The Mediterranean Diet

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Tomatoes For The Healthy You

Contrary to the belief of many people that tomatoes are vegetables, they are in fact fruits. Tomatoes or Lycopersicon lycopersicum belongs to the Solanaceae or Nightshade family of fruits. They have a slightly bitter and acidic taste instead of the dessert quality sweetness that characterizes other fruits. Their internal segments are fleshy and are filled by slippery seeds in a watery matrix. Read More...
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Some Facts About Red Wine You May Want To Know

Red wine is said to raise HDL cholesterol or the good cholesterol while helping to prevent the formation of LDL cholesterol or the bad cholesterol. Drinking red wine moderately is also said to lower the risk of heart at[...]

Little Known Facts About Almonds

The nut that we all consider as almond, technically speaking, is the seed of the almond tree. Almonds are encased in a hard shell. The almonds itself are covered with a thin brownish skin and they are off-white in colo[...]

Who Wants To Know More About Lentils?

Lentils, along with other variety of beans, belong to the legume family. Legumes are a staple in the Mediterranean diet plan. Lentils grow in pods that have one or two seeds with shapes like round, or oval, or heart-sha[...]

The Wonders of Olive Oil

This is a type of fat that is good for the health because it triggers the burning of the extra calories that you have in your body, thus resulting to weight loss. The monounsaturated fat also has high antioxidant content[...]

The Three Essentials of Spinach

As a precaution, we need to mention here that spinach belongs to the food group that has oxalates. Oxalates are substances that, if concentrated, can cause crystallization and cause health problems such as the formation [...]

Discover the Top Three Benefits of Scallops: A Must for Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet includes a high reduction of meat consumption in comparison to other traditional diets especially standard western diets. The problem here is that meat is one of the best sources of protein. How wi[...]

Potato for a Fit Body the Mediterranean Way

Although potatoes are avoided by people on diet due to its high carbohydrate content, a new research concluded that potatoes have about 60, yes, 60 different types of phytochemicals. Potatoes are very rich in vitamins an[...]

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