Nutrition

What is Inflammation? The word inflammation comes from the Latin “inflammo“, meaning “I set alight, I ignite”. It has been a buzzword in health trends recently, and for good reason. Inflammation is the body’s natural response to protect itself from harm. The aim is to remove harmful stimuli, including irritants, damaged cells or pathogens (1), […]

Have you ever wondered why you crave that sugary treat so bad? Did it make you question yourself, asking, “is this normal behavior?” Should we really be spending a sufficient amount of our time mentally fighting off foods, which we know are not good for our health and well-being? What is worse is that we […]

Does a part of you feel like you’ve been lied to for most of your life when it comes to nutrition? You most likely don’t know what to believe, and as a result don’t know where to turn, to get the correct information about it. Perhaps your health has been adversely affected by some of […]

Fructose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide). It makes sucrose when it is joined to glucose. Sucrose can be found in corn, sugar cane, certain plants and sugar cane. Even though fructose can be found in lots of healthy produce such as fruits and vegetables, it is still in a lot of unhealthy “foods” such as […]

Known as “nature’s multivitamin”, eggs are extremely nutritious. Therefore, it should be of no uproars that they have been a popular source of food for humans for over thousands of years. The most common choice for consumption is chicken eggs but many female animals also produce them. They are cheap, taste amazing and can be […]

There are lots of myths out there about nutrition. Some of them can be very confusing – especially when the majority of people not only believe them, but also act on them. They very well knew “every calorie is equal” myth is a statement to this. The reason that this myth, in particular, is so […]