You can tell by their name that superfoods are super for you! There are close to 100 superfoods with more being discovered every month and each one has unique benefits. Some are foods you can find easily in your supermarket while others are a little more exotic – spirulina for example “What is Spirulina”. While each superfood is healthy and helpful, I believe that probiotic superfoods are amongst the best and most important. Probiotics are bacteria that are essential for proper digestive health. Your digestive system is really the core or center of your wellbeing. Why? Because if your digestive…
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Spirulina is probably the best superfoods you have never heard of. In fact, unlike many superfoods that are instantly recognizable such as fruit and vegetables, if you saw spirulina in your supermarket, you’d probably mistake it for fungus or mold! It looks not unlike a dry version of the mold on cheese or dried seaweed but don’t let this put you off; spirulina could be the best superfood around… Spirulina is arguably one of the oldest lifeforms on earth and is the microalgae partly responsible for manufacturing the oxygen you are breathing right now. This makes Spirulina the world’s first…
Sugar is probably the unhealthiest thing in the modern diet, something I have written about before in my article Too Much Sugar. Sugar is added to almost all processed foods – even the savory and salty ones – because it tastes good and is also mildly addictive. This is very good news for food manufacturers but bad news for consumers. Eating too much sugar is linked to a host of medical conditions and also a leading cause of weight gain and obesity. Subsequently, many people are cutting down on sugar and are looking for safer, healthier sugar alternatives. One such…
There are lots of superfoods (My Superfoods Guide), some of which you’ll already know about such as blueberries, natural yogurt, kiwi fruit, and dark chocolate. However, there are lots you probably have never heard of – mainly because you won’t find them in your supermarket! One such unusual and exotic superfood is maca root but most people just call it maca for short. Maca comes from the high mountains of Peru where is has been used as a medicinal food for thousands of years. The Peruvians are known for their longevity and good health and maca root, which they dry…
Superfood powder drinks are very VERY good for you. They are packed with vital nutrients that are almost impossible to get from whole food. Eating whole superfoods such as blackberries, whole oats and kefir is a big step in the right direction but even if you eat whole superfoods at every single meal, you won’t get as many nutrients as you’ll find in one serving of superfood powder. I started using superfood powder a little under a year ago and, honestly, I feel like a new woman as a result! Find my guide about superfood powder here. I’ve lost weight,…
I met Emilio 5 years ago, when I was living in Madrid (Spain). He was doing his Master’s thesis and I was working as a project manager. We became good friends and despite the fact that we both left Madrid a couple of years later, we have continued to see each other once in a while and we’ve kept contact by email and Skype. He’s a very good friend of mine and I admire his commitment and passion towards work. I’ve always found his research very interesting and curious, and we’ve discussed it in long and interesting conversations spiced with…
Whatever diet you are following, whether you want to lose weight or just eat more healthily, smoothies can help you reach your goals. I have written a lot about smoothies since I started Days to Fitness and for good reason – they work! Green smoothies, protein smoothies, weight loss smoothies – I love them all. Smoothies make healthy eating easy. A lot of the time, people are too busy to cook healthy meals and end up eating junk food instead. As a result, they end up missing out on the healthy benefits of fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods. They…
Many superfood smoothies are green but they do not have to be! This super smoothie is loaded with healthy ingredients but is fruit flavored instead. Kids will love this fruity smoothie and I’m sure you will too. Update: I’ve shared my thoughts and choices regarding superfood powder on my article “The Best Superfood Powder”. Ingredients – Serves 1: 1 cup unsweetened almond milk ½ cup of ice ½ cup frozen raspberries 2 tablespoons almond butter 1 ½ teaspoons acai powder ½ frozen banana 1 scoop superfood powder, I use Super Green by Amazing Grass, my review here. 2 tablespoons unsweetened…
Superfoods are naturally nutritionally-dense, and play a very important role in my diet. They have a very beneficial effect on my health and on my daily quality of life. Superfoods contain lots of different nutrients including: Antioxidants – these help my body to cleanse itself of unhealthy things like pollution, bacteria, stress and not-so-good food choices. Yes, sometimes I eat fast-food too! A good example of an antioxidant superfood is blackberries. Probiotics – present in some superfoods, probiotics help my digestive system to work better and stay regular. Kefir is my preferred superfood for this. Natural stimulants – if you…
Superfood powders make adding superfoods to your diet super-easy! Just scoop a serving of superfood powder into a glass of water or juice or add it to your smoothie and you have instant nutrition! Yes, you COULD eat whole superfoods like avocado, apricots, sour cherries, or cocoa, but even if you do eat a lot of these types of food, a superfood powder often delivers more nutrients per serving. So how do you choose a good superfood powder? Good question! Here’s what I look for before buying this kind of product. 1. Ingredients What is in your prospective purchase? To…