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How to stay healthy during winter
It is a fact that human beings are disconnected from nature's own rhythm. In the winter the whole nature contracts, and you can notice that in plants, trees and animals.There is less exposure to sunlight and it gets dark earlier, so our energy and motivation are...
German Chocolate Cake
You might wonder, why is this post here? I consider that nutrition as everything in life is BALANCE, and this balance in my case is eating 80% of the week a healthy, nutritious and wholefood meals, and 20% say YES to those guilty pleasure. And in my case, I prefer to...
Dates, the perfect replacement for sugar
When you think about a delicious dessert, what is the first thing that comes up to your mind?, most problably comes up an image of a moist cake or a cup full of ice cream, but for many people is think about in something full of sugar and carbohydrates, and now more...
Cardamom
Experimenting and tasting in the pastry, which has become a real passion for me, I have been discovering new flavors and scents, and one that has pleasantly me is CARDAMOMO. It is a spice from southern India, but it also grows in Guatemala, Nepal and Vietnam. Its use...
What if we change how we relate to food?
Eating is one of the basic needs of our body as any other living creature. However, the human being has built a whole culture and tradition around food, becoming an essential part in celebrations. The real problem is when food becomes an escape parachute of emotions...
E950 – Acesulfame K
Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener and flavor enhancer that sweetens 200 times more than sugar. As its flavor is bitter, most of the times is combined with Aspartame and Sucralose. It can be found as Acesulfame Potassium, Ace K, ACK, Sunnet, Sweet One. It is used...
Fasting…is it only a fad diet?
Fasting is a term that we’ve been hearing a lot recently, but is not new. We know about many cultures and religions that practice fasting as part of their preparation for certain celebrations. Firstly, what is it about? Fasting means giving up food (basically) for a...
Food Additives to avoid – E212 Potassium Benzoate
This is the first one of a series of posts focused on the most common additives included in many of the products (processed food) that we buy in the supermarket. Preservatives, colorants, sweeteners, antioxidants, emulsifiers and flavor enhancers all are part of food...
10 Natural Remedies to boost immune system
Fall and winter are beautiful seasons, who doesn’t like to wear cozy clothes and enjoy the warmth of home? Unfortunately, drastic temperature changes, the absence of adequate ventilation, and a weak immune system put our bodies to the test, and in particular, our...
The healing power of Grounding
Grounding, connecting with the natural energy from the Earth. Have you heard about this lately? In case you don’t, please read this post and try it, why not? Earthing or grounding is a practice which main objective is to have a sustained contact with Earth’s energy by...