Nasty Food Additives - Know Which Ones Are the Worst

What we do know about food additives is alarming...

Food additives are used in most processed foods today, to keep the food from going off on the shelves in the supermarket, and to entice children (and adults) to purchase them, because they’re brightly colored and tasty. Unfortunately, there is a lot that we don’t know about the long term and combined effects that these additives could have on our health, and the health of our children. But what we do know is alarming.

5 Lifestyle Tips To Help Your Brain

These Lifestyle Tips Could Help Save Your Brain

Research has shown that there are a number of activities that can be incorporated into your lifestyle that can prevent cognitive and physical decline. Adopting some simple daily habits, and doing them regularly, as well as paying closer attention to the ones you do anyway, will result in both cognitive and physical health, as you get older.

Your Sweet Tooth May Need To Be Extracted

What Is Sugar, And Why Is It Dangerous To Your Health?

Sugar is a sweet, crystal-like substance that is extracted from specific plants, like sugar cane, sugar beets and sweet corn. Different forms of sugar can be created in a laboratory too. Sugar is classified as a carbohydrate, and it provides fuel for your cells to produce energy. Sugar is also the most commonly found simple carbohydrate in processed foods. But there is more to sugar than meets the eye.

Stop Focusing On What To Avoid In Your Diet

Don't Make A List Of Foods To Avoid

Maybe you've started off on a new health or dietary approach by making a list of all the foods and beverages that you are going to avoid. This approach is not very effective in the long term for a number of important of reasons:

Fish Oil Isn’t The Whole Story About Omega 3’s

Fish Oil May Not Be The Miraculous Solution To All Your Essential Fatty Acid (EFA) Requirements

How fish became known as a ‘miracle’ food

Supplementation with fish oil has become extremely popular, due to researchers discovering, many years ago, that certain groups of people, especially those who follow a Mediterranean diet, are healthier than those people who don’t. The assumption was ...

Why You Need Both Omega 3's And Omega 6's

You need both Omega 3 and Omega 6 Essential Fatty Acids

When a scientific topic is complex it is easy for incomplete information to be conveyed to the public. This is what has happened with the Omega 3 and Omega 6 scientific story, especially as regards the Omega 3 and Omega 6 advice that people have been given.

Important Things To Consider In Your Search For Healthy Skin

The Foundation Of Healthy Skin

Fats have a central role to play in your health, being the second largest compound in the body after water. Unfortunately many people have been misled into believing that fat should be avoided. The right fats are crucial to our overall health, and when the right fats are missing from our diet, health will be compromised. The reason for this is that the right fats are required in every single cell membrane, so if they are missing, every single cell in your body will be unable to do its job effectively.

Eat Fat For Stronger Nails

The Right Fats Can Help You Grow Flexible, Strong Nails

Women especially, often find themselves quite desperate to find a solution to dry, brittle, flaky nails. They want beautiful nails, and pursue this goal through nail strengtheners, and special creams, all with the aim of obtaining strong and beautiful nails. There may be another solution that is much easier and deals with the cause of weak nails, not the symptom.

Eat Fat To Save Your Hair

Your Hair Is A Beauty Statement, But Also A Reflection Of Your Internal Health

Your hair is a reflection of what your overall health status is. People use shampoos, and conditioners in an attempt to give their hair ...

You Don’t Have To Have Red, Inflamed And ‘Angry’ Skin

Can A Lack Of Fat Be Responsible For Skin Problems?

When you consider that your skin is the second largest organ in your body, you realize that if something is wrong with your health, it will generally be reflected in the quality of your skin. Skin dryness, dandruff and cracked heels, as well as skin that seems to be aging quickly, are all signs of skin that is lacking in moisture.

Furthermore, fat is the second largest ...