10 Reasons to Eat Dark Chocolate

Chocolate. It dates back since 1500 BC. The Olmec Indians, the Maya and Aztec civilizations were using cocoa beans. Columbus brought it to Spain in the early 1500s after which it spread thought Europe. The beans were grinded and a beverage was made out of them. In 1874, the first chocolate bar was made and in 1929 cocoa powder was being manufactured. Nowadays it still remains one of the most delicious treats you can have. But is it healthy? How do you choose your chocolate? Do you prefer white chocolate? Do you like it with peanuts or strawberries? Normal chocolate…Read the Rest

10 False Weight Loss Myths

1. Starches make you fat and should be avoided when trying to lose weight “Don’t eat bread when you’re on a diet!” some people say. But this is one of the most common misconceptions about weight loss. Foods high in starch such as bread, rice, and pasta are low in fat and calories but high in carbohydrates. These kinds of foods provide the body with its primary source of energy. Fat and carbohydrates often come together, especially in baked foods such as baked potatoes, crackers, croissants, muffins or microwave popcorn and this is why it’s easy to confuse starches with…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

5 Products to Avoid for a Healthy Skin

The basic nutrition rules are also valid for the aspect of our skin. Color, texture and tonus of the skin are all the result of constant consumption of vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids etc. It doesn’t matter how many creams and lotions we use if we eat improper. So…what we eat is written on our skin! Here are 5 of the most damaging products for our skin: 1. Sugar Sugar makes you look older. It doesn’t only make you fat, but also destroys important elements within our bodies. Most vulnerable to such damage are collagen and elastin fibres, which keep…Read the Rest