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Green tea is a popular supplement with a range of benefits to the health.

You might have come across them before and some might be new to you.

But one thing is certain, you cannot go wrong by adding green tea to your diet.

Green tea and weight loss

Green tea can help you to achieve your weight loss goals in several ways. To start with, it is loaded with potent antioxidants that are good for the body and help speed up the metabolism.

The caffeine present in it also aids with fat burn. Additionally (more…)

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We all know the health benefits associated with the consumption of olive oil.

As I prefer to use this type of oil, I was curious to find out the best advice when it comes to cooking with olive oil and preserving it in proper conditions.

It seems that olive oil is indeed sensitive from the point of view of the heating temperature and storing conditions. Let’s see why.

Firstly, although it is said that cooking with olive oil reduces the nutritional value of the food, this fact is not true. Of course, any heated food losses its nutritional value, but in case of olive oil we have to take into consideration the smoke point.

The  smoke point of olive oil

The  smoke point refers to the temperature at which a cooking fat or (more…)

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Pineapples are known to be good sources of vitamin C, fiber, potassium, and calcium.

This tropical fruit is also highly effective in lowering cholesterol.

But what really makes pineapple unique is that it has anti-inflammatory effects.

Bromelian enzyme

This prickly, sweet fruit is rich in an enzyme called bromelian, which is essential in digestion and causes the release of a substance that helps ease swelling, inflammation and pain.

Preliminary studies suggest that bromelain extract may be effective (more…)

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There are moments when we feel nauseous.

The feeling of nausea can have various causes.

Maybe you went out with your friends and you enjoyed your night a little bit too much by having too many glasses.

Or, maybe, you ate something that your stomach could not digest and suffered food poisoning.

No matter the reasons, nausea is not a feeling we like. Here are the top 5 foods that will help calming that uncomfortable feeling of vomiting.

Ginger

This root is widely used to treat nausea even though nobody knows how it really works. Most scientists believe that phytochemicals are (more…)

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Quinoa (keen-wah) is a recent favorite for many health buffs.

Although it has hit the mainstream grocery shelves quite recently, this grain is not new.

For over 5,000 years, this ‘super grain’ has been a staple food of the ancient Inca civilization that thrived in the Andes of South America.

For the Incas, quinoa is considered as warrior’s food because it is commonly given to warriors to nourish them and increase their stamina.

Compared with traditional cereals, quinoa has higher nutritive value and a wider range of health benefits. It contains loads of niacin, potassium, riboflavin, thiamin, and vitamin B6.

Aside from these compounds, it is also known to contain copper (more…)

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As we age, our body starts going through certain changes.

The metabolism slows down, and we start to experience physical and mental deterioration.

Today, I am going to discuss changes you can make to your diet to slow down the signs of aging.

Aging is inevitable, but your diet can go a long way to extending your life and make the last years go smoother.

1. Foods to reduce physical signs of aging

Some physical signs of aging include wrinkles, bone and muscular degeneration (leading to pain and less mobility), susceptibility to diseases such as (more…)

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The old adage ”An apple a day, keeps the doctor away!” may hide more truth than we thought.

Overlooked because of more sophisticated fruits (such as papaya, pomegranates), apples, as common as we see them, have numerous health benefits.

Recent studies indicate that apple consumption can help in the prevention of heart disease, arthritis, cancer and therefore improving our general health.

Re-discovering this „one apple a day” principle, has made me search for the benefits related to eating apples. And fortunately, I have found solid motives for consuming these fruits. Here are some of them.

Lowers the “bad” cholesterol

Researches have shown that daily apple consumption lowers blood levels of the low-density lipoprotein, the “bad” cholesterol. Simply put, by eating (more…)

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I would like to start with a confession: for a long time I avoided to eat spinach.

Despite my love for Popeye the Sailor, spinach was not my first choice at all.

Now, the bad news is that I was wrong to do so…it seems that this green vegetable has many, many benefits for your health.

Not to mention that it has a delicious taste.

The good news is that it’s never too late to change eating habits.

One of the most popular green vegetables, spinach can be categorized as a super food because of its rich content in nutrients, nutrients that are essential to the good functioning of the human body.

In order to understand better why spinach is a super food, take a (more…)

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Summer is going away…a little bit disappointing, isn’t it?

Well, we don’t have time to be sad because a wonderful rusty autumn welcomes us with open arms!

Abandoned by the sun, it is high time to take out from the closet, the sweaters and the warm outfits.

However, warm clothes are not enough to face lower temperatures: we need nutritional back-up as well. The question is what we do about our daily menu? How does season change affect our diet and eating habits?

To be honest, I prefer at any time the diversity of the summery basket of fruits and vegetables. However, autumn brings as well a very interesting (more…)

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Long gone are the hazy summer days and the starry summer nights.

Along with autumn, the days of school are here.

And with school here, most parents face a new problem – how to ensure a healthy and nutritious meal to their energetic and curious child?

We don’t want them to eat fries, burgers or chips (most of the times only sweets) just because this is easier.

We want our children to develop harmoniously and this is a big parent responsibility. In this article, we thought that a few tips on how to prepare a healthy meal would be very helpful.

Good Morning – Breakfast!

Developing a morning routine is important and this includes breakfast as well. A lot of studies point out that children who regularly eat breakfast have (more…)

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