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You’ve been told or heard that organic foods are healthier for the environment but are they healthier for our bodies as well?

Why are they believed to be safer than conventional foods?

And first of all, what does organic food actually mean?

This type of food can be found in almost every supermarket. Products are labeled as 100% organic, organic (at least 95%), made with organic ingredients (at least 70%). The higher the percentage, the higher the price is too.

Still, sometimes products that are organic look almost the same like (more…)

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Antioxidants are truly the best friends of our health.

They strengthen our immune systems, fight off infections, prevent cancer, help with detoxification, prevent cardiovascular diseases, maintain the health of our nervous systems, reduce the risk of cataract, strengthen our bones, accelerate wound healing and maintain the health and elasticity of our skin.

With so many benefits, people have started to introduce them more and more in their diets. However, they seem to have forgotten that they can (more…)

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As we all know, the most common causes for gaining weight are: fat rich foods, skipping breakfast and eating more in the evening, stress, lack of sleep, drinking a lot of alcohol and beverages and last but not least lack of physical activity.

Still, sometimes, as much we try to adjust our lives to a healthy diet, we just can’t seem to lose weight, no matter what we do.

If you’re facing the same problem, find out that there might be some hidden causes, like medical conditions, that turn the weight loss process into (more…)

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Stevia is a plant from the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and it is originary from the subtropical and tropical regions in South and North America.

Most commonly known as sweet leaf or sugar leaf, this plant is a natural sugar substitute, mostly grown for its sweetness.

Stevia is 300 times sweeter than sugar, but has no calories and has a negligible effect on blood glucose. Its sweet taste is given by its chemical compounds: steviosides and rebaudiosides.

Medical researchers have also shown that stevia can help in treating (more…)

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Named America’s Toughest Trainer, Jillian Michaels is a famous personal trainer from L.A. who gained popularity with the TV shows: “The Biggest Loser” and “Losing It With Jillian”.

Although she has a perfect body, she wasn’t always like this.

She struggled with extra pounds when she was a teenager, weighting approximately 175 lb at the age of 12.

Over the years, she managed to lose those pounds, which is what motivated her to become a trainer and help others who face the same problem (more…)

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We only have three more weeks until the big party for the New Year’s Eve and we definitely want to look ravishing for that special moment.

If Christmas is all about family, New Year’s Eve is about parties either at a friend’s house, in a luxurious restaurant, in a club, or why not on a holiday in an exotic place.

Wherever you chose to spend the night in between years, how you look and what you’re wearing is very important. But what do we do when that gorgeous party dress that caught our eyes in a window shop doesn’t fit us (more…)

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It’s an old-fashion sport, but very effective if you want to lose weight and build muscles.

Fitness experts around the world recommend it as a fun way of getting rid of the unwanted pounds.

The original form of this sport has been around for centuries, Egyptians, English and Native Americans using it as a way to have fun, dance and even for spiritual practices.

The hula hoop that we know today gained its popularity back in the late 1950’s, when it was introduced on the marked as a toy by California’s (more…)

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As we’ve explained in a previous article, when talking about poor digestion, this health condition is wide-spread and probably the most common one, especially during holydays.

Christmas is just around the corner and as we know, traditional foods are delicious but also heavier than what we normally eat. Therefore, our digestive systems will have to suffer and “work” harder than on a normal daily basis.

Here are a few tips to help you go through those days easier. (more…)

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You’ve been on a diet for a while now and have recently noticed some fine pinkish or white striations on your skin and don’t know where they come from?

Then you’re the unhappy owner of he dreaded stretch marks, the most complex type of skin lesion and yet the most common one.

Although, medically speaking, these stretch marks are not a threat for our health, they can certainly create a psychological distress.

The most prone to develop this condition are women, teenagers and (more…)

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As we told you a while ago, when talking about fat, the sixth taste, the basic traditional tastes of a person are: sweetness, bitterness, sourness, saltiness.

Umami is also a basic taste.

It is in fact the fifth and it was discovered in 1908 by a Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda, which also patented the mass-production of monosodium glutamate (MSG), the most famous and controversial enhancer in the world.

Named Taste No 5, umami is apparently responsible for making any (more…)

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