If someone tells you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, chances are, it is probably not the first time you’ve heard of it. And if something is oft repeated, it is most likely that there are reasons behind it. Often times, breakfast becomes the difference between a well-managed fruitful day and [...]

People are literally losing their minds in order to lose their weight. Just to get rid of the weight, they are missing the essential nutrition for their brain. Fats are required for the brain, specifically omega fatty acids which is available in copious amounts in tuna, salmon, seaweed and wild fish. Fish oil, almonds and [...]

If you are health conscious and do not want to feed junk to your family, here are the top health offenders that you should avoid on food labels. Any food item with artificial coloring should never find a way in your supermarket trolley. Artificial sweeteners are another big no if you want to eat healthy. [...]

High protein intake is one of the easiest ways to build muscle mass while losing body fat at the same time. The amino acids present in proteins break down into sulfur and nitrogen that are essential for the ongoing repair of all the muscle wear tear in our body. If you have always dreamt of [...]

Nutritionists across the world have hailed the benefits of including soy protein in everyday diet, especially if the person is a vegetarian. However, there is a lot of confusion about the exact benefits and the quantity of soy protein that one can take on a regular basis to avail its health benefits. To begin with, [...]

If the word fermented makes you think of fine wine or silky brews, you are sadly mistaken. The fermented nutrients that we are talking about are foods that have been fermented to enable easy digestion and quick absorption by the body cells. In fact, fermentation is an integral part of the process of digestion where [...]

Food is one of the most important factors that affect both our mind and body. Eating happy food can almost instantly alter brain chemistry and uplift the mood of the person making him or her feel good. In fact, indulging in a spread of happy food is one of the best ways to fight depression. [...]

One of the most common misconceptions that you are likely to come across while trying to plan your diet is that sugar is harmful for your body. To correct it for once and for all, not all sugar is bad for you. It is the refined white sugar that is the culprit behind earning a [...]

Eating healthy is one of the basics of life. However, the ever changing information about what’s good for you, and what’s not, makes all of us confused when trying to make a diet plan for ourselves. One day nutritionists hail the benefits of a particular diet and the next day it is rubbished by medical [...]

According to medical journals, the nutrient requirement of our immunity system can be fulfilled easily by taking a balanced diet under normal circumstances. To define these normal circumstances, it means that the person must be healthy and not be under any form of physical or mental stress. However, given the fast paced lives that we [...]