Top Vitamins and Nutrients for Pregnancy
For your health and baby’s development during pregnancy, it’s important to have the right nutrients and vitamins. This guide highlights some of the key ones to have when you are expecting. When you are pregnant, you should have a diet…
Eggs – Good or Bad?
Eggs are everywhere. Regardless of the type of our cuisine, be it oriental, Muslim, British, American, Italian, Mediterranean or Indian, we all could hardly escape from them. Not only eggs are a mainstay in our regular meals, they are also…
You Say Tamari, I Say Tahini! (And Other Foods You May Not Yet Know)
Whilst the food we’re eating these days is going back to basics, with fresh, raw and natural being the order of the day, things are not necessarily all straightforward. Have you ever read a recipe or a menu and stopped…
Food and Nutrition: Watercress
When used topically, watercress juice can be helpful in relieving skin eczema, as well as other skin conditions. Its high content of vitamin A and C best obtained by juicing are also beneficial for healthy skin Watercress Watercress (Nasturtium officinalis)…
Malaysian Favorites – Minus the Calories!
Fat Recommendations The amount of fat you need each day depends on your calorie needs. The Institute of Medicine recommends adults consume between 20 to 35 percent of their daily calories from fat. One gram of fat provides 9 calories.…
Food and Nutrition: Figs
Figs leaves have healing properties too. Decoction of fig leaves can help patients with diabetes reduce the amount of insulin intake. The natural sugars in figs make them an ideal snack for diabetics Figs Figs (Ficus carica) are the fruit…
Crazy About Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is termed as a “miracle” food because of its health and beauty benefits. Its countless advantages make it an amazing substitute of many cooking oils on the shelf. Coconut oil is a good anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-viral agent.…
Eating for Healthy Fertility
Starting a family may seem like a simple thing: all you need is a man and a woman, and baby makes three. However, fertility can be a challenge when factors such as lifestyle, age and environment come into play. Diet…
Choline for Pregnancy Health
Choline is an essential nutrient during pregnancy as it can help protect a newborn against neural tube defects while boosting the mother’s brainpower. Choline is a dietary component responsible for maintaining healthy cell membranes and brain function. It is important…
Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy
Every expectant mother wants what is best for their unborn baby, which is why you start practicing a healthy diet the minute you find out you are pregnant; you start adding slices of fruit to your fortified breakfast cereal, top…
