Category Archives: Functional Foods

Pineapple is a favorite fruit of many people because it’s tangy, sweet and oh so delicious. But did you know that pineapple is an exceptional healthy food with a number of good health benefits? Many healthy food options, including fruits and vegetables, are functional foods and pineapple is not an exception. Functional foods are consumed ...click here to read more

In the last decade, the effects of wine on good health have been highlighted in both scientific and informal platforms, resulting in the boost in its production and sales. Unfortunately, most of the hype in relation to good health and diet has focused on red wine and thus, white wine has not been given equally ...click here to read more

Salads can be chocked full of healthy food items and loaded with essential nutrients, however not all salads are created equally and if you buy into any of the following salad myths you may be unintentionally sabotaging your health and/or weight loss efforts. Myth #1: Salads are Low in Calories Many people assume that ordering ...click here to read more

Over recent years, you have probably been bombarded with information saying that you should reduce the amount of salt in your diet to prevent high blood pressure in an attempt to decrease the risk of stroke, heart attack, and heart disease. Aging increases the risk of suffering from one of these conditions, therefore many individuals ...click here to read more

Approximately 86 percent of American women are dissatisfied with their bodies and 68 percent of the total American population is currently overweight.   Although it is a popular weight loss method, obsessively counting calories and fat grams is not an advisable way to embark on weight loss because it often leads to feelings of deprivation, and ...click here to read more

People living in Asia, Australia and New Zealand have made Kiwi a regular part of their diet for several decades. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention it was first called the “Chinese gooseberry”, but then was renamed after New Zealand’s national bird. Today, research around the world seems to indicate that kiwi ...click here to read more

It is common knowledge that you need to have a variety of foods in your diet in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Food experts tend towards diets that include a great deal of whole, raw foods, with special emphasis on fruits and vegetables. But aside from the obvious nutrient rich diet of fruits and ...click here to read more

Alas, July is finally here. The long, hot, sunny days of July tend to have an uplifting effect on most of us–the sun provides us with ample vitamin D, and the weather yields fresh, local fruits, which not only taste delicious, but also deliver an abundance of nutrients. It is currently strawberry season in many ...click here to read more

If you’re looking to achieve good health, adding prunes into your diet may provide good health benefits.  Prunes are an incredibly healthy food providing multiple good health benefits.  People have consumed this healthy food for years as a remedy for constipation; however prunes have many additional good health benefits that you may not know of.  ...click here to read more

If you find yourself yawning and feeling more than a little tired after lunch, you are not alone. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 20 percent of Americans experience considerable fatigue at work. A variety of factors can cause mid-day lethargy, and some of the most common include: consuming too much caffeine or sugar earlier ...click here to read more

The medical conditions of diabetes and obesity are collectively known as metabolic syndrome, and this is characterized by high caloric intake from specific food items.  For years, high caloric diets have been discouraged in order to achieve good natural health, with the notion that the excessive amounts it would only accumulate in the muscles, liver, ...click here to read more

Peanut butter is perhaps the best known and most popular form of nut butter on the market. There have been warnings that peanut butter and a long list of other nut butters contain saturated fat and sodium; however, medical researchers insist it doesn’t mean that natural nut butters are bad for you. Fat and Protein ...click here to read more

You may want to add plums, peaches and nectarines to your healthy food grocery list if you want to fight off obesity and obesity-related diseases. New research from Texas A & M AgriLife found that these stone fruits can potentially help to fight diabetes and cardiovascular disease, both of which are associated with obesity. Fruits ...click here to read more

The concept of vitamin water was first conceived in 1996 by J. Darius Bikoff and by the early 21st century it had gained wide popularity in North America.  Although glacéau vitamin water was the first to hit the market, countless other companies have joined the trend and today both Coca-Cola (which now owns glacéau) and ...click here to read more