Sunday, March 31, 2013

Foods That Help To Cleanse The Liver


Garlic - Just a small amount of garlic has the ability to activate liver enzymes that helps your body flush out toxins. Garlic also holds high amounts of allicin and selenium, two natural compounds that aid in liver cleansing.

Grapefruit - High in both vitamin C and antioxidants, grapefruit increasea the natural cleansing processes of the liver. A small glass of freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice will help boost production of liver detoxification enzymes that help flush out carcinogens and other toxins.

Leafy Green Vegetables - One of our most powerful allies in cleansing the liver, Extremely high in plant chlorophylls, greens literally suck up environmental toxins from the blood stream. With their distinct ability to nuetralize heavy metals, chemicals and pesticides, these cleansing foods offer a powerful protective mechanism for the liver.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

4 Simple Steps to Detoxifying Your Gut After the Holidays


Many people use the holiday season to indulge in foods they wouldn’t normally eat. Even those who ascribe to a natural diet may find themselves crossing lines they wouldn’t typically cross when encountered with foods from their childhood or old favorites while among family and friends. Indulging during the holidays is OK! Don’t feel bad! But remember to get back on track. Here are 4 solutions that might help.

1. WATER
First off, get to hydrating. Flushing the remnants of the holiday foods out begins with the most natural consumable substance out there—water. The effectiveness of each of your body’s systems (digestive, circulatory, etc.) depends on proper hydration. And many foods we associate with the holidays can actually dehydrate us. Up your water intake and eat foods with high water contents (fruits and vegetables) to help get your hydration back to proper levels. Of course it is preferable to filter your water through a high quality water filtration system.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Fruits That Can Change Your Life

Here are some fruits that can change your life.

Sour Sop - Natural cancer killer. It is 10.000 times stronger than any Chemo.

Kiwi - Great source of potassium and fiber.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Friday, March 22, 2013

9 Breakfast Foods to Energize Your Day


What young entrepreneur doesn’t need more energy? We are all looking for that boost but rather than order a larger coffee or grab an energy drink why not eat right in the first place? We all know how important breakfast is but what you pick to eat also determines how you will feel the rest of the day. Take the time and effort to prepare the right breakfast and you might just find yourself getting more done during your entire day!

Let us know what you eat each morning in the comments.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Brain Foods - Improves Memory


These foods have been shown to help improve your brain and memory:
Walnuts - contain omega 3 - fatty acids - vitamin E and B6 which all promote healthy neural tissue.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Amazing Benefits of Bananas

Energy - Bananas supply proper carbohydrates necessary to replace the muscle glyogen (muscle sugar) used.
Bowel Health - Bananas are high in solubile fiber which helps stop constipation and helps to restore and maintain regular bowel function.
Potassium - High in potassium, bananas help the body's circulatory system deliver oxigen to the brain, helping mentain regular heartbeat and proper water balance in.
Increase Happiness - Bananas release a mood regulating substance called tryptophan which is converted into serotonin in the brain and thus elevates mood and makes us happier. 

Thursday, March 14, 2013

12 Pomegranate Health Benefits


Why is pomegranate good for you?

This handsome fruit is quite popular for its deep and purple-colored juice that is packed with lots of antioxidants that may help in maintaining a smooth and wrinkle free skin. But, aside from the possibility of helping people to maintain youthful and glowing skin by keeping the blood platelets together, there are so many health benefits of pomegranate to people of all ages. While no health claims are made regarding pomegranate whatsoever, here are some of the remedies and uses that some people hope pomegranate can help with.

1. It may help reduce the risk of having a heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes. Studies show that pomegranate juice daily may help support the normal blood flow to the heart. Because of its antioxidant properties, pomegranate keeps bad cholesterol from forming, and thus, may help keep the arteries clear of clots.

Monday, March 11, 2013

Anti Cancer Super Foods

Anti Cancer Super Foods

Here is some foods that will help you win the battle agains cancer.

1. Green Tea - 2 cups.
Steep for 2 minutes - drink within 1 hour of brewing.

2. Berries - at least 2 cups.
With berries you can easily follow the more - the better rule. Strawberries are most potent when it comes to fighting cancer.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Imam Bayildi - Turkish Cuisine

Imam Bayildi is a vegetarian delicacy par excellence, a symbol of Turkish cuisine. It is not known with certainty the origin of its name but there are at least three alternatives that would suggest the imam fainted at the sight of the food. First, they would have seen the price of ingredients used, second, because he saw the amount of oil used and the third, and probably the closest to reality, because it would have been very pleased with the taste of these stuffed eggplant.

Ingredients:

Friday, March 8, 2013

5 Foods we Must Eat in March


In Spring our bodies feel experience fatigue and sleepiness due to lack of vitamins and minerals. We suggest some foods that help you make an easier transition between the two seasons.

1. Cabbage
Cabbage is full of potassium, fiber and vitamins (especially A and C). Moreover, cabbage is unique in that it has a significant dose of calcium.

Top 5 FAQ's About Nutrition

top 5 faq nutritionWe thought we'd share five of the most frequently asked questions we get about nutrition and healthy eating. These represent what's hot on the topic of "you are what you eat."
  1. What should I focus on to control my weight? The war on obesity is all about reducing calories. We eat foods that are mixtures of the four calorie-yielding nutrients: carbohydrate, protein, fat and alcohol. Should you emphasize or eliminate one for weight control? That argument has been going on a long time and will likely continue as people search for the most effective weight-loss diet. In the meantime, if you want to control your weight, remember it's calories that count.

Avocado - The Wonder Fruit


People who like to eat avocados frequently are healthier  than those who eat rarely or never the fruit, according to a recent study cited by the Huffington Post.
Also people who eat avocado have a lower cholesterol and the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes is lower than people who don't eat this fruit.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Wheat Spaghetti with Arugula

Arugula-Pasta_sWheat Spaghetti with Arugula This is a low fat, high fibers recepie. Arugula is an aromatic salad green. It is also known as rocket, roquette, rugula and rucola, and is popular in Italian cuisine. How to grow, use, and store. Like most salad greens, Arugula is very low in calories and is high in vitamins A and C. A 1/2 cup serving is two calories. Read on to learn more about how to use and even grow your own.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Top Benefits of Eating Blackberries


Blackberries are a delicious little “aggregate fruit” that grow wild on thorny bushes and are cultivated on every temperate continent, including Africa and Asia. Composed of many individual drupelets, each like a small berry with one seed, each drupelet contributes extra skin, seeds and pectin with dietary fiber value to the nutritional content of blackberries, making them among the highest fiber content plants in the world.
Blackberries can be eaten fresh, frozen and canned and are popularly made into jams, juices, desserts and even wine. Rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber, blackberries are highly nutritious and rich in antioxidants. They are also low in calories, carbohydrates, and fat, making them one of the best fruits out there for a balanced diet.