Diet, Exercise and Cholesterol
Diet and physical activity have a major effect on your cholesterol. Eating healthy foods and exercising regularly can help you lower your cholesterol or maintain a normal level. Likewise, lack...
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Food Spotlight: Broccoli
Along with Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage and kale, broccoli belongs to the Brassica oleracea family. It is a branched, green vegetable that can have purple or green flower buds. When...
Is It Necessary To Clean Your Liver?
The liver is the powerhouse of the body. It is the organ that has multiple functions ranging from production of cholesterol, bile and proteins to storage of vitamins, minerals and...
Food Spotlight: Nuts
Nuts are edible seed kernels that can be eaten on their own or incorporated in different salty and sweet foods. They are suitable for any kind of diet from vegan...
Food Spotlight: Ginger
Ginger is a tropical flowering plant that grows in warm regions such as China, Africa, the Caribbean and India. Its family members are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Ginger root or...
Food Spotlight: Spinach
Spinach is a dark, leafy green full of nutrients, but not of calories. It is important for the health of the skin, eyes, bones and hair. Spinach is rich in...
How To Keep Your Immune System Healthy
The immune system is the body’s mechanism of defense against foreign particles and pathogens. Normally it fights infections and illnesses, but if it reacts too strong it can cause disorders...
Apitherapy
Apitherapy or bee therapy is a course of treatment with honey bees and their products propolis, honey, royal jelly, bee venom, pollen and wax. The word “apitherapy” is of Latin...
What Does it Mean to be Lactose Intolerant
What is Lactose Lactose is sugar that can be found in milk. It is a molecule made of two smaller molecules called glucose and galactose that are also sugars. In...
Food Spotlight: Avocado
The avocado fruit grows on the Persea Americana tree and it can be pear-shaped, grape-shaped or spherical. It is usually 7 to 20 cm long and weighs from 100 g...
