Are Air Fryers Really a Healthy Alternative?
We all love fried foods; this is part of human evolution. Fried foods provide lots of fat, which, in prehistoric times, were essential for our survival. But what about eating these fats in modern times? We know that the high temperatures used for frying food induce oxidation of cholesterol. Cholesterol oxidation products are formed which…
Natural Recipes for Healthy Shampoo, Conditioner, and Skin Toner
Our modern lifestyle increasingly relies on a growingly diverse group of synthetic chemicals. There are over 140 million chemicals that are registered under the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS, 2015), and this number is multiplying. These chemicals are a growing challenge and may pose many human health risks. They are a challenge because these chemicals can…
7 Tasty, Healthy and Easy to Prepare Breakfasts
If you’re not already aware, regular and healthy breakfasts are essential for your health. However, many people rarely eat healthy breakfasts, and some don’t even eat breakfast at all. Eating a healthy, whole-food, and plant-based breakfast is the first step to support your health, especially in combating all weight issues and diabetes. Every year, when…
Kombucha – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Kombucha tea is a black or green tea that has become popular in the Western world due to the functional medicine movement. People usually use it for the health benefits that it is claimed to have. In this article, I will talk about everything good about Kombucha, but also the negative aspects. More on Kombucha …
Garlic for Weight Loss and 10 Other Health Benefits
As early as ancient times, people have recognized how beneficial garlic is for our general health and well-being. Even Hippocrates used garlic when he treated people for a wide variety of health problems and conditions. [1] Today, thanks to extensive research, we know that dietary factors play a vital role in the development of various…
10 Reasons Why You Want To Sprout Food And How To Easily Do This
The process of germinating seeds to be eaten is called sprouting. The practice involves soaking the seeds, legumes, grains, or nuts, followed by an incubation period. You soak and incubate the seeds until they grow a tail-like protrusion. The soaking period increases the water content of the seeds and brings them out of a dormant…
Glutathione – The Alpha Molecule for Health and Weight Loss
Glutathione is a potent antioxidant produced by our cells often called ‘The Alpha Molecule’ due to its power. The structure of glutathione is relatively simple and comprises of three amino acids: Glutamine Cysteine Glycine But this molecule, as simple as its structure might be, is one of the most potent antioxidants in our body, mostly…
5 Tips for Long Term Health and Weight Loss Success
Regaining your health or losing weight after a long period of faulty eating and lifestyle habits can take a lot of physical, emotional, and mental effort. And often, once the goal of your ideal weight and health are reached, you feel like those extra pounds or poor health can never return. But the truth is…
Treating Psoriasis with Diet and Supplements
Psoriasis is a complex skin disease affecting around 3% of the global population. It causes inflammation and scaling of the skin. The disease achieves this by altering the way skin grows. Healthy skin goes through a cell turnover every month, but for people with psoriasis, the cells turnover 10 times faster than average. [1] Medications,…
5 Health Habits You Want To Begin Immediately
Lifestyle habits are challenging to change, especially when trying to change everything all at once. This is a sure route to failure, as this leads to feelings of incompetence, which makes us give up on all of our new habits and resort to our usual non-beneficial health habits that do not support our health and…
How to Increase the Length of Your Telomeres Through Lifestyle Changes
Even though our life expectancy is getting significantly higher, the quality of our life is not following the same trend. These are naturally the global averages, but there are simple lifestyle changes you can make that will significantly improve the quality of your life and slow down the aging process. In this article I will…
The Moringa Miracle for Health and Weight Loss
Moringa Oleifera, also known as the miracle tree, is an ancient plant that is native to Asia and Africa. It has for centuries been used for many different purposes due to its high density of bioactive compounds including carotenoids, polyphenols, phenolic acids, flavonoids, and alkaloids. Its nutritious pods, roots, bark, gum, leaves, and seeds are…
Spirulina – should you supplement?
Spirulina is considered a complete food since it contains all of the amino acids and essential fats that we need. You really want to incorporate into yours and your children’s diet regularly to add nutrient density to their menu. Being so nutrient dense, it is great for personal health, and it is also ecologically sound,…
3 Keys to Achieve Your Health Goals
Any reasonable health goal is achievable for anyone. It has nothing to do with any special abilities as some people wish to believe. Accomplishing your health goals has always been about having the WILL to do what needs to be done in a persistent way, while ignoring all the fearful negative thoughts that try to…
Lectins, dangerous for health or not?
Today I want to talk about lectins. There is some dietary advice and a few diets that support the avoidance of lectins in the diet to prevent leaky gut syndrome, skin disorders and allergies. But is this true? In this post I will examine the effects of lectins on our health and determine whether they…