Diet

Food waste is something of a sad topic when taking into consideration that around 1/3 of the food produced goes to waste. In industrialized countries, food losses reach the value of $680 billion and $310 billion in developing countries, if that doesn't anger you or make you want to take action I don't know what will. Unfortunately for the regular folk like us, much of the food is wasted before it even comes in the markets and there is nothing we can do about that. However, we can do plenty of things to minimize food that we waste, which in turn will also save us plenty of money. 1.Food saving apps Food saving apps are something that we must all consider. Olio is an amazing app that allows you to give away food that is edible and it must be either raw or cooked. This app can be used both ...

Bananas are a great fruit to eat. They come perfectly packaged for you to enjoy one of them. They can be eaten raw, cooked, over your cereal or inside of the bread, and still pack quite the nutritional punch. However, bananas can be a problem for your body. Eating them comes with increased risks to your heart and waistline, not to mention the fact that they can cause severe allergic reactions, and some medication recommends that you don't eat bananas if you're taking them. This a list of all the problems that this fruit can cause. 1. Not a Diet Food As said before, bananas have a great amount of nutritional value, but that comes with a cost. They are higher in calories than a lot of other fruits are, with about 110 calories per serving (126 grams), and having fewer fibers than them, whic...

People will do anything just to stay healthy and as a result, there are always tips emerging on how to stay healthy. You've probably come across so many but a good number of them are actually not true. You should actually be careful with the tips you follow so that you do not put yourself at risk while trying to do the opposite. Here are fifteen health tips you need to forget about. 1. You should always use antibacterial soap Funny that this is a health tip given in order to keep germs away but did you know that your sanitizer used too often could have a negative effect on your body? Shocking right? The thing is hand sanitizers contain an antibacterial agent called Triclosan that could affect your thyroid and cause weight gain because the hormones in the thyroid are responsible fo...

We hear about detoxing very often, especially before spring. During the cold winter, we tend to pay less attention to what we eat. As a result, at the end of winter, we often have to face smaller fat pads on our bodies and a few or more extra kilos. In addition to diets and sports, detoxification is added to our pre-spring to-do lists. But is it a good idea? The majority of detox cures are only money-making tricks. says Gabor Zacher Hungarian toxicologist. More and more studies are published nowadays that support the opinion of the toxicologist: he states that what we call today detoxification" is just an invention of the fitness industry. People are incredibly gullible, says Zacher, and the business life takes the advantages of it. A range of companies sells completely useless produ...