Diet

Whether you're sautéing them to throw in a stir fry, or making this low-carb pizza recipe, bell peppers are a delicious part of many different types of meals. Bell peppers also make for great snacks to take on the go and make for a healthy way to enjoy your favorite dips and sauces. Thankfully, along with this vegetable being convenient and delicious, there are many bell pepper benefits that directly impact your health. While there are unique qualities to bell peppers that provide a helpful combination of health benefits for you to enjoy, it's also important to focus on getting enough of a variety of vegetables in your diet in general because there isn't just one miracle vegetable that can provide everything your body needs, according to Harvard Health. Read more at Eat This, Not Tha...

Though the concept of clean eating has recently gained traction, it’s also associated with negative connotations. Instead of focusing on clean eating, try making small, practical changes to your diet. The term “clean eating” has become very popular in the health community, but the term that should mean eating whole foods is now associated with food shaming. To keep things simple, focus less on using trending terms and more on making small changes like eating minimally processed foods. Doing so does not have to include emptying your kitchen cabinets and starting from scratch but rather adding more fruits, vegetables, and nutrient-dense foods to your plate. Read more at Healthline

Imagine this scenario. You’re going about your day, when all of a sudden, it hits you—the dreaded energy crash. While many factors can cause sluggishness, from a poor night’s sleep to recovering from a tough workout to skipping breakfast, you may believe that these midday energy zaps are inevitable. Well, actually, you can avoid these dips and it all comes down to good nutrition. How to select energy-boosting foods “Food is the best way to provide your body with energy,” says Aimée Plauché, RD, LDN, an advising registered dietician for ICONIC Protein. “It is important to focus on nutrient-dense foods that help to fuel our bodies as well as manage our blood sugar levels, since blood sugar spikes and crashes play a large part in our energy highs and lows.” Read the full article at Par...

Red, green and yellow are not just colours of the rainbow, but nature’s way of adding nutrition to your diet. The diet enriched with these colours is an important source of phytonutrients, which means all the natural compounds found in plant foods such as vegetables, fruit, whole grain products and legumes. The word ‘phytonutrients’ comes from ‘phyto’, meaning plant. Thus, the importance of eating a variety of fruits and vegetables of various hues has often been advised by experts and professionals. And to ‘eat the rainbow’ can actually benefit health and have potent anti-cancer and anti-heart disease properties. Consuming colours Consuming colourful foods gives more nutrition and phytonutrients to the body, says Vijayashree, chief dietician, MGM Healthcare, Chennai. Keep readi...

Up to 60% of the human adult body is water. So it is clear that the body needs more water to stay healthy and hydrated. Beverages also aid in digestion. In addition, these natural beverages can provide essential vitamins and minerals that help to improve digestion, boost the immune system and increase energy levels. Additionally, these natural beverages are low in calories, which can help with weight management. Therefore, incorporating natural drinks into your diet can positively impact your health and well-being. Kamayani Naresh, the founder of Zyropathy lists out four natural beverage that help one lead a healthy life. Water is the most essential beverage for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Eight glasses of water daily help keep the body hydrated, aid in digestion, help to flush out ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." When you're thinking of overhauling your lifestyle for the better, nixing sugar is probably one of the first changes you think of. After all, over the past few years, sugar has been linked to a slew of health conditions, like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. So, it’s hardly shocking that the popularity of the no-sugar diet is on the rise. It's clear that America has a sugar problem. While the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that you have no more than 10 percent of your total daily calories from sugar (FYI: That's 12 teaspoons in a 2,000-calorie diet), the average daily intake of added sugars is somewhere closer to 17 teaspoons among adults, per the Centers for Di...

The postpartum phase is not a time for restriction, deprivation or elimination, especially when breastfeeding. During this time, you need to be consuming enough calories to account for what you’re giving out, and you have to consider that proper postpartum nutrition is vital for both physical and mental health. You can utilize food strategically to balance your hormones, mood and energy levels, but with so much information out there, it can get a little overwhelming when deciding exactly what you should be eating. For me, it has been very helpful to focus on three things: Reducing my consumption of processed foods, balancing my blood sugar and eating foods that reduce inflammation. Read the story at In The Know

We humans can’t stop playing with our food. Just think of all the different ways of serving potatoes – entire books have been written about potato recipes alone. The restaurant industry was born from our love of flavouring food in new and interesting ways. My team’s analysis of the oldest charred food remains ever found show that jazzing up your dinner is a human habit dating back at least 70,000 years. Imagine ancient people sharing a meal. You would be forgiven for picturing people tearing into raw ingredients or maybe roasting meat over a fire as that is the stereotype. But our new study showed both Neanderthals and Homo sapienshad complex diets involving several steps of preparation, and took effort with seasoning and using plants with bitter and sharp flavours. This degree of culin...

Lab-grown alternatives mimic traditional products consumers have long considered 'natural'. Does that mean they're 'natural' too? GettyImages/Anetlanda Strolling down the aisle of any supermarket, consumers are met with ‘natural’ claims left, right, and centre. But in Europe, no legal definition of the term ‘natural’ exists. What is meant by ‘all natural ingredients’, ‘100% natural’, and ‘natural colours’ – claims commonplace on-pack – is therefore open to interpretation. At the same time, on the global stage, novel technologies are coming to market. Precision fermentation technology is producing bio-identical dairy proteins and real meat is being grown in labs from animal stem cells. Both of these lab-grown alternatives mimic traditional, familiar products consumers have long considered...

Collagen is found in all sorts of pills, powders, liquids and gummies, all of which offer the promise of better skin and nails and an eternally youthful look. This popular supplement also has other purported health perks, including gut health benefits.  But should you buy into the hype? Supplements aren't exactly cheap, and collagen is no exception. Luckily for your wallet, it's actually better to get collagen from the foods you eat rather than popping a pill. Below, we'll help you understand what collagen actually is and the role it plays in your body -- so you can make the best nutrition decisions for you. What is collagen and what does it do? Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body, and therefore, fairly important in maintaining your body's functions. Registered dietitian...