If you are on a diet, there are plenty of healthy, nutrient-rich foods to eat during the summer. This way, you will look your best when you go on vacation. Think of corn (but not genetically modified), tart cherries, and tomatoes. Tomatoes are packed with powerful antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins. They contain lycopene, a… Continue reading
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Minerals for Low Blood Sugar Levels
Minerals are important nutrients that are required for normal function of the different body systems and organs, as well as for maintenance of good health. The lack of minerals may cause medical problems. In addition, some minerals can be helpful for the treatment and soothing of some diseases and health issues. Thus, high levels of… Continue reading
Foods for Good Eyesight
The food we consume affects our health and well-being. Thus, certain foods make the bones stronger, while others keep us in good health state. There are even foods that influence our mood and enhance it. In addition, there are foods that make our eyesight better. Certain food types provide vitamins and minerals that are very… Continue reading
Prevention of Flu and Colds
Winter is the season of flu and colds. Many people of different ages suffer from these conditions. Is there a way to prevent flu and colds? The following instructions may prove to be very useful for flu prevention. The first and most important thing is to maintain your immune system in a healthy state. This… Continue reading
Some easier ways to have revitalize hair
Revitalizing shampoos, hair-care products aside, great nutrition is by far the most effective way of getting great-looking hair! Like your body, your hair too needs a balanced, nutritious diet to stay healthy. Water One of the most important fluids you could ever have, water makes up one-fourth of the weight of a strand of hair.… Continue reading
Vitamins taken by most children are not neccessery
A new study reports that most of the healthy children and teenagers in the United States who take daily vitamin and mineral supplements probably don’t need them, while the kids who would benefit from supplements are least likely to get them. Most kids taking daily vitamin supplements already receive adequate nutrition from the foods they… Continue reading
The Importance of Minerals
The word “mineral” means “mined from the earth”. Minerals are divided into two groups: metallic and non-metallic. In contrast to carbohydrates, fats, proteins and vitamins, minerals do not contain carbon and for this reason they are referred to as inorganic substances. The human organism needs more than 100 mg of minerals per day in order… Continue reading
Honey and it chemistry
Honey belongs to the carbohydrate group of foods (sugars and starches), and is mainly a watery solution of two invert sugars, dextrose (glucose or grape sugar) and levulose (fructose or fruit sugar), in nearly equal proportions. The terms dextrose and levulose originated from the use of the two prefixes, dexter (right) and levis (left), because… Continue reading