Water is critical for the function of your digestion, heart, lungs, and brain. So it's important to make sure you're drinking enough water – and drinking consistently throughout the day. What are the best times to drink water and why? Read more:
Do You Know: When your blood sugar is too high, your body takes water from all over your body to help get rid of it – including your skin. Blood sugar that’s too low can also create problems. Find out the tell-tale signs. Read more:
Reusable bottles can contain 40,000 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat, says a recent study. When compared to other household objects, the study found that reusable water bottles contain twice as many germs as a kitchen sink, 4 times the amount of bacteria as a computer mouse, and 14 times more than a pet’s drinking bowl.
Did you know that 447 phytochemicals have been isolated and identified from ginger plants, of which volatile oils, diethylanoids, gingerols, flavonoids, and terpenoids are the major components? Phytochemicals are a wide variety of compounds produced by plants which have health-promoting effects. Extracts from the ginger plant possess numerous biological functions: anti-inflammatory,...
Eating the rainbow involves eating fruits and vegetables of different colours every day. Plants contain different pigments, or phytonutrients, which give them their colour. Different-coloured plants are linked to higher levels of specific nutrients and health benefits. (Healthline)
Omega-3 (present in foods like fatty fish, flaxseeds, chia seeds and walnuts) is crucial to health. A 2021 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that having higher levels of Omega-3 fatty acids in the blood improves longevity. “In Japan, where the mean Omega-3 Index is greater than 8%, the expected life span is around 5 years longer than it is in the United States, where...
Earthing or grounding – the act of walking barefoot on the earth whether it be sand, dirt or grass – is good for health. Having direct skin contact with the earth (with your body – feet, legs, hands, etc) creates an electrical connection to the ground. This is said to produce a healing effect down to the cellular level. Research shows grounding may play a profoundly beneficial role in...
Most processed foods are energy-rich and nutrient-poor. They provide a lot of calories or “empty calories” without much nutritional value. Strive to eat more nutrient-dense foods (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, non-fat and low-fat dairy, fish and seafood, unprocessed lean meat and skinless poultry, nuts and legumes) – they are rich in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients important for...