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Ever wonder how cocoa is made? Ever wonder the difference is between cocoa and cacao? Find out all you need to know about the origins of chocolate!

All Protein Bars are good for you, right? Especially big name brand ones? Not so fast. With the ever expanding protein bar market front and center in the public eye, there are things going on behind that shiny wrapper that you should know about.

Comfort food! No matter who we are, we all have those delicious foods that make everything better.

Even a decade ago you were either a vegetarian or you weren’t- there was no two ways about it. Today however, the term ‘flexitarian’ has entered our vocabulary- a vegetarian who may occasionally indulge him/herself in a meal containing meat or fish.

Choose local, fresh produce. The path from farm to table will give you a menu of foods with maximum flavor and help shorten your trek to good health and fitness.

Logging your food intake is a highly effective tool for changing your eating patterns. It can be particularly effective when dealing with sugar addiction or binge eating.

A green leafy vegetable may be called by the same name in the East as well as the West. However, in the West and only the leaves are eaten, and the stems are discarded; while both leaves and stems are eaten in the East. Moreover, the leafy greens are also prepared differently. In the West,the curly kale is braised with other whole foods. As for Western spinach, the leaves are pan-cooked while the leaves are discarded. In the case of western lettuce, the leaves often double up as wraps as as a bed for other foods. In the East, the Chinese kale is often blanched or stir-fried. Meanwhile the Chinese spinach may refer to the amaranth greens or Malabar spinach, both of which are cooked with leaves and chopped stems. As for the Chinese lettuce or celtuce, the stem is either pickled or blanched while the leaves are eaten as a stir-fry.

It really is a no-brainer, right..? – “Natural” is better for your health, both body and mind… so why exactly is it that the mainstream media doesn’t appear to see it the same way..? Could it be the desire to keep the general public ill-informed..? Hmmm, partly but, I really don’t think that’s the complete reality… first, it’s their job to inform us and second, they’d never be able to hide the truth for too long… history has in fact shown us that on more than one occasion that “The Truth Will Out..!”

Tropical tuber roots like the sweet potato, yam and cassava are often eaten as root vegetables but the tuber leaves are just as, if not, even more nutritious, and are never left to waste. Sweet Potato Tuber…

A short-term diet dies not appeal to the taste buds It can work against you if you resort to it repeatedly. Further it can only bring about temporary results. On the contrary, a long term diet is synonymous with a lifestyle practice, as in following a plant-based diet where nature works hand in hand with you. You will get to eat a variety of colorful whole foods that fill you up, nourish and heal you. These natural foods can also be prepared in delicious ways; and they can even improve your looks and performance at work.

Two fungi or mushrooms, the black auricularia and the white tremella, are riding a wave of recent interest in the West. They are ahead of the pack for their health-giving, medicinal and beauty properties. Besides, with these two mushroom fungi types, you eat healthy within your means. Moreover, the edible mushrooms make delicious, easy to prepare meals.

10 quick and simple ways to boost your energy levels naturally and simply. If you feel you are low on energy try a few of these simple ideas.