press the reset button? To rejuvenate from your busy life? If so, this wellness destination hot spot is perfect for you. Since I travel so much for my TV show “Travel Time with Linda”, often my nutrition,…
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Retraining Your Taste Buds To Love Healthier Foods
Healthy eating is important if you want to maintain optimum health and ensure your longevity. Yet sometimes a carrot dipped in hummus doesn’t taste quite as good as that chocolate bar you’ve got hidden in your bottom, office drawer. Right? Well, not exactly. It’s not that healthy, nutritious food doesn’t taste as good as your…
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Protein: 6 Reasons Why You Should Add More To Your Diet
Although the health effects of carbohydrates and fat are still controversial, when it comes to protein, everybody agrees that it is vital for the body. Whether you are young or aging, this nutrient is an important component of cells in the body. Nails and hair are mostly made up of this nutrient. The body uses…
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Healthy Foods To Fit Your Every Mood
You are what you eat and that also includes your mood. While food nourishes and keeps us alive, it can also serve to accommodate us as we go through different mood-swings. As stated in the book The Happy Kitchen: Good Food Mood, there are foods for every mood. In addition to providing a nutritional boost, some…
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2019 Dirty Dozen List: Which Produce Has The Most Pesticides?
When it comes to the consumption of organic produce, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) does its best to advocate for this practice by releasing an annual list of which produce in the United States contains the most pesticides. Known as the Dirty Dozen list, this list ranks 12 pieces of produce that contain the highest…
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Our Favorite South American Superfoods
Chia, quinoa and even acai berries. Aside from growing into beloved superfoods, these foods have one other thing in common – they all hail from South America. Native to South America, the Mayans and Incas are considered some of the healthiest people in history. This is due to the nutrient-rich diets that they eat. That…
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Golden Berries: This Year’s Super Berries
Don’t let their small size fool you as golden berries are bursting with antioxidant benefits. Native to South America, golden berries (Peruvian ground cherries) are the latest berries being referred to as a superfood. They’re rich in fiber, vitamins, and polyphenols. Goldenberries are also a rare source of antioxidant withanolides. Due to its antioxidant value,…