Tag: health

Sugar Addiction – Is There Such A Thing?

The simplest definition of an addiction is an inability to stop using a substance or engaging in a behavior even though it is causing psychological and physical harm. So if we put it correctly for the sake of discussion sugar addiction would be the inability to stop consuming sugar even though it is causing psychological and physical harm to our imaginary person. Is it a real thing?

Got Milk – I Think I Will Pass

Milk is not the primary source of calcium anymore if it ever was. Don’t trust everything that is being sold to you by aggressive marketing. The welfare of your children and your health is in your hands. You make the choices based on your beliefs, goals, and opinions. Aggressive marketing should stay away and do better product research for a change. Use your common sense and from time to time reevaluate the tradition. Because trust me, the milk that was produced 50 years ago is not the same standard we are being sold today.

Is Gluten Really That Bad For You?

Other grains containThere are other grains that contain gluten such as wheat berries, spelt, durum, emmer, and such. But gluten has become most associated with wheat and wheat products. It came to such an extent that wheat products got a really bad rep in healthy nutrition.

Processed Foods – A Necessary Evil?

Take a minute and think about all that you have eaten in a day. To make it more real take a piece of paper and just write it down. All that have touched your lips in 24 hours, including what you had to drink. And be honest. Nobody else will see it but you. Now…

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What I Want To Say To My 20 Year Old Self?

If you could write a letter to your 20 year old self. Make it as a step by step instructions in which you can give 5 most important pieces of advice. Name five things that you wish you did or didnt do. What would they be? On what would you focus? Would you focus on your emotional wellbeing or just wish you had been greedier, faster or more motivated? This is something that we all need to do for ourselves. And here are the things that I wish my 20 year old self would have read long time ago.

How To Achieve Good Sleep?

Why is it sometimes so difficult to fall asleep? It seems like you are stuck in a period of couple of months where you are just struggling on keeping awake during the day but have difficulty sleeping during the night. What are the reasons our minds refuse to shut down and stop thinking about what we have to do or what happened during the day? I personally believe that if you exclude any medical conditions or trauma, answers are hidden in you.

The Power Of Jamu

If you have ever set a food anywhere in Indonesia then you must have tried a glass of Jamu. Its a famous herbal medicine based on numerous spices, herbs, flowers, roots and juices. Each have a significant and vital role in improving health and combating illness.

How To Make Yogurt – Easy Recipe

The basis for any type of yogurt is of course milk. You can use cow milk, goat milk, any milk you want at this point. If you use raw milk you will need to cook it. Since raw milk has never been cooked this way you are killing all the potentially harmful bacteria that can make you sick. Please don’t skip these steps because consuming raw milk can be harmful, especially for children. You want to make sure you bring it to a boil.

How To Make Kombucha-Basic Recipe

Kombucha is acidic in nature. While your regular tap water would have a PH of 7, Kombucha is in a range of PH 3.5 to 2.5. The longer you leave it to ferment it will taste more acidic. The usual time for the first fermentation is from 6-9 days but that is completely up to the brewer. It will also depend on the amount sugar added and the temperature of the area in which the kombucha is fermenting.