Nutrition / 72 posts found

Chia seeds – Perfect Food for Hormones

by Angie
    Chia is a very small seed native to Southern America and grows mostly around the equator. Chia has been cultivated for centuries by people who live there, by Aztecs and pre- Columbian cultures. Chia is a superfood, and it has incredible nutritional power. It is packed with omega -3’ (8 times more than salmon) and is the richest omegas food on the planet. It is high in protein. Has six times more calcium than milk, 15 times more magnesium than broccoli, more potassium than bananas, three times more iron than spinach, four times more selenium than flax seed. […]

Benefits and How to Cook with Coconut Oil

by Angie
  I’m a chef and I use coconut oil all the time in the kitchen. I love to cook with coconut oil and coconut is one of my favorite flavors I can’t live without it. Here are some benefits of coconut oil as well as some tips on how to cook with it. Weight Control Coconut oil helps to control weight, and the consumption of coconut oil has been found to reduce abdominal obesity. Coconut is easy to digest, burns quickly and also protects the body from insulin resistance. The short and medium-chain fatty acids in coconut oil help with taking […]