Omega3 and Omega6 work together in the body, however a balance of 1:1 is required for optimal performance. Our modern diets of processed foods and oils are already so high in Omega6 that some doctors are saying the ratio can be anywhere from 1:20 to 1:60. In order to get the balance into a healthier range you have to increase your intake of Omega3. One of the easiest ways to increase your intake is through Omega3 supplements.
Blue-green algae are a diverse group of microscopic plants that rarely used for human food. The exception is Spirulina, which has become extensively available as a food ingredient within the last twenty years. It is a nutraceutical food with rather unique phytonutrients and also characteristics. Spirulina can also be used in a variety of healthy food applications. Wild Spirulina platensis, (or Arthrospira as it is sometimes called), grows in the sunny warm-water volcanic soda lakes throughout the world.
Old habits die hard. If you’re accustomed to heaping a spoon of sugar into your coffee six times a day, and can’t wait to leave the office at lunch time for a toasted sarmie, then you’re not going to like this home grown advice that you probably heard from your mom a million times over; eating more fruit and vegetables is good for you.
Is natural mineral water healthy? How many of you know the answer for this question? What really surprises me is that a lot of people do not really know the answer for this seemingly easy question. The answer is yes. Natural mineral water is healthy and it is very, very essential for your body. We need water to function as more than 70 per cent of our body is composed of nothing but water...
Natural mineral water benefits your body like no other liquid in this world. As you probably know, naturally occurring water has lots of essential minerals which are very important for your good health. Unfortunately, a lot of water purifiers these days destroy these essential minerals present in water. As a result, the water you get is just too pure to drink. It is de-mineralized and as clean as the distilled water they use in labs.
Nutrition is important to every aspect of out lives and it is important to know what some of the available nutrients beyond vitamins and minerals are and how they impact our health. One of those critical nutrients is the class of omega 3 fatty acids. These fatty acids are part of the building blocks for our nerve cells and brain tissues.
You are not what you eat. You are what you can digest and absorb. The fundamental design of the human body is a tube – a doughnut with a hole in the middle. And we, like other animals, spend our physical lives processing organic matter through this tube for waste. How good you are at this determines your energy level, longevity and state of body and mind, as well as your digestion.