The Greener, the Fewer Calories
When it comes to calories, there’s color discrimination even between fruit and vegetables. When our parents told us to eat mostly greens, who knew we should take this literally? Indeed, fruit and vegetables have...
Tagged: Nutrition
Brain Chemistry: Eat to Feel Good
You can get rid of all those biological problems that hinder your well being! You just have to treat your body right! And there are even things you can do to get those beta...
Brain Chemistry: Food and Mood
Does food make you happy? Why do you resort to chocolate every time you feel down? There’s logic behind your choice, and it has a lot to do with your mood! What you eat...
Vitamin K: a Gender Biased Vitamin?
When it comes to Vitamin K it all looks fine and dandy, but truth be told, there’s a lot we don’t know. Only few effects of Vitamin K consumption have been proven so far,...
Extreme Diets and Dangerous Weight Loss Tips
Everybody who’s anybody is interested in how to lose massive amounts of weight in incredibly short amounts of time! Sadly, few of those who take this road care about consequences. So you want it?...
Fiber: Hunger Pains? No more!
Did you know that fiber is a special kind of carbohydrate? Now you know! And not only that: it’s a carbohydrate that the body can’t digest. This means it has 0 calories! That’s right!...
Fats: All You Need to Know
I’m sure you got a chill just by reading that word. But you have to get beyond that initial reactions and understand why lipids are important for you (in small amounts of course). What...
7 Tips for Actually Committing to a Diet
Get off your fat ass and get to work! Now! (sorry! I don’t mean to sound offensive or harsh… I just thought you could use a bit of aggressive encouragement) Now seriously! If you’re...
Carbohydrates: All You Need to Know
I’m sure you heard about carbs already. Carbohydrates are basically sugars. And I mean all kinds! Not just sweets, bread, pasta, but also fruit and vegetables. Carbohydrates are where you get your energy from....
The French Paradox – Quality over Quantity
Did you ever hear of the French Paradox? The idea is that the French eat some of the richest foods in the world (rich in fat that is), but the population is overall slim....
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