Category: Foods
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Probiotics & Prebiotics in Foods for Better Gut Bacteria Balance
The normal intestinal flora is a world made up of millions of microorganisms that live and grow within our gastrointestinal system. These microorganisms break down the foods we eat, control our appetite, help regulate our metabolism, help our immune system, and affect our mood. The “good microbes” of our intestinal flora ensure that our body…
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7 Tips for a Healthy and Balanced Plant-Based Diet
Not all plant-based diets are healthy. Frequent consumption of foods with a high carbohydrate content such as pasta, potatoes, sweets to create a feeling of fullness is definitely unhealthy. Insufficient consumption of natural plant-based protein foods such as legumes and nuts is also something that should concern us as it is certain that we will…
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Quinoa
Quinoa is a food rich in nutrients. It is considered a grain like barley or wheat but is a pseudocereal as it is essentially a seed and not the fruit of the plant. There are mainly 3 different types of quinoa, black, red and white seeds. One cup (200 grams) of cooked quinoa without oil…
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6 Supplements That Raise Blood Pressure
Blood pressure varies daily for various reasons, such as diet, stress, physical activity. Blood pressure it can also increase more permanently due to increased age and/or increased body weight and due to taking pharmaceutical treatment with drugs such as anti-inflammatories, psychotic drugs, corticosteroid drugs, etc. High blood pressure or hypertension is the condition that occurs…
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Truth or False about Foods and Nutrition
1. We can only eat vegetables or only fruits (or vice versa) because they are the same foods. False Vegetables have nutrients that fruits do not have, such as high fiber content and several vitamins and minerals. They help in the proper functioning of the digestive system and help in better weight management. Fruits also…
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Counting ONLY Calories on a Weight Loss Diet – A Bad Habit
Counting ONLY calories on a diet is NOT the right method for achieving weight loss and overall health. Reducing calories is undoubtedly important for creating a calorie deficit for weight loss, but the quality of the calories consumed is more important. Diets that focus ONLY on a low number of calories are very likely to…
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5 Foods for Dry and Dehydrated Skin
Dry and dehydrated skin are two different conditions. In dehydrated skin, the skin lacks moisture and water. In dry skin, you are deficient in vitamin A and natural oils. Dehydrated skin lacks hydration and may look oily but is mostly dull and may peel in places. If our skin is dehydrated, we must hydrate it…
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6 Foods for Brighter Teeth
Our teeth are….colorful. The different thickness and colors of the tooth segments reflect the different colors and transparency of the enamel and dentin. The color of healthy teeth is determined more by the dentin and is influenced by the color of the enamel covering the crown, the translucency and thickness of the enamel, the thickness…
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Vitamin Toxicity Dosage
Usually, excessive intake of vitamins is done from vitamin supplements and not from food and can lead to health complications. The toxicity of most known vitamins when they accumulate in the body is mentioned below. Vitamin A Vitamin A (retinol) toxicity can be acute or chronic. Acute toxicity can be caused by accidental ingestion of…
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Are they really Healthy Foods?
In recent years, when the internet has influenced all of our lives with the abundance of information options it gives us, we have noticed that the awareness of nutrition issues has increased and the interest is mainly focused on so-called healthy foods. Food companies could not remain without participation in this and immediately prepared foods…
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