Vegetarian diets have been around since the beginning of human kind. Vegetarian diets aren’t just about vegetables and it is actually quite difficult to do a vegetarian diet well! Just so you know, there are several categories for being a Vegetarian: Pesco-vegetarian – Eats dairy foods, eggs, fish but no other animals Lacto-ovo-vegetarian – Eats Read More …
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Boost your immune system with Vitamin D3
According to The Journal of Preventative Medicine, changing temperature, humidity, sunlight, wind and rain have been found to have a direct link with increasing the number of infectious diseases. To help combat these infections, vitamin D3 is a great immune booster. Recent research conducted on patients with frequent respiratory infections (published in the British Medical Read More …
Autumn Foods!
As mentioned before, it is good to eat foods that are in season as they are likely to have a higher nutrient content, are fresher and (hopefully) less expensive! It also means more variety which is really important for good health. Here are some Autumn Season fruit and veg: Fruit: Apples, Bananas, Berries, Grapes, Grapefruit, Read More …
Top Five Eating Tips
1. VARIETY Variety in what you eat is the best way to ensure you are getting adequate nutrients from your food. You always need to have variety in vegetables and fruit. But you also need to have variety in grains and protein and most people don’t do this. To have variety in grains – take Read More …
A Multi A Day Keeps Heart Attacks Away!
Researching over 30 000 women aged 49-83, a study found that in women with no history of cardiovascular disease, multivitamins reduced heart attack risk by 27%. The results were even better for long-term users of multivitamins. The women who used multivitamins for at least five years had their heart attack risk reduced by 41%. Possible explanations Read More …