Diets and Nutrition

Do your knees hurt?  Does your leg bother you when you walk?  Is it hard to move some area of your body?  This could be related to a cartilage condition, which make fluid movement possible, providing flexibility and a shock absorber.  Cartilage is a ...Read More

Sometimes our eyes can tell us more than we think, at least this proves to be the case in plant-based foods, which with their wide range of colours, are not only aesthetically appealing and interesting, but they can also indicate what they will provide our body with after giving them a ...Read More

Gastritis is a condition that usually involves inflammation of the stomach mucus, i.e. inflammation of the stomach due to different causes. Nowadays it affects many adults, however, this condition can also occur in children much more often than we might expect. Gastritis has been linked to infection ...Read More

Meat is the main source of high biological quality protein for most of us.  It is therefore very normal that meat is highly prized in our diet due to the quality of its protein, but we must be aware that it is not essential in ...Read More

During the menopause, a woman experiences changes in her body and metabolism, including some symptoms which can be annoying. The role of her diet during this stage is important since it can help to combat or at least improve the symptoms and prevent associated conditions of the menopause. ...Read More

Bad or harmful cholesterol affects millions of people worldwide and still many of the affected population do not understand why they are ill, why they suddenly feel dizzy, blurry, have frequent headaches, fatigue and other ailments which do not allow them to carry out day-to-day life. If ...Read More

Iron is an important mineral in our day to day diets, not only for adults but also for children because if they have an iron deficiency, they may not have energy to play, study and achieve their best at school. A child with an iron deficiency may develop anaemia and ...Read More

The New Year is a great opportunity for starting fresh, for leaving bad habits behind, and for starting again with better positive energy.  Of course, you can’t forget about your health in all this.  Often times New Year’s resolutions focus on improving health. Stop ...Read More

There’s no doubt about it: the best way to get the nutrients that the body requires is through healthy foods.  However, as our current diet becomes more and more deficient (nutritionally speaking) seeking supplements seems like the best alternative.  Although it could be a ...Read More

Our bodies consume a certain amount of energy throughout the day in order to function.  This energy comes from our foods, without which, we couldn’t live.  But it’s not just as simple as that. In addition to energy from calories, we need other substances ...Read More

Currently there are an endless amount of products on the market that are created for home and personal hygiene.  Unfortunately a lot of these products aren’t very safe if they’re used in large quantities or for long periods of time, as they contain toxic ...Read More

Waste and toxin accumulation in the intestines can cause an individual to suffer from different diseases, like irritable colon syndrome or colitis, constipation or diarrhea, abdominal inflammation and pain, etc., which are annoying and affect largely a person’s daily life. That’s why it is ...Read More

The kidneys are two organs located behind the abdomen, and their purpose is to eliminate toxins and residues from the blood stream, through the urine.  This means that they “filter” the body. In order for your kidneys to be healthy, you need to exercise ...Read More

In spite of the fact that in the past, irritable colon was attributed to stress, today we cannot say that we actually know what causes Irritable Colon Syndrome.  Stress could spark the symptoms, but it isn’t actually the cause in itself. Unfortunately, there is ...Read More