Food Benefits By Color
Fruits and vegetables have abundant nutrients and health benefits from boosting immune system to fighting against cancer. Check out this chart to learn more about health benefits of foods by color! Which one is your favorite?
Your Handy Guide To Vitamins
Your Handy Guide To Vitamins Our body needs 13 vitamins: vitamins A, C, D, E, K and the B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12 and folate). Other than vitamins D and K that can be produced in the body, all other vitamins have to be absorbed from food. Today, […]
Have a better eyesight with better nutrition
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, […]
Mood-Booster Foods
[Last Updated: November 21st, 2012] These foods are considered as mood-boosters: Chocolates for their antioxidants Eggs for their Vitamin B12 and D Walnuts for their Omega-3 and Magnesium Whole wheat breads for their fiber Bananas for their magnesium Fish for its omega-3 Spinach for folic acid Milk for it’s calcium, vitamins and minerals and orange […]