Author: Eva Lester

  • Healthy Tips for Promoting Regular Bowel Movement

    Healthy Tips for Promoting Regular Bowel Movement

    Many factors can influence the digestion process, which is why it’s not always easy to find what exactly can make a certain individual constipated. Also, it’s very important that you know exactly what constipation is so you know for sure if it’s your case or not. What is constipation and its causes? The time intervals…

  • Why You’ve Been Cooking Broccoli Wrong All Along

    Why You’ve Been Cooking Broccoli Wrong All Along

    Brocolli is considered a superfood as it contains vitamins A and C, folic acid, fiber, and calcium. Like any other food, it can be really tasty when cooked properly, but eating it can become very dull if you just boil it and throw it on a plate. Happily, food is not medicine, so it can…

  • How to Keep It Clean: Essential Gym Hygiene Rules

    How to Keep It Clean: Essential Gym Hygiene Rules

    Everyone knows how important physical exercise is for health. While regular workouts have numerous benefits, not maintaining proper hygiene at the gym can cause skin conditions and expose you to fungal infections. Hygiene at the gym is not just a courtesy; it’s a requisite for maintaining good health. When lifting weights, running on the treadmill,…

  • Why Do We Get Allergies? A Deep Dive into Their Causes

    Why Do We Get Allergies? A Deep Dive into Their Causes

    Allergic reactions vary in both causes and severity. Still, one thing is sure: many of them can diminish our work productivity and learning efficiency, as well as other issues such as lack of rest or simply missing out on life altogether. Some allergic symptoms, such as a mild rash or runny nose, can be very…

  • The Incredible Health Perks of Consuming Ginger Regularly

    The Incredible Health Perks of Consuming Ginger Regularly

    Ginger’s rich yet versatile flavor made it so appreciated for spicing our foods, desserts, and beverages. But there’s more to ginger than culinary pleasure.  This amazing root contains valuable nutrients capable of relieving several symptoms but also preventing and even treating many diseases. That is why ginger is used in traditional medicine of many countries…

  • The Morning Banana Diet: Myth or Miracle?

    The Morning Banana Diet: Myth or Miracle?

    Originating from Japan, the Morning Banana diet became a craze back in 2008, causing shortages of bananas in food stores for a short period. Created by a pharmacist named Sumiko Watanabe for her husband, the diet rapidly gained popularity because it’s flexible and very easy to follow by most people. While all this may sound…

  • Redefining Morning Rituals: Coffee Alternatives for Better Health

    Redefining Morning Rituals: Coffee Alternatives for Better Health

    Consumed in moderate amounts, coffee provides several health benefits, such as the detoxifying function through its diuretic effect, preventing type 2 diabetes and several types of cancer, and improving brain function. The only problem is that many people drink more than just 1 cup daily, and too much coffee also has negative side effects. Some…

  • The Carrot Diet: Rabbit food for Weight loss

    The Carrot Diet: Rabbit food for Weight loss

    Physicians and nutritionists constantly praise carrots. They are also frequently included in diet meal plans, and this happens for good reason. Carrots contain only low amounts of fat and carbohydrates but a large amount of iodine, a wide array of vitamins (A, B, D, E, K, PP), lecithin, ascorbic acid, and sterols. The rich amount…

  • Thinking of Trying Pilates? Here’s What You Need to Know!

    Thinking of Trying Pilates? Here’s What You Need to Know!

    Nowadays Pilates is a highly popular type of fitness exercise but so are others and many people have difficulties in choosing the physical activity that is right for them. Even though Pilates may seem like a modern trend, it was developed during the first half of the 20th century by Joseph Pilates so it’s been…

  • Good and bad evening snacks

    Good and bad evening snacks

    Whether dieting or just trying to maintain weight, you must be aware of the popular “no eating after 8 o’clock” rule. However, as science progresses so are the rules of healthy nutrition. It turns out that there are ways of having an evening snack without giving up on your diet or your current weight. All…

  • The Mediterranean Diet – A Flexible, Healthy Way of Losing Weight

    The Mediterranean Diet – A Flexible, Healthy Way of Losing Weight

    The popularity of the Mediterranean Diet has a few solid reasons: first, it’s more likely a lifestyle than a rigid diet plan. Secondly, it focuses on olive oil as the main source of fat, which contains antioxidants and high levels of monounsaturated fats that are meant to replace unhealthy fats. Studies show that thanks to…

  • Should you eat 6 meals a day for weight loss?

    Should you eat 6 meals a day for weight loss?

    Eating 6 meals a day for weight loss is probably one of the most popular advice almost all of us have heard at least once (but probably a lot more than that). But does it work? The 6 meals a day for weight loss method claims that eating more frequently throughout the day will keep…