Monthly Archives: May 2020

Plant Essential Oils As Treatments For Anxiety

Essential oils are volatile compounds produced by plants that have a strong odour. Essential oils can be extracted from plants, a process that has been understood for centuries. Essential oils are interesting from a nutritional perspective, because many appear to … Continue reading

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Lucky Dip To Bad Health: Processed and Packaged Foods

One of the main problems with the consumption of processed, packaged, and preprepared foods is that often, you are not sure exactly what you are eating. When you rely on others to prepare your food, there can be the addition … Continue reading

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A Fixation On Calories

Many individuals are fixated with the energy (calorie) content of foods. Often this fixation results from a desire to lose weight. Many diet companies take advantage of this energy fixation, and offer a range of low energy foods to the … Continue reading

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B Vitamins for Mood

A number of B vitamins are required for energy production. In this role, certain B vitamins can act as cofactors to a number of energy producing pathways in cells, and are therefore essential to cellular energy production. B vitamins also … Continue reading

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Dandelion for Liver Health

Insulin resistance is a condition that is thought to develop as a result of poor diet. In particular, refined carbohydrates are able to overload the liver with energy, and this causes the production of high amounts of triglycerides. These triglycerides … Continue reading

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Saffron as a Treatment for Anxiety

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Herbs Versus Drugs

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The Best Ways To Improve Insulin Sensitivity

Insulin sensitivity is defined as the ability of the hormone insulin to activate its receptor to facilitate the uptake of glucose into cells. Insulin sensitivity declines for a number of reasons, including age, diet quality and exercise levels. No one … Continue reading

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Tomatoes: The Low Sugar Fruit

Tomatoes are a fruit of a plant (Solanum lycopersicum) that belongs to the nightshade family of plant. Tomatoes are unusual amongst fruit because they are low in sugar. The low sugar content of tomatoes gives them a number of health … Continue reading

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What Can You Expect From Giving Up Sugar?

Evidence suggests that sugar has a number of detrimental health effects and these centre on the development of insulin resistance. Evidence from animal and human studies suggests that insulin resistance can develop within two weeks of consuming reasonably high amounts … Continue reading

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