Category: Health and Nutrition
Nurturing Your Growing Child
Blood cholesterol levels and blood pressure are the last items on the priority list of a child or adolescent. However, eating habits that dictate if their heart is in good shape or if it will become weak later are determined from a very young age.
DIY Tartare
Not to deprive yourself of the delights of tartare, I invite you to quite simply prepare it yourself, by making sure you follow the below tips:
Breakfast matters
The majority of the scientific studies agree that breakfast is a very important meal. The simple act of eating a balanced breakfast has an impact on satiety and reduction of hunger during the day, thereby warding off many problems and staying fit for a long time. What’s more, eating well after eight to twelve hours […]
1st Resolution: Losing Weight
Every January, millions of people make a New Year’s resolution to lose weight. Most of these people are women, for whom such a resolution precedes all others.
Eat Fruits and Vegetables Daily in 5 Easy Steps!
Did you know that the daily consumption of vegetables and fruits might help reduce the risk of certain types of cancer? Moreover, regularly eating large amounts of fruits and vegetables can also reduce the risk of heart disease. Yet it is not always easy to include these foods in our daily meals, among other things, […]
November and male health
During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world. Through the power of the moustache, vital funds and awareness are raised to combat prostate and testicular cancer and mental health challenges.
Testimonial from Denis, who feels like singing again
We often receive positive feedback from our members. This one comes from Denis, who is on a mission to help his family and friends to improve their health through better eating. Exactly as he did himself, thanks to the menus against chronic inflammation. We spoke on the phone about 2 months ago, when he bought […]
Food and nutrition myth about tea
MYTH: Drinking tea causes dehydration THE TRUTH: It’s a popular belief that tea is dehydrating because it has caffeine, but the level of caffeine you get from drinking moderate amounts of tea, even strong tea, doesn’t dehydrate you. Tea is actually 99.5 percent water and counts towards your fluid intake for the day, so it […]
Food and nutrition myth about eating up when you are pregnant
MYTH: When you’re pregnant, eat up! You are eating for two THE TRUTH: Pregnant women are commonly told they are “eating for two.” In reality, you need just a little more food, during the second and third trimesters, to get enough nutrients and calories to support a growing baby. Two or three extra Food Guide […]
Are you a “food addict?”
A new research from Newfoundland’s Memorial University suggests that one in 20 Canadians is a “food addict”, as determined by the Yale Food Addiction Scale. The Yale Food Addiction Scale consists of 27 statements describing eating habits such as: “I eat to the point where I feel physically ill,” and “I find myself constantly eating […]
Chill out with a frozen drink
Frozen drinks with crushed ice are an extremely delicious way to beat the summer heat and they come in many forms such as slush, granita, frappé, etc. Refreshing and colourful, they are a huge hit with youngsters, but beware, because their nutritional profile is not very flattering… These drinks almost always consist of sweetened water, […]
What does 200 Calories look like?
Some foods have significantly more Calories than others but what does the difference actually look like? Browsing through the web, I found a very enligthning video from ASAP Science that features 200 calorie servings of all your favourite foods, from apples to Big Macs, from wine to pizza.