There’s this fatty substance found in our blood called cholesterol which plays an essential role in how every cell in our body works. By now, I hope, that we all know that too much cholesterol in the blood can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. There are two types of cholesterol floating around in our…
Dr Stanley S. Bass wrote an interesting article about the importance of sequential eating and proper food combining. He describes that when we eat, any quick digesting food must wait until the slowest digesting food leave the stomach before they can leave (a process which takes up to 8 hours). While waiting, any quick digesting…
If you look closely at ingredients in some of the everyday foods we buy from the supermarket, you’ll notice that most of them are listed as “numbers”. These numbers are food additives such as the bread preservative Calcium Propionate (282), Sulphite Preservatives (220-228) used more commonly in dried fruits, Synthetic antioxidants (310-312 and 319-321) used…
A lot of people who embark on the journey to get into shape for whatever reason usually signs up for a gym membership. Some buy a brand new bike or some sports equipment and swear that they’ll use it every day. Big mistake. Why? Because usually, they end up regularly going to the gym (or…