Nutrition / 72 posts found
Is coffee messing with your hormones
Is coffee healthy or not? Drink it. Avoid it. Why all the confusion? Oh boy! Before I tackle this subject, I must admit I love coffee! It is a long love affair. I’m also proud to admit that I quit coffee; well I just have it once a week on Sunday. I have to say that I did everything to balance my hormones, but I was in denial about coffee because I loved it so much. It was more about my morning routine than anything else though, but still, I just couldn’t surrender to the fight about quitting […]
What Is Candida?
Candida is a type of yeast present in every human body and is helpful in digestion. In a healthy body, candida is controlled by beneficial bacteria, which is not harmful. Problems start when the good bacteria balance deteriorates. The result is an uncontrolled growth of candida. The imbalance in the beneficial bacteria can arise from taking antibiotics and birth control pills, prolonged stress, or eating a diet full of sugar and refined carbohydrates. It is becoming a disease of “hidden epidemic” proportions. It is a major contributing factor to many diseases. What is Candida? Candidiasis is an infection […]
How To Be Nourished During The Spring
Spring is setting in. It is a time of new growth and regeneration. Spring pulls us out of hibernation and encourages outdoor activities in the sun. We start to experience longer days. The seeds planted last autumn have now germinated over the winter and are budding and getting ready to bloom. They break through the frozen soil as signs of renewal and hope. They are seeds of change we have planted within ourselves that now are pushing with the new energy. It is this new energy that brings us inspiration and new vision helping us bring our goals and […]
Green Plantains Pancakes
Green plantains are very popular ingredients in African and South American and African cuisines, but it is now readily available in health food groceries stores around the United States. I buy them mostly at Whole Foods, but I’ve seen them at Natural Groceries and Safeway too. Plantains belong to the banana family. They are less sweet (especially when green), and they contain less starch than their banana cousin. I like to use plantain in my recipes because they are an extremely versatile ingredient. I use it as a fruit or as a vegetable, depending on its stage of […]
How to Get Enough Vitamin D?
Vitamin D is unique and getting enough of it is challenging, thus the widespread deficiency. Blind supplementation with “vitamin” D is not recommended. Vitamin D is not a vitamin but a hormone, and that is why it is not plentiful in the food we eat because – we shouldn’t be eating it in high doses! We supposed to get vitamin D from the sun, and the rest of it from food. I know that a lot of people benefit from supplementing vitamin D the beginning. Supplementing helps correct deficiencies, but it can also create imbalances. Supplementing […]
How to Plan and Prepare Meals Even When You’re Busy.
Everyone wants to eat healthier, but it is not easy because we are way too busy. You eat out more than you would like to during the week because that’s what you have to do. This arrangement is working for your family, and you don’t want to add more hours to your day to cook, and it is convenient. But you realize that it’s not working well when it comes to your health and fitness goals. You want to eat better. You want better health. You want to feel your best. You don’t want fast food or junk food; […]
Weight-Loss Friendly Snacks
You might think of weight-loss snacks as being “tasteless” or “completely unsatisfying.” Right? That doesn’t have to be the case! I will give you my favorite weight-loss friendly snacks that are delicious and nutritious! They are nutrient-dense whole foods , with a little going a long way.The foods contain fat, protein and/or fiber. 1. Hard boiled or poached eggs Eggs are amazing and packed with nutrition! Most of its nutrients are in the yolk. They contain choline, which is vital for detoxification, high-quality protein, vitamin B, vitamin D and a good amount of minerals […]
How to increase progesterone?
Progesterone is a very important hormone in the body. In most cases,women suffer from progesterone deficiencies without even knowing it. Progesterone is a steroid hormone secreted by the corpus luteum. Corpus luteum is a temporary endocrine gland that the female body produces after ovulation during the second half of the menstrual cycle. Progesterone literally means “promotes gestation”. It is sometimes called the “happy hormone”. How is progesterone made? Progesterone is produced mainly by the ovaries. Small amounts of progesterone are also made in the adrenal glands. Steroid hormones are made of cholesterol. Cholesterol is used to make pregnenolone, also […]
How to Live a Grain-Free Life
5 Tricks That Will Help You Kick Grains to the Curb Grains – the food group that plays a big role in the eating habits of millions of kids around the world. Oatmeal, YUM! Crackers, YUM! Mashed potatoes, YUM! Toast, YUM! Cereal, YUM! Surely, most moms always tell us that we need to eat our veggies too. However, most moms also often serve some sort of grain for or with breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks as well.Therefore, grains have to be just as important as meats, fruits and veggies, right? Wrong. But grains make up a hefty […]
Hormones a Hot Mess?
I remember when my hormones were a hot mess. I was told to add flaxseeds. O am so thankful I did. Let me share with you why I love flaxseeds. Flaxseeds, also called linseeds, are a rich wellspring of micronutrients, dietary fiber, manganese, vitamin B1, and the fundamental unsaturated fat alpha-linolenic corrosive, otherwise called ALA or omega-3. Flaxseeds have served as nourishment for around 6,000 years and were more than likely the first superfood. Their benefits are numerous: enhanced assimilation, clear skin, decreased cholesterol, decreased sugar desires, adjusted hormones, and advance weight reduction. Flaxseed contains a […]