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09/18/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Looking for a healthy snack? Pea-based snacks are gaining in popularity

Running out of ideas for a healthy snack for you and your children? Try peas or pea-based snacks. This alternative snack is gaining supporters in Europe, where people are looking for other sources of food that will nourish and keep them healthy in-between meals. Peas, which come from an annual plant, show a lot of […]

04/22/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Cure your depression by making these simple dietary changes

The sun is out. The birds are singing. The flowers are blooming. So you can’t explain why you’re feeling low. Something just isn’t right. It could be the food you’re eating. May Simpkin, a leading nutritionist in the United Kingdom, says people who consume a lot of processed foods and sugar are more prone to […]

04/14/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Full of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats, the sesame seed offers amazing benefits for your cardiovascular health

Sesame has a long been used as food, medicine, and a part of spiritual rituals. The ancient Babylonian Empire (now part of modern-day Iraq) used sesame oil to manufacture perfumes and medicine, and records show that ancient Egyptians used sesame both as medicine and for purification. Traditional Ayurvedic practitioners in ancient India combined powdered sesame seeds […]

04/14/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Declared a vegetable by the Supreme Court, tomatoes are a world-wide staple with many widely known health benefits

Tomatoes come in a variety of festive colors: While they are visually pleasing and improve aesthetics, they also provide us with almost all of the nutrients that we need for the day. Scientifically speaking, tomatoes are a fruit: They develop from the ovary of the base of the flower and contain the seeds of the […]

04/12/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

The medicinal properties and uses of West Indian lemongrass

A pot of lemongrass looks so ordinary that you won’t even give it a second look the way you would a flowering plant – its tall and slender leaves easily blend with its surroundings as if it doesn’t want to call attention to itself. However, you can’t help but pay attention to the tropical plant. Its […]

04/11/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Why avocados are so good for you: boosts heart health, prevents cancer and more

Our ancestors knew about the benefits of avocado, one of the oldest food plants in Mexico. The natives of Mexico treated avocado as both a food and medicine. The Aztecs used avocado leaves, seed, seed oil, and fruit pulp treat various diseases. They made tea out of the leaves and took them as medicine for […]

04/09/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

The amazing nutritional properties of kiwifruit

The kiwifruit is proving once more that big things come in small packages. The juicy, green-colored fruit is usually only five to eight centimeters long and five to six centimeters wide. But it is big in flavor and nutrition. It is proving to be a superstar when it comes to nutrition. A single kiwifruit supplies […]

03/27/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Encapsulated fruit and vegetable juices found to improve inflammation, blood lipids, weight in the obese

A study by researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia showed that encapsulated fruit and vegetable juice concentrate could affect the risk factors for chronic disease among overweight and obese adults. The results of the study, published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, were the result of a double-blinded, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in older adults. For the […]

03/24/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Polyphenols in wine found to improve mouth health

You’ve heard about how moderate amounts of red wine is good for the heart. Now, a new study says that red wine can be good for oral health as well. Compounds in red wine can reportedly keep bad bacteria from sticking to teeth and gums. This is the result of research published in the Journal of […]

03/21/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

The nutritional and medicinal uses of Moringa oleifera

Placed side-by-side with its more colorful counterparts, Moringa oleifera tree (also known as the moringa tree) doesn’t elicit oohs and aahs. The leaves are small, the trunk is ordinary. The sturdy tree grows is ubiquitous in tropical countries, and withstands harsh weather conditions like drought and frost. But don’t let looks deceive you. The moringa might […]

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