Fatty Foods make you ill comments (0)

If you get a large quantity of fat in your diet, your immune system will deteriorate and you will get infections much easier than if you would eat a low fat diet. Follow the food pyramid guidelines and eat a diet low in fat, limit the solid fat and eat unsaturated fat and stay healthy. A recent study at the Sahlgrenska Academy, Univeristy in Gothemburg in Sweden, shows that if... [Read more of this review]

Health Benefits of Cinnamon comments (0)

The traditional Food Pyramid, does not include herbs and spices. However, the Ayurvedic diet recognizes herbs and spices for their many health benefits, especially the benefits of cinnamon. Recent studies show several positive health benefits of cinnamon, but its secrets have been known for centuries. Cinnamon is one of the oldest known spices and grows in countries like India,... [Read more of this review]

Healthy Breakfast? comments (0)

Do you think that cereal with sweetened yogurt, juice and sandwiches is a healthy breakfast? Well, it’s not as healthy as you might think. You can do better than that. Processed Breakfast Cereals, juices and white bread are processed foods that often contain added sugars. The sugar level is very desirable, because it is a quick fuel in the morning but it has damaging consequences... [Read more of this review]

Carrots – Better Coocked Whole “Al Dente” or Raw? comments (1)

Carrots falls under the vegetable food group and they carry many nutritional benefits.  To get most out of your carrots researchers now urge us to stop chopping the carrots before they are cooked or you will lose 25% of the anti-cancer compound Falcarinol. Anti-cancer compound Falcarinol The importance of Falcarinol was discovered in February 2005, by researchers at the Newcastle... [Read more of this review]

Frozen or Fresh – fruits and vegetables? comments (0)

Fruits and vegetables are all part of the Food Pyramid, but is it better to eat fresh instead of frozen fruits and vegetables? If you look at the nutritional properties, there is little difference. In some cases there are even more nutrients in frozen than in fresh foods. Often, fresh and frozen vegetables contain almost the same amount of vitamin A, vitamin C, protein and fiber. If... [Read more of this review]

BMI (Body Mass Index) and Cancer comments (0)

Keep a healthy body weight and reduce the risk of developing cancer. One out of six cancer cases could have been avoided, if the whole population had a healthy body weight. This conclusion is made by researchers from American Cancer Society, who have studied the correlation between body weight and cancer. The research team believes that being overweight is to blame for 20 percent... [Read more of this review]

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