Proper hydration is very important for the functioning of your body. After all, the human body is primarily composed of water. As children, we have as much as 75% of water in our bodies, then with age, the water content decreases. In a young adult man, water constitutes 60%. Looking after a correct fluid balance is extremely important. Here you will find answers to questions about how much to drink, what is best to drink and whether it is definitely mineral water.
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Children’s Day! Hurray! Today everyone can go crazy and have some fun – after all, each of us is a child! Nevertheless, among readers there will definitely be parents who are serious about taking care of the healthy nutrition of their children. That’s why I am presenting the second part of advice on how to keep your child’s A* diet!
Nowadays, we have practically endless possibilities of combining various food products. Supermarkets do not only offer regional and seasonal products, but also foreign, exotic ones. Thanks to this, our kitchen certainly becomes diverse and interesting, but it must be remembered that food interacts with each other, influencing the bioavailability of minerals and vitamins, which is our body’s ability to use nutrients. Among diet specialists, there is a very correct saying: “you are not what you eat but what you digest.” Bad combinations can cause weakness of the digestive tract, reduce immunity, gain weight and many other health problems. On the other hand, well-chosen food products mutually improve the absorption of nutrients, resulting in increased benefits.
Once upon a time, before the Spaniards conquered South America, chia seeds were the main food in the Aztec and Maya diets. Most of the evidence available to us shows that the population has known and used chia seeds since around 3500 BC. Aztecs and Maya milled the seeds into flour, they pressed oil and drank drinks from water-soaked chia seeds.
Easter is approaching. Without a doubt, each shopping basket will contain some eggs. Of course, the best choice are unlabeled eggs from a countryside hen that roams freely around the yard. However, not everyone has the opportunity to buy such eggs. I suspect that many people are already aware that from reading the egg code, we can find out whether the eggs are free range or, for example, from cage breeding. Many people who care about the environment and healthy nutrition are guided by this information when choosing eggs. Some also pay attention to the fact whether the eggs come from hens fed with GMO-free feed. And now we get to few questions: what exactly is GMO? Are GMO crops really harmful to us? Can an egg from a hen fed with GMO feed be dangerous to our health? I will try to answer these and other questions regarding GMOs.
Sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, fructose, sucrose – evil can have many names. The question is will you get caught up in marketing tricks? If you want to eat healthy, don’t you reach for the sugar bomb? Do you know how to really avoid sugar? Do you know how to help yourself fight sweet cravings? You will find answers to all these questions and many more in the article below. Enjoy reading!
What does our intestinal microflora impact on? Oh well…the question seems to be rather simple to answer for me – on everything…What does ‘everything’ actually consist of? Is it our brain? For sure! Is it our behaviour? Yes! Is it our personality? It turns out that also that! Research published barely a month ago provides us with more information on this topic. Let’s try to find out more!
Nowadays, we have practically endless possibilities of combining various food products. Supermarkets do not only offer regional and seasonal produce, but also foreign and exotic foods. Thanks to this, our cuisine certainly becomes more diverse and interesting, but it should be remembered that food products interact with each other, affecting the bioavailability of minerals and vitamins, that is our body’s ability to use nutrients. Among diet specialists, there is a very justifiable saying: “you are not what you eat but what you digest.” Bad combinations can cause weakness of the digestive tract, reduce immunity, weight gain and many health problems. On the other hand, well-chosen food products mutually improve the absorption of nutrients, resulting in increased benefits.
It has been long known that meat production consumes a lot of energy, requires huge amounts of meadow and field surface. In general, it harms our environment. If there is a problem, it is obvious that we will start looking for solutions. But are the solutions that scientists currently work on are good ones? Hm… it looks like opinions are divided…
Every day in Poland, several hundreds of people hear from their doctors that they have been diagnosed with diabetes type II. Based on last year’s data, 2.17 mln people in Poland suffer from this disease. Of course one need to take into consideration the number of people, who are unaware of their condition , which adds up to 2.73 mln in total… I think everyone has heard about it. However, not everyone knows that with a little effort, the complete remission of diabetes is possible.