Smoothies are a great way to pack a nutritional punch, especially on the go – it’s the ultimate ‘healthy fast food!’ Whether you need a hearty, healthy breakfast, or an energy-packed snack, a smoothie is a quick, easy way to stay healthy and happy, no matter where you are. Typically, a smoothie is made from fruits and/or vegetables, and blended together with water, ice, some type of dairy, etc. This…
Soup, in its most basic form, has been around for centuries. Even the popular condensed soup people often have in their kitchen cupboards was developed in 1987, with tomato being the first variety. Soup was originally served as a way to feed many people with few, inexpensive ingredients, and was often viewed as quite a meagre meal. Even through the development and popularisation of condensed soups, they remained an inexpensive…
The effects of ageing are the result of the release within our bodies of free radicals which damage our cells. The solution is on your plate, in the form of antioxidants that neutralise these particles. The production of free radicals is a normal part of the way our body works. However pollution, cigarette smoking, stress and too much sun can increase the rate at which they’re released, causing an imbalance…
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Every year, in fact every season, our media stars get passionate about a new diet, sometimes a totally outlandish one. However this time, the alkaline diet they’re promoting is good news. It is a weight-loss diet, but more than that, it’s a new way to eat that’s healthier and better adapted to the body’s real needs. It’s often the solution to all our little everyday aches and pains. It means…
“Definitely, no question about it. After all that end-of-year partying, I’m going on a new diet to eliminate excess and toxins, and get started on a new basis.” This particular New Year’s resolution seldom lasts very long. The reason is that it’s hard to go from one extreme to another, and your body finds it difficult to cope with a drastic change of diet. If you want your post-New Year…
Every kind of addiction and dependence – that’s been the guiding theme of this site throughout 2015. How to relate to them, how to treat them, and also how to prevent them for the sake of your health. It’s an important subject, because our free will and our freedom hang in the balance when addiction starts to dictate what we do. It’s not our style to give way to naive…
Behind many instances of memory loss lie addictions, whether to psychoactive substances, or to technology, or a food-related addiction. All forms of dependence, whether physical or emotional, have an effect on our mental state. Each addiction has its own effect, and some are lot nastier than others… Addiction to psychoactive substances As we said in our article about psychoactive substances, drug addiction has undesirable effects and is particularly harmful to…
Far reaching benefits of a healthy mind in a healthy body We’d all like to live longer, and enjoy good mental and physical health. There is no secret formula when it comes to health and longevity, but I believe that there is some basis in the old adage ‘a healthy mind equals a healthy body’. Taking care of the basics Ensuring that our bodies are fit and healthy and looked…