Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Archive

The growing fad among parents to stop their babies and children from being vaccinated has just turned into an even more serious problem and phobia because many of these parents are protesting against simple vitamin K shots which are given to newborn …

Forget about everything you have been hearing about how bad fast food is for you as compared to food cooked in restaurants, because a recent study published in the European Journal of clinical Nutrition has concluded that in fact the food served …

We have all heard the saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But let’s be honest, how many of you have the time and the desire to actually prepare healthy breakfast and sit down and eat early in …

A recent study at the Technical University of Munich, Germany has concluded that the tendency of producers to place “fitness” and “healthy” and other similar marketing labels on their food products and beverages, can lead to people to actually eat more and …

For years now, we have been flooded with news, articles and advertisements of the best “superfoods” to keep us healthy, fit, and smarter. But as with all the fad diets and other trends, this information tends to change drastically overtime. So, what …

Processed meat like all processed food is not the healthiest food in the world. In fact, it has been linked with an increased risk of health disease, cancer, diabetes and other serious illnesses. The reason is that processed meat contains a number …

There is no one straightforward answer to the question on whether dried fruit is actually good or bad for the health. The various studies, opinions and overall information on this matter is rather confusing and often contradicting.

So, you must have heard or seen the new standing desk tendency which has been hailed as a healthier way to work or study by many. Well, as it turns out, this theory may not be exactly true. In fact, there have …

Even though the main dispute about the best and worst diet is between fats and carbohydrates, there have been many studies aimed at resolving whether more or less proteins in the diet are healthier and more slimming.

Fish is possibly one of the healthiest foods in the world. Not only is fish an excellent source of protein and vitamin D, but it is also one of the best sources of the extremely beneficial and essential omega-3 fatty acids.

While many people today are skeptical about the “fad” for non-celiac related gluten sensitivity, there is a new theory which is gaining more popularity claiming that gluten intolerance could actually be much more serious than celiac disease.

While more people are becoming aware and careful about what they are eating, taking “clean eating” to drastic levels and removing all “bad foods” from the diet will neither make you healthier nor leaner.

With the growing threat of the global warming and all the repercussions it has on the environment, the humans and on our entire planet, more research is being done to find ways in which we could stop or at least slow down …

In this day and age, when eating healthy and looking and feeling fit is becoming the next big thing, there has been an influx of different theories of what healthy eating exactly constitutes of, which foods are good and which are bad, …

Good gut microbes are crucial for our overall health, so it is important to “feed” them with the appropriate foods, namely fiber. According to scientific research, adding more fiber to one’s diet improves the microbial profile directly linked to obesity, and this …

The Mediterranean diet has often been pointed out as the best and healthiest diet, with a number of proven health benefits, including: lower risk of heart and coronary disease, lower risk of diabetes type II, lowered risk of developing Parkinson, dementia and …

You may or may not have heard about intermittent fasting, but the real question is – does this type of fasting actually help you lose weight?

How much seafood should we be consuming in order to get sufficient amounts of EPA and DHA to be able to use the benefits provided by omega-3 fats found in seafood?

Vitamin B12 deficiency is becoming a quite common condition, which can have very serious consequences for the health and life, which is why it is called by some “a silent epidemic.”

The “Grain Brain” book by Board-Certified Neurologist and Fellow of the American College of Nutrition Dr. Perlmutter MD has caused quite a stir among health conscious people and fitness enthusiasts. The book explores Dr. Perlmutter’s theory that dietary carbs can lead to …

Did you know that there are different types of fiber, and their effect on your health is different too?

Does cooking food at high temperatures pose a threat to our health? Cooking at high temperatures (which is the main type of food processing today) has its benefits, including: making the food especially the animal-based food safer to eat or drink. High …

With the growing health awareness, and at the same times the increasing rates of people suffering from obesity, and a number of other health conditions caused by junk foods, the food manufacturers have been competing to offer healthier foods to consumers.

The popular Mediterranean diet refers to the typical diet of the people from 16 countries on three continents in the Mediterranean Sea region. Because of the large variety of cultures living in these countries, the diet is also a multicultural one as …

The low carb diets have been the leading types of diets in the last decade or two, especially when it comes to the fad diets which periodically take over the world by storm.

With the growing concerns with child and adult obesity and all the health concerns related to it, it is becoming clear to a number of medical and nutritional experts that sugary, fatty, salty and highly processed foods can actually cause an addiction …

Phytic acid (IP6, phytate) is a substance produced in the seeds of plants, which apparently has an effect on the absorption of minerals by people when consumed. It is a phytate in the seeds of plants where most of the phosphorus is …

Many of the readers of this article have probably grown up and lived a large part of their lives with the belief that butter is bad and unhealthy and that margarine is good, and that red meat is absolutely out of the …

Virgin olive oil is a key component of one of the healthiest food regimens – the Mediterranean diet.

You may have heard of phytosterols, which are plant-based sterols believed to reduce the assimilation of cholesterol by the organism, and thus lower the risk of heart disease and other health risks associated with high levels of the “bad” cholesterol in the …

One of the symbols of 2014 was the green smoothie, and more and more people and well-known celebrities have been turning to the vegan kind of lifestyle, some of them claiming that the plant-based food is helping them stay healthy, youthful and …

Since ancient times, people have been looking for ways to naturally resolve different health problems with different plants, herbs and spices. Today, the situation is unchanged, and further studies have found that herbs and spices may actually offer yet more health benefits, …

When preparing the body for conception and pregnancy, it is more than advisable that women undergo some sort of detox or body cleansing by means of a healthier diet and lifestyle.