Nutrition as the key to health is a well-known fact but did you know that it also has a direct link to the quality of your slumber?

Eat these to help your body replenish energy and rebuild muscles

A long-term approach to weight loss that lets you eat more and fill up on nutrient-dense foods while keeping calories low.

Cuts that won’t heal, always running to the toilet, and muscle pain without exercise – these and other symptoms may be signs of a compromised immune system. Some may surprise you.

Small improvements to your daily routine, meal plans and fitness aims can add up to big results.

Do you know how the vaccines work? Very briefly, they trigger an inflammatory immune response, producing proteins known as cytokines. That’s what lead to known side effects such as fever, body ache, fatigue, and headaches. Post-vaccination, the sensible thing to do would be avoid causing further inflammation. At the same time, nourish the gut as the microbiome found there makes up a large part of your immune system. Avoid processed junk, refined sugars (including artificial sweeteners), dairy, refined grains, vegetable oils, dairy, alcohol and fried foods. Instead, fill up on these 8 foods that are known to help the body fight inflammation.

Tired of feeling tired? It boils down to your diet and whether you’re eating the right kind of food. Sure, all food provides the body with energy one way or another but while some will help you last through the day, others may only give you a quick jolt. To enjoy sustainable supply of energy, incorporate these foods into your diet.

What if you could eat your way to better cognitive function? Enter the MIND diet. In a study, participants slowed their rate of cognitive decline by 7.5 years through the MIND diet, a combination of Mediterranean and DASH (Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay), that nourishes and protects the brain.

You kickstart the year with every intention of eating better, healthier, more sensibly. You sign up for Veganuary, aim to go low-carb, plan to limit cakes and desserts to no more than once a week, and promise to choose caffeine-free tea over coffee … all of which you manage to do in the first week of the year.

Inflammation can lead your immune system astray. Do yourself a favour and watch your intake of these foods.

Several food trends have emerged over the past few months on social media as most countries remain on lockdown due to COVID-19. These include Dalgona coffee, sourdough bread and frying pan pizza.

COVID-19 has become a threat globally and now considered a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO). No one knows how long this health crisis will last but this is definitely the perfect time to improve and look after your health. Proper hygiene and physical distancing are considered the best ways to slow down the spread, and proper nutrition is vital in supporting a well-functioning and effective immune system.

Valentine’s Day is an occasion that is dedicated to celebrate love. It is a day for couples to show extra appreciation for one another beyond regular courtship or matrimony. Through this show of love, couples are inclined to indulge in delectable appetisers, entrées and desserts during a special meal together. Here are a few easy-to-prepare meal options that are healthy and cost-effective, enabling you to spend more on a special gift for your partner instead.

Creating new year fitness resolutions are a norm these days. Unfortunately, many of us fail to keep up to them by February as they are not incorporated as part of our daily activities like food habits. As such, here are 5 meal resolutions that you can include next year so you achieve a healthy lifestyle and reach your fitness goals

The festive season promises a surfeit of delicious traditional foods. This could cause us to stray away from our overall health and fitness plan. Luckily, not everything presented during the celebration is harmful to your health. Here are a number of nutritional values incorporated in some common festive foods that can benefit your body.

When it comes to satisfying food cravings, Filipinos are determined individuals. Especially so during the rainy season, when changes in temperature may cause our palettes and cravings to change as well. Therefore, here are a few guilt-free comfort foods that you can enjoy during the rainy season while maintaining your fitness goals.

As a cancer patient, your dietary plan should include fruits and vegetables, pulses, beans, whole grains, lean meat and low-fat dairy to improve your body’s strength and immune system. If your dietary plan meets all these requirements, focus should then shift towards ensuring that the food safety standards meet all the recommended guidelines as well. The proper preparation and storage of cancer-fighting foods varies based on the type of cancer that you have, your treatment and the ability of your immune system to fight off disease-causing bacteria and viruses present in food. Here are a few important food safety steps, which, implemented correctly, will allow your body to stay protected from food-borne illnesses and help you fight the battle against cancer.

If you prefer cooking at home, you have definitely given some thought to what kind of oil would best suit you and your family. Whether you want to fry, sauté, or just drizzle, research proves that some oils are healthier than others and using the right oils for different types of cooking can benefit your health in more ways than one.

It doesn’t matter what you eat or how much you eat, you know you are feeling the need to fuel up even if you’ve just finished a meal. If you can relate to this, we’ll have all the answers to why this happens in the first place. We’ll also, of course suggest ways to deal with it in the right manner.

Growing up isn’t easy and given the current lifestyle and food habits, a healthy growth is far away. Nothing is constant and hence the continuous change causes changes in your nutritional needs going at every different life stage. In order to stay fit and healthy, you need to eat right for your age. A varied diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grain, legumes, dairy foods, and lean meats are a must to meet your body’s basic nutritional requirements.

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