Contain high quantities of protein, super healthy fat, and loads of important fibre. The antioxidant vitamin E protects our cells from damaging environmental influences and changes and therefore is a proper fountain of youth!
However, it is the peel that makes the deal...only eat almonds in their original form, not chopped or peeled, or covered in chocolate...just whole! If you do feel like snacking between meal times, don't grab that bar of chocolate that might look so tempting on your colleagues desk....go for a handful of almonds instead. You will feel good, do something for your health and because they give you the feeling of being full...you won't want to eat anything else for a few hours!
Weight loss effect? Yes, definitely!!!
A recent study has now uncovered that consuming the oil may have potential benefits that go well beyond helping us to slim down however…
Coconut Oil, Olive Oil and Walnut Oil – the three oils at the top of the healthy oil food chain will go head-to-head to finally see which one comes out on top.
Healthy weight as a vegan is not exclusive to adults.
Surely many readers have had thoughts such as, I wish my tummy was flatter, or how can I get rid of that pouch....I want to loose weight around my waist....well, here are some tipps to aid these goals with some nutritional advice and a list of DOS and DONTS
To facilitate the myriad of biochemical processes that go on inside us each and every day we all need a wide variety of vitamins and minerals. To get these nutrients we need to eat a wide variety of different kinds of food, but, alarmingly, many of us eat a very restricted diet in which we repeatedly choose our favourite meals. In contrast, in Japan people eat a far more varied diet, often consuming around 100 different varieties of food each week. Is it any wonder, therefore, that the United Kingdom finds itself at Number 37 in the world rankings for life expectancy, while Japan finds itself at Number 3?
When you eat soup, you feel full faster, which stops you from consuming other foods. More than that, eating soup improves your digestion and hydrates your body. You won't feel hungry at all after eating plenty of soup, that's for sure!
People suffer from all kinds of ailments and are very often not aware of the fact that a healthy nutrition and active lifestyle in terms of regular exercises can make a huge difference! Start healing yourself and use some of the tricks mentioned on our blog!
There's a lot of truth to the old saying - you are what you eat! This is of course especially true when you are trying to achieve maximum health, tone and fitness in the shortest amount of time. Check out our smoothie recipe!
Of course, we should be eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day....but did you know that even the colours of the vegetables have an impact on our health and wellbeing?
Whether you have made the full vegetarian plunge or just want to mix it up, sans the meat, once a week, this healthy, meatless main dish will have you swooning...
It is not what we eat but what we digest and assimilate that adds to our health, strength and usefulness.
Fats, also called lipids, are provided in the diet from such sources as animal protein, butter, oils, nuts, and many refined products. Fats are often thought of as bad, a myth perpetuated by the many fat-free products flooding store shelves.