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The Mediterranean diet has long been praised for its health benefits. Its emphasis on ‘abundance of plant foods, fresh fruit as the typical daily dessert, olive oil as the principal source of fat, dairy products (principally cheese and yogurt), and fish and poultry consumed in low to moderate amounts, zero to four eggs consumed weekly, red meat consumed [...]

Normally, stress can make us grab some ice cream or a bar of chocolate, not knowing that such foods can eventually lead to more stress. They only relieve the malady for the moment. Comfort food, after all, is to make us feel better and give us some sense of well-being. Unfortunately, what have been known as comfort food are laden with unhealthy fats [...]

They say caffeine can kill you. Yes, that’s true if you ‘drink 80 to 100 cups in a hurry.’ Others insist that coffee is good for you. Well, one to two cups a day will give you your needed antioxidants. But if you need those life-prolonging substances, you can also get them from black tea, bananas, dry beans, and corn wrap. Those antioxidants [...]

While Asia is a huge land mass that contains a wide variety of people, cultures, and cuisines, the Healthy Traditional Asian Diet Pyramid was ‘inspired by the cuisines of South and East Asia, including such countries as China, Japan, South Korea, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and other related Pacific Rim areas.’ Undeniably, [...]

Brain matter can, indeed, be regenerated. Scientists and experts have found, through the ages, several ways by which one can reboot and recharge the brain. An optimally-functioning and healthy brain makes for a healthy overall physical composition. There is the active ingredient called carnosic acid (CA) that prevents stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, [...]

There is a novel suggestion to make natural food substances that fight free radicals be better absorbed by the body. Antioxidants are more effective if not taken with milk. This is the suggestion of a new study which discovered the findings that cranberries and other fruits high in antioxidants drastically reduce their potential and potency when combined [...]