Category: Nutrition
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The Recipe for Health: The Importance of Eating a Balanced Diet
In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to fall into the trap of convenience foods and overlook the importance of a balanced diet. However, what we eat has a profound impact on our overall health and well-being. A balanced diet is like the cornerstone of a healthy life, providing us with the essential nutrients our bodies…
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Unveiling the Sweet Truth: Exploring Sucralose
Welcome to the blog, where we dive into the world of artificial sweeteners. In this edition, we focus on sucralose, a popular zero-calorie sugar substitute that has gained attention in the food and beverage industry. Join me as we explore what Sucralose is, its benefits, potential concerns, and its role in our daily lives. Understanding…
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I am back!
It has now been over 2 years since I last logged in. I am not going to lie…I got lazy…and this is an understatement. Life happened, time went by and 2 years later I decided, I am ready to take upon the challenge I gave myself 2 years ago. I am back and I have…
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The Ketogenic/Keto Diet
Every week, there is a different trend out there. Just a few days ago I started seeing news about how all of Hollywood is now on the Keto diet. Funny enough, the keto diet is something that when I first heard of I went like wait, what?! And long story short I had my first…
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Stop counting calories, count the nutrients!
Someone once told me calories are little creatures that go in your closet and shrink your clothes. This is not necessarily true, but it definitely is what it feels like. I don’t know about you, but counting calories is hard! It is a full-time commitment you make and if you are going to do it…
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Is ordering in becoming a style of cooking?
These days ordering in has become the most convenient way of feeding myself and my family. Back in the days we had to check if the restaurant we wanted to eat from had a delivery service, if so, are we within their delivery ratio, and if we were, hooray! If not, we had to get…
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Pixie Dust or Myth?
Collagen is a structural animal protein which provides elasticity to our skin and reinforces our connective tissue such as bones, muscle, skin, and tendons. As we age, the amount of collagen produced by our body decreases, leading to those very unwanted wrinkles as well as a decrease in muscle mass and aching joints. As I…
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Cleanse or Detox?!
Our bodies are beautiful machines which are comprised of parts that perform a variety of functions. Whether you believe we were made by someone or something or maybe you believe that by natural selection we developed into what we are now, there is no doubt our bodies are an incredible thing. With that said, we…
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Coffee and cancer
After going through the news last week, I found an article about coffee being linked to cancer. The research behind it is basically that coffee beans when roasted, release acrylamide, a chemical that is considered to possibly cause cancer. I did go into further research and found that there is no solid evidence about dietary…
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Selective eating aka “picky eater”
My name is Ariadna and I am a picky eater. Adult picky eating is a real thing. I was doing some research online because I myself am a picky eater. I wanted to improve my eating habits and all I would find online was about children. Things like hiding vegetables in foods that they like…