Healthy Lifestyle

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...

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...

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...

Artificial sweeteners – are they better than sugar?

Artificial sweeteners – are they better than sugar?

Artificial sweeteners are used as alternative to table sugar. I wrote a few months ago two articles about the detrimental...

Quality of produce grown without soil

Quality of produce grown without soil

When we buy fruits and vegetables, sometimes it is not clear whether they come from plants that have ever touched...

Omega-3 EPA and DHA: problems of fish consumption and better sources for our health and the environment

Omega-3 EPA and DHA: problems of fish consumption and better sources for our health and the environment

This article is the third from a series of 3 scientific facts based articles I wrote about omega-3. If you...