Organic produce has grown in popularity over the past few years, and can be a great option with many different benefits. However, shopping organically for fruits and vegetables isn’t always within everyone’s budget. Hopefully, there will come a day when organic farming becomes the norm. But until then, those of us looking for healthy, delicious produce can still take comfort in knowing what we buy can be made better by…
Mulberries are not only sweet and tasty; they’re also unusually rich in iron and calcium, and in fibre and protein. In traditional Chinese medicine, they are prescribed to tone up the blood, treat constipation, cure colds and delay the arrival of grey hair. Some substances recently discovered in the mulberry are able to help your body with weight loss, without starving it. A weighty discovery A study by researchers at…
Taking control of your life and starting a healthier lifestyle can be a great choice when it comes to making real changes. Choosing a healthy lifestyle and adding fitness to your daily routine can leave you with endless benefits for your body, mind, and energy levels. I’m not vegan but I thought I would do this post for people who have embraced a vegan lifestyle. So, whether you’ve been a…
Is there anybody who hasn’t pounced on a bar of chocolate or a cake when they’ve been under stress or something sad has happened? Our emotions often get the upper hand, creating a feeling of hunger that has nothing to do with our body’s real needs. So, what’s the best way to stop “emotional eating”? Identify your emotions As is often the case, the first step towards avoiding a vicious…
Containing large amounts of lactose and casein, dairy milk is causing more and more dietary allergies. Some consumers have also turned away from it for ethic reasons. How can you replace the nutrients, fatty acids and vitamins provided by dairy milk? There are alternatives! A wide choice of vegetable milks Soya or soy milk is starting to be widely known, but it’s a long way from being the only vegetable-based…
A symbol of fertility since ancient times, the pomegranate has always been part of man’s therapeutic arsenal. Now science is taking an interest and its antioxidant properties are being studied. Let’s take a quick look at what antioxidants are. They’re molecules that are found in a lot of foods, which have the ability to capture the free radicals responsible for ageing. Antioxidants also help to reduce cholesterol levels, and to…
Chances are, you’ve heard the term ‘superfoods’ before – it’s almost unavoidable to hear about the latest food trends, or what foods are better for us than others, and why. But while we might be inundated with the idea of superfoods, most of us still don’t know what many of them are, or even what makes them so ‘super’ in the first place. We can say they are simply foods…
The avocado, or alligator pear, is an attractive green fruit with a number of benefits. Don’t miss out. You like avocados? Us too. Do you feel guilty when you eat them? Us too … well, a bit. They have a high fat content, being the source of avocado oil with its widely-recognised anti-aging properties, so they’re something to leave out of your diet if you’re watching your weight, and of…
You might think that “salad cake” (or cake salad) comes from the USA, but no, it’s the work of Japanese food stylist Mitsuki Moriyasu. She has put her talents to work for epicures who don’t want to put on weight, by making vegetables and fruits the basis for a cake. And you can believe it. This patisserie with its candy colours really does look like gateaux or cakes. A bit…
Chances are, we all experience bloating from time to time. Even the fittest people in the world aren’t immune to feeling as though their stomach is stretched. The sensation is not weight gain though. Bloating is actually a type of swelling in our stomachs, caused mostly by gas. While it’s not exactly fun to think about, the fact is, we all have to deal with it once in a while,…