Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Are Snack Bars Really Healthy?
Snack Bars seem to be a God-send to the health conscious. A few years ago Nature Valley came out with the first granola bars. Since then snack bars have quickly become one of the most popular on the go food items you can buy. Why are they so popular? Well for one thing they are […]
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Christmas Foods to Avoid – Healthier Swaps For Christmas
With Christmas just around the corner, most of us are planning a day of feasting and festivity. Let’s face it, even the fittest and healthiest among us binge at Christmas time. But does that have to mean that we poison ourselves in the name of festivity? Here are some traditional Christmas foods that won’t be on my […]
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Is Your Dinnerware Toxic?
Do you make an effort to eat only healthy, organic foods? Do you check the ingredients in your food and make sure that they are all safe for you and your family? If you do then you probably think that you have nothing to worry about when it comes to your diet. But think again. […]
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What Your Pee Is Trying To Tell You?
The average person pees six to eight times a day. Sometimes more, sometimes less. It all depends on how much liquid you have had to drink, what you have had to drink and naturally, what the external and outside temperature is in comparison to your body temperature. In your lifetime you are probably going to […]
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Does Eating Spicy Food Help You Live Longer?
A number of scientific studies have been conducted around spicy foods and the impact they have on our health. Although we don’t quite know why, there is strong evidence to suggest that eating spicy foods frequently does help you live longer. The University of Harvard’s associate professor, Dr Lu Qi, has released a paper based […]
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