Holistic Nutrition

For years we have been told to avoid dietary fats at all costs. They are the leading cause of heart disease and so many other ailments it would take years to talk about all the dangers which have been attributed to fat intake. The witch hunt seems to have taken …

Calories tend to be the main focus of most dieters. These individuals worry about eating too many calories and struggling to burn them off. Despite the ubiquitous agreement on the importance of calories, there’s still a lot to learn about them. One way to better understand calories and how they affect …

From West Africa, comes the kola tree, or in its more formal name – Cola acuminata and Cola nitida. This tree bares a nut, the kola nut. This nut is about the size of a chestnut, but contains something special, caffeine to be honest, and loads of it. These cola …

Did you know that our bodies contain around 39 trillion bacteria, of which most of these reside in our intestines? These bacteria are called the gut microbiota. More so, these gut microbiota plays a significant function in regulating our body’s functioning, our overall health, and how we feel. In addition, …

There is a lot of talk about being on a low fat diet, even many diet experts arguing that a low fat diet is best. But there is another string of voices that are starting to gain momentum – those that are softly whispering that fat is glorious and wonderful. …

Most people will throw moldy food away. These are foods that have green or even fuzzy spots on them. More so, when food start to mold, their taste and texture changes. Nonetheless, people are grossed out when they see these type of foods. It should also be said, that although …

There are a lot of talk that people that are on a plant based diet will have a higher risk for iron deficiency than those people that are eating animals. In addition, vegans and vegetarians would be at a higher risk of developing illnesses such as anemia as compared to …

For those unfamiliar with this condition, gout is a sort of arthritis that causes inflammation of the joints. It is mostly a male disease, and around 8.3 million people in the United States alone are impacted by this disease. Gout involves sudden pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints. The …

It can happen; most of your clothes might feel a bit tighter, if fit at all. Now, you could go on one of the different diets and exercise more intensively. Exercise will help you and if you cut your portions that will also help you to lose some weight. But …

Insects hold a great benefit to humans, not only from the perspective of global food crisis, but since they are a great source of high quality protein. As the human count raises, there are already problems of access to good quality nutrients, never mind protein. By 2050, the United Nations …