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When is the last time you consumed a Big Mac or McChicken meal? Did you consider the effects your 99-cent meal had on the environment, your health and animals?
Buda-ba-ba-ba, I’m hatin’ it.
Or, at least animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is. Animal rights is the No. 1 reason PETA promotes vegetarian diets. The McCruelty campaign aims to impose less cruel forms of slaughtering upon McDonald’s meat suppliers. [Read more...]
You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI:
Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE:
An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoid which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke. [Read more...]
A diet rich in Omega-3 fatty acids can help preserve a person’s memory later in life.
A new study finds eating foods containing Omega 3s, including fish, chicken, and nuts, may lower blood levels of a protein called beta-amyloids, which is often linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
“Diet does matter, but it matters sooner than we might have expected. This should be implemented as part of your early meal plan and this is usually something that is 30 years before the actual diagnosis of dementia is made,” said Carolyn Snyder, a registered dietician at the Cleveland Clinic. [Read more...]
Nearly 80 percent of disease in developing countries is linked to bad water and sanitation. Now a scientist at Michigan Technological University has developed a simple, cheap way to make water safe to drink, even if it’s muddy.
It’s easy enough to purify clear water. The solar water disinfection method, or SODIS, calls for leaving a transparent plastic bottle of clear water out in the sun for six hours. That allows heat and ultraviolet radiation to wipe out most pathogens that cause diarrhea, a malady that kills 4,000 children a day in Africa.
It’s a different story if the water is murky, as it often is where people must fetch water from rivers, streams and boreholes. “In the developing world, many people don’t have access to clear water, and it’s very hard to get rid of the suspended clay particles,” says Joshua Pearce, an associate professor of materials science and engineering. “But if you don’t, SODIS doesn’t work. The microorganisms hide under the clay and avoid the UV.” [Read more...]
Tips on foods, fruits and vegetables that can help prevent and cure illnesses
Apples and bananas are good for the digestive system and can help treat diarrhea. “One apple a day keeps doctors away,” as the fruit’s antioxidants and flavonoids reduce the risk of large intestine cancer and strokes.
Eat bananas and fresh ginger to treat digestive disorders or indigestion. The banana with its rich vitamins and minerals can help stabilize the stomach. Ginger can also cure nausea and tiredness after getting up in the morning. [Read more...]
British and Italian researchers have found that eating three bananas cuts the risk of a stroke.
They said that having one banana for breakfast, one for lunch and one in the evening would provide enough potassium to reduce the chances of suffering a blood clot on the brain by around 21 per cent.
The findings suggest that thousands of strokes could be prevented by the consumption of other potassium-rich foods such as spinach, nuts, milk, fish and lentils, reports the Daily Mail.
Although some previous studies have suggested bananas could be important for controlling blood pressure and preventing strokes, results have not always been consistent. [Read more...]
Poets and authors have likened its scent to that of an ethereal, otherworldly experience. Sensual, earthy and almost wildly exotic in an olfactory sense, the humble papaya is one of earth’s finest gifts to mankind. Here are a few reasons why you should include this fruit in your diet:
Low in calories, high on nutrition, it’s an excellent choice for those on a diet.
The peel of the papaya helps in healing skin wounds and injuries.
The fruit has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancerous properties. People affected with osteoporosis, arthritis and oedema should consume it regularly. [Read more...]