Category Archives: Nutrition

Herbal Tea Recipes

There are hundreds of recipes for tea herbs. Once you start drinking them, you will continue to experiment, and you list of favorites will grow. Here are some favorite recipes. Enjoy these, and research and experiment with different ones.

Ginger Tea Recipe

• 4 Cups of cold purified or distilled water
• 2 to 3 inch pieces of fresh ginger root
• Honey and lemon, or
• A few cloves or dash of nutmeg

Use a stainless steel or glass (never use aluminum) sauce pan and bring the water to a boil. Peel the ginger and slice it into thin diagonal slices, and add to the boiling water. Cover the pot and reduce the heat. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Strain and add honey and lemon to taste.

Ginger is a very good digestive aid and is rich in antioxidants.

Peppermint Tea Recipe

• 6 tablespoon of fresh crushed peppermint leaves
• 2 cups of boiling water

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Healthy Food for Healthy Skin

You want healthier skin but you aren’t sure how to get it. The skin is our first link to the outside world and you want it to present the best appearance possible. Diet is an unavoidable factor that contributes greatly for a healthy skin. Diet containing the right kind of ingredients is essential for a glowing smooth skin.

It is clear that most of our skincare products contain heavy concentration of toxic chemicals. A proper diet consisting of fruit, vegetables and liquid components can prevent the body from damage. Even in the past, leafy green vegetables were the right choice of food for healthy skin. These contain essential minerals, vitamins and nutrients. Diet containing vitamin A and B complex are vital.Low fat dairy products are a good way to get vitamin A into the skin.

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Supplement for Health

Health supplements are an important part of our busy lives now.Most supplements are used for fitness purposes as opposed to medical or cosmetic uses. When it comes to minerals, we don’t hear much about the need for supplementing from the mainstream media.

Since what we eat is highly processed and lacks essential minerals and combined with the lack of those minerals in produce that has been grown on farms whose soil is depleted of nutrients along with the added pesticides, herbicides and chemical treatments the food is given, we all need to supplement on a daily basis.

A lack of adequate minerals can lead to serious health problems similar to what occurs among diabetics.So what supplements should you be taking now to help you maintain health and avoid complications? Let’s have a look at some of the most important minerals:

  • Chromium: Chromium works with insulin in helping open cell membranes to accept glucose.
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Vitamins

Vitamins are organic substances found in plants that everyone needs for the body to function properly. We need vitamins to stay healthy and prevent diseases.Vitamins have diverse functions in the body. They act as hormones, catalysts between cells and tissues, anti-oxidants, co-enzymes and regulators of cell growth.

Following is a comprehensive list of multivitamins: Vitamins A (retinol, carotene), B-1 (thiamine), B-2 (riboflavin), B-6 (pyridoxine), B-12 (cobalamin), Biotin,Folic Acid, and Vitamin B-3 (Naicin). Others are Pantothenic Acid, C (ascorbic acid), D (cholecalceferol), E (tocopherol), and K.

Vitamin A (Retinol) – It is responsible for vision at night.Carrots are a good source of vitamin A. Deficiency in vitamin A leads to night blindness.

Vitamin B-1 comes from wheat germ, pork, enriched and whole grains, dried beans and seafood. While aiding carbohydrate digestion and regulating appetite, this vitamin improves the nervous system. Vitamin B-2 in your system means you’re having proper digestion not only of carbohydrate but fat and protein as well.Vitamin B-6 helps the formation of antibodies and red blood cells as well as assists in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.

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