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.

What Do Margarine And Fish Oil Have In Common?

A surprising link....
The history of margarine

In the early 1920’s a large food manufacturing company in the United States of America was looking for a way to use a surplus of cottonseed oil. They discussed the issue with a chemist who had been chatting to a colleague in France, who had discovered a way to turn a liquid oil into a solid substance. They had stumbled upon a process called ...

Foods And Additives That Could Be Contributing To Your Skin Problem

Everyday foods could be contributing to your skins distress

A healthy diet, including undamaged Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's), is required to keep your skin healthy. However, there may be specific foods or additives, which may be contributing to your skin disorder.

What Moisturizer Are You Using On Your Sensitive Skin?

What if your moisturizer is adding to your skins distress?

Many of the skin preparations recommended for eczema, and other skin ailments, besides cortisone, are full of chemicals that could be increasing the skins sensitivity. However, it is important to understand what the aim of a moisturizer is, so that you can find a natural way to do the same job.

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 ...

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 ...