Foods and eating, biologically speaking, started as a way to sustain the organism but as humans, our cultures developed particular rules governing food choices. Many of these religious observances were based in facts that helped to ensure the safety of the followers. Such an example is how several ancient Middle Eastern religions ban the consumption…
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Listening To Your Gut: How Taking Care of Your Microbes Benefits Your Health
Have you ever had a gut feeling? Science is showing us that there is probably more to that thought than we ever imagined. One of the squishier things about our bodies is that while we are made up of cells, tissues, bones, organs and such, the number of bacteria in and on our bodies outnumber…
How Fats Are Making a Comeback as Part of Your Healthy Diet
It all started in the late 1970’s. Scientists released their findings about the inherent damage that the regular consumption of fats in our modern diet was a prescription for dietary disaster! The low-fat/non-fat marketing race was on!
Good Skin That Comes From Within
Bewildered by the competing claims on skincare products? Each promising miraculous results but not really delivering when you lay down the bucks? There is an easy and affordable solution: Work from the inside out. Here’s how.
How to Use the Glycemic Index to Make Sound Food Choices
One diet guru seen recently, selling their latest book as it happens, talked about the evils of “bad” carbohydrates like they are somehow conscious entities that are lying in wait for the unwary consumer who might eat them. Like so many sales pitches out there, there is a kernel (if you’ll pardon the pun) of…
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