The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2014, and today it is considered a global epidemic according to the WHO. Obesity can lead to many other diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high blood pressure.
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What’s the Deal with Dairy?
With so much controversy surrounding dairy these days, it is difficult to know for sure if we should or should not be consuming dairy. Many people lose the ability to digest milk as we get older, known as lactose intolerance. About 75% of the world’s population is lactose intolerant. It is very common in Africa, Asia, and South America, and less common in North America, Australia and Europe.
What are the Healthier Sugar Substitutes?
Do you have a sweet tooth? Sugar is considered to be as addictive as a drug and is linked with numerous health problems. Replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners isn’t any better- artificial sweeteners are actually more unhealthy than regular sugar and should be avoided completely.
Are multivitamins good for you?
Ideally, we would like to obtain these nutrients from our diets but one of the concerns is that our soil is depleted of nutrients. Modern intensive agricultural methods have stripped the amount of nutrients that come from the soil.
Is Coconut Oil Healthy?
There are numerous studies that have found benefits to using unrefined virgin coconut oil. These benefits include: raising HDL, or “good” cholesterol levels, promoting weight loss, as well as containing anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties.
What's the deal with Intermittent Fasting?
Currently one of the most popular health and fitness trends, intermittent fasting (IF) is being used to lose weight, improve health, and live longer.
Optimizing Nutrition for Teens
During adolescence, the body’s demand for nutrients increases. There is also more risk for nutrient deficiencies as teens tend to make poorer food choices.
CHAGA- The immune boosting superfood!
You may have been hearing a lot of buzz about Chaga lately but what exactly is it and what does it do?
Is Organic Better For Children?
Our conventional food system today is heavily dependent on toxic chemicals that pose threats to our health. There are over 6,000 food additives and chemicals used to grow, produce, and package our food.
Balance Blood Sugar For Optimal Health
Compromised blood sugar management is associated with a whole range of conditions including: food cravings, weight gain, inflammation, diabetes, fatigue, mood swings, heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s to name just a few.
Always craving foods? It could be your Leptin.
It is one thing to notice an increase in appetite if you have been training or are pregnant; however, if you always feel hungry for no reason, this could mean a hormone imbalance.
Super Smoothies for Super Kids
Getting kids to eat their fruits and veggies can be a challenge for many parents. Smoothies are a great way to get picky eaters eating nutrient dense foods.
Nutrition for optimal brain development- Babies and Toddlers
A baby’s brain will double its size by their first birthday and continues to develop rapidly during the first few years of life. This period of rapid development means the right foods are essential for proper brain growth.
Pre-and Post-workout Foods to Lose Fat and Build Muscle
Are you tired of exercising and eating healthy most of the time without seeing results? This could mean that you are not eating the right nutrients at the right time.
Natural Fat Burners
The term 'fat burner' is used to describe nutrition supplements that are claimed to acutely increase fat metabolism or energy expenditure, increase weight loss, and increase fat oxidation during exercise.
3 Step Liver Cleanse
The liver is one of the hardest working organs in the body. It works non-stop to detoxify our blood, produce the bile needed to digest fats, and store essential vitamins and minerals.
Without a healthy liver, we can’t digest our food – especially fats – properly, nor can we remove the toxins coming from the environment, processed foods and even our own chemical processes. Give the liver some love by following these three steps.
Good Reasons to Eat in Season
It’s not just about watching your carbs or cutting calories anymore, it’s about mindful, healthful consumption of food. It’s about thinking greener and eating greener, while keep more of your green in the bank.
The tale of the mongoose and the cobra
What does descending a mountain at 60+km’h into a hairpin with only a one foot barrier separating you and a 100 metre drop-off have in common with a 9km climb at an average grade of 8%? … sa Calobra - translated into English means ‘the cobra’