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10 nutritional tips for a better response to Depression
Depression is a disorder that affects our mood, thoughts and behavior. It can start with a loss of interest and pleasure and develop into a daily feeling of anxiety, sadness and/or melancholy for a long time, resulting in abstinence from our social and interpersonal relationships. Depression is not combated with a special diet and needs…
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Foods that help with Hypokalemia
Hypokalemia is a low concentration of Potassium (K+) in the blood, below 3.5 mEq/L or mmol/L. (Normal values 4 to 4.5 mEq/L). If the concentration of Potassium in the blood is less than 2.5 mEq/L then Hypokalemia is life-threatening. Hypokalemia is the most common electrolyte disorder and is common in those who are hospitalized or…
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10 Habits or Advice we SHOULD NOT Follow
As we try to pay attention to our diet in order to have wellness and health, we hear and read a lot. Some of it is correct and some is completely wrong. Habits or advice that we should NOT follow: 1. We eat only when we are hungry When the feeling of hunger comes, blood…
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Lemons
Lemons are a well-known fruit mainly because we use them in small quantities to add flavor to baked goods, sauces, salad dressings, desserts, drinks, etc. but also for their vitamin C content. A lemon weighing approximately 60-65 grams can contain over 30 milligrams of vitamin C. Vitamin C is essential for health as its deficiency…
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Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning it requires fat for proper absorption and is stored in adipose tissue and the liver. It consists of eight compounds, but only alpha tocopherol is the most absorbable form, and mainly its natural form as it is more absorbable than its synthetic form. The role of vitamin E…
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Omega-3 in Children’s Nutrition
Omega-3 fatty acids provide significant health benefits for our body. They are very important for the proper functioning of our eyes, as well as for parts of the brain related to memory, learning, concentration and logical sequence. In insufficient intake of these essential fatty acids for the body, there will be reduced function in these…
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10 Quick and Easy Tips to Cut Calories from Your Nutrition
Weight loss requires effort. We must reduce the calories we consume in our diet in order to be able to lose weight, whether or not we exercise, and this is a form of deprivation. Those who say that low-calorie diets for weight loss are not deprivation should probably think again. If, for example, out of…
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Hunger or Craving for Food ?
Hunger and cravings are completely different. Hunger can affect food cravings, but cravings do not mean that we are hungry. A food craving is an intense and persistent desire for a specific food. Our hunger can be satisfied by eating almost any food simply by filling our stomach. Cravings can usually only be satisfied with…
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Constipation – Foods that cause and aggravate it
Constipation is a bowel dysfunction and includes one or more of the following, defecation up to 2 times a week, difficulty in defecation, small amount of stool, hard stool. Constipation can occur in the following diseases: endocrine and metabolic disorders such as hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, hypercalcemia, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Hirschsprung’s disease, spinal cord…
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Foods for a better Breastfeeding
During breastfeeding, the breastfeeding mother should follow a balanced diet with a variety of foods and adequate hydration. The coverage of the breastfeeding mother in components such as calcium, folic acid, vitamin D3, iron, iodine, omega-3 fatty acids is important for successful milk production during the breastfeeding period. Foods that enhance milk production in breastfeeding…
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