Powerfoods: Dragon Fruit
Dragon Fruit: A Flaming Favourite It has many names; Night Blooming Cereus, Strawberry Pear, Belle of the Night, Conderella plant, Mood Flower, etc. The dragon fruit, also known as Pitaya, is a tropical fruit that belongs to the climbing cacti…
Calories – How Much Do They Really Count?
Not that they ever left, but calories are back in the news. New York City has recently passed an ordinance that requires restaurants with more than 15 outlets (i.e., chains) to post the caloric count in their dishes next to…
Superfoods: Asparagus
The Food for Gods Is Now Yours to Savour A member of the lily family, which also includes onions, leeks and garlic, asparagus has been cultivated for more than 2,000 years by the ancient Romans, Greeks and also the Egyptians…
Superfoods: Watermelon
Hail the Fruits of the Pharoahs No other fruit can be as thirst quenching as watermelon – a fruit that can be found almost anywhere in the world. Originating in Africa, watermelons were first cultivated in Egypt. Its legacy has…
Fasting for Weight Loss
For those of you who need to thin down at any cost, fasting for weight loss could be considered as being the best way. Fasting, or in other words abstaining from food, may sound like a very easy way out,…
Fat Free Foods: A Bad Idea?
Mention was made the other day in a class I was teaching about the delights of a specific brand of fat free cookies. “Have you had them?” one of the students asked me. To me that was like asking if…
Eat Right, Keep Moving
Health experts say that most people who are into losing weight usually stray The nuts and bolts of eating right and maintaining a healthy weight is not all that complicated You just have read all that you need to know…
Benefits of Detoxing for Fitness and Health
Rapid weight gain and the incapacity to lose excess weight can also be signs of having toxins in the body There are times that you feel sluggish and stressful. Your body may experience continuous aching, diarrhoea, constipation, and feeling of…
Eat Without Putting On Pounds
Weight Loss Tips for Getting Started Researchers are discovering that eating too much has very little to do with lack of willpower Losing weight is frustrating and an uphill task. We don’t have to tell you this. You’re hungry and…
Superfoods: Broccoli
When it comes to basic nutrients, broccoli is a mother lode. However, for some children, it is one of the most dreaded vegetables on their plate. There are many delicious ways to prepare it (without overcooking of course). Besides satisfying…
