Most people probably ate beets as pickles but not many know that this curious looking vegetable is actually one the healthiest veggies around. Sure, it’s not the tastiest if you eat it raw but it compensates by being a vitamin bomb and eating it in salads with a bit a lemon juice will take that […]
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10 Awesome Benefits of Quinoa
Quinoa has definitely become the world’s most popular superfood. Actually the year 2013 was actually called “The International Year of Quinoa” by the United Nations (UN), based on its high nutrient value and potential to contribute to food security worldwide. More precisely a super grain, quinoa is derived from the seed of the quinoa plant, […]
10 Facts and Figures about the Benefits of Chia Seeds
Chia seeds have unexpectedly come into our lives out of the blue. Well this is not exactly the case, because these magical seeds date back to Mayan and Aztec cultures, but Western civilizations have only recently welcomed them back on a larger scale. “Chia” means strength, and folklore has it that these cultures used the […]
10+1 Amazing Facts about our Body that will just Make you Want to Give it a Hug
Our body is our temporary home throughout the journey represented by our life span. But we know so little about it. The worst thing we do is that we take it for granted and accuse it of malfunctioning when something goes wrong. But the forget that we’re provided with this perfect mechanism that never stops […]
10 Amazing Facts about Baking Soda
Whenever we use traditional cleaning products, the substances our skin comes in contact with are incredibly bad for our health and for the environment. They pollute the waters and millions of aquatic creatures get sick because of our garbage. For instance, the chemical triclosan, a pesticide added to many products as an antibacterial agent, is […]