Category Archives: Food and Nutritions
Soybean An Ally for Women
As you can see the soybean has many virtues for attractive women, but its nutritional qualities are not negligible. Its protein content, the richer the vegetable world, earning him the nickname of meat plant, can be the ideal replacement for animal protein-rich fat. Above all, we must distinguish between the different products that are currently [...]
The Virtues of Green Tea
The virtues of green tea
The story of tea began in China and India not as many believe, there are about 4500 years. Many stories and legends exist about his discovery, best known from China.
It is said that Emperor Shen Nung asleep at the foot of a tree “camellia sinensis” discovered to his alarm that leaves [...]
Monosodium Glutamate (II)
Monosodium glutamate and increased appetite in the elderly
Much is said about the benefits of MSG in the elderly as it does increase your appetite to eat more making it easier to fight his tendency to malnutrition. It is known that many tend to lose their smell and taste and that makes them lose their interest [...]
Monosodium Glutamate (I)
What is MSG?
Monosodium glutamate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid (found in most protein foods as a protein) and obtained through a fermentation process from products such as sugar cane and some cereals.
It then passes through a refining process to obtain pure MSG. It consists of glutamate (glutamic acid), water and salt. As additive [...]
Green Tea and Vitamin B1
They’ve been extremely widespread magnificent properties that green tea has on the body. But the truth is that it also has a substance that prevents complete utilization of thiamine, which are found in vitamins B1, essential for nervous system function. That is why it needs to be taken with excessive consumption of this tea.
Green tea [...]
Benefits of Green Tea
Green tea is a beverage that brings more benefits to humans. Among some of the properties attributed to him, many of them-are scientifically proven to be antioxidant, good for weight loss and even up to the teeth.
Green tea is a drink that has gained currency in the world for various reasons. And many of them [...]
Honey, a source of health
From Prehistory and honey was used as food. In various cave paintings found in southern Spain are represented by individuals armed with long sticks to collect honey, and just such payments developed Tartessian civilization, whose king Gargoris was, according to tradition, the discoverer and collector of honey. The truth is that from the Bronze Age [...]
Virgin olive oil and cardiovascular health
It is now well established that olive oil has a preventive and therapeutic role in treating cardiovascular disease. The effects are attributed mainly to its high oleic acid content.
1. Prevent arteriosclerosis
In recent years various studies have highlighted the possible role of the antioxidant substances present in the unsaponifiable residue in relation to the development of [...]
Nutrition and Health
Humans are living organisms that are in continuous motion. Even when we are asleep we have a great brain activity. It needs, therefore, a continual supply of energy through food.
1. Balanced diet
Food provides the nutrients (vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, carbohydrates and water) that allow us to be in good health. Adequate nutrition is very important [...]
Tips to feel a full stomach
That greasy food you’ve taken, it makes you feel full stomach and takes your appetite for the rest of the day right? For it is not so even to you it seems.
1. Forget the fat
Proteins. They provide a feeling of fullness than other nutrients.
Takes to digest fat, so it was thought that fatty foods were [...]