Your Brain May Be Crying Out For The Right Fats

Memory challenges could mean a lack of the right fats

Have you walked into a room lately and wondered what you went there for? Or maybe put a specific item in a really safe place, and now cannot remember where the safe place is? Maybe you were introduced to someone a while ago, met them again recently, and couldn’t recall their name? These ‘senior moments' could be due to a lack of the right fats in your brain.

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.

What’s All The Fuss About A Gluten-Free Diet?

Gluten Is A Very Tough Protein

Gluten is the common name for a small group of proteins that are found in wheat, rye, barely and oats. It is also found in other, more ancient forms of grass-like cereals, such as spelt, kamut and triticale.

What Is So Special About Green Vegetables?

When You Know Why, You'll Load Up On Them

Life on earth would be impossible without plants. Plants are sometimes called the 'lungs' of the earth because they provide the oxygen that we need to breathe to stay alive. Furthermore, they use the carbon dioxide that we breathe out, coupled with the chlorophyll that they possess, and the suns energy, to provide us with both food and beautiful greenery.

Therefore, humans, as well as animals couldn't survive on planet earth without green plants - they provide oxygen without which we couldn't survive and they provide nourishment, without which we suffer ...

Energy Drinks And Sports Drinks

Are you getting more than you bargained for?

Looking at the wide variety of these drinks leads one to conclude that they are very popular, and obviously provide a lucrative benefit to the suppliers.

Coconut Fat Is Good For You, But…

Not all coconut fat is created equal.

Recently there has been an onslaught of information about coconuts and their oil, and how they can enhance your health. For many decades we have been advised to keep away from them, as researchers thought that all saturated fats were the same. Suddenly their status has changed, and we’re being encouraged to consume their oil and products made from them.

Can Grocery Shopping Be A Pleasant Experience?

Some hints for improving the experience

Most women dread heading to the store for the weekly shopping experience, but hopefully you’ll enjoy it a little more now because you can see how important your food choices are for your families’, and your overall health and well being.

Mother's have loads of power!

How Stress Works And Why It Is Killing You And Your Brain

Ongoing stress does kill neurons!

The physical and psychological effects of stress are profound and far-reaching, and the process is as follows, from the first step to the last.

Understanding the process can help you to see why it’s so important to get stress under control, by managing your response to events and situations that you can’t change.

Everyday Energy – Doesn’t Depend On Age

Why you get tired and how to create energy

People often look at children, with so much energy, and wish for that kind of energy again. Some people just seem to have endless amounts of energy and can run around all day, with excess energy at the end of the day.

Coffee And Why It’s Such A Profoundly Addictive Substance

Why you can't do without your morning 'cuppa'

Coffee is the second most consumed beverage in the world, with tea being number one. And as a cup of tea contains half the amount of caffeine that a cup of coffee contains, tea drinkers are still getting a lovely caffeine hit.