ABSI: A Replacement for Body Mass Index?
We’re all familiar with the term BMI by now. Body Mass Index is that crucial formula that compares your weight to your height, and tells you if you weigh too much for someone of your height, or otherwise. Unfortunately, the…
10 Ways to Fire-Up Your Walking Workout
Get ready to turn your typical walking workout into supercharged steps by adding a few smart strength moves. You’ll burn fat, tone muscle and peel off pounds. It’s the easiest shape-up ever! Check in before you head out Take a…
10 Foods A Nutritionist Would Never Eat
You may be surprised at what lies ahead: 10 feel-good foods that appear to be pretty harmless but are actually quite unhealthy. If you are unsure if the seemingly-healthy food is good to eat, just be safe and limit your…
Powerfoods: French Bean
French Beans Green beans, Runner beans, String beans, Climbing beans, Wax beans and Snap beans; different names of French beans but with the same taste have adored the world around, whether eaten raw or cooked, in salad or in soups,…
Quick, Simple Ways to Improve Digestion & Gut Health
With our fast-paced and on-the-go lifestyle these days, it’s not surprising that many of us tend to neglect our digestion and gut health. Every food consumed is high in preservatives or is prepared instantly. According to Jordan Rubin, author of…
6 most effective supplements that can also help your heart
The truth is, your cardiovascular system is only as healthy as your arteries, the blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to other parts of the body. When arteries are damaged, a condition called atherosclerosis – blood…
The Making of Organic Rice
Rice is a staple food in many countries especially in Asia and the West Indies. Some people must simply have rice every day and would only consider a meal to be ‘complete’ if it is a rice dish. Thankfully, rice…
Breathe Easier in Your Home
HEPA Air Filter Guide & 7 Simple Steps to Cleaner Indoor Air Take a bus ride at noon and choose a seat where you can have a clear view of the door opening and closing. Take a close look at…
Powerfoods: Lemon
Lemon Lemon (Citrus limon) certainly had its fans throughout history with Alexander the Great taking them on all his conquests and Christopher Columbus making sure he had plenty of them on board when he set sail on his voyage of…
Powerfoods: Water Chestnut
Water Chestnut The Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), more often called simply the water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge grown for its edible corms. The water chestnut is actually not a nut at all, but an aquatic vegetable that grows…
