This is the third episode in the series on whole foods. We are going to see five outstanding, healthy whole fruits – guava, watermelon, kiwifruit, papaya, and mango – that are good for your health in many ways. Whole foods are much healthier than most processed foods. Eat more of them! Read this article why […]
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Here’s an interesting stat: about 30% of cancer cases and 50% of cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates are related to diet. Anyway, I wanted to write about how fruits and veggies have been losing their nutritional content for the past few decades but I found interesting sources about the health benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables
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Healthy seafood is the second episode in the series on whole foods that are good for your health in many ways, making them a better choice than most processed foods. In this episode we will present 5 healthy seafood to you. Salmon, sardines, shrimp, trout and tuna are great sources of protein, vitamins and minerals.
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Fast food is a 800 billion dollar market worldwide. That’s the size of Switzerland’s economy, the 20th largest economy in the world. And snack foods are not even part of this number. Their market size is an additional 570 billion dollar globally (the size of Belgium’s economy). But why is junk food bad? We all
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We are launching a mini-series about whole foods that are good for your health in many ways, making them a better choice than most processed foods. In this first collection of the series we will present 5 healthy whole grains to you. Buckwheat, quinoa, oats, brown rice, and bulgur are all nutritious grains (to be
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Glycemic Index (GI) is a measure of how quickly a food can make your blood sugar rise. Only foods that contain carbohydrates have a GI. Oils, fats, meat, eggs and fish don’t have a GI, though in people with diabetes, they can affect the blood sugar. We collected the glycemic index of the most common
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Metabolism is the complex chemical processes that occur in your body. These processes involve the conversion of food and drink into energy and building blocks for proteins, lipids, nucleic acids (like adenosine triphosphate – ATP), and some carbohydrates, as well as the elimination of nitrogenous waste. This conversion process is very important because it enables
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As sugar is becoming the new public enemy – and let’s admit, it’s causing more and more problems – a new line of healthy (or not that healthy) alternatives to sugar is on the rise. In this article you are going to read about a couple of options, some of them are more nutritious but
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One can of Coke contains 10 teaspoons of sugar which is more than the recommended daily intake of 6 teaspoons. This fact alone tells a lot that something is going terribly wrong. Let’s see why it’s a problem and why sugar is addictive. Sugar has become so crucial in our diet that it is basically
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Many people might think that organic and non-sweetened cereals are good options for a healthy breakfast but the reality is a little bit different. It’s just too easy and convenient to pop up that corn flakes, fruit loops or a greasy muffin from the supermarket. The sad reality is that these things are usually processed,
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