The four tried and trusted pillars of a healthy lifestyle – move more, stress less, love more and eat well – may not always yield the desired results in weight management. To augment the eat well part of one’s lifestyle, some people have benefitted from the practice of mindful eating.
The role carbs play: Carbohydrates (carbs) in your diet provide glucose, which is the primary source of energy for the body and the brain. Glucose also provides energy to the body’s organs, muscles and nervous system. Glucose enters the blood stream after eating carbs and is the main sugar found
Research has linked certain foods to a higher risk of developing cancer and incidentally the same foods also poses a higher risk of developing diabetes. It follows that the very same foods would also pose a risk to one’s health in general, and the healthiest option would be to avoid
Your car uses either petrol or diesel to burn as fuel and cannot switch between the two without disastrous consequences. The human body, on the other hand, uses glucose as fuel, but is adaptable enough to be able to switch to fat as fuel when necessary. How does it work?
Coconuts are grown on coconut palms and coconut oil is made from the nut (fruit) of the coconut. Coconut oil contains 91% saturated fatty acids, of which a quarter are saturated long chain fatty acids, with more than 12 carbons, while all the rest are saturated fatty acids of medium
When trying to lose weight, there are more diets out there than one can follow in a lifetime! Sometimes it is not only what you eat, but how much you eat that affects your weight. Eating too fast can easily lead to overeating. A very simple eating practice originated in
Maize products in Mexico are much healthier than local products and the secret has been known for centuries in the Americas. Since ancient time Aztec, Mayan and Mexican civilizations have developed a process of cooking maize that effectively softens the maize and improves the taste, and which unintentionally also ensured
The glycemic index is of particular interest to people with diabetes, as they need to monitor the carbohydrate contents of their food. Different foods have different effects on blood sugar levels, and these effects are quantified by the glycemic index and glycemic load. But what does this mean? Glycemic index
In a recent blog on the benefits of walking, a thought was spared to what the human body was designed for, such as ancient man walking long distances on a daily basis in search of food and shelter. It also makes one wonder if the human body was originally designed
A lesser known type of starch, referred to as resistant starch, is far more beneficial to our health than “normal” starch. (Resistant starch = resistant to digestion.) Starch is digested and absorbed in the small intestines. It is broken down quickly during the digestive process, resulting in a large rise
