The weight that’s right for you depends on many factors including your sex, height, age and heredity. Excess body fat increases your chances for high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, some types of cancer and other illnesses. But being too thin can increase your risk for ...
In Chinese culture, foods have been used as symbols of meaning in many occasions, to impart different information. Chinese dates mean that the couples can have children early; peanuts, also known as the longevity fruit, mean longevity; oranges and chestnuts mean good luck; rice cakes, promotion...
Find foods that you would have eaten and get rid of them, for example, three eggs and a piece of butter. Then if someone asks, you can say you had scrambled eggs and a piece of butter. And if they check, the ingredients are gone, which reinforces your story. Consider dishes and ...
Her top shopping tip is to shop your kitchen first to see what you have rather than what you want. Then shop with a grocery list. How many times have I bought avocados only to find there’s some hidden in the produce drawer? (Too many!) Post an “eat first” sticky note on your ...
Eating more than these recommended daily limits on occasion will likely not have too many side effects, but research has found that consistently eating too much sugar has been linked to chronic inflammation, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and disruptions in your gut microbiome that can harm your...
In the Northern Rockies, adventurous grizzlies climb mountains to feast on as many as 40,000 moths a day, a mysterious ecological marvel.
We also would be extra careful when reheating boiled eggs in a microwave. Imagine an egg yolk boiling inside its own shell. When these heat bubbles have nowhere to go, they can spontaneously burst, causing an explosion. If this happens when the microwave door is shut, you'll have a nasty...
It can be difficult to say how much is too much, as protein needs can be different so greatly from person to person.For common persons it’s generally best not to take more than 2 grams per kilogram of body weight.3 4Of course, they do.Protein can come from many kinds of foods, in...
I was inspired to try OMAD, but like many of us, I procrastinated to prioritise my health because I had too much to work on at the time. But after quitting my full-time job to go all-in on The Minimalist Vegan, I found myself with more bandwidth to focus on my health. In additio...
Chopped Liver– Another quick side-dish or a snack of sorts to go along with other preparations is a delicious portion of chopped liver. Liver Pate– Liver pate is generally a small loaf-like portion of meat that contains liver along with many othermeat itemsand foods mixed together. This ...