8th April 2013
This is from Gwyneth Paltrow’s new book, It’s all Good.
2 large beetroot (cut into 1.5 cm cubes)
1 small butternut squash (cut into 1.5 cm cubes)
6 large shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
Extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt
Rocket
1/2 cup of roasted pumpkin seeds (though I used pine nuts in the...
Categories: Recipes
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In a study published in 2010 researchers found a link between breast cancer and the presence of the metabolic syndrome — a syndrome that predisposes to cardiovascular and other diseases, which is characterized by abdominal obesity, high levels of triglycerides and low concentrations of HDL cholesterol, increased...
Categories: Hormonal Health, Weight Management, Metabolic Health
Read more...27th March 2013
Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but it also tends to be the most skipped meal of the day it. Now, researchers have found that eating a breakfast rich in protein significantly improves appetite control and reduces unhealthy snacking on high-fat or high-sugar foods in the evening.
In the...
Categories: Nutritional News, Hormonal Health, Weight Management, Children's Health
Read more...23rd March 2013
Inflammation is the body’s normal response to injury and while it may be a natural defense system, it can lead to disease development if it becomes chronic. The inflammation process has one goal: to respond immediately to detect and destroy the toxic material in damaged tissues before it can spread throughout the...
Categories: Nutritional News, Healthy Aging, Metabolic Health
Read more...7th March 2013
A huge study of half a million men and women, published in open access journal BMC Medicine, demonstrates an association between processed meat and cardiovascular disease and cancer.
The EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) study involved ten countries and 23 centres in Europe and...
Categories: Nutritional News, Healthy Aging, Metabolic Health
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