Is Saturated Fat Good for You?

Despite years of shunning fat in favor of carbs and protein, we appear to have reaped zero health benefits. We did not see heart disease risk decrease. We did not see waistlines slim down.

The Health Benefits of Maca Root

Super-food Maca is native to the mountains of Peru and is cultivated as high as 4300 meters above sea level. It has been used for over 3500 years and legend claims that during the peak of the Incan empire, the warriors consumed maca before going into battle to ensure super strength and stamina.

Could Your Food Cravings Be Sabotaging You?

Food cravings can sabotage us by derailing a weight loss plan and interfering with productivity at work. This article explores both ways and offers solutions.

Healthy Eating – Four Ways To Jumpstart Your Clean Eating Program

Are you looking to clean up your diet? Do you want to improve your nutritional standing but are not too sure where to start? Clean eating is all about eating foods in their natural, unprocessed state. It is about avoiding all the packaged and manufactured foods we see lining the supermarket shelves today and instead, focusing on foods that nourish your body and provide an abundance of nutrients to each and every one of our cells. If you have been following an eating plan rich in processed foods, it can be quite challenging to at first make the transition to clean eating. The good news is it doesn’t have to be. Here are four great ways to jump-start your clean eating plan.

8 Foods You Should Eat At The Age Of 45 For Good Health

This article covers 8 MUST EAT food for a Good Health at the Age of 45. This foods also help in eliminating Aging. Enjoy!

Seeds Are Nutrition Powerhouses

Plants have a perfectly designed approach for ensuring the survival of their species. Every flower or fruit produced by the plant is packed with seeds. Some seeds are microscopic, like the seed of the orchid, so small that it looks like dust. Others are gigantic such as the seed of a palm tree native to the Seychelles that can grow up to twelve inches long and weigh as much as forty pounds.

The “Secret” to Keeping Yourself Healthy

Health should not be taken for granted. Most “things” in life can be replaced but health is not a thing, it is a state of condition. Once health is lost it is gone for good!

GMO Foods May Contain Harmful Substances

The food industry, represented by the FDA, the USDA and several large corporations assert that genetically modified foods (GMO) are safe. Moreover, they cite several additional factors supporting the need for genetic engineering in agricultural production. First among these is the increased production by crops that resist drought, diseases and pests. They also claim that GMO crops require less pesticide use and this benefits the environment and consumers. Finally, they claim to produce better foods that are richer in certain nutrients or absent certain natural toxins, such as mold.

Is Palm Oil Considered to Be Healthy?

As one of the most traded oils in history palm oil has come a long way. With its health benefits and tasty flavour you could use it in daily cooking. What is it that makes palm oil healthy and so tasty?

A Healthy “I Hate To Cook” Lifestyle

You don’t always have to cook to eat healthful meals. This article offers a few suggestions (or reminders) of ways to get your nutrients without cooking.

Boost Your Immune System With Vitamin C

People of British descent who visit America sometimes find themselves being referred to by the slang term ‘limey’. Although no one likes to be called a name that sounds derogatory, this particular name may actually be a form of compliment, even if the speaker does not know why. In the eighteenth century, sailors of the British Royal Navy navigated the world in sailing ships, requiring weeks and months at sea with no fresh food to eat.

Are Vitamin Supplements Better Than Whole Foods?

The precipitous decline in America’s sources of food since World War II has led to an epidemic of low-nutrient foods. Consequently, the foods that are available today do not contain the nutrition that is necessary for optimal health. In time past, farmers used crop rotation and cow manure (cow dung) to replenish the soils nutrients. These nutrients are absorbed by crops and finally taken-in by humans as food. However, over the past 60 years, farming techniques have changed substantially; farming is now done with modern day equipment’s and fertilizers. This has negatively affected the nutritional content of the crops grown with the modern tools and fertilizers.