“Every living cell in your body is made from the food you eat. If you consistently eat junk food then you’ll have a junk body.” – Jeanette Jenkins “One quarter of what you eat keeps you alive. The other three quarters keeps your doctor alive” – Ancient Proverb. ou need to eat the right food […]
There are two types of fat that can be categorized as ‘good’ fats. These are mono-unsaturated fats and long chain Omega‑ 3 fats from fish and fish oils and from olive oil, selected nuts and avocadoes. These are exceptionally powerful allies in your quest for a longer and healthier life. Enhanced production of ‘good’ eicosanoids […]
For most of human history, consumption of sugar, in refined form, was virtually zero. This slowly began to change about 2000 years ago with the discovery of cane sugar. By 1700 CE the per capita consumption of sugar in the developed world was less than 2 kg per annum and accounted for less than 1 […]
If you think of foods simply as sustenance or a source of pleasure, you have not noted the many changes in the preference for the foods items over the past 150 years, especially in the past few decades. People have also moved from familiar grains to new ones, for reasons to do with agricultural technology, […]
Some foods combine well with other foods, and some don’t. In today’s world of eating foods from all over the world and of consuming processed drinks, some combinations can be really bad, even fatal. While some combination of foods helps boost our absorption of their nutrients than if eaten separately. The human body works best […]
Water gives us life! Your body needs water to process calories. If you are even mildly dehydrated, your metabolism may slow down. By the time you begin to feel really thirsty, your body is already in a state of mild dehydration. So do not wait till you are really thirsty. In one study, adults who […]
Our body goes through biological cycles linked to cues from Nature. We all maintain a biological clock or a circadian rhythm that sync with the cycles of day and night and induces not only our sleep-wake cycle but also the rise and fall of body temperature, and the ebb and flow of certain biochemicals and […]
In today’s world much of vegetables and lettuce are grown in fields watered by contaminated and unclean water. Liquid manure is used in vegetable fields. Hence, to keep bacteria in check we need to develop good food preparation habits and resort to cleaning fruits and vegetables thoroughly – if necessary, with boiled water. You should […]
1) Cooking Methods: hile cooking, to reduce food intolerances due to excess ingestion of Saponins, Phytates, Enzyme Inhibitors and Lectins and free up the good nutrients it is necessary to follow the methods as below: Soaking and rinsing removes saponins. Soaking and cooking with lots of water neutralizes phytates and enzyme inhibitors and even lectins […]
“The body is the outcome of food. Even as disease is the outcome of food. The distinction between ease and disease arises on account of wholesome nutrition or the lack of it respectively” – Charaka – 300 BC. Seasoning and flavouring: You can use spices and herbs but not cream based sauces. You can also […]
