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It’s long been known that foods are classified as either warming, cooling, or balanced/neutral. Ancient traditional Chinese medicine practitioners used specific foods to balance the body’s yin and yang, and treat disease.  Eating cooling foods, contributes a cooling effect to your body; while warm foods contribute to warming effects to your body. Now that winter is here, it’s time for being inside, specially […]

It’s nothing to do with eating less food. It’s not about about self-denial. It’s nothing to do with avoiding certain kinds of foods. On the contrary, it include a lil’ sugar, and spice and all things nice. But evidence suggests that it can help you lose weight, boost your health, and even your looks into […]

If you’re on a long-term healthy diet or exercise program, you’ve perhaps considered tracking your activity with a wearable device. Considering the research that’s emerging on the subject, this may not lead to additional weight loss. Spread over 24 months, the study discovered that people using wearable activity trackers lost 5.29lbs less than a similarly […]

Healthy eating has become somewhat of a top-of-mind thing in our times. We are constantly besieged with information that often times hinges on subjective claims, or seemingly simplistic solutions that claim to keep you slim, active, and energetic. Amidst this info-deluge, what separates the facts, fads and fantasy from pure fiction. Here are a few […]

Now that fall is here, seasonal veggies like pumpkins, turnips, Brussels sprouts, squash, and apples are back in food fashion (if one may say so). Not only are these produce delicious, but they’re also rich in antioxidants, vitamins, fiber and other nutrients. So get goin’, and get something cooking! Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Crispy Capers […]

‘Why do we do a feature like this during the second half of a calendar year?’, is probably what you’re thinking about, even as you read this. Reason is, the plethora of the crystal ball gazers at the beginning of the year for virtually every trend under the sun bound. Most people soon forget these […]

You’ve seen them on healthful store shelves. You’ve seen them being widely written about – online and off. You’ve seen them on restaurant menus. They seem to be popping up virtually everywhere, long before the Pokemon wave. Like Pokemon, these uber-healthy food trends are also making waves. Let’s dive right in and unpack their benefits, […]

Most people choose to cycle to work, as a means of getting or staying in shape. As the UK once again celebrated ‘Cycle To Work Day’ on September 14th, many more would have joined the cycle trails. Whatever be the stats, cycling to work is a great way to exercise and keep fit. The celebrations […]

Going by trend experts, predictions at the beginning of 2016 for the big-ticket organic food trends, seem to be coming true.  Moringa Here’s a riddle: what has 7 times more Vitamin C than oranges, 4 times more calcium than milk, 4 times more Vitamin A than carrots, and 3 times more potassium than bananas? It’s […]

Five fitness trends with specific end results Gone are the days when fitness fads become trends because, just because a celeb or a sports jock promotes it. Fitness trends today pack a punch, precisely because they help you achieve particular end-objectives and inspire you to commit to them. Here’s a round-up of the hottest new […]

Once only sourced from health food stores, organic food is now a buzzword on the online blogosphere as well as offline in supermarkets. Here’s where the issue begins – in the produce aisle. As an example, conventionally grown apple, smile sweetly at you, alongside organically grown ones. Both offering the same degree of firmness, sheen […]

Research shows that Millennials feed their growing interest in health and wellness via search. According to a newly released Google Food Trends Report, ‘functional foods,’ is on the ascendancy and here’s why. A look at today’s dinner table reveals how very different it looks from what it did a decade ago. For starters, a smartphone […]