5 Canned Foods You Should ALWAYS Have In Your Pantry on a Vegan Diet

An antioxidant can be extended in a nutritional context to include ‘compounds that protect biological system against the potentially harmful effects of processes or reactions that can cause excessive oxidations’. Oxidative stress is damage to cell structure and cell function by overly reactive oxygen-containing molecules and chronic excessive inflammation. Antioxidants also have many industrial uses, such as preservatives in food.

The foods we choose to consume affect our mental health because of the composition of nutrients they have which bring about chemical changes in our body which affect our brain (chemically and physiologically), and in turn, influence our behavior. In this article, the first of a series of “10 Best Foods For” articles we will look into the best foods for reducing stress and improving mood.

Whatever the season or time of the year, your immunity should be in the best possible shape to keep you protected from avoidable infections and illnesses. It is possible to keep immunity in top shape through exercises, enough sleep and keeping stress levels down, but your diet plays a huge role in just how healthy you remain. Fortunately, there are so many vegetables and fruits you can include in your diet to boost your immunity levels because they have all the right properties. When looking at the vegetables and the fruits the richer and deeper the color the higher the antioxidants hence the more beneficial the fruit or vegetable.

Gaining muscle mass is every fitness enthusiast’s goal and pretty simple to accomplish as long as Nutrition and Training strategies are in check. Calories must be in surplus and Training must be specific to Hypertrophy.

I taught a class this morning where a gentleman asked me a question about a pre-Diabetes program that he is involved in. He was wondering my opinion on the eating plan that is being recommended. I won’t go into detail on the description, but I told him I didn’t agree that what was being promoted was optimal. But he is having good results – weight loss and improved blood lipids. So, why would I disagree with the recommendation?

I’m sure there were so many times you have been reminded to start your day off right eating a healthy breakfast but we just, at times, do not have the time. Also, how many times have you felt rushed in the morning and held off on eating any breakfast before your lunch time? Does this apply to you?

The mineral magnesium may be one of the most overlooked minerals we need, and it is often ignored or missed by healthcare professionals. Its deficiency runs high in modern diets, and supplementation is almost mandatory, especially for the 50-plus crowd. It is important to know if you are missing this vital mineral, and take steps to supplement your diet daily.

If you want to eat healthier but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen, I wrote this article for you. One of the biggest barriers to eating well is the extra time it takes to prepare home cooked meals from scratch. Even with some time saving tricks, prepping meals with fresh, real food does take more time than opening a box of Kraft Dinner or going to a drive-through.

Carbohydrates are important nutrients that provide your body with energy, vitamins and minerals while also improving the rate at which your body burns calories. This article examines the difference between complex carbohydrates which are good to eat as part of a healthy weight loss diet and simple carbohydrates which should only be eaten occasionally, if at all.

Did you know that if it shows up in a blood test that you are anaemic it can cause you serious health problems? A deficiency in iron is just the start of it. Often there are many other symptoms such as problems with vision, nausea, indigestion mouth ulcers, breathlessness and unexplained fatigue.