Healthy Eating For Healthy Living Tips

Bellaverde(R) Broccoli

Broccoli is said to be one of nature’s superfoods, and this week I want to focus firstly on the health benefits of eating it and secondly on the launch of a new variety of broccoli that has all the health benefits of traditional broccoli while being more palatable to those who don’t number it among their favourite foods.

Why is broccoli good for you?

Broccoli contains the antioxidant beta-carotene and is also an excellent source of vitamin C. For every ounce, broccoli provides more vitamin C than an … Continue Reading

A very common complaint that I come across in clients is yeast infection. So I am pleased to bring you this article  by nutritionist Linda Allen, published with her kind permission.

The Truth Behind Your Yeast Infection

Educating yourself about your candida infection is the first and most important step in curing this painful, annoying and relatively dangerous chronic condition and taking responsibility over your health and well-being.

Although yeast infection (known by the names of Candida, Monilia or … Continue Reading

Why choose a Vegetarian Diet

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If you tell many people that you’re thinking about taking up a vegetarian diet, they’ll look at you as if you’re crazy.  However, there are a lot of good reasons to go vegetarian, from your health, to that of the world around you.

A vegetarian diet will often

• cost less than a meat based one,
• help you feel a lot healthier,
• reduce your ecological footprint,
• help you avoid cruel factory farming practices,
• help you lose weight.

You just have to make sure you’re doing it correctly – … Continue Reading

Here’s “food for thought” (sorry for the appalling pun) in an article in “Scientific American” – and some interesting comments by readers. Click on the link below to read the story.

Does eating fewer calories improve the brain?

What do you think? Please leave your comments here.

Healthy Convenience Foods

Life is so “fast-paced” these days that it’s difficult to avoid the temptation of the “ready-meal”, however much we know we really shouldn’t. Wouldn’t it be great if there were healthy ready-meals foods? The great news is, there are!

Grant Recipient Stevan Taylor, of The Foodamentalists

I “bumped into” Steve the other day in an on-line business networking site. He was explaining that he hadn’t been online a lot because he’d been having a major push … Continue Reading

Did you know many of the most popular diet suggestions can cause all kinds of illness?  Unfortunately, with so many sources of wrong information, it is very hard to gain healthy eating benefits.  As you may be aware, the ability to find the best foods is complicated by two factors.  First, you need to consider your metabolism, and any food allergies that you may have. For example, if you are allergic to lactose, eating cottage cheese and other dairy products will make you very sick.

While individuals may gain healthy eating benefits from certain foods, almost everyone must consider the condition of the modern foods supply. In particular, commercial meats are notorious for being filled with antibiotics and hormones.  While meat products provide essential proteins and other nutrients, your body still pays a very high price when you eat these meats.  Surprisingly enough, switching from commercially raised beef to commercially raised chicken is not the answer.
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