[Last Updated: April 14th 2013] 11 reasons why you should drink more green tea: It is an excellent source of antioxidants It burns fat and enables you to exercise longer It prolongs your life It lowers stress bit boosts brain power It reduces high blood pressure It helps to protect your lungs from smoking […]
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Almonds Health Benefits Almonds build muscle, reduce cravings, and fight obesity. Almonds are also reducing the risk of heart disease, prevent muscle loss, and lessen wrinkles. They are also helpful in fight against cancer and high blood pressure. You can also call almonds “skinny nuts“: a study published last year in the European Journal of
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Which fruits are better to be stored in a fridge and which items are better kept in the room temperature? That’s a question I always had, until I found this useful chart.
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To improve your eyesight, you need to make sure that your body receives enough of these nutrients: Vitamin A: in tomatoes, papaya, carrots and fortified milk. Vitamin C: in oranges, strawberries, peppers and broccoli. Vitamin E: in oils, nuts and seeds. Zeaxanthin and Lutein: in leafy green vegetables, mangoes, kiwi, honeydew, peas, broccoli, yellow squash,
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A new Korean study published last week in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry indicates that piperine may have a significant role against the formation of new fat cells. Piperine is an abundant compound in black pepper and is responsible for the special taste of black pepper. This may clear the way for the new
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Genetically modified (GM) food is everywhere. GM food has been a huge risk to health and environment and there is enormous demand to label the GM foods for consumers, by many health advocates. The Monsanto Company is a multinational agricultural biotechnology conglomerate and the world’s leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed in the Roundup
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In this image you can compare the fat content of several most favorite Chinese, Indian, and other ethnic foods (plus fast foods). What surprised me was the huge amount of fat in doner kebab and relatively less amount of fat in a McDonald’s burger (probably because 1/4 pounder is not a full portion!). Also the
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The last time I wrote about food I was not specific as to healthy snacks for diabetics so I promised to fix that, also I love a diabetic who is not always good about taking care of herself, yes mom, I mean you. Nursing school was many years ago, and although I have done some
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