Tag: Healthy Eating
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Selenium: The Essential Mineral For Health
Selenium is an essential mineral that plays a critical role in the proper functioning of the body. Low levels of selenium have been associated with health issues, such as heart failure and cancer. This article is going to look at the numerous benefits that this mineral can provide. Health benefits of selenium Cell protection Being…
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The Ultimate Diet For Men: What Should You Be Eating?
What should men be eating? This is a great question and one that often causes confusion. Between banting, carbo-loading, calorie-counting and plain old meat and potatoes, it’s hard for guys to navigate the domain of diets. Longevity asked experts about the latest dietary research. 1. Fathoming fats For 50 years, we were told fats are…
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Dairy Benefits: 5 Reasons Why You Should Consume It
The Consumer Education Project of Milk SA shares that milk and dairy is a source of important nutrients that we need to survive, including calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium and protein. The South African Department of Health’s daily dietary guidelines stipulate that we should all have milk, maas or…
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Tomatoes: What You Didn’t Know About The “Wolf Peach”
It is thought that the first tomatoes to arrive in Europe may not even have been red, but instead sported a yellow hue, as the earliest writings describing this fruit depicts it as “pomo d’oro”. This translates as “golden apple”. In Valencia, Spain, tomatoes are so popular that they have their own annual festival – called…
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Fruit Leather: Sneak The Fruits And Veggies In
When it comes to feeding your children, you may have to sneak fruit in. This is a perfect recipe to help you provide a healthy snack for your children. It has been extracted from a book titled Mila’s Meals: The Beginnings & The Basics, by Catherine Barnhoorn. This is a valuable award winning collection of…
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Ingredient Watch: The Silicon Dioxide In Your Pizza
Silicon dioxide, or silica, is a common additive in the production of foods, where this ingredient is used primarily as a flow agent in powdered foods (to prevent the formation of lumps), or to absorb water in hygroscopic applications. Hygroscopy is the ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules found in its…
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Foods That Cause Constipation And Their Replacements
Healthy bowel movements are important to your general well-being as the movements ensure the removal of waste and toxins from the body. A healthy diet helps in ensuring healthy bowel movements, but the wrong foods can disrupt this, leaving you constipated. Constipation can happen to anyone and a contributing factor is a diet low in…
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Folate: This Is Why All Women Need This Element
When you hear the terms folate and folic acid, the context is likely to be about pregnancy. Expectant mothers need this nutrient as it is crucial to the development of the baby and without it- the child can be born with brain and spine defects. However, regardless of whether you’re pregnant, folic acid is a…
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Ingredient Watch: MSG or Monosodium Glutamate
In order to make informed choices, it is important to know what your food contains. In this post, we shed light on a particular ingredient that can be found in many of the foods you may be consuming on a daily basis. Ingredient Name: MSG or monosodium glutamate What is it made of? Excitotoxin Where…
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Mango Teriyaki Salmon With Brown Rice
This mango salmon recipe will provide you with healthy omega fatty acids and good protein, and it is served with brown rice and chili cucumber pickle for extra flavor. We’ve used mango here instead of sugar to create that wonderful sweetness we associate with teriyaki sauce, plus it gives us a nice hit of vitamin…