Acai Berry: Your Road to Health and Natural Energy

The acai berry is no ordinary fruit; it doesn’t even grow in an ordinary place. The acai berry is a special fruit that you probably have not had the pleasure of enjoying fresh from the acai palm unless you grew up in or around Brazil. These clusters of tiny berries that remind you of grapes, but much deeper in color, only grow in South and Central America. And because the acai can only be enjoyed fresh within a day or two after it has been harvested, it has taken quite some time for the rest of the world to become…Read the Rest

50 Miraculous Health Benefits of Honey

Honey has been around since ancient times. It is mentioned in Egyptian hieroglyphics and in the Bible. Both Greeks and Romans used it as an offering to the gods and the dead. Honey contains 80% natural sugar (glucose and fructose), 18% water and 2% protein, pollen, minerals, vitamins and ash. Honey also has three main properties that make it such a popular food product with extraordinary alternative uses in medical field: – Honey is antiseptic and antibacterial, anti-fungal and antibiotic preventing the growth of certain bacteria; – Honey, especially darker honey from buckwheat, contains natural antioxidants that help eliminate free…Read the Rest

Top 5 Most Nutritious Seafood and Health Benefits

What do you think of when you hear “you must eat healthy”!?! Do you see yourself surrounded by vegetables and fruits!?! If so, you should know that having a healthy life in terms of eating habits does not involve a focus only on vegetables and fruits. There are a lot of other interesting food categories and mixes that have a positive impact on your health and, therefore, should definitely be tried on a regular basis. One of these categories is SEAFOOD. Although some of you might consider this as only an “exotic” food, proper only for special occasions, you should…Read the Rest

16 Health Benefits of Eating Apples

The origin of apples is not well known, however there are records of apple crops from ancient Egypt. There are also traces of apples in other Caspian Sea civilizations and China. The word “apple” comes from the old English æppel and it could be one of the oldest English word to come from a Indo-European form. The largest apple producer in the world is China with about 40% of the total production. The second producer is the U.S. with more than 7.5%. Other leading apple producers are Turkey, France, Italy and Iran. 60% of all the commercially sold apples in…Read the Rest

Top 4 Best Ways to Burn More Calories

The name “calorie” derives from the Latin word “calor” which means HEAT. The calorie is generally used as an energy measurement unit and specifically for the amount of food energy. There are 2 definitions related to calories: The small calorie (gram calorie) – represents the energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius (about 4.184 Joules). The symbol of this unit is “cal”. The large calorie (kg calorie) – represents the energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 degree Celsius (about 4.184 Kj). The symbol of this…Read the Rest

Top 5 Most Nutritious Vegetables in The World

According to Dr. Everett Koop (former US Surgeon General) and to Health magazine, 10 of the most nutritious vegetables in the world are: Broccoli Spinach Brussels sprouts Lima beans Peas Asparagus Artichokes Cauliflower Sweet potatoes Carrots 1. Broccoli Broccoli belongs to the cabbage family (Brassicaceae – to be more specific). The green flower heads and the stalk of the plant are both edible. Broccoli plants are closely related to cauliflowers, although the plants have extremely different colors. Broccoli contains high quantities of vitamin C, soluble fibers and the compound glucoraphanin. Glucoraphanin in broccoli leads to anticancer compound sulforaphane. Referring to…Read the Rest