Fitness & Nutrition
Most supplements and diets don’t improve heart health or reduce death risk
Take a stroll through the isles of a health food shop or even a pharmacy, and you’ll find that there’s a supplement for just about everything. Want more energy? Sorted. Bad knees? There’s a formula for that. Want to stay on top of your health as a whole? That multivitamin [...]
Detox Diets: Digesting the Pros and Cons
While our over worked brains are granted relaxing vacations, our equally exerting bodies lose out on the rewards. Show some gratitude to your organs by embarking on a detox diet and relieving them off the load. Spanning over a short period, detox diets emphasise a reduction in chemically processed foods [...]
Tasty Smoothies for Sleep
We often realize the value of sleep when we are up at 2 a.m. staring at the celling. Unfortunately, this is something some people suffer from every night. While there are medications prescribed for clinically diagnosed Insomnia, bananas, almonds, honey, flax seeds and the most popular of all, milk are [...]
Eating blueberries can improve heart health
London, Eating a cup of blueberries daily reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by up to 15 per cent, according to a study. The findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggest that blueberries and other berries should be included in diets to reduce the risk of cardiovascular [...]
Mediterranean diet ideal for healthy body, says expert
ANKARA: The Mediterranean diet is one of the healthy eating plans that contributes to the growth of microbiota - a colony of friendly microorganisms in the human body -- helping to perform various functions. Experts believe that besides combining nutrition and culinary tastes, the Mediterranean diet that includes fresh produce, [...]
Appreciate your Avocados more
I love avocados. The day I was introduced to this fruit, I realized how much easier my life would be when I walk into the kitchen to cook a meal. I really don’t think I appreciate it as much as I should and so here’s a whole column dedicated to [...]
