Tag: nutrition
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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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Hemp: An Easy Solution To Many Of Our Problems
There is a plant that can be harnessed to address many of the problems we face in this country: nutrition, employment and environmental damage, for starters. It can be used to make rope, clothes, food, paper, textiles, plastics, insulation and biofuel. This plant is called hemp, and it is banned from being grown in this…
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HFCS: What Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup?
Have you ever looked at a product’s marketing – low-carb, fat-free – and without checking the label, assumed that it’s healthy? Well, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) might give you a reason to double-check the ingredient list. If HFCS is listed, it might as well read “coated in sugar”. Why do manufacturers use this ingredient? It…
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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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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…