Did you know that factors that appear to be indirectly related to your brain can, in fact, directly affect the function of your most vital organ? Studies have shown that everyday habits like not eating the right foods or not talking enough can affect your brain in the long term. Here are five everyday habits that are bad for your brain: 1. Not Eating…
I guess the first thing to know about sugar is that it isn't all bad. Natural sugars, the ones that appear in fruit and milk, for example, are healthy and fine to eat, as long as you eat them in moderation. The real problem with sugar is when it is consumed in excess. If you quit sugar, except those that naturally occur in foods,…
To live a healthier lifestyle, you must reduce the consumption of processed sugar as one of the most important steps towards your goal. Artificial sources or processed sugar in various forms can be unhealthy. Here are ten alternative sources of natural and organic sugar to sweeten your food or drinks. From foods to favorite drinks, manufacturers of foodstuffs use artificial sweeteners to lure…
In case you didn't know, that delicious sweet stick people often chew on, also known as licorice, is actually a root. The sweet-tasting root from the Glycyrrhiza Glabra (native to India and Asia, and sometimes found growing wild in Europe), can help to clean your teeth and relieve any sugar cravings (as it is 50 times sweeter than sugar), but it can also…
Did you know that food habits coupled with food environment play a massive role in people developing obesity? Well, there is little argument that obesity is slowly becoming a colossal challenge largely owing to a change in lifestyle. In fact, studies have shown that food of certain nature and given habits superimposed can blow up and get one sailing in the obesity ship!…
Smoothies are one of the newest trends in healthy eating. It is not hard to see why people like these drinks. Smoothies make a great meal on the go. If a person does not have the time to sit down and have a proper breakfast, a smoothie is enough to get them through to lunch. Smoothies are packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and nutrients.…
The modern generation has become so obsessed with health, to an extent that when someone says a certain kind of food is healthy, we just rush blindly for it! If today, for example, some famous blogger says that peanuts are absolutely cool for your health, how many of us would try out peanuts? I bet you will be tempted to try out! Now,…
Addictive drugs aren't exclusive to street drugs or prescription medications. Sometimes foods can be just harmful. Exorphins, chemicals found in certain foods, can mimic the effects of addictive drugs. Since we know this, strategies are being developed to save our health from these harmful foods, or rather the inability to utilize moderation. So, here's the magic question: Which foods contain this potentially deadly…