Diet and health
It is widely known that diet can influence our health, both positively and negatively. Read my blog to get updated about the latest news in diet and health.
Many still wonder what the Mediterranean diet actually is The term “Mediterranean diet” was coined in the 1950s by the American researcher Ancel Keys, the first epidemiologist to recognise the health benefits of this style of eating. It is believed that the traditional Mediterranean diet was consumed in the 1950s and 1960s in Greece and
How the Mediterranean diet became so popular worldwide The lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea have been the scene of many cultures and civilizations and the Mediterranean diet is one of their most important achievements. Agriculture began with the cultivation of cereals and legumes in a region that nowadays includes the eastern Mediterranean countries (Lebanon, Israel,
Sooner or later in our lives, we all experience this: stress causes people to consume high sugar and high-calorie foods rather than healthy alternatives. This happens because of the way these foods taste as well the way they make you feel when they are metabolized and it is often done as a form of self-medication
As I previously wrote in my blog, you might have heard about selenium many times as an ingredient in antioxidant supplements, but you probably don’t know that this mineral has an enormous importance for the correct functioning of the thyroid gland as well. This mineral is incorporated into at least 25 selenoproteins[1] involved in different
Recently, a friend of mine told me he had started taking selenium supplements after being diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroiditis. Intrigued by the idea that a selenium pill could curb such a common disease, I started to dig into the scientific literature regarding this topic. What I discovered is that, since 2002, several trials have investigated
Shaped like a butterfly, the little gland in your neck has more functions than you imagined. It is involved in the regulation of several processes including: breathing, body weight, menstrual cycle, body temperature, and even the regulation of blood cholesterol levels. Do your best to keep it functioning and you will definitely gain a lot
A recent study published by two Italian researchers in Scientific Reports[1], showed that a diet enriched with canola oil can produce a deficit of working memory and synaptic pathology. In a transgenic mice model. Dementia is an immensely burdensome disease. To prevent this condition simply by stopping the use of canola oil seems too easy
Do you have the impression that something is constantly trying to sabotage all your attempts to lose weight? Or maybe, you feel tired all day long and you don’t know why? Well, maybe it’s because you are not aware of the number one enemy that is killing you….. well, sweetly! You are probably wondering: “who
