Getting the right amount of fats is also critical to our well-being. Fats provide us with energy. In fact, gram for gram, fats are the most efficient source of food energy. Every single gram of fat provides nine calories of energy. In comparison, carbohydrates and proteins provide only four calories. Read more…
What Are Minerals? Essential minerals are an important component of our diets. They form critical structural elements, control the action of our muscles and nerves, buffer the pH (acidity) of our cells and extracellular fluids. They make up only a small percentage of our body weight – about 5% – Read more…
There are certain foods that the body needs to have, without them you are going to end up with major health problems down the road. Jason Vale from ‘The Juice Master’ refers to them as ‘the six essential dietary needs’ and says, “The human body has six primary dietary needs, Read more…
Benfits of Vitamins We hear about vitamins all the time but have you ever stopped to ask yourself, what is a vitamin? The technical answer to this question is that a vitamin is an organic chemical compound – or related set of compounds – that cannot be synthesized in Read more…
The Benefits of Water Water makes up 70%-75% of our bodies and is of course an essential part of our dietary needs. We can live for up to four weeks without food but no more than three days without water. It forms the bulk of blood and tissue fluid, Read more…
The Paleo Way All my research and reading has led me to believe that the healthiest way to live is by following what’s known as the Paleo Diet. It is also known as the Paleolithic Diet, the caveman diet, the Stone Age diet and the hunter-gatherer diet. In fact Read more…
Diet Smoothie Recipes When trying to lose weight or to maintain your current weight, eating right is very important. It can be the difference between success and failure. Just because you’re on a diet, that doesn’t mean you should allow yourself to starve. It’s all about snacking right and Read more…
Green Tea Green tea is said to be the most natural type of Chinese tea. It is usually picked, naturally dried and fried briefly to get rid of its grassy smell. Unlike the other types, green tea skipped fermentation process. Oolong Tea a type of Chinese Tea that is Read more…
Detox Diet Maybe you have read a lot of articles discussing detoxification diet or detox diet for short. It efficiency as well as its drawbacks, you may be forgiven if you are confused as to whether you should try this regimen at all. You will find articles online Read more…
What is A Vegetarian A vegetarian is someone who does not eat fish or meat – sometimes even animal byproducts from their diet for religious, moral, or health reasons. If you are seriously about becoming a vegetarian, don’t worry, you don’t have to struggle to get your adequate levels Read more…