Archive for the ‘Healthy Foods’ Category

The heart is a very fragile muscle that is protected inside the rib cage. This muscle provides a continuous blood flow in the body. The heart health can be affected by exercise, diet and overall well-being that is why in America, heart disease is the number one cause of death.

High blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity risk the heart to attain a number of diseases. That is why people are starting to get diet conscious; what you eat is somewhat a life-or-death question when it comes to your heart. To avoid such predicaments, you must eat foods that have less saturated fat, less sugar, more fiber and less calorie count. Continue Reading »

Cholesterol is produced by our liver and is used to make some hormones and vitamin D. The liver produces 1,000 milligrams alone. Imagine adding some more cholesterol with the food you eat. But it is hard to avoid cholesterol since practically everything you eat has cholesterol.

There are two types of cholesterol. What you should be trying to fight off is the ‘bad cholesterol’ or LDL which stands for low density lipoprotein. Now, some foods have high fiber content and good fatty acids which can reduce your cholesterol count. Continue Reading »

Seafood is food that we should have a serving of at least two times a week. It is recommended for every person of all ages, whether an active child, a working adult or a retired senior. It is also recommended for mothers who are pregnant or are breastfeeding. Fish is a very good source of protein, iron, as well as vitamin B12 and other trace minerals such as selenium.

Fish can be ranked according to what nutrient they have that are easier to find in fish than in any other fish. That is why healthy seafoods are usually ranked according to the number of omega-3 fatty acids they have. If, for example a fish has calcium in it, you do not need to worry about it because we can find a lot of calcium in milk too. Continue Reading »

Children are hardest to decide for when it comes to food. They tend to follow the eating habits of whoever they are close to, for example, the family or friends from school. Kids are born curious. They would want to taste what they see but if the person who eats it reacts badly, he/she would likely not want to eat the food.

Because of their fickle minds, it’s hard to determine what their taste buds are craving for. For this week, they might be craving for some fried chicken so you stock up on that but the next week, they are keen on sausages and won’t eat the chicken you’ve cooked especially for them. Continue Reading »

Organic foods have been known to be more nutritious than non-organic foods. Though there is not much evidence to point a significant difference between the two, nutritionists point out that organic food has higher levels of trace minerals, Vitamin C, and antioxidant phytonutrients.

As for the counterpart, it does contain the same nutrition but of lower levels and traces of pesticide and other chemicals. These could prove fatal to people with serious allergies of preservatives and certain chemicals and even to newborns. However, allergic reaction symptoms either go away or lessen when the person consumes organic food. Moreover, organic food provides more benefits: Continue Reading »