If you’ve not heard of the term superfoods, you need to start paying attention right this second. Superfoods are the type of foods that offer a range of health benefits. They can help sustain weight loss, manage appetite levels and even support your blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure levels and more. These are the types ...
People of the past seemed to make their food last if possible. They had to, and they had to do it all without fridges and freezers. Now, our food doesn’t seem to make it through a week without starting to sprout or taste like we’ve left it to rot. While the treatment of food is partial ...
Antibiotics are overused to the point that they’re becoming ineffective. Bacteria have evolved so that they aren’t killed off easily through pharmaceutical remedies. However, there are plenty of home remedies that still work. Foods that you likely already have in your cupboards or fridge have antibacterial properties. They will help to kill the bacteria in your ...
Coming out of surgery, you may not feel like you initially want anything to eat. This will depend on the reason for surgery and where it was. After all, you may have been forced to fast for a whole day while waiting for the operating rooms to clear. Of course, if your surgery was abdominal ...
When you make any juice or smoothie, the recipe guidelines will usually tell you to use up the drink right away or to only store for 24 hours. The aim is to create just enough to make one or two drinks throughout the day. This is a good guideline, as it will prevent you over-consuming your ...
When it comes to a healthy and balanced diet, there are a lot of debates. Just how much sugar should you have and is natural sugar good for you? Do you need carbs in your diet or should you eat more fats? It’s a minefield of information, and it’s understandable why some people just don’t know ...
Inflammation is a normal response by the immune system. When used properly, it can aid the healing process. However, more often than not the immune system attacks healthy cells. The immune system is confused over the cells and components that are good and bad for the body and acts thinking that it is doing you ...
Puffy eyes make you look tired, ill, and unimpressive. They can make it look like you’re taking on too much, stopping you from fully enjoying your life. The eyes get puffy and red for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes it is because you’re tired and your body needs you to rest. There are other times that ...
Living with rheumatoid arthritis is debilitating and annoying. You’re in constant pain, and after a while, that pain turns into depression. You can’t do everything that you once could or everything that your mind tells you that you should be able to do. All you want is to relieve the symptoms. While you can’t get rid ...
Smoothies are an excellent way to get more fruits and vegetables into your diet on a daily basis. You can drink it all and not feel like it’s a chore to get your five a day (or 10 a day as some experts suggest now). But it’s common to struggle with some ideas for smoothie ...
