Tag: Healthy Eating
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Cooking Oils: A Practical Guide On How To Use Them
Over the years, cooking oil has become a basic necessity for every kitchen. They help to speed up the cooking process, and they can also provide added flavor to certain meals. However, choosing the best oil can often be a daunting task especially when you consider not only the benefits but also the probable harm…
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Healthy Colon: How To Have Your Happiest Intestine Yet
Being imperative for digestive health makes the colon paramount for our general health and well-being. Despite this, we often tend to forget about it and the importance of a healthy colon. This organ (also known as the large intestine) is the final stop with regard to the digestion of food. After being partially digested in…
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Book Review: Why The Chinese Don’t Count Calories
Book Title: Why The Chinese Don’t Count Calories: fifteen age-old secrets that can change your life By Lorraine Clissold As opposed to taking up another fad diet, adopting the traditional Chinese attitude towards food could be the best dietary step you can take. With regards to one’s relationship towards food, many have made the act of…
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Proteolytic Enzymes: The Body’s Natural Catalysts
Enzymes are the body’s natural catalysts. They are needed for every single chemical action that occurs within the body. Proteolytic enzymes – also known as protease – are enzymes that aid in the breakdown of protein. They also help to assimilate it into the digestive system. Protease is naturally produced by the pancreas and stomach…
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Cod Liver Oil: Why It Should Be In Your Medicine Cabinet
Cod liver oil is a type of fish oil that’s often taken as a supplement. Cod liver oil is taken from the liver of the cod fish. The oil is a pale yellow, translucent liquid with a strong odor. Fish oil can be traced back to the Viking Era, when it was used both for…
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Ginseng: Everything About Its Proven Health Benefits
Ginseng is a plant that has been adopted as a herbal supplement. As the most medicinally valuable element of the plant, its roots have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. There are many variations of this plant – most notably red Korean ginseng, American ginseng, and Asian ginseng. The compounds found in the…
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Hazelnuts: Little Brown Vitamin-E Bombs
It is one of the main ingredients of the well-beloved chocolate spread Nutella, and the marriage of hazelnuts and chocolate has been making humanity happy since before the French Revolution. This little nut is, in fact, so well-celebrated that it enjoys its own day in Italy, on the 14th of December. This day happens to be nationally recognized as Hazelnut Day,…
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Goji Berries: Why They Are Hailed As A Superfruit
There’s a new super-fruit in town, and it comes with plenty of health benefits. Native to China, goji berries – also known as wolfberries – have become part of our everyday dietary habits, and for good reason. The region of China where they grow, called Ningxia Hui, boasts more than 16 times the centenarians than…
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Flaxseeds: Tiny Superhero’s Of The Digestive System
Flaxseeds are seeds that are rich in fibre, antioxidants, omega-3, and protein. This rich nutrient composition allows for the seeds to help in lowering the risk of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Flaxseeds also contain ALA, which are fatty acids that can only be obtained from food sources. This fatty acid has been linked to…
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Energy Drinks: How They Affect Our Bodies Negatively
Energy drinks are marketed as beverages that boost mental and physical performance. Caffeine is the most common stimulant in these drinks, but some brands contain other plant-based stimulants such as guarana and ginseng. As with soda, energy drinks are also high in sugar – for example, just one can of Red Bull contains around 27,5g…