Tag: nutrition
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10 Worst Foods to Eat Before Bedtime
Good quality sleep is vital for our immune system and general well-being. Insomnia or disturbed sleep can leave you feeling unable to get through the day. For occasional sufferers this can be a mild irritation, and for those frequently not meeting their sleep quota it has a long-term negative impact on physical and mental health. […]
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Is Your Cooking Killing You?
Scientists have revealed that the alarming increase in ‘lifestyle’ diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cancer could be directly linked to the food we consume, more specifically how we cook it. Consuming grilled, fried and baked food is progressively damaging our immune system, brain and circulation due to toxins created during the cooking process. Studies […]
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Wine, Beer or Hard Liquor – Which Is Healthier?
Many momentous events in our life, whether these are causes for joy and celebration or sources of sorrow and heartache, are shared with a bottle or a glass of our favorite alcoholic beverage. Be it a light and refreshing glass of champagne or an intense and heady shot of brandy, alcohol in its many forms, […]
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Why You Should Overeat Fermented Foods
Here’s an idea – a seemingly unpalatable idea – let’s all eat fermented food, on purpose! The very thought defies common nutrition logic that the healthiest foods are usually the freshest. With health and nutrition experts constantly extolling the value of fresh unadulterated food to high heaven, why on earth should we even begin to […]
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Will Eating Eggs Every Day Raise My Cholesterol?
The topic of whether eating eggs everyday is good or bad for your health has been an age old breakfast discussion that even your grandparents have an opinion about. It seems that every few years, varying, and at times, even conflicting reports come out, each attesting to having the “latest” and most accurate information about […]