Raw food diet athletes exist and they will not go extinct. Although it seems counter-intuitive. How can a hard-core weight lifter or even a marathon runner thrive eating only childish food such as bananas, the “monkey’s food”, or almost devoid of calories watermelon? According to live examples of these individuals, it is quite possible. In this … [Read more…]
It is a fact – cooking food destroys nutrients. No matter you like it or not. Most people heard this statement at least once in their lifetime. Cooking or preparing food with the use of heat results in more nutrient loss than freezing or drying. In case of drying, the amount of nutrient loss depends … [Read more…]
Foods for sun protection… Do you think they exist? Turns out, yes. As discussed in the previous post, some micronutrients in foods have capability to protect skin from sun-related damage. Depending on the type, they prevent or minimize sun damage by acting as UV (ultraviolet) absorbers, antioxidants and inhibitors of UV-induced reactions. Micronutrients scientifically … [Read more…]
If you are in the Northern hemisphere the summer is just about to begin. This means that skin will repeatedly be exposed to bad UV (ultraviolet) radiation coming from the sun. This may lead to a sunburn, photodamage and non-melanoma skin cancer. You are familiar with a sunburn and how it looks like – the … [Read more…]
Of course, they are alive not in the sense that you can see them heavily breathing begging you not to eat them. After all, plants don’t have a central nervous system and therefore can’t feel pain, but in the sense that they still maintain some aspects of metabolism, such as respiration. Respiration is the … [Read more…]
Meat, dairy, seafood, egg whites are all sources of animal protein. Human body is not designed to properly digest any animal protein due to numerous anatomical, physiological and biochemical factors. For example, only 60% of meat protein molecules are broken down into polypeptides, peptides and amino acids, remaining 40% are wholly absorbed through … [Read more…]
