Every mother wants the best for her child.  You want your child to look healthy, grow proportionately, feel energized and have a great immune system.  So, why do most parents feed their children junk food by the time they start eating table food?  Why do most restaurants serve French fries or macaroni and cheese […]

It’s important that we eat plenty of different fruits and vegetables every day. Diets rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. Fruits and vegetables provide essential vitamins and minerals, fiber, and other substances that are important for good health. Most fruits and vegetables are naturally low in […]

Studies are still on-going regarding the specific role of fruits and vegetables in preventing common diseases as well as in strengthening the immune system. Experts recommend at least five portions (each portion is 80g) of fruits and vegetables a day to lower your risks of many different types of cancer.
Although debates on the exact […]

If you really want to get clean, go green. For decades, people around the world have consumed rejuvenating green foods like blood cleansing tonics especially in early spring after a winter of dried and preserved foods.

We live in a fast paced life and it is inevitable that we may find it hard to prepare some healthy meals. I’m on of them. Personally, to start the day, I would want nothing but a fresh fruit salad. Fruits contain more vitamins than vegetables and they are packed with nutrients that can givce […]

One of the ways to travel stress-free and ensuring a healthful and relaxing vacation is to get help and suggested itinerary from a local expert. Whether you are seeking for family fun or a health retreat to recover from the busyness of life, you can request for a vacation package that includes airfare and accommodation […]

Is your body acidic? Over-acidity is a common problem due to our poor lifestyle and diet habits. It weakens our body systems thus leading to problems like:

minerals lost from our body especially bones which leads to osteoporosis.

free radicals chain reaction and rapid aging; creating a perfect ground for cancer cells growth because cancer cells thrive […]

We all know the importance of including fruits and vegetables in our diet. In fact, I have been talking about this so often that I may sound like a broken record. The trouble is our modern lifestyle has led us to compromise this important aspect of keeping our health in optimum condition where more processed […]

There are some foods that we should limit in our diets. They are rhubarb, Cranberries and plums. These foods contain oxalic acid and dietitians have advised that we leave them out of the diet except for rare occasions. Prunes, however, contain a beneficial nerve salt and have a natural laxative effect , so in spite […]

Dried fruits

May 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Most dried fruits have four to six times as much sugar as when fresh. This extra sugar is easy to assimilate and will provide more energy than fresh fruits. I believe apricot is the best of the dried fruits. It is higher than the others in Vitamin A, iron, magnesium and potassium and has a […]

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