Posts by Ana Coito, PhD

Recipe: Baked mixed vegetables with sweet potatoes

Recipe: Baked mixed vegetables with sweet potatoes

Looking for a tasty way to eat your cooked seasonal veggies? Then, you might like to give this recipe of...

How and why making vegetable juices (& recipe!)

How and why making vegetable juices (& recipe!)

Last week, I shared with you a green smoothie recipe. Today I would like to write about vegetable juicing. Vegetable...

Recipe: super nutritious green smoothie

Recipe: super nutritious green smoothie

I like to include in my daily diet a wide variety of vegetables and fruits, part of which raw. A...

The benefits of grounding or earthing the human body

Grounding or earthing refers to the simple act of placing our bare feet on the natural ground, such as dirt,...

Reasons to avoid conventional deodorants & how you can easily make your own

Reasons to avoid conventional deodorants & how you can easily make your own

As I have previously shared, I have not been buying personal care products for several years, but I rather do...

Recipe: quinoa and chickpea salad

Recipe: quinoa and chickpea salad

Today, I would like to share with you an easy, practical and nutritious lunch recipe that you could actually take...

Is it worth it to buy organic foods?

Is it worth it to buy organic foods?

There has been quite some debate about the benefits of organic versus conventional foods. But what has science actually been...

2 well-known wild plants that you might consider as “weeds” but are actually very healthy

2 well-known wild plants that you might consider as “weeds” but are actually very healthy

  If you live in the northern hemisphere, you might have realized that now the weeds, or wild plants, are...

Why do I eat 2 Brazil nuts per day?

Why do I eat 2 Brazil nuts per day?

Brazil nuts have several of the same nutrients of other nuts, including healthy fats, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber. However,...

Bear’s garlic (Allium ursinum): seasonal food and medicinal plant

Bear’s garlic (Allium ursinum): seasonal food and medicinal plant

Bear’s garlic (Allium ursinum), also known in English as wild garlic or ramsons, is a wild edible herb that is...